The Rite of Soyrfise

Many cultures have taboos, some of which trace back centuries, their origin and meaning lost in time.
Aktasolicism, a relatively recent offshoot of Ancient Elladan and sibling-faith to Qā-Jāre, has incorporated the practice of periodically revisiting its moral decrees and updating its holy texts to keep the faith relevant to modern life. This practice is known as the Rite of Soyrfise, and is the first major duty of each new High Priest upon their appointment.
The holy text of Aktasolis - the Asuqāj - is a growing document, comprising of nine books detailing the nature of the divine world and the history of the faith, as dictated by the Aktasolis principle deity, Reža. A further five books contain moral teachings, and the remaining twenty-seven are addenda and appendices that expand and contextualise the teachings.
During the Rite of Soyrfise, the High Priest has the duty of addding to the appendices - abolishing outdated moral decrees, raising or lowering the importance of still-valid ones, and instituting new ones.
Between their accession and the conclusion of the ritual, the High Preist and engages in a period of fasting, dehydration, sleep-deprivation, and increasingly deep prayer. Thus prepared, the High Priest enters the ritual in a state of disorientation, allowing them to be partially-possessed by Reža. Once possessed, the High Priest's assistants give them a wand embedded with sacred ink, and they begin to write uncontrollably, channelling the god's will to write out the updates and changes that Reža wishes to make to the Asuqāj.
Inevitably, some of the changes are unpopular or contentious, with claims of 'moral decay' and assertions of human interference. In response, the Rite of Soyrfise has been devised to ensure that the changes are undeniably divine will. The High Priest is accompanied at all times by two or more assistants, to prevent outside influence or coersion, and blindfolded for the duration fo the ritual. The handwriting produced during the possession is heavily scrutinsed, the handwriting and tone compared to the archived copies from previous rituals. When the Grand Council is content that the writings are truly divinely inspired, the writings are transferred into the appendices, and the relevant body text updated.

Primary Related Location

Theolisian peninsula