Religion in Naridia

**Religion in Naridia** is a complex and well-developed course of Naridian history. Many have lived and have been inspired from one another, passed down from generation to generation, but only a select few have survived the test of time.

The 7 primary religions of Naridia are:

* Angelianity (Southeastern Hexojen, Weston)
* Bispartism (Mid-southern Hexojen, Edoku Continent)
* Costosiasm (Norwedia Continent)
* Gordity (Northern Hexojen)
* Horanism (Mid-Northern Afrostar)
* Juandism (Southern Afrostar)
* Microchiasm (Eastern Afrostar, Middle Strip, Western Hexojen)

## Angelianity

Angelianity was developed in the early days of Heya, in the surrounding areas of the Heatsville Metropolitan area. Heya adopted this as their main religion, and by the year 500 AR, most people in Heya identified with this religion.

In Angelianity, followers believe that once you die, your soul is collected, and you will be reincarnated as an angle in Cesaphil, also known as the "City of Angels". These angels in space will look after each member of earth, and ancestors of your family will look out and guard you and do everything they can to ensure safety. They also believe in a system where if you commit more good deeds than negative deeds, you will be reincarnated as an angel; meanwhile, if you commit more bad deeds, you will be damned to a hellish landscape and face inevitable death. The ruler of Cesaphil, God, has eternal powers, and will decide whether you belong in Cesaphil or Hell on Judgement Day.

Angelianity has one holy book, called the Corren. The Corren describes Cesaphil and Hell in full detail, and describes what God determines a good deed or a bad one.

With the imperialism and colonialism of Heya, Angelianity spread across Afrostar, Hexojen, the Middle Strip, and Norwedia. However, only today does it remain in Southwest Hexogen, and some parts of Afrostar, with Weston being the only nation outside of Hexojen with Angelianity being the primary religion.

## Bispartism

Bispartism was first established during the reign of the Dokan empire, with generations of previous folklore being interpreted into the religion.

Those who follow Bispartism believe that in every person remains a balance of good, called Poseum, and bad, called Maleum. During your life, you need to balance out the Poseum and Maleum in your body, to create as much Poseum as possible. There is as much good in the world as there is bad, and there will always be a balance. With one positive comes a negative.

When the universe first came into existence, an all-powerful God was born, who wanted people to prosper. At the same time, an evil Anti-God was born, who wanted pain and suffering. God made the world, but Anti-God wanted to destroy it. God would send his son, Gene, while Anti-God sent his, Heron. The holy book, called the Trine, describes the adventures and altercations between Gene, who was pure good, and Heron, who was pure evil, all the while Gene influenced his followers to maximize their Poseum and Heron vice versa. In the end, Gene sacrificed himself to rid of Heron, and made a deal with humanity that we will rid the world of all evil and let God win over Anti-God, as humanity is the only hope.

Bispartism was popularized during the days of the Dokan empire, being spread around Hexojen, the Middle Strip, Edoku, and Afrostar. With the ride of the Dakotan Empire, the Dakotans also help spread the religion and keep it holy. Today, it remains in Mid-South Hexojen and Edoku, along with some parts of Afrostar.

## Costosiasm

With the strong alliances in the continent of Norwedia, ideas and religion spread. Costosiasm was the most prominent one, and as the popularity quickly spread, nations soon adopted it as the official religion, and many churches were built.

In Costosiasm, followers believe that all humans are one, a single connected being with different fragments. There is not a singular god, however humans are described as one and must prosper to be an eternal, immortal, perfect being. Costosiasm believes in helping the poor and high amounts of welfare and charity, along with care and relief for those in poorer conditions.

With the uprising of Leftium ideology in Naridia, Costosiasm was used as a major justification against the capitalist systems which effectively harmed the poor, compared to the Norwedian Union which directly benefitted those in poverty. Overwhelmingly, those who were religious showed major support for the Leftiumist Norwedian Union, although the NU itself did not classify Costosiasm as its official religion.

Costosiasm has a holy book, called the Livette, which describes Costosiasm in its most detailed and experiences of this through stories and folklore.

