Ackalism

Aackalism is a monotheistic religion focused around its God, Aackal, portrayed by a darker skinned female with deer antlers, commonly described wearing a cotton poncho or a hide coat.
== History ==
While multiple deities, that are extremely similar to the Aackal, have been believed to be worshipped by small remote groups all across Rathnir, the Religion was reformed by a group of Aackal monks including, Bill Burback, while living in Yimmu-Audul shortly after he was forced from his home in Frostmarch during the Lorentish invasion. The Birch Book, the Aackalism Holy Book, was being written well before the invasion and was hidden near the town of Hafnarfjoll so it would not be found by Lorentish soldiers.
== Main Beliefs and Practices ==
It is believed that in the Aackal Religion, you are free to worship Aackal however you like as long as you show your grace to Aackal. With this being said, in organized worship it is common for washing of feet and drinking of Birch Sap to be partook in, these represent many things which are all described in the Birch Book. The Birch Book states that Aackal should be put above all else, your whole live should be devoted to Aackal. The religion has strong beliefs that you should respect all of Aackal's creations as they are just as important as humans. Every human should also be loved unless they go against the teachings of Aackal which is seen as the greatest crime a person can commit. Because Aackal fears the humans she created, explained in "Creation", it our goal as her servant to gain her trust after many years of humans neglecting her teachings and love.
== Creation ==
While the Rathnir was formed by natural circumstances, it is believed that it had no live, not even plants, in the beginning. The only thing on Rathnir was Aackal. This brought great despair over Aackal and she decided to create beauty on Rathnir by creating all the plants, from the Hight of the jungle trees to the vines found in the deepest of caves. Aackal was pleased for a short while until she began to feel like Rathnir was still empty, this prompted Aackal to create humans and Animals and bring life to Rathnir, at first all the humans lived in what was now the empire of Yimmu-Audul in a great city called Sharot. They all lived in peace until they began to go against Aackal, murder, greediness, thievery, and other unspeakable practices ran rampant throughout Sharot. This alarmed Aackal and out of fear she scattered all of her people through the lands of Rathnir and gave them all different languages to speak so that her creation does not become evil again.
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Category:Traveler's Era