Religions

Various religious beliefs exist or have existed among the different human species. The most widespread belief system is Alkabism, a dog-centered form of Animism found among most *Homo sapiens*.

Religions are generally nature-based, and reflect the lifestyle of humans as Paleolithic Hunter-Gatherers.

## *Homo Sapiens*

### Alamouth

The Alamouth believe mammoths to be sacred and the winter caused by the Toba Catastrophe was seen as punishment by the Gods. Prevalent in the Kamchatkan Proto-culture and the areas around it.

### Alfayadanat

The Alfayadanat Mythology developed separately in the Persian Gulf and Doggerland following severe flooding, with both versions predicting a future megaflood. It is most prevalent in those around the Gulf and Doggerland, but spread out from those areas due to migrations.

### Alfil

The Alfil worship an Elephant God. Prevelant in the northwest of the Sahelo-Abyssinian Proto-Culture, where the Sahelian Proto-Culture was originally located.

### Aldhiyb

The Aldhiyb Religion, also known as the Cult of the Wolf Girl, is is the religion based around a woman who led a wolf pack, with many believing that she was the avatar of the Goddess. Stalactites and stalagmites are also said to be words from the Goddess. Prevalent in the Andalusian protoculture.

### Alkirahiat

The Alkirahiat religion is the ancient belief that the Ocean God, Naa was once a great and powerful king, however when the Denisovans raided his kingdom Naa took his people out towards the seas. On his final battle against the Denisovans, he and his people all took to the oceans where they were hunted by the Denisovans. Then Naa sacrificed himself and became the Sea God, engulfing and destroying the Denisovans that hunted them. Prevalent in most Indian Homo sapiens communities.

### (*Homo sapiens*) Amalism

Amalism is a syncretism of Ormirism and Jasanism, wherein animals are attached to deities (such as the Bear God being the God of Fortune and Prosperity). Prevalent in the West African *Homo sapiens* on the border with Neanderthals.

### Alkabism

Alkabism refers to the earliest set of beliefs among expanding Homo sapiens. Alkabism is scientifically referred to as the cult of the dog, first originating amongst the Homo sapiens communities that had social bonds with their dogs. Derived from earlier Animism, Alkabism arose after the domestication of the African Wild Dog, and broadly incorporates dog worship, along with the belief that dogs carry the spirits of people's ancestors. Dogs are buried alongside the dead. Elements of Alkabism are universal in Homo sapiens, but are most prominent among populations further from established religions and Proto-cultures.

### Nile Alkabism

Nile Alkabism is a more extreme offshoot of Alkabism, performing rituals and human sacrifices to the Gods. They have also incorporated aspects of Ehyehism, with the Ehyehist God being the High God and another deity ruling over dogs. , it soon spread quickly amongst the various Homo sapiens communities and other various communities across humanity. This cult also began to worship Servals.

Alkabism is scientifically referred to as the cult of the dog, first originating amongst the Homo sapiens communities that had social bonds with their dogs. The prevailing belief amongst the Alkab cults is that dogs are in fact chthonic beings that are the extension of a warrior's soul and when a warrior falls in battle the dog must eat the heart and then be ceremonially allowed to have children. The puppies were then believed to be the warrior's soul coming back to assist his family and tribe.

They appear commonly as the preferred pets of the lords of the dead in various religions.

### Alkhade

The Alkhade Faith believes there is a good, Trickster God of Death, symbolized by trees. There is also a wicked, lesser god and lesser spirits as well. Prevalent in the Western Desert Culture.

### Athanay

The Athnay believe that the Earth and daytime are separate domains from the sea and nighttime. Their main gods are that of the Sun, the Earth, and the forest, with several lesser gods. Prevalent in the Sumatran, Tamil, and Nalakap Proto-cultures.

### Cape Religion

The Cape Religion is known for worshiping the cape buffalo. Prevalent in the Cape protoculture.

### Divine Cloth Mythology

The Divine Cloth Mythology is a complex set of myths around the Aurora Borealis and various constellations. Prevalent in the Lovvu Proto-culture.

