Nocticism



Nocticism is both a religion and a way of life. Followers of Nocticism are referred to as nightlings or nyxians. They believe in the goddess of night Nyx who gave them the elixir of eternal youth. Nightlings prefer to live in the dark, but they are not hurt by light. Most of them are pacifists, but they may become hostile towards humans if they overdose on the Elixir. You can usually recognize nightlings by their pale skin and red or purple eyes (though not all of them may have these features).

History
Long long ago there were many groups of people who worshiped Nyx, but for some reason they all seem to have disappeared. The only proof there was of them even existing were a few underground crypts. Recently, Mega Zro discovered one of those crypts and found the Elixir of Life inside of it. After drinking it he became a nightling and started to produce more of it. Several of his neighbours in New Askalon drank the Elixir, but only a few decided to become nightlings. After the Chawolfist Church found out about it, they started a systematic purge of all nightlings in New Askalon even though they were not harming anyone. Shortly after peace was achieved and nightlings decided to live in the Askalon Undercity.

Beliefs and traditions
Nightlings deeply value personal freedom and the night sky. When a nightling dies they join Nyx as a star in the night sky. Even though all nightlings worship Nyx, many of them are also members of other religions. To honor the blessing Nyx gave them, they often drink the Elixir of Life. The Elixir always contains blood, but they don't kill people for it and use spider blood instead.

Becoming a nightling
Anyone can become a nightling, regardless of their physical attributes. The process starts by drinking of the Elixir of Life. Then, if the person truly wants to become a nightling, they are given Nyx's blessing and their transformation begins. The transformation lasts for a few days, during which the person is weaker than usual and bothered my light. After a few days the transformation period ends and their skin gets pale, and their eyes turn red. At this point they have completed the initiation and have become a nightling. After a person has been a nightling for a while, their eyes turn from red to purple. This may also happen to those Nyx deems worthy. It is currently unknown how to remove Nyx's blessing.