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- | **//Nitish Ynas//** is a kavkem faith best referred to as // | + | {{ : |
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+ | **//Nitish Ynas//** is a kavkem faith best referred to as // | ||
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+ | It can be encountered in central and ' | ||
===== Cosmology ===== | ===== Cosmology ===== | ||
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It has been observed to morally be a remarkably forgiving cosmology, in that it attributes no inherent evil to the [[: | It has been observed to morally be a remarkably forgiving cosmology, in that it attributes no inherent evil to the [[: | ||
- | Its followers necessarily try to find well-shadowed places to sleep during the day and will be terrified if they can't find it. They also tend to try to avoid eating creatures that sleep exposed to sunlight or are too active during the day, meaning they have a strong preference for nocturnal creatures that live in burrows. Since this predominantly applies to small mammals, this faith sadly coincides with a lot of [[: | + | Its followers necessarily try to find well-shadowed places to sleep during the day and will be terrified if they can't find it. They also tend to try to avoid eating creatures that sleep exposed to sunlight or are too active during the day, meaning they have a strong preference for nocturnal creatures that live in burrows. Since this predominantly applies to small mammals, this faith sadly coincides with a lot of [[: |
- | Additionally, | + | Additionally, |
Note that ensouled creatures are more prone to the Tarnish. While plants themselves are not immune to the Tarnish, it does not persist in them and they can be ingested without passing on the taint. Generally, the degree of persistence past firsthand exposure differs from //Nitish Ynas// group to //Nitish Ynas// group. Universally accepted are that plants can be eaten without concern and that sapients are at peak risk of corruption. | Note that ensouled creatures are more prone to the Tarnish. While plants themselves are not immune to the Tarnish, it does not persist in them and they can be ingested without passing on the taint. Generally, the degree of persistence past firsthand exposure differs from //Nitish Ynas// group to //Nitish Ynas// group. Universally accepted are that plants can be eaten without concern and that sapients are at peak risk of corruption. | ||
Diseases and mental illness are often ascribed to the Tarnish first and to physical processes second. Fundamentalists might reject physical causes outright and keep the sick or despairing trapped in shaded enclosures, shielded from even secondhand light 'for their own good', but given such enclosures are difficult to carry along such incarcerations are fortunately usually short-lived (unless, of course, they are deranged enough themselves to discard the common sense of migration for the full duration of a sufferer' | Diseases and mental illness are often ascribed to the Tarnish first and to physical processes second. Fundamentalists might reject physical causes outright and keep the sick or despairing trapped in shaded enclosures, shielded from even secondhand light 'for their own good', but given such enclosures are difficult to carry along such incarcerations are fortunately usually short-lived (unless, of course, they are deranged enough themselves to discard the common sense of migration for the full duration of a sufferer' | ||
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+ | The truly pessimistic consider the Tarnish to be a [[: | ||
===== Metaphysical entities ===== | ===== Metaphysical entities ===== | ||
- | Adherents of //Nitish Ynas// consider the gods to be something between metaphorical and forces of nature. They might speak of them as ' | + | Adherents of //Nitish Ynas// consider the gods to be something between metaphorical and forces of nature. They might speak of them as ' |
- | That said, //Nitish Ynas// does allow for spiritual beings in general, though typically restricts itself to [[: | + | That said, //Nitish Ynas// does allow for spiritual beings in general, though typically restricts itself to [[: |
- | ===== Rituals ===== | + | ===== Rituals |
Obvious rituals of //Nitish Ynas// are to keep everything of value in the shade. | Obvious rituals of //Nitish Ynas// are to keep everything of value in the shade. | ||
Beyond that, individual // | Beyond that, individual // | ||
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+ | ===== Competing faiths ===== | ||
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+ | //Nitish Ynas// is not geographically monolithic, though it tends to dominate in central Asheenagiji. | ||
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+ | It shares territorial overlap with the following faiths: | ||
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+ | * Hostile Ground / // | ||
+ | * Death of Gods / // | ||
+ | * The Corrupt Mirage / // |
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