### Enʔkianism

En**ʔ**kianism is a religion that has a superstition that blood must only be spilled in the sea, leading to some strange rituals. They also have beliefs around domesticated felines and their relation to water. Piles of corals are built when they first make land, to symbolize a powerful spirit. Said spirit was believed to guide them throughout the ages. After the Beautiful Apocalypse, this spirit was believed to die in childbirth to a new spirit, this one called Ng!ani, who then lead the Enwa to give up their pacifistic roots to survive in this new age.

### Ehyehism

Ehyehism is a strictly monotheistic faith that evolved from Krahia and Alfayadanat. There are rituals wherein people take opium and go on dangerous and difficult missions, fostering a “growth requires pain” mindset. Prevalent in the Levant and the Yeralti Proto-culture, but has some followers in the rest of the Middle East, Caucasus, and Volgograd.

### Heshaden

Heshaden is the belief that the Gods inhabit the skies. The Neanderthals were said to have tricked the humans into forcing them to leave their shelters given by the Gods. Prevalent in the Heshaden Proto-culture.

### Hunjinism

Hunjinism is the belief that Earth is the afterlife for divine beings. Ash from eruptions symbolize the souls of dead gods, and that fire-based rituals must be done to please these gods. In this religion, death is a transition to another, more divine state of being- spirits fall to earth and become human, humans die and become spirits once again in the ‘real’ world.

### Idii

Idii, or more formally known as Southern Mediterranean Polytheism is a neolithic religion that was widely practiced in the areas of Corsica and Sardinia as well as Sicily, the polytheistic religion worships above all others four Gods. These Gods are Oriko, the Supreme God, he is Pantheistic and is said to be the driving force of the universe. Serthente Thabane is the Snake God of Wealth, Fortune, and Rivers. They are the second most important God within the pantheon. Gahen is the God of Fertility who lives up in the Alps. Torguerra is the Bull God of War and Combat. Rodeos are regularly made in his honor.

The religion typically includes the worship of cows, bears, and rivers. There is a main God of Fertility. They have several rituals. Prevalent in the Italian Homo sapiens and Neanderthals.

### Indian Ocean Religion**✝**

The Indian Ocean Religion was separate from the other religion of the Indian Ocean Proto-culture. They believed that their deity was a God of the Sea, and the seas alone, so they must not venture far into land. Once prevalent in the Indian Ocean Proto-culture on the eastern coast, it has since become a dead religion.

### Jazirat

The Jazirat Religion appeared after the massacre of Homo sapiens in north Borneo. This is the belief that Homo nihonensis is dangerous and must be eradicated. Prevalent in most Southeast Asian communities, regardless of species.

### Jara

The Jara is the worship of the trees in the Sahara. They use hallucinogens to “communicate” with the trees. Prevalent in the Saharan Homo sapiens.

### Juneau Religion

The Juneau Religion practices the worship of caribou. Prevalent in the Juneau Proto-culture.

### (*Homo sapiens*) Krahia

An incredibly ancient religion. Krahia is a large ancestor cult that existed on both sides between the warring Levantine Homo sapiens and Neanderthals. It is believed that the High Gods on both sides were originally warring kings that killed each other in a river.

The sapiens king’s body was taken off by a large serpent which was later named Thavane Al ma after the snake ritualistically sacrificed itself to give life to the king who took up its body and became the High God. He wanted respect for his fallen soldiers and demanded that his death be avenged.

In the human pantheon there also exists a God of Death and Dogs named Al-Alkalab who is said to only take the souls of those that died an honourable death to Ardh Kalab and depending on how many Neanderthals they have slain.

There are also minor war spirits named the Varaka who take the souls of Neanderthals and change them into slaves for the Sapiens in order to make them kill more of their own kind and other enemies.

#### War Krahia

An offshoot of the Krahia Religion. Famed dead war chiefs are considered Ancestral Gods as well. Prevalent in the War Proto-culture.

