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Krioceaniam, old

Krioceaniam is a polytheistic religion where the sun, planet, moons, and other natural satellites are thought of as gods or spirits, or that these astral bodies are housing said gods or spirits. There are many specialized groups amongst the followers, most revolving around a patron deity, although all groups respect each other as part of the same religion.

The Sun and Planet

The chief deities in Krioceaniam are Kriocesocr, the sun, and Ersha, the planet.

Kriocesocr

Kriocesocr is the sun god and patron deity of healers, midwives, prostitutes, undertakers, and shamans.
Referred to as the Sacred Leader, Kriocesocr is also the god of wisdom, life, death, and rebirth. He/she brings the souls of the dead with him/her to the underworld every night and brings back those who are ready for a new life every morning. It is sometimes said that babies born in the morning are newly made or very young souls eager to start their new lives, while baby's born in the evening or night are older souls who were in no great hurry and take things slow and easy.
Kriocesocr is often depicted as a vaguely humanoid being with waving tentacle-like appendages made of light in place of hair, eight to ten arms, and as being either male of female.   People who follow Kriocesocr are usually slow to anger and fair, wanting everyone to be happy when possible. They often go out of their way to help complete strangers. Companionship, happiness, and health are the most important things to them.  

Ersha

Ersha is the mother goddess and patron deity of fortunetellers, druids, farmers, herbalists, guardians, and nannies.
Referred to as the Mother of Handsomeness and Visions, Ersha is also the goddess of divination, dreams, fertility, and beauty. She gives life to all the plants and animals and is in a constant state of flux.
She is usually depicted as a rotund jolly feminine shaped being and is incredibly understanding.   People who follow Ersha are typically kind, understanding, and have an extreme love of children, plants, or animals.

The Moons

Most Krioceans follow both the sun and earth deities as well as a patron moon. There are few people who do not choose a moon to worship, if you don't chose a moon then you are assumed to be watched over by the moon who's month you were born in.  

Iolabarne

Iolabarne is represented by the silver moon and is patron of scholars, teachers, seekers of knowledge, seekers of truth, inventors, and specialists.
Referred to as the Serene Inventor, Iolabarne is the goddess of knowledge, accomplishments, ability, skill, advancement, learning, observation, language, and study.   She is depicted as a tall thin completely hairless elf-like creature with silver skin covered in writings, holding either a Sigil of Silver or a whip, and dressed in a cloak of eyes. She's said to be stubborn to the point of seeming courageous and is only vaguely social. She's married to Thurible and mother of Leetek-Neuba.
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Thurible

Thurible is represented by the ice, or white, moon and is patron deity of soldiers, hunters, merchants, tacticians, mathematicians, and scientists.
Referred to as The Frozen Prince, Thurible is the god of warfare, trade, logic, mathematics, science, strategy, hunting, and winter.   He is depicted as a short and broad-shouldered humanoid with blue wings on his head. He has gray hooded eyes and china-white skin. His outfit it that of a soldier and he carries a Spear of Diamond. He seems cruel at first, but is actually very sociable.
 

Czarina

Czarina is represented by the forest, or green, moon and is patron deity of historians, leaders, philosophers, the elderly, (more)
Referred to as The Ancient Philosopher, Czarina is goddess of memories, history, tradition, reflection, and philosophy.
Czarina is said to watch over thoughtful contemplative people immersed in their memories of the past.   She is depicted as a owl like woman with green feathers and blue eyes wielding a bow. It is said  

Nususare

Nususare is represented by the water, or blue, moon and is the patron deity of musicians, poets, writers, orators, dancers, artists, performers and children. Referred to as The Charismatic Singer, Nususare is goddess of poetry, music, prose, dance, art, imagination, and spring.
It is said that Nususare was once a disciple of Thurible but grew tired of his logical cold nature, and drifted away. She is constantly pestering Spectral, trying to get him to be sociable.   She is depicted as a small winged childlike creature with long blue hair that stretches out for miles she sometimes carried an sapphire axe. She's very impulsive and loving.  

Spectral

Spectral is represented by the desert, or yellow, moon and is patron deity of loners, hermits, introverts, and judges.
Referred to as the Eternal Hermit, Spectral is god of peace, tranquility, quiet, reverence, respectably, honor, justice, truth, and solitude.
He is said to be very Antisocial, though he does enjoy Nususare's singing.   He is depicted as a an unnaturally tall and thin old man with straight slate-gray hair worn in a strange style. He has slitted amber eyes, tan skin, and is often wielding topaz nanchaku.  

Malyrnchael

Malyrnchael is represented by the fire, or red, moon and is patron deity of athletes, travelers, thieves, gamblers, and (stuff).
Referred to as (stuff), Malyrnchael is the god of freedom, freewill, athletics, traveling, fire, and summer.
He is said to be hot headed and passionate, but generous and kind to those deserving. He was assigned to guard the Sacred Cenotaph of the Mystic Clouds, but decided to abandon his post because he found it pointless. Although impulsive and quick tempered he has a good heart.   He is depicted as a very tall young man with rainbow feathers instead of hair and red to yellow skin. He has overly large amethyst eyes are amethyst and has two hands at the end of each arm. He wields the Gauntlet of Radiance, that he took from the empty tome of the Mystic Clouds, and sometimes takes the form of a great fire beast.  

Korkuvo

Korkuvo is represented by the crystal moon and is patron to none.
Referred to as the Illuminated Joker, Korkuvo is the goddess of trickery, mischief, misfortune, deceit, guile, curses and desire.
It is often said that those with extreme cases of bad luck or suffer from constant misunderstandings where chosen by Korkuvo and whenever the moon hangs in the sky one can be sure misfortune abounds. Simply saying her name is bad luck so people refer to her as the seventh moon, and it has since become a form of curse word itself.   She is depicted either as humanoid being with crystalline spikes growing from her back and glowing eyes or a monster covered in crystal scales. She is also often depicted wielding the Crystal Scimtar of Desire.   People who follow Korkuvo are usually looking to cause trouble for others, or use tricks to get what they want without care for how it effects others.  

Demigods

There are a few other minor or demi gods in the Kriocesocr pantheon.  

Iujgaala Mu

The Wanderer, who keeps repeating themselves over and over.
Also know as the Insane Dreamer, who is driven insane by their strange powers.  

Leetek-Neuba

The Clever, child of Iolabrne and Thurible  

Juso-Qiga

The Crone of Beauty, and always jealous.  

Jaumun and Vondren

The Twins, who can't stand to be apart, but are always fighting.


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