Religions

Upon the melting pot of a world that is Darais you will find many religions. Some are related to gods of your character's past planet, some pertain to deities and entities that exist on the world, some are not god worshiping religions, and some are not even religions at all. Below you will find links to the various religions of the world.

## Religions of Darais

* Cerism: Followers of the chaos god Cerin. It is unknown exactly where this goddesses main planet once lied, but currently she resides upon Darais. Although followers revere this god, it is much less organized of a religion than most of those below. Cerists believe in taking chances, and leaving outcomes up to the randomness of fate
* Daraism: Worship of Dara as your god. Most other religions at least acknowledge Dara as a deity, but Daraism specifically worships Dara.
* Deism: An offshoot of Daraism. This religion was founded by the elves on Darais during the Elven Era. It involves the worship of Dara’s celestial servants as its primary pantheon. Dara is still recognized as its heading goddess, but the five celestials under her wing are seen as the most involved entities.
* Druidry: Druids do not hold worship to any one god, but rather to the cycles of nature and life themselves; Plants, and creatures, and other life forms. Dara, and her Celestial servant Haltar are seen as good figures in Druidism though. Both have strong ties to the life-works of Darais.
* Lavaism: During the Ancient era, and beginning anew during the player era, Lavaists form a cult around the worship of the demigod Lavina. Followers of Lavina may either oppose or support Dara, depending on what era they held faith with Lavina in.
* Elemental Clergy: An extremely church-like version of shamanism. Worship of the elements is no new things to the multiverse, but with the mixture of temples an churches from the many cultures pulled to Darais, more organized, traditional, groups have *also* formed a reverence around the elements.
* Vorbeckor: The worship of the distant god Vorbeck, deity of justice and order. Vorrism extends to worship of the Elemental Air Deity, as they are seen to be Vorbeck’s voice embodied upon the world of Darais.
* Xavism: A highly frowned upon, illegal religion. It revolves around worship of the mad Death god *Xavius*, the father to Dara, Lavina, and the Dark Sisterhood. Many have gone to war under his name, unknowingly, and so may accidentally be considered Xavists.
	+ It is of note, that there is room for a modern take on the worship of the death god. Death is a normal, natural, and *needed* part of nature. With the Death God's vessel - Xavius - having gone mad, there could be some who wish to return death to its natural balance by defeating Xavius and his forces.

## Dara's Role?

Dara, being the acclaimed creator of the solarsystem and planet of Darais, is one of the most forefront gods that you will see on the server. Her, her celestial servants, and her followers all claim that she is the goddess of this region. But what role does she play to the other religions? As the player that is for you to decide. With the way that the other religions are set up, it is tottaly possible that Dara is:

* simply a "lesser god".
* the true "God".
* A trickster being of some sort.
* Simply an extremely powerful being; not a divine at all.

Dara is not a being that demands worship or offerings. In fact, many may find her very modest and perhaps shy when it comes to such things. Her and her celestial servant *Mavur* have been reincarnating souls to this world for a reason, and religious praise was not one of such reasons.

However, the simple fact stands: Dara, or one of her servants, has reincarnated you onto this world. Many players of the other listed religions may choose to mix Dara into their beliefs and venerate her in homage to the service she has done them. Whether Dara is a god or simply a powerful being is yours to decide.

## Other Religions

Below is a list of religions and non-religions that are very universal or are simply too minor to list above. Some may be from far off worlds and realms, while others may span across the cosmos.

* Atheism: Believers of no god, and typically a *very* limited belief in the afterlife. One thing your character will be *forced* to aknowledge, however, is the existance of the soul and a spiritual realm. Upon ariving at Darais your character had to have *died*. Then your soul was taken through the spiritual realm and reincarnated on Darais. As an Atheist you are up in arms to determine what all of this means. You will also be encountering *very* magical beings and legitimate gods upon your travels, so it is up to you to decide whether these are deities of any respect, or simply powerful magical users. It may also be a good idea to let your character believe in magic, even if they do not believe in anything religious: you WILL be exposed to magic on Darais. *A lot* of it.
* Agnosticism: Agnosticism is somewhat similar to Atheism, and may be the best fit for an "atheistic" character. Agnostics recognize that there are metaphysical workings behind the scenes of the universe, but are not sure what to believe in, *or* at the least simply do not believe that the deities they encounter are the true gods.

* Custom: The lore of Darais is extremely flexible. If you believe that
* Druidry: Druids do not hold worship to any one god, but rather to the cycles of nature and life themselves; Plants, and creatures, and other life forms. Dara, and her Celestial servant Haltar are seen as good figures in Druidism though. Both have strong ties to the life-works of Darais.
	+ Oceanic Druidry: Identical to what is described above, but has an extreme focus on the sea. Oceanic druids may pay little to *zero* homage to the life forms of the land.
	+ Undead Druidry: An odd form of necromantic worship. This is the Eclipsal - or *reverse* - version of regular druidry. It venerates the cycles of life and nature
* Shamanism: Shamanism revolves around worship of one, a few, or *all* of the elements and their deities. Shamans are much more concerned with the balance of elements - *non* living aspects of nature - where as druids are concerned with the living. That said, their practices and worships often times crossover since life and the elements revolve around eachother.