Witnesses of Mary and Berry Jane

The Witnesses of Mary and Berry Jane follow the conviction of Etrix, God of all Beginnings and his children Mary, representing the "good" and Berry, representing the "evil". This Religion is found in a little town called Tegridy. The religion is mainly practiced in the nation of Zefrania. 
== History ==
=== Word of Etrix ===
This Religion was delivered through the book Wonder of Etrix Ethical Dichotomy.
This telling is about the great maker known under the name Etrix, the God of all Beginnings. Etrix is the creator of any universe existing. Everything we know starts with him. Therefor he’s the maker of Rathnir, its nature and humanity. With the intention of making humans with a greater understanding of moral and ethnicity he decided to spread the good and evil humanity will face, in two souls. 
Created in this perfect image, Mary and Berry came to live. One known as good and kind hearted without any desires or egoism and the other treacherous, only searching for power and control. 
But Etrix knew about the problems these two will have to overcome first. Different Extremes with no understanding for the other not only separated the Siblings, but also the people on Rathnir. 
That’s why he decided he needed to take action. So he took both of their souls and put them in one body and by that finally fixed the misapprehension he made by splitting them.
He sent them with the words: “I gave all Steve’s and Alex’s free will and a smart mind. Under your guard this planet will be safe now. Let them give you strength to lead them the right path. Gift them your knowledge and they will decide which path to choose. But make them realize one can´t exist without the other in this world of mine.”Given both, Mary and Berry Janes values, humans were now free to deicide over how to use the power given by Etrix. Leaving Marry and Berry split inside one body forcing them to accept their fate.
=== Genesis of Weed ===
Before Etrix created Mary and Berry, it seeked a holy object. This object should be available to it's creatures. It seeked to create something powerful, but fairly good to obtain. This shall be the gift to Etrix's creatures. But oh it though, ''How do I create something that is nor a blessing, nor a curse, but a gift''. It started to create something, it said: ''This shall be able to grow in the holy dirt that covers my land! But can be grown on different soil to gain different strains.'' Etrix thought for days, one day it started to rain, become moist and the earth changed. Etrix named this season 'Autumn'. When autumn came Etrix got a idea and shouted: ''I FOUND IT! I need to grow it during the season of autumn, this moist season gives the crop enough water, it isn't too cold and I can add warmth with to fire. Etrix first tried to grow the crop outside, but to no avail. The many rainy and stormy days made it hard to get a usefull fire going. So again Etrix went to caves. But this time it also took too long. The cave was too moist, some days water collected and the crops were drowned. Etrix again thought to itself. This doesn't work. So Etrix thought for weeks, water turned into ice, the crop was growing, but barely. Etrix named the season 'Winter'. It took two full seasons of winter to grow. Etrix searched for ways to make it grow in the winter. Etrix used the caves, fire and dry air to make the crop grow. But Etrix thought to itself, this isn't effective, this is a bad gift. Etrix went back to think, this time Etrix thought for months. When the earth became warmer, leaves were growing and greens were popping. Etrix again named another season. The season of 'Spring'. When the season of spring came around Etrix tried again, this time it was dry, warm and Etrix only had to add water. Etrix saw the crops grow, they were almost full grown, ready to collect! But then, another time the Earth changed, this season came really quick. It was very warm, sometimes even hot. Etrix named the last known season, the season of ''Summer''. Etrix weaited to long, the crops couldn't grow, Etrix couldn't get enough water. Etrix again turned to the caves. This time Etrix learned what he got from passed experiences. Etrix knew it. Etrix found the steps to grow Etrix's gift to it's creatures. 
''When autumn arrives, collect the holy dirt,
When winter arrives, collect the holy seeds,
When spring arrives, place the holy dirt in the caves created by Etrix and plant the holy seeds. Collect water and get the earth moist, 
When summer arrives the gift is ready to collect. Let the gifted crops turn holy gold. This will give this crop it's special features, it's traits.''
Etrix thought hard and long on what to call it's gift. After a good year Etrix gave it a name, Etrix called it Weed. 
=== Acension of Frogmedic and Junkybunky ===
The founders of the religion, Frogmedic and Junkybunky, would on the date of 23-04-2022 sadly pass away (canon), leaving the religion in the hands of Orleborle. It is said that they are now Mary and Berry, that they were sent by Etrix to spread his word. This was only 3 days after the first ever wheatgiving, making it truly sad that they could not experience more then just one of these celebrations. Legends has arisen that the two founders of the religion will be re-awoken once more, if their religion is in danger of extinction, a fact which has come into play recently. 
== Main Believes ==
=== Mary ===
Mary, being the “good” soul, is understood as a intense lack of self-centeredness. Meaning, if necessary, even sacrificing the own well-being for the sake of others. She stands for benevolence, altruism and selflessness. She helped the humans to have the ability to empathize with other people, feel compassion for them, simply putting their needs before their own. She made humans see beyond themself and the differences between them and other life. 
People who follow her path sacrifice fine wool so that she’s able to rest and regain her energy. As well as books for her to write down her greater knowledge. 
