Singulism

To understand Singulism, one must understand Dichotism. Singulism was founded by Imam Rashwanan, a Dichotist Imam within the Darnesian Sultanate who claimed to have received visits and visions from god, much in the way Ansul, the founder of Dichotism, had experienced. Singulism is similar to Dichotism in many ways, such as acknowledging the Primordials of Masoritanism, and the idea of Quintessence as a 5th primal element, a godly element. Yet, Singulism states that only one god exists, rather than the 10 gods of Dichotism. Rashwanan called this god, the Quintessent, a single sentient being comprised of the power of Quintessence. In his revelations, the threat of the Eternal Conflict isn't a war between the Risen and the Fallen, but rather an internal conflict of good and evil within the one god.
This internal battle of morality was agony for the Quintessent. Seeking to find inner peace, the Quintessent turned its internal conflict into an external conflict. The Quintessent split itself into a billion shards, which it sealed in physical bodies, the bodies of mortals. Each piece of the Quintessent still contained the 10 aspects of good and evil. As each mortal lives their life, they either strengthen or weaken the various aspects within them. When that mortal dies, their shard of the Quintessent (their soul, essentially) returns to the greater whole, and influences the Quintessent closer towards good or to evil ever so slightly. When a new mortal is born, the Quintessence lends a sliver of itself to the world again, to be shaped and returned once more upon their death.
This cycle of reincarnation steadily moves the Quintessent towards either good, or evil. The Quintessent doesn't care whether good or evil prevails, only that one does so the agony of conflict ceases. Imam Rashwanan decreed that as mortals, it is our duty be true to ourselves, and feed the aspects within ourselves we wish to see reflected in the world, while weakening the aspects we wish to see fail. Ideologically, Singulism doesn't encourage living a good or an evil life, it encourages one to live the kind of life they wish to see reflected in the world. Yet, despite the religion not condoning a specific way of life, there is a general understanding among its followers that one should live a life of happiness and peace, to bring about happiness and peace in the world.

Fundamental Tenants of the Faith:

• This is a heretical religion of Dichotism, and as such many Dichotist teachings and ideas are shared with this religion. Like Dichotism, Singulism accepts the primordials of Masoritanism, the idea of the 5th element known as Quintessence, and an ideological battle between good and evil.
• There is only 1 god, the Quintessent, and this god has 10 aspects, 5 of good and 5 of evil (unlike Dichotism which teaches of 10 gods that each embody one of the aspects).
• The Quintessent is neither good nor evil, for it is entirely both good and evil. It seeks an end to this inner conflict between good and evil, so that it may rest in peace.
• Our soul is a piece of the Quintessent sent into the world, containing both evil and good. As we live, we either feed or starve the various aspects of good and evil within us.
• When we die, the piece of the Quintessent that gave us life returns to the Quintessent, and ever so slightly influences it towards good or evil (depending on which aspects we encouraged in our lives).
• God doesn't influence our lives, our lives influence god. God is not our salvation, we are god's salvation.