Religion

= Gods of Amalthea =

Basic Info
CIOHR - GOD OF TIME, KNOWLEDGE, NATURE, AND FRIENDSHIP

SAKUMA - GODDESS OF JUSTICE, REBIRTH, VENGEANCE, AND FIRE

AVANDRA - GODDESS OF VANITY, THEATRE, MOCKING, AND MERRYMAKING

ERATHIS - GOD OF FAMILY, PROTECTION, FORGIVENESS, AND SURVIVAL

TIAMAT - GOD OF WEALTH, GREED, POWER, AND ORDER

** There are also other religions. These ones are the primary deities followed by members of the FalconSMP and are the ones that will be described here.

Dedicated Blocks

 * Ciohr
 * Dirt and Slime Block
 * Sakuma
 * Stone  Brick and Magma Blocks
 * Avandra
 * Quartz and Glass (Preferably Blue)
 * Erathis
 * Prismarine and Sea Lantern
 * Tiamat
 * Gold and Obsidian

General Facts

 * Tiamat is a disgraced and fallen God, worship of him is highly looked down upon especially by followers of Avandra
 * Ciohr and Erathis followers typically work well together and are looked down upon fondly by both Gods
 * Sakuma is one of the most reclusive Gods and is often not too involved with the others apart from allyship. She goes on quests of justice that occupy her time, meaning that blessings could come from anywhere at any time.
 * Ciohr has only become vengeful once many years ago and is slightly feared by their fellow Gods due to their power and fearsome anger. It left the land scarred for centuries. Sakuma is the only one who fears them the least.
 * Tiamat’s church was buried long ago but his remaining followers dug out the church’s area and a way to it so that it would never be truly lost.
 * Ciohr’s books are locked by magic to all but the highest members of their church.
 * Ciohr’s church is the only one to be known to have a hierarchy of Purple, Green, Yellow, Orange, and Teal. Each of these are representative of different aspects of their worship.
 * Highest | Purple : Ambition, Nature, Devotion (Oldest Members)
 * High-Mid | Green : Life, Growth, Harmony
 * True Mid | Yellow : Happiness, Energy, Deceit
 * Low-Mid | Orange : Change, Expression, Freedom
 * Lowest | Teal : Faith, Clarity, Communication (Newest members)
 * Tiamat had High Priests who would grow ram horns of gold that often would weigh them down so much they were forced to sit down for most hours of the day. Many of these priests were killed as manic followers wanted them for themselves.
 * Erathis’s followers' wings grow from their back, and start off small. They will take about 3 years to grow to their full size but can be used to fly within the second year. This growth is very painful and keeps followers bedridden for the first few weeks.
 * The wings may be disguised as a cloak, or cape. They come in many different colors and variations based on the person’s personality and/or species.
 * Tiamat and Avandra, before his fall, had been incredibly close; so much so that their sermons would often be allowed under the same roof. There were eloquent parties with rambunctious attendants and loud laughter. Only did Tiamat’s greed get the better of his own followers to drive most if not all of Avandra’s people away before Avandra herself told them off.
 * Some of Avandra’s oldest members have grudges held against her for the fall of Tiamat.

= The Gods =

Ciohr
The God of Time, Knowledge, Nature, and Friendship and one of the most well-known Gods. Their church is known as the most grand so far as it’s been around longer than any of the others. Purple and green are the most prominent colors for those under his name and are known to be blessed with long-lasting bonds with their companions. Their reign in the Godly Realm has been long and well-deserved as he observed the Mortal Realm to record. Those disciples of his worked the hardest to keep record of the things that would happen in their lifetimes.

After all, who else would be there to write their stories if they did not keep track of them themselves.

The kindest of the Gods, Ciohr is also the one that remembers the most. All those in the realm know not to wrong them even as they will forgive them, it will never be forgotten. Those with the sweetest exterior are known to have the worst rage. Thankfully their rage has never been shown for many a millenia now. Even Tiamat’s fall did not anger them and they were able to find forgiveness with him behind closed doors.

