Malethas’a Garvil aferval
Roughly translated as "the commandment of the honourable flesh" this religious practise of the Nyr has a relatively simple rule: to not kill a living creature for the purpose of its consumption.
History
The concept of the Malethas’a Garvil aferval is first mentioned in Aman's Teachings, where they describe their theories on the very possible rebirth of souls into the bodies of animals, and the negative effects of experiencing being hunted and slaughtered could have on the health of a soul. Already before their conversations with the gods that confirmed this theory, Aman stopped eating meat of animals that had been hunted, and their followers did the same.
With Aman's ascension and the spread of their teachings, it became a widely spread practise with believers all across Ivendarea.
Execution
Despite the majority of the Nyr being proud followers of the Aman'a Valeethi, the conception that none of them ever eats meat or fish is actually not quite accurate. What is true is the fact that since the rise of this religious belief-system, many more groups have become much more dependent of farming than they were before.
Still though, coastal regions still have fishers, the forests and jungles and mountains still have hunters. There are those that are simply non-believers, or not as devout believers in Aman's teachings that simply can't rely on a plant-based diet, due to living in harsh climates where farming alone can't provide for them all year.
And even the most devout Nyr occasionally eat meat and fish - as long as the animal died of natural causes and wasn't specifically hunted. After the soul has left the body in death, what remains is an empty vessel with no conscience whatsoever. While the owner of a beloved and prized cow or goat might opt to give the creature a burial ceremony - something rather common - there are also those who would rather see the remains of the creature turned into something the community can profit of as a whole. Both paths are valid and widely spread and accepted.
Comments