Lintism

The religion of **Lintism** is by far on of the most beutiful religions in the Cinder server. This religion is based of Minecraft and it's mechanics. This religion also belives in many expresions of Lintu in the form of the Nine Elements: Fire, Earth, Darkness, Water, Wind, Ice, Mist, Current and The Sun.

## Origin Story

In the begining, there was a bang, an explosion of sorts.

This was the doing of the First being, Lintu and his primordial hosts, Lindu and Lintar.

His Light was so bright, that the Demon of the Void, Grimjar, was left with no choice but to receed futher into the deep dark. This gave Lintu some space to work with, which he did.

Lintu created all that was big and small, he even went as far as to create the mines, ores and caves that we know today. He created the continents, lands, rivers and seas. He formed the peoples and breathed life into them from his Spirit, whosename is Lindu.

But there was a day, A very bloody day. A day where Grimjar awoke from his slumber. Grimjar was filled with rage at all that Lintu had done. He cast a spell on all the land, causing the Spiritual forces of Cinder to fight with one another. The good against the evil.

This was known as the First Night, it would never be the last. Because of this the Eldrich existed, the taint came into being, the caves and the night itself were came into exsistance because of Grimjar's hex.

But Lintu and his other spirits had another ace up thier sleve......

The cataclysm or the world end, it means all the evil things will show up and destroy the world, lava will flow everywhere and ugly creatures will start to terrorize the humans, elves, dwarfs and etc. When this end comes it will become the same void as of day 1.

## The Clergy of Lintu

It was at this time that Lintu sent men to speak on his behalf, to the people he had made and created, he spoke through two men:

The First was the Holy Prophet, Sapphire (Kamiko), who was sent to testify of the things to come and the miraculous wonders of Lintu: This prophet lived long to see all the things that Lindu reveled to him, although Sapphire was a being made out of darkness, but his words were of pure light.

The second was the High Priest and Archbishop of Lintu, Golden Tigris: He made the Holy Ritual of Fire, that must be completed before adventuring to ensure Lintu's protection for darkness in future adventures and in endeavors.

## The Ritual of Holy Fire

The Ritual of Holy Fire, was a procedure given to Golden by Lintu himself. It is a form of an alchemical rite of passage of many.

Before going on an adventure of any kind, one must have to light torches as a form of Lintu's guidance, they must utter the prayer:

> "Oh Force of the Most High, May your light lead me and guide me on this journey. Proctect me from bandits and attacks from the forces of darkness. Amen"
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It is then that the Fire (in the form of a torch) shall appear in their inventory and they will be lead by Lintu's power and Spirit.

Sacred fires are a major part of the religion.

There are two holy fires: one is of Orange flame and the other Blue.

The Blue Flame is to be used during festivals and an major sacrifices held once a month, the altar is to be built with quartz pillars and blocks. This altar symbolizes purification and power of Lintu.

On the otherhand, the Orange flame is to symbolizes the eternal flame of Lintu. The altar for this one must be built out of chiselled cobblestone and stone bricks

Another focal point of the religion is the temple of Lintu, it holds the altar where small scale rituals can be hosted, and it can contain up to sixteen people.

## Laws of Lintu

There are seven laws in total that a follower of Lintu must follow:

1. Love LIntu and serve him alone
2. Do no evil to any person including yourself
3. Sacrifice to Lindu monthly
4. Be Kind to and love all people
5. Always carry a torch in your off hand, but if you're at war carry it on your head.
6. Fire is the sacred symbol of the religion. Don't put out fires, except if they are wild.
7. Don't be toxic, cause toxicity is the last thing Lintu needs.