Favorite fictional religion

[pookie101]

ive always had a soft spot for the bajoran religion from deep space nine

 

[Einspanner]

Call me boring and unoriginal, but I usually like Catholic Christianity stand-ins.

So yeah, sign me up for the Faith of the Seven, or the Church of Andraste, or whatever.

I was just going to say regular Catholicism. For me, it's the symbolic cannibalism that really makes it so creepy.

Seriously though? I'm a fan of the Aiel religion. "Life is a dream..."

 

[Mr.Mattress]

The Cult of Bones [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3bC1j_pVcs&index=7&list=PLl4CmnQ2VIycKfaqHxQ1ZEG4GPnTuGrvw] from URealms Live (yes it's a continuation of the Unforgotten Realms cartoon a few years back) is a good choice. Basically, they're a religion that wants to convert everyone into beings known as Ageless; Skeletal creatures that can wear the skin of their former selves and are nearly immortal. They also worship the Ageless One, a Dragon who represents Dark and Death Magics. They're very interesting. Also, they aren't evil, they think that everyone being Ageless is a good thing.

 

[Lightknight]

This season of Game of Thrones has had me thinking about the different religions in that series, you've got your Seven, your Drowned God, your Lord of Light, your Old Gods, did the people of Meereen still worship their harpy?

Then you've also got some of the cool, crazy, evil religions from 40k, where worshiping daemons makes up a large part of humanities religion base along side worship of machines and worship of a rotting corpse on a chair. Then you've got the xenos god, I especially like the whole Eldar pantheon thing that actually has some interesting mythology behind it.

Then there's the religions of Dragon Age, the whole Forgotten Realms mass of different religions, the Eldar Scrolls ones and basically any RPG will bring its own religions, even Mass Effect has Reaper worship and Prothian worship.

So out of the vast collective of fictional religions out their, which is your favorite? And why do you like them, their awesome bad ass priests, interesting mythology, agree with its philosophy?

I've actually previously given this some thought.

Short obscure story: There was an alien world in an issue of the Intergalactic Medicine Show that ended up having a shrine to a human who had traveled there years before humans were capable of space travel. Not going to ruin it for anyone but that one stuck with me.

Mainstream Film: I would think the Order of the Jedi would be popular here.

More popular book series: The Order of Wen the Eternally Surprised (The Way of Mrs. Cosmopilite is a runner up)

 

[Scarim Coral]

Not much other than the Ramen one in the Wii game Litter King Story since it actually revolve around the noodles!

 

[KyuubiNoKitsune-Hime]

I'll go with the Church of Humanity Unchained, a Christian sect from the planet Grayson in the Honor Harrington universe.

Thought that religion name sounded familiar. I need to re-re-re-re-re-re-reread that series.

I'm on my second go around, finally getting through Mission of Honor so I can read A Rising Thunder... Having read every other book leading up recently, Tester help you when you reach In Enemy Hands and Echoes of Honor again.

 

[Katherine Kerensky]

I'm on my second go around, finally getting through Mission of Honor so I can read A Rising Thunder... Having read every other book leading up recently, Tester help you when you reach In Enemy Hands and Echoes of Honor again.

I absolutely love the series, but those are two of my very favourites.
Though, I love At All Costs as well. I just love space battles, and that one has a very memorable battle. Need to look into getting whatever is after A Rising Thunder, though.

 

[WhiteFangofWhoa]

The Shomonkai from Devil Survivor. Because as KZ put it in his Let's Play, 'The Power Of The Internet!'

Also despite worshipping a real actual demon, only their founder (and possibly his daughter) are ever sacrificed, and they reap the benefits of being able to summon demons before anyone else can.

 

[CrazyGirl17]

Not sure if this counts as a religion, but screw it:

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Hail Madokami-sama!

 

[Smygskytt]

Praise Almsivi! For the Gods walk among us! Oh great warrior poet Vivec, who stopped the moon, oh wise Sotha Sil, who taught us so much, and beloved mother to us all, Almalexia and your kindness...what? They're a bunch of phonies?...

Praise be to Azura, Daedric Prince of Dawn and Dusk, who hath punished the false idols, ever watchful stern matron of the Dunmer peoples!

I also love Morrowind, but I also think that the Ashlander's ancestral worship is the most intriguing faith in that game. It's something with that meager existence in the ashlands that just simply captivates me, and I can stay a long time in the wilderness, hunting for what I need.

