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Cziela [tʂɻɪˈelɐ] is the name given to the religion practiced by the Meó. It is either derived from the ancient Herlucc religion, or from a common ancestor of the two. Either way, the Herlucc religion and philosophies have a major presence within the religion and culture of the Meó.

Five Constituents (Achyau)

A core belief of the Chziela religion is that everything in the universe is composed of one of five states of matter or "constituents", those five states being Wood, Metal, Air, Water, and Fire. Each of these elements has a 'representative' that are each considered sacred within the religion.

Categories	Amako	Akya	Akhe	Amiru	Aahko
Representative	Mako	The Wheel	Haki	Miru River	Ahko Tree
Form of life or Existence	Terrestrial	Manmade Animate Things	Aerial	Aquatic	Sapient, Fire itself
Realm	Natural Grounds	Manmade Grounds	Sky	Void	Stars
Element	Wood	Metal	Air	Water	Fire

(Note that Áhko's element is not wood as the Ahko Tree is not in fact a true tree, and is much more like a grass, and does not produce wood, it is fire as the tree is highly flammable and can explode on occasion.)

Fire also includes lightning, electricity, magic, and magnets.

Cziela beliefs stipulate that everything has a balance of all five constituents within them, even if one is only present at an infinitely small concentration.

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 Cziela [tʂɻɪˈelɐ] is the name given to the religion practiced by the Meó. It is either derived from the ancient [[Herlucc]] religion, or from a common ancestor of the two. Either way, the Herlucc religion and philosophies have a major presence within the religion and culture of the Meó.
-== Five Deities (Acyau) ==
+== Five Constituents (Achyau) ==
-A core tenet is the worship of five deities considered central to Meó identity. Five is also an incredibly sacred number to the Meó. The Cziela religion is deeply embedded within Meó culture to the point that the line between Cziela and Meó culture is often incredibly blurred. The five deities are as follows;
+A core belief of the Chziela religion is that everything in the universe is composed of one of five states of matter or "constituents", those five states being Wood, Metal, Air, Water, and Fire. Each of these elements has a 'representative' that are each considered sacred within the religion.
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 !Aahko
 |-
-!Deity of
+!Representative
 |[[Mako]]
 |The Wheel
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 |[[Ahko Tree]]
 |-
-!Form of life
+!Form of life or Existence
 |Terrestrial
+|Manmade Animate Things
 |Aerial
-|Mystical/Haki
 |Aquatic
-|Sapient
+|Sapient, Fire itself
 |-
 !Realm
-|Ground
+|Natural Grounds
+|Manmade Grounds
 |Sky
-|Haki
 |Void
 |Stars
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 |Wood
 |Metal
-|Air/Life (Czie)
+|Air
 |Water
 |Fire
 |}
-(Note that Áhko's element is not wood as the Ahko Tree is not in fact a true tree, and is much more like a grass, and does not produce wood.)
+(Note that Áhko's element is not wood as the Ahko Tree is not in fact a true tree, and is much more like a grass, and does not produce wood, it is fire as the tree is highly flammable and can explode on occasion.)
-At birth every child is assigned one of the five deities. People are addressed by varying forms of honorifics based on their deity. Although all deities have an associated tribe, this does not necessarily mean that an individual of a tribe must have their associated deity, quite the opposite in fact, with every tribe having a decent portion of each of the deities. Some Meó may choose to contact an advisor when assigning a deity, although this is coming increasingly less common in the modern Meó society.
+Fire also includes lightning, electricity, magic, and magnets.
-In relation to immigrants or assimilated people, it is common practice to be assigned one of the five deities by a spiritual leader.
+Cziela beliefs stipulate that everything has a balance of all five constituents within them, even if one is only present at an infinitely small concentration.