The Great Eight

The most popular and revered religion throughout The Manylands, The Great Eight are believed to have created the world, and give it reason. Without The Eight, the faithful believe, life would cease to be.

Assets

There are Temples of The Eight throughout The Manylands, particularly in The Burakrin Republic, The Crow Flies, Isk and The Empire of Fallen Stars. Each will have their arch patron, being one particular member of The Eight which is the focal point, but all have a presence in the Temple. There are also Shrines to individual members of The Eight dotted about the landscape, sometimes even in people's homes, though the largest and most common example of these are in Provincia.

Divine Origins

Though there are various contradictory theories on the origin of The Great Eight, the most popular view is that they once all walked the earth in the beginning, perhaps even before The Age of Legend. It seems that through years of mingling between the major races, all of which followed deities of a similar ilk, that eventually these many religions were amalgamated into what has since been known as The Great Eight.

Cosmological Views

Through a combination of The Eight's powers, the world was shaped, life was made, and the world came into being. Festir gave the world abundance, Ruush shaped the landscape, Grizette tended the Wild, Ominack brought Truth, Agrafall presided over justice, Ellusha allowed deception, Declunn unlocked what comes after, and Spark brought us back renewed.

Tenets of Faith

Festir - to nourish. Spark - to guide. Ruush - to change. Grizette - to surround. Agrafall - to discipline. Ellusha - to test. Ominack - to remember. And Declunn - to remind.