"Many trials make manifest
The stranger's fate, the curses' bane.
Many touchstones try the stranger.
Many fall, but one remains".

Let me hear it for Sithis! Ever since Oblivion I absolutely love what the Dark Brotherhood stand for. Seriously when I started the Dark Brotherhood questline in Skyrim and met Astrid and found out about how they had forsaken the five tenets as well as wishing to do away with the Night Mother I tried to assassinate her on the spot and quickly found out she couldn't be killed. I was successful by the way. Hail Sithis the dread father. Hail to the Night Mother and the Black Hand.

Play Morrowind and join the Morag Tong, their cult to the Daedrac Mephala is even more intriguing. I've been reading the poetic eddas, a treasure trove on the germanic faith, and the Norns' spinning the treads of fate immediately makes me think of Mephala.

I am also intrigued by the dual aspects of Mephala/Vivec, how their connection really isn't explained, and how I am forced to make my own theories myself. My thinking lies in Using the Hinduic goddes Durga/Kali and her two aspects - gentle Durga and brutal Kali. And just as Mephala is the hidden webspinner, Vivec is the warrior-poet lord.

The fantastic thing about Morrowind is that it forces you to use the breadth of your whole imagination, no later Elder Scrolls game has really captured that.

 

[Saelune]

Praise Almsivi! For the Gods walk among us! Oh great warrior poet Vivec, who stopped the moon, oh wise Sotha Sil, who taught us so much, and beloved mother to us all, Almalexia and your kindness...what? They're a bunch of phonies?...

Praise be to Azura, Daedric Prince of Dawn and Dusk, who hath punished the false idols, ever watchful stern matron of the Dunmer peoples!

I also love Morrowind, but I also think that the Ashlander's ancestral worship is the most intriguing faith in that game. It's something with that meager existence in the ashlands that just simply captivates me, and I can stay a long time in the wilderness, hunting for what I need.

"Many trials make manifest
The stranger's fate, the curses' bane.
Many touchstones try the stranger.
Many fall, but one remains".

Let me hear it for Sithis! Ever since Oblivion I absolutely love what the Dark Brotherhood stand for. Seriously when I started the Dark Brotherhood questline in Skyrim and met Astrid and found out about how they had forsaken the five tenets as well as wishing to do away with the Night Mother I tried to assassinate her on the spot and quickly found out she couldn't be killed. I was successful by the way. Hail Sithis the dread father. Hail to the Night Mother and the Black Hand.

Play Morrowind and join the Morag Tong, their cult to the Daedrac Mephala is even more intriguing. I've been reading the poetic eddas, a treasure trove on the germanic faith, and the Norns' spinning the treads of fate immediately makes me think of Mephala.

I am also intrigued by the dual aspects of Mephala/Vivec, how their connection really isn't explained, and how I am forced to make my own theories myself. My thinking lies in Using the Hinduic goddes Durga/Kali and her two aspects - gentle Durga and brutal Kali. And just as Mephala is the hidden webspinner, Vivec is the warrior-poet lord.

The fantastic thing about Morrowind is that it forces you to use the breadth of your whole imagination, no later Elder Scrolls game has really captured that.

I think Vivec's connection to Mephala lies in that Vivec, who is arguably the most noble of the 3, is the string keeping things together. He seems remorseful of his past actions, but does what he can to make the best of it, even if it means keeping of a web of lies or secrets.

 

[cleric of the order]

I generally like the dustmen if you can call them that from planescape and the mystery that is the Lady of pain even if she kills those that try and worship her.
Venca is nice too.

For 40k I've liked the chaos pantheon as explained in the 80s era, what with the gods being psychic manifestations of emotions and notions in so that one could with the right preparation create a dark god via suicide cults.
Incidentally that is what the emperor is.

Heretic! Redeem them with sword and fire! Give thanks to the God-Emperor of Mankind, for He will absolve you in death.

I HAVE YET TO FIND A CINDER THAT WAS NOT FAITHFUL IN IT'S PRAISE OF THE EMPEROR

 

[Worgen]

I'm tempted to say something snarky like christianity or something but instead I'm just going to leave this here. Try to guess which one I like better

 

[God'sFist]

Let me hear it for Sithis! Ever since Oblivion I absolutely love what the Dark Brotherhood stand for. Seriously when I started the Dark Brotherhood questline in Skyrim and met Astrid and found out about how they had forsaken the five tenets as well as wishing to do away with the Night Mother I tried to assassinate her on the spot and quickly found out she couldn't be killed. I was successful by the way. Hail Sithis the dread father. Hail to the Night Mother and the Black Hand.

