Id, Raron dream cult
Raron dream cult
Lake Raro is known as a melting pot of many different cultures. One of the most dominant influences over the region is that of Id, a form of Raron mysticism that dates back to the earliest times of the city of Raro itself. Id is strongly associated with dreams and certain rituals involving the herb umgyutnee, the dream herb, or "the dream herb," which has a hallucinogenic effect that can be directed with the help of a nginy, a dream guide. According to the Id faith, once someone has encountered their dream spirit, usually one of six animals of the Ushaadfaay, the Raron zodiac, during a dream under the influence of umgyutnee, that spirit resides within the individual until the time of their death.Culture
Id religion centers the creative and spiritual power of an individual's capacity to dream. Restfulness is only a secondary measure of a good sleep. Having many dreams, especially long dreams that contain a narrative, are proof of the healing properties of sleep. Certain scents are more likely to induce dreams, so scented products and decorative objects are highly prized and kept close to where the believer sleeps.
The role of the nginy, dream guide, or dream guide, is very important in dream spirit ceremonies. Nginyaa are highly respected members of the community. While not mandatory, it is a sign of respect to avert one's gaze from making eye contact with one, so as not to influence the dreamer's unique contributions to their dreams.
Public Agenda
Once a believer has obtained a dream spirit, that dream spirit will continue to exist within the body, sharing it with the original soul. The dream spirit is usually accessible in further dreams or through partaking in umgyutnee. The exact role that the dream spirit plays in the believer's life varies wildly, but it is the public agenda of Id believers to put everyone in touch with and awaken their dream spirit.
Assets
Because of the role of umgyutnee in the process of practicing Id, there is a communal farm of the plant and community members contribute to the raising and harvesting, Nyokumgyutnee, herb farm.
History
Before the Raron Dry Age, a Rarite named Kyitum, Id prophet began to receive visions in the form of strange dreams of Lake Raro running entirely dry, leaving only pockets of salt and dried cracked mud. Kyitum tried to inform others of what xe was seeing, sure that they were an omen, but no one believed xem.
When Lake Raro really started to dry up, people turned to Kyitum to see if there was an answer that would return the sea back to its previous heights. Kyitum used umgyutnee to put xemself into a trance and discovered the zodiac, ushaadfaay. The six animals came to Kyitum and became xer dream spirits, accompanying xem even in waking life.
Still, the Lake stayed dry.
Mythology & Lore
The Id faith incorporates the new dreams of new believers regularly into the mythology of the religion, so it is ever changing and developing, but a staple of the mythology is that of the three elements and the zodiac, ushaadfaay.
The three elements of the Id faith are salt, water, and air. These elements are important in magical rituals, such as the partaking of umgyutnee. While the three are considered equally important to consider, salt is considered the dominant element.
There are six animals in the Id zodiac, each with associated qualities and magical abilities. During a dream, one knows that it is an Id dream (not only from the dank smell of umgyutnee in the air) because of the presence or visitation of one of the animals of the zodiac. Each animal has a primary element and a secondary element associated with them.
Unyozeo
This carnivorous pink snaill is associated with salt as a primary element and water as a secondary element. The unyozeo snail is associated with both patience and the continual upheaval of daily life.Day
The desert dog with large floppy ears is associated with salt as a primary element and air as a secondary element. Dayaa are a domesticated species found across the continent and are known for their adapability and easy-going nature.Dfesa
The desert horse is a large working animal also found across many terrains and have been bred into different subspecies and styles by different peoples. They are used as working animals, and their primary element is air with water being the secondary element. Dfesaa are hard-working creatures with a feisty nature.Koov
The koov is a flying mammile with large wings and a pointed hardened beak. Its primary element is air and its secondary element is salt. It feeds on unyozeo, or Raron snails, prying the animal out of its distinctive purple shell and swallowing the slimy leftovers whole.Tyii
This long slender mammile has thousands of tiny legs that help it paddle through and burrow itself in the mud at the bottom of Lake Raro. Because of its habitat and its venomous bite, the primary element is water and the secondary is salt.Muut
The muut is a 10-legged creature with seven articulated joints and ten eyes that encircle the round body. The muut has an exoskeleton that secretes a slimy goo that keep the muut wet and able to "breathe" on land. Its primary element is water and its secondary element is air.Worship
Umgyutnee plants are grown by many people in Raro and neighboring cities, so acquiring the material is not hard; however, it is expected that the umgyutnee plant has never before been used specifically to invoke Id dream visions. Reusing the same plant is disrespectful to the dream spirit and the dreamer.
Most worship takes place in individual practitioner's homes. The nginy, guide, will arrive and will began arranging a mat on the ground surrounded by salt and splashes of water while the dreamer partakes in umgyutnee. The dreamer is then helped to lie down, and the nginy waits for the dream spirit to appear.
umeem ya chiieey, "dream the truth"
Type
Religious, Sect
Demonym
Idon
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