The Path of the Pale Horse

Category:Religions
The Path of the Pale Horse is a religion centred around the Pale Horse, a divine being which created the universe, believed to be the one and only god by Palhorsists. 
==Lore ==
===The Beginning===
In the beginning of the universe, there was a single all-powerful being, which travelled through the Universe alone, without a set destination or goal. This entity, fully aware of its might, decided to form worlds and galaxies to fill the void. It started by forming an empty piece of land, a blank canvas on which it would create everything. Afterwards, the entity formed many creatures, each of different size, shape and intelligence, and created water, to keep them alive. One of the creatures were the extraordinarily intelligent humans. It then made oceans, rivers and seas, for more creatures and the humans to navigate and live by. Seeing how Its creatures would die with just water, It then turned all land into forests and meadows. Some of these meadows would later turn into deserts and tundras. Finally, the entity created light, the Sun and the Moon. After finally completing its creation, it took some rest and watched as life evolved, until the very first civilizations formed.
===The Descension===
Through the many years, the being watched as civilizations rose and fell. It was not satisfied by watching over, as it wanted to experience what life in its creation felt. Thus, for many years, it scouted the lands, looking for the right place to descend, until one day, it stumbled upon the city of Valoria. It deemed the people of Valoria as worthy of the blessing. And so, the being descended, taking the form of a horse with no flesh and no skin, a skeleton horse. It wandered the bustling city's streets alone. First, the Valorians were terrified of the sighting, but after a moment they believed it was a divine being - The Pale Horse. The people embraced this entity, mere citizens and wealthy officials alike. Soon, a great underground temple was built for The Pale Horse. The city flourished and grew, The Pale Horse making sure its people remained wealthy and their grounds fertile. But the neighboring city of Dawnstar, a rival of Valoria since the beginnings, seethed, for the divine being chose not their city, but their greatest enemy.
===The Ascension===
The Dawnstari people, blinded by rage, plotted against The Pale Horse. Unbeknownst to the Valorians, they prepared a man, armed with a knife, to murder The Pale Horse and put an end to Valoria’s blessing. And so on one faithful day, the assassin, disguised as a traveller, entered the temple, stormed through the crowd and struck The Pale Horse. The Pale Horse screeched, not in pain, but in disdain to what was done to Him. It exited the temple and shot off into the sky. The Pale Horse was convinced humanity was rotten to its core, His creation corrupted. Knowing this, The Pale Horse began to wander in the vacuum of nonexistence once more, creating more worlds, hoping that one would be perfect. Without noticing, one of these new worlds began moving towards the eldest, at first at a slow pace, slowly becoming faster and faster .
===The Comet===
The inhabitants of Valoria noticed this phenomenon in the night sky, and called it the “Comet”, foreseeing an end to their world. Once The Pale Horse noticed, It decided to let what he had created run its course, knowing that all he had created in the beginning would have died. The Valorians, desperate for salvation, remembered The Pale Horse and His good deeds, and decided to sacrifice their lives in Its temple, hoping to be saved in a sort of afterlife. The Pale Horse, as an omnipotent being, saw everything unfold, and felt pity for the people who had given him all that they could. Therefore, It decided to save their souls; preserving them with Itself, and made a bridge to a new world, so that those who were still alive wouldn’t meet the fate of the Valorians.
===The New World===
With most of civiization saved, the New World had been inhabited by new peoples, and named “Abexilas” by those who managed to migrate safely. Abexilas was the only new world which The Pale Horse deemed perfect, with one civilization in particular being the favorite: that of Kaisenuvir. The Kaisenuviris were the people most similar to that of Valoria’s, and therefore, in a way, reminded him of His previous home. Therefore, It decided to take the souls of the Valorians, and reincarnated them into Kaisenuviris, the chosen people. The Pale Horse was successful in this, keeping in mind the noble souls of the Valorians, now natives of Abexilas and Kaisenuvir. With this, the nation of Kaisenuvir learned about The Pale Horse's existence, and began worshipping Him. And so, Civilization was rebuilt, and The Pale Horse began protecting forevermore the Kaisenuviris and their land, hoping that they remain in Its perfect vision.
Category:Traveler's Era