Soloralism

[Bill3000]

Well, here we go. The ezBug has stroke our old topics, but I have recently made some more articles on the MicroWiki.The main article is located here.All of my articles related to Soloralism (And I will add more) are located here.Feel free to discuss. Bill Dusch - Archon of SoloralismPissing off Micras, one nation at a timeProud to be Apollonianvar txtList = new Array()txtList[txtList.length]="'Whoa! You're in...college now? You got...older! I guess that's what happens when time passes, but still...' - Scott Siskind";txtList[txtList.length]="'The Hindenburg Uncertainty Principle, by contrast states that before you get on a blimp, you can never be certain whether it's going to catch on fire or not' - Scott Siskind";txtList[txtList.length]="Why do I need some cheese?";txtList[txtList.length]="'me to. well almost, we have to worship the living god, Bill3000.' - Hubert";txtList[txtList.length]="'Y'know what? I am never going to get out of micronations. I think I need to be assassinated or something.' - Jason Steffke";txtList[txtList.length]="'Bill, you are STILL young and stupid.' - Jason Steffke, Control of Destiny 1";txtList[txtList.length]="I think we've gotta promote you. You now have slightly more diplomatic skills than a random rock. - Sirithil nos Feanor, to Bill Dusch";txtList[txtList.length]="'Wow. I'm this close to admitting you're no longer young and stupid.' - Scott Siskind, to Bill";txtList[txtList.length]="'ow! I've been thrwappen! Now I have a sudden urge to enter politics...' - Gryphon the Pure, after being hit by a shard of Pure Mischief";txtList[txtList.length]="'I could probably date Hypatia's Mom. Now THAT'S scary.' - Ryan Caruso"; j=parseInt(Math.random()*txtList.length);j=(isNaN(j))?0:j;document.write(txtList[j]);

[AngelGuardian93]

Nifty. There are no flowers, no not this time. There will be no angels gracing the lines, just these stark words I find.

[Bill3000]

I have discovered a lost essay by Philip Locke - "My Soloralism, Your Soloralism"Quote:When I first was introduced to Soloralism I was interested by its mythology and some of its concepts. However, I thought that the concept of polytheism was as ridiculous as monotheism. Myself being an agnostic, I could not accept miconational gods any easier than I could accept those that exist macronationally.However, the more I read the more I realized that Soloralism isn't really about worshipping gods. In fact, it is the perfect religion for an agnostic or even an atheist person. I do not claim the Soloralist gods are real. However, I think that they (like the Quintessences) represent human characteristics, emotions, and tendencies. And, through their study and (to an extent) praise, one can learn about our own selves. I am the priest of Intyale because I believe in creativity and art. I cannot verify the existence of Intyale, but I do believe in the ideals that he represents.Soloralism is the ideal religion for both the religious and the unreligious. For those that believe in other ("false") gods, you need believe only in the principles of the gods and the idea behind the Quintessences. For the unreligious like myself, Soloralism provides an outlit for belief which may be much needed as well as paragons of virtue (in some cases non-virtue) to look up to.I urge all of you that are skeptics to consider this and take the greatest plunge- joining the Church.And Intyale said to the skeptic, 'I am as real as you, my child. And we are as real as that which was, that which is, and that which will be.' The god paused and gave a slight grin. "And we are as real as that which never was, that which is not, and that which never ever shall be.' -The Book of IntyaleFil'Mel Mai'LorTempler of DelvenusPriest of Intyale Bill Dusch - Archon of SoloralismCitizen of ShirerothProud to be Apollonianvar txtList = new Array()txtList[txtList.length]="'Whoa! You're in...college now? You got...older! I guess that's what happens when time passes, but still...' - Scott Siskind";txtList[txtList.length]="'The Hindenburg Uncertainty Principle, by contrast states that before you get on a blimp, you can never be certain whether it's going to catch on fire or not' - Scott Siskind";txtList[txtList.length]="Why do I need some cheese?";txtList[txtList.length]="'me to. well almost, we have to worship the living god, Bill3000.' - Hubert";txtList[txtList.length]="'Y'know what? I am never going to get out of micronations. I think I need to be assassinated or something.' - Jason Steffke";txtList[txtList.length]="'Bill, you are STILL young and stupid.' - Jason Steffke, Control of Destiny 1";txtList[txtList.length]="I think we've gotta promote you. You now have slightly more diplomatic skills than a random rock. - Sirithil nos Feanor, to Bill Dusch";txtList[txtList.length]="'Wow. I'm this close to admitting you're no longer young and stupid.' - Scott Siskind, to Bill";txtList[txtList.length]="'ow! I've been thrwappen! Now I have a sudden urge to enter politics...' - Gryphon the Pure, after being hit by a shard of Pure Mischief";txtList[txtList.length]="'I could probably date Hypatia's Mom. Now THAT'S scary.' - Ryan Caruso"; j=parseInt(Math.random()*txtList.length);j=(isNaN(j))?0:j;document.write(txtList[j]);Edited by: Bill3000 at: 9/20/05 16:06

