Religion

[Orc99]

In picking religion I know some of the choices are: Laanx, Black Flame, and Talad

Do certain races have certain suitable religions?

If so, what race goes with what religion?

[ThomPhoenix]

Instead of opening countless threads with questions, you could also read http://www.planeshift.it/setting_history.html and ask questions afterwards.

[Malfini]

(I hope nobody gets mad at this post for some obscure reason. I am just trying to help.)

      In character creation

• Talad costs 16 points and gives you a +3 Intelligence boost.
• Laanx costs 16 points and gives you a +3 Will boost.
• Black Flame costs 6 points and doesn't give you a main stat boost in anything.

They all do more than this but that's all I have recorded in my spreadsheet and character creation is impossible for players right now because the server is down.
I don't know which religion is best for which race as far as roleplay goes but (correct me if I'm wrong) I think from conversations with NPC's the in-game god Talad is very hard to please and sacrifices never make him happy and the in-game god Laanx is more friendly. Have a good day.

[ThomPhoenix]

That is correct, that info was posted in the bugtracker. For the moment that's all religion does as far as I know, but I remember there is a quest where you need to be a Laanx follower for, I'm not sure though.

[Malfini]

Making your characters religion Laanx doesn't make you a Laanx follower. You become a Laanx follower by other means. **coughs trias coughs** Becoming a Laanx follower won't give you a stat boost but it does open up new possibilities.

[Sezrenade]

(I hope nobody gets mad at this post for some obscure reason. I am just trying to help.)

      In character creation

• Talad costs 16 points and gives you a +3 Intelligence boost.
• Laanx costs 16 points and gives you a +3 Will boost.
• Black Flame costs 6 points and doesn't give you a main stat boost in anything.

They all do more than this but that's all I have recorded in my spreadsheet and character creation is impossible for players right now because the server is down.
I don't know which religion is best for which race as far as roleplay goes but (correct me if I'm wrong) I think from conversations with NPC's the in-game god Talad is very hard to please and sacrifices never make him happy and the in-game god Laanx is more friendly. Have a good day.

Laanx used to be friendly.... but now is more insane then anything...

oh and seeing how kran were created by talad, it makes more since to see them as the main followers of talad...

Laanx however made the lemur...or was it yilan.. i forget, anyways, one of them would mainly be laanx followers...

The rest of the races come from other worlds so really its whatever they were brought up as.

[Malfini]

I suppose people could just make up their own religion with a story and beliefs and roleplay it.

[Alvarez]

I suppose people could just make up their own religion with a story and beliefs and roleplay it.

Well, I understand that religions in Yliakum go way beyond the choice of a god to adore (or the choice to doesn't choose any). I mean, of course there is some kind of identity and familiarity between followers of the same god, but I think there are also multiple ways in wich one can show his respect/love/fear for his god. We can have different interpretations of Laanx's Book of Names and it's laws, for example, and different sects/religious groups who follow the same god could disagree in a lot of points but the essencial ones, becoming even enemies (any similarity with our own religions' histories is completely intentional  ). The same goes for Talad's or Black Flame's followers.

I find this subject really interesting and would like to see other people's views on this. For the last character I created, recently (Rorode Sowodel), I imagined a background in wich he comes from an isolated village organized by a specific sect of Laanx followers. This village also happens to be a lemur one, since I agree with what has been said - most Kran are Talad's followers and most Lemur's are Laanx's followers, but this is not a limitation, of course. This village would have all kind of specific rules based on their own interpretation of the Book of Names. I will probably develop this idea further in the rp forum, eventually.

  I think I went a little far here... well, more thoughs on religions? 

[Easton]

We can have different interpretations of Laanx's Book of Names and it's laws, for example, and different sects/religious groups who follow the same god could disagree in a lot of points but the essencial ones, becoming even enemies (any similarity with our own religions' histories is completely intentional  ). The same goes for Talad's or Black Flame's followers.

I find this part of your post particularly interesting because i am familiar with the existence of the book of names, but as far as i know, reading the book is not yet..er.. possible... so im interested in how you interpret the Book of Names specifically, and if you could fill me in on something i may have missed in the game.

