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'''Artinikism''' is a religion based in the belief and worship of the Artiniki, or the good twelve, mainly followed in Central Arcturia. It is a
Worshipers of the Artiniki are often called Artinikist while preachers of Artinikism are called Knights of the Artiniki. The Knights of the Artiniki are believed to be anointed by the Artiniki themselves through divine messages during hardship.
According to Artinikist belief, the Artiniki are split between the Kagotag or the High Gods and the Urutag or the Urthian gods. The Kagotag are believed to be the creators of Urth and all life in it. They are in charge of overseeing the balance of good and evil in the universe. After creating Urth and the
Besides the Artiniki, Artinikists believe in the existence of the Demotag, the evil gods. The Demotag are the unnamed evil gods that manipulate the
According to the Artinikalita, there are only 5 sins that mortals can do that’ll stop them from reaching enlightenment. The Artinikalita calls these 5 sins
# Impeding the search of knowledge of any person
# Forcing one’s belief on another person
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Unlike other religions, Artinikists aren’t required to attend mass. Knights of the Artiniki only hold mass during religious holidays. Artinikists worship the Artiniki using the different Artistakis, or good practices: the Apostaki, worship through offering precious goods, like food, money, personal items, and even spices, to the goods and burning them in a communal fire, burying them in the ground or sinking them in water; the Sarstaki, worship by personifying the gods, acting like them, and leading by example; and lastly, the Gawastaki, worship through creating things in the image of the gods. Artinikists aren’t required by the Artinikalita to do all of the Artistakis as long as they don’t violate the different sins.
In Artinikist belief, there is no concept of ‘hell’, only Ganobaga or the heavenly home. Artinikists believe in reincarnation until ascension. In the Artinikalita¸ two paragraphs are dedicated to the explanation of reincarnation until the ascension process. When sentient beings die, their soul leaves the physical body and reincarnates into a new being immediately until the soul reaches ascension. A human soul can be reincarnated into a lutryne soul, and vice versa.
Reaching enlightenment, according to Artinikist belief, is learning, exploring, and researching until one ascends to Ganobaga. While some interpret this as learning enough and ‘ascending’ like Ademar of the Ademarist belief, some interpret this in a literal way as the
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