Post by hystarea on Jun 11, 2017 1:45:35 GMT
Kingdom Name: Shambhala
Race: Pashchi Baune (Western Elves)
Religion: Bahism
Bahism originated from the central mountainous region of Shambhala. Bahism is a polytheist religion. The religion consists of several hundred gods and spirit beings. Generally, the public population do not worship the gods, but instead seek to achieve Kamchu. Kamchu is a term used to describe someone that has achieve equilibrium in their Karma. Karma is gained by performing good deeds, while bad deeds remove Karma. Since the public cannot see, or determine, what their current Karma is at they will seek Baha’s that have achieved Namiste that will advise them on how to achieve Kamchu. Baha's are monks that have dedicated their lives to mediating and worshiping the gods and spirits to achieve Namiste. Namiste is granted upon monks that have already achieved Kamchu and the god of their school has chosen them as devout follower. Baha’s usually devote themselves to a Guru, who is a highly revered leader of a school of Bahism.
There are 5 schools of Bahism. Each school has a unique way of worshiping Gods and Spirits. Along with this each school has chosen a God or Spirit as their primary patron. Most worshiping in that school is towards their patron.
Monarch: Khetsun Ladakh, AKA the Dham
(Agent types: Chief Priest, Governor, Logistics Commander)- The current Dham, Khetsun Ladakh, was discovered when he was child. Growing up in the Palace of the Dham shetlered him from much of the outside world for a time. During his time in the palace, he learned many skills that the Dham would need to know. Like how to govern, be the spiritual leader of Bahism, and even military tactics. Most of his time as a child was spent meditating and learning all he could of the Gods and Spirits. When Khetsun became of age and took the mantle of Dham, he became the 6th Dham of Shambhala.
Capital: Shangri-La
Capital Province: Nepali
FOCUS:
Provinces - Weak
Population - Strong
Military - Strong
Military:
8 Heavy Infantry
10 Shambhala Warrior Monks
5 Noble Calvary
6 Foot Archers
8 Matchlocks
5 Swivel Guns
5 Howdah
3 Gun Howdah
History:
Shambhala started off in the central mountainous region south of the Bay of Tears. There the city of Shangri-La began to grow along the Gyamtso River. 50 years of development and centralized city government allowed Shangri-La to become a regional power. The city had became so powerful it formed the kingdom of Shambhala with Choejor as their King. Choejor saw the region surrounding Shangri-La as De Jure land to Shambhala. Shambhala went onward to declare several bloody conquests of what is today Shambhala. After such quick and rapid expansion, the kingdom of Shambhala was in disarray. The people were not content with their new overlords. Several large-scale rebellions started throughout the kingdom. Causing much of Shambhala’s military and government to be engrossed in dealing with rebellions throughout the kingdom.
While the kingdom of Shambhala dealt with much of its rebellion issue, a new religion was quickly spreading throughout Shambhala. Seeing Bahism as a pacifist religion, the kingdom of Shambhala ignored it and allowed it to grow throughout the region. However, this all changed when the Gurus of all 5 schools found a boy and named him Dham. Dham is seen, and worshipped, as the incarnation of Vinu, the god of compassion. The Guru's spread throughout the land that Shambhala must release itself of a selfless monarchy and be ruled by the religious leader Dham. The people of Shambhala rallied behind the Guru's the Dham. Spread too thin with revolts, the kingdom of Shambhala fell quickly to the Guru’s and the Dham. Creating a religious feudal kingdom with the Dham at it’s top. Much of the old kingdom of Shambhala stayed with the new religious kingdom. Those that broke away, joined the new religious kingdom a few years later due to the convincing nature of the Dham. After the unification of the region, the Dham died. For months, his death was mourned. After the 3rd month, the 5 Guru’s found another boy and named him the new Dham. After this, the Guru’s realized that upon the death of the Dham, Vinu would be reincarnated into another boy. Upon the death of every Dham the Guru’s would come together and travel throughout the lands, to look for signs of the next Dham.
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Race: Pashchi Baune (Western Elves)
Religion: Bahism
Bahism originated from the central mountainous region of Shambhala. Bahism is a polytheist religion. The religion consists of several hundred gods and spirit beings. Generally, the public population do not worship the gods, but instead seek to achieve Kamchu. Kamchu is a term used to describe someone that has achieve equilibrium in their Karma. Karma is gained by performing good deeds, while bad deeds remove Karma. Since the public cannot see, or determine, what their current Karma is at they will seek Baha’s that have achieved Namiste that will advise them on how to achieve Kamchu. Baha's are monks that have dedicated their lives to mediating and worshiping the gods and spirits to achieve Namiste. Namiste is granted upon monks that have already achieved Kamchu and the god of their school has chosen them as devout follower. Baha’s usually devote themselves to a Guru, who is a highly revered leader of a school of Bahism.
