Ruhun Faith

A religion which was once prominent in Hedjaz until the Urubuhl Conquest in the 600s, and is now the main religion worshipped by people of Chorene. The faith is far less organized than other major religions of the world. There is no temples to Gods and no direct preachers. The Ruhun believe that everything, plants, animals, stone, even spoken words, have a soul and that humans can commune with the world through song and chant, called Songs of the Soul. 
Because words can hold immense power and a life of their own, Ruhun are very mindful of the way they speak to others. The term curse words come from the Ruhun faith, where certain swear words is believed to be able to cast literal curses down upon its victim. Words are also thought to be able to call upon certain elements of nature and even manipulate a person's surroundings. Some scholars suggest that the mystical powers of pre-historic Ruhun was what drew the Chapter of Wizards to settle in the region.