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| − | ==Flamma==
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| − | Literally translated as "flame", the concept ''flamma'' is used to designate the spiritual essences, the immaterial beings of both the spiritual and mortal worlds.
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| − | ===Imus Flamma===
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| − | The ''imus flamma'' is the interior/innermost ''flamma'' of a living being: its soul. It is thought to be made of the same essence as the gods themselves, immortal and transcendent. It is thought that through the cultivation of one's ''imus flamma'' does one get closer to the gods, both in life and in the afterlife.
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| − | ===Exter Flamma===
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| − | Not only there is in the living a presence of the ''flamma'' in the mortal world. There are places in where the spiritual world touches the mortal, and there can been sensed the presence of the ''exter flamma''. These can be the souls of those who already departed, usually found in family shrines and temples, or the essences of the lower spirits, found in sacred places, commonly in unusual natural accidents, not rarely home of a shrine or temple themselves.
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| − | ===Soul Dualism===
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| − | The Flamma is made of two principles, each of which autonomous spirit beings in their own right.
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| − | The ''Favilla'' could be translated as the personality, the 'self'. A man can live temporarily lose its ''Favilla'', such in certain cases of unconsciousness and trance-like states, in where the ''Favilla'' leaves the body for various reasons. It is thought that the deeper one sleeps, the less attached its ''Favilla'' is to the body. Evil spirits can take advantage of that to replace a man's ''Favilla'' with its own, creating what are known as spirit-possessions.
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| − | The ''Subo'' can be roughly translated as the life, breath, warmth or stamina. It's the raw principle of material life, without which a body cannot survive.
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| − | It is debated where an Undead has lost their ''Favilla'' and/or their ''Subo'', or if they have had them simply corrupted them.
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| − | ==The Natural Order==
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| − | Everything in this world is a member of a caste. The higher castes rule over the lower ones, in order to preserve the natural balance. From the lowest to the highest, this are the castes:
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| − | ===Things===
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| − | Those that ''are''. They make up all the material things in the world, and provide it with substance.
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| − | ===Beings===
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| − | Those that ''live''. They make up all the moving things in the world, and provide it with life.
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| − | ===Animals===
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| − | Those that ''sense''. They make up all the sensing things in the world, and provide men with their work, products and ultimately with their mortal vessels.
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| − | ===Humanity===
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| − | Those that ''feel''. They make up all the feeling beings, that is, the men. They work under the leadership of their superiors to ensure the Gods way is preserved.
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| − | ===Nobility===
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| − | Those that ''reason''. They make up all the noble blooded men, whose divine mandate gave them the ability to reason and govern their passions. Their task is to guide humanity towards the Gods' way, and be an example for their inferiors.
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| − | ===Champions===
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| − | Those who bring ''divinity'' upon the world. They are a select group of divinely-touched men who have came into closer communion with the spiritual world. They serve as the bridge to the Spirits, to have the will of the Gods known.
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| − | ==The Spiritual Order==
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| − | Like the natural world, the spiritual has its own order. There are castes that determine their spiritual powers, and the worship that its due to them by the mortals. From the lowest to the highest, this are the castes:
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| − | ===Ancestors===
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| − | Those who watch over their living offspring, even after their deaths. Even the commoners have ancestors, who they ought to pay the due respect.
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| − | The worship of the ancestors occurs regularly as a duty to show respect (lack of which would trigger the anger and curse from the deceased), and occasionally to ask for personal aid in important tasks (examples: courage in the battle, a steady hand in a duel, inspiration for writing, wit for a debate).
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| − | ===Lower Spirits===
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| − | They are the lowest of the divine beings and a tool of the Gods. They are guardians of divine places and objects in the mortal realm, and the dealings with them are not advised but to the proficient and spiritually trained ones, for they might be extremely dangerous to the common mind and heart.
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| − | They can be mischievous, benevolent or plainly evil. Though dealings with them are not recommended, often men will make pacts with them, sacrificing something (examples: sacrifice an animal to request good weather for the ships, throw treasure into a natural pool to ask protection in a travel, burning food to tribute the spirits of plague to leave).
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| − | ===Saints===
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| − | The Heroes who have passed away and transcended mortality, who occasionally return to grant their graces upon the world. They live in the Solar Realm along with the rest of the higher divine beings, enjoying the after-life of the Heroes.
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| − | Saints will be prayed for the most varied reasons, in order to request their aid whenever should they pay visit again to the mortal realm (examples: pray for a daughter to find a rich husband, ask for intervention to grant a good harvest, plea for the saint's intervention to get the favors of the gods in a battle).
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| − | ===Higher Spirits===
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| − | The highest grade of divine presence a human mind can bear to meet, only the highest spiritual authorities have contact with such beings. They are the messengers of the Gods, who enforce their will. The higher spirits' nature and deep motivations are beyond the human comprehension, and yet they are the higher we can achieve to communicate with.
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| − | They are very rarely worshiped directly, but rather are object of communion by the clergymen, who attempt to gain indirect access to the Gods through them. This is done in the presence of stars, through deep states of meditation, and altered states of consciousness, ofter induced by the aid of natural substances.
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| − | ===Gods===
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| − | The divine ones, creators and rulers of all. Their will is obscure for us simple minds, but through effort and the aid of those above us we are able to get hints of it. These we follow.
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| − | The Gods are usually worshiped in every aspect of the daily life, being in carrying a holy symbol, dressing in an appropriate manner, thanking for the everyday graces or holding a festival in the Gods' (or in a particular God's) honor. Though pleas might eventually happen, trying to negotiate wit or ask for things to the Gods is considered extremely offensive and dangerous.
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