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==Aera== | |||
===Deities<ref>''[[Claws and Starships (Fiction) |Claws and Starships]],'' "[[Rosettes and Ribbons (Fiction) |Rosettes and Ribbons]]" </ref>=== | |||
* Taleyira (the Warrior-Wife) | |||
* Seyela (the Warrior-Maiden) | |||
* Edera'yn (a trickster god) | |||
== Alliance General == | |||
* [[Order of the Universe]] | |||
* Unknown holiday: Kasimmel. Sounds like one of the Core races, though. | |||
===Fleet=== | |||
* Has a volunteer chaplain corps, which can handle many (but not all) issues.<ref name="sota-18">''[[Sword of the Alliance (Fiction) |Sword of the Alliance]],'' chapter 18</ref> | |||
* When funerals are performed, if the volunteer chaplain crew is not sufficient, officiating falls to the captain.<ref name="sota-18" /> | |||
== Asanii == | |||
* Oaths and sayings: "Balance,"<ref name="bloodmoney">''[[Alysha's Fall (Fiction) |Alysha's Fall]]'', "Blood Money"</ref><ref name="sota-01">''[[Sword of the Alliance (Fiction) |Sword of the Alliance]]'', Chapter 1</ref>, "NiiAna,"<ref name="steel">''[[Alysha's Fall (Fiction) |Alysha's Fall]]'', "Steel"</ref><ref name="sota-01">''[[Sword of the Alliance (Fiction) |Sword of the Alliance]]'', Chapter 1</ref> "Sun's backside,"<ref name="twouniforms">''[[Alysha's Fall (Fiction) |Alysha's Fall]]'', "Two Uniforms"</ref> "Sun and Stars",<ref name="sota-01">''[[Sword of the Alliance (Fiction) |Sword of the Alliance]]'', Chapter 1</ref>, "Sungods,"<ref name="sota-05">''[[Sword of the Alliance (Fiction) |Sword of the Alliance]]'', Chapter 5</ref> "Sun and Moon"<ref name="sota-13">''[[Sword of the Alliance (Fiction) |Sword of the Alliance]]'', Chapter 13</ref> | |||
* Worship Nii and Ana; their religion focuses on the sun and moon, and polarities and moving between them.<ref name="guidebook">''[[Pelted Guidebook]]''</ref> | |||
== Chatcaava == | == Chatcaava == | ||
"We once worshipped gods outside ourselves, but now that we have traded our idols for self-worship, we cannot change."<ref name="etw-02">''[[Even the Wingless (Fiction) |Even the Wingless]]'', Part Two</ref> | |||
=== Living Air === | === Living Air === | ||
One of the major religions of the [[Chatcaava]]. An ancient worship tradition, newly revived. | |||
==== Ideals ==== | |||
Old Chatcaavan religious texts refer to a time when "the Living Air held all the things to come in its invisible, ineffable body. Those things existed in a state of Perfection—holy, pure, and consistent. All things that exist were said to be memories of those Perfections made manifest... imperfect themselves, copies that aspired to their origin. A thing that is close to that Perfect version of itself has Beauty. [...] We do not have many sacred words anymore."<ref name="etw-02" /> | |||
See also [[Chatcaavan Language]]. | |||
====Members / Clergy==== | |||
* Breath of the Living Air (aka [[Queen Ransomed]]) | |||
* [[List of Minor or Background Characters|Second Stellar Downdraft]], an assistant to the priests. Sat with [[Andrea Tran]] regularly at the Chatcaavan dining area. | |||
== Ciracaana == | == Ciracaana == | ||
* There is apparently a "Mother Cult" that makes pottery.<ref name="rr-cs">"Rosettes and Ribbons," Claws and Starships</ref> | |||
=== Lifehawk Tribe === | |||
* [[Lifehawk Tribe#Rite of the Vessel | Rite of the Vessel]]: A sacred [[Ciracaana | Ciracaana]] rite of the [[Lifehawk Tribe]] in which an individual is chosen by a totem. | |||
==D-Per== | |||
*The God in the Stream | |||
== Eldritch == | |||
See [[Eldritch Religion]] | |||
==Faulfenza== | |||
See [[Faulfenzair Religion]]. | |||
== Glaseah == | |||
See [[Glaseah#Religion |Glaseahn Religion]]. | |||
== Harat-Shar == | |||
See [[Harat-Shariin Religions]]. | |||
== Hinichi == | |||
