Lonàkae

Lonàkae (Tilennan:, : ), is a philosophic religion with an estimated 70 million practitioners worldwide, known as Lònakeans. It is mainly practiced in the modern nation of Tilenno and various islands in the East Tethys, with large groups located in Arroyo-Abeille and Osorra near their borders with Tilenno. It is also found as a minority religion in various nations across Anterra.

The foundations of Lonàkae are believed to have been laid by Taumàsae of Umia, a Terukian philiospher who lived somewhere around 1600 BCE. However most practices trace their origin back to the revival in the 4th century BCE. It started out as a philosophic theory that coexisted with the Ancient Tilennan Pantheon, but later on became so popular that it replaced the pantheon altogether. Lonàkae has also drastically evolved over the ages, taking influences from Tilennan Astrology, East-Keshi religions and even some influences.

At its core Lonàkae relates everything back to the concept of ua, translated as balance. It is believed that everything exists between two extremes, which manifested themselves in kae, the sun, and lona, the ocean. Eventually the two extremes will become one and a state of eternal balance will be created. The goal of Lonàkae is therefore to live a balanced life as to reach this end state. How to reach this end state is explained in various tenets and rituals.

Worldview
Lonàkae states that when the world was created, everything was split into two extremes, which manifested themselves in Kae, the sun, and Lona, the ocean. Between these two there exists a struggle known as Daena, as they try to pull the world closer to their side. Within this Daena their exists Ua, or balance. This tug of war between the extremes is overseen by Bàja, or time, the ruler of the cosmos. Eventually as the two sides get worn out the extremes get closer together, until tehy become one in what is known as the Irae Uo, or Convergence of Balance.

The Two Extremes
The two extremes in Lonàkae are Kae, the sun, and Lona, the ocean. This also just so happen to br e the two major dieties of the Tilennan Pantheon, linking it clearly to its origin. The two extremes also have other atrributes linked to them. So is Kae, masculine, hot, light, dry, poor ... and Lona, feminine, cold, dark, wet, rich ... It is the clash known as Daena between these two that gave rise to the world we know, life could only exist because of the balance created by the tig if war between the extremes.

It is not hard to see where this idea originated. Tilenno is bordered by the Tethys Ocean in the west and the Kaesami desert in the east, while the only fertile land harboring society was the land of Perela stuck between these two extremes. The two extremes are therfore a literal explanation for the way the world was geographically structured.