Arosian Mystery Cults

Arosian is a religion in Alamayn Nation. The religion has five primary Gods (Aros, Hoggoth, Moloba, Bahiri and Feresi). The Arosian praises these gods for which they help the mortals with things like watering crops to giving light and much more. Arosian is most well known among citizens of Alamayn and some outside the country. Most Arosian rituals held are through either festivals or praying at one of the shrines of the five Gods. It was previously found in Axum nation and historically it is one of the most mysterious cults that continues to grow and be taught to this day.

Belief and Traditions
The Arosian believes in

The Elders


In the beginning before the plains existed there lived 3 elders A'xio Elder of Space, Ot'embaro Elder of Life, and E'xeria Elder of time. The 3 floated there for thousands of years until 1 of them has an Idea, a game. A'xio made 3 dice appear before all of them. "lets play a game first 1 to roll 3 6s 75 times in a row, gets the other 2's powers for the next 300 years". the other agreed and began rolling the dice. Years went by and each dice roll carried a fraction of the elder's power due to them trying to rig it, but A'xio knew this and made the dice expel their power the moment they added it including his even though he tried rigging it anyway. After millenniums of them rolling over and over, the Plain of Rathnir took shape. Earth shaped into mountains and cliffs, Seas carved holes in the earth, clouds floated above it all. Fire covered the earth till rain and after the rain life began to bloom. Animals took shapes changing to fit the chaos. But the game ended in a tie after all this time. Each of them rolled 3 6s 75 times in a row and all of them ran out of powers. The Elders looked down and saw want they made. They loved it. But after all their energy expanded they faded into the land they formed. Their bodies energy mixed with one another forming the 5 Main gods. Aros, the King of the gods being the oldest and was born with the sun. Hoggoth was born underground in a cave and broke through the earth after years of  being in a cave with each hit on his underground roof he felt the death and souls forged within his body. Bahiri was formed in the ocean, and was quite the trickster to all the other gods. Moloba was formed from the clouds and has all 3 minds of the Elders knowing all the information they knew. Feresi was born among the animals but first was a deer, but every animal it saw it mimic and transformed copying the animal, giving birth to its ability to change into any animal it sees.

Song of Saifu
When Aros created the Amilaki dynasty, he blessed them to radiate forever with his Power. And the first King was Bazen.

IN THE BEGINNING: When Bazen had lived 100 years, he had a son in his own likeness, and his own image. And he named him Zoskales. When Zoskales had lived 105 years, he became the father of Nzabes. When Nzabes had lived 70 years, he begat 4 sons. And these sons became the founders of the 4 tribes, and the 4 tribes became Axum. The greatest of these sons, Saifu, was journeying one day into the desert when he was struck dumb. He languished on the verge of death for the space of many days. Then Aros came to him in his dreams, and told Saifu he must unite Axum, for he had prepared a land for their descendants. Aros! How mightily he shines! His light outshines all other powers. Saifu was of the tribe of Amilaki, and so was an enemy of the Mursi, who were mighty! But Saifu knew that Aros was with him. And so he went down unto the Mursi, and he asked to break bread. A hundred horsemen of the Mursi came upon him, riding hard. Saifu was not afraid, for he Believed. And he lifted up his hands, and a great column of fire fell upon the Mursi. And so the Mursi were conquered, and so too were their gods, and their idols.

THE DEALINGS OF AROS: Hoggoth! The God of death! Ruler over all that once walked Rathnir. All will Go to him in death. Now when Hoggoth saw the Hundred of the Mursi, and beheld their burns, he saw at once the power of Aros. Hoggoth went up into the sky to speak to Aros, and to ask why he had sent him those souls before their time. At once Aros explained, that Saifu was his chosen vessel, that he was to lead Axum to its promised lands. And Hoggoth was much angered, for in those times Gods had promised to leave mortals to their affairs. Hoggoth desired to destroy Saifu. And so he went away from Aros, and went down to the lands of the mortals. There he took the form of an arrow, and sought out a Sheko archer.

SAIFU AND THE SHEKO: Saifu had conquered the Mursi, and went now to gather in the Sheko. At this time the Sheko were cast far and wide, and only came together on the longest day of the year. And this was in celebration of Zinabi, Mother of Rain & Sky. Thus Saifu travelled far, to reach the Oasis where the Sheko were to be gathered. But Hoggoth was against him. A great & terrible storm came upon him, and the dust began to blind him. And so Saifu covered his eyes, and his face, and wrapped himself until his true face was obscured. Thus when Saifu came at last upon the Sheko in the night, they did not see him for who he was. And an archer of the Sheko took up the cursed arrow of Hoggoth, and fired at Saifu in ignorance. Saifu despaired! For he saw his death coming towards him. Aros! Why did he forsake Aros! For if he had called upon him, the arrow would have been stopped. In his fear his faith abandoned him, and he cried out. But the Sheko were loved by Moloba, and so she watched them night and day. And when she saw the arrow of Hoggoth, she carried it away on the wind. For she knew that Saifu was the vessel of Aros, and she loved Aros like the reeds love the rivers. When the arrow was carried away, Saifu again Believed. Then the Sheko came upon Saifu, and marvelled. For they knew he was chosen of the Gods. Saifu gathered them up, and blessed them, and told them of his journey. And so the Sheko were gathered, and Zinabi became the wife of Aros, and mother of all the world's creatures.

