Religions of Kaliteth

Main: Kaliteth

Within the world of Edæroth, there are several religions which are practiced by the people.

The Divines

The oldest known religion of humanity, the Faith of the Five or the Five Divines, was nearly lost during the era of the Ödika Empire when Ödithrax commanded that the people only worship him, as the only true god of humanity. Despite the threat of inquisitions and execution for heresy, faith in the "old gods" was kept by a few devote followers who practiced in secrecy. Also, among the lowest castes, there remained a folklore of the Five Divines passed by oral tradition from generation to generation. Following the Fall of the Empire and the death of a god, many of the people were suddenly left without a religion. In this void, those devote followers of the Divine Five who kept the faith were now freed to bring the faith of the "old gods" to the people. Currently, Faith of the Five is the dominate religion of Kaliteth and promoted by all but a couple of the Lord Overseers. The priests\priestesses of this religion are held in high regard by most in Kaliteth. The primary precepts of the religion is worship of the Divine Five, the gods claimed to be the creators and guardians of humanity.

Ayei	[ā-yī]	goddess	intellect, premonition and magic
En'Jir	[en-jēr]	god	crafts and construction
Komdör	[kom-dōr]	god	strength, judgement and warfare
Mædok	[mə-dok]	goddess	health, healing and birth
Syatis	[sī-a-tis]	god	creativity and knowledge

Heathen Religions

Any belief besides that of the Divine Five is generally considered to be a "heathen religion", practiced by primitives, barbarians, monsters, sub-races and those possessed by evil.

Ödithrax

There are still a few humans in Kaliteth who worship Ödithrax and follow the teachings of Parables of Somödin. They believe that Ödithrax was not in fact killed/destroyed, but merely banished from Kaliteth, and that one day Ödithrax will return.

Om'Buccar & Jedok

Having lived outside the control of Ödithrax, the people of Om'Buccar and Jedok were free to practice their own religious beliefs for many thousands of years. In recent decades, as those from Kaliteth have begin to learn more of these people, they've discovered intriging similarities with their religions to that of the Five Divines. Despite all the differences between the people of Kaliteth, Om'Buccar and Jedok, this suggests that in the ancient past that they may have all shared a common heritage and religion.

Jedok
Jedok theology is monotheistic, with their beliefs, rituals and mythologies associated with a single god, Köminder [kō-min-der], who is the patron of the Jedok people, providing guidance, protection and judgement.

Om'Buccar
The Om'Buccar theology is polytheistic, sharing what seems to be the Divine Five (Ehya [ā-ya], Jinnar [jin-nar], Kha Mondur [ka mon-dur], Myadek [mya-dek], Cintas [sin-tas]) along with a seven other lesser gods (Bethlas [be-thlos], Dag-Hübud [dag hū-bud], Imün [i-mūn], Iredö [i-re-dō], Niwon [ni-won], Öthin [ō-thin], Vömü [vō-mū]).

Dwarves

Dwarves seldom venture beyond their dungeon homes in the mountains and those who do are often tight-lipped in regards to discussing dwarven culture, however some has been learned piece-by-piece over the years from the tales told by dwarves who have gone too far into his drink.

Dwarf theology is monotheistic, with their beliefs and mythologies surrounding a single, supreme god, Garmthäl, who is the creator of the dwarves and the world of Edæroth. Garmthäl if believed to be a titan, living in the core of the world, who's body is comprised of "Töhra" [tō-hra] (the primal substance of all the known elements of existence). The dwarven race was born when Garmthäl pull the core Töhra from his own chest and crafted the first dwarves in his own likeness.

Elves

Very little is know of the elves and nothing at all is known of their religious beliefs.

Orcs

Similar to the dwarves and elves, very little is known about orc culture, including their religions, but interactions and study of the orcs over thousands of years has provided bits-and-pieces which begin to provide some detail.

Orc theology is polytheistic, with a religion encompassing a collection of beliefs, rituals, and mythologies associated with a pantheon of thirteen immortal, titan-sized, orcish gods and goddesses. Their religious beliefs and practices have remained very little changed since the time of their most ancient history.