Motheyeví Maternalism

Motheyeví Maternalism, otherwise referred to as Mothernalism, is a polytheistic religion focused on spirits of the material world. The primary goddess is the spirit Mothern, the embodiment of the land and sea. However, Mothernalists accept the possibility of other spirits inhabiting the same grounds, occasionally seeing the possibilities in others' religions. This has made them accepting of some other faiths, adapting them to the views of Mothernalism.
== Upper pantheon ==
The upper pantheon of goddesses is composed of the following:
* Mothern - Goddess of the land and sea
* Leafryt - Goddess of air
* Syvis - Goddess of the undergrowth
* Lennet - Goddess of the vessel (physical bodies)
* Malaro - Goddess of the underworld
== Lower pantheon ==
The lower pantheon of goddesses is composed of the following:
* Citra - Goddess of plants and fruit
* Darvona - Goddess of precious metals
* FloretinIt should be noted that Floretin is often used interchangeably with the name Izendium. Izendium is a Paxian Spirit who gave the world fire magic in the late years of Ratham. Due to their incredibly important role in assoti technological development during the Devrim Resurgence War, they became embedded in assoti culture. - Goddess of fire
* Ryus - Goddess of ruin
== Matron saints and lesser spirits ==
Matron saints are all assoti queens, with the past ones existing within their successors. When assoti queens die, they release pheromones that transform nearby female assoti into queens. Their successors are defined as those who were transformed by queen pheromones into a queen.
A matron saint descendance is a series of matron saints occupied by the same spirit. At the end of a descendance, the spirit is separated from a body until being drawn into an assoti queen again. For instance, Mothern is still present, but only exists as the land and sea.
Matron Saint Descendances
Melithera Descendence - Citra 	Cornaro Descendence - Mothern
Unknown previous assoti queens (deceased)	Unknown
Gale Melithera (deceased) 	Adashi Cornaro (deceased)
Skarn Melithera (alive) 	Unknown
If a malicious spirit occupies a matron saint, they are said to be inhabited by Malaro.
=== Lesser spirits ===
Lesser spirits are the souls of every other sentient being in existence. They are catalysts for personality and bound to singular individuals. Upon death, lesser spirits are released to the goddesses' plain of existance, where they are claimed by the higher spirits depending on their experience in life. Mothern and Malaro are the most common soul guides because they are strongly attracted to certain experiences. Malaro is attracted to an agonizing death, and Mothern is attracted to a peaceful death. There are numerous other spirits though, and every experience in life is accounted for. Once a soul is claimed, it is usually reincarnated in the image of their soul guide.
They can also inhabit the same body as a goddess within a matron saint.
== Further documentation ==
=== Geographical and cultural ties ===
Followers of the faith are mostly confined to the Sanctum of Vulren of Arcael, where some within the Motheyeví and Taren cultures practice it.See Assoti for info on cultures This is within the northwestern reaches of the continent Kejafros.
=== Values ===
Mothernalist beliefs are comparable to those of the defunct Gaian Tribe and persisting Silvaist Philosophy. Outlined are the current commandments:
==== The First Commandment ====
At the core of the belief system is a complete and utter respect for overworld spirits, which includes all spirits except for Malaro. By disrespecting a spirit, you are inviting your own misfortune. In one instance, a party of Neo-Devrim assoti disturbed their local ecosystem, destroying many plants in the process. They incited the rage of Citra, who strangled the assoti in enormous vines of kelp that leapt out of the nearby ocean.
==== The Second Commandment ====
Giving to those who have less shows that you have a generous connection to others, a trait favored by most spirits. They relate this generosity to the interconnected nature of the overworld, where each spirit depends on one another to create balance. Kindness directed to sentient beings is viewed positively and rewarded with anything ranging from a good harvest to the gift of magic.
==== The Third Commandment ====
Ending the lives of Lennet's humble creations has long-term consequences, with your own body degrading at a faster rate over time. 
==== The Fourth Commandment ====
By consuming flesh, one is consuming the contaminated remnants of a lesser spirit. The soul is being judged by a goddess and taken under its wing, and as that it is happening the remaining soul in the flesh is affected by the goddess's will. Ill will, such as Malaro's, can result in the consumer's soul being taken to her on death, depending on how much tainted meat is consumed over the course of their life.
==== The Fifth Commandment ====
The Goddess Raius has attachments to many ruins. Destroying any important ones would get her attention, and when your home is in ruin, it will be forgotten rather than remembered.
==== Separation of the mind and spirit ====
While it is believed that spirits can affect the minds of their hosts, all sentient beings have a degree of control over their own minds. The mind originated from the Great Divergence, a climactic event where individual free-thinking minds separated from spirits themselves and instead paired with them.
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