Faxemis Angelae

Origins
Faxemis Angelae was created in November 2021 by a hermit monk, ShipElectric731, to whom the gods showed themselves. He lived a peaceful life on his farm, located near Alfheim, where he worked every day after praying. The gods sent him on a journey across Rathnir, with the aim of spreading the religion. He walked for days and nights, trying to find a good nation where he could establish his religion, until he found the Archducate of Grandia, where he settled.

The beginning of the universe:
Long before time was a thing, when the universe was just a big void, Faxemus wandered around dreaming about turning that nothingness into something.

It was then, after thousands of years, that he decided to create something, another God: Bellum. Faxemus gave Bellum the mission to create a perfect place that he could call home, and where he could observe the universe and defend the balance that existed in it. Bellum worked non-stop for years until he finally got what he was asked to do. He dubbed his creation Bariteliath, which means "The perfect place" in the Gorzetheriall, the ancient language of the gods.

Having a place that allowed him to see the entire universe, Faxemus made his second creation, a small red ball he named Liliath, and threw it into the void. A few seconds later, a huge explosion was heard and light was seen for the first time. Liliath's explosion transformed the universe, filling it with large, bright white stars.

So he created a third God, Avelinae, or as he is better known, Sakrelith, and gave him the duty to create a planet with life, so that they would no longer be alone in the universe. Shortly thereafter, Bellum was given the duty to create a place where evil spirits and evil souls, who had been corrupted by the darkness of the void, could be placed, and guards to protect life on earth, guard the prison and protect the house from the gods. This prison of his would be bellow the void that exists under the earth and would be nicknamed Infaiall

Avelanae took thousands of years to create its inhabited planet, but Bellum was not so lucky, finishing his project nearly 2,000 years after Avelinae. And his guards, also known as angels, took another 500 years to create, leaving many evil spirits loose in contact with humanity.

The Great Fight
A long time had passed and humanity was already well developed, when rumors began to circulate about a group of people who worshiped an evil god. When these rumors reached Bellum's ears, he immediately decided to act and hunt down the evil spirit known as Noxetus, a spirit that lives in the darkest and coldest corners of the void and that constantly corrupts people in order to harvest their souls. Bellum then created multiple types of angels, each one responsible for protecting different people, temples, towns, cities and empires from the evil spirits.

He, along with the two most powerful angels ever created (Lux and Aqua), went to work trying to find Noxetus to free humanity from that monstrous creature. Little did he know that the spirit was already harvesting souls and had found a group of loyal servants who saw him as a god, I am speaking, of course, of the acient followers of the Abyss Mysticism religion.

Noxetus' followers had been strengthening him, by expanding their religion, so, when Bellum and his companion finally found him, it seemed like it was too late, humanity had become corrupted and seemed hopeless. Avelinae, the creator of manking, wasn't able to look at his creation anymore: humans were not the same.

A huge fight began, on one side was Bellum and his angels and on the other side Noxatus and his followers. The fight was so brutal that divided the universe in half, leaving one side in an eternal darkness. Bellum and his angels won the fight and imprisioned Noxatus in Infaiall, the prision bellow the void, from where he escaped once more, leaving Lux on his cell. But he was eventually caught with the help of three players who saved Lux and imprisioned Noxetus with one of the best sacrifices given to the gods.

Faxemus
Creator of the gods, lord of the whole known and unknown universe and Judge of the angelic Court, where it is decided if the soul is worth of going to Bariteliath, or will be looked in Infaiall for a good time. He resides in bariteliath, the golden realm, from where he observes and interferes in the affairs of the universe.

Bellum
God creator of angels, bariteliath, infaiall and lord of good spirits. He commands the legions of mighty angels, who are always ready to give anything to achieve their goals. He became very famous after defeating Noxetus, the famous demon, and imprisoning him in infaiall.

Avelinae
Lord and creator of the earth and of all life present in it. Known also as Sacrileth, he resides, like Gerribus, in bariteliath, though he is constantly interfering in the affairs of men.

Noxetus
An ancient being, who appeared at the beginning of the universe and corrupted humanity from the beginning of its existence. He spoke to players through supernatural holes that pierced the foundation and corrupted them by stealing their souls and possessing them.

He is trapped in Infaiall, under the tutelage of the angel Lux, angel of light and sun, who Noxetus once managed to imprison in his own cage.

Afton
A former practitioner of the dark arts who sold his soul to Noxetus in exchange for the darkest power of all: The ability to spawn creatures at night, with the aim of harvesting people's souls to feed himself.

Rules of Religion:

 * Be Kind
 * Be Honest
 * Don't hurt others
 * Help witout expecting anything in return
 * Spread out your religion

Kentis:
Religious leaders with a duty to make decisions about religion, how it works, how to expand, etc. It is supported by a group of Cretwis, who link Kentis to the rest of the world.

