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== Worldview ==

== Worldview ==

The world is viewed as a dish, a flat disc, that is connected to the celestial realm by an infinite staircase ("Quun Tirtoir" in [[Thonthal]]). Creatures descend the staircase and upon reaching the dish get born as animals or humans. When a creature dies, it ascends the staircase to return to the celestial realm. Therefore, each creature's life is just an incarnation of their soul in the material world. However, none will ever return, because the staircase is infinite. Therefore, by the time one reaches the celestial realm, this world will end. This posits the idea that each person can experience life on Ahldorae just once, which makes life precious.

The world is viewed as a dish, a flat disc, that is connected to the celestial realm by an infinite staircase ("Quun Tirtoir" in [[Thonthal]]). Creatures descend the staircase and upon reaching the dish get born as animals or humans. When a creature dies, it ascends the staircase to return to the celestial realm. Therefore, each creature's life is just an incarnation of their soul in the material world. However, none will ever return, because the staircase is infinite. Therefore, by the time one reaches the celestial realm, this world will end. This posits the idea that each person can experience life on [[Ephius]] just once, which makes life precious.

The celestial realm is the feast of gods. There are many worlds, each is its own dish. The difference between the divine and the worldly is that everything worldly is finite and mortal, whereas the divine is infinite and eternal.

The celestial realm is the feast of gods. There are many worlds, each is its own dish. The difference between the divine and the worldly is that everything worldly is finite and mortal, whereas the divine is infinite and eternal.

Quun Tirtoir can be understood as both a metaphysical and a physical entity. Complex theology surrounds the issue, with the majority of believers siding with a more metaphysical and ''elusive'' nature of the staircase, where elusiveness means that Quun Tirtoir, while actually existing in physical form, cannot be found as being in a particular set of coordinates.

Quun Tirtoir can be understood as both a metaphysical and a physical entity. Complex theology surrounds the issue, with the majority of believers siding with a more metaphysical and ''elusive'' nature of the staircase, where elusiveness means that Quun Tirtoir, while actually existing in physical form, cannot be found as being in a particular set of coordinates.

A number of fundamentalist sects known as [[followers of lolion|Seekers]] treat Quun Tirtoir as a strictly non-elusive entity, which means that it can actually be located. Seekers have gained notoriety over the centuries due to their sectarian violence, as well as an uncompromising view of non-elusive branches being a conspiracy to possibly hide the true location of the infinite staricase. A more moderate reading of the concept also exists.

A number of fundamentalist sects known as [[followers of Lolion|Seekers]] treat Quun Tirtoir as a strictly non-elusive entity, which means that it can actually be located. Seekers have gained notoriety over the centuries due to their sectarian violence, as well as an uncompromising view of non-elusive branches being a conspiracy to possibly hide the true location of the infinite staricase. A more moderate reading of the concept also exists.