Religions of Aegoso

(Elements), The Principles, The Ascended, philosophy science and religion are intertwined and
inseparable

The Mana Master\* was first man who realized how to harness the elements and master all 8 of them; the eight divines are his followers in the heavens. He is said to have even mastered the primal, fundamental energy behind the elements; mana. He is currently dead and his body's whereabouts are unknown.

* name in progress

Olkn - The ancient god, like the Jade Emperor?

Angels and Demons -???

The Eight Divines or Principles are people or personifications (depending on their belief) of the eight elements in Aegoso. They each mastered the elements on their own and embodied them. Thus, their personalities and philosophies are said to be representative of the element themselves. Their status is unknown.

The Ascended are not quite Gods, but they certainly do live in the proverbial heavens amongst the Divines, though they never come into contact, according to a number of accounts. They are merely mortals, selected and moderated through various means, to serve as members of the Ascended, a senatorial body serving as the will of the 'religion' they represent in political and social affairs.
For example, the Abyssal Conclave selects each of its 5 members via their respective mastery of void energies and serve 1 year terms and are granted certain powers and knowledge. After these terms, the members are compelled to suicide in respect of the stability of the order, the heavens, and the world; a master of the void will grow too powerful if left unchecked. If they are unwilling, they will be hunted down by the other members.

For context, the heavens are a physical place on the planet on the top of a mountain in a crater semi-arid desert far from civilization in the central part of the continent. It is a focal point for the elemental energies that are a part of the planet all across the world in varying amounts and degrees. Recently, this city has been conquered by a Pomosvitari nation and has been made an administrative capital of the frontier region. The local peoples did not take kindly to this takeover and a number of insurrections have occurred since the takeover. The members of the Earthen conclave have been forcefully expelled from the heavens for their crimes against the heavens and peoples of the sacred city in an attempt to protect the local way of life..

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The Mana Soldier –

§   The first man who realized everything and ascended to godhood; the eight
divines are his followers in the heavens
Ala sun wukong

#### The Eight Divines and the Essences

§   Fire – Holdan/Haallang, Dragon Phoenix

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Anger, chaos, Quantum Physics,
Thermodynamics, Energy, mental, war, family, passion, emotion

§   Earth – Warden/Waarl, The Moving/Living Mountain

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Biology, Botany, Zoology, Life
Genetics, Geology, Mechanics, stability, calmness, material, wealth, strength,
empire, Equality

§   Water – Chargell/Ctarjalla, Breton’s Serpent

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Dreams, Flow, Life, Psychology, socioliogy,
relationships, Religion, Wisdom, Passivity, Philosophy (Morality/Ethics),
change, Aristotle, natural path, training, individualism, time, The River
(Siddhartha), nature, Indian Buddhism, Taoism, free will, Spirits of the dead
(Bantu),

§   Ice – Cappadoch/Yumutxan, “the Chaga living by the Kilimanjaro have tales
of a monster with leopard looks” that eat people (actually spirits of the dead)

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Philosophy (Epistemology), Living in
the moment, form, Chemistry, Alchemy, Rigidity, Kantian ethics and metaphyiscs,
family, structure, nationalism, construction, artificial, Confucianism,
society, eugenics, destiny, death, sadness, mourning, necromancy

§   Air – Shrinner/Strillariv, ‘Alkonost’/Harpies

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Art, Philosophy (Aestheticism),
Beauty, Plato’s Ideas, spirits, flow, Mathematics, unity, Shintoism, Tibetan
Buddhism,

§   Thunder – Holmer/Joilmara, Gryphon/Falstad mix

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Electricity, agility, Philosophy
(Yin/Yang) as a bridge to Arcane/Void, opposites, Electromagnetism,
Wave-Particle Duality, Death/Living, Force Interactions

§   Arcane – Iathero/Ososa, The Mana Wyrm/Fairie,

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Philosophy (Logic, Existentialism),
matter and mass, being, Heidegger, intelligence, wisdom, creation, illusion,
masculinity, good

§   Void – Watcher/Vitar, Spectre

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Astronomy, Philosophy (Metaphysics,
Absurdism, Nihilism), nothingness, Camus, Nietzsche, Non-being, Heidegger,
femininity, evil

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The Ascended – Senate like of
enlightened Ubermensches/saints composed of the 8 conclaves who comprise the pseudo-heavens reminiscent of the journey to the west.

#### Pantheism Sub-Religions

§   **Castedism** (Light Grey) – Equality of the eight, but focus on the elements pertaining
to them, especially void and arcane, pseudo-scientific, taoistic, first of the
pantheistics, largely pomo

§   **Chargellism** (Blue-Grey) – honoring the aspect of water above all others but still
recognizing them, Chargell/Ctarjalla, Christian/Judaism Abrahamic style,
human-centric

§   **Holdanism (Hallaangism)** (Dark Grey) – honoring the descended fire above the others, Holdan/Hallaang,
Islamic Abrahamic style, some Orcish adherents, especially half-orcs, some
human

§   **Reformed** (Grey) – equality of all the eight above everything, but personal
preference for worship is encouraged, Egyptian or Greek or Roman pantheism,
emphasis on the ascended, popular in Yu-Ming and Pomo states,

### Naturalism (Green)

– Largely Evendir and human
and some Pomo, few orcs, focused on the natural world as manifestations of
essence and the elements

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Mana – distinct to naturalism, the
primal infinite essence preceding and being everything and gives rise to the
elements as manifestations of mana

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Then, every object holds some
manifestation of elements (IE tree of water and earth and the arcane, etc),
understood similar to the spin of an atom and quark and atomic composition, but
also in a Shinto way?,

Ripoff Taoism, the elements etc are human corruptions of the trueness of mana.

### Gadanism (Yellow)

Gadanism is a religion dedicated to honoring and proctecting the flow of time itself, Its core tenet is that one thing causes another and is the basis for everything that exists. (DESCARTES FIRST CAUSE A LA BIG BANG). This belief originated from Orcish lands.

The Shushayinti, The Temporal Order, is a sacred sect that has global reach and influence, Primarily consisting of Orcs, this groups serves to protect and push along the ebb of time by having a finger in major events and institutions throughout the world. It originated in Eastern Orc lands but has extended throughout the world.

### Necromancy (Oranges)

– Largely ice giant, some
Evendir and Pomo, Distinct from the pantheism groups but is related to it, Ice,
Yumutxan was exiled from heaven after dabbling with the taboos of death,
offending Strillariv and the others, those who follow this deity in this way
emphasize his powers to recreate life from the dead

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**Shaminism** (Light Orange) – Mostly orc and human, Extracts the elemental force from the lands and living creatures, depriving the source of its arcanic energy and 'soul'.

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**Euvenism** (Dark Orange) – Some Evendir,
Pseudo-Buddhistic/Native American Legends, but with focus on life as a force and attitude of worship.

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**Stagnancy/Constancy Religion** (Orange) – mostly
orc in earth lands

### Irreligion (Black)

– Largely Pomo(Vitari),

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Growing sect, correlated with water
and void

### Animism (Browns)

(Light Brown)

(Brown)

(Dark Brown)

### Mount (Blue)

Generists (Dark Blue)

Specialists (Light Blue)

### Warriorism (Teal)

Of the Southern Desert Region

**pseudo Confucian-** Warcraft orc-murder complex

### Cult of the The Order of Ruby’s Shade (Red)

– Focused on a particular, magical red-ruby mineral found in the Eastern
mountains

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Implies some origin other than the
elements and mana?

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Violently opposed to naturalism