Raiwlawism

Origin

Raiwlawism likely has some roots in Tebua, where it may have interacted with Edetan Mythology. This is most prominently seen in its creation story, which has many parallel themes with the Edetan creation story. At some point, it was picked up by some of the earliest descendants of the green and purple haired Raiwlawbiwmtë. It is unknown where the Raiwlawbiwmtë people came from, but at some point they migrated near the western slopes of Tebua and converted to this oral tradition. After they were forced westwards, they migrated all the way until the Shattered Islands and created many new oral tales of heroism and sacrifice along the way. From there, the oral tradition deepened for almost a millenium until most of them were forced southwards into Unuvun by the Htaevic peoples.

As more than a hundred thousand Raiwlawbiwmtë were rapidly displaced into rainy Unuvun, they had trouble adapting their agriculture, architecture and dress to the new land. They began desperately worshiping the sun god and the rice paddy god in order to make it through the cold, the rain, and the many famines that swept through the early Raiwlawbiwmtë settlements. As the people gradually settled into the new island over the decades, life calmed down and they began to appreciate the abundant rain, water and massive redwoods in Unuvun. This led them to develop elaborate rituals surrounding canals, rice paddies and burning tree leaves. But the early yearning for the sun had left its mark and to this day, the sun god remains vitally important in Raiwlawism.