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<blockquote data-quote="The Goblin King" data-source="post: 778682" data-attributes="member: 10970"><p>Odd. Earlier today I was trying to imagine an Auselen temple and saw a huge ornate building guilded with gold and gems. Worshipers formed a line to get in. Along the steps up the hill were rows of prayer wheels. The people turned them as they walked along. However, I couldn't figure out why they would want to do so. Now I know. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> The Auselen believe that reading a prayer or spining a wheel with the prayer on it is the same as saying the prayer out loud. Praying to the Five Elemental Dragons makes brings you closer to perfection.</p><p></p><p>The outer circle to which most Auselen people belong are instructed that the five elemental dragons are symbolic of the forces of the universe. The story of how the dragons came down from Heaven to reside on Auselen as the true kings of the earth is taught as a metaphor for journey of life. The common people learn the history of the five founders of the great houses. </p><p></p><p>The middle circle of priests do the actual work of running the church. These are people who have proven themselves devoted to the faith. They go on pilgramages and try to reenact the lives of the house founders. By pefecting themselves they strive to trancend flesh. Almost all monks belong to this circle.</p><p></p><p>The inner circle is composed only of the half-dragon sorcerer nobility. Those people who can trace their blood back to one of the five elemental dragons. They are the land owners of the island. At this level they learn that the five dragons are not metaphors but real creatures. The dragons did decend from Someplace Else and took human mates. The five dragons reside in the dungeons below their temples. They sleep, for now, on the mass of treasure contributed by their worshipers. But they dream restless dreams and it is said that the dragons are aware of the world around them and have the ability to speak to their decendants in visions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="The Goblin King, post: 778682, member: 10970"] Odd. Earlier today I was trying to imagine an Auselen temple and saw a huge ornate building guilded with gold and gems. Worshipers formed a line to get in. Along the steps up the hill were rows of prayer wheels. The people turned them as they walked along. However, I couldn't figure out why they would want to do so. Now I know. :) The Auselen believe that reading a prayer or spining a wheel with the prayer on it is the same as saying the prayer out loud. Praying to the Five Elemental Dragons makes brings you closer to perfection. The outer circle to which most Auselen people belong are instructed that the five elemental dragons are symbolic of the forces of the universe. The story of how the dragons came down from Heaven to reside on Auselen as the true kings of the earth is taught as a metaphor for journey of life. The common people learn the history of the five founders of the great houses. The middle circle of priests do the actual work of running the church. These are people who have proven themselves devoted to the faith. They go on pilgramages and try to reenact the lives of the house founders. By pefecting themselves they strive to trancend flesh. Almost all monks belong to this circle. The inner circle is composed only of the half-dragon sorcerer nobility. Those people who can trace their blood back to one of the five elemental dragons. They are the land owners of the island. At this level they learn that the five dragons are not metaphors but real creatures. The dragons did decend from Someplace Else and took human mates. The five dragons reside in the dungeons below their temples. They sleep, for now, on the mass of treasure contributed by their worshipers. But they dream restless dreams and it is said that the dragons are aware of the world around them and have the ability to speak to their decendants in visions. [/QUOTE]
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