The Philosophy of Small Gods
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An introduction to religious lore and customs
This public article was written by [Deactivated User], and last updated on 21 Nov 2017, 01:32.
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1. "Tsod // Neúd"
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5. Knódtser Verbs
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6. Names in Knódtser
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The religion practiced by most speakers of Knødtser is called Hotúlet [hʷo't̪ø.lɛt̪], a contraction of the phrase for "this way." The story of the religion's origins can be expanded below:
▼ Click to see origin story
This origin story, along with the religion's other primary legends, were passed on orally for most of the culture's history. Modern Ulhotúleb [ul'hʷo.t̪ø.lɛb] (practitioners of Hotúlet) can find these stories in an anthology published by a priestess-turned-scholar named Ćeled [t͡ʃɛ'lɛd̪]. The story goes that Ćeled was a favorite of Ńared, the water goddess. One day, Ńared spoke to Ćeled through a rainstorm and ordered her to leave her temple and record the stories of the religion.
The anthology she created is titled Fóh Cút ćah Hotúlet [foʔ ʃøt̪ t͡ʃʌʔ hʷo't̪ø.lɛt̪] (The Book of Hetólet) and is divided into three sections:
- The Journey, which is a short section devoted to the origin story above
- The Sandstorm, which tells the stories that were shared during the nine days of the sandstorm. Some were told by the people and end with dialogues between the storytellers and the gods, while others were told by the gods themselves. These stories and dialogues are generally considered the most important parts of the anthology, being the main source of the culture's morals and customs
- The Travelers and the Strangers, which tell the stories of the gods' appearances on the islands and their involvement with human life. Being more recent, they are not considered quite as reliable as the rest of the text, but they are much beloved by young people for their narrative value and engaging characters
What follows is a dialogue created to defend the belief and worship of small gods. The participants are Ćeled (defending the small gods), Noar [n̪ʷʌɹ] (defending the large gods), and Xer [ksɛɹ] (denying the existence of both). This three-participant format is standard in dialogues from Hotúlet. Without further ado...
▼ Click to see dialogue
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