### Leviantanism

Leviantanism is the belief that the Homo neanderthalensis bothnae were giants that spoke through clicking and came from the sea. The winter was caused by a Great War between these giants. Prevalent in the Caucasus and Central Asia. Based around honoring the giants and the ancestors who ‘defeated’ them and drove them back to the sea.

### Mamoniism

Mamoniism is the belief that rocks are gifts from the Gods, and rock carving and weapons are made in the Gods' honor. Prevalent in Ethiopia

### Many Gods

The Many Gods Faith is the belief that Gods are kings of their own domains, like the sea and the forest, and are usually depicted as a multitude of manifestations. They find personifying deities to be silly. Prevalent in the Oran Proto-culture.

### Nalakap Religion**✝**

The Nalakap Religion was the belief that there was no land, until a large dog named Nalakap died and became the island of Madagascar. They venerated the sea. Once prevalent in the Nalakap Proto-culture, it has since become a dead religion.

### Nati Curiyan

Nati Curiyan is the belief that the Sun God and the River God are always at war. Originally divided into the Sun Dao and River Dao, with the River Dao eventually becoming assimilated into the Sun Dao. Prevalent in Eastern China, but is being overtaken by Hujinism.

### Omirism

Omirism is the belief that the Niger River is a life-giving water spirit under a God of Prosperity with other spirits varying from band to band. In recent years and in drier areas, the water spirit is less prevalent and the focus is on the God of Prosperity/Fortune. Prevalent in the Western African Homo sapiens.

Omirism is one of the earliest examples of a true religion believing in three main Gods, the first of the Gods is named Fabina and is considered a great and wise snake and lives within the river, he gives out fortune and prosperity and also wealth to those that find him dwelling in the deepest parts of the river and is said to open his mouth to make a rainbow from his tongue. He is said to have forced greedy people into the Sahara.

The next highest being is named Omiri and is considered the God of the river itself, it is said that he came about when the first king across the river and settled there, when he died he was taken by Fabina to become the God of the river, he is the one that lets them thrive.

The final God of the trio is named Mohab and is the God of death and Gods, he is considered the one to take the dead to Ardhab and to give dogs back to represent the soul of the warrior, they have rituals for the breeding and eventual sacrifice of the dogs and for their bodies to be buried in the river.

Finally, there are minor tutelary spirits that are named Fararah that watch over the tribe and make sure they are protected against harm, believed to also be kings and in the shape of dogs.

### Poly-Omirism

An offshoot of the Omirism The sky is known as the God of Fortune. There are the Twin Gods of Earth and Mountain, and their offspring, the God of fire and justice. Prevalent in the [[Massif]] Proto-culture.

### Ragusha

The Ragusha Faith centers around the worship of sea spirits. Prevalent among Homo Sapiens Atlantica off the coast of Africa.

### Renshenism

Renshenism is the belief that the Himalayas are the homes of the Gods, who are human-like in appearance. Prevalent in Bengal, it has spread across the Himalayas to the Indus Valley.

### Rift Religion

The Rift Religion beliefs herders are more righteous than hunter-gatherers. Rituals are performed over cattle before eating them. Lake Victoria is seen as being of great importance and there is an apocalyptic element to their religion. Prevalent in the Rift Proto-culture.

### Serba Religion

This is the worship of snow and winter spirits, as well as evil spirits that are frozen away in winter. Prevalent in the Serba Proto-culture.

### Shata'Saya

Shata'Saya is the belief that the winter is a punishment for sins. Prevalent in the Baikal Proto-culture.

### Tamil Cosmology**✝**

Tamil Cosmology was the belief that, long ago, there used to be no land until heaven sent down the shooting stars to create land. Earth is believed to be a reflection of heaven. There was a High God of an indistinct force of good depending on the community. Burials were held under the Milky Way. They also had aspects of the Athnay Proto-culture, with minor deities of day, land, and fish. Once prevalent in the Tamil Proto-culture, it has since become a dead religion.

