Major religions of Alien Races

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Skrell
Skrell are predictably an atheistic culture, though they hold the values of rationality and empiricism with a respect and reverence that would border on worship. To hold an illogical standpoint, and indeed, to attempt to convert a Skrell to a deistic religion is near-blasphemy, and even holding a personal belief in something without conclusive evidence is offensive to a Skrell. To this point however, most Skrell have simply decided that other races have their funny beliefs, and that it is best for everyone that they simply avoid the subject, whilst being certain of their own righteousness.

Unathi
The religions of Moghes are as equally diverse as it's natives. Much like perceptions of honor, the following of each faith is entirely regional, and none hold many more followers than the other. Some Unathi, mostly those who live in the north, follow a faith dubbed the Hand of the Vine. They are semi-nomadic groups who believe that the event which caused the desertification of Moghes was not a tragedy, but an opportunity to shape the world in their image. They are dedicated to the spreading and breeding of all plant life, be it crops, brush, or flowers. Acolytes carry small bags with thousands of seeds, with the most common being a tough vine called 'Velo' that is well-suited to turning sand to soil. Followers like to refer to themselves as 'her hands', due to the belief nature is passive and feminine. As a result, females are treated with more respect, though are still expected to stay back and tend to existing gardens while men search for new horizons. Upon death, they are cremated and spread amongst plants, fertilizing them with their remains.

Another commonly practiced faith is centralized around the worship of the Precursors and their technology. They feel that these beings are of a higher intelligence, and respect them for all that they have done. It is not a religion in the true sense, as they do not feel the Precursors are gods, but rather they simply wish to preserve all that they have done and make sure that their technology, architecture, and scriptures are not lost to history. They revere the ruins and artifacts left behind by the Precursors, and arguments amongst the members of the faith who are higher caste are not uncommon when discussing how to go about researching or handling ancient artifacts.

Yet a third faith, one practiced mostly by Unathi who live near the equator, is the Grand Strategem. In a region where survival and honor is held in high regard, the Strategem teaches that war shouldn't simply be a tool of destruction, but rather a tutor with many lessons to teach the soldiers that survive. The Grand Strategem speaks through victory and defeat, through tactics both solid and flawed. It is a manifestation of war itself, and its followers believe that every conflict has a lesson to be learned.

The last faith practiced on Moghes is called the Fruitful Lights, and focuses more on the creation of products and goods. They believe that the Precursors created them so that they may create more. Most of the followers of this faith are farmers, craftsmen, engineers and the like. There are no temples, only workshops, and the faith of an individual is judged by the product that he creates. A fisherman who hauls in a greater catch would be considered closer to the Precursors. They share a competition with the Hands of the Vine in the farming industry, and it has gotten to a point where even espionage has been reported between the two. 'Religious' leaders are those who have mastered a craft, and their acolytes are the ones they are teaching it to. Men generally perform the more labor-based works, with females performing the arts and less physical tasks.

((Credited to- Danmageddon and Chaznoodles.))


Tajaran's don't hold mass, or meetings, or pray. They believe that this would be wasted effort, and rude towards Materia (the word tajaran take from english, Material. In their tongue, it is nearly incomprehensible to the human ears). They believe that the planet itself is a sort of god, and as such, see poorly of the destruction of a planet. The main point of the religions are simple:

SSD: The Tajaran believe that SSD is not some disease or illness of the body, but of the soul. They think that when a person falls to Space Sleep disorder, this is their soul growing weak from being away from it's home planet, where the life of the species came to be. As such, when this happens, the soul leaves and rests back on the home world the species is from (Adhomai, Moghes, Earth, Etc).

Cloning: As the Tajaran believe the soul can travel during sleep, the Tajaran see highly of cloning as a means to return a soul to a proper body.

Death: Tajaran do not see death as a final occurrence in the existence of themselves, they believe that their soul returns to Adhomai, and becomes part of one or many new lives.

Artifical Life: Tajaran believe that anything that can think can have a soul, and as such, see AI, Pai, Borgs, and other forms of artificial existence as their own lives. They hold a mild amount of respect towards them, as they are 'Forrrrged frrrom Materrria Herrrself”

Love: Tajaran hold a similar concept towards relationships as humans, calling the other M'tri, or “Soul Tethered”. This is the Tajaran equivalent of saying I love you, more or less. Tajaran don't hold much discrimination towards sexuality, but believe that sex should only occur between two M'tri, once they have decided each other are such. As signs of each other's affection, they would get a small piercing on their right (female) and left(male) ears. This is used as proof as having been 'claimed' and would, as you can guess, be incredibly painful to remove. If the spouse dies, the Tajaran removes their piercing and buries it with the dead spouse, believing that the relationship will only begin again when both are dead. The now empty hole in their ear means they are Widowed, and may be approached by another Tajaran, although they may not appreciate it all that much, depending on what they wish.

((Credited to Nikolaithebeast))

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