Igarin mythology

This is a list of deities that were worshipped in the Igarin Empire and similar cultures, and related ideas and topics.

## List of gods (Imperial canon)

This is a list of deities and concepts in the standard version taught in the Igarin Empire. Any competing version would be banned as "heretical".

### Main deities

* **Kuri** (Kurĩro, Kalowan) - The creator of the multiverse. In earlier myths he was benign, but nowadays he is depicted as monstrous and heartless, appeased mainly with sacrifices of sapient beings to devour their souls. In spite of this, his symbols -- the number eight and squids -- are considered as sacred to most Igarins.

* **Ariwon** (Arigawan) - The grandson of Kuri who either succeeded Kuri upon his dissolution (Poreseai era) or defeated Kuri and reestablished the universe as a bastion of order against Kuri's chaos (Igarin Empire's era). His symbol is a red octopus, later a symbol of the Nandegakkovians and Cakrawelians who were denounced as heretics.

* **Saneron** (Saneskon, **Faneson** in the Igarin Empire's state cult) - The god of the Igarin homeworld's Sun, the first king in Igarin mythology, and one of the progenitors of the Igarin species. Worshipped with human sacrifices or offerings of clocks, plates, and round mirrors (the latter symbolising the roundness of the Sun). As Faneson, he has become the patron deity of the Igarin Empire and its emperors.

* **Fasolan** (Faskeno) - The goddess of the Sun, Saneron/Faneson's wife. After she and her husband produced several children as their successors, she created the rest of the Igarin race by molding them from clay, shaping them from shells, and then kicking dirt. The resulting beings became the nobles, commoners, and the underclass and slaves, respectively.

* **Saleras** - The daughter of Saneron and Fasolan, and the goddess of justice and fate who is armed with a straight sword. Patron deity of the police forces and Galactic Community (especially the Gaantegeu police).

* **Salejon and Iratta** - Two other rival deities; one is a wind god and the other is a weather goddess in splendid robes. After losing a bet to Saneron and Fasolan, they left the Igarin homeworld to create other sapient races.

* **Asko** - The bearded, skinny god of the sky and atmosphere. Worshipped by pilots when they enter or leave a planet's atmosphere.

* **Plunabos** - The god of the sea whose armour is made of shells.

* **Banewon**, **Blonawon** - God of the earth. He is depicted as a sentient suit of brown armour.

* **Welabon** - Goddess of the earth, and Banewon's wife.

* **Poressa Kuri** - Goddess of civilisation and squids. As squids were the ancient symbol of the Poreseai Empire, every leader was required to swear an oath to this goddess to perform their duties properly, from the highest Emperor and lord to the most humble governor. Also the patron deity of the Free Igarin Alliance and the "heretical"/atheist Republic of Nandegakko.

* **Sabro** - God of settlements, cities, and colonists. Also Poressa Kuri's husband.

* **Karaga-timbas** (Katimbas) - The god of the raven-like karaga bird, a symbol of the Haragarid dynasty of Igarin emperors.

### Guardians of the genders

These deities are the guardians of the male and female genders, and are represented by an hourglass of two triangles. The other two genders -- the carers and the drones -- have no specific patrons, so they worship either one of the six.

* **Nalwaros** *(***Nawadaro***)* - The god of war, justice, duels, and the nobility, and the patron deity of the Poreseai Empire and the Igarin Empire's military. One of three patron gods of males.

* **Baranon** - The red god of justice, war, and combat, and the husband of Erinnjas. One of three patron gods of males.

* **Lawolad** - God of armour, defence, protection, and strength. The patron of fathers; and together with Nalwaros and Baranon, one of three patrons of males. His symbol is a red triangle pointing down.

* **Ikawas** - The goddess of fire. Sometimes regarded as the patron of females.

* **Erinnjas** - Goddess of anger, war, justice, and vengeance, and the wife of Baranon. Also considered as the patron of females, whom some societies depict as more prone to anger.

* **Talokas** - Goddess of archery and mothers, and a third patron of females together with Ikawas and Erinnjas. Her emblem is a golden triangle pointing up.

### Other deities

* **Jadenti** - Goddess of swords and weapons.

* **Mesawe** - Messenger goddess.

* **Bariwon** - God of song and music.

* **Kjora** - The ever-youthful goddess of hope. Daughter of Baranon and Erinnjas.

* **Tobawon** - God of farming.

* **Nabawon** - God of mining.

