Lost in Darkness

Deity: Delanmrion
Domains: Animal, Death, Protection
Common Followers: Clerics, Necromancers, Druids

Description: Many believe that life is the beginning and death is the end. Those who follow Delanmrion see Life as an interview and Death as the Beginning. True life in Delanmrion begins when you die and you are reborn in unlife, or as the referred to it, "The Awakening". Followers of Delanmrion also take a close interest in keeping pets or animal companions as an animal will focus only on life and not on any sort of blessings which can be gained.

Teachings: The followers of Delanmrion understand that your gift in "The Awakening" is determined by the deeds you do in life. In the recent years "The Awakening" blesses those who have become more powerful with the gift of great power in their new life. An animal must show his true power in order to survive, that is why the followers of Delanmrion are taught to keep themselves close to the wild or their pets.

Religious Events: "The Awakening" occurs upon a worshiper's "True Death". The "True Death" is either the end of a followers life in proud battle or survival until the end of their natural life. Upon "The Awakening" the dead corpse is returned to the temple and is brought back into existence in the form chosen for them by Delanmrion's will.

Deity: Niosi, Lord of Life
Domains: Death, Earth, Healing
Common Followers: Clerics, Monks, Wizards
Follower Alignment: Lawful Neutral

Description: The decision between who lives and who dies is always in the hands of Niosi, or so his followers believe. Those who worship Niosi take a very strict vow to attempt to save any life which can be saved, but to always acknowledge that sometimes death must happen.

Teachings: Niosi teaches that there is a cycle to life and that there is no real end of living. Niosi teaches that when you die, you will be reborn in a new way which is more necessary for the world to progress, this can be in Resurrection, Reanimation, or Consumption. They are taught, however, to understand that all things in life must naturally come to end.

Religious Events: Every year, Monks of Niosi return to their monasteries to commence in a bizarre event known as “The Rising.” During this event, many Monks cease their journeys to begin the training of new men to defend the beliefs of Niosi.

Deity: Thoth
Title: The Keeper of Words
Domains: Knowledge, Magic, Air
Common Followers : Wizards, Rouges, Rangers

Description: Thoth is a deity of great mystery. To follow Thoth you must learn a secret code and keep information to yourself. Due to this most churches to Thoth are by invitation only, and access to information is restricted to those who can prove themselves truly worthy of it.

Teachings: Thoth educates his followers to keep their thoughts and opinions to themselves. To share information with others is to share power and risk your security in life.

Religious Events : The act of being accepted into a church is known as Deflation. To join a church a person must be invited and must share all valuable information learned since their time of birth. The Deflation is preformed in a magical chamber and the subject is first cleansed of any magical enhancements and is placed under a powerful mind altering spell and begins sharing all information the church would consider valuable.

Deity: Reaochin
Title: The Fire of Change
Domains: Fire, Destruction, Chaos
Common Followers : Barbarians, Clerics, Wizards

Description: Reaochin is a power hungry god who will allow little to stand between him and his reign of change. There are few followers of Reaochin, however, those that follow him do it with a Zeal which few would ever dare to challenge.

Teachings: Reaochin teaches that change is always for the better no matter how that change is obtained. Followers believe that without persistent change human kind can never overcome its weaknesses. The Fires of Reaochin bring new beginnings and swift ends.

Religious Events : The trial of fire is one of the most important things a follower of Reaochin will ever be forced to deal with. During the trial both the physical and mental strength of a follower is tested. A follower is locked in a room which simulates the elemental plane of fire. He must survive for 3 days within the room and must be able to explain why survival on the plane of fire is easier then survival in his home. This is a test undergone by only the strongest of Reaochin’s followers, however, it is also a test which they are the greatest rewarded for undertaking.

Deity: Lars
Title: The God of War
Domains: Evil, Strength, War, Law
Common Followers : Clerics, Barbarians, Rangers

Description: Followers of Lars number in the dozens of thousands due to his simple concepts and naturally logical system of beliefs. There are many reasons Lars is the most common religion to find people believing in, but the most obvious one is best explained by the common phrase, "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em."

Teachings: Lars teaches his followers that there are only 2 kinds of people, the strong and the dead. The followers of Lars work on a simple basis, if it doesn’t agree with the ideas of large, conquer or destroy it. However, Lars’ followers must always be aware of how to make smart choices. Charging foolishly into your death is a far greater dishonor to Lars then to die only halfway through your brilliant strategy to conquer the world. Lars teaches that people can posses a physical and a political might and that not seeking either of these mights is the greatest flaw of any man.

Religious Events: The High Cleric Betrayal is one of the most accepted and yet, dishonorable acts that make Lars a complicated religion to understand. It is believed that Lars encourages his followers to attempt to betray the High Cleric if the follower believes he can do greater than the current High Cleric and if he could become the High Cleric through the prior’s death. The Betrayal isn’t a scheduled event, but it usually happens at least once a year. In addition, the Clerics believe that there will soon be a new time, a time in which Lars will come back again in the form of a mortal creature with amazing powers.