Jeropodism

Jeropodism Overview
Jeropodism is the practice of worshiping the god, Jeropod. Followers of Jeropod must pray to the god himself anytime he demands it. Followers of Jeropodism must also follow the nine commandments. Jeropodism is divided into three categories: the god himself Jeropod, the priests, and the followers.

The Nine Commandments
The nine commandments are rules that Jeropodists must follow. The first commandment is "You must never disrespect Jeropod." The second commandment is "Blasphemy is forbidden." The third commandment is "I am superior, and there is no other being on my level." The fourth commandment is "Do not praise novaism or any other religion... especially novaism." The fifth commandment is "You must name your offspring Jeropod." The sixth commandment is "You must spread the gospel at least once a week." The seventh commandment is "Filler commandment." The eighth commandment is "Do not disrespect the priests." The ninth commandment is "Be based." The punishment for not following these commandments is immediate condemnation to Cyria.

Jeropod
Jeropod is a entity from Rathnir. He created Jeropodism on April 2nd, 2022. He has eternal power over the world, and has the special ability of mass-recruiting people to his religion. Jeropod's father is CaptainNorth, some believe North to be a god as well.

The Beginning
In the beginning of the universe, there was quiet. An infinite white plane stretched across everything and nothing. At the center of it all, Jeropod was there. He looked at his surroundings and was unhappy with how it was. So he darkened the empty plane and created the stars and constellations. Unsatisfied with the universe, he molded the world of Rathnir, for life to roam in peace.

He Then ascended to the skies above, proud of his creation. He wanted to see what the life he created for the people was like, so he descended back to the world in a human vessel, Allamu Hinterland, and was born to CaptainNorth370.

The Hiatus
Jeropod, now in a human vessel of Allamu Hinterland, grew up in the nation of Aurora Novum deep within the heart of Plagos. As he lived his life, he grew sad to see how his people had fallen to violence and unrest. He narrowly dodged demise when a plagatean soldier robbed him while he was gathering berries in Fog Harbour, north of Black Hollow. One day he had enough of watching his own creation suffer. So he went to the Nether, and tossed his human body into the burning magma, and ascended back to the heavens to plan out what he would do. He was gone for 2 months by the time he returned to the world.

The Return
Jeropod drifted through his holy realm for 2 months, pondering how he would fix the world of corruption and evil ways. An idea struck his mind, He would create a following of devotees to spread his message and practice his teachings. Now knowing what he must do, he descends back upon the world, and retrieves his mortal shell and returns to the world. He wakes underneath the town of Sand, and he returns to the surface and ventured out to gather his followers.

Jeropodism Afterlife
It is believed in Jeropodism that once you die, you meet Jeropod underneath Cyria. He extracts your soul and sets it on a scale. He then scoops swamp gunk and slaps it on the other side of the scale. If your soul is heavier than swamp gunk you go to Cyria, the hell equivalent in Jeropodism. If your soul is lighter than the gunk, then you get sent to vievede. The equivalent of heaven in Jeropodism. If your soul weighs equally to the gunk, you are sent to Port Novum, an empty ruin in tortuga. It is the equivalent of Purgatory in Jeropodism. Your souls weight is determined by the deeds you do for Jeropod during your life time. Some basic deeds are, spreading the religion, praising him and worshipping him, and spreading the gospel. These deeds make your soul lighter. Deeds against Jeropod will make your soul heavier, a few actions to make your soul heavier includes harming members of Jeropodism, disobeying the 9 commandments, talking trash about Jeropod, ect.

Cyria
When Jeropod returned to the world, he needed a place for people who lived against Jeropods teachings, so he went to an old dilapidated town in the swamps of plagos and used godly power to send it to the cursed realm. Its a humid, awful, bottomless swamp with a dilapidated town in it. Those condemned to Cyria are doomed to an eternity of torture and dread. It is said that once you fall into the waters of Cyria, you will sink and drown for eternity. Never seeing the release of the endless pain. Many creatures roam Cyria other than the ones doomed to live there. The most common ones are giant moths that drop tiny organisms on you to eat away at your flesh, causing immense pain. Another less common type are the Plagatean spies (adino). The only mortal who still lives who has seen this nightmare, Rubicundus Wayneright describes it as: "I stepped through the gates of Cyria and felt an overpowering wash of dread come over me. The people are in pain and only the most unpure take place here. The screams of torture from the people at Cyria is awful and the creatures there are terrifying."

Port Novum
Port Novum is the Purgatory of Jeropodism, it is a desolate stranded island in Tortuga in the Holy Realm. It is cold and foreboding, and thousands of people who have recently departed from the mortal realm wait on the beaten path that leads onto the peaks of the Island. It is where they wait to be judged by Jeropod.

Vievede
Following the creation of Cyria, Jeropod needed a place for his followers to go. So he took the same swamp, and sent it to his holy realm, where it became the Holy Kingdom of Vievede. A fabulous swamp metropolis where the people who lived there, lived happily and peacefully. The only mortal who still lives who has seen this Holy Kingdom, Rubicundus Wayneright describes it as: "A beautiful place, I have never seen anything more magnificent. You can feel your soul be put at ease as soon as you pass through the gates." Vievede is the only place free of sinners and false prophets and such, and only the pure enlightened Jeropodists may enter. If you attempt to enter Vievede as a non Jeropodist, you sink into the mud and get tossed into Cyria. While the followers walk atop the mud and enter the Holy Kingdom.