Theologies of Mel

==General history==
In the mountains north of the Bergamerian planes, in the regions of the Fjell folk, there were many old tribal gods, Mel was one of them, the faith in this god has changed and evolved, there are now a few dominant forms of believe in him.
Mel was once regarded as the old god of the sun, more so the god of light, and the path of the sun rather than the sun itself, however stories differ. A less worshipped god yet widely known in stories and songs for children, portrayed as more of a guardian figure and bringer of light, summer, and heat.
However when the faith of Solaris had spread down south it caused a different outlook on Mel, with cultural disdain for the Soleannen, Mel was then associated with Solaris and warped into a less favorable figure in the mythos. Becoming instead, a god who would bring night with his power, stopping light, bringing darkness, winter, cold.
However as theology evolved the influences of Solaris became even more prevalent, leading to a revival of Mel in a philosophical enlightenment. This time Mel, not god of the sun and moon, god of mel (Fjelli word for the sun/day) and baugh (Fjelli word for the moon/night), Melagh, a principle of duality, the idea that people were not purely evil or good, yet both, the idea that you need a balance in life and in systems in the world, this philosophy became the primary thought of Melagh. Faith of Melagh
In some places where Soleannen was more accepted and the Warship of Solaris more popular, there was an adoption, meaning Mel would still be regarded as the guardian of the sun and light. (In the eyes of many scholars it is common to see Mel as the local form of Solaris, the same core god, yet different beliefs about them.)
However a group, a counterculture to Solaris and worship of the sun, the Laghom cult, worshipping, and serving Melagh with a lunar ideology, there prime concept was that the light of the sun, in a symbolic manner, was that of power structures, gods and empires, and such these must be kept at a minimum, as the moon reflects the light of the sun, night is still visible, yet dark. So they worshipped a god, with the idea that no god should come before humanities morals, those morals being subjective to time and culture however. This would lead to the cult engaging in less savory actions.
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