Petronianism

Petronianism is a religion that originates from the Pelicoian people and is the state religion of The Kingdom of Pelicoa. It has three main Gods and one Demi-God.

## Gods

*Kuku - Owl God*; Peace, stability, and tranquility.

The Owl God, or, “Father Owl”, keeps the peace between all the other Gods. No one is supposed to be overly like a wolf or bird, but be balanced in all actions like that of an Owl; Very wise and intelligent, who can strike with fierce aggressiveness. He is also the ruler of the underworld and everyone’s spirit.

* Fire Bull; Fire

Technically a Demi-God, the Fire bull is Kuku’s eternal pet and responsibility.

*Lykov - Wolf God*; Aggressiveness and nationalism.

Lykov is the wolf God who reflects aggressiveness and assertiveness. Bold children, for example, are a reflection of Lykov’s grace and mastery. The common soldiery is a perfect reflection of his kin.

*Kanos - Bird God*; Respectfulness and intelligence.

Kanos is the bird God, who shows deep intellect, wisdom, and kindness to those around. Those with his grace are poets and artists; scholars and writers.

## ***Main Principles***

In Petronianism there is an eternal tension (Ilikois) between Lykov and Kanos over who is more right than their counterpart. Kuku, the God of peace, intervenes as his eternal right to calm both of the other Gods so that they don’t destroy each other.

## ***Stories***

### *The Creation Story*

The world started with the Sun (Lykov) and the Moon (Kanos). They were never aware of their counterpart’s existence until the world formed from both of them breathing into the cosmic void at the same time. From the start of the Earth’s existence Lykov and Kanos were at odds with each other. Both of them wanted humans to think and act a certain way. Eventually after arguments and skirmishes, they found their differences would kill each other soon, and so they picked the wisest human that had been made and whom created the God of fire.

This man was Kukulenious, the descendant of intelligent men. When picked, he was an old man bound in vines. This was because of the sins he released onto the world. When he was a young man he embodied the extremes of both Lykov and Kanos. With his advanced intelligence, he created the first act of fire, and in his pride showed all the people of his village. The fire helped cook and give warmth to those around it until it was abused.

Kuku didn’t know the dangerous potential of his practice, or else he didn’t think of it. Making the most of this creation, he wanted it shown far and wide to village and settlement kilometers upon kilometers away. He took the strongest offspring of the strongest bull in his village and combined it’s heart with a furnace of stone and fire. This created the Fire-bull, but was too unwieldy for Kuku’s strength and intellect to comprehend. Then did the bull grow, and it’s stamina with it. Before long it plunged into woods and fields, then from village to village.

Soon the area around him was engulfed in flame and everyone who knew of his miraculous deed had died and their souls, no longer being able to rest in the ground, did not flower in fresh fields. These lost souls accumulated in Kuku’s mind and would haunt him for the rest of eternity, having the intelligence and shame of a hundred men and women. Eventually the bull, who was created by Kuku, was stopped by Kanos and Lykov. They saw this creation of fire as something so sacred that it needed to be kept, but could not be allowed to run wild and free.

Kanos and Lykov created a space in which it could exist and run from place to place and named it the Nether. From this realm they pulled fire and gave it again to the human race, who used it in a very safe and protected manner, as Kuku’s punishment was to scream his awful story in towns and cities near and far from his birth.

After the years ticked by and Kuku turned from a youthful to old and ancient man till Kanos and Lykov came from above and in front of his cell and with both their voices filled his ears; “You have made a creation so great but destructive, enough to make us question our own power, to levy us to create a God because of you. Therefore you, so wise and aged, will have a spot between us, for we are weak to keep peace between us. You will hold peace over the world, us, and your fire, as a God.”

### ***Death and Flowers***

In the wake of Kuku’s early tragedy, Kanos and Lykov failed to find a suitable way for the bodiless spirits to exist. Each time one made a proposal to the other, the other would find such a problem with it that they wouldn’t allow it to come to fruition. When Kuku was picked to keep peace between Kanos and Lykov, death was the first problem handed to him.

So Kuku sighed and said “I will, by tomorrow, have a fix,”

The next day Kuku appeared in front of both Gods and said “I have started my fix for these wandering souls that haunt the mortal’s dreams, and as life is long just as is rough, this fix will take another day my lords.” and so did he present to both the seed of a rose and a pot, before yet again withdrawing from their sights.

On the third day Kuku did again draw forth and in his hand was a potted rose, so precious and delicate, as to shine out in a holy array, an object never before seen by mortal eye. “This is the culmination of man, into the ground to give to the ground, let their poor souls transfer to soil to seed, from seed to beauty. Let any man who disturbs this flower be cursed with the tragedy of another’s sadnesses and griefs, and let their heads play foul upon their shoulders. This flower shall also hold those unfortunate souls who at the current, float confused upon the ocean blue and field of green.”

*Summary and Meaning:*

*In “Death and Flowers” Kanos and Lukos, because of their fighting, cannot find a suitable way to deal with the dead souls lingering about earth. (These forgotten dead souls cause others to have nightmares) Kuku is wise however and contains all of the spirits, except for those in his head, in a flower; something which should be planted on every grave in order for that soul to not become lost. In-game flowers should be treated very respectfully, they are the dead souls which must remain on the grave. Natural flowers are those who have died.*