Play Morrowind and join the Morag Tong, their cult to the Daedrac Mephala is even more intriguing. I've been reading the poetic eddas, a treasure trove on the germanic faith, and the Norns' spinning the treads of fate immediately makes me think of Mephala.

I am also intrigued by the dual aspects of Mephala/Vivec, how their connection really isn't explained, and how I am forced to make my own theories myself. My thinking lies in Using the Hinduic goddes Durga/Kali and her two aspects - gentle Durga and brutal Kali. And just as Mephala is the hidden webspinner, Vivec is the warrior-poet lord.

The fantastic thing about Morrowind is that it forces you to use the breadth of your whole imagination, no later Elder Scrolls game has really captured that.

I have, but what I love about the Dark Brotherhood I don't get with the Morag Tong. Plus why would I denigrate myself to worshiping daedra when I can worship the true god sithis? Hail to the void.

 

[Bobular]

Mainstream Film: I would think the Order of the Jedi would be popular here.

Not sure you can count Jedi as a fictional religion, the amount of people who put it down on censuses in real life.

More popular book series: The Order of Wen the Eternally Surprised (The Way of Mrs. Cosmopilite is a runner up)

Actually my brother used to be obsessed with The History Books when he was younger so you saying this made me laugh.

And as a proud member of the Word Bearers to all you worshipers of the false emperor I will quote the Dark Apostle Eliphas the Inheritor:

"Hear my warnings, unbelievers. Carried to your minds by the power of the Prince of Excess himself. We have raised altars in this land so that we may sacrifice you to our gods. Veterans of ten millennia of unholy war wait to grind you beneath the treads of their mighty boots. The chosen of Khorne hunger to add you to their bloody tally. The Blood God himself has marked this land, and will claim your skulls for his throne. There is no hope in opposing the inevitable. Put down your arms, unbelievers, and bow before the forces of Chaos Undivided."

I had always hated Lorgar and thought he was the worse of the Primarchs, but after reading the Word Bearers Trilogy I loved the Word Bearers and gave my Chaos Marines a new red paint job (still thing Lorgar is the worse Primarch, even a few of the Word Bearers themselves think that, in secret).

 

[DefunctTheory]

Spoiler

Mainstream Film: I would think the Order of the Jedi would be popular here.

Not sure you can count Jedi as a fictional religion, the amount of people who put it down on censuses in real life.

More popular book series: The Order of Wen the Eternally Surprised (The Way of Mrs. Cosmopilite is a runner up)

Actually my brother used to be obsessed with The History Books when he was younger so you saying this made me laugh.

And as a proud member of the Word Bearers to all you worshipers of the false emperor I will quote the

Dark Apostle Eliphas the Inheritor:

"Hear my warnings, unbelievers. Carried to your minds by the power of the Prince of Excess himself. We have raised altars in this land so that we may sacrifice you to our gods. Veterans of ten millennia of unholy war wait to grind you beneath the treads of their mighty boots. The chosen of Khorne hunger to add you to their bloody tally. The Blood God himself has marked this land, and will claim your skulls for his throne. There is no hope in opposing the inevitable. Put down your arms, unbelievers, and bow before the forces of Chaos Undivided."

The Daemonic leads to two crimes. You turn away from the path of righteousness. And you abandon the Emperor as the object of your devotion. For the first, death is merely a just retribution. The second is a heresy so terrible that no punishment can be sufficient. Yet the search for an appropriate penalty continues, and it shall be found.

Spoiler

I had always hated Lorgar and thought he was the worse of the Primarchs, but after reading the Word Bearers Trilogy I loved the Word Bearers and gave my Chaos Marines a new red paint job (still thing Lorgar is the worse Primarch, even a few of the Word Bearers themselves think that, in secret).

The Word Bearer trilogy/Omnibus is probably the best traitor legion series. Pretty good read. But generally, the Word Bearers are a sorry bunch. Half the legion realized they had a defect that compromised their decision making (genetic predisposition to faith), but just fucking gave up and accepted it, all their leaders are back stabbing pricks who were undermining their Primarch since Day One, and Lorgar himself... what a piece of shit. Just completely useless. Probably the only legion in competition for the title of most pathetic group is the Emperor's Children, but at least Fulgrim went out with a bang and Noise Marines are awesome.

