Belief Systems in Verdallis

While not all religions in the world have been explored yet, a few prominent ones are integral to the stories already written.

The Order of The Ten is, by far, the most prominent religion in the world. Within this religion, ten Gods/Goddesses are recognized along with two omnipotent beings. Worshipers can pray to any number of them, both collectively or individually.

Most cities have temples for each, though not all locales can afford to do so. However, there will always be at least one temple dedicated to Valmandus, the God Above All Others - the Maker and ruler of harmony.

Inversely, you will find no temples dedicated to Tuum, the God of chaos and destruction in Vasaak. Imperianum is agnostic and does allow worshippers to Tuum to practice - but more on them later!

Fathers and Mothers of Light run the Order and oversee parishoners. Many are Tulvaats, with some of the highest ranking are in the ears of powerful families.

The ten Gods/Goddesses are as follows (listed in Vasaak's caste order):

Igavik

The God of wealth, success, achievement, and skill. As it is written, Igavik was also Valmandus' first child. Despite his age, he is also the patron God of the Reverents and their Blessing of exceptionally long lives.

Igavik, while never as strong as many of his siblings, often came out the most cunning. He had the edge over them all, being first born. He watched them grow, learn, and mature. He knew each one's stengths, weaknesses, and most of all - how to exploit it for his gain.

He is depicted as a handsome and youthful man with pale skin, silver hair, and golden eyes. He often wears a blue double-breasted overcoat.

Aligned Mystical Weapon: The Shield of Mina

Hommia

The Goddess of fate, knowledge, death, rebirth, and the unknown. Hommia is the patron Goddess of the Tulvaats, people with the Blessed to see up to two days into the future.

She is depicted as a middle-aged woman of average height with skin as dark as onyx, dark brown wavy hair, and dark brown eyes. She tends to wear a white, floor-length, cloak with a loose hood draping around her face. She is also often depicted holding a yellow apple.

Aligned Mystical Weapon: The Jupal Tree

Skeem

The God of merchants, war, the sea, revenge and deception. Skeem is the patron God of the Ajurus, adept tacticians whose Blessing allows them to see unlimited probabilies for potential actions taken and can sift through to find the best course of action in seconds.

Skeem was more than a planner; he was on the front lines. He led the ancient war against Tuum to keep humanity safe. It was no secret he loved weaponry. In weapons, he saw more than just a tool. When wielded properly, they were an extension of the self. He also loved hand-to-hand combat, something that was a bit harder to do at sea, one of his main domains.

He is depicted as a tall middle-aged man with dark skin, a shaved head, and purple eyes. He tends to wear light silver plated armor. He is almost always depicted with elements of the sea as well as his glaive hovering in the air behind him.

Aligned Mystical Weapon: The Glaive of Mer

Tervia

The Goddess of health, good fortune, and fertility. Tervia is the patron Goddess of the Terve, powerful healers whose Blessing allows them to create a golden light and vibrations from their palms to heal others. They cannot heal themselves.

Tervia is the only true pacifist of her siblings. Others may have a balance and calmness to them, but Tervia has never once participated in battle. 

She is depicted as a young woman with pale skin, short black hair, and blue eyes. She tends to wear a light grey column dress. In drawn images, she is depicted with her hands glowing pale yellow.

Aligned Mystical Weapon: None

Kivius

The God of power, rigor, grit, and perseverance. Kivius is the patron God of the Jakals, a mighty people whose Blessing allows them to increase their strength by willing their bodies to increase levels of adrenaline and, to some extent, muscle mass.

Kivius was obsessed with sheer power, often clashing with his siblings to see who was stronger. He was quick to anger but often the first to forgive. For Kivius, it was never about warring with others as much as it was him constantly testing himself. He values hard work and never takes shortcuts.

He is often depicted as a man in his mid-twenties of average height, short wavy white hair, and blue eyes. He is often wearing a white cotton shirt beneath a light leather vest. He is always depicted holding his hammer. 

Aligned Mystical Weapon: The Hammer of Tugev

Shivakar

The Goddess of the arts, passion, humility, respect, and the dawn. Shivakar is the patron Goddess of the Lithegars, a strong-willed people whose Blessing allows them to increase their oxygen and increase their agility and speed. 

Shivakar sees beauty in all things, but always had a preference for the art of dance. She also knew her children would be conscripted to fight one day. The potential to twist increased stamina from artistry to weaponry was unavoidable. Yet, she hoped they would respect their circumstances and remain steadfast.

