A few people have asked me about religion in the setting. Originally I wanted to keep this as one of those 'play to find out' things, but I suppose it's a big enough topic that it deserves its own section!

I've added a religion section to the first post. I'm also pasting it below for ease of access.

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[center][h3]Religion in Ulrania[/h3][/center]

There are several religions in the world of Ulrania. Most minor religions are heresies of one of a major one, but there are also various cults to be contended with as well.

It is noteworthy that not all people worship with the same fervor, nor do they always embody the virtues of their religion. Some, in fact, pay only lip service to their faith, believing that in the end prayer matters little. Perhaps it is true.

Below you will find the most common religions in Ulrania. However, there are certainly more than these.

[hider=The Word]In the old world, it was believed there was but one Divinity, and that it was with his Word that the world was born. This monotheistic religion treats First King Ulrain as a prophet of the Word, though scholars debate how holy a man King Ulrain was.

Whatever the case, it is a religion that values temperance above all other things. "Temperance in all things" is a common phrase, and it is believed that being able to balance all facets of one's personality - bravery with caution, pride with humility, wrath with mercy - is the greatest of virtues. After all, an unbalanced heart is an impure heart.

Those who adhere to this faith pray to Heaven, to Divinity, or to the ancestors, with Frst King Ulrain being chief among them. It is the chief faith of the Theocracy.

Long has it been held that miracles are granted by Heaven and by the First King to those who have true faith. Sometimes these miracles have been hard to prove, though legends of great miracles performed in their name exist. Such miracles seem to have come to life in recent years: when the Priest-King and his Bishops make divine proclamations, it seems their words eventually come true. Could Heaven be watching over the Theocracy? Is this the dawn of a new era?

Heresies of this belief often take umbrage with specific ancestors being included, or have differences of opinion on the nature of the Divine. Others still believe First King Ulrain to be no prophet at all, and others have extremist virtues and worldviews applied to the faith (such as self-flagellation or the prospect that only humans have souls). These cults are many and varied.[/hider]

[hider=Druidism]There are many druidic faiths spread around the world of Ulrania. They are nominally different, though there are similarities between each. They commonly revere nature, and they appeal to the spirits of the world around them. This is a worship often practiced by woodfolk, elves, and particularly rural people. Druidism is the most common religion in the Falkerns and among the elves.

There are plenty of stories of nature spirits both benign and malignant. Most do not come from the old world, but from Ulrania itself. It is quite plausible that there are spirits of nature, though they could also be the ever-clever Fey playing more games. After all, the Fey are protectors of nature... or at least of the Everbloom Forest.

Some druidic cults see civilization as a blight to be removed, but those are rare.[/hider]

[hider=Wizard Cults]Wizards are incredibly powerful beings, and it is not unknown for someone to take up worship of them. Cults to the Necromancer, Beastshaper and Frost Queen are still around to this day, even after their disappearance from the world. It should not come as a surprise: if anyone could be compared to a deity walking upon Ulrania, it would be one of the Wizards.

Wizard cults of all kinds are almost universally illegal, but that does not stop them from forming. The Beastshaper's followers have proven to be a particularly resilient cult.

Gnolls in particular, not being part of normal society, revere the Beastshaper.[/hider]

[hider=Atheism]Some contend that there are no gods, a belief chief among the grayskins. Grayskins are a very practical people that see no use in worrying about the afterlife; they focus solely on what lies ahead of them.[/hider]

[hider=Dwarven Religion]Dwarves have a religion, but they are a secretive folk and to divulge their religion to an outsider without good reason would be a crime among their people. Even exiled dwarves keep quiet about what it is they believe exactly. (Only a dwarf player would be told what the dwarves believe.)[/hider]