Nystheism

Nystheism is a Naragnin Polytheistic religion originally from the Northic and Fjallstec regions.

## **Afterlife:**

in the nysthiestic religion, going to the afterlife will go a little like this.

1. first when you die your soul leaves your body.
2. after wich you soul travels to the midrim here you wil be tested.
3. there is a jury pool of representatives that wil look through points in your history that is kept within the afterlife and together with your lawyer Sigrus you will stand trial.
4. here representatives of Arack, Eevi, Gunrr and Hertha look at good things you did and at bad things you did like killing someone or stealing. all bad points are counted up and then compared with good points. Then, Annalina, the goddess of ethics and judgement will decide the weight of the good or bad points, like a point for murder is heavier than one for shoplifting.
5. They are then weighed on the scale of Annalina. If the scale is tipped towards the plus side by at least one or if its at perfectly zero points or minus 1 you wil stil pas to fagrjörð or "heaven" if it is minus at any number below minus 1 you go to the first rim of Hyrrjörð, here your soul is purified which isn't painful or anything. Purifiëng a soul basically means that its teached what it did wrong and told not to do that again.

## **Mythical Creatures:**

* Collosir: Massive humanoid beings, also named Giants, which live nearly everywhere in Hyrrjörð and Fagrjörð.
* Hildir: The seducive guardians of the stiarna forest.
* The Jatnur: a folk of up to 3.6 meter giants which reside in the fields of Turnikr.
* Rohedian cattle: A herd of cows with the softest fur and horns made of the most precious metals. The Rohedian cattle were a gift from Arack to Hertha.
* The Demian Stag: a deer thats faster than an arrow, has silk fur and lives in the forests of Fagrjörð.
* Kraken: A massive living island with large tentacles which patrols the sea of Atla.
* Mare: Ghosts which give people bad dreams at night these are often portrayed as witches.
* Dragons:
* Dwëln: Old mischievous cave dwelling ghosts that like to scare any guests to their domains though they aren't evil

## **Real creatures and their meaning:**

* Polar bears: Polar bears and bears in general are seen to signify perseverance, Survival and as a noble animal ones of respect.
* Foxes: Foxes are commonly seen to signify Self confidence, Cunning and cleverness.
* Serpents: Serpents are seen as selfish and self-serving striking out at anyone if its in their favour.

## Prayers and hymns

Usually a Nystheastic prayer is pretty abstract usually filled in by the one praying. The only real set in stone rules are: It must start with "I pray to the pantheon of 14 gods, End with værden (a sort of Amen/so be it for old Nara-Northic) and when asking a question you start with i Pray to (insert a gods name) the god of (the Gods Role) (insert question). There are no base prayers or hymns as everyone usually prays to ask the gods for what they themselves want or thank the gods for what they have and have received from the gods. The Following are examples of gods certain people will pray to.

A farmer might pray to Ulfar for a good harvest.

A captain or a sailor might pray to Atla or Annalina for a safe passing of the seas.

A soldier or general might pray to Gunrr for a victory.

A scientist for example might ask Helga for advise or wisdom.

## **Holy Characters**

* Sigrus the lawyer of the dead, said to be the first man to have ever died.
* Mudarr, the son of Gunrr and Hertha
* Dhuton: He did something so purely evil that it couldn’t be written down. He would have been killed by arack but he made a compromise with him. As a punishment Dhuton now keeps the northern star lit for all eternity. Would this star fade out it would foresee the end of the world because Dhuton would live as long as the universe would, the star fading could therefore only mean his demise.
* Oxthar: Oxthar The greedy one stole the Rohedian cattle from Hertha. Oxthar was captured and imprisoned by the gods as punishment for his actions. However in a bid to impress his captors and wanting the fame and wealth that came with it, he bet them he could hunt and kill the Demian Stag in return for his freedom. The gods agreed and by enchant bound him to his mission until it was done. Oxthar however didn't realize in time that the Demian stag really couldn't be captured. So now he lives a miserable life one which has only one unachievable goal.
* Golios: A giant That would battle Searus. When this battle is raging it will cause thunder and lightning.
* Uhena: The beloved daughter of Annalina, described as the most beautiful woman in the world.
* fárbjóðr: The prisoner of the core circle of Hyrrjörð trapped in ice. Would start the end of the world by escaping and killing multiple gods.
* Urukàr: The flaming guardian of the Hyrrjörð which watches over fárbjóðr.
* Atlir: The only son of Atla and Astrilde, he looks after the golden tree in the middle of the sea of Atla.
* Phasmis: The Guardian of man, he will do anything to protect mankind in the end of days.
* Searus: The Serpent that fights Golios.
* Arius: The escorter of the nether realm
* Iztia: One of the three doughters of Arack
* Zista: One of the three doughters of Arack. Zista was the middle sister, she wasn't spoiled like Grunna and also not as important as Iztia. To put herself in a more well seen position she murdered Grunna.
* Grunna: One of the three doughters of Arack. Murdered by Zista
* The Spirits: The spirits is a force that's everywhere and it acts as a sort of fate or karma.
* The Ashelgorin: The holy angel defenders of Æth send by the spirits

**Locations:**

**Hyrrjörð**

**The First Circle of Hyrrjörð**

The First Circle is the place where souls go after

**The Second Circle of Hyrrjörð**

**The Third Circle of Hyrrjörð**

**The Fourth Circle of Hyrrjörð**

**The Core Circle of Hyrrjörð**

## **Holy events**

Elmana

The end of the war between Alaric and Valger. this event would either engulf the world in eternal darkness or light it up till eternity.

Arnarack

The northern star would fade signing the death of duthon who would live as long as te universe, there for his death would mean the end of the universe.

Desrack

fárbjóðr would break free from the core circle killing most of the gods and starting the end of the world.

Alinir

Alinir would mean the world nearly ending but just before this can happen, Hertha (the goddes of nature and life) would step in creating a fourth realm. A paradise where food would grow in quantity's and holy animals would watch over the humans. those who seemed unworthy would be cast out and sent to whats left of Hyrrjörð.

Høst

In fall when the leaves turn brown the souls of the dead would return to earth and their family's for a week.

Eldaugr

During Eldaugr the souls of the recently deceased can be seen at the highest points of the planet being escorted all at once to the after life by Sigrus or what we call the Aurora borealis.

Most Nystheistic countries use the Nysthic Calender (1700 Nysthic = 0 BBS)