### Tashkilat

Tashkilat is the belief that there is a God of Good and a God of Evil, considered to be a "troll." Followers of this religion see the Neanderthals as evil trolls and blame them for everything bad that occurs. Prevalent in Iran.

### Ugandan Religion**✝**

The Ugandan Religion was the worship of Lake Victoria. Once prevalent in the Ugandan Proto-culture, it has since become a dead religion.

## *Homo Neatherthalensis*

### (*Homo Neanderthalensis*) Amalism

Amalism is a syncretism of Ormirism and Jasanism, where the bear god is given the same importance as the god of fortune and prosperity. Prevalent in Cape Verde.

### Aral Worship

Aral Worship is the general animistic worship of the steppe, with the cave lion being the highest of all. The herds are considered pseudo-equals, and rituals are done to justify their consumption. When coming of age, the tribes hold a drunken and drugged party involving bestiality. Prevalent in the Aral protoculture.

### Big Bear Religion

The Big Bear Religion is the belief that the Arctotherium is seen as sacred and is worshipped. Prevalent in the Xingala protoculture.

### Big Mouth Religion

The Big Mouth Religion is the belief that there was an Earth Mother and Father that taught hunting, and there were several other deities. Prevalent in the Big Mouth People.

### Chian River Religion

The Chian River Religion is the worship of the Earth god and his wife and the head of all gods, the goddess of rivers. There are also the god of the heavens, representing several concepts and often depicted as birds. The religious leaders often hold a lot of power. The spiritual leaders usually are herbalists. They burn their dead and scatter their ashes in rivers. Prevalent in the Chian River protoculture.

### Deus Sertao

Deus Sertao is the worship of the god of Sertao, who is severe and demanding. Strong children are seen as blessed and rains are seen as blessings. Prisoners from other tribes are kept alive for a month before being killed in a ritual and eaten. Prevalent in the Os Sertanejos protoculture.

### Gotnic Religion

The Gotnic Religion is a spiritual animism related to sea life. Prevalent in the Gotnic protoculture.

### Hebigama

Hebigama is the worship of the anacondas. Human sacrifices are done to please the snakes. Prevalent in the Snake Tribes.

### Iberian Tetraheism

The Iberian Tetraheism is the belief that there are four gods: the Deity of the River, the Deity of the Hunt, the Deity of the Fruit, and the Deity of the Mothers. Prevalent in the Douro River protoculture.

### Andeanism

Andeanism is the worship of ancestors as nameless gods. Weddings are done in front of carved trees. Offerings are done for celebrations. Prayers are done silently. There is a sense of justice and altruism in this religion. There is also the “Long Night” myth, wherein a thousand generations will die before the light of the day appears again. The rediscovery of agriculture is a holy mission. The comet is a symbol of regeneration and growth. Prevalent in the  Sotakhaian, Enarkhaian, Xin-Andean, Big Mouth, Patagonidian, Malvinas, and parts of the Third Lidelan protocultures. It is also prevalent in the Inkhaian, Vestakhaian, and Narkhaian cultures.

### Izaera

Izaera is the belief of the existence of spirits in the natural landscape. They believe that a spirit home world exists and that they can interfere in the mortal realm. Hunting and crickets are important in the religion. The red fox is also spiritually important, with it being the physical embodiment of spirits meant to help humans. Prevalent in the British Isles.

### Jasanism

Jasanism is the belief that everything is connected and one, much like Hinduism, and that everything is part of an entity named Mendiko Hertza who takes up form as a bear named Jasan. It is believed that his children are powerful gods and that seeing one will bring the tribe victory over others, many large groups of Neanderthals normally have a bear nearby. Tribes have also begun a practise of raising bear cubs so they can achieve true victory.

Central to Jasanism is the the Cult of Bears, believing that bears, who they rasie as cubs, will lead them to victory. Prevalent among Neanderthals in Northwestern Europe.

### Forfader

Forfader is the belief that shamans and wise men could interact with the Ancestors. In some areas, reincarnation plays a role in this belief. Prevalent among Homo Neanderthalensis Bothnae.

