Emorthianity

Pent, The Brother

Therne

Alawan

Loame

Temple of Aeth, St. Wem

The Rai

St. Iwar of Ardis

St. Lateth

St. Meela of Ornee

Prophet Cham Tatem

**Emorthianity** is the main religion of Nias, Emorthia, and Therne. The major sect is practiced in Emorthia, and acts in the Kingdom's theocracy. A group of three representatives of the Emorthian Faith rule the country.

Symbol: 3 interlocking swords, one for each God representing the fight for religious freedom and protecting humanity.

Polytheistic religion, 3 Gods, Pantheism

God of Creation:  Aeth

Harvest, Prophecy, Weather, Heaven, ‘The Father’

God of Destruction:  Mem

Underworld, War, Love, Fertility  ‘The Mother’

Goddess of Wisdom:  Pent

Arts, Chastity, Peace, Law  ‘The Brother’

People are created, search for wisdom and truth, and then die.

Emorthia is theocracy, ruled by the Council of Pent, consisting of three council members, 2 High Vespans and 1 High Vespa, vesp meaning servant. Each act as an emissary to one of the Gods. They are elected from the temples of their God focus.

The Temple of Mem in St. Wem

The Temple of Aeth in Dran

The Temple of Pent in Totham

These Ancient Temples have been established in pre-Bzari Empire. The other 3 largest temples are of the holy lakes of Emorthianity. Each lake is representation of Aeth’s tears of Creation. Aeth wept Lake Hadem for the creation of the universe. Aeth wept Lake Aedem for the creation of man. And finally Aeth wept Lake Thedem with the creation of Mem and Pent. At each lake are temples in honor of Morthish saints.

Temple of St. Hade— Vespan of Aeth and continued to teach in secret during Bžari rule

Temple of St. Erla—   Vespa of Mem stoned for standing up against Bžari rule and starting the revolution

Temple of St. Theltan— Vespan of Pent killed for sending translating the Olnia into Bžari and teaching Emorthianity during Bžari rule

**The Olnia**

Ancient texts studied by Vespans and Vespas. Three parts each written by a different God. Aeth’s is first as he explains creation, and his wife Mem brings destruction and sexuality, and Pent their son of knowledge and law is born. About how to live in honor of them. Some stories of recreated people, and their suffering in Syl. But also great examples of people living God-like lives from Kings, Vesps, to the Poor.

   **The Ullitham**

Ancient texts on the forming of a society, and how to live in according to the Gods. Also explains the afterlife, as the Goddess of Death, Mem rules the Afterlife, once someone dies their soul is sent to Pent’s realm called the Gond. There they are judged for their actions on Earth and then are either placed in Aeth’s or Mem’s realms. In heaven or Ammat, a soul will forever be one with Aeth and live in perfect harmony and safety. In hell or Syl, after a year of serving Mem a soul must be reborn until it reaches Ammat.

Gond is an upside-down world of our Eltem, Ammat is above us and Syl is below.

**Saints**

**St. Pala** held of Temple of Mem and the city of Totham from Bžari soldiers for 23 days without food before she was hung off the wall of the citadel

**St. Iwar** an original teacher, and founder of the first Church of Emorthianity and brought the oral tradition of Ardis and Malun to written Morthish

**Prophet Ardis** after the Morthish people found their way to the island of Nias, taken from their homeland, the Gods gave the Olnia to the people through Ardis.

**Prophet Malun** beginning of the oral tradition of the Ullin.

**Prophet St Meela** from the town of Ornee, after committing her life to be a Vespa, Aeth, Pent, Mem and came to her to write the Ullin. Thus creating the main sect of Emorthianity. The original does not believe the Ullin and is only practiced in Nias.