Religion
is a very major part in the world of Algoron. Most conflicts, wars,
holidays and major events are caused by religion. Very few citizens of
the world have not selected a God or Goddess to worship. The Gods of
Algoron are very real and have proven their existence time and time again,
although it is a rare sighting indeed when a God is seen walking the plane
of mortals.
If a God or Goddess travels to Algoron, they find
themselves mortal and in danger of suffering permanent death, thus they make
their corporeal trips rare and for good reason. Normally, if a God
wishes to communicate with a mortal they will do so by simply entering the
mortals mind and speaking to them telepathically. It's this reason
that many manatonics have become so mistrusted in the world. Manatonics are
able to communicate telepathically and some have historically pretended to
be Gods in order to achieve their goals. It is not known why or how
manatonics have come to exist, but that one becomes one at birth or becomes
one by beheading an existing one.
The Gods of
Algoron are not perfect and are subject the same fits of jealousy, rage,
envy, humor and love that every mortal is. Most Gods are petty and
would rather slay a mortal speaking against them than to allow it to
continue. Cursing the Gods in Algoron is something most bold mortals
have learned to not do. Tempting fate in such a way is an extremely
risky practice. The Gods of Algoron do see not "hear all, see all" and
they certainly do not have the time, care or patience for every single one
of a mortals problems. Those mortals whom demand more of a Gods time
then the God is willing to grant them often finds themselves shunned for
their arrogance.
The Gods are also to blame
for the Giants that walk the world of men. Giants are believed to be
the distant offspring of a children who were parented by the Gods
themselves, although many Gods have made it clear that while that is true,
many Giants are born due to their ancestors simply coming into contact with
a Gods blood. A Cloud, Fire or Frost giant can be born hundreds of
generations after contact was made with a God or Goddess. Giants are
blessed with unlimited mana but cursed with permanent death at the first
sign of serious injury.
All Gods have their personal servants that
they created for the sole purpose of serving them. The Gods of Good
have Angels, lead by a single Arch Angel. The Gods of Neutrality have
the Balanx, led by a single Head Balanx. The Gods
of Evil have demons, led by a single Demon Lord. While these servants
do carry messages from their lords, their purpose is not to preach to
mortals but to carry out the will of the Gods themselves, usually in very
dangerous and suicidal missions.
All Religions have priests which
serve the will of the Gods and spread the word on why all mortals should
convert to their God or Goddess. These priests
enter a structured church organization of their religion and then gain power
as they gain rank. A single priest is eventually given the rank of
"High Priest" and is given the responsibility of leading the entire
religions movement. However, Gods are fickle and promotions are not
permanent by any means.