She is often depicted as a woman in her thirties with olive skin, silken brown hair, and gray eyes. She is often wearing a golden brown dress with a slit at the front. She is sometimes depicted holding her meteor hammer, a weapon of both beauty and ferocity. 

Aligned Mystical Weapon: Koid's Meteor Belt

Kasvamaat

The God of the bounty, prosperity, and the earth. Kasvamaat is the patron God of the Phytoms, a wise people whose Blessing allows them to communicate with and manipulate plant life. 

Kasvamaat is a gentle God who deeply cares about all living things. However, his gentle nature can turn vengeful if he is wronged. 

When he witnessed Tuum's cruelty and propesity to kill and destroy, Kasvamaat ran to his sister Shivakar, another lover of beautiful things, and asked for her help creating a weapon that wouldn’t harm the earth or put the wildlife in pain. Together they fashioned a rocky bow that was light to the touch and fired unlimited beams of the dawn itself. Streams of light that would pierce the soul and not the skin. This way, the earth would not be ravaged for parts to make a bow, and the wildlife would not suffer in the hunt. 

He is often depicted as a bearded middle-aged man in with tan skin, long brown hair tied in braids, and green eyes. He is often wearing a white shirt beneath a red floor-length jacket that sat like a vest at the chest with golden trip. He is often depicted with vines wrapped around his legs. As one of the only married Gods, he is often depicted with his wife, Illumia.

Aligned Mystical Weapon: Bow of Maa

Raakama

The Goddess of the night, ego, sexuality, and introspection. Raakama is the patron Goddess of the Perse, an exceptionally powerful people whose Blessing allows them to influence people through spoken word. 

Raakama was always untrusting of her family. She liked being alone, where she could research and find her center. She often retreated to the world's darkest corners to hide and be left alone. She could usually be found in dark forests, sitting with wildlife as she meditated. She would often watch others from the shadows, curious of them but never willing to know them well. Her distrust grew until she created her daggers out of anxiety, each with a different ability.

She is often depicted as a young woman with pale skin, short black hair, and silvery eyes. She is often wearing black leather armor with a black cloak over it, hood up. 

Aligned Mystical Weapon: Daggers of Dunn

Elamius

The God of weather, the sky, hope, and protection. Elamius is the patron God of the Kol, hardy and spiritual people whose Blessing allows them to voluntarily change their internal body temperature and a radius of external temperature. 

Elamius is an intricate God whoose passions and interests changed as ofteh as the weather. Sometimes he could be found watching weather patterns spin like perfect equations. Other times he could be found experimenting. On thing was for certain, he felt his strongest when riding the winds of natural disasters. He did not wish to harm or hurt but revel in the power of something so natural.

He is one of the few Gods who will speak to humans directly. However, it is almost exclusively his children - the Kol.

He is often depicted as an older muscled man with white skin, long curly white hair and beard, and brown eyes. He is often wearing long white robes and a rope belt. 

Aligned Mystical Weapon: The Kaotan Axe

Illumia

The Goddess of love, family, the moon, and illusions. Illumia s is the patron Goddes of the Muti, a crafty people with the Blessing to change their appearance. 

Illumia cherishes love and all things that connotate love. She is also fickle and jealous. She would often impersonate one her siblings and talk to the others to find out if they had been talking about her behind her back. Her vengeance is often subtle and longlasting. 

She is often depicted as an younger woman with white skin with long silky red hair, and blue eyes. She is often wearing long silken azure dress. She is also often depicted beside her husband, Kasvmaat.

Aligned Mystical Weapon: None?

The Impassioned are a smaller but more evangelical group in Imperianum who worship Tuum, the premordial God of chaos and brother of Valmandus. 

Their belief is that nothing is truly saved until it stands the test of fire. All things start anew after the razing of the world.

While their organization started haphazardly, they have grown far more sophisticated with lofty goals.

The Church of the Signer, rooted in ancient beliefs older than the Order of the Ten, worshiped a single, stern God demanding unity and salvation through the expulsion of impurities. Its followers believed in the Innerglim, their reality, and the Outerglim, a perilous realm  constantly trying to infiltrate their world. Their doctrine dictates weekly penance and prayer to fortify this boundary, turning each follower into a vigilant warrior against spiritual corruption.

The Church of the Signer believes the God Stones that gave people Blessings were indeed gifts from the Signer, but were never meant to be consumed. Instead they were meant to be worshiped as pysical manefestations of the Signer.

As such, anyone who has the Blessing is hopelessly and irrevicably impure. The Church of the Signer believes all those with Blessings should be shunned and policed out of fear.