Sheepism

**Sheepism** is an religion deifying animals; specifically sheep. An estimated 20% of the server population adheres to a form of Sheepism, and most Sheepists are in some way Floepidan in culture, many of whom originated from Greater Lazon, the founder of Sheepism.

## Beliefs

While the core ideology of Sheepism remains the same among the different countries, the level of practice in every day life varies among the different followers.

### Main Points

The main points of Sheepism include:

* Sheep are a divine and holy creature, far above the level of ordinary humans.
* Belief in the Grand Sheep, the Squeep, and the Sheep Realms.
* The Grand Sheep is socialist, while the Squeep is capitalist. These differing ideologies are the basis of their rivalry.
* Different color Sheep have different roles in maintaining the world. The Grand Sheep watches over all of them.

### Important Figures in Sheepism

#### Grand Sheep

The Grand Sheep is an omniscient sheep that rules over the Earth realm. This Sheep is rainbow in wool, and has 12 eyes, to depict all the colors of sheep it rules over.

#### Squeep

The Squeep is an omniscient sheep that rules over the waters and the void. It is an all evil creature that seeks to destroy the world. It is a Black Sheep-Squid hybrid.

#### Great Sheep

The Great Sheep are a group of 4 sheep that were created by the Grand Sheep to help watch over the Earth realm. The Great Sheep are mostly praised in Parisian Sheepism, while other denominations recognize only The Sheep of Truth.

##### The Sheep of Truth

The Sheep of Truth was the ancestor sheep of all the Blue Sheep. The Sheep of Truth sacrificed itself to destroy lies that contaminated the world during the reign of the Ekhinine Commune, yet since it was reincarnated. The Sheep of Truth is currently located in the diplomacy room of the Nationalist State of Ekhinni. The Sheep of Truth is the only of the 4 Great Sheep that Hunniedic Sheepism recognizes as existent.

##### The Sheep of Love

The Sheep of Love, as stated by Parisian Sheepism, was the guardian sheep of the Holy Swiss Reich, binding SkylarWeston and GalacticFurai together.

##### The Sheep of Peace

The Sheep of Peace is the Sheep that advocates for peace.

##### The Sheep of Plenty

The Sheep of Plenty gave food to the world.

### Important Species in Sheepism

#### Sheep

##### White Sheep

**White Sheep,** also known as **Holy Sheep,** are the direct servants of the Grand Sheep. They serve its purpose.

##### Color Sheep

###### Brown Sheep

**Brown Sheep**, also known as the **Seed Sheep**, are Sheep responsible for making sure seeds and anything planted spring to full size. A third of each harvests are sacrificed to the Brown Sheep, and Brown Sheep are often kept near farms to make sure the harvests grow.

###### Red Sheep

**Red Sheep,** also known as the **War Sheep,** are Sheep responsible for defending the world from evil and injustice, and for making great warriors. Red Sheep are kept near barracks and defenses, for luck in war, and are occasionally sent into enemy territory as a warning signal before the army.

###### Orange Sheep

**Orange Sheep,** also known as the **Structure Sheep,** are Sheep responsible for architecture and for stopping gravity from collapsing the world and pulling it into the Squeep Realm. They are kept up in high locations, such as the top of trees and skyscrapers, to help balance out gravity.

###### Yellow Sheep

**Yellow Sheep,** also known as the **Sun Sheep,** are Sheep responsible for keeping the sun hot, but not hot enough to burn the world. They aren't kept in any specific locations, yet they can be brought to unnaturally hot or cold locations, in order to balance out temperature.

###### Lime Sheep

**Lime Sheep,** also known as the **Terrain Sheep,** were the Sheep that created the Earth Realm, in the image of the Grand Sheep. They now are responsible for making sure the planet does not split into pieces. However, the world outside Earth is not guarded by the Lime Sheep, and are thus very complex and filled with crevices. Lime Sheep are usually brought to the borders of land, for example the edges of the island or by a river, to stop the land from cracking.

