The Church of The Guardians

= The Church of The Guardians =
The Church of The Guardians is the idea that stone giants once roamed the lands of Rathnir. While some are worshipped as deities, they are still mortal, just powerful to the point where they can be mistaken for such. Just like people, they were made into the world of Rathnir by some otherworldly presence. The difference is, they are wise enough to not question their origins. Just to know that what matters is what is happening in the present. Each guardian symbolizes a key piece of life. Whether it be peace or war. Youth or wisdom. They once even had wars with each other and the people. Taking sides of different peoples and fighting alongside them.
The guardians now are so ancient, they are all long gone. Just souls in the heavens of Osmorf. Their bodies, just stone statues anymore. 
== The Eternal Truths ==
The Eternal Truths are the three main rules that Osmorf the Great set back in the first guardian war of ancient times. They are as follows:
====== 1. Loyalty ======
Make a promise. Swear an oath. Obedience. Break these, and you are not even different from the sheep that are herded around. Scum. Inferiors.
====== 2. Honesty ======
Be honest. Do not tell a lie. Honesty is the one thing that keeps your life sacred.
====== 3. Respect ======
Respect the people who command you. Your elders. Your blood and flesh. Your friends. You enemy. Respect all. Especially yourself.
== The Guardians ==
====== Para ======
Para, guardian of peace. He holds the banner of his allegiance with him at all times. Brother of Damo, guardian of war. Has defended many weak nations in ancient times from warmongering peoples and guardians.
====== Damo ======
Damo, guardian of war. Brother of Para. He holds the sword, Asfelheim, and the shield, Mortem, forged in the first lava pool ever created. Has waged wars on many guardians and people and is feared by many.
====== Fisher ======
Fisher, the guardian of youth. The youngest of the guardians. While, yes, only be a few milliseconds, but still youngest. He often takes sides out of impulse, not knowing any better, lacking wisdom. Also, he created salmon and filled the many rivers of Rathnir with such.
====== Osmorf the Great ======
The most famed of the guardians. Being the guardian of light and the heavens, he brought light to the world. Waging a century long war in ancient times before people were even advanced. He vanquished the darkness and triumphed bringing light to the world. Ruling the heavens, he has much power over the guardians of good.
====== Facolet ======
Facolet is the guardian of wisdom. The counterpart to Fisher. He takes no sides. He is true neutrality.
====== Other Guardians: ======
Here is a list of other notable guardians.
# Gygax, guardian of nature
# Santa, guardian of death and darkness
# Seven, guardian of animals. Leads a wolven army. Beheaded by Clunk.
# Teledorf, guardian of greed. Known for collecting the deceased souls of fellow guardians.
# Clunk, guardian of knowledge. Beheaded Seven, the guardian of animals. 
# Darius, guardian of hate, rage, and anger. Brought demise to the Empire of the Tree.
# Amorgus, guardian of empathy. Defended the Empire of the Tree
# David the Mediator, guardian of mediating. Solved the war of the Tree, sadly too late after the people of the tree were decimated.
# Celeste, guardian of the stars. Long dead. Her soul rotting away in the collection of Teledorf.
# Wraith, guardian of the sea. Stays underwater in a deep sleep, only awakened when his domain is disturbed.
# Tempest, guardian of the deep. Son of Wraith, born from his very blood. Was chained up and put in the deepest depths of the waves. 
== The Empire of the Tree ==
The Empire of the Tree was a race of people who worshipped one tree. They were a great civilization. Every full moon, they held a large arena fight where they sent warriors in, to conquer the tree. It was sacred to them. And the people were sacred to the guardians. One of them, Darius, hated these people. With their hope and joy. Their strenght and courage. He gathered an army. He got the guardian, Seven, who leads a wolven army at her side. He got Santa on his side who summoned a skeleton army. They were planning to slaughter the Empire of the Tree. 
=== The Battle ===
They brought forth their army and an epic battle went underway. Clunk and Amorgus defended the people. David and Facolet also joined in to defend. Clunk beheaded Seven, killing her. This was a short victory. The battle was bloody. Many died. No guardians but Seven perished. But David couldn't mediate the battle in time. The Empire was gone. The tree, burned. Guilty for taking a side in the battle, Facolet isolated himself afterwards for eternity. Teledorf ended up swooping in with greed, and collecting the soul of Seven to put in his collection. 
=== The Crown ===
Depicted on the emblem of the church, The Crown is the crown worn by the champion of the tree. The last one was a legend only known as Helix, a mortal that won in the arena. The Crown is long lost and is one of the only true artifacts of this religion, being lost in time. The Crown gives you the ability to awaken the guardians and control them. However, it is no use trying to look for it. Some say it is even up in the heavens with the guardians themselves. Only time will tell.
Category:Religions
Category:Traveler's Era