Cornflower Mysticism

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## Overview

**Cornflower Mysticism** is a religion that originated in the city-state of Hanvis. Its main belief focuses around the idea of Willpower being a physical force that creates, maintains, and manipulates the universe. The religion was founded following Ajena pulling the Cornflower island from the ocean, and being filled with dangeorus, life threatening levels of willpower, which greatly shortened her lifespan.

## Cornflower Willpower

The naturel color of blue, such as the color of Cornflowers and Blue orchids, is believed to be the direct manifestation of willpower in it's truest form within the universe. The willpower created from a single cornflower is told to have obscene amounts of power, one petal of a cornflower is believed to cause a person to ascend to a separate plane of realization. However, willpower is not a symbiotic relationship on the person, it can grant massive power to the person who manages to access said willpower, but at the expense of damaging internal organs and shortening lifespan.

### Ascension

As stated early in the previous paragraph, enough willpower consumed by a person can take them to a seperate plane of thought and realization, and even existence in the afterlife. Hanvis' best scholars have attempted to reach these farther planes of existence without the life-threatening issues caused by it, but none have succeeded, however, they have created a way of measuring the level of willpower required to ascend to these levels in units of WP (Willpower/Cornflowers consumed)

#### Huavi: 0 WP

The Huavi is the name given to the group of people who have consumed no additional willpower outside of what was bestowed to them upon birth, these would be the average citizens found across the world of Uruldu

#### Lavui: ~10 WP

The Lavui are a group of people who have consumed around 10 cornflowers worth of willpower either across their lives or within a short amount of time. The average Lavui make up government officials, such as Senators, local mayors, and the Mayoral Senators. The power caused by the consumption of 10 WP can be enhanced mental processing and rational thinking, with limited negative effects.

#### Juli: ~50 WP

The Juli are people who have consumed around 50 Cornflowers worth of willpower in their lives. The Juli make up Visroyal positions, due to the willpower in their body allowing them to move at incredible pace, construct towns with their bare hands, and even in some cases, visions of a few hours into the future, The Juli is a rather difficult plane to ascend to due to the damage this much willpower can cause on a person. The Average Juli lives about 47 years, as compared to the 65 of the Lavui, and 68 of the Huavi.

#### Yuasi: ~200 WP

The Yuasi are one of the most rare cases of willpower shown in a person, equivalent to the willpower of some small planets, the Yuasi are also one of the most powerful groups of people due to this. The Yuasi take similar strength to the Juli, but amplified to godly extents. the Yuasi, instead of seeing only a few hours into the future like the Juli, can see days to even weeks into the future. due to this power, their lifespans are even shorter than the Juli, upwards of about 28.

#### Shiasi: ??? WP

Only one person has ever reached this level, some even think it is impossible to get close to this level due to the extreme situations of it. A Shiasi member has the powers of the demigods of old, able to not only see into the future by months of a time, but also get visions of many outcomes of situation, and have a distinct ability to bestow others willpower equivalent to only a fraction of what they have. The said "only person" to have this power was Ajena, who not only had enough willpower to pull a hill from the ocean, but also had the power to fight the once thought impossible-to-defeat army of the Walissi almost singlehandedly, with witnesses to the various battles citing Ajena slaying hundreds of Walissi soldiers with a single swipe of a sword, or wave of a hand. the effects on the health of the person are unknown, but some estimate that a person with this much power only lives for a few weeks following it's injection into your body.

### Usage

Not only can willpower be used for achieve enlightenment, it can also be used to manifest creations of various degrees, depending on the willpower of the person. the Juli are the first group that have the ability to do this, however they would need to sacrifice willpower tenfold to their own to get promising results. A prime example of someone created tools and weaponry with shear willpower is an unbreakable wooden shovel, created by Avalis, or Mornald Corradio's all powerful weaponry, and armor. Although you can get obscenely powerful artifacts via this, it is considered to be a dark craft from the high scholars of **Cornflower Mysticism**, as many believe messing with the universe's willpower could have dire consequences on society as we know it.

## Worship

Cornflower mysticism worship is done in a variety of ways, the most common being in churches and designated meeting areas, however worship for the cornflower can be done at home or anywhere at anytime. Cornflowers are well respected in Hanvissi society, and many treat the cornflowers as equals more than just a flower, which has given rise to various customs that the citizens of Hanvis follow to a T.

## Common Practices

It is considered heresy to treat average flowers to the extent or even close to that of the cornflower, and all other flowers must either be tossed away, or composted into fertilizer. Cornflowers shall be treated with respect at all times, and either shall be planted on the ground, or kept in a person's pockets/inventory, as it is said holding onto a cornflower can grant luck in stressful scenarios. If a cornflower shall be destroyed by someone, a person must immediately apologize for destroying it or repurposing it into a lesser form. If a person is found to be worshipping a seperate flower, or using a seperate flower to the same extent as the cornflower, they shall be considered a Vuli, and chastised for their actions in front of a court and jury.

## Celebrations

As of the modern day, no official celebrations have been organized by the Hanvissi government, with exceptions to Hanvis' independance day from the Walissi, which, by de-facto, turns into a celebration of the cornflower by the end of the holiday. There have been various other celebrations held by the townsfolk, which ranged from various sizes of just a simple house party to a multi-block festival, though as stated earlier, no official holiday or celebration has been organized by the government.

## Afterlife

### Overview

Little is known about what happens upon death, and what happens to the willpower used to create the essence of the individual once death occurs. Popular theories state that the willpower of the deceased is returned to the environment upon decomposition, which explains why the once graveyards of Hanvis have slowly become overgrown with foliage. A second theory states that, depending on willpower consumed, you will be sent to a form of afterlife like the stories of "Heaven", as stated in ancient artifacts.

### The Willpower-Cycle Theory

This theory states that Willpower in the universe is consistent and willpower can not be created, nor destroyed. This theory implies that upon the death of the individual, the Willpower that makes up the soul and conscious of the person is recycled into the environment and thus the universe as a whole. This theory is backed by both examples of real life, proven cycles that have been observed, such as the water cycle. This theory is also backed by evidence of cemeteries becoming swiftly overgrown with various types of foliage. The final evidence is that willpower has never successfully been created by anyone, not even the high scholars of Hanvis and even Ajena in her prime. This theory is highly rejected among the average populace of Hanvis due to the bleak outcome of life after death and a show of apathy in the universe.

### The Ascension-Demigod Theory

This theory states that upon death and depending on the Willpower consumed by a person, they are sent to an ethereal plane with levels of comfort depending on the willpower consumed. the Huavi are said to have the worse afterlife, while the Shiasi are said to have one of the best. This theory is highly accepted among everyone within the nation of Hanvis due to its optimistic outcome of death, and a logical reason for why visions may be bestowed upon people when willpower is used. This theory also implies that in the afterlife, the various groups of Willpower are given demigod and godlike powers depending on how much consumed, similar to the ideas of the Huavi and Shiasi have inverse comfort in the afterlife.