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What makes Clarityism quite unique is the worship of one deity, Unus, however there is no denial of the existence of other deities, also best known as [[wikipedia:henotheism|henotheism]]. The belief first stemmed from the writings of Bardi who was heavily influenced by his travels through Yasteria. In his writings, Bardi describes that he believed that there was more than one higher deity, each influencing regions of Urth that their followers occupied. The accepted belief of Claritists regarding creation was that the many higher deities of the world were created alongside Urth. In present days, another accepted belief is that the higher deities were created during the Big Bang, some coming together to build and care for Urth while slowly building up a following as sentient species such as humans evolved over time. Another strong belief of Claritists is that the higher deities are more regional based, caring and protecting their assigned regions of Urth since creation. Claritists also believe that the power of higher deities can actually fluctuate depending on the strength of their followers, thus explaining how certain religions are able to spread around the world or end up being wiped out. The latter is a fear of many Claritists who believe that if Clarityism in the Aspirian Isles falters, it would mean the end of the Fortunan people.
In order to then protect their homeland, the worship and strengthening of faith in Unus is extremely important. Before Bardi published his teachings, Unus was simply considered as one of the main deities within Norvo-Aspiriac Mythology. When Bardi began receiving his visions, he came to the conclusion that Unus was awakening him to the truth that Unus was actually the higher deity of the Aspirian Isles, also referred to as the Esserepalto. Within the Book of Clarity, Bardi states that he believes that the reason he was informed of Unus' true form at that exact time was due to the rising power of outside higher deities which he himself noticed during his travels. Because of this, the worship of Unus was urgently required by the people of the Aspirian Isles.
To explain the reason of the other numerous deities from Norvo-Aspiriac Mythology, the accepted belief is that they are beings known as Angitenti. Since Unus was considered the higher deity of the Aspirian Isles, the Angitenti were seen as simply helpers that assisted around certain aspects of nature, life, etc. For example, the Goddess Fortuna was considered the goddess of fortune and luck in Norvo-Aspiriac Mythology. In Clarityism, Fortuna is now considered an Angitente whose focus is still around fortune and luck. Due to the First Fortunan Empire's conquest and ruling of the region, the importance of fortune and luck has become to be extremely important to Fortunan culture. In order to have good fortune, Claritists are required to pray to both Unus and Fortuna in the morning upon waking up and at night before sleeping. The Cult of Fortuna, a sect of Clarityism, takes this a step further by believing that she is actually the higher deity of the Aspirian Isles and disregards any worshiping of Unus. The other Angitenti are still considered important, but the worship of them is not made a requirement as it is with Unus and Fortuna.
Another popular belief that saw massive growth in recent times was the idea of the Elescelto which was first introduced by Leonardo Marchello. The Elescelto is described to be an individual who will be chosen by Unus to reunite the region following the collapse of the First Fortunan Empire due to the Great Civil War. This idea of the Elescelto was quickly accepted by some Claritists in the late 1600s
A large part of Clarityism is environmental protection. Due to their belief that Unus gave their homeland as a gift, it is up to the followers to also play a part in its protection. This also is connected to Claritist belief on what happens after death. Within Claritist teachings, it is taught that when a person dies, their soul and body
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Marchellic Clarityism, or simply Marchellicism, is the other major denomination of Clarityism, making up nearly the rest of Claritists with around 75% globally. Marchellic Claritists believe that Leonardo Marchello was a prophet and that his teachings should be accepted along with that of Bardi. They also believe in the idea of the Elescelto which would coincidentally lead to the reuniting of the islands, being one of the main reasons Marchellicism was able to last into present day. Marchellicism was at first extremely unpopular, but it would slowly grow over the years and especially saw huge growth in the late 1900s following the end of the Toscanan-Emilian War and the rise of Lyone.
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Unitist Clarityism, more commonly referred to as Unitism, is a smaller denomination of Clarityism primarily located within the [[Aurora|Auroran]] nation of
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