Witherism

Witherism stems from the worship of a deity called Wither Prime, the entity they believe is born from hatred and malice. They believe the the wither will one day bring the day of ash a day when the wither turns all realms to nothing but dust and ash, and the suffering that is the world will be brought to an end. Started in the city of hel'et within the Fjelhiem by n3onblue, this religion is small and barley heard of elsewhere. It's holy symbol is a wither rose and its colors are black and light grey. 
== The History of the universe according to Witherism ==
There existed in the beginning one divine and powerful creator known as the giver. The identity or intentions of the giver are never specified but it is the belief that the 3 realms of the nether, the end, and the earth were all made by this entity, they gave the human races the ability to live among the trees and animals of earth, they gave endermen the harrowing void and isolation of the end but gave them the gift to travel between dimensions as they chose, and lastly the giver made the nether and trapped the piglin people in a realm of fire and torture with no chance to escape. for this reason many of the piglins resented the giver with such extreme intent and vigor that their hatred started to manifest itself into an entity of malice and anger. This lead to many boons gifted by the wither, such as skeletons and wither bosses to grant the power of wither stars and beacons to those who are willing to go through trials.
== The scriptures of Witherism ==
the following are exact transcripts of the holy book for the religion.
=== The book of creations ===
In the beginning there was a divine being known as the giver. The giver made all. The three realms and all their inhabitants. He gave the beings of earth the ability to create and the intelligence to perform the arcane. He gave the distant beings of the end the ability to move between and within the realms with ease. But the giver cursed the beings of the nether, not only trapping them in the pits of a plane of fire and pain, but prevented them from leaving their realm. 
In this realm of pain the will of the anger of the piglins manifested into a being of destruction and withering. He gave them skeletons and let them use them for rituals and trials to gain powerful artifacts. Help the piglins gain some power. This persisted until the people of earth invaded the nether.
=== The book of Virtues ===
The goal of the wither is simple, destroy everything, and as followers we understand the true morality of this. Living is pain, and all who live suffer. While it was believed that only the beings trapped in hell lived in a hell, but all who think live in hell as well. The earth roamers who use their intelligence to build are also the ones to destroy them as war tears them apart. The ender men while resourceful were stuck in their own world and enslaved to an ambivalent ruler who cut their ties with the other realms. Our goal as followers is not a senseless massacre, as the early deaths of people will increase the misery of others and the people of earth have suffered enough from war. 
Rule 1. End the cycle of life.
As the followers of the wither we understand that creating life is creating a tortured soul. Not to end any lives prematurely but procreation should be prevented and prohibited among others in the church. 
Rule 2. Alleviate the suffering of others.
Churches should have places to provide shelter for the hungry or poor, and should never reject anyone from it’s hospitality unless they are directly hurting people or destroying others. 
Rule 3. Non-violent
You shall not wage war unless one of these conditions are met.
* our religion or message is banned or prosecuted where it is currently being practiced.
* laws exist that require procreation.
* There is an attempt to dismantle the church. 
Rule 4. Have fun
No, not a joke. Life sucks but it does have some moments of pleasure, bask in these and savor them. If you are enjoying life, as long as you know you are an exception, keep enjoying life. As long as your enjoyment is not causing suffering for others keep that fleeting feeling as long as you can. 
=== The book of ash ===
There will come a time when the prime wither will return to the three dimensions, the earth will disintegrate and the heavens and hells will be reduced to a cold pile of ash. The space that holds these worlds will be destroyed and the concept of space and time will be destroyed. The universe will stop and everything shall cease. There will finally be silence as the giver will be defeated. 
 
== The First Church ==
Built in Hel'et on 10/31/21 the first church of decay was built. It was Primarily Blackstone. During the construction the first Witherism texts were transcribed by n3onblue and placed on a lectern on the front of the stage in this church. 
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