Qirsyllvian Religions, Legends & Mythologies

Religion, mythologies and ancient legends play a major role in all Qirsyllvian societies. Faith in a deities, whether just one or several, and other beliefs, goes back to the dawn of Qirsyllvian civilizations.

Religions and their associated mythologies are often formed around a certain common myth or legend, which are usually centered around one or more legendary figures. This in mind, religions are either polytheistic, worshiping multiple deities, or monotheistic, worshiping only one deity.

Individual religious devotion in all societies is, of course, on a spectrum, from devout adherents to those that just go through some of the motions by rote as a cultural norm. Moreover, some people are irreligious and privately don't believe in any gods or religious systems.

Asli Sbe Aldiyn
Asli Sbe Aldiyn is the Ashkhas equivalent to Septifidelity, worshiping the first seven lunaculi, referred to as the Sbet Abtal (سبعة أبطال), and followers are referred to as Jalad (جلد). The difference is that while Septifidelity worships the first seven as "divine icons," Jalads worship them as heros in service to a higher power.

The faith has been competing with Din, the main ancestral religion of the Ashkhas people, for centuries. It's gotten to the point that it's an almost even split between them.

Persia alone has fully adopted it as it's sole official state religion.

Din
Din, or Dinism or the Din Faith as it's sometimes called outside Dhahabi, is the collective term for the traditional ancestral polytheistic Ashkhas Faiths & Mythologies. Followers are called Dini.

Al'aelaa Alwujud
Al'aelaa Alwujud is a supreme deity that is central to Din faith. He is assumed to be the ancestor of the entire Ashkhas race, including the Althaluth.

The Althaluth of Magic
The Althaluth of Magic is a trio of magic deities worshiped the Ashkhas. They are also worshiped in Seljuk and as far away from the mainland as Awal, and to a lesser extant on the Island of Nubia.

According to popular myth, the Althaluth of Magic were a trio of pre-Caliphate magical masters that invented the techniques of Ashkhas Magic, using three essences now known as the Ashkhas Elements, Sand, Fire, and Glass.

Deified upon their death, the Althaluth are now believed to be the source of Ashkhas magic and the embodiment of certain virtues.

Atlantian Pantheon
The polytheistic religion of Atlantis. The deities of the Atlantian Pantheon date back to before the first true Atlantian state.

Trinity of Camelot
The Trinity of Camelot is a religion that revolves around the worship of three figures, two of which were mortal men before ascension to godhood: This faith is almost exclusively worshiped in the Kingdom of Camelot, but there is some minor worship just beyond the borders.

Dwarven Pantheon
The polytheistic religion of the Dwarves. Unlike most pantheons, the figures of the Dwarven Pantheon were actual legendary historical figures that were posthumously deified for the deeds they did. However, even with supposedly reliable historical records, whether or not they actually existed or did these deeds are hard to prove.

Elven Religion & Mythology
The collective polytheistic Elven faiths.

Elven Divine Beasts
One two groups of high deities called the Divine Beasts, the Elven Divine Beasts are a quintet of animal deities worshiped by the elves, and are believed to be higher deities than the Pantheon.

Tyrion & Luctiana
Tyrion and Luctiana are the central figures of Elven religion & mythology. They were, according to popular myth, the first elven emperor and empress in recorded history. According to elven mythology, they were the first rulers of the legendary/mythical Empire of Konjyrnia, first founding the empire after uniting their separate kingdoms through marriage.

They are also deified in the Taogerites of the Elven Pantheon as the "Lawgiver" and the "Maiden" respectively.

Main Pantheon
The Elven Pantheon is divided into two branches: the Taogerites (the Heavenly Gods & Goddesses) and the Lofykearites (Gods & Goddesses of the Surface and Underworld). Due to the division between the two branches, there is often religious strife amongst the elves, with the three classes of elves often choosing to give priority to one branch or the other. The High Elves tend to favor the Taogerites, with some acknowledgement of the Lofykearites and major emphasis on Tyrion and Luctiana. The Dark Elves on the other hand fully favor the Lofykearites, some to the point of considering the Taogerites deities heresy. The Wood elves on the other hand worship both branches equally, embracing both the light and the dark to feel at home in nature.

