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 {{ :kavkem:mythology:nekenalos-kavkem-mythologies-leksharia.png?direct&200|Spread of Leksharia}} {{ :kavkem:mythology:nekenalos-kavkem-mythologies-leksharia.png?direct&200|Spread of Leksharia}}
  
-**//Leksharia//** is a [[:kavkem]] [[kavkem:mythology]] best referred to as //Death of Gods//, even though its literal translation would be //gone spirits// (from the kavkem words [[kendane͡ivash:word:lek]] and [[kendane͡ivash:word:shari]]). As a faith, it does not stray far from the stories of //[[kavkem:mythology:Taaravahr]]//.+**//Leksharia//** is a [[:kavkem]] [[kavkem:mythology]] best referred to as //Death of Gods//, even though its literal translation would be //gone spirits// (from the kavkem words //lek// and //shari//). As a faith, it does not stray far from the stories of //[[kavkem:mythology:Taaravahr]]//.
  
 It can be encountered all across [[planet:nekenalos:Asheenagiji]], but dominates in 'southern' Asheenagiji - at least in those areas where it hasn't been displaced by outright nihilistic atheism. It can be encountered all across [[planet:nekenalos:Asheenagiji]], but dominates in 'southern' Asheenagiji - at least in those areas where it hasn't been displaced by outright nihilistic atheism.
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   * //Dynashari//, in which Tkanetar is considered an old god who has found a way to rejuvenate himself, and (potentially - there are split opinions even on this!) in the rejuvenation become more malevolent toward the kavkema than before, by leaving all allegiance with the old gods behind. In this mythology, Tkanetar was originally simply in disagreement with Tamas̈elu before the split - Daskuvar is not Tkanetar, and kiikama are a more fundamental feature of the universe, unaffiliated with Tkanetar.   * //Dynashari//, in which Tkanetar is considered an old god who has found a way to rejuvenate himself, and (potentially - there are split opinions even on this!) in the rejuvenation become more malevolent toward the kavkema than before, by leaving all allegiance with the old gods behind. In this mythology, Tkanetar was originally simply in disagreement with Tamas̈elu before the split - Daskuvar is not Tkanetar, and kiikama are a more fundamental feature of the universe, unaffiliated with Tkanetar.
  
-[[:Za'alseki]] are rumoured to have been //Leksharia// adherents initially, though they share only little territorial overlap with them these days.+[[:kavkem:society:organisations:Za'alseki]] are rumoured to have been //Leksharia// adherents initially, though they share only little territorial overlap with them these days.
  
 ===== Metaphysical entities ===== ===== Metaphysical entities =====
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 +==== Global Leksharia ====
  
 Adherents of //Leksharia// consider the gods to exist in a literal sense, as one would expect after hearing the stories of //Taaravahr// and viewing them as true. Adherents of //Leksharia// consider the gods to exist in a literal sense, as one would expect after hearing the stories of //Taaravahr// and viewing them as true.
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 One important aspect of //Leksharia// is that there are two tiers of deities, with those of the old pantheon significantly less powerful than those of a new pantheon. One important aspect of //Leksharia// is that there are two tiers of deities, with those of the old pantheon significantly less powerful than those of a new pantheon.
  
-Another important change away from //Taaravahr// that holds true across all flavours of //Leksharia// is the addition of Terenyira as a tangible deity of the new pantheon. Within this new pantheon, she is a guardian spirit - although of course not of the kavkema, but of the Nayabaru. She is sometimes called the goddess of [[kendane͡ivash:word:yria]] ("//life of suffering and misery//"), to contrast her with Tamas̈elu's role as the goddess of [[kendane͡ivash:word:qanu]], though all serious adherents of //Leksharia// would caution in taking that too literally, and point out that it's merely a shorthand for a more complex situation. The consensus is that one ought to describe deities from the focal point of the pantheon they are from - and Terenyira is clearly from a pantheon the focal point of which is anchored to the Nayabaru.+Another important change away from //Taaravahr// that holds true across all flavours of //Leksharia// is the addition of Terenyira as a tangible deity of the new pantheon. Within this new pantheon, she is a guardian spirit - although of course not of the kavkema, but of the Nayabaru. She is sometimes called the goddess of //yria// ("//life of suffering and misery//"), to contrast her with Tamas̈elu's role as the goddess of //qanu//, though all serious adherents of //Leksharia// would caution in taking that too literally, and point out that it's merely a shorthand for a more complex situation.
  