* Many Hinichi have adapted [[Christianity#Hinichi Christianity |Christianity]] to their needs. There are various Hinichi Christian sects: | |||
** sathet: a more liberal mountain sect <ref name="cs-but">''[[Claws and Starships (Fiction) | Claws and Starships ]]'', "Butterfly"</ref> | |||
** pruscha: a stricter mountain sect <ref name="cs-but" /> | |||
==Karaka'A== | |||
* Oaths and sayings: "Bast and An,"<ref name="sota-09">''[[Sword of the Alliance (Fiction) |Sword of the Alliance]]'', Chapter 9</ref>, "Bast and An above,"<ref>''[[Second (Fiction) |Second]]'', Chapter 11</ref> "Thank God and Her Partner,"<ref name="secch10">''[[Second (Fiction) |Second]]'', Chapter 10</ref>, "Twenty midnight hells"<ref>''[[Second (Fiction) |Second]]'', Chapter 2</ref> | |||
* "They're all nervous as a Karaka'An in hell without a map. And you know we have twenty of them. Hells, I mean." <ref name="ml-13">''[[Mindline (Fiction) | Mindline]]'', Chapter 13</ref> | |||
* While not strictly a Karaka'an religion, modern [[Holly#Religions|Followers of Holly]] are mostly found in the Karaka'A. | |||
==Malarai== | |||
* Naem-fili, avatar of the Malrai. Depicted in the [[Pantheon (Game) |Pantheon deck]] with teary eyes. | |||
==Phoenix== | |||
[[File:Illo-Phoenix-Banners.jpg|200px|thumb|right|The Banners of an Eye-Trained Phoenix]] | |||
The Phoenix hold with a form of religious detachment dedicated to serving the Eye at the Center of the Void. For more information, [[Phoenix#Religions|consult their species page]]. | |||
See also [[Holidays, Celebrations, and Observances]] | |||
==Seersa== | |||
Most [[Seersa]] worship the Speaker-Singer. | |||
*"...by the standards of these Seerse, Zafiil was more devout than many people because she knew two languages and part of a third."<ref> ''[[Zafiil (Fiction) |Zafiil]]'', Volume 1, Chapter 28</ref> | |||
* Oaths and sayings: "Speaker-Singer"<ref name="secch10" />, references to "silent hells"<ref name="mt-04">''[[Mindtouch (Fiction) |Mindtouch]]'', Chapter 4</ref> | |||
There is a separate Seersan religion, which worships four elemental sisters: Mist, Earth, Lava, and... Ocean, I think. | |||
* Rispa is the Mist Sister.<ref name="twouniforms">''[[Alysha's Fall (Fiction) |Alysha's Fall]]'', "Two Uniforms"</ref> "Rispa ... one of the Seersan Four Sisters. The goddess of Ice. She is cold and unapproachable, as ephemeral as mist. Her ruling spheres are displacement and ennui." Depicted in a Seersan tarot-like card deck as a white foxine female, her hair dissolving into a gossamer fog behind her, with strange writings pouring down her back, holding a silver bowl in one hand and with a silver comb sitting between her perked ears. <ref name="cas-t">''[[Claws and Starships (Fiction) | Claws and Starships]]'', "Tears"</ref> | |||
Possibly part of some other Seersan belief system: | |||
* Karesing: the Dancer. "She holds fire within her, a fire that consumer her so totally her body is colored like it. Her joy is so intense the universe feels compelled to dance with her. Her ruling spheres are purpose and fearlessness." Depicted in a Seersan tarot-like card deck as a bright orange and red female with streaks of flame blue and white, caught in the act of dancing, with a whirling galaxy behind her and white stars pooled at her feet. <ref name="cas-t" /> | |||
== Tam-illee == | |||
* Naming practices ([[Tam-illee#Naming Conventions |FoundNames]]) | |||
* Iley, the Laughing God | |||
==References== | |||
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[[Category:Religion]] | [[Category:Religion]] | ||
Latest revision as of 02:24, 8 August 2024
A page to collect religious stuff.
Aera
Deities[1]
- Taleyira (the Warrior-Wife)
- Seyela (the Warrior-Maiden)
- Edera'yn (a trickster god)
Alliance General
- Order of the Universe
- Unknown holiday: Kasimmel. Sounds like one of the Core races, though.
