Twin Dragon

The Twin Dragon (雙龍) philosophy and belief, is a system of thought and behavior, as well as a religion that is mostly confined in Aurlûnor. The core philosophical nature of the Twin Dragon mostly stems down to universal order, harmony and through certain senses of legalism. The ideal stems through that everything follows a certain natural order, and such natural order is to be obeyed, else, it will lead to catastrophic results, which usually reflects negativity among it's peers.

Belief
The Celestial Vale is a plane that is believed to have existed since the beginning of time and space. No one knows of the origins of this mysterious realm, but according to the belief, the Vale is the main realm of which everything lives, prospers and thrives. For over millions of years, this Vale formed different planes of existence. Some lived, some died, but in a certain harmonious pattern. But it is said, that every death of a plane, brings birth of a new one.

The Twin Dragon name would come from the idea that every single world is protected by a set of two guardian dragons, which would be described as god-like and indestructible. However, unlike most other deities, the Twin Dragons are said to be benevolent, and wise, not wanting to interfere in mortal affairs, but rather, watch the people of the world to evolve, prosper, learn and go further beyond their limits. It is due to their benevolence, that Rathnir was able to safely produce life, and become a key cornerstone.

The Imperial Cult sect of the Twin Dragon belief would believe the Twin Dragons are actually dead, and from their body, they would form the world. From their scales, they would build the land; from their tears, they would form vast oceans and lakes; from their breath, they would form fire and wind; from their manes, they would create vast forests; and from their blood, they would create the organisms we know today. Their spirits, meanwhile, would leave the world, and would go back to the Vale, and believed that one day, a reincarnation of the dragons would return.

The rise of the Aurlûnor Velandae, and their name as the "Celestial Empire" is their belief that the current Empress is in fact, the reincarnation of the twin dragons, due to her sudden arrival to end the Warring States, and bought forth a new divine order, in which would see the Twin Dragon to become mandated as the State Religion. A new title, the "Mandate of the Vale" would come, and would have Sareariel as the first one to hold the title.

Philosophy
The Twin Dragon Philosophy namely centers around that the Empress is the divine authority and legislative mandate. Rather than the traditional social status philosophy many other cultures follow, by recruiting based on rank and wealth, the philosophy follows mediocracy, with the ones who show extraordinary talent, are usually seen as the ones who get themselves in higher positions and have more wealth. A mere peasant girl who begs on the streets, can see herself become a prominent scholar in the Imperial Court, or even become a ruler if her talent is seen as extraordinary, impressive and original by the eyes of their leaders. Feng Shui and Harmony are the most important aspects of the philosophy, and it explains why the cities in the Velandae attempts to try to make do to make their cities beautiful and clean. Even their peasant quarters are said to be in a certain look, as it is discouraged and frowned upon to see any city in disrepair. It is usually considered disrespectful to openly defy authority figures, and disrespect is largely frowned upon.

There is a lot of contradictory in which believes that the Twin Dragon Philosophy is sexist. Although the system does prefer women over men at certain times, the Twin Dragon core philosophy does not mention anything about gender, except only the mentions of their Divine Empress, and the second dragon being female. However, this is often ignored by higher up women, and is commonly seen as a Matriarchal Philosophy.

Sen and Lyn
The Guardian Dragons of Rathnir, Sen and Lyn are the guardians of Rathnir, and are said to be present since the creation of the plane, and are usually affiliated with the Sun and Moon.

The Celestial Matron
A Celestial Matron is effectively, the one that descends from the Vale to govern a plane that is within it. It is not really known where they come from, but they are usually seen as divine in nature, and are seen as living, breathing Gods. It is possible for the Celestial Matron to have children, and they are immortal, meaning, they will never die. Worship of the Celestial Matron on Rathnir actually started at the beginning of the Aurlûnor Velandae's lifespan. They carry something known as the "Mandate of the Vale", which is in the color of purple, blue and black, with gold trimmings around the sash. Though the Celestial Matron is female, they are often paired with a phallus and scrotum, and this is usually depicted in arts surrounding nudity of a Celestial Matron. It is possible for one to have a vulva as well, but it is never seen nor recorded of a Celestial Matron not having a phallus. An unusual phenomena, surrounds the sperm of a Celestial Matron, which allows them to always bore a girl with a 100% chance on their first bout with their partner. This is usually believed to be some sort of divine intervention or some sort. If a Matron is no longer worthy of the Mandate of the Vale, it does not affect only her, but the entirety of the population as well. When one is worthy of the Mandate again, they are said to descend.