Unbounded Sky is a secular religious movement in the Brightmarch city-state of Sharruma. Based on a particularly zealous strain of Redemptionist thought, Unbounded Sky holds the return of the aerolith Priumne to the skies to be the most important earthly goal. The religion has almost no presence outside Sharruma.
Edicts and anathema
- Edicts
- Work to return Priumne to flight
- Anathema
- Disrupt work on Priumne
History
The grounded aerolith near Sharruma had long been known to the peoples that live nearby. Named Priumne by the elves that previously called it home, the aerolith was damaged but less so than many others. A great mass of metal and stone rising from the grasslands, Priumne eventually attracted the attention of those that wished to return to the air once more.
In Y8668*, a particularly zealous group of Redemptionist elves arrived in the region from Hinthial in search of an aerolith to eventually restore. After finding Priumne, they quickly determined they had located exactly what they desired. Sharruma already existed by this point, but only as a small town. Under the leadership of Opara Starseeker, the elves assumed control of the settlement. Many of Sharruma's former inhabitants quickly departed, unwilling to allow themselves to live under rule of the newly arrived outsiders, but plenty more remained, enraptured by the Redemptionists' mission. Through promising a place on the aerolith once it is returned to flight, the new Redemptionist leaders of Sharruma were able to attract a number of followers to their new informal faith, now referred to as Unbounded Sky.
Beliefs and followers
Followers of Unbounded Sky holds that it is better to strive towards a tangible goal in life, specifically the restoration of the aerolith, than to worship some distant deities or hold closely to their abstract areas of concern. To the adherents of this belief, if Priumne flies again in their lifetime, or in their childrens' lifetimes, they will be able to establish a worldly idyll lost all those millennia ago when the age of the aeroliths came to an end. The restoration of the aerolith is seen as a holy endeavor, one to which all believers are expected to contribute to the best of their abilities.
The cult is a significant aspect of how the monarchy keeps control in Sharruma while surrounded by peoples in Brightmarch who have very different outlooks on the world. To the Unbounded, the freedoms they give up temporarily are justified by the autonomy they will one day enjoy in the open skies.
The clergy of Unbounded Sky is selected by the monarch of Sharruma, currently Iasthum Starseeker. They are largely the same figures as the engineers and mages who lead the efforts to fly Priumne once again. The only Unbounded Sky temple is located in the shadow of Priumne, an open-air plaza in which the sheer scale of their efforts can never be forgotten.
While most Unbounded do not worship the divines, the religion does not prevent holding another faith at the same time. Still, the emphasis it places on one's mortal duty leads most of its adherents to follow it exclusively.