Today, Costosiasm remains sturdy and prominent in the Norwedian Continent, but is not worshipped much elsewhere.

## Gordity

Those who practice Gordity not only believe in one powerful God, but also many demigods who control certain aspects of life. These demigods include the gods of light, darkness, fire, winter, water, weather, etc. The God created the demigods after creating Naridia, and left the planet while the demigods ruled each aspect of life and managed themselves. Their holy book is the Ruan, which has been changed and modified for millennia by corrupt rulers and figures, causing many in the religion to be divided amongst whether to follow the Ruan or not, even causing quite a few wars to be fought over it.

Gordity has several factions. Those who are Pro-Ruan believe in the Ruan in its fullest and do not question it. Those who are Anti-Ruan are extremely skeptical of the Ruan and choose not to follow it, if at all. Those who are Pro-Devian represent a small minority, but are made of people who use a different modified version than the Pro-Ruan people from the Devian Empire days, and believe that Akko te Devian was sent down by God as a prophet to spread the word of Gordity, and are also considered a lot more radical than the other two.

The influence of Gordity spread as early as -300 BR, being passed on by empires, kingdoms, and warstates, and more and more people preached Gordity and the Ruan. However, it was believed that these states would modify the Ruan and change things about them to serve their own agendas, the most prominent being the Devian Empire, as Akko te Devian sent out people to modify it to say he was sent down by God himself and that the Devian Empire would conquer the world. The Ronan Empire and Mohan Republic would both also help influence the spread of Gordity, and remains today the most popular religion in Northern Hexojen.

During the Foxdrum Wars, the Foxdrum Empire vowed to kill everyone who believed in Gordity, causing members to be persecuted and having to only practice in secret. Over a million people suspected of being Gordists were sent off to camps and murdered before the fall of the Foxdrum Empire, and museums containing historical artifacts of Gordity were destroyed. Not all artifacts were recovered, sadly, and many museums today honored those who were killed practicing this religion.

## Horanism

Horanism is a religion comprised of ancient Afrostar tradition, and is the oldest of the major 7 religions. Horanists believe that there are several tiers in the heirarcy:

* **Holy** tier, consisting of God, rulers, and religious figures
* **Barbarous** tier, consisting of the strongest warlords and those physically gifted
* **Welfus** tier, consisting of those who own lots of land, hoard lots of wealth, and manage lots of workplaces
* **Posel** tier, consisting of either warriors or doctors
* **Ageriys** tier, consisting of workers and median income people
* **Beloji** tier, consisting of poor people, starving people, and those not being able to provide for themselves or their families
* **Negos** tier, consisting of those who choose not to participate in society, or those who committed theft, murder, rape, etc.

The holy book of Horanism is the Cuehon, describing the tiers and who God is in full detail, along with what happens after death. Your status at death will determine what level of the afterlife you spend eternity in; the higher, the better conditions, and the lower, the worse. It is said that once you reach the Negos tier, you cannot recover from it, unless you are either of the top three tiers at the time of committing the crime.

The tier system has overcome lots of criticism, saying that it's a fake design built to favor those fortunate enough to be born into good conditions, and harming those born in bad conditions. It has caused lots of tradition and violence, along with a traditional hierarchy system. Those on top were rewarded lots of wealth, while those near the bottom were neglected and conditions were made even worse.

Horanism has never spread outside of Afrostar, but remains persistent in the region today.

## Juandism

Juandism believes in one god, and one god only. This god created the world and all people on it, and followers state that we must please him personally, or else we cannot go into the afterlife or be reincarnated.

Juandists believe horses are the holy animal and a gift from God. Many partake in grooming horses and engaging in sexual intercourse with them for good luck. This has drawn lots of criticism for being weird.

The holy book of Juandism is the Soran. The Soran was inspired by early stages of Bispartism, but due to creative differences, the writers of each book split up. Both books remain common in many ways, but Juandists don't believe there is an Anti-God, there is no such thing as a balance of good and bad in the world, nor that God sent anyone down to inspire the world.