SAIFU & THE TEMBARO: Saifu had gathered in the warriors of the Mursi, and the wandering Sheko, and he now went up to gather in the Tembaro. The Tembaro were fishermen, and farmers, and delighted in all the things of the earth. At this time the Tembaro were in pain. For their nets were empty, and their fields lay bare. And there was no rain, and the sun baked the ground. The Tembaro had forgotten their gods, and so Hoggoth came upon them in their weakness, to destroy them. Now that Saifu came up into their lands, and he saw their plight. And he saw at once that they did not Believe. Saifu called up to Aros, and to Zinabi, to ask forgiveness for the Tembaro. And the Gods heard his pleas, and their hearts were softened to the Tembaro. They sent their children down to save their people. Thus became Bahiri, the father of the seas, the son of Aros. And he raised up his trident, and he bid the fish fill the nets of the Tembaro. And Feresi came also, he being the God of the Mursi, the father of all horses. His horses ran through the fields of the Tembaro, and wherever their hooves touched, there was Life. The Tembaro delighted in this, and they knew now that Aros was the mightiest of all the gods, and that Saifu was his chosen. Saifu gathered in the Tembaro, and the four tribes became one.

SAIFU AND AXUM: Now Saifu gathered all the tribes in the lands of the Tembaro. And the Amilaki made peace with the Mursi, and broke bread. Saifu stood before his people, and saw the fulfilment of his dream. And he gathered the people in prayer, and they became Axum. Then they went down to the waters, and into the boats of the Tembaro to begin the great journey from Saifu's dream. For a hundred days and a hundred nights they journeyed, and they did not fear Hoggoth. Because they Believed. Saifu lead Axum across the sea, to the lands he saw in his dream. And when he came to the place Aros had prepared, he began to weep. And his tears began to grow, until they filled the lands with their water. And so the people of Axum were never again without water.

Then Saifu ruled for the rest of his days in peace, and the people of Axum gloried in Aros forever.

Moloba's Mortals
(work in progress)

Aros
God of Sun, Chief of the Gods

God rank: Emperor

Aros the God of Sun and Chief of the Gods, is the Bringer of victory, Master of blessings, Breaker of dawn, Lover of gold and Ruler of the plain of God, Fe'Hornema. With his powers he gives light to all of rathnir protecting them from evil. He is the main God that is worshipped the most by the religion and his sacred animal is a Llama.

Description

Aros is covered in golden armour, with glowing sun symbol on his chest, yellow cape and at the end of the cape is sunset colours. He has his sword in his left hand and the lead of his Llama in his right. He has sandals on his feet but during war time they are switched for golden boots. He has golden glowing eyes, blonde hair, clean shaved face, and mainly has a soft smile when speaking to people.

Rituals and Celebrations

Rituals to worship Aros involve sacrificing the evil to him so that they may be purified and continue to protect Axum against evil. Offerings of gold are placed at shrines so that Aros will bless the people of Axum. Every March 17 the Sun Festival is held to praise and give thanks to Aros for all that he has done and will continue to do. Many dress up in their most finest of clothes and where gold accessories. The Sun Festival has many dances and feast that happen throughout Axum, As well as ceremonies where new members are given a blessing by Aros's Avatar Amilaki Ts'Adik'Ani Saifu.

Hoggoth
King of the Underworld

God rank: King

Hoggoth the King of the Underworld and the God of War. He is a hoarder of treasure and forger of weapons. But also a master of torture. Hoggoth is a lover of iron and husband to Clovexio. Born in underground (basically hell), Hoggoth is the Warden of souls and Master of curses. His sacred animal is the hog(pig). With him being the God of War, he is also the Trainer of champions and instigator of war.

Description

Hoggoth wears a complete set of iron armour with a red cape. He has four duel hand axes which changes into a battle axe during war. He has jet black hair, red eyes with no facial hair and has lots of muscles. He rides on a giant boar when charging into battle and his helmet has a half a sun with spikes made out iron.

Rituals and Celebrations

Rituals with Hoggoth are mainly done whenever someone dies and depending on there nobility people will honour their deaths for 1-7 days. People will honour the death of a low nobility's death for 1 day and if a king were to day the kingdom will honour the kings death for 7 days. To honour their deaths involve lighting torches around their grave, placing silver coins on their body and placing there most prize possession in their grave so they can enter death happily and remember their time in life. if no one places a silver coin or a possession of the dead person they will return to the realm of living as a Vengeful without memories and only know to hurt all living things.



