Julaism

## Overview

Julaism is the practice of many people in Relveth, though most followers live in the nation called the Holy Kingdom of Julai. It is a polytheistic religion with people believing in 4 gods, which are all sacred to Julaists. The holy capital of the religion is Linkesto, which is a city in Relveth, having Julaism's only church.

## History

The early stages of Julaism start up in the summer of 127 AD, during this time, a group of tribesmen from a tribe in Relveth met around a tall jungle tree to discuss winter plans. A few hours went by as they discussed their plans, but eventually the night drew and they had to go back to their homes. As soon as they were about to leave, they heard a calling noise from the tree they were discussing around. They looked up and saw a baby panda with its mother, father, and brother. The family of pandas soon disappeared, only leaving a marking of their names. Their names were Julai, Kaja, and Plipe. The men soon scurried to their homes and rested for the night. The next day they went back to the area and found the panda family sitting in the same tree again. The curious panda, Julai, came down from the tree and inspected the tribesmen. Julai summoned thousands of pounds of bread, enough to last hundreds of winters. The tribesmen in awe, kneeled to the young Julai, worshipping him as their god. The interaction was ended quickly as the panda family soon disappeared. The tribesmen soon notified their tribal leader of this, who soon travelled to the spot where the thousands of pounds of bread was. He too was in awe and started to worship Julai. The tribal leader, thought that it was his duty to distribute this bread across his tribe which he did. No individual died that winter or any other winter for years. The religion of Julai was born and spread across the jungle tribes of Relveth. After decades of no one witnessing Julai or any of his family members, many people stopped believing in Julai at all. This was called the Julaist Dark Age because thousands of people stopped believing in Julai. By 400 AD, most remnants of Julaism were gone. The only believers were descendants from the first tribesmen who saw Julai and his family. In 432 AD, a large storm was brewing over the Relveth jungle, worrying many people. Soon the storm crackled and bolted a large lighting strike into a village, starting a fire. Then another noise was heard, it was a loud calling, coming from the sky. A panda soon fell from the sky, landing on its feet when it hit the ground, it was Julai. Julai quickly moved to the village where the fire was at and started to put it out. The fire was soon ended and the villagers believed in Julai once again. Julai began to recede to the sky where he now rests, preparing for another disaster like this. These villagers spread the story of Julai, bringing back the religion to the jungle tribes again. In 654 AD, the religion was still prominent in the region, but one man wanted to expand it. His name was Prophet Tei, who wandered across Relveth, teaching many of the religion. On one of his travels to the southern Relveth he saw Heto, sitting on a hill, watching the sunrise. Prophet Tei tried to speak to the panda, but the panda was soon gone. Prophet Tei continued his religious teachings until his death in 693 AD.

## Gods and Deities

### Julai

Julai is the god of health, food, generosity, exploration, and cooperation which was discovered by Prophet Tei in his research about Julai. He is also the king of all gods and is head of his family. Julai has benefitted many in the past , frequently going to homes across the world, giving people food and healing their wounds. He has stopped multiple wars from happening by making compromises. A prominent Julaist author named Clain said, "In 312 AD, Julai found a group of tribesmen about to attack some villagers. He stopped this battle from happening by giving both sides what they needed and wanted, food. The tribesmen soon left the area and the villagers praised Julai for what he had done." When Prophet Tei was going on his pilgrimage across Relveth, he was directed away from danger by Julai. It is said that Julai still helps people across Relveth, either by making people avoid conflict, give people food and heal their wounds, or helping someone navigate an area.

#### Heto

Heto is the god of war and death. He is a friend of Julai's family, but is disliked by many other gods and deities because of his status. Heto triggers tensions between nations and hopes for war. He offers these leaders of the waring nations riches beyond belief, if they win the war. This drives the leaders of the nations mad and causes lots of death. Heto also deals with death. Though Heto causes war which inflicts death, he still helps these dead people. When people die, they turn into souls, but they don't know what to do, most wander the Deadlands forever. Heto redirects these souls to the planet of Yuthos. Yuthos is a place where souls rest for eternity, being in peace with the universe.

##### Kaja

Kaja is the god of love, happiness, and joy. Kaja is Julai's mother so she shares many similar traits with him, but serves a different purpose. When an individual is sad, unloved, or unhappy, Kaja makes them feel happiness inside