Section 2: Technology
Religions on board the Yggdrasil
One cannot count the myriad cults with but a few followers from one lonely world or followers of odd spacefaring prophets, that are aboard the Ygg. There are far too many, and they grown in number at every port of call. There are though several Meta-faiths, all of which had popularity in Pre-Silence Mandate space that are very active on Yggdrasil.
The Church of Pan Creator: This is one of the two great space faiths that had its roots in old Terra. Drawing together philosophies of a Creator God and rituals of veneration form many cultures, the CoPC was the most organized pan-galactic faith. Though, it was not truly centralized, and planetary autonomy was the norm, traveling Bishops or other dignitaries could expect to be treated with respect on nearly any planet, and due to the popularity of the faith, many of these men rivaled planetary governors in power (some even were such governors on more theocratic planets). Even 600 years after the Scream this church can be found on most Post Mandate worlds that didn’t descend into complete barbarism, and oddly on many that did.
Like its planetside cousins the Patriarchs of various Levels on they Ygg keep in close contact and show each other respects when the travel to different levels, and there is both comradery and rivalry between the different churches of this faith all over the ship.
The Adherents of the Galactic Mother: The followers of the church of the Pan creator believe in a creator deity that is worth of respect and obedience. They feel, to various degrees, that this being cares about how they live their lives, and the tend to a certain conservatism. The Adherents of the Galactic Mother are different in almost every respect.
These faithful believe that the universe itself is divine and it guides each being, some say each object, gently towards a purpose, but it does so with a removed indifference. If one seed fails to sprout there will be others that do so, is the statement of one guru on the subject. It is only by resisting that purpose is life without meaning. Though this faith does have clergy and rituals it tends to be more laid back and varied than CoPC.This faith creates offshoots and guru at an amazing rate, yet its, generally, peaceful purpose keeps most of these people heading in the same direction. It is worth noting that when a branch of this faith turns to darker forms of worship it does so with a frighteningly complete abandon.
AGM is naturally non hierarchical, but it does have many charismatic members. This faith is more given to mysticism that the CoPC (not that the Pan-Creator's followers doesn’t have quite a few mystical adherents), but it is less given to politics, save in resistance.
People of the Shrine (Ancestor/Hero worship/Genus Loci/Animism): This last group is sort of a catch all, but they have enough similarities to be be grouped together. This is a collection of local cults that have a strong similarity in worship practice. One or many “spirits/ancestors” are generally thought to exist in a close, but undetectable, “dimension next door” and they will influence people's lives, for better or worse, depending on the level and type of veneration. Common practices are prayer, offerings, altars, and shrines. Though the CoPC conservatives either loaths or disdains these faithful, and the AGM enlightened looks on them with a maternal amusement, the PotS are the largest body of faithful known in T1 through T3 societies and many T4 have sizable adhearants. Even amid the other large faiths you find many people who still venerate some sort of genus loci or animistic idea. Amid the scholars of religion it is largely thought that this localism builds stronger communities and gives a feeling of personal knowledge of the divine that the other faiths lack. Galactic Adventures point out what scholars don’t. When things go bump in the night frequently it is the PotS who know how to bump back. (Torches and plasma rifles maybe involved).
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Religions on board the Yggdrasil
One cannot count the myriad cults with but a few followers from one lonely world or followers of odd spacefaring prophets, that are aboard the Ygg. There are far too many, and they grown in number at every port of call. There are though several Meta-faiths, all of which had popularity in Pre-Silence Mandate space that are very active on Yggdrasil.
The Church of Pan Creator: This is one of the two great space faiths that had its roots in old Terra. Drawing together philosophies of a Creator God and rituals of veneration form many cultures, the CoPC was the most organized pan-galactic faith. Though, it was not truly centralized, and planetary autonomy was the norm, traveling Bishops or other dignitaries could expect to be treated with respect on nearly any planet, and due to the popularity of the faith, many of these men rivaled planetary governors in power (some even were such governors on more theocratic planets). Even 600 years after the Scream this church can be found on most Post Mandate worlds that didn’t descend into complete barbarism, and oddly on many that did.
Like its planetside cousins the Patriarchs of various Levels on they Ygg keep in close contact and show each other respects when the travel to different levels, and there is both comradery and rivalry between the different churches of this faith all over the ship.
The Adherents of the Galactic Mother: The followers of the church of the Pan creator believe in a creator deity that is worth of respect and obedience. They feel, to various degrees, that this being cares about how they live their lives, and the tend to a certain conservatism. The Adherents of the Galactic Mother are different in almost every respect.
These faithful believe that the universe itself is divine and it guides each being, some say each object, gently towards a purpose, but it does so with a removed indifference. If one seed fails to sprout there will be others that do so, is the statement of one guru on the subject. It is only by resisting that purpose is life without meaning. Though this faith does have clergy and rituals it tends to be more laid back and varied than CoPC.This faith creates offshoots and guru at an amazing rate, yet its, generally, peaceful purpose keeps most of these people heading in the same direction. It is worth noting that when a branch of this faith turns to darker forms of worship it does so with a frighteningly complete abandon.
AGM is naturally non hierarchical, but it does have many charismatic members. This faith is more given to mysticism that the CoPC (not that the Pan-Creator's followers doesn’t have quite a few mystical adherents), but it is less given to politics, save in resistance.
People of the Shrine (Ancestor/Hero worship/Genus Loci/Animism): This last group is sort of a catch all, but they have enough similarities to be be grouped together. This is a collection of local cults that have a strong similarity in worship practice. One or many “spirits/ancestors” are generally thought to exist in a close, but undetectable, “dimension next door” and they will influence people's lives, for better or worse, depending on the level and type of veneration. Common practices are prayer, offerings, altars, and shrines. Though the CoPC conservatives either loaths or disdains these faithful, and the AGM enlightened looks on them with a maternal amusement, the PotS are the largest body of faithful known in T1 through T3 societies and many T4 have sizable adhearants. Even amid the other large faiths you find many people who still venerate some sort of genus loci or animistic idea. Amid the scholars of religion it is largely thought that this localism builds stronger communities and gives a feeling of personal knowledge of the divine that the other faiths lack. Galactic Adventures point out what scholars don’t. When things go bump in the night frequently it is the PotS who know how to bump back. (Torches and plasma rifles maybe involved).
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