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• Church of the Namelessplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigChurch of the Nameless
  
  The Church of the Nameless, also called the Cult of the Nameless, is a subversive religious sect in the Anrel Isles. Their God is referred to as 'The Nameless One', because Anrelians believe that saying his true name attracts his evil attention. Anrel
• Cornelenplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigCornelen
  
  Cornelen [cor-NEL-len] is a major deity in the Anrelian Pantheon, goddess of the harvest, the green lands and “all the good fruits of nature”. She represents the cycle of birth, life and death, so she is also the reaper of a good death at the end of life.
  
  She is worshipped in rural seasonal festivals, and invoked in village communities for blessings, marriages, and fertility rites. Cornelen is an ancient natural
• Dreikmenplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigDreikmen
  
  Dreikmen are creatures of legendary horror, animated corpses driven by unnatural powers. In tales they are often men killed in unjust wars, their souls bound to their decaying bodies for eternity as punishment for their crimes. They particularly feature in the folk tales of the
• Elementalsplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigElementals
  
  Elementals are esoteric beings found throughout Helevos. In various cultures they have been called spirits, daimons, eridai or jinna. In their natural state they are invisible, drawing energy from the natural environment and have limited interaction with the physical world. Millennia ago humans learned to harness elementals and instruct them to perform seemingly miraculous tasks, calling this magicmagicmagic
• Gnosticiansplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGnosticians
  
  The Gnosticians were a minor school within the Rasian Academy who studied gods, the god-magic of theurgy, rituals and theologies.
  
  Rasian Academy
  
  This is in a series of articles about the Rasian Academy
  
  See also:
  
  * Magic * Schools of Thought
  
  The Gnosticians were originally founded to study the origins of god-elementals, or 'magicmagic
• Godkillersplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGodkillers
  
  The Godkillers were an unofficial paramilitary group associated with the Grand Academy of Rasia, tasked with rooting out newly-formed god-elementals, and the potentially dangerous religious cults associated with them. The group was active during the High Period of Rasia, from 500
• Godsplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGods
  
  Gods are ethereal beings who are worshipped by human communities and populations, and will often intercede to provide help to adherents or punishment to enemies. Many gods of Helevos are in fact deitals, elemental spirits who have received the focus of human attention and grown powerful from it.
• Ifritplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigIfrit
  
  Ifrit are malevolent or capricious nature spirits in the culture of Ororr and the historic Occident.
  
  Folklore
  
  This is in a series of articles about oral traditions, tales, folk practices, and folklore.
  
  Ifrit are seen in nature as dust-devils, sudden gusts of wind that blow grit in the eyes, or other unusual natural phenomena. Freak accidents and unlucky incidents are also believed to be the work of ifrit. In modern
• Luminateplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLuminate
  
  Luminates are individuals with the rare ability to form a mental connection with an elemental. This can happen unconsciously and without training, making such connections potentially dangerous if the elemental carries out the violent subconscious desires of a child, rather than the conscious will of a trained
• Magicplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMagic
  
  In common terms, magic is the art of producing a desired outcome through occult means. Various arts are described as magical, from common street illusionists, village herbalists, and rituals for the intercession of deities. However, true magic is the art and science of elemental mastery, harnessing elemental creatures and instructing them to perform simple or complex tasks.
• Miyarrain Patrician Godsplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMiyarrain Patrician Gods
  
  The people of Miyarris were pragmatic in terms of religion, and worshipped Patrician Gods, also called Guardian Spirits. These were powerful deitals or demi-gods, charged with protecting the lands of Miyarris from storms and sneak attacks by enemies.
  
  Belief
  
  This is in a series of articles about MiyarrisMiyarris
• Oughtismplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigOughtism
  
  Oughtism is a moral and philosophical system, claiming an ancient inheritance from the moral codes of the Godmen. It continues to be influential throughout the Anrel Isles, and it's guiding principles have been the foundation of legal and religious codes throughout the
• Theophoreplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigTheophore
  
  A theophore is an object such as a rock, statue or relic said to carry the seed or anchor of a deital, a living elemental god.
  
  Magic
  
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  This is in a series of articles about magic, thaumaturgy and esotericism.
  
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• Theurgyplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigTheurgy
  
  Theurgy, also called Theosophy, Theosophical magic or holy magic, is a style of magic that instead of using the power of an ordinary elemental, invokes the power of a deital or god-spirit. Theurgy requires no understanding or even awareness of thaumaturgy or other styles of formal magic. Instead, practitioners follow a specific ritual format depending on the action required, usually involving ritual prayer, sacrifice and other activities which induce a heightened level of consciousness.…
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• Godsplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGods
  
  List of gods, spirits and deities worshipped by cultures throughout the Civilised World.
  
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• Magicplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMagic
  
  Magic, also called thaumaturgy is the art and science of harnessing elementals, and instructing them to carry out simple or complex tasks.
  
  Invoking more powerful spirits or gods is a related but much more dangerous art, called theurgy.
  
  Magic
  
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