Wip [img]http://i.imgur.com/91GdrDC.png[/img] Culture Name: Bypine, Located in Israel area Mythos: Proto-religion, [hider=Some basic Info]Type: polytheism (moderately patriarchal) Direction: outwards Focus: helping others Ruling Deities: The God of the Moon and the God of Battle Important Deities: the Goddess of Misery, the Goddess of Dance, the God of Nature Divine Interaction: only in certain places (temples, holy sites, etc) Involves: holidays that start the night before Afterlife: is a brief stop between reincarnations and cannot be reached while alive Supernatural: mischievious spirits, ambivolent nature spirits Worship: joyous individual prayer in public temples Holidays: fairly often Holidays Celebrate: new moons, full moons, the harvest, past battles, saints, the solstices Major Holiday(s): are very solemn times Clergy: both genders Function: missionaries, leaders in ritual, spiritual protectors (often via magic) Lifestyle: above average Family: very large (children encouraged) Chosen: study to become clergy Distinguished By: a symbolic weapon Cultural Aspects Symbol: is a(n) 9-pointed star Holy Color: vermillion Passed Down: via many holy books with much commentary Creation Myth Type: dismemberment Mortals' Origin: mud Major Myth/Symbol(s): the dragonslayer Deadly Sins: cowardice, sloth, selfishness, despair and envy High Virtues: wisdom, bravery, loyalty and humility Associated Artform: metalworking Coming of Age: 11 years old Coming of Age Rite: happens at once for a group of similarly-aged Marriage: is done only out of love Marriage Rites: are performed by clergy Death Rites: are performed after a period of mourning Major Taboo: bodily functions Outsiders: are considered misguided [/hider] [hider= Major History of it] The Bypine people follow the religion of Pineism, where the 2 main gods, Lunos and Waros the 2 original gods of Pineism, helped create humans when they dismembered there father, the Kingtan Jonusa, the Kingtan of Thunder. Once dismembered, they spread the parts over earth where humans where created from the parts. Soon after, Lunos and Waros created Sanees the Goddess of Misery, Sambo the Goddess of Dance, and lastly, Venuso the God of Nature. These 3 gods had those descriptions but they could do much more. Sanees gave humans emotion, Sambo gave them a sense of fun, and Venuso provided the earth with Plants. After this, a Wago, Son of Lunos and Waros,. He lived with the humans, and he became known as the dragon slayer. His story is how he saved all of human kind. As Jonusa was about to be re awakened his followers summoned a dragon to destroy all of humanity for him. Wago, fought the dragon to the death and at the end of it died saving humanity and stopping Jonusa from being awakened. [/hider] Basic History: Like the earthly Mesopotamians, the Bypines think of there greatest king as Wago, aka the God King. The cave he supposedly fought the dragon in became one of the largest cities in there influence, it was known as, Bypineia. There the capital building and all of the religious festivals are held. Most of the main battles in the kingdom where fought here. Battle 1: The Siege of Bypineia The people of Bypineia went into a great war against an empire long forgotten, so long forgotten that no one remembers there name. If the forgotten ones would of successfully pulled of the siege Bypine would be no more. Wago, being the great man he was, fought back against the invaders and managed to push them back into there homeland. Battle 2: The 2nd Siege Around 50 years later the forgotten ones charged again, Wago's grandson, Jago, was now the leader. He and his army fought against the forgotten ones in the 2nd most important event in Bypineian history, the 2nd siege. This Siege lasted a total of 50 years, and it ended with a Bypineian victory when Jago's grandson Jago the 3rd fought off the forgotten ones and eradicated them once and for all! Or so they think. Battle 3: The Great War of Bahaza. Bahaza, a city in the Bypine area, was filled with people who wanted freedom. They started to rebel against the Bypine for freedom. The Bypine government started to send a very large amount of troops to wipe out the rebels. The war was not quick, and it was not easy, but the people of Bypine somehow managed to fight off the rebels in Bahaza while keeping them under Bypine rule. Material Culture: Architecture, dress, culinary culture, art, symbolism, the glorious and delicious flavour that makes every culture unique. [300 words min] [hider=Pictures] Religious building: [img]http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2014/224/3/3/ancient_japan_by_nuditon-d7jimzc.jpg[/img] Houses: [img]http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs39/i/2008/364/0/c/Can__t_beat_ancient_beauty_by_devilmaycryub.jpg[/img] Dress (note, holds someone in a bikini like clothing): [img]http://25ask430498k23674s3430drw1r.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/gallery/fantasy-barbados-2013/egyptian-gods_female-male.jpg[/img] Main Food: [img]http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs15/i/2007/012/4/f/Food_by_henriettek90.jpg[/img] [/hider] Society: The social organization, class structure, subcultures, power and wealth localisation and disparity, give me all of it. [300 words min] [hider=The Class structure] The top: The Emperor, and the Empress The Next rank: The Prince and Princess The Next Rank: Priest The Next Rank: Traders The Next Rank: Farmes The lowest rank: Slaves [/hider] [hider=Subcultures] The Followers of Waros: This Subculture follows Waros as the main god. Hates the followers of Lunos. The followers of Lunos: This Subculture follows Lunos as the main god. Hates the followeres of Waros. [/hider] Geography: is very diverse, with desert conditions in the south, and snow-capped mountains in the north. Israel is located at 31°30′N 34°45′E at the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea in western Asia. It is bounded to the north by Lebanon, the northeast by Syria, the east by Jordan and the West Bank, and to the southwest by Egypt.[2] To the west of Israel is the Mediterranean Sea, which makes up the majority of Israel's 273 km (170 mi) coastline[3] and the Gaza strip. Israel has a small coastline on the Red Sea in the south. Israel's area is approximately 27,000 km2 (10,425 sq mi), which includes 445 km2 (172 sq mi) of inland water.Israel stretches 424 km (263 mi) from north to south, and its width ranges from 114 km (71 mi) to, at its narrowest point, 15 km (9.3 mi).[3] The Israeli-occupied territories include the West Bank, 5,879 km2 (2,270 sq mi), East Jerusalem, 70 km2 (27 sq mi) and the Golan Heights, 1,150 km2 (444 sq mi).[1] Geographical features in these territories will be noted as such. The south of Israel is dominated by the Negev desert covering some 16,000 square kilometres (6,178 sq mi), more than half of the country's total land area. The north of the Negev contains the Judean Desert, which, at its border with Jordan, contains the Dead Sea which, at −417 m (−1,368 ft) is the lowest point on Earth. The inland area of central Israel is dominated by the Judean Hills of the West Bank, whilst the central and northern coastline consists of the flat and fertile Israeli coastal plain. Inland, the northern region contains the Mount Carmel mountain range, which is followed inland by the fertile Jezreel Valley, and then the hilly Galilee region. The Sea of Galilee is located beyond this, and is bordered to the east by the Golan Heights, which contains the highest point under Israel's control, a peak in the Israeli-occupied Mount Hermon massif, at 2,224 meters (7,297 ft). The highest point in territory internationally recognized as Israeli is Mount Meron at 1,208 meters (3,963 ft). Local Influences [Can be edited in regarding accepted or prospective neighbor cultures]: I don't know yet. Flag: [img]https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ_sIINuf81GfHHPfxfrkaMr6AWW_NbH3ln5Moot16hE3dB4YIW[/img]