=== Berry ===
Berry, being the “evil” soul, is known to always put his own needs and desires as a paramount importance. Unable to empathize with others and hardly seeing value in their existens, till its benefical for oneself. He teached humanity to have respect for themself and stand strong as an individual. Often he is also associated with immense will and extensive combat skill.  He stands for honor, cruelty and egoism. 
His follower sacrifices tasty meat to feed him big and strong.Also they sent stone to him to help built and walk the way of unlimited power.
=== Sheep ===
It’s said that both of them came together for the first time after they saw a creation, we all know under the name “sheep”. They loved this creation immediately. Mary loved the soft fur and innocent appearance it came with, while Berry was overwhelmed by the great usefulness it has, bringing it the glory this nature truly deserved.
=== Cow ===
As paradox as it seems Etrix himself was said to hate the cows he made. The reason is unknown but some people think they found the answer. The cows are incredibly annoying, and also contains a toxic substance, milk. 
=== Weed ===
Created by Etrix, ment as a gift for his creatures on Earth. Dyring the creation of the holy crop Etrix also named the four seasons we now use today. The seasons of Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter.
== Rituals ==
=== First Blessing ===
This is the very first ritual every newcomer has to go through. Each individual has to choose between Mary and Berry Jane. By that they will decide which moral path they want to head in.
If you choose Mary, you will be wash in the water of true holy blessing until the last air bubble reaching the surface. By that sacrifice Mary accepts your gift and can tell you that you are clever. You will gain her trust and she will accept you and your sacrifices. People who gone through this baptism often talk about a soft breeze almost sounding like a calm voice, thanking them for choosing this path and opening their understanding to a expand their feel their head pumping. They describe this experience as a sort of relive, taking the weight of their shoulders and making them see the right path clearer than ever before. 
If you decide to choose Berry, you have to prove your loyalty to him by burning each cell of your body in the lava of power and strength. Berry will pay respect because of your wiseness and he will see you as a worthy, truthful follower. His people are convicted they heard a scream so loud, it felt like it shattered their ears telling them to never give up on themselfs. This made them almost not noticing that the flames, like a holy wonder, didn’t hurt. It’s told that even though they saw their skin melting from their bones, there was no feeling of pain. On the contrary, they felt Berry’s Power stiving through their vines making them feel stronger than 100 fighter. 
=== Wheatgiving ===
This is fest is made by the people of Tegridy and is celebrated to show a greater amount of thankfulness to Etrix and his creations. They find themself in community sharing the best wheat and finest beer. On this special day this community will also do a ritual in which a choosen, honored person will be sacificed in a fire with the smoke of true understanding. After returning through the doors of balance, they feel often blessed and cleaned. Some claim they felt Eltrix prensentce, others say they were able to speak to him. All we truly know is they always return in high spirit, thanks to our great god.
=== First Wheat Giving ===
The First Wheat giving would take place on the 4th of April 2022 - it was a pretty large celebration with a pretty large amount of people arriving. Orleborle, Junkybunky and Frogmedic had used the couple of days before setting up the festival to make it perfect. Making a race, Ferris wheel, cheese shop and other stands - initially everything went well, until suddenly Orleborle and Lucioio would appear starting to kill everyone around the area. It was noted as an act of terrorism, eventually this would lead to the Tegridy Militia showing up, and a fight occurring - the fight would lead to a victory for the "terrorists". 
== Temples ==
The temple of Mary and Berry Jane is relativly simple and easy to build - it so far holds two variants, a larger one (build by Frogmedic) and a smaller one (build by Orleborle). The temlpes are important for sacrifices, and genuently showing your belief and dedication to the gods. 
==== Smaller Temple ====
The smaller temple is made to make it easier for towns with rougher terrain or smaller terrain to build in to worship to gods with the same ability that larger and more able towns have. It's mainly build with sandstone, as it was build for the Zefranian capital of Acodon which is placed in the desert. The temple doesn't hold as many symbols as the larger temple does due to it's size. 
=== Larger Temple ===
The larger temple holds way more symbols and special things then the smaller one, it is genuinely how a temple should look if there's space for it of course. The larger temple is made up of terracota, as Tegridy is placed in the mesa, as to accommodate the current architecture of the town. 
== Symbols ==
=== Sheep ===
It’s said that both of them came together for the first time after they saw a creation, we all know under the name “sheep”. They loved this creation immediately. Mary loved the soft fur and innocent appearance it came with, while Berry was overwhelmed by the great fertilizer it was able to produce bringing it the glory this nature truly deserved.
=== Cow ===
As paradox as it seems Etrix himself was said to hate the cows he made. The reason is unknown but some people think they found the answer. Not only was their mooing and squinting highly annoying, they even trick people into drinking their milk which is full of blood and purulence, and makes the alcohol disappear in your body. Very nice and humanity agreed upon that.
=== Behemoth ===
The behemoth hasn't always been a part of the religion, and very few believe in it's connection to this religion, and it is considered more of an offshoot, considering the behemoth is more linked the religion of Lux. 
The behemoth is believed to have been created as a peacekeeper of sorts. A powerful being which would be able to destroy the world if it became too "rotten". 
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