* **Litumas** - The beautiful six-armed goddess of wealth and metals. Perhaps syncretised from the Imdegab goddess Iltum.
* **Wiltadil** - The god of writing and literature.
* **Tranerjodil** - The green-skinned god of knowledge and learning. He was the patron deity of

* **Sôma** - The orange-haired goddess of dreams, inspiration, and art.
* **Walusen** - The goddess of glowing plankton and poison. Her vessels -- the glowing plankton seen at shores at night -- is feared as an unlucky omen, as that plankton stung and poisoned legs.

* **Neelo** - The twisted god of division, the colours black and white, and confusion; he wears a white and black mask and he wields a scythe. Originally a Resparin deity. Also regarded by some Igarin nations as the patron of heretics, atheists, and nonbinary people ("bekrijes").
	+ As much of the enemies of the Igarin Empire were atheists, some Igarinoids in the galaxy worship Neelo as the god of wisdom and spiritual liberation. By saving people from being eaten and tortured by the other Igarin deities, he instead leads them to enlightenment.

## Characters (Igarin canon)

* **Tirwöskol** - an immortal who wandered three times around the planet Gausari, and supposedly disappeared on a ship that flew to the heavens. During the Imperial rule over Nandegakko, he was popular among the conquered subjects as a symbol of their culture's pursuit of knowledge.
* **Ladwantös** - a great hunter notorious for helping the Noskowi and their sorcerers. He was expunged from Imperial records in the Great Purge of -806 for helping the Igarins' enemies.

## "Star Gods"

Unlike the Malendors and Resparins who embrace the Aesir as bringers of enlightenment, the Poreseai and the Igarin Empires hate the Aesir as obstacles to total domination over creation.

* Odin - the Confounder
* Thor - the Disrupter
* Heimdall - the Portent of Doom

## Other beings

* mɨrar - wight
* kon - ghost, spirit
* maiwan - star-angel, celestial
* tirwalkor - star-demon, Eimares
* baanɨri - a basilisk
* water fairy - represented by some species of algae that provide oxygen to the sea
* demons of sea algae - represented by glowing algae
* sea slug demons
* sea urchin demons

## Locations

### Eight Realms

* Paksara - domain of the gods
* Fanskoro - sun-wheel, heaven?
* Nöroten - night-realm, above outer space
	+ Töron-ja - gate of heaven out of Nöroten
* Oijekal - water-fire-earth, the material realm
* Noržika - domain of chaos, first hell
* Oiwonež - oblivion, second hell
* Nuskarik - soul-drinking, third hell
* Plittawan - splitting realm, fourth hell
* Nörwe - emptiness, the fifth and darkest hell. Its very name is a strong taboo.

### The fate of the soul

According to Igarin religion, most people will eventually get eaten by the gods after they die, no matter whether they die of old age, in battle, or on a sacrificial altar. All who die will have their souls end up in a blue stream, which is either inhaled by the gods or woven into food.

Some, however, will ascend with Faneson to Paksara, the highest heaven. Those who were considered the most worthy included the cruelest warriors, emperors, priests, and the most extreme devotees.

Offenders who commit greater sins (such as heresy and atheism) were believed to end up in any of the five hells. Like the inhabitants of Paksara, the condemned in the five hells were allowed to keep their existence, but as a punishment for failing to enslave and feed themselves to the gods. Another curse awaits those who were not properly cremated: the gods reject them and doom them to walk as undead, tormented for their failures.

The bleak state of the Igarin afterlife could be influenced by the militarisation and chauvinism of Igarin society during the reign of the Haragarids.

## Events

* Utɨ Melawɨrad - Age of Creation
* Utɨ Tirwalkor - Age of the Star Demons, when the Eimaranda Empire oppressed the Galaxy
* Utɨ Sanjeadar - Age of the Sun God, when Faneson created Igarin civilisation and became the solar god
* Utɨ Feesmanu - Age of the Wild Men, when the Freyrgardians rampaged across the Galaxy
* Utɨ Drumadak - Age of Decline
* Utɨ Jendakjares - Age of the Three Empires, when the Three Godsless Empires waged a world war and exterminated thousands to rule Gausari. Also known as Utɨ Ļöidekör (the Godsless Age) or Utɨ Ekkoneiwer (Age of the Burning Temples)
* Utɨ Kooskewes - Age of the Bloodied Sands, when the surviving Gausarians gathered around ancient identities and waged war for global dominance
* Utɨ Ažoldaraz - Age of Ascension, when the Poreseai took over all of Gausari and exiled their opponents

## Other versions

### Dapiwelan canon

Became the standard version for the Galactic Community and the successive Old Cyan Senate.

