Auroullrob is the traditional, recognized faith of Tteunor and the Beuttep. Auroullrob is a monotheistic faith— seeing only Auroull, their All-Mother, as a deity.
As their All-Mother, Auroull, lives in a perpetual state of pregnancy, the faithful view pregnancy as a source of power. If they, too, can remain in this state as long as possible then they will become stronger for it. When a woman reaches the midway point of her pregnancy, she is believed to enter a state of being called "Rulloub" where she becomes wiser, stronger, and her true self. Whatever she chooses to do during this time will greatly impact the personality and strength of her child.
Women are believed to be inherently stronger than men, as men are unable to achieve this state of being. As such, all positions within the faith are kept from them. Strength is often measured by how many children one has bore, as this is an indication of how long a woman has spent pregnant.
-Protect the All-Mother, she is much stronger than us,
but we owe her our very existence.
-Mothers above all, the power to give life is unmatched. Without it, none of us would be here today. Mothers have the final say.
-Respect your elders, they have seen and done so much more than you.
-True strength comes from a full womb, women who wish to become whole must seek fertility and meet their true selves.
-Rejection of strength is a rejection of self, those who avoid their true strength will never know their true selves.
Prayer is practiced once a day, after one wakes, thanking Auroull for another day of life. If one were to pray before bed they would be either insulting their All-Mother, or expecting not to wake again.
Prayers are made, and the mother drinks an alchemical concoction believed to ease her pain and quicken the process, made from the discarded placentas and umbilical cords of previous mothers. The child is then washed in a ceremonial pool and returned to their mother.
The primary authority on the faith is none other than Auroull herself. If tenets and laws are to change, she is the one to decide. Below her is the leadership of Tteunor, the Council of Mothers— a group of 8 mothers who have bore the most children in the nation. Below them are priestesses who are assigned to settlements and districts to watch and advise the citizenry. These priestesses are chosen once a year by Auroull, with hopeful women travelling from across the nation to the capitol to receive her judgement.
The faithful believe that they were born from Auroull herself, who, wandering in a lonely world, gave birth to surround herself with children she cared for. The monsters that are always threatening their lives are jealous creatures, who had previously been Auroull's only company, now turned to anger and violence.
Worship of the Womb
Women are believed to be inherently stronger than men, as men are unable to achieve this state of being. As such, all positions within the faith are kept from them. Strength is often measured by how many children one has bore, as this is an indication of how long a woman has spent pregnant.
Tenets
but we owe her our very existence.
-Mothers above all, the power to give life is unmatched. Without it, none of us would be here today. Mothers have the final say.
-Respect your elders, they have seen and done so much more than you.
-True strength comes from a full womb, women who wish to become whole must seek fertility and meet their true selves.
-Rejection of strength is a rejection of self, those who avoid their true strength will never know their true selves.
Practice & worship
Prayer
Prayer must be accompanied by music. Most commonly used is a llor— a small arrangement of stones that produce different sounds when hit with smooth river stones, placed on top of two longer stones or bone.Prayer is practiced once a day, after one wakes, thanking Auroull for another day of life. If one were to pray before bed they would be either insulting their All-Mother, or expecting not to wake again.
Birth
A Beuttepeun mother must travel to the nearest Auroboll to give birth. Men are not permitted inside, and the temple is staffed by priestesses who live their entire lives within its walls.Prayers are made, and the mother drinks an alchemical concoction believed to ease her pain and quicken the process, made from the discarded placentas and umbilical cords of previous mothers. The child is then washed in a ceremonial pool and returned to their mother.
Organizational Structure
Sects
With the very being they worship living among them, the faithful have not split into different sects. However— with the recent revelation by Peub Neubo, there are apostates.Apostates
With the revelation of Auroull's callous plan to sacrifice her own children for her personal gain, the faith of many was called into question. How could they continue to follow a mother who would cast them aside so easily? Soon, the nation of Pottott was founded— and civil war broke out. The apostates struggle to figure out what they truly believe, some clinging on to Auroullrob rituals simply for their comforting familiarity. Many wonder if there truly is a benevolent being still out there.Mythology
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Type
Religious, Organised Religion
Leader
Permeated Organizations
Related Ethnicities
Aurott
The Aurott is an annual fertility festival, held when the Ttor River swells to its highest.It is believed that when the river does this, that it is pregnant. Those that bathe and partake of the river's waters will be blessed with fertility.
At the start of the festival, Auroull will cause a gentle rain to fall upon the crowd gathered around the capitol of Tteunor.
Songs are played utilizing a unique instrument called a Ttorn, which is a hollowed stone drum filled with the river's water, beat with the thigh bone of a Bneuptt.
Special snacks made from algae rolled over ground sweet fettep mushrooms are prepared and enjoyed by many, as well.
"made from the discarded placentas and umbilical cords of previous mothers" is a sentence I never bothered hoping I'd never read because I never thought it could happen. That said brilliant religion. A god using its creations for its own gain like how we use machines, animals and even one another is so sad yet feels so realistic. What does this religion think of women dying in childbirth? Since sex is always gonna be something addressed in a religion that encourages women to max out on times they've had the preggos, what are the things the religion puts across with regards to things like couples, consent, who should be able to get with who (class/ethnic divisions, age gaps, beastiality, homosexuality, banning of incest and pedophilia (yeah there's some things that should be banned and things that shouldn't but I noticed this isn't necessarily an ideal society)), etc. That said I can kinda get why you haven't gone into it or at least not put it on this article because people will be freaked out by the society that doesn't see the difference between rape and consentful sex or which claims that children should be having sex the moment they hit puberty, even when it is the "bad guy" society.
Thanks for the kind words!
Rape that results in pregnancy would have to be done by a man— and considering men's lower status in their society, this isn't exactly smiled upon. It's a pretty big taboo for them, and rapists are sentenced to death.
As for what they think of women who die during childbirth? I hadn't really thought about it. I would expect something along the lines of them believing she simply wasn't suited to her own power, or that she had hit her maximum.
I wrote out the relationship bits on their culture article (Beuttep, first in the related articles bit here). The short version is that polygamy is commonplace, marriage itself isn't. Women decide what men they pair with, I didn't go into class divides as much with these people as I have that more heavily apparent in another culture.
Homosexuality is frowned upon, and women engaging in that would be sent off in exile with barren women— as this is interpreted as being "mentally barren". Ethnic relationships aren't very extant here, due to their remote location few know of their existence and they themselves are mild isolationists. You DID just give me an idea. There has been little contact with outside groups— but I could totally write about one such foreigner and Beuttepeun who fell in love.
I didn't go terribly far into the sexual side of things since it is an uncomfortable topic for most people— and it would take away from the main ideas I am trying to explore with them. That said, you do bring up good points that I would like to address, but again, it'd take away from what I'm trying to get across with the Beuttepeun.
They are not really the "bad guy" society here— though taking a step back I can understand why anyone would think that they are! One of the big things I do want to end up hitting when I run my campaign is that things aren't black and white here. Yeah, they have a lot of beliefs that run contrary to our own but it came about from their unique circumstances— much like any singular person is formed by their upbringing, so too is their culture. One of the big themes I have been using with Qet is the impact leadership can have on those under it, and what forms poor and quality leadership can take. Auroull is an example of poor leadership.