Religion in Enadia

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In Enadia, various **religions** have engrossed the planet. Religion has contributed heavily to the history of Enadia, and is an important part of Enadian culture. Religion has become enshrined into certain subsections of the Houses of Enadia, but these houses do not exclusively claim to favor any particular religion.

The main religions of Enadia are Boistomeill, Tallian, Luarism, the Word of Gorbachrin, the Ischianian Sect, Old Tallian Spritism, the Old Luari Pantheon, Portuzian, Palsas, and Solevileauan.

## Religious development

Originating independently from each other, five religions, Shwazenism, Old Luari Pantheon, Portuzian, Boistomeill, and Old Tallian Spritism emerged as the dominant religions in their time. Over the course of history, several new religions offshooted from these original religions, some of which have emerged as the largest in Enadia by population.

#### Shwazenism

Ancient Shwazenism, an animistic religion, held that *Gorbachrin*, "The Fatal Sheep of Day," was to come as in the future, and that the Gorbachrin would come when Schallinia, now Schallinhania, defeated the Orken people, which at the time were uncivilized. At the time, Shwazenists believed that animals contained their ancestors spirits, and the Gorbachrin would purge the spirits from the animals and ascend into the heavens with them, where the spirits would live in paradise. After this was done, Gorbachrin was to write a new holy book, changing the laws that Shwazenists practice.

Around 5000 BECE, the Schallinians massacred the Orken people at Tubenbachwe. Beleving this to be a sign that Gorbachrin had came, many Shwazenists adopted the "Word of Gorbachrin," a new religion based on 'Gorbachrin's' new holy book, which may have been written by a scholar from Antia.

Some Ancient Shwazenists still believed that the Orkens had not been defeated yet, especially after the Orken people reconquered their lost territory. Over time, these 'Ancient Shwazen Loyalists' would slowly die out, until around 100 BECE when the last Shwazen temple was destroyed in Bollster.

#### Old Luari Pantheon

Originating from Beauxia, the holy land of several different religions in Enadia, Old Luari Pantheon developed as a written religion around 4000 BECE, believing in multiple deities, with the most important being Treilenay, the "Bright Spirit," who controlled the skies. Old Luari Pantheon attests that a savior will come from the skies to save the Old Luari people from the toils of the world.

Eventually, after a few thousand years of this 'savior' not coming, some religious bodies began to spread the notion that Treilenay was killed by his pet tiger, Tiverleanson, and that Tiverleanson assumed the position of power as the supreme deity of the Old Luarians, creating Luarism.

Another notion began spreading on the island of Gerdia that "Chatay" had come, the supposed savior of the Luari people. This belief became known as Solevileauanism after it's founder, Solevileaus. Followers of Solevileauanism generally practice different rituals than Old Luari and Luarism, to the point where most scholars label Solevileauan as a 'dark cult.'

#### Portuzian

Portuzianism began to spread from its founding location in Machia around 10,000 BECE. Followers of Portuzain believe that local shamans possess powers that can heal, forgive, or grant luck to them. Portuzian claims that these shamans are gifted their power by Ponderao, a panther.

Palsas, a religion combining Portuzian shamanism with Luari beliefs was founded shortly after the creation of Luarism. Palsasians believe that Tiverleanson killed Ponderao, his distant related panther-cousin after killing Treilenay. Palsasians believe that there is no afterlife due to being locked out of heaven by Tiverleanson, and that only shamans bring benefits into their followers lives.

Portuzians have been long-time rivals with Luarist-based religions, and have fought many major religious wars over territory in East Enadia.

#### Boistomeill

Boistomeill was created around 200 BECE, with its followers adopting a view of emotionless non-aggression, and that religion should not be adopted, lest wars come. Nevertheless, Boistomeill developed into a proto-religion, with some of it's followers believing in Boistomeill's original creed, and others adopting a powerful deity.

The two forms of Boistomeill both share similar values morally, and both use the deity, "Barmantre," within their denominations, with Traditional Boistomeill using Barmantre as a symbolic deity, and Reformed Boistomeill using Barmantre as an actual, all-powerful deity.

#### Old Tallian Spritism

Old Tallianism developed during a period between 20,000 and 10,000 BECE somewhere in Belcia. Old Tallianists hold that their ancestors spirits are preserved after death within animals, and that eventually, their spirits would escape and combine to form the ultimate deity.

Tallianists believe that this has already occured, and the spirits of the world's animals have combined into Lonicano, a dog. However, Lonicano was supposedly wounded by the sins of the spirits he is made of, and is slowly dying. Tallianists believe that unless they do not die without sin, then Lonicano will absorb their corrupted spirit, and edge closer to death. Upon Lonicano's death, Tallianists believe that the world will become barren, and that all life will die on Enadia in a matter of days.

The Ischianian Sect split off from New Tallianism around 3000 BECE, citing the abuse of religious power by key figures in Tallian. Ischianians believe that Lubro, a panther, has been created as a result of the combination of deceased peoples' spirits, which have been forgiven. Unlike Tallian, Ischianians believe that an Enadian can be forgiven without the need to sacrifice an animal. Ischianians reject that Lonicano exists, and support aggressive expansion of their religion.