Riverianism

Riverianism is a monotheistic religion that is prominent in the PRA that is primarily based off of the belief that the rivers of the world, most especially the Amurrhine river, are messengers of god existing among humans that were created by the god of Riverianism, Adieneu, when it created the world to create water, life, nature, grass, and all the joys of Amurrhinia, but because it took so long for life to form Adieneu became old, and was not able to talk to its people

History
Riverianism started in 843, when a rice farmer named Demahom fell into the Amurrhine river. He woke up on the riverbed and realized he was just a few feet from being swept into the Bay of Eleutheria. Then he saw a reflection in the river, but it was not his, it was the god Adieneu, who told him about the tale of Riverianism, how Adieneu created the world and all the rivers so that his people could live and eat and drink in it but said that the river Amurrhine was his messenger and a sacred place to the followers of Riverianism. He told Demahom to,

"Spread the word of my creation! For very few of my people can hear me speaking to them, but all of my people can hear you."

Demahom then said "But where do I go? The people are everywhere, and how can I be sure which will believe me and which will call me a heretic and destroy me?!"

"Yes, that is a problem, but every problem has a solution. Go to Spirova and spread the word. There, I have placed a book, the Kalon. But my power is not infinite, I merely created the world many eons ago, I am old now, my voice is to soft for my people to hear and my ears hurt too much to hear them, but with the Amurrhine I can hear my people. Spread the world with the Kalon! Only few at first will believe, but with time the truth shall spread."

"But before you go, what is Nuggan? A fake, a lie?"

"Somewhat, Nuggan was a vision of me from a thousand years ago. A mere misinterpretation. Remember, I am seen differently to different people. Now, goodbye. Spread the word." And then the reflection disappeared.

Behind Demahom a horse then suddenly appeared that he rode upon towards Spirova. When he came to Spirova he searched across the town for the Kalon, the book that Adien promised him, but he could not find it. When it became night he gave up, and went to river to grab a drink. When he looked into the river however he saw the reflection of a book, the Kalon. He reached his hand into the river and tried to grab the reflection, and when he pulled the book out of the river it was perfectly intact and not even wet. Demahom--

Beliefs
The Riverian holy book, the Kalon, has many rules for living and ideas in it. Some of them are:


 * "The holy Adien is the spiritual embodiment of us all, so to hurt one of Adien's people is to hurt Adien."


 * "The holy Adien cannot see, so one must put themselves as responsible to follow Adien's word."


 * "Adien has no physical form, we see Adien as we see the shape of clouds, we all see it differently."
 * "The followers of Nuggan must be turned to Riverianism."
 * "One must share what one has with their brothers and sisters, or else they will starve of no food and you will starve of no family."

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Riverian Holidays
The Riverian religion has many holidays. They are, in order of when they take place in the year from beginning to end:


 * Newt Year - 13 January - A day to celebrate the funny names and appearances of some animal species, the genus Amotus is in particular a focal point of this holiday.
 * Literature Day - 19 April - A day to read, the Kalon in particular is
 * Progress Day - 19 May - I dunno I just really liked Arcane.
 * Learning Day - 19 June - A day to learn about the world and its history.
 * The Pilgrimage - 5 July-5 August - During this holiday, starting on 5 July, Riverianists travel to the Amurrhine river, and on 5 August look into it to be at peace with Adien and the world.
 * Reflection Day - 30 December - A day to sit inside and reflect on your actions of the year.
 * Revival Day - 32 December - This day is described in the Kalon in Ancient Ex. Arcan, the only text in the Kalon to be in this language, and a language only known by 14 people. However, the Praenuntian Academy deciphered this text. This text can be viewed here. This holiday is rejected by most Riverianists, as it takes place on a day that does that exist and the text is extremely cryptic.
 * Reflection Day - 30 December - A day to sit inside and reflect on your actions of the year.
 * Revival Day - 32 December - This day is described in the Kalon in Ancient Ex. Arcan, the only text in the Kalon to be in this language, and a language only known by 14 people. However, the Praenuntian Academy deciphered this text. This text can be viewed here. This holiday is rejected by most Riverianists, as it takes place on a day that does that exist and the text is extremely cryptic.

Sections
Some of these holidays are organized into sections:

Abominable Status
Borogravia views this as an abomination, as the river Kneck is viewed as the property of Nuggan, who does not tolerate false gods.