The Enneamagi
The Enneamagi were a group of nine of renowned sorcerers and sorceresses of various cultures across Eurodon, Aquilonis, Marlakcor and Ingodija. These nine mages were powerful magic-users that came together roughly two thousand years before modern time, and founded a nation of magic known to history as the Sorcerer's Republic of Rioclyier, in the region the Confederation of Czi'kolgyar now resides. At the same time, they founded the Rioclyier Academy of Magic. Several decades after their deaths, the Rioclyier Republic fell apart due to what history remembers as the Great War of Magic, but the academy remains. Deified upon their deaths, the faith has become the dominant religion of Czi'kolgyar, and is popular with other magic users everywhere.

Each of the Enneamagi represents a different specialty of magic.

Oberon & Titania
According to fae mythology, Oberon and Titania were the first male and female fairies of Qirsyllviar. They are revered as the High King & High Queen of all fairies, both of the human-sized fairies of Alfheim and of the diminutive pixies of the surface. Most people believe them to have been real historical figures, and many believe they still exist.

High Queen Titania is believed to guard and tend the tree Yggdrasil and the garden that bears her name, the wherabouts of High King Oberon are unknown.

Puck
Puck is a servant of Oberon and Titania in popular mythology.

Children of Oberon & Titania
The legendary offspring of Oberon and Titania. Each of them specialized in their own type of magic, and it is said that each was the first of each of the human-sized fairy races.

The Founders
Miglohal and Tuligahal, oftentimes known together as The Founders, are twin gods worshiped in the City of El Dorado. According to mythology, the two were the mortal founders of El Dorado. Both were deified upon their death. Mythology also claims that the ruling family of El Dorado is descended from Tuligahal and a mortal woman known to history as Chelgasi.

Grandmother
Grandmother is the goddess worshiped by the Nekcr'zii Amazons. Grandmother is the divine protectress of the islands on which they live, and is believed to be the ancestress of their people.

Isten
Isten is the god worshiped by the Magyars. Led by a Szentatya (equivalent to the Pope of the Synkratic Church, a denomination of Septifidelity, or the Zodyje of the Vampiric Pantheon), with other religions titles, from highest to lowest, being Apát, Érsek Főesperes, lelkész, Szerzetes, and Apáca (a feminine title).

The Jadeites
The Jadeites are a trio of jade animal deities, the eagle, the jaguar, and the snake, worshiped in the Aztec, Mayan and Olmec cultures of Nekcroz. The trio is also worshiped to a minor extent in northern Xotil. Sometimes known by their proper names, Skyl'karc (the eagle), Duk'urn (the jaguar), and Bo'topl (the snake), the eagle represents the sky, and jaguar represents the land, and the snake represents the sea. Worshipers believe them to be the protectors of all Nekcr'zii peoples, and the givers of life.

Often personified in totems made of jade with the eagle on top, the jaguar in the middle, and the snake on the bottom jade idols of the three deities decorate temples and homes of all who worship it. Some even wear jade totem pendants of them.

Kanukco
Kanukco, also called the Sky Lord, is a sky deity worshiped mostly by the Pterytiko of the Sky Cities.

Kemeti Pantheon
The Kemeti Pantheon is the polytheistic group of deities worshiped in Kemet, and to a lesser extant in the Persian-occupied part of Nubia.

Most of the deities were originally local gods worshiped in independent communities before the first unified Kemeti Kingdom, though most were believed to have some connection to one another. When the First Kingdom came to be following the Wars of Misaphris the Great, each deity was pulled together into a set that became the full pantheon. The first High Priest of the Pantheon was Imhotep, who later became the pharaoh known to history as Imhotep the Pious. He was later deified as a member of the pantheon as a healer god.

All members of the Pantheon have their own dedicated temples and shrines, and several of them, scattered across Nubia, but the pantheon is governed as a whole from the Grand Temple in Zerzura.

Ostliger Pantheon
The deities worshiped by the Ostligs in eastern Eurodon. While Septifidelity, has been encroaching into the lands of the Midgard Peninsula for centuries, and holds great sway particularly in Sverige, the pantheon has remained as the dominant religion of all Ostliger peoples. It is also the sole religion of Asgard. This polytheistic pantheon is divided into two main branches: the Aesir (fem. Asynjur), the major gods and goddesses; the Vanir, the lesser gods and goddess; and then the other gods.

