Aetherianity

Aetherianity is the continuation of the orthodox teachings of the Villager Lore which is the ancient faith of the Testificates pre-dating the arrival of the marked ones (players), in combination with divine insight from witnessed events revolving around GONF, his journey and teachings of peace and forgiveness, and his eventual crucifixion and ascension.

The Codex Aetherni
The Codex is a compilation of religious texts, scriptures and various books which take many forms including stories, prophesies, sermons and histories among other works which together form the holy book of the faith. The first book of the Codex is known as the "Player's Book" which was written by kidnapped librarian Testificates who were forced to recount all their ancient religious beliefs.

The Codex itself is divided into two sections known as the "Old Testificate" which encompasses various ancient texts dating far before the arrival of the marked ones (players) onto the world - many texts of which have been lost to time; meanwhile second section, known as the "New Testificate" encompasses various expanding canon works revolving around Gonf and his teachings in the realm and his crucifixion and ascension along with the ascension of other figures who had followed in his footsteps and teachings.

Cosmology and Beliefs
The faith revolves around the belief that anyone can achieve ascendance through the good works and deeds they do throughout their life and through belief in GONF and the faith.

Deities
Within the Old Testificate there are two gods and two dualities:

Hrma: The Sun God who passes judgement on all souls and those entering into the afterlife

Henu: The Moon God who is locked in perpetual struggle with Hrma in a constant shift of day and night.

Dualities:
Hmar: The Earth Force - representative of all worldly desires and actions

Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaam: The Sky Force to which represents an a divine struggle between the Gods in the firmament of the sky

Within the New Testificate there is one central deity:

Souls and the Afterlife
XP is seen as the lifeforce of all creatures and only those with lifeforce are considered living creatures thus trees are not living among other things. Those that follow the faith, GONF and his teachings ascend to higher realms, the highest of which is known as the 5th Aether, while those that do bad through their life are judged and cast into the lower realms, each one being progressively worse than the last. The final realm is ruled by Emen who tortures all those who enter upon his realm for eternity to which there is no redemption from this realm.

The 12 Realms
These are the realms in which the devout believe they either ascend to or descend to depending on their deeds in life and their belief in GONF and his teachings. All souls enter the void realm (9th realm) upon death to which they are judged by the sun god Hmra until they are seen as worthy or unworthy to enter into the higher Aethers.
 * 1) Fifth Aether (Highest Realm)
 * 2) Fourth Aether
 * 3) Third Aether
 * 4) Second Aether
 * 5) The Aether
 * 6) The Sky
 * 7) Rathnir/Eldham
 * 8) The Earth (Praxia, Jagdas, other worlds)
 * 9) The Void
 * 10) The Nether
 * 11) The Second Void
 * 12) The End (Lowest Realm - no return)

Those deemed unworthy are made into nether mobs and if one continues to be unworthy they are sent into the lowest realm as an Enderman and cast out for eternity with no hope of redemption - tortured by Emen