Purism

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The Church of Hartrah is the state religion of Harthera. Adherents believe in a single god who is a fusion of all the righteous ancestors of the nation. Upon death, your spirit is judged by God, and begins a slow process of merging with the Godhead. As a faith it is a syncretism of ancestor-worship and veneration of a monotheistic protector god who is the embodiment of the station. The church strongly promotes respect for family, tradition and heirarchy as well as duty and per… which advocates simplicity and strict adherence to discipline and moral codes. It is often called Chelidt Purism for its origins amongst the Chelidd people of northeastern Hartheraplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHarthera

The Hartheran Union, commonly named Harthera, is an imperialist maritime nation state dominating the northeast of Anásthias. It is one of the two great powers of the modern epoch, arguably the most technologically and militarily powerful nation in the world, only matched by the vast size and wealth of its neighbour, viridOrorrMEOrorrOrorrOrorrOrorr. It arose in the 5th century MEplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigModern Epoch (ME)

The Modern Calendar is a dating system acknowledged throughout the Civilised World. It numbers years from the Modern Epoch, abbreviated ME and BME (Before Modern Epoch). It is also called the Modern Era.

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Purists were notorious for their “Spirit Patrols”, groups of zealots who would patrol the streets of towns and cities rooting out immoral behaviour, and punishing heretics and blasphemers.

One key innovation of Purism was the pilgrimage, called the Puran or Cleansing Path, a spiritual journey to the realm of the ancestors involving fasting, mortification of the flesh, and exposure to the elements including naked immersion in cold sea water, or lengthy vigils atop mountains or cliffs.

Elements of Purism remain in the Hartheranplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHarthera

The Hartheran Union, commonly named Harthera, is an imperialist maritime nation state dominating the northeast of Anásthias. It is one of the two great powers of the modern epoch, arguably the most technologically and militarily powerful nation in the world, only matched by the vast size and wealth of its neighbour, viridOrorrMEOrorrOrorrOrorrOrorr church, though most of its extreme practices are outlawed.