Ashera

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Ororr [o-ROARR, ɒ̝rɔ'ɾ], also called the Holy Motherland of Ororr, is a theocratic nation in Anásthias, one of the world's great powers. It the largest nation in the world, perhaps the largest empire in history, occupying the entire northwest of the continent between the mountains and the sea. Ororrlanguagelanguagelanguage
there have been repeated scares of shadowy figures in the Mother Church and government being “Asherites”, members of a secret heretical cult serving its own purposes, but this has never been truly proven.

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Little is known about the state rites of Ashera, since these were considered secret mysteries carried out exclusively by the Imperial family priesthood.

After the fall of the Empire and the conversion of most imperial peoples to the Mother Church of Ororr, many Asherites professed to follow the new religion, but practiced their ancient rites in secret. In the early centuries of Ororr there were many accusations that powerful people were secret Asherites, though many of these may have been deliberate slanders to remove political opponents or confiscate riches from wealthy families.