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==Religion== | ==Religion== | ||
===the ''Dim'' and the ''Rham''=== | ===the ''Dim'' and the ''Rham''=== | ||
Aeranid religion distinguished broadly between two sets of gods; the Dim, or earthly gods ([[Aeranir]]: ''{{Smallcaps|{{term|dīment}}}}''), and the Rham, or celestial gods ( | Aeranid religion distinguished broadly between two sets of gods; the Dim, or earthly gods ([[Aeranir]]: ''{{Smallcaps|{{term|dīment}}}}''), and the Rham, or celestial gods (''{{Smallcaps|{{term|rhament}}}}''). Of the two, the Dim were much more frequently referred to and called upon in daily life and worship. They are associated mostly with nature, natural phenomena, places, animals, and peoples. | ||
The Rham however represented more abstract, cosmic forces, and were generally associated with heavenly bodies. They were understood to dwell in the stars, and were mostly occupied with cosmic matters. | The Rham however represented more abstract, cosmic forces, and were generally associated with heavenly bodies. They were understood to dwell in the stars, and were mostly occupied with cosmic matters. | ||
There existed a third category as well for God’s that didn’t precisely fit into either the Dim or the Rham. These generally represented abstract and wumbo-centric concepts, such as love, justice, or war. They were called the ‘High Dim’ (''{{Smallcaps|{{term|dīment}} {{term|pactunt}}}}''), or the ‘Half-Rham’ (''{{Smallcaps|{{term|tarrhïment}}}}''). | |||