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| Demoness | May 15 2014, 11:14 PM Post #1 |
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Feoras is a land of great beauty and great sorrow. In ancient times, the isolated island was its own world, warring, celebrating, and living by its own rules. Its first contact with the outside world was violent, but it resulted in the assimilation of the invader culture into its own. However, this would not be the trend and the next encounter ended with Feoras being the assimilated party. For centuries, it was subjugated by Demonessian masters until the modern age brought with it change: enormous destruction, followed by brief freedom and then patronizing stewardship. The island suffered from poverty, but there was still beauty to be found. While its five remaining ethnicities live in an enforced peace, the tourist areas benefit from the economic boon and generate a false sense of wealth. Tourists are attracted by Mauna Inaka, the volcanic center of the island, and the black sand beaches she generated. The gentle slope of the continental shelf allows swimmers to wade into a seemingly endless sea and walk up to boats parked in the shallows. Its coral reefs are untouched in certain parts of the island and the fauna found there are unmatched. With the economy centered around the tourism trade, it is hard to leave the main areas. However, the adventurous tourist may find other ways to pass the time. The Genfiotes in the south control the tourism areas, making sure they are clean and presentable, as do their neighbors in Ahi'iana. The Genfiotes, however, present a curiosity: their religious leaders, known as the Undying. These leaders dress entirely in grey and cover their faces with a mask and veil. When they speak, they speak as if they are not an individual; they speak as if they are from a collective consciousness, which can be unnerving for some. In Fuwoku, one can find the farmers, who toil away in the dirt and respect animals as much as humans. For the adventurous, there is Kain, a land of warriors where the leader is determined through battle prowess. While Mpali represents the industrialized portion of the island, Isis certainly fairs the best as the seat of the former colonial masters. Humanitarians may seek to provide relief from poverty and criminals may find a new foothold, but tourists, explorers, and travelers may find adventure. |
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| Demoness | Aug 14 2014, 03:23 PM Post #181 |
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Kakia shrugged. "The island is strange. Each of our groups have our own deity, but we all believe in the others' gods as well. There are some crossovers, such as our primary god being married to Fiokiel, the Kaini god, and you can imagine how well that works out for our groups. Ke'ea has her own pantheon and rules over Elessia, the Land of the Dead, where all of us will one day go. The whole religion itself is called An'ne." |
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| Cetatsenia | Aug 14 2014, 04:35 PM Post #182 |
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"I do not zink zat is too strange. At least for a religion wiz more zan one God," Vlad said, "Zough I am not really an expert on ze topic." "Reminds me of what I have heard about ancient religions," Andrei added after a short moment of thought. |
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| Demoness | Aug 16 2014, 04:25 PM Post #183 |
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"What is that?" Kakia asked, still thinking her religion was unusual. The Demonessians had multiple gods, after all, but they worshiped the same ones. |
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| Cetatsenia | Aug 16 2014, 06:32 PM Post #184 |
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"Zat ancient religions were not really as," Andrei began, before stopping to think of the right word, "Exclusive. We Mezyans believe in a single God, and zat God is ze only God in existence." "Except us!" Vlad interrupted with a grin. Andrei gave his brother an irritated look before continuing on, "But zat was not necessarily true in ancient times. I zink. To be honest zis is just what I have heard from my brozer." "He is really into history," Vlad said. |
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| Demoness | Aug 17 2014, 05:45 AM Post #185 |
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Kakia shrugged. "I never really thought much about it. I have had little contact with other religions aside Morante and a few Demonessian ones. Perhaps it is so." While she spoke, dessert arrived and the waitress served each one in turn. Kakia daintily began to eat hers as she was waiting for the Cetatsens' reply. |
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| Cetatsenia | Aug 17 2014, 09:15 AM Post #186 |
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"Mulţumesc," the brothers said to the waitress as she set their desserts down in front of them. Both of them began eating, sampling their dishes before they responded to Kakia. "Well you have already had more contact wiz ozer religions zan us," Vlad said, grinning, "We have only really interacted wiz ozer Mezyans." "Well Cetatsenian Mezyanism could very well be considered a different religion from ozer forms," Andrei added, "So not necessarily." Vlad thought about that for a moment, before shaking his head, "Nu, it is still Mezyanism." |
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| Demoness | Aug 17 2014, 05:40 PM Post #187 |
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Kakia scowled. "That must be different to be surrounded by people with the same beliefs as you. It must be easier to rule." |
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| Cetatsenia | Aug 17 2014, 07:16 PM Post #188 |
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The twins looked at each other for a moment, before both shrugging their shoulders in unison. "I do not really know if it matters much in Cetatsenia," Andrei said, "Ze country has been more or less secular for centuries." |
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| Demoness | Aug 17 2014, 07:32 PM Post #189 |
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"That must be doubly nice then. Any religious issue that comes must be weighed in by all the groups. It makes it very hard to accomplish anything." |
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| Cetatsenia | Aug 17 2014, 08:45 PM Post #190 |
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"I can only imagine. Especially since Demoness is practically a zeocracy, is it not?" Andrei said, "I can only imagine ze trouble zat brings." "I do not get zeocracies," Vlad said with a sigh, "Religion is a private zing; it has no place in ze government." |
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