Creature:Kazaru/Religion

This page is for more specific aspects of the kazaru religion. For more general info, see Religion.

The three paths
The three paths are different ways of beliving in the kazaru religion. They have their origin in the differences in faith of the different beliefs of the tribes of primordial Wnyda. Thus, they are named thereafter. The three paths are:

The North
This path has it's origins in the beliefs of the northen tribes, and is still the most common among them. Here, the god's are portrayed like this:

Zotekatl

Zotekatl in the North path is a warrior of tremendous skill and power. His only armor is his pants and his belt, which doubles his already tremendous power. He wields a sword of pure flame and lightning,simply known as Ilixdele (Lightningfire capable of cutting through mountains. He also commands powerful magic, which he usually use to amplify his or others strenght.He is life, sun, warmth and the elements. But he is also war, the hunt, the sufferin without an end, anger and rage, the struggle that reminds us that we are mere mortals.

Chara

Chara in the North path is a grim woman, who wears a hood which covers her face, and the traditional shamans garb. She wield a dagger called Chon, Death, that simply sucks the life out of anything she wishes. She is commands even more powerful than Zotekatl, magic that can rip land apart, scour entire tribes from the face of the earth, and turn back. She is the grim one, the one true killer, the chill of the north, the time that slowly eats us away from both existance and memory. But she is also peace, and the calm a warm summer day can give us.

The Middle
This path has it's origins in the beliefs of the tribes on the plains.Thus, it is the dominant path there. The gods are more benevolent here, but also more inhuman, farther away to grasp:

Zotekatl

Here, Zotekatl is a more calm person, the calm warrior that that strikes when he must, and only because he must. He wears full kazaru armor,made out of gold, from the hatshaped helmet to the feetguards. He also wears a mace made out of gold and marble. He is war, but also life. Sun, but also the shadow of a cloud. The warm breeze that dries the lakebed, but also the rain that rejuvenates it. Anger, but also happiness.

Chara

Chara is a shaman of great power and wisdom, knowing how, but most important when, to use her power. She wears the tradional shamans garb of the plains. She wears no weapons, relying on her mastery of magic. She is death, but also peace. Intelligence, but also the will to use it morally. Emotionlessness, but also empathy.

The South
This path has it's origins in the beliefs of the jungle tribes. Junku Atruy, being a jungle kazaru, follows this path. Here, the gods are benevolent, but more human than the gods of the two above.The gods have a largwer emphasis on the good things they do:

Zotekatl

Here, Zotekatl is the hunter, and the rays of the sun his arrows. The hunt, the joy of succes, happines, the family and the land. He is the welcoming warmth of a fire a cold night, and the voice lulling you to sleep.Life, and it's value. He symbolises the inner strenght of all creatures, from the smallest bug to the largest beast. But he can also be the anger that plits families, and the dryness that kills a village.

Chara

Chara is here the intellect, the moon shining down on you a night, lighting your path, kindness, peace of mind and peace in your life. But she is also death, and the plauge that takes away your family and all your loved ones.

The North
The reason for the North paths harshness is the harshness of the climate from which it originated. In these parts, the sick and the weak where only burdens in the constant struggle against the elements and rival tribes. Thus, the religion has become as harsh, and has a great emphasis on the glory of afterlife, partly to ease the burdens of those who lost loved ones, which frequently happened.

The Middle
The Middle evolved in the meltpot of ancient Wnyda, where many ideas and cultures met. Thus, the religion reflects that: it is a little of the both others.

The South
The south is essentially another approach to the same problem the norht kazaru had, but here life weren't as hard to live, and the sick and the weak weren't the same burden as in the north. Therefor, this path has emphasis on the glory of life, rather than the afterlife which is hightlighted in the north path.