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Lotdom (Loik)

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Type: Pandeism
Direction: Inwards
Focus: Karma and dharma, Destiny
Symbol: A planet half shaded in, two circles surrounding it
Holy Colour: Amethyst

Passed Down: n/a
Creation Myth Type: The Keeper of Destiny opened a portal from another world full of 'gods' into this world. They saw that animals ruled over the land and that there was no one like them. They decided to turn one of the animals into something that resembled them, however they discovered later on that some of the people could transform back into their original beast.
Major Myth: There is an object hidden somewhere that the Keeper took with them through the portal, that if you touch it and chant then you may become the new keeper. Whilst the old one will revert back into a person, you need to be balanced though.

Ruling Deities: Keeper of Destiny (Bakwarder no lot)
Important Deities: n/a
Divine Interaction: Is known to give you an invisible mark on your forehead upon your birth. The mark gives you your destiny.

Deadly Sins: Malice, sloth, indifference
Major Taboo: Death
High Virtues: Piety, faith, honesty, selflessness


Coming of Age: 11+ It depends on when you decide you are ready to face your destiny.
-Rite: Called the awakening, they splash vinegar onto your forehead until you can feel the mark- for some people it’s a burning sensation while for others it’s a quick stabbing pain. Afterwards you sit down with a high clergy man and he gives you the three main tarot cards in your life.
Marriage: ???
-Rites: Includes pressing their foreheads together as a way of bonding their fates, performed by clergymen
Death Rites: Your body is burned to release your trapped spirit
This is some worldbuilding.

Lotdom is one of the five major religions in Etrium, it is the main religion in Blassai and Hodi. Practitioners are reffered to as Loik.

It is also my fav religion :-P
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