There are 5 schools of Bahism. Each school has a unique way of worshiping Gods and Spirits. Along with this each school has chosen a God or Spirit as their primary patron. Most worshiping in that school is towards their patron.
- The first school is Nuga. The Nuga worship through reading ancient text and praying to religious relics. The Nuga are considered historians and are delegated the task of caretakers of ancient relics. The school of Nuga consider the God of knowledge, Ki-Chun, as their patron God.
- The second school is Yu. Yu worships through oral tradition. This school will lead worship sessions with stories of the past or singing. In Bahism there are several ancient stories and songs that are forbidden to be written down. These forbidden stories and songs are the primarily told by the Yu. The Yu consider the spirit of voice, Lidao, as their patron spirit.
- Sak is the third school in Bahism, which instead of directly worshiping the gods and helping the public achieve Kamchu, they instead perform an administrative role in the local government and help the upper class achieve Kamchu. They help leaders stay within line of the Bahism religion, provide advice, and assist in improving the local community. Through these actions the school of Sak is performing a form of worship to their patron God Viscavo, the God of writing.
- The fourth school of Bahism is Geul. Geul worships through logic and debate. Worship sessions are usually quite loud and can go on for hours. Their patron God is Kloak, the God of logic.
- The fifth and final school of Bahism is Nang. The school of Nang is the more popular schools and focuses on worshiping through physical strength. Many of Shambhala's Warrior Monks come from the school Nang. Each day they practice warcraft and perfecting their physical strength. The patron of this school is Visha, the Goddess of War.
(Agent types: Chief Priest, Governor, Logistics Commander)- The current Dham, Khetsun Ladakh, was discovered when he was child. Growing up in the Palace of the Dham shetlered him from much of the outside world for a time. During his time in the palace, he learned many skills that the Dham would need to know. Like how to govern, be the spiritual leader of Bahism, and even military tactics. Most of his time as a child was spent meditating and learning all he could of the Gods and Spirits. When Khetsun became of age and took the mantle of Dham, he became the 6th Dham of Shambhala.
Capital: Shangri-La
Capital Province: Nepali
FOCUS:
Provinces - Weak
Population - Strong
Military - Strong
Military:
8 Heavy Infantry
10 Shambhala Warrior Monks
5 Noble Calvary
6 Foot Archers
8 Matchlocks
5 Swivel Guns
5 Howdah
3 Gun Howdah
History:
Shambhala started off in the central mountainous region south of the Bay of Tears. There the city of Shangri-La began to grow along the Gyamtso River. 50 years of development and centralized city government allowed Shangri-La to become a regional power. The city had became so powerful it formed the kingdom of Shambhala with Choejor as their King. Choejor saw the region surrounding Shangri-La as De Jure land to Shambhala. Shambhala went onward to declare several bloody conquests of what is today Shambhala. After such quick and rapid expansion, the kingdom of Shambhala was in disarray. The people were not content with their new overlords. Several large-scale rebellions started throughout the kingdom. Causing much of Shambhala’s military and government to be engrossed in dealing with rebellions throughout the kingdom.
While the kingdom of Shambhala dealt with much of its rebellion issue, a new religion was quickly spreading throughout Shambhala. Seeing Bahism as a pacifist religion, the kingdom of Shambhala ignored it and allowed it to grow throughout the region. However, this all changed when the Gurus of all 5 schools found a boy and named him Dham. Dham is seen, and worshipped, as the incarnation of Vinu, the god of compassion. The Guru's spread throughout the land that Shambhala must release itself of a selfless monarchy and be ruled by the religious leader Dham. The people of Shambhala rallied behind the Guru's the Dham. Spread too thin with revolts, the kingdom of Shambhala fell quickly to the Guru’s and the Dham. Creating a religious feudal kingdom with the Dham at it’s top. Much of the old kingdom of Shambhala stayed with the new religious kingdom. Those that broke away, joined the new religious kingdom a few years later due to the convincing nature of the Dham. After the unification of the region, the Dham died. For months, his death was mourned. After the 3rd month, the 5 Guru’s found another boy and named him the new Dham. After this, the Guru’s realized that upon the death of the Dham, Vinu would be reincarnated into another boy. Upon the death of every Dham the Guru’s would come together and travel throughout the lands, to look for signs of the next Dham.
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