Śácamþań Religion

For more information on how Śácamþań religion functions, especially outside of the Ŋorld, see Bay Mythology

Since its founding, Þunan Qumreá has prayed to the 5 deities of the Śácamþań Pantheon and feared the 4 evil souls. This manner of worship is known as Śácamþań Pentatheism. On the 21st of April, Hilja announced the extension of the pantheon with Ætérnal as the sixth deity, known as Þunan Qumreáń Hexatheism. Following this date, the Charlottist Ætérnalism inside Hexatheism began to spread as a standalone religion, particularly in Saxland. Nonetheless, this pure Ætérnalism is not condoned by the government of Þunan Qumreá.

As refugees from Þunan Qumreá fled to Maraśa, they initially forsook this sixth deity, stating that justice had been killed that day. Following Ŋod‘s reversal of the Sack of Ŋájaþáw, however, his worship re-emerged and is now flourishing once more.

The 5 (or 6) Deities

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Áj jo, the Ocean

In Þunan Qumreá, Áj is likely the primary deity of worship, and her symbol jo ‘water’ even appears on the flag of the country. She has the most extensive temple in Þunan Qumreá, off the coast of Ájásiq. Áj is thought to be responsible for the seasons, hence why the lunisolar calendar of Þunan Qumreá is named jUfa j/a Áj Fájy. She brings the rains vital for crop growth, but also takes them away when there is time for harvest.

Áj is easily influenced by the Night Sur, who slowly corrupts her servants that bring the rains until she is forced to kill them, painting the waters red and killing its fish with the tainted blood. In addition, Sur‘s mother and son can cause her waves to crash onto land at the height of two trees, destroying all in their wake. However, she is also easily influenced by those who pray to her, and in this she is uniquely valued by the citizens of Þunan Qumreá. When the crops are withering, the country is full of blue flags, blue lanterns and blue ribbons, and Áj listens, and brings her rains. When the land is drowning and the seeds are rotting, the country fills with red, and Áj listens, kills her corrupted servants and ends the rains.

Áj is the patron deity of sailors and merchants, which are considered jobs for women in Þunan Qumreá.

Ár 0, the Earth

In many ways, Ár is considered the antithesis of Áj. While she is easily mallable but highly responsive and wields immense sudden power, he is diverse but unchanging, slow to respond but with immeasurable long-term power. He provides the fertile soils people need to survive, but interferes little in the lives of mortals.

As a result, most of the evil souls are unable to affect him at all. The only exception is the Sky Wáw, whose unrelenting constant force aims to freeze Ár over to break his strong skeleton, killing all those who live on his land. In this way, Wáw reflects Ár like the Waves reflect the Sky: they are both long-term and calculated, but Ár uses this power to host life while Wáw uses it to destroy it.

Ár is the patron deity of soldiers and pastoralists, which are considered jobs for men in Þunan Qumreá. Soldiers pray to him for his long-term strategy, while pastoralists believe themselves to be his children, and are often located in the mountains, where frequent earthquakes drive people to fear him.

Tuŋim tu, Nature

Tuŋim represents all that is alive, all that is moving, from waterfalls to trees to animals. They are constantly changing with the seasons and random events, providing different fruits every day. They bring emotion, poetry, love and hunting.

Tuŋim‘s erraticness makes them effectively immune to the cyclical attacks of Sur or the relentless drive of Wáw, but as they suffer from bouts of emotional hardship, loneliness and rejection, Þupa finds her way into their mind and drives them mad. Tuŋim is most powerful where their realm meets that of other gods, such as chalk forests by the Ocean, and alpine groves by the Earth.

Tuŋim is the patron deity of poets, hunters, lovers and forest dwellers. Their ever-changing nature is symbol of the element of transformation, the third gender element in Śácamþań belief.