Sakuma
The God of Justice, Rebirth, Vengeance and Fire is one of the most prominent figures there is. Her places of worship are not high quality by any means. They are simple places, shrouded in smoke that only true warriors could breathe without a single cough. A flame burned in her name is said to be hotter and stronger than any unblessed flame. Fire is the most destructive and most beneficial such as she is.

Her past is fierce and full of pain as to how she has risen to the state she is now. A protector, a warrior and a woman with a true heart. The moral compass she follows is unwavering, and will not skew for any amount of bribery. Those she cares about, her followers and her ally Gods, are healed under her warmth. All their woes, troubles, and past grudges will disappear with the smoke. They will be reborn into a new individual, one with a passion for justice just as she had been.

The Nether, a place filled with furious heat that most fear to traverse to is where she will be. She will be right by the sides of her followers to accompany them as if to say, “there is nothing to fear here. There has never been anything to fear here.”

Avandra
The God of Vanity, Theatre, Mockery, and Merrymaking is one that most adore. The jolly, light-heartedness she has is one that most aspire to be like. Though they often forget about this God’s vanity, how her main downfall is her own reflection. It is something new followers are warned of but disregard as his blessings are two-sided with great joy to others while deep insecurities to oneself.

It’s also been speculated that her antics have angered some of her fellow Gods before. Worship under her name is genuinely one proven to have its costs that it was only a matter of time for her to be closely involved with the God of Wealth, Tiamat. Their bond was the strongest as well as the most unstable. Some even blamed Avandra for Tiamat’s fall. She has never spoken on it, only covered by jokes and pranks to show her endless carelessness for the topic.

Erathis
The God of Family, Protection, Forgiveness, and Survival, is about the oldest of them appearance wise. While the others choose to keep youthful looks, He has decided to take on the look of age if only slightly. His bond is close to Ciohr and their wisdom is shared with one another.

His followers are wrapped under his wings that are said to stretch across oceans. He’s a very fatherly figure that has much to share with his disciples. He’s taken many lower gods into his care, as he has not had children of his own. Many have said he is rather the God of Found Families rather than biological families.

Being the God of survival, he’s lived a single life for his entire existence. Close calls aside, he’s always been able to survive. His followers, in order to fully join under his wings, must give up their three lives to have a single one. They cannot join without giving up all three. Those that have already lost one are allowed in but are not blessed with the wings he provides others with.

“You must use your wings to watch and look after your family, promise me this” is the one thing he has ever asked of his followers.

A new life, one among the clouds is one he grants. The clouds, sun and birds are your neighbors as you try to reach for the Godly Realm and sometimes you can even see the God himself smiling down at you. He loves to see his children fly and live long lives even if it's the only one they’ll be able to have.

Sometimes you can fly high enough to graze his fingers before falling again as he reminds you to open your wings to glide back down.

Tiamat
Formerly known as the God of Wealth, Greed, Power, and Order, he has fallen from grace. It is unknown what exactly made him fall out of favor with his fellow Gods but all those who worshipped them had met terrible fates. His churches, now run over with vines and such used to be beautiful places that were teeming with gold, diamond and amazing jewels.

All his followers would be graced with the same wealth, and many would rise to positions of power with his blessing. Sermons would be luxurious and filled wall to wall with those who talked of how great things he had done for them. Champagne, cigarettes, and all kinds of poison were on the menu here. His church was the biggest as well, something He was known to show off as well.

His greed knew no bounds, and it rubbed off on his followers. The longer they stayed, the more his words of never letting go echoed in their heads. Their riches were hoarded and hidden, violence even was reasonable to them as they needed to protect their things. He failed to keep his followers in order as he was meant to do, insisting that keeping order was never easy. It became too much as he kept handing out blessings in exchange for the kindness of those souls. The riches were his while they were at each other's throats and it seemed to be all he cared about.

Out of the Godly Realm he was thrown, forced to find his way among the Mortal Plane.

Now all those halls are blocked off, their history almost completely wiped as broken glass litters the ground. Blood stains the ground in places and he walks these halls as if he was still reminiscing in the old times. He is an untrustworthy crook, one even the Goddess Avandra has warned of.