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Factbooks and Maps / Re: The Kingdom of Altona
« on: June 11, 2021, 09:22:02 PM »SIGYNISM
Altona largely clings to the belief in the Goddess Sigyn.
Sigyn is believed to have created the Universe as a place to hunt.
She is depicted as a a woman, usually naked except for a cloak, a cross belt for weapons and long hair. She often is shown riding a horse as though on a hunt or in battle.
Sigyn created all life as a form of entertainment for her hunts. However she took a liking to mankind and gave us special status among all other life.
In return for being given this special status mankind prays to her and hopes to one day join her in the hunt.
It is believed that at some point in the future a rival to Sigyn will appear with the intent of destroying all of creation and replacing it with their own version of the Universe. This will mean the destruction of humans.
It is believed that just as breeding strong livestock together Sigyn is capable of producing stronger beasts to hunt mankind can strengthen itself in a similar way.
All humans are born with Geisterkraft which is a form of spiritual power. During a persons life they can amass more Geisterkraft through doing good deeds which is known as kraftesse and through doing other acts lose power known as schwächen.
The amount of Geisterkraft a person is born with is determined by the amount their mother and father have.
When a person dies their body is cremated and creates a new spiritual being made up of the Geisterkraft the person had on the day of their death. For the first week after a death all new spirit bodies are hunted by Sigyn. Those with a weak amount of Geisterkraft are destined to be slayed by Sigyn and their spirit body destroyed forever meaning they face oblivion. Those with a decent amount of Geisterkraft survive the hunt and are invited to join Sigyn in what is effectively a hunters paradise.
A family can improve a loved ones chances of surviving the hunt by cremating objects along with them which it is believed will help them. This includes such things as weapons, food, drink, clothing, boots and other such items.
The faith is managed by Priests known as Wildhüter which translates as Game-Keepers. They organise weekly prayers, carry out rituals such as naming ceremonies, weddings, funerals etc. They also help guide the faithful.