Fiction:United Bygorian Ascendancy/Religion

"Mending 2 vastly different religions is...difficult."

- Kradik

The religion of the United Bygorian Ascendancy is the state religion of the empire, and made up of actually 2 different religions. One is the Aensire Pantheon of the Zabrania Powers, and it's members.

The Aensire
Verachet= The Scorner, otherwise known as Verachet, is the main Goddess of the Powers, and is the patron deity of the Zarbanians, Duetzalanian, Zarcosians, Ci-hunters, Cradosan, Scimat'akar, and Grux to a lesser extent.
 * Deity of - Generally the creator of all life and main patron deity of war.

In the early times, when the universe was but a murky pool of energy and chaos, out of the formlessness was born Verachet, the mother goddess. Being a source of logic and reasoning, she created all life, with the help of other Gods and Goddesses formed from the soup of chaos, as it's called. She created her worshippers first, putting them ahead all other creations, and gave them her chosen "mark", letting them know that they are the chosen of Verachet.

After this, she disappeared, and it is said in the End times, she will come, with the souls of the most powerful dead warriors as her vanguard, and will destroy all who threaten the sanctity of the universe and it's creations. Then, those races that prove worthy will live forever in peace, and those who prove unworthy will be tormented forever in the Pools of Chaos for eternity.

Verachet is seen as a powerful, intelligent, and domineering figure among the Duetzalanian and their fellow worshippers. While outsiders see her as nothing more then a Goddess of death, she is actually one that also creates life, strength, valor, loyalty, and friendship among creatures. She is a source of logic and reasoning and destroyer of illogical action and creatures.

Verachet is said to resemble a gigantic, armored, female Pirate warrior in all creatures' descriptions of her. Her armor has special plumes, and is said to glow like a hundred suns.

The Bygorians of both Imperium and Primal Movement worship her.

Wodran= Wodran, also called "Old One-Eye" is one of the main Gods among the Zarbanians, and worshiped for his intelligence and wisdom. In scriptures, he is called a master writer and, as such, has become the source of worship among poets and scribes, who believe him the greatest writer one could honor. Their prayers often ask him to help them develop their ideas and find inspiration in the smallest things in life.
 * Deity of - Poets, scribes, medicine and healing.

Due to his wisdom, Wodran is also called a god of healing and medicine, and commonly, prayers are given to him in times of sickness, and also, if one suffers from a disease that is terminial, family will ask for peaceful remaining time with their loved one.

Wodran's son is Droniir, who he actually conceived with Verachet, and Wodran himself is married to Fringaha. Wodran generally is acceptable to the other gods, and, as such, they commonly go to him to arbitrate problems.

It was said, in ancient times, that, to achieve his unlimited wisdom, he sacrificed his right eye to Wurnas in exchange for knowledge and wisdom. Giving his eye to her, he achieved his power. Wodran serves as an advisor to Verachet due to his intelligence, which is said to actually be greater then the Mother-Goddess' own.

Droniir= Droniir is the son of Wodran, and god of thunder, lightning and the skies. A powerful entity, Droniir is said to be protector of Verachet, and one of gods worshipped in times of war. Seen as a benevolent, and trustful warrior, Droniir is said to accompany his soldiers during battle. However, it is said, that when his warriors butchered a group worshipping the Ugandalorian gods, Droniir grew disgusted with them and returned to the Plan of Divinity.
 * Deity of - Thunder, lightning, the skies.

Droniir is technically a bastard son, as Verachet tricked Wodran into fathering him with her. Wodran was angered at the trick, though took the young god under his stead. It is said Droniir was conceived for the soul purpose of fighting the enemies of Verachet.

Droniir, while a warrior god, is compassionate and caring. It is said that when he grows agitated, he fills the skies of planets with thunder and lightning, but, feels regretful, and gives mortals clear beautiful days after. Droniir is one of Verachet's chosen warriors to fight in the end days.

Ereonaz= Ereonaz is the Zarbanian patron god of war, and a minor god of hunting. Since he is the patron God of war, Ereonaz is among the most honored in times of battle and unrest, with the Zarbanians offering praise to Ereonaz before charging into battle or facing a great struggle. Ereonaz is said to travel the universe in search of battle, and will commonly pop up in massive battles. On land, he fights with his Flaming battle Axe, Korherz, striking enemies left and right. In space battles, it is said he will guide his massive starship across the stars to challenge admirals to fights. It is said Ereonaz commonly picks planet's best fighters, and challenges them. If unimpressed, he destroys the planet.
 * God of - The Hunter, war.

Ereonaz dislikes Gurbulz, feeling he is too soft on mortals, and only caters to fighting criminals. However, Ereonaz's respects Gurbulz's believes on family and glory. Ereonaz also has a bad relationship with Yngavi, seeing him as a soft creatures who cannot handle true man's work.

Ereonaz is also the god of hunters, as he sees it as a war between the wild beasts and a sentient's own survival.

Gurbulz= Gurbulz is the God of Glory and dedication to honor and family. Gurbulz is said to represent the ideal to protect one's family and to fight for it. Gurbulz usually punishes those who forget their families and the pursuit of glory and perfection with bad fortunes and punishes their misdeeds. Gurburlz is also seen as a god of justice, protecting the righteous and attacking the defilers and despoilers of the universe. Gurbulz frowns upon Ereonaz's actions, believing it counter-productive to fight random mortals.
 * God of - Glory, dedication justice

Gurbulz commonly acts as a judge for souls, along with Yngavi, judging them in the afterlife on their actions.

Gurbulz commonly acts as another of Veracheet's advisors, advising the mighty Goddess on the best course of action and how to follow through.