Valkyries
The Valkyries are female warrior spirits that escort the deceased, and fallen warriors in particular, to their afterlife in Valhalla.

Shinjin
Shinjin (信心) is the collective Hayato Religion & Mythology.

Shinjin is a polytheistic set of traditions and faiths worshiped primarily in the nations of Hayato culture/ethnicity in Fuso. They are also practiced to a lesser extent in eastern parts of Soleil and Yamatai's provinces in western Marlakcor, and have been on the rise in Maritymir through Yamatai's colony the Kappa Islands, as well as Raimei in southwestern Marlakcor. Gods and goddesses in Hayato culture are referred to as "Kami" and "Megami" respectively, and "Kamigami" collectively.

Zen'nō-sha
Zen'nō-sha (全能者) is a supreme kami worshiped by the Hayato and the overall ruler of the Spirit World. He is believed to be the father of the Megami-hime, the master of the Idainaryū, and the creator of the lands and islands known as Fuso.

The main, largest, and original, is Zen'nō-sha no Sōdai Jiin [全能者の壮大寺院/Grand Temple of Zen'nō-sha], located on the island of Seinaru-shima, a small island near the geographical center of Fuso.

Megami-hime
The Megami-hime (女神姫) are a group of "divine princesses" that, according to myth, lived in the protohistorical era of Fuso. They are believed to be daughters of Zen'nō-sha, all born to different mortal mothers that were believed to be Zen'nō-sha's concubines/lovers, and are thus all half-sisters to each other. Similarly to the Archangels of Septifidelity, each of the princesses represent a certain virtue and/or aspect of nature. They are led by Akegata-hime, the eldest of them.

When talked about in conversation, the Megami-hime are usually referred to by the first or second parts of their name. Several prominent clans of Yamatai claim descent from one or more of the Megami-hime, and therefore from Zen'nō-sha.

Idainaryū
The Hayato worship two sets of dragon deities known collectively as the Idainaryū, also called the Great Dragons. Followers of this faith believe these dragons are the source of a soshihito's ability to manipulate the elements. Synonymously known as spirits, each dragon has its own attribute that reflects the essence of nature. They are divided into two branches, the Takairyū and the Hikuiryū. The Takairyū aren't always all worshiped at the same time. Some areas place more emphasis on one or more dragons than the others, sometimes in the form of cults. (e.g. Most wood elves that follow these dragons tend to place emphasis on Midori Shinrin-no-ryū, the Emerald Dragon, more than the other dragons; and Kogane Tenpi-no-ryū, the Golden Dragon, is largely worshiped in parts of Soleil more than the other dragons).

Shinigami
The Shimigami are spirits that act as guides for souls to Shigo-no-sekai, the Hayato term for the afterlife. They either escort souls to paradise in Takamagahara, or drag them to eternal torment in Yomi-no-kuni. There are countless shimigami, and only twenty of them are known by name. Hayato believe that those destined for Takamagahara see the Shinigami as beautiful ethereal beings – similarly to angels – while those destined for Yomi-no-kuni see them as ugly skull-faced demons.

Known Demons
Along with the holy kamigami, the Hayato acknowledge several demons. Like the demons in the Septifidelic faith, each demon represents a negative aspect.

Shivajism
Shivajism is a polytheistic religion that encompasses a variety of traditions, beliefs and spiritual practices largely based on teachings attributed to Shivaji Ingodija, the first lunaculus of Ingodija. It is primarily practiced in Ingodija, and is the main religion of the continent, but minor sects exist in Aquilonis and has been rising to great prominence in parts of Marlakcor in recent centuries. Shivajism has also been spreading to Maritymir through Majapahit.

Swyll'zhor
Swyll'zhor, also known as the Sun Lord, is a solar deity worshiped in Soleil, as well as some worship by Gallic immigrants in Fuso. Followers of this faith believe that he watches over all during the day as he flies across the sky. The religion is pagan in origin, predating even the Gargate Empire, and was adopted by the Soleilian Kingdom as they expanded, supplanting Septifidelity.

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

Pantheon
The main Pantheon is divided into three groups: The Trynis, the Symphons, and the Igni.

