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> **"May the Empire prosper"** - patriotic Imaye Asharôt saying
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**Imaye Asharôt** is a continuation of the ancient religion of Asharu, that rejects the pacifist beliefs and puts focus on the supremacy of the church and the empire. They believe in unification of the empire via zealous conversion of their fellow imperial citizens. According to Imaye Asharôt’s scripts, what others call gods are just major spirits, and so should be given the same amount of respect as Asharôtata spirits.

## The Divine Truths

### Spiritualism

Imaye Asharôt believes that the material and spiritual world are tightly connected, and each object has its own soul. The more revered the object is, the stronger is their spirit. As such, Emperors are as divine as the most powerful of spirits. They have the divine right of rule, and their word is the law.

Every true Asharôtata town has its own Patron Spirit, also known as **Çevasha**, which protects them from misfortune and evil spirits, in return gaining power from development of their town, sacrifices and worship. The spirits of old mostly faded away, but some like Calmore of Palovina and The Great Mage endured, still worshipped by a few Asharu believers.

Powerful Çevasha have spread their influence from one single city, to entire regions or nations, becoming **Imaye Çevasha**, Imperial Patron Spirits.

### Legalism

The word of the Emperors is the law that must be obeyed within the lands they reign over. Each Asharôtata’s mission is to convert as many people as possible, to increase the power of the Emperors, which will bless us all with prosperity.

Churches and shrines are the physical landmarks of the Imaye Asharôt faith, and need to be built in all cities that consider themselves Asharôtata, to show the spirits your devotion.

### The Stream of Destiny

Imaye Asharôt rejects the pessimistic outlook that Asharu has. The Empire is forever, and will defeat any foes, be it undead or not. Those who die, move to the spiritual world, where after they are cleansed with the divine light of Spirits, they return to the material world.

## Popular spirits

### Omkaw

The Imaye Çevasha of Boulderov region. His influence has spread from a single, insignificant village, after bringing snow to cool down the overheating ecosystem, not used to high temperatures. He was then revered as Çevasha of Pedregal, establishing his reign.

He is a spirit of nature, originally being the spirit of a mountain in the Boulderov region. As such he preaches environmentalism, and prefers stone brick architecture.

### The Great Mage

He was a mage who saved the people of Sanctuary from a great host of invaders by harnessing the power of redstone he raised the city to the skies and annihilated the enemies. The magic consumed him and transformed the people of Sanctuary into the Redstoneborne - a fusion of elf and redstone.

The mage is believed to have ascended to Godhood and each member of Sanctuary honours him by collecting magical knowledge for it is believed because they are made from his magic, that once they die they return to him, and bring the knowledge that they have collected over their lifetime.

### Aruna the Conqueror

*Main article Aruna the Conqueror*

Followers of Aruna are constantly pulled into two opposing directions. This scale is called Paragonhood. The perfect follower of Aruna is balanced, they go to war when needed, refuse to become stagnant but are loyal and brave and respectful to those who follow and surrender to them. As such they balance the combat and strategy aspects of war. They use the sword and the pen where they are needed to achieve the goal at hand.

A person who leans too much into the sword aspect of Aruna are called Korhashnu. They are highly aggressive and brutal they see combat and war as the first and easiest solution to most battles. In battle they are almost unparalleled in hand-to-hand combat. During battles they may fall into a trance. Followers of Aruna believe that in this trance they become possessed by a tiny piece of Aruna. These entranced warriors are called "Fury of Aruna". They fall short of Aruna's ideal by being the very fury and destruction she defeated in Hapatmitas before she vanished.

A person who leans too much into the pen aspect of Aruna are called Roshanu. They are extremely careful, strategizing and planning everything to its fullest before acting. While they excel in matters of diplomacy and statehood, they often fail to act when a situation calls for it even with incomplete information. They fall short of Aruna's ideal by being the complacency she despised in Lukka.

## Customs

### Prayers

Praying needs to be done in churches, or by personal shrines. If none are available, one can meditate to establish connection to the spiritual world, and give their praises this way. Each Çevasha has their own preferred prayers, but simple gratitude and praises are the universal way of prayer.

### Holy Sites

* The Grand Temple of Hapatmitas
* Mountains of Boulderov
* More will be added overtime

### Saints

Every Emperor is supposed to be a saint, although some of the controversial figures are omitted.

## The Temple Structure

**Balasharôtapar** - The Imperial Cleric. The leader of the Temple. It is a job for life, with the possibility of stepping down. The new Imaye Asharôtapar is chosen from among the Yulda Asharôtapar. They need to receive a blessing from the emperors of the empire, to be seen as a rightful leader of the Temple.

**Yulasharôtapar** - The National Cleric. The religious leader of a nation. For one to become a Yulda Asharôtapar, they first need at least six Asharôtata in their nation (this number may be lower for smaller nations, or if the person applying is a nation leader). They usually need the approval of most of their nation’s Asharôtata, but Imaye Asharôtapar may decide otherwise.

**Veyaasharôtapar** - The High Cleric. A great asset to the Temple. One can become Veyaasharôtapar, if their influence rises high enough. They are permitted to approve Çevasha, and create lore.

**Asharôtapar** - Cleric. Knows the lore, and has abilities useful to the order. They are required to pass a test by Imaye Asharôtapar to become a fully fledged Asharôtapar. Their task is to build churches, hold events, convert people, etc.

**Asharôtata** - member of the Temple. They have no responsibilities, but no power. They may take the Imaye Asharôtapar’s test to become Asharôtapar.