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'''Arzalism''' is the official and overwhelmingly predominant religion of [[Draft:Varshan|Varshan]]. {{wp|Polytheistic}} and {{wp|henotheistic}} in nature, Arzalism recognises a vast pantheon of deities, but includes many sects and movements specifically dedicated to particular gods or groups of gods. {{wp|Religious sacrifice|Sacrifice}} - rather than prayer, doctrine, or ethics - is the essential and defining rite of the Arzali faith, with {{wp|human sacrifice}} considered its ultimate form. | '''Arzalism''' is the official and overwhelmingly predominant religion of [[Draft:Varshan|Varshan]]. {{wp|Polytheistic}} and {{wp|henotheistic}} in nature, Arzalism recognises a vast pantheon of deities, but includes many sects and movements specifically dedicated to particular gods or groups of gods. {{wp|Religious sacrifice|Sacrifice}} - rather than prayer, doctrine, or ethics - is the essential and defining rite of the Arzali faith, with {{wp|human sacrifice}} considered its ultimate form. | ||
Although the history of Arzalism is difficult to trace, it is generally accepted that Arzalism has been the religion of the Varshani people since time immemorial, though it has undergone major changes through the millennia. The most significant of these changes occurred in | Although the history of Arzalism is difficult to trace, it is generally accepted that Arzalism has been the religion of the Varshani people since time immemorial, though it has undergone major changes through the millennia. The most significant of these changes occurred in 1408, when the Varshani ruler Žuqul I proclaimed the Death God as the paramount deity over the Sun God. From the [[Varshan#Žuqulid_Revolution|Great Edict of Žuqul]] to the culmination of [[the Deluge]], orthodox Arzalism was inextricably fused with the Varshani state. | ||
After the [[Final War of the Deluge]], orthodox Arzalism became illegal in [[League-occupied Varshan]] and most places abroad. In the areas of Varshan where Arzalism was reestablished, it was replaced by [[State Arzalism]]. | After the [[Final War of the Deluge]], orthodox Arzalism became illegal in [[League-occupied Varshan]] and most places abroad. In the areas of Varshan where Arzalism was reestablished, it was replaced by [[State Arzalism]]. | ||