Reusanism

Reusansism is the religion that worships and follows the teachings of Reus.

Creation Story

In the beginning, there was Darkness. The darkness was not empty, but full of evil. This evil took the forms of fiends, twisted, hateful, tormented beings that spent the eons warring amongst themselves.

After an indeterminable period of time, a Light formed within the Darkness. This Light was but a mote, but even still the Darkness was furious. The fiends of the Darkness tried to destroy the Light, but the Light was strong, and managed to not just survive, but grow. The Light grew from a mote to an island, to a continent, to the whole world that we call Toranar. As the evil hammered away at the barriers of the Light, unable to cross the threshold, the Light was populated with plants, beasts, and people.

Finding new unity of purpose, the fiends of the Darkness put aside their squabbles and focused their efforts on destroying the light that they coveted for themselves. Thought it took centuries, they managed to find ways to communicate across the barrier. They found those weak-willed enough to worship them, or even bring them across the barrier, and set their will to reshaping the Light in their own image, swallowing up and shrinking the Light.

Reus

When Reus came to Toranar, they were disgusted by what they saw. Fiends openly walked the countryside unmolested, and devil-worship was common. Reus swore a holy vow to rid the world of this darkness, and dedicated their life to fighting this evil. Reus built a mighty empire, and a faith that was capable of fighting fiendish influence, and eventually left Toranar to take the fight to the Darkness directly.

The Great War

Reus's war against the Darkness requires all of the Light to succeed. Followers of Reus dedicate their lives to stamping out evil in this world, and pass on to join the Reus's holy war against the Darkness in the afterlife. Once the army of Light is strong enough, Reus will sweep the Darkness away and the Light will stretch across all of creation.

Factions

The Church and Empire of Reus are split into two factions. Twin heirs of Reus split the Reusans in a bloody civil war, resulting in the two nations of Chiorra and Ilana. Chiorran Reusans take a hard line against fiends, and are intolerant of other faiths, viewing them as fiend-worshippers. Ilanese Reusans are more tolerant, especially of the Old Faith, and view them as merely misguided worshipers of the Light.

Domains

Reus's domains are Life, Light, Knowledge, and War. There are multiple holy orders of Paladins of Reus.