Renortion

Renortion is a belief system that centers around the concept of the Yamdall cycle, a process of life, death, judgement, and rebirth. According to Renortion beliefs, all souls that should ever exist were born through the song of Haldeim, a primordial supreme being responsible for the creation of light and order in the universe. Haldeim is said to have existed before the foundations of the world were laid and to have formed vessels for the souls out of every primordial element, including those of gods, men, and beasts. At the end of their mortal lives, the souls of all living beings are believed to be weighed against the light produced by both their spiritual and physical lives, and either sent to Elisium or Torment before being reborn into new vessels. Some sects also believe in the existence of a cosmic body known as the Vitriol, which spreads chaos and reigns over the night as the Moon. The Yamdall cycle is seen as an integral part of the order and balance maintained by the Watcher, a judge appointed by Haldeim, in Renortion belief. Renortion started in a province of the IAU and has moved to the Kingdom of Galadonn in the famed Shaloman Exodus.

Beliefs
Prominent beliefs in Renortion include heavy themes of morally-justified reincarnation, a cosmic supreme being above all, an eternal conflict between the forces of order and chaos, and the continuation of multiple cycles that maintain the order of the universe. However, not all sects of Renortion hold all of these beliefs. Listed below are several fundamental systems in which Renorts believe.

The Yamdaal cycle
Renorts believe that people have two deaths, their mortal death, and their spiritual death. A person's physical death occurs when they die in the physical world, the person then will enter an afterlife on the spiritual plane, only inhabited by those no longer alive, to await their judgement. When a person reaches their spiritual death, they are judged. All the deeds of both their spiritual life and their mortal life are weighed against the light produced by their actions. If a person is virtuous then their light will outweigh their deeds, and they will be reincarnated back into the mortal world after a time in a paradisal plane known as "Elisium". if a person has been evil and caused ill-tidings then their deeds will outweigh their light and will be sent to a place where they will suffer their sins back unto them until their soul is cleansed. This place is known in Renortion texts as "Torment". When a person is reincarnated they have no recollection over their past life but will still carry some of their virtues from their old self. This cycle is called the Yamdaal cycle.

The Pantheon
Renorts do not believe in one set ‘God’, instead they believe that even the ‘God’ (who is known as the Watcher or Overseer in Renortion belief as calling them a God is disrespectful to Haldeim, the creator) also must abide by the Yamdaal cycle and too cannot live forever. A person can become the watcher by being entrusted the role by the overseer before them. A watcher must choose a person to take their role before their spiritual death or they will suffer eternally and the next person to come to their mortal death will take the place of the watcher.

Once a watcher gets to the end of their spiritual life they can choose to do one of two things, they can stay in the middle plane with the previous watchers to choose to do so. Or they can return into the Yamdaal cycle but they will keep their memories on their first cycle.

The Watcher’s power
A watcher while they are taking up the role are the second strongest being in all of the universe. The only one higher than the Watcher is Haldeim, the first watcher. The watcher has ultimate power over everything except from the Yamdaal cycle, this cannot be changed by any watcher except from Haldeim.

The role of the Watcher is to watch and oversee, their main philosophy is to keep their power away from where it isn’t needed and to let the humans resolve their own problems. There have been occasions where the Watcher has stepped in to stop something from happening.

Renortion Truths
The following are a basic outline of moral beliefs that followers of Renortion attempt to uphold:
 * 1) The belief in a supreme being, the god of order and light, Haldeim
 * 2) Compassion, empathy, and kindness generate light in the universe
 * 3) Unforgiveness, resentment, and bitterness generate darkness in the universe
 * 4) All life is equal and worthy of dignity, regardless of circumstances or actions
 * 5) All life is interconnected, harmony is the desired state of the universe
 * 6) It is important to uphold the cycles of the universe, and to respect them
 * 7) One must be accountable and personally responsible for their actions
 * 8) In relationships, one must act in honesty, integrity, and truthfulness always

The Abnar
The Abnar is head of the Renortion religion. They are the voices of the Watcher and Haldeim. The Abnar is chosen by the Watcher and has jurisdiction over any holy matters such as holy wars or the choosing of new religious teachers. The Abnar must have good knowledge and often in the past, the Abnar has had the honour of meeting the Watcher. Most watchers choose to give up any physical form and become purely spiritual, this means that most Watchers cannot be seen by someone even if they are right in front of them.

Haldeim was there in the beginning, and Haldeim will be there in the end. Haldeim is the strongest being that has ever existed and ever will exist. Haldeim created the soul, the first soul. This soul had a body, this soul had life in its lungs and blood in its heart. Haldeim created the earth for the soul to walk on and the waters for it to swim. Haldeim created life everywhere. A universe so diverse and intricate. The soul walked among the plants and animals until another soul was created by Haldeim, and another, and another, and another, he kept going until he decided there was enough soul in the world. Haldeim populated the world he called Rathnir with spectacular life and spectacular colour.

Haldeim wanted this life to be perfect, so he created the first Watcher and created the Yamdaal cycle. Haldeim’s creation was perfect. Peace was in the lands and he wanted his creations to have free will, so he decided to stay out of the humans’ lives unless necessary. The humans waged wars and caused atrocities. Haldeim accepted that this was how the world was going to be and this was the race he created. He protected the innocent and weak and left the scum to kill each other if that is what they wished to do.

The first Abnar was chosen, they brought peace across the lands and made a world of killers into a world of people, the new age of Rathnir was born, an age of prosperity and advancement.