Mehocism

= Mehocism =

(Note- The brackets given after some of the words is the name of the word in the Mehoshiyani language and more specifically it's pronounciations in the Rathniri and Eldhami dialects. See language to know more. Assume pronounciations are same in 2 dialects if different spellings are not given. Also keep in mind X in the eldhami dialect is a rolling kh sound not a ks sound like in English)

Mehocism(Mehoshiyan) was founded by player qwtt, a week after his arrival on rathnir. The religion's holy city is the city of Cromerth-bod-Rathnir(Karmarth-bod-Raathneer(Rathniri)/Qarmax-bod-Raxnir(Eldhami)), where the vast majority of it's followers reside. All aspects of Mehocist theology is handled by the religious bureacracy of Cromerth-bod-Rathnir. Additionally, the tahseel/tahseela(King/Queen) of Cromerth-bod-Rathnir is also seen as a leader of the Mehocist people(Mehoshi) in both a religious and political way.

This article deals with both Mehocist Theology and Lore

(MetaNote- Basically Theology is God stuff we made up and Lore are the things that did actually happen. I separated these 2 for better recordkeeping)

Creation
This section deals with the creation myths of the Mehocists

First World
Mehocists beleive that before the creation of the world, there was no one but the Creator God, Albi(Mehoshiyani= Albi(Rathniri)/Ali(Eldhami)) living in his abode, Cromerth(Karmarth(Rathniri/Qarmax(Eldhami)). It is beleived that Albi's boredom of being alone in the world lead him to create a new world. This was the first world, Paxia(Paksia), where he first created a massive expansive ocean and then created mountains of rock which created land. He then sprinkled soil on this land where grass and trees were to grow. However, not being content with watching still and unmoving objects, he created sheep, wolves and all kinds of other animals to roam in this land. Still not impressed, he wanted to create something that could think for itself and build like he had. Hence, he created Man, and gave it Blood(Zaroth) which the Mehocists consider the Elixir of life. Paxia was also the world where the Old Alphabet(Dur Likhan) was created. It is said it was created by Albi himself as a language of the Gods.

Second World
After being content with how Paxia turned out. Albi decided to end Paxia and start another one. This was the Second World, Jagdas(Jagdas(Rathniri)/Chakdas(Eldhami)). Mehocist Theology states that Jagdas was the world in which the God's Court(Shan Albi(Rathniri)/Haj Ali(Eldhami)) came to be.(Note- God's court is a contemporary term to refer to the deities that always serve Albi) After seeing how the Humans were showing affection to each other, Albi desired for love. For this, he created Eksyn(Eksin(Rathniri)/Afreen(Eldhami)) out of Fire. Eksyn was made the Princess of love(Satahseela e Siniya) and accordingly Albi's wife. After seeing how the humans were quickly overgrowing the world and overpopulating Jagdas. Albi created Fodite(Fuadeetei) out of Water. Fodite was made the Princess of Life and Death(Satahseela e Fuad). After seeing how the humans held court discussed and debated, Albi wanted an Advisor. Hence, Maenar(Maenar) was created out of Air. Maenar was made the Lord of Logic(Satahseel e Nar).

Later on, Albi and Eksyn had a son named Ozoas(Azosh). Ozoas's status as a god, his domain and composition are ambiguous and heavily debated. Some beleive that Ozoas is made of Fire like Eksyn(Agnists(Agniye)) while some beleive that Ozoas has no composition like Albi(Kudaists(Kudaish)).

[NOTE- While the Agnists beleive Ozoas is made of Fire, they beleive that it's not the same fire as Eksyn]

Initially almost all beleived that Ozoas did not have a domain and wasn't a God. That was- until one day Ozoas descended upon the world of Jagdas and smashed it to pieces. Most Mehocists denounced Ozoas and termed him a demon in disguise, these came to be knows as the Cromerthi(Karmarthi(Rathniri)/Qarmaxthi(Eldhami)) and a small warloving portion came to be the Azojani(Azojani), who revered and worshipped Ozoas and termed him the New God(Vas Albi(Rathniri)/Vasali(Eldhami)).

Third World
We are currently living in the third world of Rathnir(Raathneer(Rathniri), Raxnir(Eldhami)) which was created after the destruction of Jagdas.

This section willl be under constant corrections and updates.

We know that Albi has been giving out revelations to the Mehocist community-

Revelation of Exile(Noor e Kanal)- Given to Boraya(IGN:qwtt), the Mehocist Queen after their exile from and razing of Cromerth-bod-Rathnir by the Huitca empire(Detahseel e Hitkan)- In it Albi supposedly spoke to Boraya himself, Telling her that the reason he did not protect her and the other Mehocists during the revolution(Note-Look at lore for more context) was because she had sought to protect the Azojani.

After this revelation- The Azojani sect of Mehocism was promptly deemed completely heretical by the rest of the Mehocist community. Most Mehocists now beleive that Ozoas had collaborated with the Huitca to remove Cromerth-bod-Rathnir while a small sect known as the Peshmerge(Pesh Merge) beleive that the Huitca did not have a hand to play in this and it was solely the fault of the Mehocist community who were led astray by the words of the Devil. However, it should be noted that all Mehocist communities hold great contempt for the Huitca.

