Marfied

Brief description of Marfied
Marfied is a religion which believes in the sea god Mareus, the Protector of the Innocent. Marfied preaches about peace and prosperity and equality for all those who do not sin. It considers warfare shameful and preaches about prosperity and progress of all peoples.

Rules for the clergy:

 * 1) Respect all followers of Mareus.
 * 2) Never speak ill of the god Mareus, Protector of the Innocent.
 * 3) Even when faced by death or injury, stay true to your beliefs, never lie!
 * 4) You may interpret the rules differently than others, but do not make new rules or change them!
 * 5) Never speak of war and evil in a good way.

Rules for the followers:

 * 1) Respect all clergy members.
 * 2) Never speak ill of the god Mareus and the spirits.
 * 3) You may engage in debates, but stay true to the rules.
 * 4) Never speak of war and evil in a good way.

Before The Great Night
Before, there were no monsters. It was a peaceful world, full of wonderful things. But, then people started doing evil. They started fighting each other, engaging in war and doing unholy things. This evil corrupted the spirits of the world and had given them true form, so people could see and interact with them. But, the corrupted spirits were not turning into animals or humans, no, they were turning into monsters and they attacked all people, even if they hadn't done anything. Their only weakness was sunlight. Only a few people managed to survive this. But, then the Great Night began.

During The Great Night.
The seas had become boiling hot, you could see dead fish floating everywhere. Then the steam was rising, creating many great clouds, but there was no rain. The sea level was not changing and there was no rain, how could that happen? The oceans stopped steaming, but the clouds had stayed and covered the whole world, so there was no sun light. All the plants and trees died, so the few people that remained were barely making fire from rotten wood and had resorted to eating old fish and roots. They prayed every day for a salvation to happen, until it did.

Miracle which ended The Great Night
Tall man, covered in sea grass emerged from the waters and started making his way to the highest peak in the lands. The few people that saw him started following him and protecting him from monsters along the way. They walked for 3 days until they reached the peak. The mysterious man, who was 4 blocks tall, raised his giant arms into the air and muttered something in an unknown language and then he took a big breath and started blowing. Everyone was amazed at how he was blowing for 2 hours straight, without moving an inch, and then he screamed. The roaring scream was heared by everyone across the lands and then the rains began. The sea levels plummeted and the floods started. There were only rotten plants before, but the floods took them away and now there was only barren land. With all the rotten plants, the sea grass from the tall man was also blown away, revealing his fish-like coloring, but a human body. He told the people who defend him that he was Mareus, god of the seas and protector of the Innocent. He then jumped in the floods and swam away.

After The Great Night
After the floods, only things which remained were the edible roots, birds and the fish. People barely survived from eating these, so they decided to make a great sacrafice to call back Mareus to save them. They gathered 10 baskets of fish and released them into the waters. The baskets floated at first for 30 days and then suddenly and shockingly sunk. Mareus had emerged from the waters, asking people what they needed. They complained about lack of plants and food, so Mareus nodded and jumped back into the water, to everyone's horror. He came back hours later, hands full of algae, sea grass and corals. He threw the algae, making the grass and animals come back. He threw the sea grass, making the edible plants and trees come back. He threw the corals, making the flowers and fruit come back. The people cheered to Mareus, but then he stopped them. He requests a yearly sacrafice of 10 baskets of fish to keep all the lands people. The people thanked him endlessly and agreed to do the sacrafice. Then he went back into the waters, never to be seen again.