Anuism

Anuists worship “The Entity”,a manifestation of all the good in the universe. Members of the clergy are generally chosen from a very young age, no more than 2 years. They will train until they reach 16, at which point they will become an official priest or priestess. The orientation ceremony involves the taking out of the priest's eyes. Then, a mask covering the top part of their head will be placed. This mask will permanently remain there, and will be enchanted to slowly replace the skin beneath it. Over this inner mask will be placed a white face mask with a single blue eye which entirely covers the face. It can only be taken off for eating and drinking. There will also be armour placed all over the body with similar effects, burning and replacing the skin everywhere except for certain parts of the body. Over this armour, robes will be worn. The entire priestly robes are blue, gold, and white, complete with eyes on certain parts of the body. The robes of a priest will use straight lines, whereas a preistess’s robes will have curved lines.
As one can tell, the symbol of an eye is very important to Anusm religion.
In the middle of the capital city of Shibea, Neurzot is a spark of blue known as The Lapis Temple, a building measuring 30,000 square metres in area and 400 metres tall at its largest height.
Surrounding the temple is The Wall of Faces, on which is adorned the faces of every dead clergy member. To enter The Lapis Temple, one must go through an underground tunnel.
The Lapis Temple is used as the main operations for the Shibean government, as well as a gathering place for the people of Neurzot.
Every Wednesday, Anuists are expected to meet at a temple. A priest will lead the congregation in spoken prayers, while the priestess will lead the group in song. Every temple is expected to have a priest and a priestess. During these congregation meetings, all members are expected to dress entirely in white- except for the priests/priestesses. Common in many Shibean religious rituals is the usage of a Censer. The burning of incense is overall common in rituals. Wednesday is seen as a holy day, where people do not work.
On an ordinary day, Shibeans are expected to pray six times: after they wake up, before they go to bed, before breakfast, before dinner, and before the two snack times which take the place of lunch. These are all prayers of thanks to The Entity.
There are two holy Anuist books. The first is The Teachings, a set of rules. The second is The Stories, which is exactly what it sounds like. The Stories can be divided into Four Parts. Part One, also called The Creation, is about the creation of everything. It explains how there are many different deities. However, The Entity is the greatest of these gods, and created these various deities to overlook certain aspects of his creation. He was also the one who created humanity, while the other species were created by his children. These include the deity of earth creating dwarves, the deity of nature creating elves, and the deity of fire creating the jinn. While the Stories do not name these lesser deities, many Anuists will give the names of deities worshipped by other religions. Part Two is called The Early Days, and is about the early days of the world, and includes various small stories, such as the destruction of the moon, a war between the deities of earth and water which lead to a massive flood, and the formation of the boundaries between our world and the world of spirits. Part Three is called Anu, and it is about the early life of Anu, the founder of Anuism. Part Four is called The Migration, and it is about the migration of Anuists to Shibea.
Most Goblins follow their own specific brand of Anuism. The exact details of Anuist faith will be discussed later, but one facet of Goblin Anuism differing from the main branch of Anuism is the belief in angels. It is the belief of goblins that individual angels control specific aspects of the universe, such as luck. The reasons for this divergence from traditional Anuism is that Goblin Anuism is a mix of both Anuism and traditional goblin folk religions.

Type

Religious, Other