Aeonic Way

The Aeonic Way is a new religious movement, combining Fallanist teachings with the traditions of several ancient pre-Great Jump cults.    The Way's first temple was opened in the 78th Cycle by Boshaari priest Alyssa Devir . The Way seeks to understand the nature of reality, as prescribed in its ancient core book, Treaty On The Existence Of The Multiplanar Multitude, along with Devir's Addendum. The Way's theology has earned it ridicule, and its leadership has come under fire as new prospects must pay their way into the faith, however as of the 151st cycle, membership is steadily rising.  

Theology

  According to the Treaty, there are seven corporeal deities known as Aeons, each ruling over a unique extradimensional and philosophical domain where the worthy may dwell after death. Bound by an ancient covenant, the Aeons rarely interact with mortals. Worship typically involves significant sacrifice and often goes unanswered, except by the particularly worthy - usualy in the form of Shade Manifestations , which the Way ascribes thematically to one of their seven gods.   Each Aeon originates from a distinct cultic tradition. While worship practices vary, the Aeonic Way promotes pantheism, viewing all Aeons as equally valid aspects of a larger metaphysical order. In recent decades, these traditions have been integrated into a unified theological framework (see below). Most practitioners heed all seven deities, but particularly devote themselves to one.  

Pantheon

  The Inheritor is the chief deity of the Chantry of the Void, goddess of law and light; the Way asserts that she is but one of seven Aeons, whereas the Chantry does not recognize any other deity.   The Raven-Queen is the goddess of ruthlessness, associated with spies and assassins. In ancient Mewei history, a group of assessins called the Ravens worshipped this obscure figure depicted as a blackened Boshaari, thousands of years before contact between the two species.   The Whisperers are a hive-deity of cunning dealmakers. According to the Way, they rule a Hive-City, locked in eternal conflict with the Raven-Queen.   The Azalea is the goddess of death and natural passing. She is an ancient Boshaari minor deity, symbolizing the inevitability of death and the cycle of life.   The Fathomless Harmony is the goddess of knowledge and arcane. The Fathomless is possibly linked to starpilot superstitions; many Zaalans and Boshaari pray to "the fathomless depths" for safe passage across the stars.   The Faelord is the dual god of nature, strength and treachery. It is linked to a Mewei cult of healers and druids operating thousands of years ago. The Way asserts that ancient Boshaari nations such as Esaree also worshipped the Faelord.   The Warden is the goddess of arcane, and the true owner of Embassy Ark . The Warden is the focus of Way pilgrimages to the Ark.
Type
Religious, Cult

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