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Estianism, The Balance
By Fionn McCumhal
Chapter 1 Balance
The main value of Estianism is maintaining balance, within yourself and in the world. To promote balance in the world one must first acheive balance within themselves. To acheive balance within yourself you must let go of all conflicts and reassess them with Balance and peace in mind, with out striving for balance and peace you are following the path of destruction and disorder. Those who have mastered themselves are now prepared to help bring balance to the world. In one's path to bringing balance to the world there may not always be a peaceful way to deal with a situation, in which cases force may be applied as necessary however it should be as minimal as possible. Such situations are most commonly presented with monsters and Demons, they are Unintelligent beings that know only destruction, you cannot reason with them and they will not stop. More will be discussed on them in the next chapter.
There is a common misunderstanding amonsgst less enlightened people, they believe that in balance there must be war, that is untrue. Balance is simply a state of harmonious coexistance. With the presence of war such a state is unattainable. However in extreme circumstances where there is no other option war is acceptable but only if it will bring the world closer to balance.
What will happen when the world has becomed balanced? There is some speculation as to what exactly happens some people believe everything will be preserved in perfect stasis where people live for eternity in harmonious coexistence. Others believe Estiana herself will walk amongst us along with those who have reached enlightenment. Others think that everyone will reach the holy garden. While very few ,and quite frankly, crazy people believe the world as we know it will end and new cycle of life will begin.
Chapter 2 Monsters & Demons
There is not much known about monsters and demons, other then they only seek to cause destruction. The popular and most common belief is that they were created from all the destruction and war caused by man, they are absolute unbalance, destruction in its purest form. They have no apparant reasoning other then feeding themselves they mindlessly roam and attack anything that is not like them. The undead are said to be the warriors of the past that have been so tainted with destruction and war that they have come back to continue to reap destruction.
chapter 3 Estiana
Only few have ever been enlightened enough to see Estiana herself, and even they are people of legend and myths. But from what we know she is a hunter, and mother of all. She roams the Holy Gardens watching over those who have come to rest. Her accuracy with the bow is impeccable and her skill with the sword is rivaled by no one.
Chapter 4 The Holy Garden
The Holy Garden, the ultimate resting place and final destination on one's path to enlightenment. It is here that Estiana resides, watching over her faithful. The garden itself is said to be a thing of beauty there are all different kinds of plants that grow beyond their normal size, their colors are brighter and they bloom more then ever. There are no seasons there there is no death there only the pinnicle of all life.
