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Clarityism was first formed off the works of the prophet Guiliano Bardi in the early 9th century who received visions and prophecies from an unknown being. Following his first recorded vision, Bardi left his home in Emili and set off on a journey through mainland Yasteria to better understand who sent him the vision. During his 10 year trip, he experienced other religions such as Islam and Christianity while continuing to receive dreams and visions, all of which he recorded. Once his journey came to an end, Bardi came to believe that the one who spoke to him was Unus, one of the main deitydeities from Norvo-Aspiriac Mythology. He came to believe that the people of the Aspirian Isles were Unus' chosen few to care for, such as other parts of the world had their own higher beings to take care of them. Upon arriving back to the Fortunan Archipelago, Bardi set to work compiling all of his findings, visions, and dreams into a book to be better understood, titling the book "The Book of Clarity: A Clearer Understanding of Unus' Plan for Us," better known as simply "The Book of Clarity."

The primary purpose of worship is to strengthen one's belief in Unus with the sole purpose to increase Unus' ability to protect their homeland. In order to show one's devotion, Claritists are expected to visit a local site of worship at least once a week to pray, some often making visits a daily routine. Within the Aspirian Isles, there is a recorded to be around 80,000 places of worship that are maintained by the Church of Clarity with another 5,000 unaffiliated sites. Places of worship are built as either a church or a simple shrine. Church buildings are built small in design for the most part, but larger structures exist especially in areas of large population such as the Guiliano Cathedral and the Marchello Cathedral. Churches are also designed to house the priests assigned to it whose purpose is to maintain the church and assist daily worshipers. Shrines make up the majority of the places of worship due to their small size and easy maintenance, especially popular in rural areas. As there is no physical representation of Unus, shrines usually consist of a sculpture of the Eye of Clarity along with a sculpture of the lesser deity Fortuna. Some shrines also included sculptures of other lesser deities, especially in areas that used to predominantly worship them. Priests are often assigned to specific shrines to maintain and care for, but it is not uncommon for shrines to be cared for by local communities, especially for unaffiliated sites. Home shrines are also commonly seen, especially in urban areas to make daily prayers easier to accomplish. Worship for the most part is done individually, but during special days of worship, Claritists will gather together at their local place of worship to pray as a whole.