Anāriane

Anāriane or Children of Anāra is a Sagaism based religion of the Osriguardian refugees. Straying from the politheistic origin Anāriane see Anāra (the main god of Sagaism) as the only goddess. 
The religion highly values the search of knowledge and the community. However it looks down on any other faiths and sees their followers as misguided pagans.
The Anāriane priesthood originates from the researchers and explorers of the new world and thus the priests are called Sages. High Sage is the highest position in the religion. The High Sage appoints their successor and the position is life-long. Sages can freely marry and start families. It is seen appropriate for at least one child to continue their parent's service to Anāra.
=== The Crossing ===
The Crossing is an event fundational to the religion. It is the story of how the Osriguardians escaped the death of the old world written down in the Saga of Crossing. 
It tells a story of Anāra warning people about the betrayal of the Stars. When their betrayal became apparent and the sky filled with fire the Shepard King gathered the faithful and the unbelievers and led them through a gate opened by Anāra in the place of Angel's Fall. 
The Gate led to the realm of the treacherous Stars. The faithful under the Shepard King endured diseases, famines and attacks of the unending evil of this realm. Many fallen and just as many lost their minds. Through the Years of Wander they were constantly protected by Anāra and Her ten Eternal Knights giving all they had against the Stars and their legions.
After Years the destination was reached however. The new World had a guardian, a Star. The Ten Eternal Knights went into battle. It was fierce and lasted days. The Star was a worthy opponent slowly the Knights started falling. Their sacrifice werent in vein as each of the fallen were embraced by Anāra becoming part of Her glorious being. In the end Anāra beat the Star took most of its power and imprisoned it under the highest mountain of this world.
Anāra took the place of the world's guardian and opened the gate on top of a mountain known today as Anara's Peak. The Faithful went down the mountain and settled the land.
=== Afterlife ===
After death, unrighteous, heretics and heathens are wiped clean of their memories, experience and everything related to their past life and are reincarnated once again, giving them another chance to live a pious Anāriane life.
Those, who consistently and stubbornly live the most vile lives across many chances are eventually so corrupted, that the soul just breaks and vanishes into the Void instead of reincarnating once again. While paganry and non-belief are a sin, they do not corrupt or destroy a soul, for they all stem from simple ignorance and obscurantism, thusly heathens deserve not punishment, but condescension, and so, no matter how dedicated of a pagan the person seems in this life, eventually, all will see the light of Truth.
Righteous and pious Anāriane are allowed to transcend this cycle and join with Anāra in eternal happiness.
=== First Council of Anara's Peak ===
Few years after Setteling the new world the faithful explorers, scientists and the priest of old had a dream summoning them to the peak of a mountain to the place were the gate let the into this world. A hundred arrived to the mountain top. Than Anāra spoke to them commanding them to create the church dedicated to Her. A month has passed on discussions and debates no need for sustainance as they were in Her grace. In the end the council decided on the rules to guide the faithful in virtous life. Those rules are as follows:
* "The word of Anāra, our merciful savior-goddess and watchful overseer of our world, is the law with an absolute authority and Her sovereignty can not be questioned. By extension, Her mortal representatives, both secular and spiritual, wield a part of Her power entrusted to them, thusly, for as long as they use this devolution of authority within ordained limits and in accordance with Her will, they are Her messengers and their words have the same authority as Hers, for they are one and the same."
* "Do not arrogate possessions of others, for they worked hard to acquire their belongings and denying them fruits of their labor would constitute a betrayal, comparable to one of Kefito's."
* "Do not take the life of the innocent nor treat them with cruelty, for both early cutting of lifethread and its twisting and withering are among the most vile acts one can perpetrate."
* "Do not deceive, lie or betray anyone, unless such an act would prevent much worse evil, for only lie that can be justified is a noble lie."
* "Always strive to help and aid ones in need, for kindness always perpetuates kindness and in your times of need someone will help you in return."
* "Do not vandalize and destroy any creation without any redeeming reason for such an act. Anāriane, as Children of Anāra, are entrusted with a right to mold and reshape the world overseen by Her, and twisting this right to become a force of annihilation is an indisputably vile act."
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