Since people don't care for my attempts at theology, what about the following: Though little recognized, the disaster which created the Eerith caused scars which still affect Qaiyore today. Religiously it became important not to unite the worship of different deities. Cults and priesthoods became very separated and a polite disinterest in differing religious practices became a tradition secrecy and division. Magic was also affected. Group magic, never common, was questioned and faded into oblivion. The voluntary use of non-mages as supporters in magic was anathematized. Socially, rulers began permitting more independence and initiative from their followers; eventually leading to the modern republics. Jefferson (Exquaestio) http://www.picotech.net/~jeff_wilson63/rpg/ ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send mail to celandra-off@phoenyx.net.
I am not arguing with you, I am just explaining what I have been working on for the Mirish relgion. Thanks for makeing me think about it a little. Mir is Panthistical. People on Mir tend to worship a couple of Gods. The Goddess Miracradsa is almost universally worshiped on Mir, but people also worship other gods as well. Outside of Mirabalpur people tend to also worship Gods, with in the original mirish Pantheon, that relate to their living in addition to Miracradsa. In Mirabalpur you have a wider diversity of nationalities. Thoughs who's family have lived in Mir for two generations or more and thoughs who are Mirish worship Miracradsa, but they also worship other Gods, for some it is gods who relate to there living, others it is the god who was from there ancestrol home (Like Lucia and others). Miracradsa is the Zeus or Odin or Ra of the Mirish Pantheon but with even more focus. The creator is also reconized, though not really worshiped since he does not call a priesthood. The Sorcerers of Mir are also priests. Most of them are for Miracradsa, but the other dieites do have priests who are Sorcerers. The Archmage is High Priest of Miracradsa. So they actolly do uses there dieties for a little of there powers. Not all of their power. They do uses other sources as well. I am still working on it, but honestly it is noy high on my list of projects. :) Thanks Jason --- RulingNations@aol.com wrote: > Since people don't care for my attempts at theology, > what about the > following: > > Though little recognized, the disaster which created > the Eerith caused > scars which still affect Qaiyore today. > > Religiously it became important not to unite the > worship of different > deities. Cults and priesthoods became very separated > and a polite > disinterest in differing religious practices became > a tradition > secrecy and division. > > Magic was also affected. Group magic, never common, > was questioned and > faded into oblivion. The voluntary use of non-mages > as supporters in > magic was anathematized. > > Socially, rulers began permitting more independence > and initiative from > their followers; eventually leading to the modern > republics. > > Jefferson (Exquaestio) > http://www.picotech.net/~jeff_wilson63/rpg/ > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, send mail to celandra-off@phoenyx.net. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Search - Find what you’re looking for faster http://search.yahoo.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send mail to celandra-off@phoenyx.net.
In a message dated 3/9/04 10:29:17 PM Mountain Standard Time, tosa_mir@yahoo.com writes: > I am not arguing with you, I am just explaining what I > have been working on for the Mirish religion. Thanks > for making me think about it a little. > > Mir is Pantheistical. I think you mean POLYtheist. > People on Mir tend to worship a > couple of Gods. The Goddess Miracradasa is almost > universally worshiped on Mir, but people also worship > other gods as well. Outside of Mirabalpur people tend > to also worship Gods, with in the original Mirish > Pantheon, that relate to their living in addition to > Miracradasa. In Mirabalpur you have a wider diversity > of nationalities. Those who's family have lived in > Mir for two generations or more and those who are > Mirish worship Miracradasa, but they also worship other > Gods, for some it is gods who relate to there living, > others it is the God who was from there ancestral home > (Like Lucia and others). > > Miracradasa is the Zeus or Odin or Ra of the Mirish > Pantheon but with even more focus. A ruling god cannot be too focused or it will lose worshipers to those seeking aide in other ways. How is the worship of Miracradasa focused? > The creator is also recognized, though not really > worshiped since he does not call a priesthood. > > The Sorcerers of Mir are also priests. Most of them > are for Miracradasa, but the other deities do have > priests who are Sorcerers. The Archmage is High > Priest of Miracradasa. So they actually do uses there > deities for a little of there powers. Not all of > their power. They do uses other sources as well. What powers does Miracradasa give to her chosen? Does she ever give powers to non-mages? Jefferson (Exquaestio) http://www.picotech.net/~jeff_wilson63/rpg/ ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send mail to celandra-off@phoenyx.net.
--- RulingNations@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 3/9/04 10:29:17 PM Mountain > Standard Time, > tosa_mir@yahoo.com writes: > > > I am not arguing with you, I am just explaining > what I > > have been working on for the Mirish religion. > Thanks > > for making me think about it a little. > > > > Mir is Pantheistical. > > I think you mean POLYtheist. Yes I did. They still have a pantheon of Gods though. > > People on Mir tend to worship a > > couple of Gods. The Goddess Miracradasa is > almost > > universally worshiped on Mir, but people also > worship > > other gods as well. Outside of Mirabalpur people > tend > > to also worship Gods, with in the original Mirish > > Pantheon, that relate to their living in addition > to > > Miracradasa. In Mirabalpur you have a wider > diversity > > of nationalities. Those who's family have lived > in > > Mir for two generations or more and those who are > > Mirish worship Miracradasa, but they also worship > other > > Gods, for some it is gods who relate to there > living, > > others it is the God who was from there ancestral > home > > (Like Lucia and others). > > > > Miracradasa is the Zeus or Odin or Ra of the > Mirish > > Pantheon but with even more focus. > > A ruling god cannot be too focused or it will lose > worshipers to those > seeking aide in other ways. How is the worship of > Miracradasa focused? When I was talking about focus I was talking about that most people in Mir worship her. In refrence that people don't just pay homage or acknowledge her as the head of the Mirish Pantheon but a large chunck of people worship her activly. She is not just focused on one aspect. She is the Goddess of magic, yes, she is also the the Protector of Mir, yes, she is also a Goddess of Family and Home. Most people outside of Mir think of her as just the Goddess over Magic though. She does have a Priesthood who are found in the Brotherhood of Sorcery. She does have a temple and/or a shrine in every village, town, city. > > The creator is also recognized, though not really > > worshiped since he does not call a priesthood. > > > > The Sorcerers of Mir are also priests. Most of > them > > are for Miracradasa, but the other deities do > have > > priests who are Sorcerers. The Archmage is High > > Priest of Miracradasa. So they actually do uses > there > > deities for a little of there powers. Not all of > > their power. They do uses other sources as well. > > What powers does Miracradasa give to her chosen? > Does she ever give powers > to non-mages? Most of her "choosen" as you call them, that would not really a good word though, do become Mages as a gift from her. Others do recieve gifts from her and that is on a individual level. Usally blessing are in the nature of helping the family are common. Thoughs blesings very though. Jason __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance Tax Center - File online. File on time. http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send mail to celandra-off@phoenyx.net.
Since the religious situation in Celandra does not bear any significant resemblance to real world beliefs, I would urge people to stop using the term "pantheon" in any discussion of religious belief or organization. I would suggest the term "polytheon" in its place. Jefferson (Exquaestio) http://www.picotech.net/~jeff_wilson63/rpg/ ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send mail to celandra-off@phoenyx.net.
