Bathysian

Bathysianism is a pantheonic religion originating from the sea based nation of Mapetera. While not solely based within the nation its history, beliefs, and references are inextricably leaked and part of Mapetera and its history.

Gods
The Bathysian religion is based around a pantheon of gods with Angility being the head deity. The different gods are the children of Angility created to embody different ideas and aspects of life. They not only represent the positive or negative aspects of a concept like war or nature but the full encompassing idea. Therefore the gods give many wonders to mortals but also the very things that make them struggle.

Angility
The creator of the universe and the omnipotent mother of all of life. Believed to be the creator deity, Angility has domain over all of existence, and is respected by all believers of Bathysian for the gift of life. She represents overarching existence and the gift of life. She is worshipped as the mother of life and is usually worshipped by caregivers, mothers, and doctors.

Themis
God of order, structure, and systems. She is usually credited with the rise of Mapetren civilization and its continued dominance and progress. She represents repetition, the constant rhythm of life and its constant pattern of repeating itself. She is worshipped as a god of order and is usually worshipped by bureaucrats and lawyers.

Dinlas
God of chaos and change. She is usually remembered as the agent of change, evil being righted and the spark that creates heroes. She represents chaos, the truth that there is no constants and there is no promise that tomorrow will be any similar to today. She is worshipped as a god of change and is usually worshipped by vigilantes and the mistreated.

Caerus
God of emotion, art, and humanity. They are usually credited with humanities ability for thought and feeling. They represent the complexity of the human mind, its fears, its hopes and desires, and ability to express itself. They are worshipped as the god of muses and is usually worshipped by artists.

Alcyone
God of war and violence. They are usually credited as the first murder and instigator of the great arms race that is evolution. He represents the violence at its basic form, when two wills decided over the other. They are worshipped as the god of warriors and is usually worshipped by soldiers and tacticians.

Beliefs
The religion of Bathyisan usually is based around the examination of the gods, therefore analyzing life itself. What that takes the form of is usally where the complexity of the religion. Priests act as voices of the god, usually the worship of Angility children is devoting oneself fully understanding one section of life. A priest of Angility usually acts a overarching voice of the gods but specifically devotes themselves to understanding overarching life. The disciples of a Priest usually are called devoted and make up a sect who worship one god. While Priests and sects are usually important to believers of Bathyisan, it is not considered necessary to be a part of a sect or follow the word of a Priest. Bathysian is very philosophical in nature and ones own opinions on the nature of the religion are respected. Due to this while overarching beliefs exist, what one believer of Bathyisan believes could be radically different from another.

Groups
Like many religions there are different sub groups and denominations.

Traditional Bathysian
Traditional Bathysian is a stark contract to most believers. In traditional Bathysian belief is structured around the gods totally, gods even representing mundane aspects of life like cooking and weaving. Regular offerings must be gifted to the gods or anguish is to be followed. Shamans are seen as leaders and have full authority over belief, dictating what is holy and blasphemy. Today Traditional Bathysain has mostly died of, with only pockets left.

Modern Bathysain
Modern Bathysian is focused on philosophy. There are piles worth of books, novels, and stories detailing worshippers beliefs on the nature of the universe and the gods nature. Almost all who believe in Bathysain are considered modern Bathysian.

Sects
Sect of the Mother is the sect of Angility and focuses on life and the overarching nature of existence

Sect of Order is the sect of Themis and focuses on law and further giving structure to peoples life

Sect of Energy is the sect of Dinlas and focuses on causing change in the world and the well being of the mistreated.

Sect of the Soul is the sect of Caerus and focuses on understanding and expressing oneself.

Sect of the Warrior is a sect of Alcyone and focuses on action, martial prowess, and the military.