This religion has been dead for three hundred years, since the Plague of Morenthplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigThe Plague of Morenth (678-699)
After Drannenveldt, the leadership of the House of Morenth grew a bit frantic. They saw that the Jarramites, due to their commercial power, had a small measure of official tolerance, and they came up with their own plan to get a bit for themselves., that bloody period when the followers of Morenthplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigMorenth
Morenth's theology revolves around the simple idea that the entire universe belongs to him, and humanity is barely worthy to bask in his radiant presence. Those who refuse to acknowledge this simple, self-evident fact heretics, and deserve punishment or death. There is no repentance for heretics completely wiped out the Polinakas.47plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigAppeared or occurred in:
Turn 47: Johannes' Breakdown
Around Ardith's hand, the bruises subsided, until there were only a few blue lines winding through otherwise healthy-looking skin. The man took one wheezing, shuddering breath, and let it out slowly. His chest hardened as the splinters of bone fused together. His eyes flickered open but then closed tight, and his breathing was once again a slow, trickling wind.
Polinaka's theology is much the opposite of Morenthplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigMorenth
Morenth's theology revolves around the simple idea that the entire universe belongs to him, and humanity is barely worthy to bask in his radiant presence. Those who refuse to acknowledge this simple, self-evident fact heretics, and deserve punishment or death. There is no repentance for heretics's. Polinakas believe that there are gods in everything, and that only the actions of Man can bring order to the universe. They believe, for example, that the sun rises each morning only because Polinakas pray for it to rise each night. Spring comes only when Polinakas pray for winter to end. The constellations move through the sky only because Polinakas pray each week that they do.
Polinakas believe in complete equality of the sexes, except during the period of labor, and for two years after childbirth, during which time women are expected to have no interaction with religion or society, and are expected to devote all their time to their new child. Following that period, whatever occupation they had before is resumed.
Polinakas do not have holidays in the traditional sense. Rather, they have periodic gatherings where some of the less frequent prayers are said with the community.