Easton

[Alvarez]

(...) as far as i know, reading the book is not yet..er.. possible... so im interested in how you interpret the Book of Names specifically, and if you could fill me in on something i may have missed in the game.

Hmmmmmm, actually I didn't know that, honestly.  I just assumed that it was known to Laanx's priests to provide guidance. I was inspired by some parts of Yliakum's history (http://www.planeshift.it/setting_history.html):

These quotations follow a chronological order in the history section:

About the Book of Names (in the 2nd Epoch):
"In her [Laanx's] exile, she wrote the Book of Names for, even if she was confused and her mind distraught, she did not forget her desire to be worshipped by the people."

About Laanx rule over Kadaiko's Lemurs (in the 3rd Epoch):
"For a period, Laanx ruled Kadaikos harshly, giving to the Lemurs inflexible laws and a strict hierarchy."

About the Laanx's Xacha followers (in the 5th Epoch):
"Some of them [the Xacha], circumvented extinction and went back to their ancient traditions, while the others spontaneously created a clergy and faith based on the Book of Names."

So, this last quotation led me to the conclusion that the Book of Names, have been written by Laanx herself/himself, would be the corestone for her/his laws and hierarchies given to her/his followers. But I return your own doubt to you: maybe I'm missing something I don't know, and you could also fill me in on that  Maybe an information wich I don't know/remember given by a NPC.

Besides that, if the Book of Names indeed can't be read (I don't mean implemented in game, wich is a different question) by Laanx's followers, they surely have religious codes, sacred texts and theological books by wich they organize their religion and discuss their faith. I think this is the opening to different religious aproaches to the same god, thus improving roleplaying the way I said before.

Shouldn't this discussion be moved to another forum? How can it be done?

Well, waiting for more opinions, as always.

PS: I just remembered something: the Book of Names is on Laanx Great Temple in Hydlaa, in the second floor. I believe that's a room for priests only, but still, the Book is accessible to mortals, them. Or... the Book is there, but unreadable or untouchable by mortals, it would be just a manifestation of Laanx's power. I still take the first option, as long as someone doesn't prove it inapropriate.

[Xoraxa]

I am very glad to find this discussion about religion here, because I consider it a very impotant and most interesting point of roleplaying. But in fact any religion or religious theme did not touch mr yet ingame ... :-(
There should be more about it than to choose a goodness and receive than stats therefor.

[emeraldfool]

I am very glad to find this discussion about religion here, because I consider it a very impotant and most interesting point of roleplaying. But in fact any religion or religious theme did not touch mr yet ingame ... :-(
There should be more about it than to choose a goodness and receive than stats therefor.

Really, it's up to you to bring the things you are interested in into the RP. Find a reason to talk about religion, from being a preacher to being a simple guy interested in theology.

[John80sk]

except for the fact that nobody in game actually knows

[Marqsaynt]

Laanx
Lemurs (first created by Laanx)
Xacha (saved from extinction)
Dermorians (lead to a plentiful cave)

Talad
Kran (first created by Talad)
Ylians (many converted)
Enkidukai (many converted)

Anti Any God
Diaboli (particularly against Talad, since he tried to convert them.)
Klyros (particularly against Laanx since she/he tried to convert them and tortured them.)

Arrived But, No Strong Ties to Either(?)
Clan Hammerwielders (Though possibly weakly loyal to Laanx due to settling in Stone Labryniths and interacting with him/her?)
Clan Stonebreakers (Though possibly weakly loyal to Laanx due to settling in Stone Labryniths and interacting with him/her?)

Already in World So, No Strong Ties to Either(?)
Nolthrirs
(Xacha were already in the world but, later found by Laanx)

Others
Ynnwns (A mixture of Diaboli and elf blood so, no strong affiliation to either god.)

This is at least how I understand it… I am by no means a settings expert so, feel free to correct me if I am wrong. This isn’t meant to be hard and fast rules for what races worship which gods, just an extrapolation from the history as to which god they would most likely worship. 

[emeraldfool]

Nice work. That'll be helpful, to me at least...

Really, I think you can believe whatever you want though. It's like saying all Irish people are Catholics, not exactly true