[AngelGuardian93]

huh. I didnt know he liked Solaralism There are no flowers, no not this time. There will be no angels gracing the lines, just these stark words I find.

[Kaiser Yarad I]

He did indeed. As I recall he proclaimed out of the blue one day he was a Soloralist. Rather like a celebrity proclaiming they're a born-again Christian in that respect.

[Bill3000]

Pretty much a bit after the start of Menelmacar. Bill Dusch - Archon of SoloralismCitizen of ShirerothProud to be Apollonianvar txtList = new Array()txtList[txtList.length]="'Whoa! You're in...college now? You got...older! I guess that's what happens when time passes, but still...' - Scott Siskind";txtList[txtList.length]="'The Hindenburg Uncertainty Principle, by contrast states that before you get on a blimp, you can never be certain whether it's going to catch on fire or not' - Scott Siskind";txtList[txtList.length]="Why do I need some cheese?";txtList[txtList.length]="'me to. well almost, we have to worship the living god, Bill3000.' - Hubert";txtList[txtList.length]="'Y'know what? I am never going to get out of micronations. I think I need to be assassinated or something.' - Jason Steffke";txtList[txtList.length]="'Bill, you are STILL young and stupid.' - Jason Steffke, Control of Destiny 1";txtList[txtList.length]="I think we've gotta promote you. You now have slightly more diplomatic skills than a random rock. - Sirithil nos Feanor, to Bill Dusch";txtList[txtList.length]="'Wow. I'm this close to admitting you're no longer young and stupid.' - Scott Siskind, to Bill";txtList[txtList.length]="'ow! I've been thrwappen! Now I have a sudden urge to enter politics...' - Gryphon the Pure, after being hit by a shard of Pure Mischief";txtList[txtList.length]="'I could probably date Hypatia's Mom. Now THAT'S scary.' - Ryan Caruso"; j=parseInt(Math.random()*txtList.length);j=(isNaN(j))?0:j;document.write(txtList[j]);

[AngelGuardian93]

Huh! There are no flowers, no not this time. There will be no angels gracing the lines, just these stark words I find.

[AngelGuardian93]

When was this? There are no flowers, no not this time. There will be no angels gracing the lines, just these stark words I find. Edited by: AngelGuardian93  at: 9/20/05 19:27

[Bill3000]

http://www.shireroth.org/wiki/index.php ... list_Faith

The Universal Divine Faith of the Quintessences is the largest sect of Soloralism that survives today, with nearly 80% of all Soloralists being members of the Faith. It was founded in the year 519 ASC, (9542 AED) soon after the Microns had offically come out of solitude from the City of the Sun. It was the first refounding of the faith since the old days before the Eve of Destruction, when the Micron people had become secular during their Golden Age.

History of the Faith
The events of the [[Dimensional World War]] led many Microns to return to their ancient faith, feeling that they had been confirmed by the actions of many that the quintessences and the gods of the past were real. After the microns had come out of hiding from the City of the Sun and settled within the island of Solaria, a female micron of the Lum'Eir clan by the name of Rai'Nil felt an irresistable urge to restart the faith of millenia ago. Feeling that this was divine intervention, she brought a crowd of curious microns with potential faith, and made a glorious speech now known as the "Rekindling of the Faith", that brought the microns of the crowd to offically refound Soloralism. The religion quickly spread throughout the micron populace in Solaria, and soon spread into the mainland of the Flying Islands of Jasonia. By the Dark One campaign, Soloralism became a sizable minority within the Flying Islands of Jasonia, both in Jasonia Proper and in its province of Tapfer. However, during the Dark One campaign, Soloralists (Especially Micron Soloralists) were explicitly percecuted and killed by Dark Bill, the possessed form of Bill Dusch. The religion then stopped spreading during the campaign, but found a resurgance after its end, as it became clear to many that the possession of Bill Dusch was real, and caused by Pure Evil.

