Kundias
Kundias is a more recent belief (within the past 200 years) that god exists within the person, Divine magic stems not from any particular deity, but from your belief in it, manifesting within your body as an innate understanding of Weavecraft.
The Kundian deity is Ciestia , She is a kind and giving god, born into an empty world, she decided it best to implode herself, and let her essence make the world. This event imparted a small spark of her into every atom.
Ciestia purportedly has no powers on her own, other than the power to implore thoughts in the minds of all. The Kundian explanation for why we do good things is that little voice in our heads in Ciestia, telling us to do as she would.
Prayer for a Kundian involves deep meditation, imploring your internal spark to manifest change in the world, and to guide other sparks. One such prayer, spoken before meals is as follows:
"I am grateful for the lives given up to make the meal that lies before me, and for the time given to craft the wondrous meal I shall soon devour. In eating, we find nourishment, and in nourishment, we are brought closer to enlightenment,"
Their sacred book is called "Part and Particle", and is a writing of dreams the religion's founder, a human from Unistat named Casandra Forge had, inspiring her closer and closer to not only god, but clerical powers.
There is no true leadership of Kundians, no Pope or bishop. many communities have elected leaders of their own accord to read the sacred word and deliver their interpretations of it, selected in any number of ways.
Kundians do not believe in an afterlife, they believe that their sparks go on to empower others to do good, and they are reincarnated, in some sorts, when their body is consumed by the bugs, and that bug will be reincarnated when consumed by a bird.
The symbol of a Kundian reflects their belief in reincarnation, it is a set of 3 interlocking circles, resembling an atom, each is made of arrows, like a recycling sign. In the center stands the sun, The great big ball that represents Ciestia's endless warmth and generosity.
Kundiands often adhere to the following edicts and anthema
Edicts: Do good whenever possible. Respect the sanctity of all life, whether big or small, each contains part or particle of god.
Anathema: Delight in pain or suffering. Disregard another, refusing to listen to their voice.
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