The Trynis, the primary deities central to Talmyri faith and mythology, are a trio of sibling deities whom are the creators of the known world. They are led by Gnogton, the King of the Gods. Their consorts are included, but are considered counterparts of the main three rather than separate deities.

The Symphons are the children of the Trynis and their consorts. The Symphons are divided into three more groups: The Igni are the lesser deities of the Pantheon, most of whom are either children/descendants of the Symphons or deified legendary/historical figures.
 * The first are the Children of Gnogton, land gods and goddess that are the offspring of Gnogton & Valji; there are fourteen of them.
 * The second are the Children of Marijano, the sea gods and goddess that are the offspring of Marijano & Haljno; there are twelve of them.
 * The third are the Children of Scyterius, the sky gods and goddess that are the offspring of Scyterius & Jukli; there are thirteen of them.

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. 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.

Vampiric Pantheon
The Vampiric Pantheon is a polytheistic religion led by the Zodyje (a vampiric religious title equivalent to the Pope of the Synkratic Church), which has many temples to the Vampiric Gods around Transylvania, and territories of the former Amurgine Empire. There are also many more smaller temples around Qirsyllviar frequented by local vampires.

The scriptures are written in a religious text known as the Cartea Zeilor. Within the Cartea Zeilor are physical descriptions of the gods, as well as the proper ways to worship them.

While vampires don't normally see eye-to-eye with most religions, most notably the Synkratic Church, this is their form of worship. This religion is governed in Valahiei, Transylvania, but is practiced world-wide by most vampires, and most humans who live in Transylvania.

Waikikese Pantheon
The Waikikese Pentheon is a set of deities worshiped by the peoples of the Waikiki Archipelago.

Xirphran
Xirphran is a Dragon God worshiped by the Divine Dragon Alliance and their followers. Xirphran is believed to have created the land on which Drakyncia now sits. It is primarily practiced in Drakyncia by the Divine Dragon Alliance and their followers, while there is limited worship by smaller communities around and outside Drakyncia.

Xotilic Pantheon
The Xotilic Pantheon is a polytheistic set of deities worshiped by the lizardfolk Empire of Xotil. This religion began with the discovery a number of idols in the stone and metal craft that brought the alien technology to southern Nekcroz. It is almost exclusively worshiped in the Xotilic Empire, and in its extracontinental possessions.

Zongjiao
Zongjiao (宗教) is the collective term Tuzhu Religion & Mythology.

The Tuzhu culture of Marlakcor has a polytheistic collection of faiths and beliefs that are worshiped in different ways with different meanings. Some aspects of Tuzhu mythology are also adopted and worshiped by the other ethnic groups of Marlakcor and the Hayato of Fuso.

Divine Beasts of Tianxia
One of two groups of high deities called the Divine Beasts, the Divine Beasts of Tianxia (Tianxia is a local name for Marlakcor) are a quartet of animal deities worshiped in Marlakcor, and to a similar extent in Fuso. Believed to be higher deities than the gods, and other deities, they are the guardians and divine governors of the continent of Marlakcor, and are also known as wardens of their spiritual direction and lords of a season. Each also represents one of the five elements in Tuzhu culture; the exception is earth, which is instead represented by the Yellow Dragon, another great deity in Tuzhu culture. Along with the Tuzhu, these deities are worshiped by the Hayato and Seomin, but under different names. Each divine beast is individually dedicated in an separate temple in the Four Holy Cities around Marlakcor. There is also a main temple dedicated to all four located in the city of Shenling in Huaxia. There are also similar temples on the island of Seinaru-shima (within the vicinity of Zen'nō-sha no Sōdai Jiin) in Yamatai and in Hinomoto.

Eight Immortals:
The Eight Immortals are, according to traditional Tuzhu belief, are a group of heroes who banished a great evil to the depths of the underworld. Each immortal also represents an aspect of nature (represented by a bagua trigram) and are represented with a special artifact. Each also had one or two companion dragons.

Tuzhu Zodiac
The Tuzhu Zodiac is the worship of twelve animals in a sequence. This faith is an element of Tuzhu culture and is observed where it is dominant, including Huaxia, Zhonghua, and related countries.

