The Caelaran faith is a religious belief system and way of life based around the teachings of Caelara, and is the state religion on Aethra.

Although different religious orders exist within the faith, these orders share many rituals, cosmology, religious writings and similar concepts.

Prominent themes in the Caelaran belief system are the divine duty, the quest for ascension and the sanctity of the Æon.

Divine Duty

Within the Caelaran faith, the Divine Duty represents the requirement of all faithful to apply themselves to the physical duties assigned to them 'by birth and intervention'.

Duties by birth are interpreted as those duties that are cast upon individuals by what they are - if someone is born into a family of farmers, one's duty by birth is to be a farmer.

Duties by 'intervention' are interpreted as those duties that are cast upon individuals by when and where they are, that is, by the circumstances of the universe that overwrite the duties by birth.

Duties by intervention are generally laid upon an individual by outside circumstance in the service of the greater good. For example, a farmer may have a duty by intervention to become a warrior and fight to defend his farm or his greater community.

Ascension

Caelaran faithful believe that it is possible to reach what is known as Ascension, a sacred state of spiritual purity which can be reached through following the guidance of Caelara.

Those who have ascended are known as Saints and are considered sacred individuals and are believed to be capable of performing miracles. Unlike Caelara herself, Saints are not immortal but their spirits are bound to Caelara, and by her power may appear to the faithful in their hour of need and perform miracles on her behalf.

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