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| **Ilâþnarârei an Raítai** (meaning “those who are shone on by the Heavenly Light”) is the main safir religion, especially on [[planets:daia:start|Daia]], and the dominant religion in the [[organizations:safir-alliance|Safir Alliance]]; a (female) follower is called an Ilâþnarâri, and this is the far more widely used name for the religion. Although Ilâþnarârei often also worship nature spirits or house deities, only the following deities, known collectively as the Fourteen, are part of the canon: | **Ilâþnarârei an Raítai** <color #22b14c>/ilaː˥˩θnaɾaː˥˩rɛ.i an ra.i˥ta.i/</color> (meaning “those who are shone on by the Heavenly Light”) is the main safir religion, especially on [[systems:enaara:daia:start|Daia]], and the dominant religion in the [[organizations:safir-alliance|Safir Alliance]]; a (female) follower is called an **Ilâþnarâri** <color #22b14c>/ilaː˥˩θnaɾaː˥˩ri/</color>, and this is the far more widely used name for the religion. Although Ilâþnarârei often also worship nature spirits or house deities, only the following deities, known collectively as the Fourteen, are part of the canon: |
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| * Enâra, goddess of the sun; | * Enâra <color #22b14c>/ɛnaː˥˩ɾa/</color>, goddess of the sun; |
| * Valora, goddess of the sea; | * Valora <color #22b14c>/βaloɾa/</color>, goddess of the sea; |
| * Navrîl, the ažaras deity of eloquence, travel, and boundaries; | * Navrîl <color #22b14c>/naβɾiː˥˩l/</color>, the ažaras deity of eloquence, travel, and boundaries; |
| * Aume, the goddess of dreams and of unconscious thought; | * Aume <color #22b14c>/a.umɛ/</color>, the goddess of dreams and of unconscious thought; |
| * Kieri, the goddess of nature and the harvest; | * Kieri <color #22b14c>/ki.ɛɾi/</color>, the goddess of nature and the harvest; |
| * Kaêna, the goddess of knowledge, wisdom, and psionics; | * Kaêna <color #22b14c>/ka.ɛː˥˩na/</color>, the goddess of knowledge, wisdom, and psionics; |
| * Amahira, the goddess of retribution, war, and subterfuge; | * Amahira <color #22b14c>/amahiɾa/</color>, the goddess of retribution, war, and subterfuge; |
| * Tarin, the ažaras deity of poisons and disasters; | * Tarin <color #22b14c>/taɾin/</color>, the ažaras deity of poisons and disasters; |
| * Vâla, the goddess of love, fertility, and magic; | * Vâla <color #22b14c>/βaː˥˩la/</color>, the goddess of love, fertility, and magic; |
| * Sila, the goddess of death and reincarnation; | * Sila <color #22b14c>/sila/</color>, the goddess of death and reincarnation; |
| * Mismar, the ažaras deity of music, the arts, and healing; | * Mismar <color #22b14c>/mismaɾ/</color>, the ažaras deity of music, the arts, and healing; |
| * Anzu, the god of justice; | * Anzu <color #22b14c>/anzu/</color>, the god of justice; |
| * Palařó, the god of time, fate, and the male condition; and | * Palařó <color #22b14c>/palaro˥/</color>, the god of time, fate, and the male condition; and |
| * Âmâne, the queen of heaven. | * Âmâne <color #22b14c>/aː˥˩maː˥˩nɛ/</color>, the queen of heaven. |
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| Angelology and astrology are one large interconnected subfield of Ilāþnarari theology. Demigodlike (or, in some cases, primordial!) six-armed seraphs, four-winged archangels, and angels are also frequent subjects of worship; the former also lend their names to the constellations in Daia's sky, which are believed to be extensions of them in some way. | Angelology and astrology form one large interconnected subfield of Ilāþnarari theology. Demigodlike (or, in some cases, primordial) six-armed seraphs, four-winged archangels, and angels are also frequent subjects of worship; the former also lend their names to the constellations in Daia's sky, which are believed to be extensions of them in some way. |
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| Ilâþnarârei also believe in reïncarnation as a punishment for insufficient virtue to be admitted to Airuþien, the heavenly abode of the Fourteen. They also believe that all living things and spirits are one interconnected being that exists apart from the deities, but slowly joining or rejoining them piece by piece; this is a point of yet-ongoing schism. | Ilâþnarârei also believe in reïncarnation as a punishment for insufficient virtue to be admitted to Airuþien <color #22b14c>/a.iɾuθiɛn/</color>, the heavenly abode of the Fourteen. They also believe that all living things and spirits are one interconnected being that exists apart from the deities, but slowly joining or rejoining them piece by piece; this is a point of yet-ongoing schism. |
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| Some radical Ilâþnarârei believe that all other religions’ holy figures are avatars or angels of the Fourteen, a point that will never cease to be controversial — or even problematic, it having sparked several wars. | Some radical Ilâþnarârei believe that all other religions’ holy figures are avatars or angels of the Fourteen, a point that will never cease to be controversial — or even problematic, it having sparked several wars. |
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| The religion’s teachings and practices inform [[countries:firneramnen:start|Firnerámnese]] government; the Guardian of the Ancestors, the religion’s highest authority, is tasked under its Constitution with approving amendments thereto, approving requests for Firnerámnese citizens to acquire foreign nationality, and enforcing Ilâþnarâri’s place as the sole sanctioned religion, among other powers. | The religion’s teachings and practices inform [[countries:firneramnen:start|Firnerámnese]] government; the Guardian of the Ancestors, the religion’s highest authority, is tasked under its Constitution with approving amendments thereto, approving requests for Firnerámnese citizens to acquire foreign nationality, and enforcing Ilâþnarâri’s place as the sole sanctioned religion, among other powers. |