### Kashankin

Kashankin is the worship of a god named Kashan. Religious war, individualism, naval proficiency, supremacy over animals, and a hatred of organized religion and hierarchical leadership are all core tenets. Prevalent in the Okitan protoculture.

### Klik

Klik is the belief in monsters that make clicking sounds. Prevalent in Neanderthal communities close to the Brutalis protoculture.

### (*Homo Neanderthalensis*) Krahia

An incredibly ancient religion. Krahia is a large ancestor cult that existed on both sides between the warring Levantine Homo sapiens and Neanderthals. It is believed that the High Gods on both sides were originally warring kings that killed each other in a river. This is the belief that Homo sapiens is evil. It is based on monolatry and it is very ritualistic. Bone beads and necklaces are a significant religious symbol. Prevalent in the Neanderthals of the Middle East.

There are also minor war spirits named the Varaka who take the souls of Neanderthals and change them into slaves for the Sapiens in order to make them kill more of their own kind and other enemies. The King of the Neanderthals was taken by the bear where it was reunited with the great being Madko Hersa. In retaliation for the severing of one of its greatest limbs the Neanderthals must remove the Homo Sapiens.

#### Uratu Krahia

An offshoot of the (Homo Neanderthalis) Krahia Religion. Warriors are possessed by animal spirits in battle, and each tribe has a patron spirit(s) that are worshipped alongside ancestors. Prevalent in the Uratu protoculture.

### Lidelism

Lidelism is the religion started by a prophet by the name of Pavari, reportedly the son of the River Goddess. It is marked by strong personification of the gods and extensive legends. There is a River Mother named Lidel, and her husband, the Earth God, named Fadula. The two are prayed to on a daily basis. They have children based on the Lesser sky gods, and those deities have other children. These two generations were depicted as other animals. Prevalent among the Big Mouth People and Chian River Proto-culture.

### Macronesian Religion

The Macronesian Religion is the belief that the islands of the Atlantic were the earliest ancestors of the neanderthals. Prevalent in the islands of the Atlantic populated by Homo Neanderthalensis Macronesia.

### Malvinas Pantheon**†**

The Malvinas Pantheon is the belief in animal gods that represent nature. They have rituals to bury the dead. Prevalent in the Malvinas Proto-culture.

### Merkva Religion

The Merkva Religion is the worship of the sky god Merkola, who punishes people through lightning. Prevalent in the Merkva Proto-culture.

### Motiachcauh Religion

The Motiachcauh Religion is the belief that gods of the forest exist and that every month, a sacrifice must be made at dawn to please them. Prevalent in the Motiachcauh Proto-culture.

### Mozait Religion

The Mozait Religion is the worship of flint, which they call “Moza”. They are very protective of this. Prevalent in the Mozait Proto-culture.

### Oihan

Oihan is the belief that the Forest God is the one providing an abundance of food. Prevalent among Homo Neanderthalensis Bothnae, it spreads quickly to Neanderthals and Denisovans.

### Opia

Opia hold strict rituals involving opium. Prevalent in Armenia.

### Sabbia

Sabbia is related to Idii, but does not contain a Fertility God. Prevalent in Madeira and the Canaries.

### Sol

Sol is the Cult of the Sun. Prevalent among Homo Neanderthalensis Bothnae.

### Southern Brutalis Religion

Southern Brutalis Religion is the belief that it is religiously important to capture the heads of Homo sapiens and shrink them. They believe that a Great Cataclysm occured because of Homo sapiens. Prevalent in South Brutalis.

### Syrsa

Syrsa is the worship of the Bear, similar to other Neanderthal Religions. They also worship the cricket, believing it to ward off demons and monsters, and the the wolf as well, believing it to bring success in hunts. They have a fear of ice demons, and fire is used by shamans to repel these demons.

### Uholde

Uholde is mythology was developed following the flooding of the Persian Gulf and Doggerland, with both versions predicting a future megaflood. Prevalent in those around the Gulf and Doggerland, but has spread beyond that.

