Humanism

Humanism, also known as the Church of Human or the Church of Humanity, is either considered a heretical splinter of the Church of Man or as a new faith entirely. Both faiths include the deity known as Man in their pantheons, however Humanism includes a few new deities, with Human being the head deity of the faith.

Humanism bases its doctrine on discoveries made in the mid to late 770s ARM in what is now the Humanist Kingdom of Tennessia. It is said that Human was born into a void and created the world and the heavens from nothing. After the creation of all things, Human decided that they would need help in maintaining and protect the Earth and heavens. Thusly, Human created Man and Woman as two new deities to ensure the success of their creation. The three deities then created the first people of the world, the Old Ones.

Following the creation of these two new deities and the Old Ones, Human decided to rest until they were needed once again. Man and Woman were given the task of running creation, and for awhile they did maintain the divine order successfully. However, the Old Ones soon began to damage this order out of greed, fear, and terror. Afraid to anger Human, Man and Woman tried to keep the Old Ones in line and fix the world without consulting them. The two deities failed to contain the lashing out of the Old Ones, and Human was finally awoken as the Old Ones began to burn down the entire world. Human destroyed the Old Ones out of anger, and cleansed the world of their sins.

Following the reconstruction of the world, Human decided to create the deity Person to monitor Man and Woman for them while they rested. The four deities then created an array of new peoples (the modern species of the world today), in an effort to avoid the disaster of the Old Ones repeating itself. Today, Human slumbers once again, with Man, Woman, and Person maintaining the divine order. Person also acts as the messenger of Human, and will regularly communicate with Human about the state of things. Person is also believed to be the one who carries the prayers and offerings from mortals to the other deities.