-It assumes that there are likely other deities that are either less visible or have yet to show themselves. Common understanding is that there is probably a counterpart of every traditional deity in the new pantheon, but this varies. Where a strict correspondence exists, these names are typically used:+The consensus is that one ought to describe deities from the focal point of the pantheon they are from - and Terenyira is clearly from a pantheon the focal point of which is anchored to the Nayabaru. 
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 +It assumes that there are likely other deities that are either less visible or have yet to show themselves. 
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 +==== Natehysik & Dynashari ==== 
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 +Common understanding is that there is probably a counterpart of every traditional deity in the new pantheon, but this varies. Where a strict correspondence exists, these names are typically used:
  
 ^ Old Pantheon ^ New Pantheon ^ ^ Old Pantheon ^ New Pantheon ^
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 These correspondences can largely be found in active use within both //Natehysik// and //Dynashari//. These correspondences can largely be found in active use within both //Natehysik// and //Dynashari//.
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 +The //Dynashari// flavour of //Leksharia// supposes there is a path that even mere mortals can take to ascend first to [[:kavkem:mythology:Yirh|Yirha]] (and in fact assumes that Yirha are ascended mortals), then to gods at the level of the old pantheon (//nateha//), then to gods at the level of the new pantheon (//havnateha//).
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 +==== Kaar'heril ====
  
 In //Kaar'heril//, Tkanetar is amongst the new gods, not the old. Of course, this amends //Taaravahr//: Tamas̈elu was not cast out from the origin world by Tkanetar as much as saw his nascent power and fled before it overwhelmed her and the kavkema. He is generally not assumed to be anywhere near Nekenalos, though it's assumed the world was nonetheless shaped by his influence (having left metaphysical footprints behind that still resonate with his power and still actively affect the world). His reappearance would be cause for great concern. In //Kaar'heril//, Tkanetar is amongst the new gods, not the old. Of course, this amends //Taaravahr//: Tamas̈elu was not cast out from the origin world by Tkanetar as much as saw his nascent power and fled before it overwhelmed her and the kavkema. He is generally not assumed to be anywhere near Nekenalos, though it's assumed the world was nonetheless shaped by his influence (having left metaphysical footprints behind that still resonate with his power and still actively affect the world). His reappearance would be cause for great concern.
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 Generally, //Kaar'heril// assumes that the old pantheon was fully benevolent toward the kavkema and the new is fully benevolent toward the Nayabaru, and any conflict between the clashing cultures is considered part of that dynamic. Generally, //Kaar'heril// assumes that the old pantheon was fully benevolent toward the kavkema and the new is fully benevolent toward the Nayabaru, and any conflict between the clashing cultures is considered part of that dynamic.
  
-The //Dynashari// flavour of //Leksharia// supposes there is a path that even mere mortals can take to ascend first to [[:kavkem:mythology:Yirh|Yirha]] (and in fact assumes that Yirha are ascended mortals), then to gods at the level of the old pantheon (//[[kendane͡ivash:word:nateh|nateha]]//)then to gods at the level of the new pantheon (//[[kendane͡ivash:word:hav]]nateha//).+In the novel //The Sky's Umbilical Cord//, in the //Pact// chapter, [[character:Ryrha]] draws a structure representing the conflicting pantheons of //Kaar'heril// onto the wall: 
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 +{{ :kavkem:mythology:kaar_heril.png?direct |}} 
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 +From left to right and top to bottom: 
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 +  * //Tamas̈elu//, represented by a cross-section of an egg with a thriving embryo as a symbol of life 
 +  * Terenyira, represented by a spider's web 
 +  * //Maenona//, represented by three stars as a symbol of the night sky 
 +  * //Tkanetar//, represented by the sun 
 +  * //Garukaron//, represented by arrows bounding the universe's light cone and one denoting the central motion through time by a static point 
 +  * //Q'ur//, represented by the light cone of the universe coming to an abrupt end while an outside force chips at it in the past
  
 ===== Rituals and spirituality ===== ===== Rituals and spirituality =====
  
-Rituals vary between the //Leksharia[[kendane͡ivash:word:gades̈]]a//.+Rituals vary between the //Lekshariagades̈a//.
  
 //Kaar'heril// has none of note, being quite similar to //[[Akynkulla]]// in that regard, focussed almost entirely on practical concerns of day-to-day life. That said, some adherents consider it a strict rule to stay out of the way of all deities, even the ones that appear to be benevolent, to avoid getting caught in the crossfire. //Kaar'heril// has none of note, being quite similar to //[[Akynkulla]]// in that regard, focussed almost entirely on practical concerns of day-to-day life. That said, some adherents consider it a strict rule to stay out of the way of all deities, even the ones that appear to be benevolent, to avoid getting caught in the crossfire.
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