As a result of the trade of peoples and culture in Kildare and Jasonia before the time of the downfall of Jasonia, many New Jasonians in Kildari Automatica converted to Soloralism, becoming a sizable minority within Southern Automatica. This would prove to be extremely important to the survival of Soloralism, for Soloralism would most likely not exist today if it was not for the Kildarians' willingness to preserve the religion.

Soloralism also became a minority religion within Treesia, and during the period of Tymaria, an alliance was formed between the Universal Divine Faith of the Quintessences and the Treesian Unorthodox Church, in which both would recongize the spiritual similarities between the two religions. This allaince eventually gave way once Menelmacar had appeared. With Menelmacar full of elves from a long slumber that rivaled the Microns in the City of the Sun, they had been slightly more spiritual than the microns of Elpidos in the old days. The new Soloralist faith quickly spread into the nation of Menelmacar, with even the Archon located in Ptia to declare Menelmacar a haven for Soloralists who felt that they were being percecuted.

And percecuted they were, and more, during the Purge of Non-Humans. Millions of Soloralists died in this horrible campaign by the Erudites of Tymaria, whose sole purpose was to eliminate non-human species from the face of the planet. The faith had been greatly crippled by this act, as well as the soon fall of Menelmacar. However, despite this decline, there are still many members of the Soloralist Faith in Kildare today, as well as in the Natopian islands of Ptia and Ferien.

Peoples
Obviously, a large percentage of the members of the Soloralist faith are humans, being the dominant species on the planet. There are sizable micron and elven minorities within the church - almost all microns that exist today are part of the church, and a sizable majority of elves, especially survivors from Menelmacar, are part of the church as well. Although the elves tend to be practitioners of the Menelmacari sect and focus on the polytheistic side of the religion, they are still considered to be part of the church, as they still believe and focus on the dogma of Moral Relativity, rather than forsaking it altogether.

Areas that are filled with a plurity of Soloralists include Automatica, Blackrock, Audentia Nova, Gong Li, and other nearby Kildari locations. There are some Soloralists in the fomer Feanorian Isles, as well as the city of Ptia, which, while it is past its prime, is still the Holy City of Soloralism. The other Elpiferno Isles, including Ferien and the island that was formerly Micronia, has a Soloralist plurity too.

Heirarchy

Archon: The divine ruler of the Faith - has control over the management, dogma, and teachings of the faith. A micron who has this position has the honorary "Qon". Elected by the Templars, and a position that lasts until the Archon dies or retires.
Templar: Leader of a specific region of the world for the faith.
Cleric: A minion of a specific temple. May specialize to a particular quintesesnce or god.
Acolyte: Cleric-in-training.

Theology

The Universal Divine Faith of the Quintessences is part of the Balance sect, as opposed to the Bias sects of the past before the Eve of Destruction. Balance sects of Soloralism focus on the moral relativity dogma, as opposed to the "Find your own path" dogma, and accomodate many different beliefs within the religion instead of specialization. While some clerics of the church may choose to specialize to a specific quintessence or god, the decrees by the Archons encourages members of the Faith, especially its Templars, to be non-specific and purely Balancist.

List of Archons
==List of Archons==
All dates are in ASC.

519 - 653: Rai'Nil Lum'Qon (Female Micron)
653 - 705: Tun'Pho Sar'Qon (Male Micron)
705 - 742: Ellen Light (Female Human)
742 - 790: Bill Dusch (Male Human)
790 - 886: Air'Lav Lum'Qon (Female Micron)
886 - 917: Gregory Tizan (Male Human)
917 - 1009: Par'Sal Sar'Qon (Female Micron)
1009 - 1081: Sel'Lor Lum'Qon (Male Micron)
1081 - 1283: Vénea Lussataurë (Female Wood Elf)
1283 - 1532: Quillan Umbarcotumo (Me High Elf)
1532 - 1750: Sáre Laicatavas (Female Wood Elf)
1750 - 1787: Robert Dusch (Male Human)
1787 - 1824: April Sonos (Female Human)
1824 - 1863: Peter Zidane (Male Human)
1863 - 1954: Sai'Tin Sel'Qon (Female Micron)
1954 - 2124: Carnilino Eruanúvanë (Male High Elf)
2124 - 2189: Matthew Dejaso (Male Human)
2189 - 2273: Hup'Tes Lum'Qon (Male Micron)
2273 - Present: Lum'Kar Sar'Qon (Male Micron)

[Jonas]

Maybe it's time to get a new Archon... the old one is over 1000 years old.

[Jacobus Loki]

Watch out, Sonny! I'm well over 3000!