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==Practices==
===Worship===
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 atin least once a weekorder to pray,complete some often making visits atheir daily routineprayers. Within the Aspirian Isles, thereit 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 to house an alter and is small in design, 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 an alter including a sculpture of the Eye of Clarity along with a sculpture of the lesser deity Fortuna. Some shrines also includedinclude 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 the local communitiescommunity, 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 such as festivals and weddings, Claritists will gather together at their local place of worship.
===Prayer===
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