Stargazing

Stargazing is a religion that has been brought back by Stadiel Quere after he found the first book of the Stargazers, known as "A Guide to Stargazing". This religion is believed to be milleniums old, though its origins are currently being translated and are not well documented yet.
== Stargazing ==
==== Principles ====
Stargazing is a religion based around books found throughout eldham. It is believed by Stadiel that the first book he found is not actually the first book of the religion and that others were written before it. The religion is centered around principles of peace as it is believed by stargazers that all are children of the Old one and as such should not hate or harm one of their brothers. Stargazers star gaze (as the name of the religion suggests), it is the most well known form of prayer in Stargazing though other exist and stargazers are not bound to one form of prayer or to one ritual. Stargazing is mainly based around prayers and rituals such as one called the great gaze. The religion doesn't have a leader nor a prophet, instead stargazers are invited to do their own research on the stars, said research may be added to the pile of research done by the order and used for the goal, though stargazers may also pray and research on their own and can choose not to be afilliated with the order. Stargazers can have other beliefs such as Sagaism or Uma Atai which are known to also believe in the power of stars (though in other ways).
==== Rituals ====
Stargazing centers itself around rituals and prayers as its main way of creating communication between the stars and earthly beings.
===== Prayers =====
There is no written or "mandatory" prayers in Stargazing. Stargazers pray in a lot of different ways. Some just kneel in silence, some create chants, some read poems or sing, what is important in a prayer is not how it is done, but the thought behind it. If one truly believes in their prayer, then it will most likely be seen by the stars and constellations.
===== The Great Gaze =====
Invented by Stadiel it is a way to be baptised. It consists of a night long gaze at the stars with prayers to each constellations and star and to the Great Old One. One who wants to go through with this ritual will need other stargazers by their side. Most of the time when one attempts the great gaze others bring food, drinks and sometimes gifts to the gazers, has one should not attempt the journey in solitude or in bad spirits.
==== Books ====
Multiple books are linked to Stargazing with some yet to be found. Most gazers would not know how to translate a book, that is why Stadiel is currently the main translator. Most books are written in an ancient language, quite a strange one at that, written in a cursive manner in a language known only by some rare individuals, Stadiel being one of them as he was born in an eldham native tribe which spoke said language.
===== A Guide to Stargazing =====
The first book of the Stargazers, a small introduction to the religion if you will. A must read for new gazers. This books talks about the Old one, the different main constellations and the unholy constellations of Stargazing without getting into details about them.
===== Origins of a World =====
This second book is small: It relates a kind of prayer or poem about the origins of our world as seen by Stargazers.
===== Nephilimia Encyclopedia =====
The third book of the Stargazers is a book about the origins and the culture of a species called Nephilims born from a star and a tribe of earthly beings native to Eldham. It is currently the longest book that the Stargazers possess. This book may also explain the origins of Stargazing and all of the beliefs of the Stargazers.
==== The One book ====
The One Book is the goal of the order and of almost all stargazers, it's a book, containing all texts found throughout the world and every research lead by stargazers. It is an encyclopedia, a book of all the compiled knowledge of every stargazer and their ancestors. Anyone can contribute to the one book, though every submission should go through the council first, though one may have its own copy and compile their researches in it.
== The Order ==
The Order is a group of stargazers who are working on the One Book. Not all gazers are apart of the order.
==== The Council ====
The Council The Stars is a group of stargazers, the heads of the order, composed of the most esteemed scribes and gazers in the order. Though it is supposed to be the head, the council doesn't assume a leading position in Stargazing, instead the council is mostly there as a way for stargazers to give texts to compile into the one book, or as experienced gazers that are here to answer questions.
Current council
Stadiel Quere	IGN:Cacofiin	Discord:Cacofiin#0573
== Current knowledge ==
Here is shortened and compiled knowledge of the different books of the Stargazers.
==== The Great Old One ====
The Great Old One is the one that created the firmament and everything that resides under it. It created the firmament to protect the stars and the things under them from the upper void. After creating the firmament it delegated its powers to the stars as to not mess with what lies under the firmament. After all was created it left, leaving the stars to govern what lives under the firmament. Though no one has ever seen the Great Old One, most suppose that he looks like us.
==== Constellations ====
* The Wing
* The Kite
* The Northern Star
* The Creation
* The Cycle
* The Knot
* The Hateful Sun
* The Leviathan
* Twins
* Western Three
* The small leviathan
* Eye of the Great Old One
==== Stars ====
[Not enough information]
==== Nephilims ====
Nephilims are a species born from a fallen star called Isa (now known as "The Exiled") and a tribe of eldham natives. The "Nephilimia Encyclopedia" talks about the origins of the nephilims as well as their culture. Stadiel Quere, founder of the Order of the Stargazers, is theoretically an half blood between a nephilim and a human, though this is still unsure, the 3rd book points to the tribe as being "exiled to a hole". This "hole" may be the one Caco lived in until he was 18 years of age, thus making him a descendant of the nephilims.
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