[HEADING=1]THIS QUIET OFFENDS SLAANESH! AMPLIFY![/HEADING]​

 

[Hawki]

The Imperial Cult seems to be getting a lot of attention, but I guess that's 40K for you. Large and boistrous, lacking in subtlety.

A Song of Ice and Fire is a very interesting setting, in part due to how it handles religion. However, no single religion takes the cake for me in fiction, as my interpretation is that they're all bunk, and that even if the followers of R'hllor have the most credence, their use of magic doesn't necessarily prove that their god is the "One True God."

With that being said, I think one of the most interesting depictions of a fictional religion I've seen is the Church of Yu Yevon, as depicted in the Final Fantasy X setting. And it's down to a number of things. First of all, they're arguably doing the right thing for the wrong reasons. Sin will attack any settlement that gets too large and/or uses too much technology, so preaching against machina, while misguided in light of what we learn, still has an understandable rationale. It's also an interesting case of how 1000 years can turn a blitzball pose and Jecht's song into a form of greeting and hymn respectively.

What's also telling is that the church isn't portrayed as some malignant force. Oh sure, there's malicious people within it (e.g. Seymour), but interactions with the everyday priests show that there's plenty of decent people in the church. In a world where your entire life revolves around waiting for Sin, being under attack by Sin, or rebuilding after Sin, religion would be a useful tool for fostering a sense of hope and community. And even after the lies of the church are revealed, in subsequent fiction, people still follow its teachings, albeit altered ones to accomodate certain facts that can't be denied. After all, 1000 years of faith isn't going to end overnight, even if Sin is gone.

So yes, Yu Yevon gets my vote for "favorite fictional religion," at least in the sense of it being the most interesting to me from a storytelling and worldbuilding stance.

Honourable mentions go to:

-A Song of Ice and Fire (more the religions as a whole rather than any one single one)
-Church of Unitology (Dead Space)
-Zakarum (Diablo)
-Chantry (Dragon Age)
-Speakers for the Dead (Enderverse, and yes, I know their philosophy isn't technically religious)
-The Eight Virtues (Ultima)
-Imperial Cult (Warhammer 40,000)
-Bionite Order (Xenoblade, sort of, more because of their fanaticism rather than the tenents of said fanaticism)

 

[Smygskytt]

I think Vivec's connection to Mephala lies in that Vivec, who is arguably the most noble of the 3, is the string keeping things together. He seems remorseful of his past actions, but does what he can to make the best of it, even if it means keeping of a web of lies or secrets.

Yes, but it may also stretch a long time further back, remember that both the ancient Chimer and the current Ashlanders worship the good Daedra. Perhaps the duality is the fusion between old and new, or perhaps between urban and rural Dunmer.

I have, but what I love about the Dark Brotherhood I don't get with the Morag Tong. Plus why would I denigrate myself to worshiping daedra when I can worship the true god sithis? Hail to the void.

Technically, Sithis created Lorkhan, whose power is the source of the three Almsivi's divinity. The Almsivi Vivec is the dual aspect of Mephala. So you see how it is essentially the same force that makes up both Mephala and Sithis. Morrowind lore isn't just weird, it's so contradicting that no one, not even the developers, can follow it.

 

[Saelune]

I think Vivec's connection to Mephala lies in that Vivec, who is arguably the most noble of the 3, is the string keeping things together. He seems remorseful of his past actions, but does what he can to make the best of it, even if it means keeping of a web of lies or secrets.

Yes, but it may also stretch a long time further back, remember that both the ancient Chimer and the current Ashlanders worship the good Daedra. Perhaps the duality is the fusion between old and new, or perhaps between urban and rural Dunmer.

I have, but what I love about the Dark Brotherhood I don't get with the Morag Tong. Plus why would I denigrate myself to worshiping daedra when I can worship the true god sithis? Hail to the void.

Technically, Sithis created Lorkhan, whose power is the source of the three Almsivi's divinity. The Almsivi Vivec is the dual aspect of Mephala. So you see how it is essentially the same force that makes up both Mephala and Sithis. Morrowind lore isn't just weird, it's so contradicting that no one, not even the developers, can follow it.

Well, The Tribunal's creation is what made Azura turn the Chimer into the Dunmer, and that is also when the Tribunal began supplanting the religion of the now Dunmer people. So part of it is trying to convert from Daedra worship without upsetting them.

Also the lore is complex and confusing cause...its fantasy lore. Part of the fun s the mystery in what is true, what is false, and what is merely allegorical.