This branch of Tuzhu religion is governed from the main temple known as the Grand Temple of the Zodiac, but each animal has a separate main temple from which all smaller temples to the same animal are governed. Many Temples for each animal exist all across Marlakcor, and a few have sprung up in Long Qundao in Maritymir. This part of Tuzhu faith is worshiped to a minor extent in Joseon, and the Hayato of Fuso and Yamatai's possessions in Marlakcor, also follow the Zodiac to some degree.

Followers believe that the members of the Zodiac take turns overseeing the cosmos in the name of the Jade Emperor each year in a 12-year cycle, and thus each year is named for that particular animal: The months of the Tuzhu Calendar are named for each animal as well.

Tuzhu Demons
The Tuzhu also recognize a number of demons.

Minor Religions & Mythologies
Some religions and churches are little known despite many followers, or have few followers outside their place of origin. Most are simply not worshiped outside a confined region, usually where they were founded, or are just not extent enough to be counted amongst the major religions of the world.

The Ocean God
The Ocean God, popularly known as "Aequor," is a sea deity popular with seamen of all races. Followers believe that he creates all the natural phenomena that occurs at sea, storms, waves, maelstroms, etc. either to help them get to where they need to be, or to divert them because they're not meant to reach their destination.

Temple of Pleasure
The Temple of Pleasure is a minor sect that worships a sex and fertility goddess called Syrilumei, who is often depicted as a nude, voluptuous, lascivious, and buxom woman. Followers of this faith consider sex to be a holy and life-affirming act that honors their goddess.

Pagan in origin, the Temple was originally founded in pre-colonial northern Nekcroz by a culture known to history as the Niicrukala people, but has since spread to most parts of the world. Regardless, the religion remains partially obscure, but it is a popular religion amongst prostitutes, and is therefore often introduced via brothels. It is not uncommon for such occupants to convert.

This religion is popular with succubi and incubi as well. Consequently, to those who don't know better, it is believed that Syrilumei is a deified succubus, but practitioners of the faith staunchly claim and believe otherwise.

Terra-Gaia
Terra-Gaia is a primordial mother goddess whose worship originated in the Eurodon, predating even the Zedylrian Empire by a few millennia.

A goddess of pagan origin, Terra-Gaia, often depicted as a nude women covered in thin vines, flowers, and leaves, is viewed as the mother of all humankind, and the divine protectress of nature. Followers also of the faith also believe that Terra-Gaia grants wisdom to men so that they fare well in battle, and strength to women to endure childbirth.

Terra-Gaia is also believed to be a mother deity. Specifically, she is believed to be the mother of various mythological figures and deities, but many philosophers dispute or refute this.

A minor religion these days, the faith is pagan in origin, predating the current states by thousands of years. While she has been replaced by several religions of Eurodon over the past few thousand years, Terra-Gaia is still acknowledged is many societies. Even parts of Aquilonis and the Eurodian south acknowledge Terra-Gaia.

The Sky God and the Ocean Goddess
The Sky God and the Ocean Goddess, better known by their proper names Leduo and Aymii respectively, are a pair a lover deities worshiped solely in the Republic of Gargantia.

The myth claims that Leduo descended from the heavens after losing a fight to a superior and evil god (who is known by many names, but the popular one is Krugier), and Aymii nursed him back to health. Leduo eventually fell in love with Aymii and swore to protect her from any danger. Aymii fell in love with Leduo in return and worried that he will never return when he left to defeat the evil god for good, but Leduo prevailed and returned to Aymii's side.

Every year, festivals are held to commemorate the loving reunion of Leduo and Aymii.

It is believed that Leduo and Aymii left several children in the mortal world, and several people claim descent from them, but these claims are difficult to prove.

Followers of the faith believe that Leduo was a [tbd] while Aymii was a mermaid.

Other Myths & Legends
There are several mythological figures whose existence is either obscured by myth or so famous that they've passed into legend. Most existed either before, or just after, the time of the first lunaculi.

Adam & Eve
The first human man and woman. Legends say that direct descendants of them possess a unique sense.

Hyacintho Michael & Vermiculus Lucifer
According to common myth, Hyacintho Michael and Vermiculus Lucifer were the first angel and demon receptively. They are also the fathers of Tallulah Michael and Xyliana Lucifer respectively. The popular myth portrays them as cousins descended from the same god (who's name has been lost to history) but fell in with different crowds: Hyachintho's father was a well-known archangel Michael, so Hyachintho followed the ways of light and angels, becoming an archangel in his own right; while Vermiculus, his father Lucifer a fallen angel that lost favor with his divine father, fell to the dark side and became a demon, eventually becoming a minor demon lord (popular myth says that he is the right-hand servant of Satan).