In this version, Faneson and Fasolan are depicted as demonic oppressors who devour the souls of their worshippers. Saleras leads a resistance movement against these deities (her parents), aided by Salejon and Iratta.

### Nandegakko canon

Same as the Dapiwelan canon, but with Poressa Kuri and Sabro as heroes.

In this version, the atheist chaos god Neelo is instead depicted as a liberator of people's souls, saving them from being devoured by the gods. He is also the consort of the hope goddess Kjora, symbolising equality of all four sexes.

### Konjor canon

The Konjors have their own pantheon of deities. Most of these gods are more vile and monstrous than their Igarin counterparts, but they are supposedly older and more powerful. Magical rituals are more frequent.

The Igarin gods are reviled as demons in the Kuelgon pantheon, except for Neelo, who is instead worshipped as a bringer of enlightenment.

### Malendor canon

The Malendors have their own pantheon of deities. Most of these gods are more handsome and idealistic than their Igarin counterparts, and they are younger and more swift. Technology and engineering are more frequent, and these Malendor gods are more skilled at mechanical and artistic domains.

As one of the few "good" Igarin gods, Neelo is depicted as the bringer of inspiration and hope.

The Norse deities, hated by the Igarins, are depicted more positively due to the Malendors' love and devotion to those gods. They are not seen as cosmic tormentors, but as distant, but mindful, creators of the world. They selected countless mortal civilisations, usually virtuous ones, to continue the work of the Celestials to restore the dystopian Galaxy into a paradise for all mortals.

## Religious terminology

* akuni - faith, belief
* akunjene - belief, religion
* akunne - to believe
* ažik - heresy, lie
* poraine - religion, properness
* krawan - prayer
* krawn - to pray
* neiwe - temple, mountain
* pralto - god
* pralta - goddess
* uni - soul
* trekka, trego - coward, weakling, sacrificial victim
* neržin - sacrifice (of a person as a victim), domination, cannibalism
* kandi - gift
* kön(di) - offering
* könńe - priest
* könron - priestess
* murka - curse
* kuriz - pure, clean
* kurzia - to purge
* kuridal - binding, magic
* kurit - to bind, to fix, to lock
* krözi(l) - to use magic or sorcery
* krözil - magic, sorcery
* krösilon - sorcerer, mage
* közil - lesser sorcerer, weak mage

## Trivia

* Because of the many deaths and killings done to appease these gods, other civilisations and rebels referred the Igarin pantheon as "the dark gods".
	+ Neelo was inspired by Malal and the Puppet from FNAF.
* The Igarin civilisation was inspired by the persecutions of Christians during the Roman Empire, the Inquisitions of the medieval Church in Europe, and the Aztec Empire.
* Eight is a sacred number in Igarin culture and religion. Four is also a sacred number, as it represents creation, the four genders of all Igarinoids (male, female, drone, and carer), holiness, and divine blessing.
* The squid and the eight-armed starfish are sacred animals in Igarin religion. The squid resembles a tower with eight tunnels, symbolising all the directions and heaven or the destiny of Igarin civilisation to grow and dominate the universe, while the starfish is a reminder to fulfill the Igarins' duty of domination and imposing order.
* Conversely, glowing sea algae, sea urchins, and sea slugs are considered unlucky or evil.
	+ Whereas some species of algae are venerated for their usefulness as demigods of the sea.
* The numbers 5, 56, 58, 72, 78, and 98 are considered unlucky numbers in Igarin culture.
	+ There were five primal forces of chaos, which created the five hells to house themselves.
	+ There were fifty-six or fifty-eight countries that waged a devastating global war between three anti-theist empires. For their association with these countries' genocides and cruelty, the two numbers were feared in Igarin culture. Also, "fifty-six" and "fifty-eight" became terms directed towards atheists, who were collectively considered guilty of the same sins as those of the Third Gausari World War.
	+ There were seventy-two tyrants in ancient Poreseai history.
	+ Seventy-eight unlucky constellations loomed over anyone who went into the wrong places at the wrong times.
	+ 98 is believed to be the number of divine punishment, or the number of curses towards the worst offenders in society that await them in the five hells.

## See also

* Igarin glossary
* Resparin mythology
* Kuelgon mythology
* Novantirna mythology