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Makaism (also Makaianism) is a polytheistic religion endemic to Kalam. It mainly centers around the veneration of idols representing natural forces whom themselves form part of the universe.

Wuray Maka

The Wuray Maka is the name given to the creation myth of Makaism. According to this myth, the world began as a formless expanse of infinite spirits. From the spirits emerged a singular entity named Maka. Makaism teaches that Maka is the consciousness born of the fundamental forces of the world, the avatar of the universe.

Recognizing the boundless chaos of the universe, Maka resolved to bring order and structure to it. Maka would first create a physical body from simple thought, then use use its hands to grasp at the void, creating space beyond itself. Maka would use its hands to separate time into linear sections which would facilitate our understanding of it.

When Maka was satisfied, it sat and starved itself to death.

Makamaka

From Maka's skull would emerge two beings, Maka-sarmi (Maka the woman) and Maka-qaru (Maka the man) while the rest of it's body formed the lesser gods. The skull's twins would use Maka's remaining flesh to sculpt the Earth, using Māka's pure blood to flood the world with water, therefore bringing life to it. The twins would make sure to look over Maka's children by splitting into two parts, Maka-Qaru would watch their bodies from a great in the sky, the sun, which contains one of his eye's at its core would survey humanity in the daytime. His other eye would remain within a great rock, the moon which would survey humanity trough the night while his second eye rested.

Maka-Qaru took it upon herself to protect humanity by turning to ash which would float in the daytime, the clouds who would shield them in the sky when they needed her. Maka-Qaru's body would glow and fly further in the night, when humans are most vulnerable. She would weigh eternal war against the earthly being's opponents.

The lesser gods

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-'''Makaism''' (also '''Makaianism''') is a polytheistic religion of monistic philosophy endemic to [[Kalam]]. It mainly centers around the veneration of natural powers and the universe itself.
+'''Makaism''' (also '''Makaianism''') is a polytheistic religion endemic to [[Kalam]]. It mainly centers around the veneration of idols representing natural forces whom themselves form part of the universe.
 = Wuray Maka =
-The Wuray Maka is the name given to the creation myth of Makaism. According to this myth, the world began as a formless expanse devoid of structure or meaning.  From the universe emerged a singular entity by the name of Maka. Makaism teaches that Maka is the consciousness born of the fundamental forces of the universe.
+The Wuray Maka is the name given to the creation myth of Makaism. According to this myth, the world began as a formless expanse of infinite spirits.  From the spirits emerged a singular entity named Maka. Makaism teaches that Maka is the consciousness born of the fundamental forces of the world, the avatar of the universe.
-Recognizing the boundless chaos of the universe, Maka resolved to bring order and structure to it. Maka would create a human-like body for itself and use its hands to grasp at the void, creating space. Maka would use its finger to trace a line across the world, creating time.
+Recognizing the boundless chaos of the universe, Maka resolved to bring order and structure to it. Maka would first create a physical body from simple thought, then use use its hands to grasp at the void, creating space beyond itself. Maka would use its hands to separate time into linear sections which would facilitate our understanding of it.
-When Maka was satisfied, it reached into its head and killed its physical form to evenly spread across the universe once more.
+When Maka was satisfied, it sat and starved itself to death.
 == Makamaka ==
-From Maka's corpse would emerge two beings, Maka-sarmi (Maka the woman) and Maka-qaru (Maka the man). The twins would use Maka's remaining flesh to sculpt the Earth, using their spit to flood the world with water, therefore bringing life to the world. The twins would sculpt a generation of living beings out of the mountains, deities which can be understood as lesser Makaian gods. The twins would then hold hands and dance until eventually dying of exhaustion, their flesh consumed by the earth and their bones giving birth to all animals and beasts that were to inhabit the world.
+From Maka's skull would emerge two beings, Maka-sarmi (Maka the woman) and Maka-qaru (Maka the man) while the rest of it's body formed the lesser gods. The skull's twins would use Maka's remaining flesh to sculpt the Earth, using Māka's pure blood to flood the world with water, therefore bringing life to it. The twins would make sure to look over Maka's children by splitting into two parts, Maka-Qaru would watch their bodies from a great in the sky, the sun, which contains one of his eye's at its core would survey humanity in the daytime. His other eye would remain within a great rock, the moon which would survey humanity trough the night while his second eye rested.
+Maka-Qaru took it upon herself to protect humanity by turning to ash which would float in the daytime, the clouds who would shield them in the sky when they needed her. Maka-Qaru's body would glow and fly further in the night, when humans are most vulnerable. She would weigh eternal war against the earthly being's opponents.
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-== The first generation ==
+== The lesser gods ==
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-The lesser gods, known as the "first generation", would be the ones to give birth to humanity as their offspring. The lesser gods were described as masters of all crafts and trades to exist, skills they would teach their human children so they may survive. Eventually, the first generation would die off, but their spirits would linger in the afterlife, where the now immortal gods would twist and morph into perfect masters of reality. Gods who where forgotten would drift to the dark corners of the afterlife and become demons, aimless spirits who stand against humanity. Worship and prayer serve to keep the gods' souls alive in the afterlife and naturally affect their respective realms of dominion. Out from Maka-Sarmi's corpse, her heart would rise and become the moon. Maka-Qaru's left eye would become the su, who watches over humanity's bodies, while his left eye would drift into the afterlife, where it would survey humanity's souls.