Tipleto

Origins

Tipleto is not so much a deity as a concept of a way of living. It's an ideology prominent in Florahil as it was the country of origin for the movement. Followers believe that centuries ago, King Hadrian took a grand journey that required him to walk on air to shake hands with a dragon, sing under the ocean waves to charm a kraken, and swim through the earth itself to discover the lord of the undead to convince him to let his brother have another chance at life.

While the story itself has been the subject of dozens of plays and epics ranging from brief poems to 800-page novels, all paint King Hadrian as a man full to the brim with positivity, manners, and gusto. His journeys serve as the blueprint for how Florahil persons should be expected to live their life if they want to be respected, though none consider him more than a mortal man. The religion is named after "Tipletotanticto" (Tipel-to-tan-tic-to), the kind wind spirit that gave him the ability to walk on air, breathe under the water, and hold his breath as he swam through the earth.

Core Tenants

• Integrity, one's ability to create and hold to oaths and deals as King Hadrian did with the dragon.
• Courage, one's ability to confront and challenge the unknown, as King Hadrian did with the lords of the dead.
• Respect, one's ability to admire even those strange to thyself in faith, religion and appearance, as King Hadrian did with the unknowable kraken.
• Temperance, one's ability to control their urges for the better of others, as King Hadrian had to do to keep his gift from Tipletotanticto.

Places of Worship

Stories of King Hadrian have inspired many great works of art ranging from sketches in shop windows to grand, purple roofed wizard spires. There is no single central place of worship, such a shrine, temple or cathedral for followers to make offerings, instead followers are expected to live their life relatively normally so long as they fall within the core tenants of the faith. It is understood that "To Practice is to Worship" by those that casually follow the faith, but more extreme followers typically become bards, story tellers, or artisans to help spread the image and ideals of King Hadrian and Tipletotanticto. It is not uncommon to see a massive range of iconography sewn into jackets, molded into armor, and chiseled into blades, all also being common signs of the devoted actors of Tipleto.

Followers

Though new within Sinstram as a result of the The Second Arrival, Tipleto has become a worldwide way of living due to Florahil Gallants spreading the faith through their carefully practiced polite manner of speech and the core tenants of respect. It has particularly become noticeable within many "out" groups, such as the unhoused and wanderers. It's believed this is because many of these out groups are not accustomed to being treated equally by average citizens, let alone the typically rich appearance of Florahil Gallants. Some cultures however directly conflict with Tipleto's ideals or the core concept that a mortal man can do such feats. As a result, more religious focused nations such as Woadpress, Luraid, and Trepicas, actively push back against followers and Florahil natives.