The Patronage

The First Chronicle of the Patronage
(this is a religion within rathnir, a fictional world created by the people at stoneworks, i promise im not running a cult :D Actual leader:Dummy4640

Story of Creation
On the 1st day, there was nothing but everything; the Patron. The Patron would create space; the vacuum which Stoneworks would sit on, and after that, he would poke holes in the vacuum to create the stars, and after that he would then rest. On the 2nd day, the Patron created the 3 worlds, empty words devoid of life, these 3 worlds being, Jagdas, Rathnir, and Eldham. Jagdas was the first to develop life, however, the Patron did not create such life, thus, for their own safety, the Patron would remove Jagdas. After Jagdas, the 3rd day would roll around, and on this day, the Patron would introduce life to the first world, Rathnir. Rathnir would develop life, grass, trees, but there were no animals, so the Patron created animals, and thus the world was made, Rathnir was made. But, there were no intelligent life forms, The Patron, a humanoid figure, yet not comprehensible to any living thing, based intelligent life off of him, these being people. People would be sprinkled with divinity connecting them to the Patron, no matter what they believed, the Patron would stick with them, with Patron is everything after all, and thus, he is everyone, at least, just a bit of everyone. On the 4th day, The Patron would meet 2 divine souls, who would be appointed as his hands; his cycles.

Vision from the Patron
On the 4th day of Stoneworks, the Patron came down from the heavens, his aura so bright that it lit up the world, his robe so dark and deep that it would block the light he would create. He would set foot on the continent of Syltor where he would meet 2 farmers, one which he had created a day prior, and the Patron would whisper the truth of their existence to them, the Patron chose the most down to earth collected people; I do not believe that is why he chose me. Me, to either spread his word of realization and prosperity across Syltor and Rathnir, or to be a vassal of his word. These 2 farmers, Adrian and Magnus would be realized, and would be brought to the heavens by the Patron where he would give Adrian his aura and Magnus his robe, these 2 would be tasked with the goal of spreading the Patrons word throughout Rathnir and Stoneworks as a whole and be tasked with keeping order in the natural effects of things.

The word of the Patron is a want to help and continue the structure of the world and bring peace and stability to towns and nations alike. The Patron will reveal himself at the last day of Rathnir and will come as a being of inevitability with his 2 hands showing the night and day.

Exploration
The Discovery of the Patron wasn’t just a vision crafted by my imagination, however, it was overtime, more realized. At Lux Argenti, a city built on ruins of a much older civilization, rests 2 statues, one casting the color blue, and other casting the color red. These statues I believe are one of the first recorded instances mentioning Adrian and Magnus, the 2 farmers turned Hands of the Patron. Another early mention has to be near Lux Aurea, with a giant ruin halfway submerged underground. Underneath the temple lies texts nodding to some being that created the universe. This with statues in the temple depicting 2 beings yet again proves that he’s shown up before.

Goals of the Patronage

 * 1) Be loyal to the religion at all costs, teach others that their “gods” are just one part of the Patron
 * 2) Pray every day of worship; meet at a local church or cathedral and listen to the teachings and truths given by the preacher.
 * 3) Spread the word/realization of the Patron around; get your town involved, have them set up a church and a place of worship, then come to me.
 * 4) Locate where the Patron first settled

An Explanation
To someone who doesn’t believe in the Patronage, they can find it hard on why to even follow him, one could see the evidence as made up and fiction, and that makes sense, however, I don’t follow the Patron blind. The Patron is familiar, he is a part of you, and a part of everything else. All “gods” which are worshiped by those who haven’t heard the realization are worshiping a bit of the Patron. The Patron is all, and he will guide us to safety and warmth. To believe in the Patron, it isn’t about greed, extortion, or malicious behavior, it’s about believing in yourself; a part of the Patron. The Patronage doesn’t believe in attacking others, the only reason we will do it is as a lesson, a lesson to show the light and warmth of the Patron, in this case, death is a way to help others. The Patronage is not just about believing in yourself, it’s also about helping others, giving to the community, and making those you love happy.

More Discoveries
As of late, I have found the area in which the Patron landed, near the end of the Norfst River lies the connection between the 2 sites mentioning the Patron’s Hands. In this area, I shall create the holy city of Lux Saelistera, the welcoming and warm site in which our lord came upon this planet. I will document my ventures later within this journal.