Bahiri
God of the Sea and all sea life.

God rank: Rule

Bahiri is God of the sea and all sea life. he is the judge to those who break the rule's of the sea and warden to leviathans, krakens, and the God slayers all caged in the Deep Aquarius vault. Bahiri is a teacher to all those who wish to brew alcohol and is a fan of gambling and making bets with gods and mortals. Mortals who go there are under water and are forced to make a bet with Bahiri for either there life, money, valuables, and on rare times even wishes. When Bahiri is in raged tsunamis or heavy waves form. he is worshipped mainly by fishermen and his sacred animals are whale & dolphins.

Description

Bahiri has a straw hat, fishing pole slung on his back but during war its replaced with a harpoon. He wears leather armour/ peasant clothes(to trick mortals into gambling with him). He always has ale in his right hand, never wears shoes cause he likes water on his feet. Bahiri has a hobo like beard and kelp green eyes and brown hair.

Ritual and Celebrations

The Arosian Mystery Cult give offerings of silver coins to Bahiri in hopes to bring wealth or to gamble with Bahiri. Every year there is a festival that celebrates Bahiri. It is called the 'Water Festival', Serving fine alcohol taught from Bahiri to fresh fish that Bahiri gifted. This festival is usually held around October. Activities like fishing are usually done around the festival as it's the best time to harvest fish.

Moloba (Zinabi)
Goddess of the sky, Goddess of harvest.

God rank: Empress

Moloba (Zinabi) is the Goddess of the sky and Goddess of harvest. She brings rain, wind and clouds over rathnir. When she is in raged tornados and thunder storms appear over rathnir. Her sacred animal is the Cumuli Sheep and is a lover of copper. Moloba is the Ruler of Skyxeria, a plain separate from the mortal plain and is the land of the clouds. Mortals who enter will float around living through their best dreams and receiving knowledge beyond human understanding till their time is up and struck down back to the mortal plain. Moloba is a teacher of knowledge to mortals and a lover of books

Description:

Moloba has a book in a satchel slung on her right side, has whitish blond hair, blue eyes, wears a flowing blue dress but the dress changes to grey during war. Her wings shows a beautiful rainbow that is seen in the sky after the rain as Moloba moves the clouds for Aros to shine light onto the lands. she has 3 sheep's following her each different in sizes.

Rituals and Celebrations:
Moloba is celebrate and worshipped through many ways. First being a festival of the Harvest held on September 21 to honour her hard working helping the mortals water the crops. Women wear flower reefs as a rosary and appreciation to the goddess. In the celebrations a feast is held and then after the harvest begins. All the crops are harvested and replanted across a few days. On the evening of the last day of festival, dances and blessings of the harvest are held to thank Moloba. Another way Moloba is worshipped is through libraries which is basically her shrine but a place where Moloba gave her knowledge to the mortals teaching them stories, tales, and fables and much more.

Feresi
God of land and all land animals

God rank: Ruler

Feresi the God of land and all land animals, creates mountains, volcanos, lands and animals all over Rathnir. Feresi is a lover of gems and their sacred animal is a horse. Feresi is often peaceful but gets agitated by Bahiri very easily. They are teacher to artists and pet keeper to animals. Feresi is merciful to orphan children and will bless them with the wild taking care of them till they are of age. Feresi is the Ruler of the Wild a separate plain of existence from the mortal plane where nature is the ruler without the destruction of mortals wrecking the natural life. And can shapeshift into any animal it sees or mortal.

Description:

Feresi has tree bark like skin and a greenish brown hair on its horse body. They have deep green eyes and tree leaves/vines for hair. Feresi has halberd in both hands but its only a halberd during war other times its a staff with a giant magnolia on the top of it. Feresi has 5 different animals on it each different every time. 1 animal appears on its back. 2 at its feet, 1 on its shoulder, 1 flying above. They have freckles on its cheeks and its gender varies depending on who it visits and how the person sees Feresi.

Ritual and Celebrations:

(work in progress)


 * offering of food
 * festival about the gifting of our land

Symbols
Bahiri's Coin of Chance:

Aros Sun:

Important Figures
Enigma Superbia Mursi: God of alcohol Zoppity Tembaro: Demigod of Mi'nea, Chosen by Moloba

Ezana Arsema Amilaki: Avatar of Aros

Shrines

 * Adwa Library(Moloba) - Located in Adwa this shrine is dedicated to Moloba as all knowledge given to mortals by her is stored there.
 * The Bedrock Shrine (Hoggoth) - Located near a border of Axum near a ruined town this bedrock structure was gifted by Hoggoth to Ezana Arsema Amilaki