Muradat

The religion of Muradat is an ancient syncretic religion which developed amongst the Sholi peoples. The religion is mostly centered around the worship of its two leading deities: The Earth Mother (Zmanmur) and her consort the Sky Father (Asmalar). However, the Muradat religion also incorporates aspects of many other surrounding religions, especially from the Lixsnagn Pantheon and the Salaanic/Ynipshari Pantheons. The current Muradatian faith has become highly militaristic and extremist due to their isolationism and erosion by Illahic faiths as well as their more recent defeats at the hands of orcish invaders. This has left the Muradat clergy in a very revanchist state, seeking to cleanse the lands of the Sholi from foreign invaders.

Believers in Muradat claim that the world and the mother earth, Zmanmur, are one and the same, and that she gave birth to all life from her consort Asmalar. For this role she is seen as a mother of all, but because she is a mother she has high standards for her children. Essentially, the Muradat believe that their worship of her accounts to honoring a divine parent. They believe that many of the gods mentioned by other faiths, while real and relevant to life, are actually children of Zmanmur that humans worship because they forget their duty to their mother. Zmanmur is seen as a deity who primarily favors pursuits seen as closer to the home, such as agriculture, fortification, and protection of the family, while Admalar is seen to favor aggressive action and adventure.

It is unclear when exactly the religion of Muradat developed as a unique tradition, but it seems to have never extended far from the Sholi highlands, as the vast majority of temples for the faith can be found there. However, its history of syncretism is also evident, as while that region is littered with temples for the Mother and Father, there are also a number of other temples for Lixsnagn, Salaanic, Ynipshari, Rósteinot, Hōsuyan, and even Alwatian deities, indicating a variety of different beliefs. Many of these temples have now fallen into ruin or been converted to Illahic ones, but their legacy remains in the construction and decorations of the ancient centers of worship.

(Note: old name was Damkhic so if linked here that is the same thing)