The Way

Primary Practitioners: Rhis, Humans (Gardia, Duranin), Wild Elves

Region of Origin: Marcuria

The Rhis faith is one strong element of their culture that remained practically un-changed through their enslavement, and something nearly all Rhis hold very close to them for that reason. While some humans and elves have embraced it's teaching, nearly all follows are Rhis.

Beliefs

Only a woman may become the High Mother, or high priestess, of the Rhis religion, called the “The Way” (of the Goddess). The Rhis worship “The Goddess”, as they explain to non-Rhis, though they warn that this term is not completely accurate, and more a personification of the cycle of life.

''“The Goddess has no name; She is not a person. She is every person, She is everything. She is life, and life is Her. She is the Mother and she is the Daughter; she is birth, and she is death. She speaks no words, but Her path is clear.”''

The Rhis do have priests and clerics, who draw power based on their power of belief and following the dogma of the “The Way”:

"Celebrate life; love deeply, discover new experiences and ideas, and improve yourself. Love the hunt, but only kill when hungry or threatened. Give thanks to the prey you eat. Give honor to the enemy you kill. Give kindness to others. Drink deep of the fruits of life, and do not fear the eventual death; death is natural to the cycle. Give no quarter to undeath, for it is an abomination."

Rhis can be raised only if they believe it was not yet their time to die. Rhis believe that they reincarnate when they die, after spending indefinite time in “paradise”.