The two then became bitter enemies fighting to assert dominance over the mortal world in the name of either light or darkness. The only thing that ended their fighting is the birth of their twin daughters via the same mortal woman, who's name has been recorded in history simply as "Maria."

Orion & Delphia
Orion and Delphia were legendary centaurs.

Marina & Ophir
Marina and Ophir were the first mermaid and merman, according to merfolk mythology.

Heaven, the Underworld & Hell
The concepts of Heaven and Hell, the afterlife and damnation, are common beliefs across the world. It is universal belief that the Spirit World is made up of two or layers, and heaven and hell represent some of them. Almost all religious faiths speak of heaven and hell in some measure, and all believe that whichever one moves on to upon death is subject to a judgement by some higher power, particularly a specific god that represents the afterlife.

Heaven
Heaven, the realm of the afterlife, is where people supposedly go when they have a good life.

Underworld & Hell
While also a physical place beneath the surface of Qirsyllviar, the spiritual concepts of the underworld and hell are often used interchangeably, and are sometimes confusingly believed to be one and the same, but it is most commonly believed that the underworld and hell are two layers of the same plane away from the world of the living, with hell considered lower than the underworld.

The Underworld, sometimes known as Limbo, is the realm of the dead, where the dead reside before judgement. Hell is the realm of the damned, where those who have committed grave sins in their life spend the rest of eternity. Some cultures describe Hell as a blazing inferno of fire and lava, while other sources describe it as a frigid frozen wasteland.

Those who have committed a grave sin in their life are usually condemned to eternity in Hell, the believed lower part of the underworld, or to simply remain in the underworld forever.

Some cultures and faiths have no concept of the underworld, only hell, and so refer to the underworld as limbo, or the ghostly plane, the netherworld, or the astral plane, where they await judgement before being sent on. Other cultures and faiths have no concept of hell, only the underworld, and so believe that the damned walk in the underworld for eternity, unable to move on to the afterlife.

Dark Religion
Dark religion is a form of religion where followers worship some dark deity or several. They are often looked down upon by most people, particularly if they are followers of a holy religion. The dark cults around Qirsyllviar are often subject to isolation despite their many followers.

Cult of Akuma
The Cult of Akuma is a Hayato demonic cult that worships various demons of Hayato culture as the supreme beings instead of the kamigami.

Church of Chaos
The Church of Chaos, sometimes known as the Dark Church, the Chaos Order, or the Dark Order, is the hidden church that worships the Gods of Chaos.

Under the command of the Great Lord of Chaos, a title that is both religious and militaristic, the Church's primary figure of worship is Voldrazar, the Dark Lord of Chaos who was defeated by the lunaculi, but the church also pays homage to two other chaos deities who were Voldazar's "hands," Maldrazell and Syle'rikinia. The CoC also pays homage to chaos deities from other faiths and pantheons as part of a "Pantheon of Chaos."

The CoC is underground and hidden from public eye, most not even knowing of its existence, save for their mortal enemies, the Order of Eden. But, unlike other dark religions, the followers of the Dark Church are a bit more active through it's armed branch, the Army of Chaos. The purpose of this church is purely conquest, pandemonium, and the genocide of all things "mortal", with their leaders seeking to plunge all of Qirsyllviar into chaos, and most seeking the eventual resurrection of the Dark Lord Voldrazar.

The Church and the Army together operate under the "Rule of Three." While there may be thousands of men and women in service to the church or the army, there can only be three leading lords at any given time: the Great Lord of Chaos, and his/her two subordinates, the "Left Hand of Chaos" and the "Right Hand of Chaos." The Great Lord is marked by a gold Chaos symbol necklace, while the Left and Right Hands are marked by a chaos necklace that also bears the respective hand.

Anti-Septifidelic Religions
These religions together are the polar opposite of Septifidelity. They seek to bring about darkness and supplant Septifidelity altogether.

