Vriskaen

History


Vriskaen formed in year 7. It then entered a more than hundred years long isolation, but in 134 it decided to broke it, and sent its explorers to the continent. The first nation it contacted was Kritiake, which offered them map exchange.

Culture and Religion
Vrisko culture is very sea-focused. Most of their cities and villages are located on the shores, and their main jobs are fishing and seafaring. They are ruled by Maer ("protector" or "ruler"), which is a king elected by citizens. The next Maer is elected upon his death.

Vrisko religion is Zelno. It's duotheistic, but with elements of ancestral worship. It's main gods are Zel ("sky") and Sher ("earth or "land"). Zel controls the sky, Sher rules the land, and water is considered a neutral space. Vriskoi also believe that upon death, the gods decide to what kingdom the dead belong. If the person was good in his life, it belongs to Zel and becomes a Zelna ("star"). Zelnas can help its alive relatives by lighting their way through the sea, and sometimes give them advice in dreams. On the opposite, if person was evil, it belongs to Sher. It is believed that souls of evil people wander the living world, and can deceive humans and ultimately take control of them.

Due to the fact that water is considered a neutral space between gods, this is the place where the Zelnaist funeral is traditionally happening. The body is being put on a raft alongside some food and seashells, and then it sails to the sea.

The founding myth of the religion is that a long, long time ago the kingdoms of Zel and Sher existed in harmony. But Sher, less powerful than Zel, was envious of his brother's might and tried to destroy his works. Zel, angered, casted Sher's kingdom down, and forced its inhabitants to live there in misery.

Trivia

 * Zelno is a religion that was first introduced by jute, the creator of Vriskaen, on another worldbuilding server called Ignaios.