Give Me That Old-Time Religion
-Yosep-
You are welcome to change and interperet this religeon as you see fit Long ago Yosep and his wife Llocasta created the earth and together filled it with all manner of creatures. Yosep made all the creatures of the air from insects to birds while Llocasta made all the creatures of the water, both from fresh water and the sea. Together they made the creatures of the land and above all, created the wolves in their own image, all creatures lived in harmony and balance. Until one day another entity similar to Yosep and Llocasta appeared; a female entity named Rehyenna. Rehyenna seduced Yosep and together they created tailless, hairless, demons that walked on two legs and spread destruction and chaos.
Llocasta, devastated by her husband's infidelity fled from the earth into the heavens, but could never fully abandon her people, instead, she became a star that would act to guide her people in their time of need and ensure that they always could find where the rivers flowed.
Yosep, unable to live with the pain of losing his wife, tore his heart from his chest and banished himself to the unseen face of the moon. His love for Llocasta was so great and passionate that his heart became the sun, however, Yosep could never fully abandon his people yet refused to ever feel the terrible pain that lived in his heart. Instead, his heart flees from him as he approaches to look upon his people from his place on the moon. Once a year Yosep leaves his place on the unseen face of the moon ad it turns brilliantly scarlet, like his fur.
-Beliefs-
Afterlife: Followers of Yosep believe that when they die they go to live on the moon with Yosep where they spend eternity with their lost loved ones and ancestors. Humans, however, have all been sent to live in the world under the soil with Rehyenna where they continue to cause destruction through natural disasters such as tsunamis, earthquakes and tornadoes. Murderers, adulterers, and the lustful who have sex without intending to have children are sent to the world under the soil where they are tortured for eternity by Rehyenna's demons.
Followers of Yosep don't believe in intercourse without the intention of producing children. Sex for pleasure in any form is considered deviant behavior and squanders the gift of being able to create new life. Marriage is only recognized between a fertile female and a fertile male and is a sacred bond that can never be broken. To commit adultery have committed the greatest of all sins and they must be condemned. Yosep is a pacifist god and favors the peaceful, those who kill for pleasure rather than food are sinners and must be condemned, however, they can seek repentance from any priest who will hear their confession. Those that kill another wolf, however, can not repent and are damned to live in the world under the soil when they die.
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