Schiin
Culture
Of the four deities of the Cinpruxt pantheon, most are androgynous. Not that they do not exhibit gender or sex, but rather that they do so for both male and female genders in different stories, and in some stories one will have both qualities. The exception is Txiin, whose strong associations with children, birth, and pregnancy have consistently tired her to feminine roles and characteristics.
Because of the striking differences between the Cinpruxt lower class and the upper class, many divines take on different domains within the walls compared to outside them. For instance, the divines have much stronger associations with weather outside, where a drought or a windy day can seriously threaten their livelihood. Inside the walls, the divine have stronger connections to occupations and social classes.
Because of the striking differences between the Cinpruxt lower class and the upper class, many divines take on different domains within the walls compared to outside them. For instance, the divines have much stronger associations with weather outside, where a drought or a windy day can seriously threaten their livelihood. Inside the walls, the divine have stronger connections to occupations and social classes.
Tenets of Faith
Schiin views the world in a very naturalistic way. Although it has deities, each one's name is synonymous with an aspect of nature: rest, earth, wind, sun, river. They view the very world around them with sacred reverence. The line between element and deity is blurred to the point of erasure, and Cinpruxt view all parts of the world around them with a sort of physical, living essence.
Ethics
Harmony and balance are at the core of the beliefs. Outside a city, the Cinpruxt embrace nonmarriage and simply coexist, and inside they strive to better their living by pleasing the divinity, but in both cases people must learn to live in harmony to the world around them. Nature is revered. The river brings life, the wind brings rain, the sun brings light, the earth brings shelter--all facets of human existence rely on the natural world. They continually acknowledge this.
Some Cinpruxt have wronged. A person who has deliberately disrespected a deity becomes unaligned (sometimes accidentally matters too if the offense is great enough). They are out of harmony with the world, they are not working well or coexisting. Like a tooth on a rake that is too long or too short, they do not function with their surroundings. The divine have sort of "cursed" them, or they've cursed themselves. However, the divine do not have personhood, they are not always conscious thinking people. Their curse is more natural, like how a fish swimming upstream will naturally face hardship. Unalignment comes from breaking harmony with nature, and its consequences include hardship and disfavor.
Some Cinpruxt have wronged. A person who has deliberately disrespected a deity becomes unaligned (sometimes accidentally matters too if the offense is great enough). They are out of harmony with the world, they are not working well or coexisting. Like a tooth on a rake that is too long or too short, they do not function with their surroundings. The divine have sort of "cursed" them, or they've cursed themselves. However, the divine do not have personhood, they are not always conscious thinking people. Their curse is more natural, like how a fish swimming upstream will naturally face hardship. Unalignment comes from breaking harmony with nature, and its consequences include hardship and disfavor.
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