### Waulism**†**

Waulism is the worship of the Don River. Prevalent in the Crimean protoculture.

### Yotunn Religion

The Yotunn Religion is the worship of 7 ancestors, who are believed to be reincarnated when the Yotunn are in need of help. Prevalent of the Yotunn Proto-culture.

### Ysyrism

Ysyrism is the worship of the Amazon River. Every year, tribes gather around the river to partake in several competitive trials. Prevalent in the Amazon.

### Zerua

Zerua is the worship of the Spirits in the Sky. They also believe tropical birds are sacred, and thus never hunt them. Prevalent in the Chian Proto-culture.

## *Homo Denisova*

### Anti-American Religion

The Anti-American Religion is the belief that sailors from the Americas are seen as goblins due to their short-stature and are executed on sight. Prevalent in the Hawaiian part of the Mariana Proto-culture.

### Himalayas Religion

The Himalayas Religion is the belief that the Himalayas are guardian spirits. Prevalent in the Himalayas Proto-culture.

### Paravi

Paravi is the belief that bird are messengers of the divine. Some steal and worship eggs. Prevalent among the Chinese *Homo denisova*.

### Samudr

Samudr is the belief that there is a God/Goddess of Seas, Wind, and Fertility. They are the head of the religion. Prevalent among the Pacific *Homo denisova*.

### Talavi**†**

Talavi was the belief that psychedelic frogs grant magic powers by licking them. Once prevalent among the Indian *Homo denisova*, it has since become a dead religion.

## *Homo Floresiensis Australis*

### Canberra Religion

The Canberra Religion is similar to the Dreamtime in our timeline. Prevalent in the Canberra Proto-culture.

### Kaism

Kaism is the belief that the God Ikai had brought them safety from the Demon named Nenkler which threatened to take them away. Religious festivals are held with animal sacrifice to help their high god to continue his fight against Nenkler. They regard the sea as some kind of deity. They are disgusted by Murri-Kaism. Prevalent in *Homo floresiensis* communities in Papua New Guinea.

### Moniism**†**

Moniism was once the civic religion of the Christmas Island Natives, but has since become a dead religion. It is the story of the Nomadic Sea King named Crebe who took his people through perilous voyages across the ocean to uncover their homeland on Christmas Island. In the end, they are stopped by the ferocious battle between the Ocean God named Bike and the Ocean Demon named Ngeng Vlkergh. In the end, Crebe is sacrifices himself on the altar so that his priest, Iweker could all at once vanquish Ngeng Vlkerg deep into the sea. Afterward, Crebe became immortalized as the Greatest of Kings. Human sacrifices are made to the gods to prevent the sea from swallowing up the followers.

### Murri

Murri is the belief that the ocean is a benevolent, life-giving god. Prevalent in the Flatfoot protoculture.

### Murri-Kaisn

murri-kaism is a syncretic faith combining the Murri and Kaist religions.The sea is seen as a mighty life-giving god named Appar. The First Man and/or the first King of Man, Ekar, was created by Appar to guide mankind. Ekar is associated with the Kaist God named Ikai. There is a Lord of the Underworld named Aklar who is associated with the Kaist Demon, Nenkler. These two are worshiped along with other spirits and ancestors. Prevalent in the Flatfoot Proto-culture, especially the Papua New Guinea part.

### Meranahna (Tweed Religion)

Meranahna worships the megalania. Special temples were built in caves, wherein the megalania are placated with offerings. Prevalent in the Tweed and Warbuton protocultures.

### Ranaba (White Ghost Religion)

Ranaba are defined as beliefs surrounding the head. Prevalent in the White Ghost culture.

### Aklarism

Aklarism is a monotheistic version of Pinhi, with Appar not being mentioned. They make several idols of Aklar. Prevalent in the Lekwara culture

### Dacbi (Kakuburra Religion)

Dacbi is a religion based around cannibalism. Prevalent in the Kakuburra protoculture.

### Alcen (Wallaby Worship)

Alcen is a religion based around cannibalism. Prevalent in the Kakuburra protoculture.