Theories of Life and Death
The Mehocists beleive that the cycle of Death and reincarnation continues until one either becomes so virtuous as to gain a place in Cromerth and become a member of the God's Court or One becomes so sinful as to be too corrupt for this world and thrown in Ozoas's world(Azojanom) as a punishment.(Note- the Azojani did not see going to Azojanom as a punishment but rather a blessing)

While there are no exact rules describing virtuous and sinful behaviour, We can still use the precedent established by the Mehocist church to create a loose list-

Virtuous Behaviours-


 * 1) Worshipping Albi
 * 2) Spreading the faith
 * 3) Building a shrine
 * 4) To avenge the martyrdom of the holy ciy
 * 5) To provide help without personal benefit in mind
 * 6) To help the poor, new and naive

Sinful Behaviours-


 * 1) To worship Ozoas
 * 2) to hurt without reason
 * 3) following the above- to declare war without reason
 * 4) To spill blood of other Mehocists
 * 5) To spill blood of your kin
 * 6) To harass and abuse

Importance of Blood
Like discussed above, Mehocists beleive that blood is the primary defining characteristic that separates Man from the rest. They beleive blood is what gives man it's intelligence and domination over all creations of Albi. Beleiving that Human Blood is pure blood and Animal blood is impure blood. That is why they beleive, while Sheep and cows can walk and make sounds- They cannot think and worship like Humans can.

They Beleive blood to be the elixir of life.

Rituals and Holy places
In following with the importance of blood, the most important ritual in the Mehocist religion is 'Zaroth Van ' which involves a devout follower taking his own life inorder to offer blood to the Gods. The Ritual is to be conducted in Private. The ritual is performed with the objective to wake up in Cromerth and not be re-incarnated. This practice happens very rarely as few people are willing to take their own lives.

The Mehocist's have holy shrines(Dar) which are built by patron saints in their respective cities. These holy shrines have many varying types of exteriors but one feature common to all the shrines is a small, empty grave to mark the martyrdom of Cromerth-bod-Rathnir known as the 'Fatr e Karmarth/Fatr e Qarmax. Every day, the patron saints cut their hands and pour blood over the grave. Devout followers also do this when making wishes. Due to this practice of blood letting, the Mehocist saints are often called "Faed Tal", literally translating to Pale hands.

The Azojani rituals, now outlawed, were much more sinister as instead of voluntary sacrifice, it emphasised sacrificing others. More specifically, the Azojani beleived that in order to go Azojanom, one must slay a thousand men. It also put a great emphasis on killing warriors, as they considered a warriors blood to be the greatest treat to the gods.

Language
Unlike most other religions, Mehocism has it's own Language and Alphabet. The Mehocist's call it the Old Language(Dur Golan) and the Old Alphabet(Dur Likhan). The Old Language and the old Alphabet are only know to the tahseels/tahseelas and a few Saints. How the language works is a closely guarded secret of the Mehocist elite. In it's modern form, it's indeciferable. However we know a few token facts through the few secrets that the Mehocist bureacracy has let out-


 * The Old Language is not one but many languages and their many pronounciations preserved as they were spoken originally


 * It has a minimum of 50 different words for each concept, each word used when appropriate


 * Only those who have been blessed by the Gods can know it and still it takes 25 years to achieve full mastery of the language

In addition to the Old Alphabet and the Old language, Most commonly spoken Mehocist language is Mehoshiyani. Mehoshiyani is an abjad language with 2 major dialects, Rathniri and Eldhami with Eldhami having sounds not present in Rathniri. However outside influence has led to the language often being written in the Viodoxan script(Roman Script) and transitioning to an Alphabet, however many still do not write the vowels in the language treating it as an abjad,

Lore
This section deals with the Lore of the Mehocist community

Huitcan Period
This is characterized as the period when the Mehocist's lived under Huitca. Nothing of any large significance happened in this period and it was marked by a slow construction of the city of Cromerth-bod-Rathnir.

UCDS Fiasco
The Huitca Federation had banned the practicing of non-voluntary sacrifices. This made the Azojani sect of the religion pressure the The Mehocist Queen(Boraya/qwtt) to declare independence. And hence, The city of Cromerth along wth the cites of Dailag and Sandburg and with the support of the Kingdom of Councils declared independence as the Union of Cromerth. Dailag and Sandburg. This revolution was eventually defeated and the city of Cromerth which Huitca saw as leading the revolutionaries was razed to the ground(Note- The full events of the UCDS Fiasco are much more complicated, I suggest you read about it here)

Exile and Diaspora
After huitca made the queen delete the claim, most Mehocists left the Huitca to find new homes around the world out of which 3 important figures- The Mehocist Queen Boraya(IGN: qwtt) fled to the Kingdom of Councils, The Bishop Haider Ad-din Sinan(IGN:Xasdurf) fled to Eldham, eventually landing up in the Viodoxan Colony of Ahalia and the Bishop Zazonf(IGN: Zazonf) became a wandering mystic.