Beetriaty

Overview
Beetriaty is a cult-like religion that believes in enlightening the world about beetroots and the true gods and catalyzing the Day of Reckoning (the end of the world). Beetrians however believe that they will be saved when the world is destroyed because of their faith. They believe that beetroots and cannibalism both give both power and knowledge and are the bridges between mankind and the underworld.

Origins
Beetriaty originated in the catacombs of Solanaria, a city in Bardonia. Followers of Tuberism in Solanaria condemned the worshippers of the beetroot as they were committing 'heretical' acts. All alleged beetroot consumers and worshippers were imprisoned in the city's dungeons with many being tortured or executed. All victims of the massacre were thrown into the lower levels of the catacombs where they would remain unseen for several years.

Jorgel Rykuh, the founder of Beetriaty, would stumble one day upon the aftermath of the massacre as he explored the catacombs. He would be enticed by the scent of beetroot soup, an unfamiliar smell to him because of Solanaria's strict laws against beetroots. Jorgel found a cauldron of soup that had presumably had a human body inside and drank the soup which gave him a hallucination that traumatized him. Two days later, however, he returned to the cauldron in a fit of rage and accidentally poured its contents all over himself. This bathing in blood and beetroot enlightened Jorgel to his true cause and he was spoken to by an unnamed deity recognised as The Cauldron Messenger who told him "Through beetroot and blood they can all be saved."

These words are what caused Jorgel to devote himself to Beetriaty and spread its messages.

Fall of the founder
After encountering Bthoro, the beetrian god, Jorgel would work mostly alone in trying to convert the Tuberite population of Solanaria to Beetriaty. He worked in secret and attempted to create addictive drugs, most notably ketamine, traced with beetroots to then circulate them through the city. Jorgel would not be able to carry through his plan to the end due to his imprisonment by the tyrant mayor Erian Seiz. After surviving an attempted execution Jorgel would later go missing last seen leaving a house in the slum district of the city. He is presumed dead.

Beliefs
Beetrians share few beliefs currently due to the religion still being in a primitive state, but amongst them are:

Sanctity of Beetroots
Beetroots are undisputedly an object of major importance in Beetriaty. The condemning of beetroots ultimately caused the deities to reveal themselves to man in hopes of ridding the world of beetroot hate, and the eating of beetroots can cause people to be spoken to and enlightened by the gods. This shows how beetroots are the main connection between us and the underworld.

Day of Reckoning
The Day of Reckoning is an idea shared and accepted by many faiths, but none look forward to the end of the world as much as Beetrians. Followers of Beetriaty anticipate that the rest of the world will be punished by the deities for their mistreatment of the Beetrians and Beetroot worshippers and ignorance of the gods. They believe that Beetrians themselves will be at one with the gods as they spectate the destruction of every last block in the world. It is believed that Bthoro, a huge horned deity will rise from the sea and overlook this destruction.

Cleansing of the Disbelievers
Beetrians believe it is their duty to rid the world of disbelievers. They will spread the word of Beetriaty and proselytize others, but if this fails, they will not hesitate to use violence against those who do not accept the way of the beetroot. This is based on the first message of Beetriaty, "Through Blood and Beetroot they can all be saved". Beetrians show particular violence towards Tuberites. The religion of Tuberism strongly condemns the worshipping of the beetroot. There is a recorded history of Beetroot worshipper execution in Tuberism's holy city of Port Solanaria occurring in many gruesome ways not limited to public beheading, genocide, imprisonment and starvation, torture, and burning at the stake. For this reason, violent plots against Tuberites are frequent in Beetrian History.

Practices
Similarly to beliefs, there are currently few practices.

Consumption of Beetroots
Beetrians should regularly eat beetroots to show their loyalty to the deities and love of the vegetable. This is one of the most basic practices done by Beetrians. Beetroots are most commonly eaten raw or cooked as a soup; some enjoy the delicacy of human blood in their beetroot soup.

Cannibalism & Corpses
Various different species of intelligent life (humans, dwarves, elves etc.) can be eaten alive or dead so that they become part of the Beetrian. Beetrians will eat corpses and sacrifice them so that they and their deities grow in strength and knowledge.

Bthoro
The giant horned deity Bthoro is believed to be the most powerful of the Beetrian gods.

Appearance Bthoro has two huge arching horns either side of his skull-like head, he has bright red skin and a human like build with his chest being able to open and expose his ribs and heart, his heart has the appearance of a huge beetroot. Although he has only been seen from the waist up, if his body follows regular proportions, his overall height is likely around 34 metres/112ft tall.

History and Beliefs

He first appeared to Jorgel Rykuh, emerging out of the seas outside of Port Solanaria, but only emerged up to his waist. Beetrians believe that he will rise again from the sea on the day of reckoning, where he will overlook the destruction of all Rathnir.

Cauldron Messenger
The first deity to reveal itself and cause the beginning of Beetriaty.

Appearance

It is not known exactly what this deity looks like, it has a humanoid form, is around 1.8 metres/5 '11''. Nothing too notable is known about its appearance as it was only ever seen drenched in beetroot soup.

History and Beliefs

This deity was the first deity to talk to Beetrians and is believed to play the role of a messenger for the gods. This deity crawled out of a cauldron of soup and gave the first message of Beetriaty 'Through Blood and Beetroot they can all be saved'.