Post by Reya Pyrix Newhart on Jul 13, 2016 18:56:13 GMT -5
Harmonism is a religion worshiping the first sorcerer Harmony (the name is debatable because there was only one artifact ever found naming her). According to the religious texts of Harmonism (which are all translated artifacts and ruins) Harmony was immortal and hated bloodshed of any kind and before she "found ascension" (supposedly where she got her power) she was a successful trader and was born in a trade village in the late first-age named Solva in the Archipelago off the coast of Northern Avaron. She was then one of the first to trade with Northern Avaron from Solva and after making a enough to consistently live from the now autonomous trade routes she decided to travel in the mountains of northern Norther Avaron. Harmony then disappeared for years and years (there are pieces of art of her hovering over a mountain with the entire sky filled with eyes) and came back the first sorcerer known to man (not counting the dark lord) wizards were rare but their existence was known but Harmony was the first sorcerer (powers come from raw gifted power instead of years of study and runes). She could manifest her power in ways wizards could only imagine. She could make cities out of the dirt in seconds, she could repel armies with a stare and even create magnificent new forms of life out of what seemed like air. During her journey in the mountains she had "obtained the power to see as the stars" and had decided that violence and greed where a corruption that that will out weigh the threat of the darkness in time and only those who choose to use to use words over blades and charity over greed will be spared from the chaos of the petty civilizations ruled by rulers who care about gold and land but not the well-being of their people. She spread her teaching around cities and soon got a decent following especially from men and elves who were treated as third class citizens in the dwarven civilization and also by the plebs of most of the bordering civilizations loved her ideals and started forming behind her. The monarchs and aristocrats began to get nervous because the influence she had over the work force and banned the worship of her and the spreading of her teachings by the threat of death. Groups of people started peaceful protest which all ended in massacres. This angered Harmony and she teared down the keeps and fortresses of the guilty nobles and kings then stained their skin blood red and incinerated their possessions, riches and sources of income. After this she gifted the remaining plebs of the areas enough gold, gems and power (origin of sorcerers in the north) to live out their days and told them that if they followed her teachings that when they die they could come with her to a paradise like no other and went through a portal and was never seen again (the bodies of all who where killed in the massacres all disappeared with her). Its also said that dragons where her gifts to the dwarves for the massacres since there arent any red dwarves.
This religion is prominently worshiped in: Northern Avaron, the Plains of Avaron, The Archipelago, northern Central and Eastern Avaron and very some parts of eastern Mizlas
Promotes: Individualism, Equality, Charity, Tolerance, Diplomacy and Peace (there are some artifacts depicting situations where she was fighting the darkness this is considered ok in Harmonism) (fighting of any kind isn't looked on well but self-defense won't lose your spot)
Most people who reach paradise are of humble backgrounds but sometimes nobles and kings manage to get themselves a spot but in general very few get to go (basically when a corpse goes missing a lot of people think that they went to paradise but this is usually disproved by investigation)
(Another fun little note you don't have to worship Harmony to get taken to paradise)
This religion is prominently worshiped in: Northern Avaron, the Plains of Avaron, The Archipelago, northern Central and Eastern Avaron and very some parts of eastern Mizlas
Promotes: Individualism, Equality, Charity, Tolerance, Diplomacy and Peace (there are some artifacts depicting situations where she was fighting the darkness this is considered ok in Harmonism) (fighting of any kind isn't looked on well but self-defense won't lose your spot)
Most people who reach paradise are of humble backgrounds but sometimes nobles and kings manage to get themselves a spot but in general very few get to go (basically when a corpse goes missing a lot of people think that they went to paradise but this is usually disproved by investigation)
(Another fun little note you don't have to worship Harmony to get taken to paradise)
In the fifth age after Hyren whose will was considered synonymous with Harmony's, died a prophet preaching reforms to the faith came. These changes were supposedly the will of Hyren and the prophet was carrying out his will after he died. These reforms made those who followed these reforms became much more imperialistic and they all were convinced that conquering was a way of spreading the greatness of Hyrens will to all.
