Cult of the Pure Realm

The Cult of the Pure Realm is a religious sect that was recently reinvigorated by Yoru in the territory of Empire of Ravenguard. It used to be a prominent religion in the lost world of Jagdas, where not much lore or information has been preserved, but died out amongst the First Men, the ancestors from which we all derive from.

Main Beliefs and Concepts
The core belief of the Cult is that there are no gods, only Spirits. These spirits live in a realm called The Pure Realm, whereas our world, filled with impurity, heresy and sin, is called the Impure Realm. Cultists believe that there are many types of spirits, all of which must be treated with the utmost respect, and their wishes obeyed. Induction into the faith requires the denouncement of all other faiths, and the profession of one's undying loyalty to serve the spirits. False members of the Cult will not be treated well.

Purity
It is believed that the only way to enter a state of purity is to either be sent to the Pure Realm through death, as that is the only natural cause of cleansing, or to enter a state of devout worship, in which one is surrounded with spiritual energies symbolising their good faith to the Spirits.

Spiritual Energy
Cultists believe that spiritual energy is a form of immensely potent life force that flows in slight quantities around the Impure Realm. They attribute large changes and events to a dramatic shift/change in the concentration of spiritual energy within the world. Through spiritual energy, the will of the spirits can manifest in unstable physical form for periods of time, working miracles or wreaking havoc amongst the world. The everyday flow of spiritual energy should be monitored in dwellings and cities, for certain superstition concerning luck has been attributed to the flow of spiritual energy.

Spirit Gates
Spirit Gates are rifts in the dimensional fabric through which spiritual energy may flow from the Pure Realm. Only through Spirit Gates can the strain placed upon our world be mitigated by an enlightened, experienced cultist. The few ones that have been found have been used to empower the first Cultists in the past, in times of great need. Unfortunately, not many of these Spirit Gates have been found, and they can appear anywhere, from the depths of the Impure Hell to the furthest reaches of the dark, polluted clouds.

The Spirit Messenger, Lysthar
Lysthar is as close to a conventional god as found in the cult's beliefs. It is a prominent motif, conveying the messages of the spirits, appearing to loyal cultists to beseech them to enact the spirits' will. It takes the form of a large, lean cat that manifests from shadow, or from statues/figures of itself, and is often associated with change and challenges. The myths say that it was once a High Prophet, immortalised and given new form after an evil monk opened all the Spirit Gates, leaving the impure world of Jagdas to a host of evil spirits and immense Spirit Energy, razing the life energies of the world, forcing it to collapse into nothingness.