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Seogism is a religion in the south-east, in parts of Fonticia, Hampy and Mun. In total, it has about 4 mio. followers.

A strong influence of the Koryo culture pervades Seogism and makes it a fatalistic faith that strongly believes the gods are enemies of humans and other mortal races. Most rituals within Seogism are aimed towards appeasing, distracting or tricking the gods, or hiding from their gaze.

Seogism is in active and ongoing conflict with Ebronism at its northern edge, keeping relations between Fonticia and Schap strained.

Gods

There are three main gods in Seogism and seven or nine minor ones. The northern Seogism knowns nine minor gods, while the southern Seogism acknowledges only seven of them.

The three major gods are the god of the sea - Lagwami, the goddess of fire - Thabug and the goddess of nature - Iona. These three constantly and actively try to destroy humans or their works.

The minor gods are less aggressive or less persistent in their actions.

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Priests

The priests and monks of Seogism see it as their purpose to placate and distract the gods. Where in other religions, important events cause the priests to make offerings and sacrifices to ensure the gods are watching and blessing whatever is going on, in Seogism for important events there will be prayers and sacrifices done some distance away from the event location, with the intent to draw the eyes of the gods away from it.

The holy men of Seogism also study the ways of the gods in order to understand them at least a bit, so to better avoid their wrath.

Temples

There are no full-size temples in Seogism as nobody sane would intentionally draw the attention of the gods upon himself or his town. Instead, there are small shrines on many street corners, where the faithful make small offerings to appease the gods. All such offerings are small and indistinct - a few berries, a fruit, a small piece of meat, some herbs or a few drops of wine or oil. Never anything that would stand out or point to a particular person. While the offerings are small, they are constant. A Seogist will make a dozen or so offerings during a day, often at different shrines, depending on where he is and what he is doing.

There are, however, monasteries - places where the priests and monks study the gods in order to discover better ways of pleasing them, or hiding from them. Seogist monasteries are simple to the extreme, unadorned and plain buildings which can seem as if they are not entirely finished because the walls have not been plastered up and show raw bricks or wood. No splendor or large banners indicate their purpose, often a small and simple sign near the entrance is the only outward indication that the building is a monastery.

Common Phrases

"Oh evil gods!" - A common exclamation over a calamity or something seriously bad happening.
"praying to false gods" - Doing something utterly and completely stupid. Seogists believe that the gods are evil and hate humans, and the last thing you want to do is actively offend them, for example by worshipping different/false gods.

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-[[File:Religion Seogism.jpg|thumb|right|the Seogism dominated areas]]
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-Seogism is a religion in the south-east, in parts of [[Fontica]], [[Hampy]] and [[Mun]]. In total, it has about [[Believers::4385000|4.4 mio.]] followers.
+Seogism is a religion in the south-east, in parts of [[Fonticia]], [[Hampy]] and [[Mun]]. In total, it has about [[Believers::4063000|4 mio.]] followers.
+A strong influence of the [[Koryo]] culture pervades Seogism and makes it a fatalistic faith that strongly believes the gods are enemies of humans and other mortal races. Most rituals within Seogism are aimed towards appeasing, distracting or tricking the gods, or hiding from their gaze.
-There are four gods, but only three of them are the allies of man.
+Seogism is in active and ongoing conflict with [[Ebronism]] at its northern edge, keeping relations between [[Fonticia]] and [[Schap]] strained.
-(TODO: Name) is the goddess of air, responsible for all things temporary and current. Without air, man dies within minutes, and so (NAME) guides the fate of the ''now''. Todays good fortune, luck of all kinds, success in a single act or short encounter, but also the fate of the battle and the hunt.
-(TODO: Name) governs water, without which man dies within days. His domain is the long-term plans and acts, those things that last, but not forever. Health and harvest, good family and true love, the affairs of states and kings.
+== Gods ==
-(TODO: Name) rules the domain of earth, the eternal and all things that belong to it.
+There are three main gods in Seogism and seven or nine minor ones. The northern Seogism knowns nine minor gods, while the southern Seogism acknowledges only seven of them.
-Finally, he-whose-name-shall-not-be-spoken is the god of fire and destruction. Man can live without him, but the temptations of the power that fire brings are always present. The Lochak people understand that small, controlled fires can be useful, but large and uncontrolled fires are indiscriminate killers and destroyers. In most Lochak lands, the use of fire magic is forbidden, and the penalties are often harsh. Fires that can not be put out with a few buckets of water are avoided wherever possible. Temples often eschew fire altogether and use magical lights instead, if they can afford it.
+The three major gods are the god of the sea - [[has god::Lagwami]], the goddess of fire - [[has god::Thabug]] and the goddess of nature - [[has god::Iona]]. These three constantly and actively try to destroy humans or their works.
+The minor gods are less aggressive or less persistent in their actions.
+{{TODO}}
+== Priests ==
+The priests and monks of Seogism see it as their purpose to placate and distract the gods. Where in other religions, important events cause the priests to make offerings and sacrifices to ensure the gods are watching and blessing whatever is going on, in Seogism for important events there will be prayers and sacrifices done some distance away from the event location, with the intent to draw the eyes of the gods away from it.
+The holy men of Seogism also study the ways of the gods in order to understand them at least a bit, so to better avoid their wrath.
+== Temples ==
+There are no full-size temples in Seogism as nobody sane would intentionally draw the attention of the gods upon himself or his town. Instead, there are small shrines on many street corners, where the faithful make small offerings to appease the gods. All such offerings are small and indistinct - a few berries, a fruit, a small piece of meat, some herbs or a few drops of wine or oil. Never anything that would stand out or point to a particular person. While the offerings are small, they are constant. A Seogist will make a dozen or so offerings during a day, often at different shrines, depending on where he is and what he is doing.
+There are, however, monasteries - places where the priests and monks study the gods in order to discover better ways of pleasing them, or hiding from them. Seogist monasteries are simple to the extreme, unadorned and plain buildings which can seem as if they are not entirely finished because the walls have not been plastered up and show raw bricks or wood. No splendor or large banners indicate their purpose, often a small and simple sign near the entrance is the only outward indication that the building is a monastery.
+== Common Phrases ==
+* ''"Oh [[principle::evil]] gods!"'' - A common exclamation over a calamity or something seriously bad happening.
+* ''"praying to false gods"'' - Doing something utterly and completely stupid. Seogists believe that the gods are evil and hate humans, and the last thing you want to do is actively offend them, for example by worshipping different/false gods.
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