The Faith of the Eight

The Faith of the Eight, also called the Children of the Eight, is a religion founded by the Clándhia, to explain the source of their powers. Throughout the history, they also converted people of the other races to their faith.  The religion is a polytheistic religion that follows eight deities, one for each of the magic classes. Additionally, there is one other deity, the God that created All, who is seen as the entity to have created the other eight deities and the world, but has since passed away.

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Deities

Makion - Deity of Alchemy - Deity of Science and Progress

• they are depicted as a nonbinary person
• their symbol is the blue Betta Fish

Lisdohr - Deity of Enchanting - Deity of Love

• he is depicted as a male person
• his symbol is the blue Dart Frog

Nytune - Deity of Evocation - Deity of Nature

• she is depicted as a female person
• her symbol is the Blue Dragon

Esgen - Deity of Bio magic - Deity of Life

• they are depicted as a nonbinary person
• they are considered an ambivalent character, depending if they are appeased or not they can kill or heal
• their symbol is the blue Tree Viper

Pheagi - Deity of Conjuring - Deity of Mobility
Izlos - Deity of Divination - Deity of Harvest
Xathis - Deity of Necromancy - Deity of Death

• they are depicted as a nonbinary person
• they are considered to be very reserved and having high standards for their followers
• Clándhia consider crows to be their messangers
• their symbol is the blue Morpho Butterfly

Esnaja - Deity of Illusion - Deity of Education

• she is depicted as a female person and with a constantly changing mask, covering her whole face, nobody knows her real appearance
• she is also considered to have high standards for their followers and is known to use trickery to test or punish them
• if she communicates, she does so in riddles
• her symbol is a Peacock

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Structure

The hierarchy among the believers are determined by the magical power they are able to wield, because someone with better magical abilities is considered to be gifted by the gods. Religious devotion also plays an important role in the hierachy. The leaders of the Children of the Eight are the Holy Congregation. They are the eight most powerful Clándhia, one from each magic class. They make all decisions regarding the global Clándhia community.

Type

Religious, Organised Religion

Government System

Theocracy

Related Species

• Clándhia