Church of Satan
The Church of Satan is the primary dark church that worships the Devil High King of Purgatory, Satan. The Church of Satan was once the rulers of the Empire of Darkania, before it was defeated by the early worshipers of Septifidelity.

The Church of Satan has no official headquarters and is underground, but that has not stopped it from gaining numerous followers of all races over the centuries.

The church's primary practices include living sacrifices to Satan, and the race doesn't matter.

Cult of the Sins
The Cult of the Sins is a dark religion that worships seven demons that equate to the seven mortal sins. The cult was founded within generations of the founding of Septifidelity, and has been a source of ire for the church ever since.

Followers believe that embracing of sin is the ultimate liberation, free from the rules that constitute society.

Extinct Religions
Extinct religions are religious beliefs that are no longer practiced, but not necessarily forgotten.

List of extinct religions

 * Gallic Pantheon: The polytheistic Gallic Pantheon was the gods worshiped by the Gallic Peoples before the introduction of Septifidelity.
 * Great Eagle: The Great Eagle was a deity worshiped by the Nekrc'zii culture before being combined with the Jadeites.
 * Hesperian Pantheon: the polytheistic gods worshiped by the Hesperian peoples before the introduction of Septifidelity.
 * Salroka: The god worshiped by the Salrin people before the introduction of Septifidelity.
 * Zedylrian Pantheon: The polytheistic pantheon worshiped by the ancient Zedylri of the Zedylrian Empire, and, for a time, the successor states. The pantheon soon phased out of use as it was replaced by other religions, most notably Septifidelity. The Solramese who created the calendar used parts of names of several members of the pantheon as names of the months of the year. Aside for that one remaining mark, very few people remember what the names of the many deities were.

Notes & Trivia

 * Many people of many faiths have long believed Rings of Qirsyllviar to be the home of heavenly gods; other faiths have placed the home of the gods in more "earthly" locations.
 * With pantheons with multiple gods, a great many of the listed deities have cults dedicated to them, while still remaining under the umbrella of the main religion.
 * The deities of the vampiric pantheon are, naturally, vampires themselves.
 * The Elven Pantheon was based off the Elven pantheon from the Warhammer Fantasy universe, but the names of the branches and deities were changed or modified.
 * Tyrion, the Lawgiver, is also the first elven emperor, according to the myths of elven lore.
 * Luctiana, the Maiden, another deity in the Elven pantheon, and the wife of Tyrion, is also the first elven empress in the myths of elven lore. Luctiana is also the name of one of the first seven lunaculi (whom was a fairy, and the lunaculus of Alfheim) worshiped in Septifidelity, an unrelated religion. These two figures, despite sharing a name, are unrelated in any way.
 * Besides the Enneamagi, magic-users are also known to worship deities of magic from various other cultures/faiths.
 * Shivajism is based on, and a blend of, real-world Buddhism and Hinduism, is therefore the Qirsyllvian equivalent of both.
 * Din (دين), is an Arabic word meaning religion, and Dini (ديني) is also an Arabic word meaning pious/religious.
 * "Althaluth (الثالوث)" is one of several Arabic words for "Trinity," which an old term for a group of three.
 * Asli Sbe Aldiyn (أصلي سبع الدين) is the the Qirsyllvian equivalent of Islam, and a Jalad (جلد) is the equivalent of a Muslim.
 * Some of the listed religions are based on real world faiths:
 * The archangels listed among the Seven Archangels are also prominent ones worshiped in Christianity.
 * Just as Kemet is based off Egypt the Kemeti Pantheon is based off the ancient Egyptian Pantheon, and all of the listed deities were part of it at one point or another.
 * The faiths of the "Tuzhu" culture are based off traditional Chinese faiths, and all names of the listed deities came from the Chinese "pantheon".
 * The Ostliger Pantheon is based on the Norse Pantheon, and all listed members were part of it at one period or another.
 * The Waikikese Pentheon is based on figures in the Hawaiian religion. All listed deities were worshiped at one point or another.
 * The Serene Kingdom &amp; Republic of New Albion has a freedom of religion policy, one of few on Qirsyllviar, and three religions are prevalent: Din and/or Asli Sbe Aldiyn, primarily in the east, in regions on the border with Seljuk; Septifidelity, throughout the majority of the country; and Talmyrism, primarily in the north.