Sororduism (Sore-ore-doo-is-imm)
Sororduism is the religion signifying the existence of Mellvana and Unbienna, as well as Angeldios and usually the God of non-mages (who is based on Christianity). Most mages belong to thing religion, in fact, there are more members of Sororduism than in any other religion, Magian or not. This is due to there being lots of evidence of Mellvana and Unbienna. 92% of mages who don't identify as Sororduistic are atheists, and that demographic is already small.
Mellvana was the first sister to be created, made by the non-mage God to control the Magian world. Then came Unbienna, who was the younger sister. The Goddesses fabricated Angeldios, who was a corporeal God and preached Sororduism when not many believed in Mellvana or Unbienna. The sisters represent light and dark and Angeldios represents unity.
Etymology:
- "Soror" means "sister" in Latin, representing the Goddess Sisters.
- "Duo" means "two" in Latin, representing either the two sisters or the light/dark binary.
- "Ism" suffix means doing something or representing something, used in many religions.
Mythology & Lore
Paragraph 1: Non-mage God
Paragraph 2: Birth of Mellvana and Unbienna
Paragraph 3: Adagate and Evander
Paragraph 4: Invasion of the Monsters
Paragraph 5: Creation of Angeldios
Paragraph 6: The Island Protection
Paragraph 7: Disforming of the Tribes
Paragraph 8: The Modern Sororduism
Divine Origins
Sororduism was not officially a word until about 230 years ago, but Sororduism has always existed, even before Angeldios preached it. Adagate and Evander taught their children about Mellvana and Unbienna, however, after many generations, the information was led askew, so Mellvana and Unbienna made Angeldios, which was an excellent decision to instruct faith across the world and, eventually, send messages from the Goddesses. Hundreds or temples exist across the world, most of them praising both Mellvana and Unbienna, but some only praising one of them. People who only worship one of the Goddesses are known as Melosoism (for Mellvana) and Francoism (For Unbienna).
The teachings of these deities were widely accepted, however, the sisters did not always agree, so, if there's conflict in the Gods, of course there was conflict in the world. Some didn't believe in any deity, some believed in a different deity, some didn't believe in the non-mage God, some didn't believe in Mellvana, and some didn't believe in Unbienna.
It is extremely rare, however, the sisters have been known to visit mages or monsters in their dreams to give them a message. Angeldios mainly serves this purpose, but since He is often busy, the Goddesses often need to send urgent messages. These dream messages are the only reason we have an image of these deities.
Cosmological Views
According to the ancient Sororduisian texts inscribed in the Texts of Binarismo, the universe was created by the no-mage God and inhabited purely by non-mages until the 3rd century, when the God gave birth to two divine fraternal twin daughters, named Mellvana and Unbienna, where Mellvana represented good, light, sweetness, people, nature and equality, whereas Unbienna represented darkness, honesty, evil, monsters, knowledge, and development. Keep in note that neither is 'good' or 'evil', Mellvana's followers are just generally pure and Unbienna's followers are generally corrupt or immoral.
Before making the Magian Milestones (magic locations around the world only accessible to mages or monsters), the Goddesses made the first people, a woman named Adagate (who was a wind mage made first) and Evander (the second one to be created, an ice mage). They were created in the Desierta de Nuestra Diosa, then quickly moved to the Floating Isles (later known as the Floating Isles of Adagate, named after, you guessed it, Adagate). Evander formed a city in France called Cité des Créateurs once the couple moved there after they had their first 2 children, who would be followed by 4 more after the move out of Mexico.
Two islands in the center of the North Atlantic Ocean, now known as Diablus and Darara, were colonized and, after heavy dispute over religious reasons, Mellvana protected the island of Darara with a magic shield and Unbienna protected Diablus. Once the message of Sororduism started be be forgotten, the Goddesses went back to the Desierta de Nuestra Diosa and made the only corporeal God, Angeldios. Angeldios represents messaging, unity, helpfulness, peace, animals, and civilization. He would travel from country to country, preaching the divine messages.
Tenets of Faith
Mellvana (Light) and Unbienna (Dark) both have different principles, which all are expanded by and promoted by Angeldios.
Light Principles:
- Holy Actions:
- Saving one's life
- Saving one's possessions
- Extensive gifting
- Constant love and affection
- Minding your own business
- Preaching the words of the Lords and praying
- Making a new discovery
- Great Sins:
- Killing (Not a sin if it's an evil person)
- Stealing one's property
- Destroying a natural scene
- Direct disowning or serious blasphemy of the Lords
- Valued Qualities:
- Kindness
- Love
- Maturity
- Wisdom
- Holy Actions:
- Honesty and very rare lying
- Celibacy/Abstinence
- Rebelling against unfair policies
- Being humble and never bragging
- Expanding your moral compass
- Preaching the words of the Lords and praying
- Making a new discovery
- Great Sins:
- Killing (Only a sin if it's a good person killed)
- Killing monsters who are non-violent towards you
- Not being upfront about your intentions
- Direct disowning or serious blasphemy of the Lords
- Valued Qualities:
- Honesty
- Bravery
- Devotion
- Knowledge
Ethics
Holy actions, great sins, and valued qualities, seen in Tenets of Faith, are all considered after your death. It's unknown exactly what happens after death, but ghosts are known to exist, and Angeldios refuses to elaborate. Mellvana and Unbienna obviously both have their own principles, and it's unknown if the dead mage's fate is separated based on their faith.
Worship
Some notable places of worship are:
- Atlantic Shrine (Melosoism)
- Church of Saint Lisa (Melosoism)
- Dararian Prayers (Melosoism)
- The Holy Battlefield (Francoism)
- Dia Temple (Francoism)
- Diablian Prayers (Francoism)
- Urbanian Worship Service
- Culto de Nuestra Diosa
- Faith of Adstradat
- Sacred Egyptian Shrine of Sororduism
Priesthood
Hierarchy:
- Non-mage God
- Mellvana and Unbienna
- Angeldios
- Priests, monks and nuns
- Follower mages
- Non-follower mages
- Non-mages
- Monsters
- Animals
Granted Divine Powers
Although most of the faithful do have powers due to them being Elemages, this is obviously not due to being a follower, as not every Elemage is a follower of Sororduism and they still have powers. However, there is a subset of Elemages, known as the Multipotent, who are born with two powers and doesn't have to worry about overlapping other's powers. These 'Multipotent' mages used to be honored by the world for being "extra faithful", however, it was later revealed that it's only a matter of chance as long as you're Sororduisian.
Political Influence & Intrigue
Despite the modern world being littered with religiousness, the Gods have specifically requested to be kept out of the current political system. This has (for the most part) been honored. However, many non-political organizations have used very thinly-weaved, nitpicky aspects of religion as a moral compass, which has lead to the downfalls of some people's sanity or ethics.
Sects
Sororduism: Worship of all Gods in Sororduism
Tridiosism: Worship of all Magian gods in Sororduism
Melosoism: Worship of Mellvana (+likely Angeldios)
Francoism: Worship of Unbienna (+likely Angeldios)
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