Atlasism

Atlasism is a religion based in Eldham, with its main Temple called The Centrum based in Nova Azcoria. The religion is centered around the book known as "The Atlas," and it contains unintelligible characters that can only be interpreted when the gods give you the vision to see it. The book was first read by the player LAnDo4567, when he discovered the Centrum after a vision sent by the goddess Iota. The book contains all known knowledge about the gods of Eldham, as well as several stories.

Discord: https://discord.gg/eNzTfvfe6s

The Atlas:
The Atlas is based into 5 books, Creation, Life, The Gods of the Dark, The Sacrifice, and the Aftermath. The only known person to have read these books fully is LAnDo4567, who has only read the first 4. As he turned to the start of the book Aftermath, he lost his power of Holy Vision. It is thought that the "Aftermath" is still uncomplete, and that we are a part of that.

The Centrum:
The Centrum is a temple underneath the City of Horizonte. The Temple was created shortly after humans were created, when the goddess Iota gave humans a vision of what would happen if they did not build the temple, which is certain doom. This forced the humans into building the temple. The temple is the place where The Atlas is held, and Priest meetings are held there.

It was in this temple that Atlas fought against the Darkness, which formed itself into a person to fight. Atlas sacrificed himself, by allowed Darkness to infect him, then slaying himself in the center of the temple, therefore sacrificing himself to protect all humans. The Priest rituals involve a similar situation, where new priests give up items, and sacrifice themselves in the same place where Atlas did.

Atlas:
Atlas is the head god, god of all things, god of gods. Atlas created the Earth, the universe, and everything in it. He created all the gods, and everything you see in this word. In The Atlas, he is described as "The true embodiment of all good that has ever existed in the world, the true protector of this world. Think of your ideal friend, and that, that is Atlas." Atlas is the eldest of the 8 main gods, as Sigma says in The Atlas, "We must no longer think of him as one of us, he will never return to us. He is the eternal watcher, and we should refer to him as such. The 8th is no longer with us, we are now a Council of Seven."

Alpha:
Alpha is the god of the sun, and is turn he is usually considered as the leader of the Council of Seven. Alpha is also the god of the day, and medicine. It is said in the creation story that when Alpha was born, he was born on the brightest day of all. Alpha is usually signified through glowstone, and people drop their sacrifices onto the block so Alpha may receive it.

"And on that day, at noon, Atlas rose up, and grabbed a chunk on the sun. He took this and smashed it on a rock, shattering it into billions of pieces. Atlas formed these pieces into atoms, and out of this grew the god of the sun, Alpha." - The Atlas

Omega:
Omega is very similar to Alpha, but in different ways. Omega is the god of the moon, and the night. Omega is the watcher of darkness, as the darkness can only form when there is no light. He watches over the world at night, making sure that no darkness forms, and uses the moon to still provide light during the night. Omega's sacrificial block is obsidian.

"After Alpha was formed, Atlas waited until midnight, and rose up again, grabbing a bit of the moon and smashing it, forming it into the god of the moon and night, Omega. Strong willed like his opposite, and yet wiser in many ways."

Iota:
Iota is the goddess of guidance and wisdom/knowledge. Iota is the "smart" one among the seven. Whenever a difficult choice is presented, one that could lead to life or death, Iota will guide you, and help you make the right choice for your soul. Before battle, armies will pray to Iota, hoping she will guide them to victory. Iota's sacrificial block is redstone.

"Atlas knew that the Seven would someone to guide them, so he grabbed a bit of redstone, and smashed it down to form Iota, the great gray-eyed goddess Iota. She became the one the seven would turn to in times of need, always delivering guidance and wisdom." - The Atlas

Sigma:
Sigma is the goddess of nature, and the goddess of animals. Sigma watches over all animals, and provides them safety. Humans who kill animals repeatedly with no reason with face the wrath of Sigma. Sigma's sacrificial block is a grass block.

"Atlas knew the someone needed to guard the beautiful animals of the realm, so he formed Sigma, goddess of nature, and protector of the animals." - The Atlas

Kappa:
Kappa, god of war and bloodshed. Kappa is the most violent of all the gods, and usually the one who causes the most chaos in the seven. Kappa may seem like he is not bringing good, but sometimes war is good, especially against nations that are not good. Kappa's sacrificial block is a iron block, for the iron forms the sword and shield that causes war.

"Atlas, knowing what the world would become, knew that wars were inevitable, and knowing such spilled his own blood on a stone, and used it to form Kappa, the war god, and bringer of bloodshed." - The Atlas

Theta:
Theta is the goddess of the prophecy and beauty. Theta controls a network of oracles, which her prophets build. Theta is also the goddess of beauty, and marriages are overseen by Theta. Theta's sacrificial block is a gold block.

"Atlas took a bit of gold, and formed it into Theta, god of beauty and prophecy, so that she may give humans the gift and curse of prophecy, as a way of communicating with the gods better." - The Atlas

Beta:
Beta is the god of earth, the god of sea and sky, the god of forest and desert. Beta is arguably the most powerful god, but also the least powerful. Beta is very laid back and relaxed, and has little concern for humans, and a general dislike of them. Only in times of great need will Beta appear.

"Atlas then turned to create a earth god, to keep his sacred earth in good care, so he created Beta. Beta, the earth god, lord of sea and sky, lord of tree and rock, lord of all the lands humans can see. However, Beta has little care for humans, and ignores them most of the time."

Religious Structure:
The Religious Structure of Atlasism is very simple. There are two branches, Priests and Knights. The full extent of the rules and guidelines of each branch is detailed in the Atlas book, "Life." I will list a semi-detailed version here.

Priests:
The Highest priest in the hierarchy is the Chief Priest of Atlas, who is elected every month. The Head Priest has the final say in all matters, and controls all aspects of the atlas church. Current Head Priest of Atlas: LAnDo4567

Head Priests are assigned to each God of the Seven, and they are assigned by the Chief Priest. There are no current head priests at the moment.

Priest are determined when the Chief Priest or Head Priest brings the new Priest into the temple of Centrum, and preforms the ritual of sacrifice on them. This includes a sacrifice to Atlas, and a remake of the sacrifice Atlas made. The new priest gives a statement to the Chief/Head Priest, who gives it to the following. The following then votes on whether they want this person as a priest or not. Downvoters need a legitimate reason to deny the person priesthood.

Knights:
Knights are followers of Atlasism, and protect the temples and priests. Knights are controlled by the Lead Knight (currently none).