Beliefs:

Osaru (Church of Structures, Structuralists): Everything must have structure, order, a place. Rectify flaws. Justice is a rigid system that must be adhered to. Laws must be followed, even when they don't make sense, but we should strive to make sense of them (or make them make sense). A structure has worth. Revere structure. Make things orderly, scheduled, routine. Make things even. Respect authority, because it creates structure.

Resh (Church of the Crowned God, Systemicists): Everything is a system that can be understood. From that, we understand the laws that govern us and therefore, we can work best in the system. We are part of a system, or many systems, which make up a greater system. Manipulate the system and change it for the better, but respect it. Moving one piece here may have unexpected and negative consequences elsewhere. Respect authority, for they understand and command the system.


Afterlife:

To a follower of these Divines, the afterlife is a structured and rigid place. The system for entering is the same, no matter whom you are. First, one begins as part of the Living System. One lives and dies, then is reincarnated to a similar situation, over and over again. Once one has fulfilled their part of the Living System, or failed to do so tremendously, one moves on. The best go on to the Promised Lands and await Salvation and Enlightenment. The worst are sent to the Hells for Punishment. If one has not been great nor horrible, one might find oneself in a purgatorial state, until their souls are rectified. Still others might have been so indifferent in their roles that they merit neither punishment nor salvation, and thus end up in a limbo state. Further, all followers believe that part of them lives on in the collective memory, as whispers in the Great System. The task of finding where one goes is the Great Sorting.

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Topic revision: 07 Sep 2012, BillyRayStupendous
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