Elevasi

Elevasi is the religion of the seven gods of Aprax. Six of the gods reside not on this earth while the Phoenix lives with their people.

The Cast System

Aprax is divided into 5 castes. You are born into a caste but can trough deeds climb and lower the ladder. Burn marks are used if you belong to a caste outside the one of your birth. Higher castes win more often in court cases and enjoy more benefits. The higher castes enjoy all benefits of the lower casts as well as additional benefits. In general prices decrease for those of higher castes.

Enlightened:

The pharaoh
Ember bloods
High priests
The Twelve

High-born:

Fireblood (Tiefling elves)
Sun Fire Elves(high elves)
Karteth (Jakal headed guardians)
Sishrai (Hawk headed guardians)
Aasimar (Guardian decent)
Highborn are allowed to fly and use the sky ports.

Neutral-born:

Human (native to Aprax)
Half elves (Half fire blooded elves)
Non Apraxian Elves
Gnomes
Halflings
Tiefling (non-fireblooded )
Tash
Lizardfolk
Genasi (If their parent race is higher in rank they are higher as well)

Low-born:

Tabaxi, Human (nonnative), half elves (non-fireblooded), Dragonborn, Half orc, Shifter, Aasimar (other bloodlines)

Slaves:

Orcs

Not in a caste:

Dwarves, Goliaths
Any race not mentioned in this list that would like to join Aprax would have to register and would start as low-born.

Holy Days

Darphas

On Darphas Haiphas is new and protecting the people of Aprax from the full Lycas which is associated with Ymasis.
On this day the connection of the Elevasi pantheon is celebrated. For most this is a day free from work. The Elevasi people then spend this day to work on a skill outside of their normal work. So a painter would not spend the day honoring Okrin but one of the other gods. Examples include:

Phoenix	Xuvna	Okrin	Nailah	Feylin	Raenyf/Fynear	Ymasis
Do something for society	Sport, Hunting, Competitions	Create works of art	Medicine, work with Animals	Study, Visit family	Practice charisma, Parties	Test yourself against the desert or cold

Each diety has their own holiday as well. Here is a list of the holidays and when they take place.

Holiday	Time of year
Neymals Night	Longest night in the year which is during Skias.
Luricks Night	During New Ternion twice a year.
Eawdalay Nights	During Full Ternion twice a year.
Month of creation	During the month of Gï.
Two rebirth days	Rebirth of the current Phoenix (11th Fos) and on the 18th of Fearna to celibrate the first Phoenix.
Qutil Shita	During the month of Aímas.
Qamar Aldim	During eclipses of Lycas.

Worship

Worship differs from god to god and from sect to sect but it is demanded that the Phoenix is recognized as a god and a part of your earnings go to them as tribute.

Priesthood

Most churches in Elevasi are guilds that can be joined and dubbel as work. Some devote themselves more wholly to their god and rise trough the rank and might one day become one of the Twelve.

Subsidiary Organizations

• The Records of Feylin

Permeated Organizations

• Aprax

Deities

• Feylin
• Fynear/Raenyf
• Nailah
• Okrin
• The Phoenix Lineage
• Xuvna
• Ymasis

Divines

• Nailah

Related Myths

• Elevasi Afterlife
• Light and the Red Eye
• The Slaying of Winter