Dercesism

The Pantheistic Belief is what most Trajistavi people belive in. It is a philosophy rather than an actual religion. Its beliefs promote the "Derces", the unity of the terms God, Infinity and Universe. In the Pantheistic conception, all of these terms are synonyms and therefore have the same meaning. God is not a being, nor a spirit, but it is the actual Universe and its whole: The Infinite; Pantheists do not have temples, nor do they pray to anything, there are only The Ascețyi which live in seclusion, dedicating themselves to studying The Derces. The Pantheists only live by a set of morals and ethics that promote the wellbeing of the society in which they live. In Rathnir, The Pantheistic Belief was brought by Lord Zbazan Duradenko of Osundir.

History
The Pantheistic Belief was first developed in The Kingdom of Trajistav, in the faraway realm known as Grotth, about a thousand Trajistavi years ago. It is unknown to this day who conceived The Pantheistic Belief, but his or her ideas stand to this day as the staple of Trajistavi culture and society. The lack of the belief in any sort of deities is due to the fact that many people have complained about their inexistence, because they have never been seen or truly felt. This brought outrage from other kingdoms surrounding Trajistav, but the isolationist Trajistavi managed to promote their ideas within their realm without any disturbance.

This concept of the inexistence of any sort of deity could also be traced to the ancient history of the Trajistavi people. The Dune-Rasîi giants, which were considered divine beings by the Dwarves of Dun'Mur, have gone extinct due to a disease, which may have spurred the idea that such things as "divine beings" can not exist.

As mentioned, there is no purpose seen in the act of praying for those who follow the Pantheistic Belief. The reason for this is that Pantheists consider that Derces cannot change, thus the futility of praying for any sort of change or effect. However most Ascețyi and scholars, to this day, debate the purpose of hope and whether it is to be considered an act of pray or not. Pantheists do not condemn such an act, however, they feel it is condemnable to waste time upon matters which have no conclusive and palpable results. They consider that "everything is as it should be, therefore it cannot be changed"

The Afterlife
The Book of The Pantheistic Belief states that the afterlife is the same life that we have lived, but in another form or body. The purest afterlife is known as "The Union of Derces", or simply: The Union (Very rough translation from Trajistavi, although Union would be the most accurate of terms). It is a transcendent state in which the "soul" of a person becomes one with The Infinite. That person is therefore capable of being alive without the limits of a body. Those who have passed through The Union will basically have the possiblity to choose whatever they want to be, regardless of time, be it the future or the past, they can float in The Infinite. However, until The Union eventually happens, people must pass through several lifes in order to attain the knowledge which will allow the "soul" to transcede into The Union after their last limited life.

The Ascețyi
There are, among the Pantheists, some that dedicate their life to knowledge and wisdom, trying to learn how and why do we exist in The Infinite and why is it that we are bound to our limited bodies, yet capable of so much.

These people are known as The Ascețyi, and they lead a solitary life, devoting themselves to lecturing, thinking and discussing or debating only with those who follow the same path as they do. These people usually coexist in places far away from any other societies, in remote monasteries. Visitors are not allowed, to enter such locations, unless they have a special grant to do so from a High-Wiseman, which is one who has served long enough as one of The Ascețyi and has decided to spread the words of wisdom to other people, thus ending their self-imposed seclusion.

The Knights of Valvat
From Trajistavi, the word ”Valvat” would rougly be translated in english as ”truthfulness, honesty, veridicity”, or even ”axiomatic”. This order known as ”The Knights of Valvat” are protectors of Ascețyi that choose to travel outside of Trajistav. Most Ascețyi refuse their aid, although there have been incidents that led to injured Ascețyi, especially while travelling the territories of Modar, where coronism is the dominant faith.

The Knights of Valvat also act as an order of justice and truth...