Mecholtism

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Mecholtism is a polytheistic religion that mainly worships the god Mechadar                                                                                                                                              as it is believed he designed the idea of the first perfect order. They believe it's their purpose to bring the world back to perfect world order and                                                                                                                                       to rebuild the clockwork god Mechadar god. They call their temples and shrines                                                                                                                                     "engines" and they see their sacrifices as fuel for Mechadar. They believe that if Mechadar eventually has enough fuel he will be able to rise once again.

The beginning
Mecholtism believes the world was created for perfect order. When the gods created the first world (Rathnir), they intended it                                                                                                                                                                       to be a perfect system with every single thing that exists to                                                                                                                                                                                          have a purpose that it exists for. That everything is a cog in                                                                                                                                                                                             the great machine of existence, for a while. For a while everything                                                                                                                                                           went perfectly as it should. With everything serving its purpose                                                                                                                                                              and the world running exactly as it should. Every lifeform was                                                                                                                                                                     somewhere within the ranks of the world with the gods at the                                                                                                                                                                            top having complete authority. This completely structured world                                                                                                                                                                              is what they consider “Perza ofer” which means “Perfect order”                                                                                                                                                                               in moltanism, the language created by the gods that was used                                                                                                                                                                            for any kind of lifeform to give orders to those below them.

The great fall
After 6 millennia of the perfect order running perfectly without flaws some gods wanted more power than they already had, some gods started considering themselves superior to other gods which eventually led to battle. Gods started fighting each other to prove their superiority over others but as this was happening none of the gods was passing down orders to the lower lifeforms and the perfect order collapsed. This event would later be known as "The great fall". Humans (the third rank of the perfect order after celestials and gods) tried to keep the perfect order together after the great fall but this eventually failed. The great fall also crushed human society and led to worldwide chaos. After decades of fighting only 2 gods remained, these gods were Mechadar (“The clockwork god” god of structure and advancement) and Ornodar (the god of chaos and conflict). These gods were on decent terms with each other and decided not to fight, Ornodor eventually left the overworld to create the nether while Mechadar stayed in the overworld to guide his followers back to the perfect order. However after the collapse of the first perfect order most humans around the world despised the gods because of their incompetence to hold the perfect order together. Using the corpse of the god Ferzadus (The god of weather and climate) and the metal of the sword of Tariën (God of safety and wellbeing) they forged the Engine of Ferzadus. This was a massive steam engine that would emit fire told to be hotter than the sun. Using this steam engine they scorched Mechadar and would melt his body magma that they called Mechadars magma, a liquid said to hold immense destructive power. After the death of Mechadar the world truly fell into complete chaos.

Present day
To this day Mecholtists believe its humanities purpose to rebuild Mechadar and restore the Perza ofer (perfect order). As their culture grows and their society advances, they believe they get closer and closer to achieving their goal every day.

Important lore figures
- Mechadar "The clockwork god", god of structure and advancement

- Ornodor, god of chaos and conflict

- The other gods, before the great fall there were a lot more gods however only 2 of these are known ( Ferzadus & Tariën ) the rest are still a mystery.

- The celestials, these are the creatures ranked directly below the gods during the Perza ofer. They spread the gods orders across the world and fought     for the gods if they felt threatened by an outside force. During the great fall lots of celestials perished and the remaining ones roam the world to this day.

More may be added as the religion and culture evolves...