Aspanism
| Type | Polytheistic |
|---|---|
| Races | Human |
| Organized | Yes |
| Founded | 1 IM |
| Leaders | The Ninth Lotus |
| Deities | Aspan, Suu |
Aspanism is the dominant religion in the Caliphate of Ontustik. It is based on the primordial creator Aspan, who is the personification of the sky. Aspanist purists can be monotheists and will believe in no other god than Aspan, dismissing the various legends and myths as fancies of the imagination. For the majority of believers, however, Aspanism has a complex heirarchical pantheon which begins with Aspan and ends with the holy priestesses who praise his name on Otan.
The Tenets of Aspanism
Most of the tenets of Aspanism are either constructs of the temples that give him worship or they come from the Legend of Batir. In this legend Batir is a legendary king, who has various dealings with the gods. In the true mythic style, the dealings rarely turn out well for Batir, though he does his best through cunning, intuition and sometimes luck.
What are the things we learn from Batir? Firstly that death is inevitable. In his quests he learns that while immortality is something that the very luckiest of humans might attain, that it is too unlikely to be hoped for and therefore one should live life and accept that it has an end.
Batir goes on to teach us that dealing with the gods is best done from afar. Individuals who deal directly with the gods rarely die of old age. The goods in the Aspanist pantheon can be very precocious and have little sympathy for mortals who die when they cross the gods or don't get an instruction quite right. The heroes of Aspanism provide us with fewer examples of what to do than what NOT to do.
Lastly, and somewhat unusually, Batir teaches us that sexual congress is necessary for the advancement of civilization. He learns that for want of sex... the sensual human variety of sex, individuals will walk upright, keep their hair clean and trim, clean up their surroundings and so forth. He concludes that the desire for this higher type of sex is the basis of all civilization and is necessary to maintain civilization. This latter point is promoted thoroughly by the clergy of Aspanism.
The Sezim Taldik
In the modern temple there is no book so revered as the Sezim Taldik, which contains a thousand stories, including the celebrated Legend of Batir.
The Memes of Aspan
A collection of 64 memes said to be the blueprints of the universe.
The Will to Power
All is possible under the sky.
The Aspanist Pantheon
There is only one recognized god, which is Aspan.
The Creator
The role of the creator is filled solely by:
The Intercessors
There is no intercession. What happens under the sky, happens.
The Messengers
Birds, weather, thunder and lighting add up to portents and omens.
The Destroyer
- Sogis: The god of war and destruction.
The Aspanist Clergy
Women... lots of women.
The Priestesses of Aspan
Skilled women.
The Temple of Aspan
The Temple of Aspan is A temple can be found in every settlement in Ontustik.
Religious Observances
Popular Folklore
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