Lupinossai Beliefs:
It is often asked if Lupinossai have a religion. The answer is no. Religion is a set of rules for worshiping some higher being to be upheld to obtain grace, miracles, blessings, or entry to some nirvana. The deities of the Lupinossai walk among the Lupes. Many are quite mortal in their acts and thoughts, and none of them depend on followers or worshipers to feed or sustain their deity powers. Being a race created by science and humans, the Lupinossai view religions as a waste of time or not applicable to themselves.
What the Lupinossai encourage each other to do is to meditate and to listen to the energy about them. Lupinossai hold the soul as precious second to life. Much of the magic used by Lupinossai resonates and uses the energy from the soul. Many souls of those departed have remained to teach and instruct from jeweled shrines known as soul gems. Most of these reside in the Soul Garden. Many souls have expressed a strong desire to aid their loved ones and will even inhabit a weapon or armor to help defend them.
During the Spiritor Wars, many souls were unwillingly ripped from the bodies of many Lupinossai and placed within suits of armor to create bodiless soldiers or to fuel deadly magical spells. The Den of Wolf was nearly wiped out during this war as many Lupes lost their souls. To this day, the taking of a soul, or the use of a soul for a weapon is taboo.
Therefore, honoring the souls of the departed and understanding the energy about them is the primary belief of the Lupinossai. They do believe in karma as well as rebirth. Revival of a dead one is considered taboo and an affront to the natural flow of life.
It is often asked if Lupinossai have a religion. The answer is no. Religion is a set of rules for worshiping some higher being to be upheld to obtain grace, miracles, blessings, or entry to some nirvana. The deities of the Lupinossai walk among the Lupes. Many are quite mortal in their acts and thoughts, and none of them depend on followers or worshipers to feed or sustain their deity powers. Being a race created by science and humans, the Lupinossai view religions as a waste of time or not applicable to themselves.
What the Lupinossai encourage each other to do is to meditate and to listen to the energy about them. Lupinossai hold the soul as precious second to life. Much of the magic used by Lupinossai resonates and uses the energy from the soul. Many souls of those departed have remained to teach and instruct from jeweled shrines known as soul gems. Most of these reside in the Soul Garden. Many souls have expressed a strong desire to aid their loved ones and will even inhabit a weapon or armor to help defend them.
During the Spiritor Wars, many souls were unwillingly ripped from the bodies of many Lupinossai and placed within suits of armor to create bodiless soldiers or to fuel deadly magical spells. The Den of Wolf was nearly wiped out during this war as many Lupes lost their souls. To this day, the taking of a soul, or the use of a soul for a weapon is taboo.
Therefore, honoring the souls of the departed and understanding the energy about them is the primary belief of the Lupinossai. They do believe in karma as well as rebirth. Revival of a dead one is considered taboo and an affront to the natural flow of life.