Primarite, the Space

Symbol of Autonomism by Naelin

In the religious belief of Autonomism practised in the island of Dhalmain, the universe and its inner workings are believed to have been created by the primogenial existence of Curiosity, who gave birth to the first Laws of the Universe as she started wondering about things.
The Space was the third Law of the Universe, created just after Time.
The Law of Space is known in the Autonomist mythos as Primarite.

Depictions

Primarite is referred to in the mythos with the use of feminine pronouns.
She is depicted in art as a massive creature with a sharp reptile face adorned with horns and a long coiling tail. Her arms are curved at her sides, hands pointing inwards, and from them surge leathery wings that extend outwards infinitely.
The ends of Primarite's wings are never drawn (Either getting out of the picture's frame or by fading) as they represent the vastness and infinity of space.
Artwork that depicts Primarite are usually done in shades of purple with blueish horns and claws, save for the background which is always done in individual representations as a field of grays and pale goldens, to imply Primarite's relationship with her brother Gleamauros, the Time.

Primarite in the Autonomist Mythos

Genesis

In the Autonomist genesis, after Alocardenas, the Curiosity created Gleamauros, the Time, by wondering how the first thought was after the second, she wondered where was this time happening. With this second question, the Space was created, and she was called Primarite.
When Time and Space met each other, the spark of wonder filled them with primogeneal joy and gave way to the birth of Termomin, the Directions and Isimoje, the Dimensions.
Gleamauros, Primarite and Isimoje would go on to create Dencaza, the Physics when they wondered together how would they interact with their fourth sibling.
The genesis myth ends with Rheshnaghty, the Intention being created inside the first life and eating Alocardenas. After this, Primarite and all other Laws of the Universe laid devoid of Curiosity and unable to wonder new things into existance forevermore.

Relation to Gleamauros

Most narratives and depictions of Primarite or Gleamauros will contain at the very least a representation of the other, showing them as an indivisible couple.
Even after losing their Curiosity, Primarite and Gleamauros are often characterised as intrinsically linked and interested in each other, which some scholars inside and outside the island attribute to an extension of their involvement in the Genesis myth, where just by looking at each other they ingited a "spark of wonder" which gave the siblings their children.

Afterlife

As per the Autonomist beliefs about afterlife, Autonomists whose life reflected teachings and purpose of the Law of Space closely will become part of her after their death.
Becoming one with Space allows a person to expand the universe, reaching the farthest stars.
The Dhalmanite that want to become part of Space try to reflect this in life by generating expansion, such as increasing their worked or owned land, helping towns get bigger, exploring unknown areas, etc, or by investigating the space beyond stars.
For their deaths, followers of Primarite search for means of having parts of their body travel the world, such as turning into museum pieces for different islands, hiring services that will drop their bones one by one at sea, etc.

The followers of Primarite

Stargazers

The priests of the Temple of Primarite are usually renowned astronomers, for which this branch of the Autonomist religion is known to keep the strongest ties with the Ruhks and take great interest in their historical Cult to the Stars.

The Temple of Primarite and the Town of Primarin

Primarite's main temple is located in the northeast coast of Dhalmain. True to its deity, the temple was founded in a previously bare area and efforts were made to attract new settlers and expand the area around it, thus founding the City of Primarin.
Its height caused the temple to suffer extensive damage on its towers, terraces and high floors during The High Rust, leading to the deaths of several people due to both rust and accidents caused by the damaged structure.
The temple was repaired and turned even bigger and higher quickly after the event passed, with the priests considering that "limiting their growth due to fear of a past catastrophe would be a direct affront to everything they held as sacred".

Primarite's Teachings

For her followers, Primarite is the representation of infinity and expansion.
Her priests teach that the greatness of civilizations and species come from this drive to expand and conquer.

Weavers' Wool by Naelín

Devoutees of Primarite are expected to never settle for what they have, and always strive to increase their physical sphere of influence, which can be interpreted in many ways, the more literal being as to increase owned and developed land or conquering new territories, but also more subtle ways such as traveling a lot of land, getting things named after them, doing grafitti, and of course becoming astronomers and trying to identify more celestial objects.
Some have come as far as to justify the illegal act of contact weaving as an honour to Primarite, as members of the Weavers' Network can "Reach further than anybody" and get things done in the other end of the archipelago by employing their web of associates. Contact weaving, however, has long been defined to be under the patronage of Rheshnaghty, the Intention.

Ambitious Personalities

Some of Primarite's followers take her teachings to also represent the drive to increase one's wealth and assets, occupying more space not just physically but also socially and economically.
As the realm of social relevancy corresponds to Vhas, The World, many money-driven Dhalmanites worship both Laws of the Universe.

Patronage

Primarite is considered the patron of all arts and professions that generate expansion or that rely on a deep understanding of the space around oneself, such as astronomers, explorers, city planners and dancers.

Divine Classification

Law of the Universe

Church/Cult

Autonomism

Circumstances of Birth

Came to be when Alocardenas, the Curiosity, wondered where was the Time happening

Parents

Alocardenas, the Curiosity

Children

• Dencaza, the Physics
• Isimoje, the Dimensions
• Termomin, the Directions

Pronouns

She/Her

Related Myths

• Autonomist genesis

Related Historical Events

• 244 E.Alz
  Founding of the town of Primarin

Patron Of

Astronomers
Explorers
City Planners
Dancers

Divine Symbols

In art pieces such as jewellery, medallions or engravings, Primarite is represented as a series of rays vaguely shaped like a wing or a set of mirrored wings. Alternative depictions show the profile of her sharp lizard face, with her long horns helping the shape of a single ever-extending wing coming out of it.
Symbols of Primarite are generally carved in purple gems, or in silver.