###### Green Sheep

**Green Sheep,** also known as the **Life Sheep,** are Sheep responsible for creating the rest of the passive mobs, such as cows, pigs, and chicken. They are responsible for keeping the creatures passive, and for not rebelling against the Grand Sheep or its empire. They are usually kept in barns, or near other animals.

###### Cyan Sheep

**Cyan Sheep,** also known as the **Peace Sheep,** are Sheep responsible for diplomacy and politics taking the front seat to warfare. It is claimed to be the guardian sheep of Ekhinni, explaining its diplomatic achievements. They are often kept in diplomacy rooms.

###### Light Blue

**Light Blue Sheep,** also known as the **Sky Sheep,** are Sheep responsible for creating the sky, a wall separating the Earth realm from the Sheep Realm, stopping Squids and unholy creatures from ascending. They aren't kept in any specific relations, yet in bad times, they are brought up to high locations, to be the first line of defense against sin.

###### Blue Sheep

**Blue Sheep,** also known as the **Truth Sheep,** are Sheep responsible for informing humans on which direction to go to in life, for example, whether to go to war, which location to build in, or whether to cut back on resources. All Blue Sheep are descendants of the Sheep of Truth, and are often kept in secluded, guarded locations.

###### Magenta Sheep

**Magenta Sheep,** also known as **Energy Sheep,** are Sheep responsible for breathing energy into the world, standing it up from corpses; animating life. They are often kept near buildings and other humans, to keep them alive. Purple Sheep are also the most common of the color sheep to be pets.

###### Purple Sheep

**Purple Sheep,** also known as **Socialist Sheep,** are Sheep responsible for maintaining socialisism and were the guardian sheep of Greater Lazon.

###### Pink Sheep

**Pink Sheep,** also known as **Sly Sheep,** are Sheep that are similar to Blue Sheep, yet they should only be used in dire times. The advice they offer could save a nation, or could destroy it. Pink Sheep are kept in far more secluded locations than Blue Sheep, and should only be used on the brink of collapse.

##### Neutral Sheep

**Neutral Sheep**, or **Light Gray** and **Gray Sheep,** are the Sheep that abandoned the Grand Sheep during its quest to spread Sheepism all around the world by any means nesesairy. They are seen as peaceful creatures for the most part, however, extreme Sheepists and Squeepists believe that they should be executed for excommunicating the Grand Sheep.

##### Black Sheep

**Black Sheep,** also known as **Unholy Sheep** are sheep that joined the Squeep in its quest for the destruction of the Grand Sheep.

#### Squids

Squids are creatures that are direct servants of Squeep. They are the counterbalance of white sheep.

## Major Denominations

### Hunniedic Sheepism

Hunniedic Sheepism, also known as Traditional Sheepism, is the basic form of Sheepism in which sheep are worshipped but there are no further ascosiated myths.

#### Lazonese Sheepism

Lazonese Sheepism, the original form of Sheepism, was founded by Pope cvkoning of Sheepism on August 18, 2017. It says that you cannot kill sheep, you must sacrifice to them daily, and socialism is the only acceptable form of government. The only Lazonese Sheepist regime was Greater Lazon. Lazonese Sheepism is no longer practiced in large numbers.

#### Kerguelenian Sheepism

Kerguelenian Sheepism was founded by cvkoning and Ggaming4u on the formation of the Kerguelen. You still cannot kill sheep, but sacrifices can be reduced to twice a week, and other government types aside socialism are accepted as long as they are democratic in nature. A Kerguelenian Sheepist regime is Kerguelen, and most Antarctic Sheepists are Kerguelenian.

### Parisian Sheepism

Parisian Sheepism was founded by SkylarWeston on January 11, 2018. It believes in the 4 Great Sheep, and celebrates them far more than other denominations. Parisian Sheepism is also far more aggressive and expansive than Hunniedic Sheepism. Parisian Sheepism is commonly practiced in the Red Sea Empire.

### Squeepism

Squeepism, also known as Unholy Sheepism to some skeptics, is the belief that the Squeep is actually a creature of extreme justice instead of evil, and it seeks to only crush socialism. This belief was popularized during the reign of the Ekhinine Commune, and it is rumored that Squeepism is secretly practiced in Ekhinni.