Akwal (Public)

During the First Deiotakas, denizens of Templehelm were said to have been beset by all manner of unfortunate events as the Sired Divines were born. Mortals were known to have been swept away by the rivers and seas only to vanish forever, until Akwal was actively worshipped. Akwal has always been a very passive god, one that has often been seen as weak or uncaring. Especially following the Great Upheaval this view of the Sea God has become increasingly mainstream, as its followers have often followed a very isolationist model of living.

Holy Order of the Drowned
Not long after Tonn had unified himself with Sreabhadh, had people from Msamaki come on pilgrimage to Faoi. The holy order of the drowned until finding Lord Akwal in Templehelm, considered themselves atheists. It was Templehelm, and Lord Akwal which had swayed them into religion, having finally found a God they deemed worthy to serve. Thus, the Holy Order of the Drowned took pilgrimage to Faoi, but never left. Their name was coined as they never leave the waters of Faoi.

Many are disturbed by the order, as members bloat in the depths, their eyes become more distant, and they look to all intents and purposes as drowned men. This however is considered a look of true faithfulness to the order.

Faoi Philosophies and Beliefs
After finding home in Faoi, the Holy Order use their sway over Msamaki to push their beliefs into the mainland, and into the ears of Lord Akwal's faithful as far as they are able to reach. These are some of the most important beliefs and philosophies they believe they have penned.

Ocean Tenets
The Ocean Tenets are dogma created by the holy order of the drowned. Although Lord Akwal has never approved or disapproved of these tenets, the order believe a follower of the faith should live as close by these tenets as they are able.

The Ocean Tenets.


 * Lord Akwal holds infinite power over his domains, yet holds more infinity over the oceans. It is better to live in his oceans than his lakes and streams.


 * To live a true life of faith, servants of the ocean should submerge themselves once a day, and offer gifts to Lord Akwal.


 * Measure your faith through the air and the water you breathe. If air fills your lungs a great deal more than water, your faith is shallow.


 * To break bread is to live off another faith. Show true devotion by breaking fish.


 * Pilgrimage is as important to faith as food to the starving. There are many sites of faith one must visit.

Purity of the Blue Abyss
The order forged the purity dogma, and spread the Purity of the Blue Abyss ideals to the rest of Sreabhadh. The Purity of the Blue Abyss is the concept that the deeper one floats into the ocean, the more potent and pure Lord Akwals powers are. Thus, in the deepest depths Lord Akwal may find himself to hold vast expanses of power, which the order believe is why Lord Akwal calls his followers to the oceans, and not to river or streams. It is the purity of the blue abyss theory that caused one of the ocean tenets to be written.

The Beach Philosophy
The beach philosophy again, are musings from the order of the drowned. The order determined that although Lord Akwal calls all expanses of water, and the beaches which border them his own, the beach is actually the most impure of Akwal’s domains.

It is often explained by referring to all of Lord Akwal’s domains as his lands, the Ocean would therefore be the heart of his land, the rivers and lakes similar to states and cities. The beach would therefore be considered the borders to other lands. In this instance, cities and the heart of the land are considered to be more powerful than a border; and a border to another land can be wartorn, and its ownership can be swayed through war. Thus, the order believe that the beach is the impurest of Lord Akwal’s domains, and a true faithful should flock to the Ocean.