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| label1 = 2020 | label2 = Belief | data2 = [[wikipedia:polytheism|polytheism]]
| label3 = Deities | data3 = Sek and NoctOlna
| label4 = Region(s) | data4 = [[Axdel]]
| label5 = Founder | data5 = JakataiThe KalamitasFour Oracles
| label6 = Founded | data6 = 6th century BCE
| label7 = Origin | data7 = [[Kormistazm]]Axdelian Peninsula
| label8 = Followers | data9 = ~10 millionn/a
| label9 = Denominations | data10 = Kozite, Kozami
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Kozam is a polytheistic religion based around the teachings of [[Four oracles|The Four Oracles]]. It originated from the Western [[Zycannes]] near the city of Zuel and spread down the Mona river along the path of the four oracles' travels, before being brought along with the expansion of the Kormistazic empire and maintains a present-day following of approximately 25 million people, primarily in [[Axdel]].
Kozam is a polytheistic religion which originated in ancient [[Kormistazm]] and has a present-day following primarily in modern [[Axdel]]. It is regarded by practitioners as the indigenous religion of Axdel and a [[Wikipedia:Nature religion|nature religion]].
The teachings of the Oracles place a great emphasis on liberating oneself from strong material desires and attachment, as they are the root of all suffering. They endorse a path of mental discipline and development through the observance of moral behaviour, meditation and introspection. Through cultivating self-restraint, compassion, kindness and by gaining insight and awareness through meditation, an enlightened state of oneness can be achieved, signifying liberation from the eternal cycle of reincarnation. The oracles were the first people to discover this state of enlightenment, and travelled down the Mona river valley, teaching the path towards it to over a hundred disciples.
Kozam revolves around the ''Enul'' (translation: "gods", literally: "unity")'','' the twin dieties of Sek and Nokt which created the world, and the angelic ''Idola'' (translation: "Angels" literally: "Servants"), supernatural entities who embody the natural phenomena created by the Enul. A third type of diety, ''Kaevul (translation: "Old one"),'' referred to as Kevatuul embodies the universe at large.
Aside from the Oracles themselves, there are several orders of divinity and divine beings within kozam, whose importance and presence differs between the various schools. The two with the most importance are Sek and Olna, two powerful spirits who hatched from mortal eggs that shaped much of the world. There are also old gods, Kaeva, who shaped the world and began the eternal cycle of death and rebirth. Additionally there are many minor spirits that embody certain aspects of the natural world who may be honoured by offering prayers and building shrines.
<nowiki>*</nowiki>translations/words are subject to change as Old Kormistazic language is developed
The dead are often buried with shrubs, trees, or other plants planted on top of their bodies that are considered a shrine. Battles and wars often have entire memorial forests dedicated to the dead rather than planting new trees, which are relatively common across South west Aurora and South Arcturia.
There are two major gods in the Kozam pantheon, Sek and Noct, with each having a set of idols dedicated to certain elements of nature or phenomenon, their creations and actions being detailed in Kairos.
===Sek= History ==
Sek is the Kozam god of life and creation, taking the form of either a pale dragon or a Caucasian woman dressed in a white toga.
===Idols of Sek===
====Aquanis====
Aquanis is the Idol of rain and rivers, created by Sek when she called down a great deluge to cleave the mountain range constructed by Noct into many pieces and carve deep valleys into the earth.
====Eleneri====
Noct is the Kozam god of tradition and craft, taking the form of a black eagle or a tanned man dressed in utilitarian wear like that of a blacksmith.
===Idols of Nokt===
====Arkhalis====
Arkhalis is the Idol of storms and wind, birthed by Noct after he blew upon the world during its creation, resulting in a tempest which broke apart the mythical flying city of Lapatus and confining humanity to the earth.
====Caelx====
Caelx is the Idol of the earth, said to be formed when Noct was forging the earth and imbuing it with its mineral wealth.
===Kevatuul===
Kevatuul is a ''Kaevul'' who embodies the universe. He makes a pact with the King of Lapatus, Ericco Kanaquill, shattering his body to create the stars and granting the king great power. The king's wife soon birthed the twins Sek and Nokt who bore the power of the Kaevul divided between them, making them the Enul.
==Mythos==
===Beginning===
== Practice ==
The Kaira tome states that in the beginning, there was only an endless void, featureless and dark like a starless twilight. Upon this expanse there was a single icon of creation; the floating city of Lapatus in which humanity thrived. In Lapatus there was no ill or suffering, only luxury and ecstasy. The people spent their days pursuing novel arts and exploring the exotic culture spread of the city, and were ruled over by the eternal king Juluri Kanaquill. However, whilst all inside the city were fully satisfied with the world and existence, within the darkness of the void there existed an entity known as Kevatuul, the incarnate God of Chaos. Kevatuul had watched the city for eternity, eyes burning with scorn as the magic keeping the city afloat in the void also prevented him from destroying it and allowing his void to reach true entropy and ending time.
One day, King Kanaquill passed over rulership to his son Ericco Kanaquill wip
(common practice is to be buried in a permeable coffin, or no coffin at all, and have a shrub or other plant be placed atop your grave. The shrub acts as a living gravestone and may be adorned with decorations or small shrines by the family of the deceased)
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