Religions in Volant are much like our own religions. There is no proof of the existence of God/the gods, depending on the religion. The existence of higher beings is a matter of faith. Priests and holy people cannot perform real, repeatable magic. Faith healing sometimes works, as it occasionally does in our world, but it seems quite random.
Religions are defined by several parameters, each of which has ten options. These parameters are:
Conception of Deity - Monotheism, Duality, Polytheism...
Communications With Worshippers - Prayer, Saints, Ancestors...
Organizational Hierarchy - Democratic, Autocratic, Familial...
Political Influence - Negligible, Local, Regional,. Pervasive...
Taboos and Obligations - Dietary, Sexual, Sacrificial...
Places of Worship - Grove, Temple, High Places...
Orthodoxy and Heresy - Big Tent, Splintered, Paranoid...
Duties of Faith - Pilgrimage, Prayer, Fasting...
Paraphernalia of Worship - Holy Books, Ritual Implements, Special Clothing...
Themes of Religion - Punishment, Guilt, Love, Propriety...
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