San-Hei

San-Hei is a Religion orginating in the Adavian city of Hichi.

Syn
God of the moon, creation, life, wisdom, poetry, art and music. Symbols: Moon, Raven, Spear. Creator of Rathnir and Eldham with his magical spear, appears in the form of a Raven to those seeking knowledge. Father of Seur and Raya

Seur
God of the sun, war, power, fire and woodwork. Symbols: Sun, Phoenix, Sword. Protector of the Hinos, provided they are faithful. Appears in the form of a Phoenix every winter solstice (end of a hino year), is killed and reborn yearly to represent the beginning of a new

Raya
Goddess of the Earth, Farming, Fishing, Water Symbols: Fox, Sythe, Boat. Protector of the land and sea, if a fox is seen by farmers it means a food harvest.

Creation
Before everything there was nothing, just darkness.

Then, out of nothing was born Syn, his glow illuminated the darkness so he wandered the sky searching for other gods, when he found no one, he made two. Raya and Seur. Seur was much brighter than his father and illuminated half of the whole sky, so Syn stays away from him most of the time so he can illuminate the other half (not nearly as much as Seur). It was not long (8,000 years) until the 3 of them god bored in the Sky, so they tried making a word, this world was called jagdas. Until one day a dark force destroyed jagdas, so they created rathnir instead. This time Syn wanted some of the inhabitants of this world to worship him, so he allocated a bit of land (Hinoku) and put some people there. Seur, decided he would protect these people, he came down to them in the form of a phoenix and spoke to them ‘Syn has created you, it is your talk to protect this sacred kingdom of which he has given you. Worship Syn and his children and protect his kingdom, you will be rewarded with miracles, do not betray your faith. Do not fear, for i guide you’ Every year at the Winter solstice, the day Seur is killed and reborn once more a phoenix flies over Hinoku, guiding them to the next year.

Worship
All three gods are worshiped in the same temple. Some temples are dedicated to a single god, though this does not prohibit the worship of the other two. Prayer is conducted by sitting with your eyes closed, listening to the sounds of nature around you and connecting to your inner spirit.

The place of worship is called a "Hihai" meaning "Sacred House".

Death
Death in San-Hei is a ceramony of celabrating the dead person's life and acheivments, their bodies are burnt and their ashes are thrown into the sky, so their souls may become stars. Once the ashes are scattered the soul is guided by Syn into the night Sky, where they help him iluminate the sky and defend it from dark spirits. The ceramony must take place at midnight.