Yngavi= Yngavi is the God of music, painting, and general skill in other fields considered art. Yngavi's doctrine teaches the ideas of working and advancing what skills one has, and trying to develop new ones. Yngavi will sometimes help mortals by appearing to them in dreams to give them advise on songs they are writing and paintings they are trying to create. While seen as a god of beauty as well, Yngavi does not focus on physical beauty, but emotional beauty.
 * God of - Mastery of the arts.

Due to this, Yngavi is said to judge souls in the after life based on their actions towards others and how well they treated them. Yngavi is a close ally of the god Gurbulz, but has antagonistic towards Ereonaz, who he sees as too brutal to appreciate the finer things in life. Yngavi is married to the Goddess Franguo'la.

Nerbas= Nerbas is the Goddess of the Earth, and, as such, seen as the ruler of all planets. Zarbanians believes state that the planets are blessed with her energies, and, as such, they believe they loose their souls when they travel to places like space station and ships slowly to one of the dark gods of the universe. While it's unknown if that really is true, Nerbas is prayed to in order to protect one's soul, and Zarbanians will demand at least one week off a station to planet side so their souls can "recover".
 * Goddess of - The Earth

Nerbas is antagonistic with the hunting gods, Ereonaz and Skodi, who allow mortals to hunt her animals. Nerbas showed Zarbanians the art of farming so they would not hunt animals so much, which is said to harm her soul. As such, Zarbanians only hunt animals for a few weeks, before taking a break for the animals, and Nerbaz, to recover.

Fringaha= Fringaha is the Goddess of Strategy and forethought, and wife of Wodran. Fringaha is worshipped by everything, from military commanders, to mechanics and architects. Fringaha is said to assist the gods of war, such as Ereonaz, Skodi, and Nroden by helping them develop strategies against their foes. Fringaha was once captured by a tribe of titans, the Jutonzia, who almost ate her, unless she could solve a riddle. She solved it so quickly, the Jutonzia where ashamed of themselves for almost eating such a clever god, and swore their tribe's services to her.
 * Goddess of - Strategy, forethought.

While Fringaha is married to Wodran, the child Droniir is technically not hers. When she was away for a while, overseeing battle against the armies of the dark gods with Ereonaz and Koden, Verachet took her form, and seduced Wodran. Verachet then revealed the deception after the pregnancy, almost earning Fringaha's wrath.

Franguo'la= Franguo'la is the Goddess of natural beauty and fertility. Wife of Yngavi, and generally considered the most beautiful of the pantheon. It's unknown how Franguo'la came to be, but some legends state she was abandoned by her lover on an island, with Yngavi saving her from death, while others state she was created from a statue by Yngavi that came life. Whatever the case, the god of arts has devoted himself to caring for Franguo'la at all times.
 * Goddess of - Beauty, fertility.

Franguo'la is seen as the goddess of physical beauty, while Yngavi represents moral and personal beauty. It is said that true love comes from this, though it is stressed that physical beauty is more of a personal view then what society says. Due to this, Franguo'la takes the shape of what the viewer believes beautiful.

Vulla= Vulla is the Goddess of trade, riches, travel, and general freedom. Vulla's teachings stress freedom of choice in life, and freedom to go where one pleases. Due to this, she is also seen as a trader goddess, representing traders and merchants' freedom to travel to far off lands and gain new riches. Yulla is often prayed to by merchants, and icons and images of her can be seen on merchant vessels. Yulla damns pirates who dare attack the Powers and their trade vessels to fits of insanity, or so it is said.
 * Goddess of - Riches, gold.

Yulla, while a rich goddess, is not money-hungry, and often gives her jewels and gold to those most needing of it. Yulla is the wife of Himedril.

Wurnas= Wurnas, the goddess of fate, change, and generally called the "Great Deceiver". Seen generally as the Goddess who can see change and destinies in motion, Wurnas commonly bargains with mortals over forbidden knowledge. Much like the change she represents, outcomes vary, from extremely positive, to out right destruction and other problems. Wurnas is mischievous, and enjoys breaking down the natural order of things in order to create change. She enjoys ruining the arrogant and proud's body image, turning strength to weakness, or all matter of things. It is through her that things age and die, as is the natural "order" of things.
 * Goddess of - Fate, Change.

Wurnas is married to the god Jronr.

Celatio=
 * Goddess - Sun, light.

Nroden= Nroden is the God of the sea, and battle. Now adays, in these modern times, Nroden is seen as a god of space travel as well. Nroden is the brother of the Scorner, and Jronr, and his calmer brother. Nroden commonly has to help calm his brother down in his fits of rage. Nroden is not considered a very beautiful god, and is rather homely in comparison to the others. However, has very beautiful feet, apparently. This was shown in one legend, when the Goddess Skodi, wanting to avenge her father, was allowed to chose one of the gods to marry, but could only do so by their feet and hands. She wished for Balkor, considered most dashing of the gods, though wound up with Nroden, for his hands and feet especially where much more beautiful.
 * God - Battle, the sea.

Nroden's scared animals are sea-side birds, and most Zarbanians do not think of harming such beasts, as simply thinking it can possibly drive Nroden to fits, causing him to churn the waves.

Jronr=
 * God of - Rage, anger.

Korsetii=
 * God of - Wisdom, Judgment.

Himedril=
 * God of - Defenses.

Skodi=
 * Goddess of - The hunt, winter, Moutains, The Skordi race.

Kalgi=
 * God of - Writers and scribes.

mber states, while the other is the 13th Tribe worship followed by the Bygorians, and many states within Cyrannus.