Cult of The Holy Flame

The Cult of The Holy Flame is a small religion based around the worship of fire and lava. This religion emigrated from a smaller Swedish server to the Stoneworks server and the high priest Riddare_Francois and the saint Rowe2go settled overlooking Fjellheim's capital Yggdrasil.

Since the cult has been a thing on previous servers, there exists several copypastas and holy scriptures. The most famous one starts with: "Enemies of the flame, hear me. You have come here to die. The invincible flame is with us and we are unstoppable." It is a fun copypasta to spam as propaganda, but the actual text is long and nobody really knows how it goes.

About
The cult of The Holy Flame is based around the devout worship of fire and lava. In this religion there are several lava gods, the most important of which is Aira Velca. There are other smaller gods such as Calaventë, the flame that protects the cult in battle, and Varyando, the flame that protects the home.

According to the holy scripture Aira Velca Parma, lava and water were involved in constant battle since the beginning of time, but the lava won and the water sunk back into what today is oceans, but never forgot what the flame did. Therefore, all waters are very dangerous to followers of the cult and it likes to lure in followers. Only by crossing the oceans with boat or with sufficient boots followers can the resist the pull of the ocean. People who touch the ocean are considered lost causes as they will go over to the other side. There is only one cure; to cleanse yourself with human sacrifice in lava. Anyone who doesn't cleanse themselves or commit other sins listed below are shunned from the cult and written up as traitors.

Believers of the cult believe that one day the flame will rise to consume the world and incinerate all of the non-believers, but it will show friendship to its loyal followers and give them a spot in a new utopia.

Religious customs
There are several traditions that have been adopted from previous servers, including cleansing yourself in lava. Every new follower gets his own flame that he can use if he needs to rid him from his sins or to use as part of a local ritual. Major rituals are done in a special building dedicated to prayers. This building is called a Velca Domum and it is a center for prayers and rituals. The largest Velca Domum is often where The Holy Flame is located and it is open for cleansing.

Since people view lava as holy, destruction of lava is strictly forbidden. Examples of this is to pour water over lava or use lava in furnaces. Flames can be put out if approval is given by a high priest since they are sons and daughters of the flame and can go rouge sometimes.

When somebody joins the cult they are given a name that they use when in company of the flame. RIddare_Francois' name, for example, is Rau and Rowe2go's name is Lihta. These names are used as nicknames on the server.

Texts and scriptures
The holy book in the cult is called Aira Velca Parma and contains accounts of the battles between the flame and water as well as commandments by the flame. The book was written by high priest Riddare_Francois way back in time and are according to the cult eyewitness accounts of the period. He and Rowe2go were the first followers of the cult.

The cult often writes new agitative propaganda for special occasions. The most famous one is the afromentioned "Enemies of the flame, hear me" copypasta.

In Fjellheim
The cult joined the server on October 3th, 2021 and settled in Fjellheim, just outside Yggdrasil. So far not much has happened.

Architecture
The cult likes to build around medieval themes or viking themes, with log cabins, farms and small villages. Gothic structures can also appear and that is usually the style that Velca Domums are built in.

Culture
The cult is fairly isolationist and doesn't like foreign influences or religions, but can tolerate them at times if the inquisition doesn't percieve them as a threat. Regressionism is also a theme within the cult, and they show their devotion to the flame by erecting temples and structures before running off to find resources or money. This makes the cult primitive as there often is a lack of farmers and miners, making resources short and all of the materials they have goes to building.

October 3rd to 9th
The cult joins the server and travels to Fjellheim. They become citizens there and erect their first structure, a log cabin north of the city.