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*Zhana - Mother of the lupine species, queen of all the gods. Goddess of the sky, thunderstorms, lightning, weather and air. Also goddess of law, order, justice, governance and strength. The absolute most important goddess to followers of Mahitou, and is had the highest divine authority over other gods.
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*Zhana - Mother of the lupine species, queen of all the gods. Goddess of the sky, thunderstorms, lightning, weather and air. Also goddess of law, order, and justice. The absolute most important goddess to followers of Mahitou, and is generally considered to have the highest authority with Vuksan.
*Vuksan - Father of the lupine species, husband to Zhana. God of the land. Patron of farmers and protector of crops.
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*Vuksan - Father of the lupine species, husband to Zhana. God of the land. Patron of farmers and protector of crops. Also the god of governance and strength. The absolute most important god to followers of Mahitou, and is generally considered to have the highest authority with Zhana.
 
*Akvura - One of the prime gods and ruler of the seas. The patron of sailors and the protector of ships.
 
*Akvura - One of the prime gods and ruler of the seas. The patron of sailors and the protector of ships.
  

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Mahitou
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Type Henotheistic polytheism
Founded ~200 BC
Reformed ~600 AD
Supreme deity Volch'ya
Holy texts Kniga Luny (Book of the Moon)
Followers ~110 million
Practiced in Laiatan, Vulshain, lupine immigrant communities
Stareyshina Vladimir XII

Mahitou is the religion of the lupine people, and is practiced widely in the areas and countries where they live. The nation of Laiatan holds more than half of all the Mahitou practitioners in the world, at least 60 million people practicing it there. The religion was once a strictly pagan religion, but it was reformed by Nika Alkaev following the formation of Lai in 602 AD. He was the first Stareyshina, and effectively shaped how the religion would be for the next 1,400 years. Nika I's reformation of the religion is the only change Mahitou has seen.

Mahitou was the official state religion in Laiatan for some time until the formation of the Federation and the writing of the Constitution, which guarantees the freedom to practice any religion and forbids the establishment of a state religion. However, Mahitou is the de facto state religion, as most of the country follows it.

Mahitou has also found itself in Vulshain, where a large number of the vulpine population follows it. While the religion is effectively only for lupines, the Stareyshina has not denounced these vulpines, instead welcoming them into the religion. It's believed Vladimir XII is heavily influenced by the Laiatanese Constitution and its protection of religious freedom.

Origins

Pantheon

Main deities

  • Zhana - Mother of the lupine species, queen of all the gods. Goddess of the sky, thunderstorms, lightning, weather and air. Also goddess of law, order, and justice. The absolute most important goddess to followers of Mahitou, and is generally considered to have the highest authority with Vuksan.
  • Vuksan - Father of the lupine species, husband to Zhana. God of the land. Patron of farmers and protector of crops. Also the god of governance and strength. The absolute most important god to followers of Mahitou, and is generally considered to have the highest authority with Zhana.
  • Akvura - One of the prime gods and ruler of the seas. The patron of sailors and the protector of ships.

Beliefs

Worship

Stareyshina

The Stareyshina is the leader of the worldwide Mahitou Church. This position is considered highly important in the Mahitou Church before and after its reformation, though before reformation it fell under a different name. The Stareyshina is believed to be the link between the mortal lupines and those who have passed on, as well as the Volch'ya herself. The first Stareyshina was Nika Alkaev (Nika I), the man responsible for the Church's reformation. The current Stareyshina is Vladimir Urielsov (Vladimir XII).

The position is highly respected among the Mahitou and secular lupine community, though the Church has no right to determine politics directly through the heavy secularization of Laiatanese government. The Stareyshina of pre-reformation helped in the spread of Mahitou and the resolution of various doctrinal disputes. Post-reformation Stareyshina played a role of secular importance as Laiatan was forming, helping resolve disputes and continuing the resolution of doctrinal disputes. Currently, in addition to the expansion of the Mahitou faith and doctrine, the Stareyshina are involved in ecumenism and interfaith dialog, charitable work, and the defense of lupine and other sentient being rights.

According to reformed doctrine, only lupines can hold the position of Stareyshina.

Laiatan Flag2.png Laiatanese Federation Laiatan Flag2.png
Main article: Laiatan
Important Topics: CultureLupineLaiatanese languageMahitouLaiatanese koronaDefense Forces
Government: CabinetFederation AssemblyFederal CouncilPeople's CouncilPresidentSupreme Federal CourtPolitical Parties
History: Pre-Mahigan LaiatanKingdom of LaiatanLaiatanese EmpireLaiatanese JuntaLaiatanese Federation
Important Figures (Past and Present): Yuliya SurkovaZakhar KreskovAleksey ZukovYuri IVKaterina INika AlkaevYura Lainov