Terranianism



Terranianism is a religion most prominent in the city of Cyris in The Holy State of Novus Terran. The religion has 3 main deities. Terras, the god of the lands of the earth and agriculture. Lunara, the goddess of the moon and water. And Solaran, the god of the sun and fire.

History

The Terranianist faith was founded when a resident of The Second Empire of Plagatea, and later the first High Seer and saint of the faith, Septimus (SucculentSauce), received a vision from the three deities while exploring. It is recalled that these words were spoken to him, "We are the creators of this world. Everything you see, feel, and are were created by us. We are infinite, we reside in everything and see everything. You are a messenger from us to the people who have been worshipping the false gods. Our message to you, venture out until you see an obsidian pillar with a rose sprouting from it. That is The Beacon of the Tsetiphond. There the world of New Terran should begin."

After wandering without aim for 4 days and 4 nights The Beacon appeared to him on the top of a leveled mountain on an island which was named Tsetstiphond in honor of the beacon. There the city of Cyris was established with the building of the first Chuch of Terranianism.

Main beliefs and practices

The Terranianist faith is the worship of the 3 deities who created the world after their home-world, Terran, was destroyed in an event called the Tethmere. The gods and goddesses have been around since the beginning of the world, only silently waiting for the right time to announce their presence when the right prophet would come around.

The god Terras commonly is the most worshipped due to the fact that we reside on his creation and everyday we witness his miracles. Solaran and Lunara are tied for the same amount of veneration. In some scripts they are described as a married couple and in some they are not, so it has been declared by The High Seer that the choice to acknowledge them as married or not is entirely up to the person who is worshipping. Offerings to the gods is a very common way to show piety and fervor. A valuable and expensive offering is absolutely not required to show more devotion, something as simple as an offering of wheat is as pious as an offering of gold and diamonds.

To be welcomed to the faith one must decry all previous deities and make a sacrifice to the gods, and to pray everyday and night for 3 days and nights.

The main tenets of Terranianism


 * 1) There are only three true deities. Any form of worship of other pantheon is heresy and a sin of the highest level. Any worship of a mortal on the same level as Terras, Solaran, or Lunara is heresy as well. However worship of saints, prophets, and High Seers is allowed just never on the same level as the deities.
 * 2) Respect the land you live on. Needless ugly marks on the land Terras constructed is a crime to all of the faithful.
 * 3) No other forms of Terranianism except those proclaimed by The High Seer may be promoted, all else is heresy.
 * 4) Respect your community and always be kind to your fellow Terranians.
 * 5) Try to pray the first time you see the sun or moon during the day.
 * 6) Always grant a gift during church service. It doesn't need to be a big gift, just a small gift to the gods and goddesses.

The sins of Terraniansm


 * 1) Showing disrespect to a fellow Terranian.
 * 2) Worshipping false idols and false saints and prophets is a sin of the highest degree.
 * 3) Sacrifices of any type. The deities are loving beings and they will reject any type of sacrifice and will even retaliate against you.
 * 4) The killing of sheep, with exception of if it’s to keep the plague at bay, and not the sheering, is seen as a sin due to the fact that sheep are known to be Terras's vessels into our world.
 * 5) The destruction of roses are a sin for nearly the same reason that the killing of sheep is, roses are all of the deities' vessels into our own world and they are the places where they can see us the best.
 * 6) All forms of banditry are sins for the faithful of Terranianism. Exceptions are made if the raid was provoked by the other party or if the other party attacked first. Raiding as a Terranian will result in immediate excommunication and a bounty of 1,000 being placed on your head.

The origin of the pantheon

It is told to us that the gods were once just average citizens like anyone in Eldham. That was until the Tethmere. All that has been told to us about this event is that it was triggered by the gods of Old Terran to wipe the slate clean and begin anew with three new gods and a new world. It is unknown exactly what the Tethmere was and what signs were there to it's happening, but all we know is that after Old Terran was completely erased from existence.

During the Tethmere, Terras, Solaran, and Lunara all were chosen for their unwavering faith in the old gods when all of the others in Old Terran had turned to worship false gods. They were warned of the Tethmere a week in advance and were able to prepare. And once it had happened they had entered a new plain of existence as our 3 deities.