Voclarianism

Beginnings
(Verbatim from Provenance Chapter 2)

1: The Kingdom of Hell[The original texts uses "Netas" instead]; ruled by a man known as Díaklos.

2: His heart was full of naught but hatred and jealousy

3: Díaklos had nobody to hate; nobody to be jealous of.

4: And thus, Díaklos created princes to be jealous of, and damned souls to hate and inflict pain upon

5: He created the princes in his image, so they too were full of hatred and jealousy.

6: The damned souls were created in insidious ways. Skeletons doomed to rot with the worst kind of plague, souls made of nothing but hellfire, Brutish beasts who knew nothing but gold and killing, and giant clouds who were cursed to bear the most crushing depression. All of these monsters were enslaved and tortured at the whim of the princes and Díaklos.

7: One of the princes was not like the rest; for his heart bore not jealousy and hatred, but compassion and love.

8: His name was VOXLARII.

9: The princes tortured the damned souls in front of VOXLARII. VOXLARII could not accept this; he felt the pain of the damned. So he ordered the princes to cease.

10: VOXLARII was strong- hatred and jealousy could not overcome his love. So the princes submitted to him, and treated the damned souls fairly. 11: VOXLARII was strong- but not the strongest.

12: He was not strong enough to force his father, Díaklos, into submission; his father who was now on the warpath.

13: So it was that VOXLARII and Díaklos fought. Their battle lasted centuries, destroying much of the infrastructure of the Kingdom of Hell. But VOXLARII emerged victorious.

14: VOXLARII ascended from Hell.

The Creation of Life
(Verbatim from Provenance Chapter 3)

1: There was nothing else but Hell.

2: VOXLARII did not see this fit

3: In his infinite power, VOXLARII created life.

4: He created a world to be the polar opposite of Hell- full of green grass, blue waters, and a cool breeze.

5: He would name it Jagdas.

6: VOXLARII was not content, so he destroyed it and created two others.

7: He would make them a perfect form of Jagdas

8: Rathnir and Eldham

9: VOXLARII was content.

The Children of Voclari
Voclari and Palíxas had two twin daughters and a son. Unlike Palíxas, for they were born 50% holy, they ascended into minor deities.

Aleta
Aleta is the patron of beauty and love. She often pokes her head into the relationships of young lovers, blessing them forever if they stay together and forever laying a curse if they split, only being repealed with a sacrifice of 5 oxen. Her symbol is the rose, and thus during the marriage ceremony, Voclarists wrap a rose around their wrist as they say their vows, symbolizing Aleta's blessing.

Van
Van is the patron of healthiness and happiness. She is far kinder and loving than her sister, and never invokes retribution upon anyone. She occasionally takes the form of a cat, and lazily wanders around town. Voclarists always let stray cats into their home, and take good care of them, for it could be Van, and she blesses people who do this greatly.

It is said that the catfolk of Western Aristios are the creations of Van.

Euenor
The sole son of the family, Euenor is the patron of pleasure and enjoyment. He is found wherever a party is going on, literally being the life of a party. He takes the form of a short and plump man with a bright red beard, and is said to have a short temper. He sometimes acts in violence when he is refused a drink. This has lead to a tradition where people dress up like Euenor and head to the local bar, and are offered a free drink on a certain day. (bartenders hate this one simple trick!!)

Proof of Devotion
For a follower of Voclari to be fully devoted, they must journey to Voclari’s original home, the nether. The journey is extremely perilous; many hardline Voclarists believe for a soul to truly be baptized by the journey they must go in with naught but the clothes on their back, but some moderates believe that a soul is allowed gear during the journey.

Regardless of the things bought with a soul, the goal remains the same. For in the home of Voclari, lay a curious kind of fungi. It is said these fungi came about after the death of Palíxas, her spirit becoming the first of these plants. And so, these fungi have spiritual ties. It is said that when you retrieve one of these fungi, it remains tied to your spirit forever. Therefore, during the devotion, a young Voclarist retrieves a fungus that will stay by their side until marriage. At marriage, the bride and groom exchange fungi, forever binding their spirits.

Provenance
The beginning of the Testament, Provenance follows Voclari's ascension from Hell, the Creation of Pure Life, and the foundation of Voclarianism.

Lycoris
Lycoris follows the titular character of Lycoris as he unifies the Voclarists under Voclaria.

Kratoría
Kratoría follows Lycoris' sucessor Kaletor, as he begins to expand Voclaria and founds the A'kratoría Voclarium.

East I
East I follows the expansion of Voclarianism into the Preyels.

East II
East II follows the Xozako Wars and the conversion of Andrei the Great and his Xozako state to Voclarianism.

Olea
Olea follows the coming of Zar en Olea and the foundation of Aristios.

Purges
Purges follows the collapse of Aristios, and the subsequent Voclarist Purges. It introduces many important Martyrs, such as Noryxius.

Deliverance
Deliverance follows the Prophet Alexsa and Voclari's promise to Deliver the Aristii from the suffering described in Purges.

Religion Hierarchy Roles and Descriptions
Although the religious hierarchy in modern days is well defined, it used to be very different. In ancient times the clergy existed out of Sacerdoses and other local religious leaders. Over time though, it came to be that power began to centralise in the patriarch of Oleapolis, the most powerful individual in the church, the Patriarch of Oleapolis would standardise the religious hierarchy and establish a system wrought in stone.

Patriarch
The leader of the faith. This role is only chosen by Voclari himself to those who have the most faith in him and better represent the religion's values. This person manages everything in the religion, from the handling of new scriptures to helping the people's souls guiding them to a life of righteousness thru kindness. He also gives the roles to the positions in the hierarchy that are not earned by rituals. This person can communicate with Voclari via meditation and hallucinogenic rituals that lets them communicate and interact with the god and all souls in the nether.

Wor Kratoras Vox (Our Holy Ruler)
(In Common)

Oh, Voclari, we come before you with reverence and awe, grateful for the purity lying within thy spirit. We humbly ask for thy guidance through, life, and for thy holy wisdom. May thy light be shed upon us forevermore, and may we never lose faith in thy spirit.

Thy Will Be Done.

Amen.

O, Voxlarii, wor anos ta je wan rímo'l ket del, karis'al far avosí ún jen agós. Wor va mílev'al ta sár on'dol mezó lat, ket far jen voxsafos. Jen fóx yel sár ún wor a'gána, xaf wor fívor sád avos,

Jen yel sár promel.

Amen

Tenets

 * 1 - Accept Voclari's Lordship
 * 2 - Love your fellow, as long as he follows 1
 * 3 - If your fellow does not follow 1, convince him to follow 1
 * 4 - Accept only Voclari's Lordship
 * 5 - Accept those who Voclari leads through