Kalinet

Kalinet is a multifacted, optimistic religious system, believed to have been fully realized by Kal in the Second Lodeborn Empire, during the Li-Net Dynasty.

History
Though the name 'Kalinet' originated with the Lodeborn, there were many religions that held elements of Kalinet before the religion was named. The Middlers, Shofies, Reifi and Lodeborn all had many pantheonic religions for centuries before Emperor Kal combined them into Kalinet as a way of peacefully bringing the races of Zariphex together. It has since been a rival to Schism as the most popular Zariphexian religion, though this is more due to it being a blanket term for a great many smaller religious communities and beliefs. Even the most organized text of Kalinet, the Kalesiat, presents itself as extremely open to alterations and interpretation.

Religion
Kalinetics believe in a pantheon of spirits. Not exactly gods, the spirits are considered metaphorical for forces and movements which repeat eternally, being the central creators and creations of the universe. There are eight Foreign Pantheics, known as the Wanderers, and one Intrinsic Pantheic, known as the Beacon. Interestingly, the Intrinsic Pantheic is usually understood as referring to each believer personally, meaning that each follower of Kalinet is a part of the pantheon. This means that all life is treated as divine, since every soul should be worshipped as members of the pantheon. This feeling of inclusion is one of the reasons the religion is so popular, since it advocates near-unconditional love for the world.