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Fae religion
Sep. 3rd, 2023 01:37 pmFaes have a very laidback approach to religion. While they do perform some rituals and offerings to their divinities, there are generally no hard rules to it, and everyone is free to engage in it (or not) in the way they think is best.
Fae gods are considered to be their ancestors, and treated as family, with all the respect due to their old age and experience, but also the warmth given to a grandmother or grandfather.
Insects revere the Pantheon, a group of 6 gods working in tandem, overseeing complementary domains. Erèbe (or Erebus) and Nyx, Hemera and Eros, Gaia and Ouranos. These divinities are well known to walk among Fae, as they regularly undergo Metamorphosis, a process by which they transform into a normal Fae to observe and learn by their side, before returning to their godly form, changed and evolved from the experience. It is the only way for them to keep evolving as immortal, undying individuals.
Gaia is the only one who doesn’t undergo metamorphosis. As such, she is a pillar of stability, and also a keeper of knowledge that the others might forget through their many changes.
Spiders have a long line of prominent sages and warriors who achieved a certain immortality through stories told and told again. By channelling the knowledge and awe of many different individuals, they are able to summon the spirits of those sages and warriors to help them in times of need, through complicated silk magic. The transmission of tales and knowledge is very important to Spiders, as it gives them power. This is why Archivists, spiders who can encrypt information into long-lasting webs, are given a very special place among their society.
Crustaceans are the keepers of dead souls, led by the immortal King Hades, and watched over by their 5 gods, Styx, Lethe, Acheron, Phlegethon and Kokytos.
More about:
(links will be added soon)
The Pantheon
Aranéide
Archivists
Hades
The 5 Rivers of Hell
Fae gods are considered to be their ancestors, and treated as family, with all the respect due to their old age and experience, but also the warmth given to a grandmother or grandfather.
Insects revere the Pantheon, a group of 6 gods working in tandem, overseeing complementary domains. Erèbe (or Erebus) and Nyx, Hemera and Eros, Gaia and Ouranos. These divinities are well known to walk among Fae, as they regularly undergo Metamorphosis, a process by which they transform into a normal Fae to observe and learn by their side, before returning to their godly form, changed and evolved from the experience. It is the only way for them to keep evolving as immortal, undying individuals.
Gaia is the only one who doesn’t undergo metamorphosis. As such, she is a pillar of stability, and also a keeper of knowledge that the others might forget through their many changes.
Spiders have a long line of prominent sages and warriors who achieved a certain immortality through stories told and told again. By channelling the knowledge and awe of many different individuals, they are able to summon the spirits of those sages and warriors to help them in times of need, through complicated silk magic. The transmission of tales and knowledge is very important to Spiders, as it gives them power. This is why Archivists, spiders who can encrypt information into long-lasting webs, are given a very special place among their society.
Crustaceans are the keepers of dead souls, led by the immortal King Hades, and watched over by their 5 gods, Styx, Lethe, Acheron, Phlegethon and Kokytos.
More about:
(links will be added soon)
The Pantheon
Aranéide
Archivists
Hades
The 5 Rivers of Hell
