Urcanism

Urcanism is a monotheistic religion stemming from Ekdianism. Urcanists believe that the events of the Ekdianist apocalypse (Ekdos' battle with the Zahurians) occurred not in the future but in the long-forgotten past. They usually cite the Great Gap as evidence of this. Ekdos, after defeating the Zahurians, transcended into the heavens to take on the form of Urcane, the supreme god.
== Prayer ==
Believers are expected to strive to be the very best - they wish to be as close to 'supreme' as possible in order to become closer to their omniscient, omnipotent god. They view prayer as a lesser form of worship; it is tantamount to begging Urcan to help them become stronger, and this would insinuate that they have given up and are unworthy of being part of the religion.
== Afterlife ==
Urcanists believe that after death, people are taken to the Tower of the Sky, a mythical building on the Solitary Peak hidden from human sight by Urcan's strong magic. There they are judged by a number of physical and mental trials, after which the worthy are admitted into Urcan's realm in the heavens. There they live out eternity attending to Urcan and being waited on themselves, hand and foot, by the unlucky masses that failed the trials.
Thus Urcanists see themselves as the chosen few, as the trials are said to be such that only true believers of Urcan will pass them. Because of this, they are quick to look down on heathens and heretics; after all, in the afterlife these unbelievers will be their inferiors, so why not act like that is the case now as well?
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