Fleet
- Has a volunteer chaplain corps, which can handle many (but not all) issues.[2]
- When funerals are performed, if the volunteer chaplain crew is not sufficient, officiating falls to the captain.[2]
Asanii
- Oaths and sayings: "Balance,"[3][4], "NiiAna,"[5][4] "Sun's backside,"[6] "Sun and Stars",[4], "Sungods,"[7] "Sun and Moon"[8]
- Worship Nii and Ana; their religion focuses on the sun and moon, and polarities and moving between them.[9]
Chatcaava
"We once worshipped gods outside ourselves, but now that we have traded our idols for self-worship, we cannot change."[10]
Living Air
One of the major religions of the Chatcaava. An ancient worship tradition, newly revived.
Ideals
Old Chatcaavan religious texts refer to a time when "the Living Air held all the things to come in its invisible, ineffable body. Those things existed in a state of Perfection—holy, pure, and consistent. All things that exist were said to be memories of those Perfections made manifest... imperfect themselves, copies that aspired to their origin. A thing that is close to that Perfect version of itself has Beauty. [...] We do not have many sacred words anymore."[10]
See also Chatcaavan Language.
Members / Clergy
- Breath of the Living Air (aka Queen Ransomed)
- Second Stellar Downdraft, an assistant to the priests. Sat with Andrea Tran regularly at the Chatcaavan dining area.
Ciracaana
- There is apparently a "Mother Cult" that makes pottery.[11]
Lifehawk Tribe
- Rite of the Vessel: A sacred Ciracaana rite of the Lifehawk Tribe in which an individual is chosen by a totem.
D-Per
- The God in the Stream
Eldritch
Faulfenza
See Faulfenzair Religion.
Glaseah
See Glaseahn Religion.
Harat-Shar
Hinichi
- Many Hinichi have adapted Christianity to their needs. There are various Hinichi Christian sects:
Karaka'A
- Oaths and sayings: "Bast and An,"[13], "Bast and An above,"[14] "Thank God and Her Partner,"[15], "Twenty midnight hells"[16]
- "They're all nervous as a Karaka'An in hell without a map. And you know we have twenty of them. Hells, I mean." [17]
- While not strictly a Karaka'an religion, modern Followers of Holly are mostly found in the Karaka'A.
Malarai
- Naem-fili, avatar of the Malrai. Depicted in the Pantheon deck with teary eyes.
Phoenix
The Phoenix hold with a form of religious detachment dedicated to serving the Eye at the Center of the Void. For more information, consult their species page.
See also Holidays, Celebrations, and Observances
Seersa
Most Seersa worship the Speaker-Singer.
- "...by the standards of these Seerse, Zafiil was more devout than many people because she knew two languages and part of a third."[18]
There is a separate Seersan religion, which worships four elemental sisters: Mist, Earth, Lava, and... Ocean, I think.
- Rispa is the Mist Sister.[6] "Rispa ... one of the Seersan Four Sisters. The goddess of Ice. She is cold and unapproachable, as ephemeral as mist. Her ruling spheres are displacement and ennui." Depicted in a Seersan tarot-like card deck as a white foxine female, her hair dissolving into a gossamer fog behind her, with strange writings pouring down her back, holding a silver bowl in one hand and with a silver comb sitting between her perked ears. [20]
Possibly part of some other Seersan belief system:
- Karesing: the Dancer. "She holds fire within her, a fire that consumer her so totally her body is colored like it. Her joy is so intense the universe feels compelled to dance with her. Her ruling spheres are purpose and fearlessness." Depicted in a Seersan tarot-like card deck as a bright orange and red female with streaks of flame blue and white, caught in the act of dancing, with a whirling galaxy behind her and white stars pooled at her feet. [20]
Tam-illee
- Naming practices (FoundNames)
- Iley, the Laughing God
References
- ↑ Claws and Starships, "Rosettes and Ribbons"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sword of the Alliance, chapter 18
- ↑ Alysha's Fall, "Blood Money"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Sword of the Alliance, Chapter 1
- ↑ Alysha's Fall, "Steel"
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Alysha's Fall, "Two Uniforms"
- ↑ Sword of the Alliance, Chapter 5
- ↑ Sword of the Alliance, Chapter 13
- ↑ Pelted Guidebook
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Even the Wingless, Part Two
- ↑ "Rosettes and Ribbons," Claws and Starships
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Claws and Starships , "Butterfly"
- ↑ Sword of the Alliance, Chapter 9
- ↑ Second, Chapter 11
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Second, Chapter 10
- ↑ Second, Chapter 2
- ↑ Mindline, Chapter 13
- ↑ Zafiil, Volume 1, Chapter 28
- ↑ Mindtouch, Chapter 4
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 Claws and Starships, "Tears"