Talmyrism

Talmyrism is the collective term for the whole of the polytheistic Talmyri faiths and mythology.

Talmyri Zodiac
The Talmyri Zodiac are twenty-five animal deities worshiped by the Talmyri people, primarily in Talmyrnia and to a lesser extent in northern New Albion and parts of Drakyncia. These deities are believed to be the divine protectors of Talmyrnia.

This portion of Talmyri faith is governed as a whole from the Grand Temple of the Zodiac in Orskaydd, the capital of Talmyrnia, but each deity of the Zodiac also has a separate main temple, from which all smaller temples scattered around the country are governed, though some deities are more prevalent than others in different parts of the country.

Much like the Tuzhu Zodiac, followers of the Talmyri Zodiac believe that each animal takes turns accompanying the gods across the cosmos over the course of a cycle of years (a 25-year cycle in this case), and thus each year is named for that particular animal, just like the Tuzhu Zodiac. But unlike its Marlakcese counterpart, each animal has a proper name, and the Tuzhu Zodiac has less animals.

In addition to ruling the cosmos one year at a time, each animal deity represents a certain personality aspect that shapes a person, either positively or negatively. The Zodiac is held in such high regard that even some of the many noble houses of Talmyrnia take their sigils after the animals of the Zodiac in one form or another.

Additionally, one major practice among adherents is that, on a person's twelfth birthday they are presented with an idol of the animal deity in whose year they were born. It is believed that the Zodiac member guides that person throughout their life.