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Origin

The religion is called Origin, or the Path of Origin. Its central promises are to grant Ascension (equivalent to Nirvana of Buddhism to all their followers.

It is a dogmatic, proselytizing faith, which comes with a holy book called The Book of Origin. The Book of Origin contains tales of how the followers of the Ori returned to the path to enlightenment, and thus achieved Ascension.

The Ori themselves are the Gods of the religion. Among the hundreds of Ori, there are Twelve main deities that are worshipped. They are:

Kallan - The creator of the universe. Also known as the "Heavenly Emperor". Father of the Sun.
Mehla - Deity of Stars and Starlight and mother of the sun. Gave birth to the sun during the "Ages of Emptyness" and so ended them.
Golus - Deity of fire and War. Son of Mehla. Usually represented as a gigantic man with skin of rock.
Arnall - God of Darkness and the Moon. He rules over Altera (Hell). Not neccecarily an evil deity, though some of his tricks told of in the Book of Origin have caused major Cataclysms, such as the destruction of the First City.
Shahar - God of the Sea and master of Rivers and Lakes. Spawned when the waters of the Great lake of Creation began to recede.
Karn/Kahn - Goddess of Love, Sex, Inebriation, Music and Marriage. She is reperesented as an Extremely beautiful woman with Blonde hair, Slim body and large breasts. Dances in a continual party held in heaven, and has sex with every new soul that enters heaven.
Seton - One of the Sons of Kallan who sacrificed himself to destroy the Behemoth, a giant beast sent by The Alterans to level Persepolis.
Miranda - Escorts dead souls to the Throne of Kallan upon their death so that thay may be judged.
Belkon - The first prophet of Origin. Was fathered by Kallan to a prostitute living in Persepolis. His whole life was dedicated to the spread of Origin. When he was near death, laying on his deathbed, He had a vision of Heaven and Ascended, the first person to ever do so. His House was turned into a giant temple in Persepolis and worshipped as a Holy Site.
Spyran - The God of wisdom and Logic. Son of Kallan and brother to Mehla.
Hoyle - God of Craftsmen. Created heaven by seperating Altera into two realms.
Kanin - Goddess of nature and all living things. Represented as a women with flowing brown hair and clothed in robes made of leaves.

The Religion is thought to have originated in Ancient Persia, around 3000 years ago, and is considered to be a forerunner to the modern Zoroastrian faith.

Symbolism

The central icon of this religion is fire, something that gives off light and warmth.

The religion spreads its word through the use of simple, easy-to-grasp parables and aphorisms, using powerful and obvious symbolism and imagery of dark and light, the blind and the seeing, the right path and straying from it, and 'good followers' who have set shining examples of devotion and faith.

Teachings

Some practitioners have noted that many quotes from the Book of Origin bear resemblance to the Holy texts of many religions. This is probably because Origin is depicted as being the first in a family of religions including Islam and Christianity.

Verses

"Hallowed are the Ori."
"Hallowed are the children of the Ori."
"Hallowed are we; hallowed are the Ori."
"Those who reject the path to enlightenment must be destroyed."
"The power and the greatness of the Ori cannot be denied."
"Those who seek the path to enlightenment must not be led astray!"
"Enemies of the Ori show no mercy in their attempts to draw believers away from the path."
"Glorious are the Ori, who lead us to salvation, who did fight the evil that would doom us all to mortal sin. Did they defeat the old spirits and cast them out? And now, with the strength of our will, they do call upon us to prevail against the corruption of all unbelievers."
"Fear not the Ori, fear the darkness that would conceal the knowledge of the universe. Believe in the truth of all things, and you too may find the path to enlightenment."
"Guide us on the path that we may triumph over the enemy of our salvation and be with you in the end of ends on the planes of enlightenment."
"Those who abandon the path are evil."
"Blessed are those who walk in unison."
"And the people shall deliver the wicked into your divine judgment, where their sins shall be weighed in the balance of all that is just and true."
"Life and death, light and darkness, hope and despair. The rift was created, and on that day, the Ori were born. But the hatred of those who strayed from the true path festered and bloomed in the dark corners of the Avernakis to which they have been cast! And consumed by this hatred, they poisoned all they touched, bringing death, darkness and despair. And the souls of their victims knew no peace, until the Ori came and whispered to them: 'Sleep, for the end draws near!' And on that day all will rejoice, when the Ori come and lay them low."
"Those who follow the path of righteousness shall be raised up high."
"Ours is not to question, but to rejoice in their service, for they are perfection."
"Pity not the blind man, for he is hindered not by the visions of this world, but rather pity yourselves, for he will see the light before you do."
"Those who reach enlightenment shall rejoice with the Ori forever."
"The book of Origin tell us that enemies of the Ori will show no mercy in their attempt to lead us astray from the true path, likewise we must attack with all the Strength which we have been given."
"...and those who are prideful and refuse to bow down shall be laid low and made unto dust."
"...then did Tilius say to the people of the low plains: seek not the wickedness amongst your neighbors, lest it find purchase in your own house."
"Caelum videri esset. Et terra rus ad sidera tollere voltus. Ex uno discent omnes" An approximate translation of this Latin text would be: "The heavens are truth. And the countryside will lift its face to the heavens. From one, all will learn.")
"Truth is elusive to those who refuse to see it with both eyes wide."
"Make yourself one with the path, and the journey will lead you to eternity."

The order of the universe has been obstructed.

Parables

"As he lay there, dying in the sun, the sand of desert all around him, Petaris spoke to the rock, not with his lips, but with his mind, and the rock wept tears of fresh water and his thirst was quenched."
"When Hannor Mir fell from above and learned to fly on the way down, that was a miracle."
"Amica strayed from the path of enlightenment. He was forgiven, and was allowed back on the path."
"Egidius of Valdair needed to speak things that could only be spoken in the light of the fire."
"Andras chose to hunt the lion and was eaten by his prey."
"The Ori fought the Alterans, to save their followers."
"Truth is elusive to those who refuse to see with both eyes wide."