Cretwis:
Person who works for Kentis reporting the situation of the church around the world.

Carditus Pratis:
Person responsible for the religion in his kingdom, that frequently communicates with Bishops and Priests.

Bishop:
Person responsible for the religion in his city, that usually owns a cathedrall.

Priest
Member of the clergy that has stydied the holy books and is ready to teach the faith to other people. It may be the responsible for the religion In small villages or towns

Discipuli (aprentices):
People in the path of becoming part of the clergy


 * finis fidei: People in the 2nd stage of becoming a priest.


 * initium fidei: People in the 1st stage of becoming a priest

Head Monk:
Responsible for the city's monastery and general of the troops with religious functions in his city.

Substitutus:
Head monk's replacement, that has the responsibility of distributing tasks among the monks.

Veteranus:
Monk who is ready to expand his knowledge beyond a normal monk's knowledge.

Monk
Member of the city monastery that works really hard and trains in arms to become a warrior of the faith.

Monk aprentice
Member of the city monastary who's still learning the principales and studying to be able to become a monk

How should a Faxemis Angelaean temple look like
For a temple to be considered as Faxemis Angelaean it must only worship the Faxemis Angelaean deities, have altar where the cardinal can perform masses and sacrifices, have benches where people who wish to attend masses or sacrifices can sit and have a body of water, with a minimum size of 3 x 3, where sacrifices can be placed (normally inside a barrel that is set on fire)

How to properly do sacrifices
The temple must be all purified, placing redstone scattered throughout the temple and in front of the doors overlooking the outside. Then the priest should go up to the altar and call the divinity to whom the sacrifices are intended. After calling it several times, the priest must say what he and the worshippers want from divinity (protection, help, wisdom, etc.). Then put the barrel in the center of the water, put the sacrifices inside the barrel, catch fire to the barrel, and then call the divinity that you're worshiping to come and get your sacrifices

Conversion ritual
For doing the conversion ritual a priest (or another member of the clergy) must have: His tunic and his stick, redstone (to purify the temple), 2 Holy books (Testaments of Faxemus) and a flint and steel.

The conversion ritual should be done in (or near) a Faxemis Angelaean holiday, to honor the gods and make it even more special. The ceremony shall take place in a church or cathedral, and a priest must be present. The fëdro should stand  in the middle of the water inside the church while the priest starts the ceremony. There should always be some guests

(The fëdro is the person going trough the conversion process

Priest:“Welcome everyone to another ritual of our Faith. Today the god’s light shall be placed inside a new heart. Today we are celebrating [fëdro’s name] conversion ritual.”

Also priest (to everyon present): “May the god’s guide you trough you life and death ...”

Everyone (exept the priest): “And may the god’s light illuminate our path”

Priest (infront of the lecturn): “After creating the first humans, as Faxemus told him to do, he told him – “My children, you were made with love and affection and so shall you live. All those who live acoording to the lord shall be brought to Bariteliath, to live with the god’s. But all those who choose to live in darkness shall live in it for the eternity. Now, my children, go conquer  the earth and use it in your favour, but never forget your true and only creator.”

Everyone : “Shall the god’s words be written and followed “

Priest (to the fëdro): “[fëdro’s name]  shall the god’s bless you and  forgive you for your sins”

Priest (infront of the altar and looking up ): “Please, Avelinae, you that created life, bless those who have followed thy word”

Also Priest (to the fëdro): “You, [fëdro’s name], that were brought here by the god’s, Do you promise to worship our Divinities and only our Divinities (Faxemus, Bellum, Aveliane and the angels) ?"

Fëdro: “Yes, I do”

Priest: “Do you promise to follow the 5 Faxemis Angelaean rules?”

Fëdro: “Yes, I do”

Priest: “Do you promise to try your best to spread  Faxemis Angelae?”

Fëdro: “Yes, I do”

Priest: “Do you promise to be loyoal to the Clergy members, to all Faxemis Angelaeans and to the Kentis?”

Fëdro: “Yes, I do”

Priest (goes back to the altar): “Faxemus, you that creted the universe and the god’s, bless this new follower of thy words and make him prosper in the afterlife”  -  “You created the universe trough liliath and you created men trough Avelinae, so please bless us with your light”

Everyone: “May the light of Faxemus be present on each and every heart of each and every person. May his words be heard troughout Rathnir, and may his love be givven to everyone alive. May he that was the responsible for the creation of all matter, may he that lives in Bariteliath with Bellum and Avelinae, bless [fëdro’s name] and make him prosper in life. zuká já Vázemus.”

* Priest lights the block on which the fëdro is standing on fire and immediately puts the fire out*

Priest: “Welcome to Faxemis Angelae, [fëdro’s name].

Marriage
[Not decided yet]

Priest ordination process
[Still in discussion]