Church of the Just Sun

As the sun rises and brings a new day, so too does it bring a new chance for justice.

— Garvan Deawen, Just Sun Preacher

The Church of the Just Sun is a religious order based in north-eastern Yutromorch. Dedicated to the worship of the sun deity Yisair, it is the state religion of Isachir and only somewhat tolerated in Be'arist countries.

History

Though worship of Yisair is said to date back to before the formation of Yutromorch, the Church of the Just Sun is a far more recent development. In the year 7670, a group of adherents from across the north and east met together in the town of Valagen to discuss the tenets of their faith and how best to work together. This meeting resulted in the creation of the Church of the Just Sun, merging the various forms of Yisair worship together.
This merger has not always been peaceful or easy, as disagreements arose over specific tenets. The most aggressive of these arguments, over whether the rival deity Be'ari was dead, resulted in the splitting off of the Eclipsing Church. This group's extreme stances led them to fall out of favour with many of the governments of the northeast, while the Just Sun was able to curry favour easily with politicians and bring many in their congregation. With many years of hard work with these individuals, the Just Sun was declared the foremost branch of Yisair worship in Isachir, and the country's state religion.
Recognition of this magnitude came at a cost, as the Just Sun and Eclipsing Church were subsequently banned from opening churches in the Be'arist country of Naonad, for fear that they would import Isachir's hatred of that country with them. Aside from individual congregations finding loopholes, the Just Sun has let the ban stand and made no effort to lift it, taking the stance that willing followers of Yisair need only move and 'find the sun'. Its leaders have made proactive steps to prevent similar bans in other countries, and have been mostly successful.

Beliefs

The Church of the Just Sun has only a few basic beliefs, mostly regarding Yisair and Be'ari and the nature of their conflict. For the Just Sun, Yisair was always righteous in their opposition to Be'ari's influence, and they actually had the upper hand over the earth god in terms of raw strength. In contrast to their rivals in the Church of the Blessed Heart, Just Sun believes that Be'ari pulling their heart from their chest to give to the duanam was fundamentally sacrificial, and came about from the god recognising they could never defeat Yisair fairly.
Though they despise the god, the magic granted by their heart is important for the Just Sun, which they rationalise as turning Be'ari's power back on itself. That they are often unable to access much of its power due to the actions of the country of Naonad and the Church of the Blessed Heart is what fuels much of their modern enmity.

Founding Date

7670 1560 Years Ago

Type

Religious, Organised Religion

Deities

• Yisair

Related Ethnicities

• Orchene

Dead

The matter of whether Be'ari is alive or not is of grave concern to many worshippers of Yisair. If the earth god was killed during the final conflict of the deities, then there is nothing to worry from below the ground. If they merely slipped into unconsciousness, and were capable of being awoken, then preparations would need to be undertaken to protect Yisair's followers from their wrath.
It is this issue that split the Just Sun - the Eclipsing Church belives Be'ari yet lives, and proactive action must be taken to slay the slumbering god and protect all who live in Yutromorch.