Golism (Regigigas)

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Golism (Regigigas)

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Special thanks to Stowaway for inspiration and ideas regarding this religion!

Golism
History: Golism in its current form appeared some time after Arceism, but evidence suggests that inactive Regigi have been worshipped by many early peoples preceding the formation of Arceism. The more contemporary form of Golism, as will be described, was formed at some point after or during the creation of religions around Kyogre and Groudon, as they feature in its central story.

Beliefs: The central story of Golism is as follows:

Long ago, all of the regions were connected in one mass super-region. All across this region, hundreds of Regigigas acted as judges, teachers, and protectors of early humans. It is said that Regigigas taught early humans how to farm, how to create tools and pottery, and they had the power to breathe life into their inanimate constructs. Regigigas (according to the story) are said to have been the ones to teach early humans how to create Golett and Golurk. For thousands of years, Regigigas benevolently lorded over them.

Disaster loomed on the horizon as Groudon and Kyogre awoke from their slumber. Groudon, contentious and disgruntled, was infuriated to see that the world had so much more ocean than land. Kyogre wouldn’t concede, and the two prepared for war. The Regigigas knew that a war between the two would mean an end to all life on the planet, and they were the only ones who could do anything about it. Using great ropes of their own design, the Regigigas of the world ripped apart the massive single region and dragged its pieces across the world, distributing them in different locations. This was enough to fool Groudon into believing that the balance between land and water had become more even. Satisfied, Groudon returned to his slumber, as did Kyogre. Life had been spared.

Unfortunately, the Regigigas had made the ultimate sacrifice. Nearly all of them perished in the attempt to tow the land. It took eight long days for any Regigigas to march back to their humans. Exhausted and close to death themselves, the remaining Regigigas used what little energy they could to create lesser golems—the Regice, Regirock, and Registeel, to act as guardians in their absence. Finally, the remaining Regigigas went to sleep.

Place of Worship:
Shrines have been built around inactive Regigigas by followers of this religion, and its followers try to make an annual pilgrimage to one of the shrines or temples to give thanks to the pixelmon they believe had saved the world. Additionally, there is a holiday in spring known simply as the Eight Days, which is an eight-day celebration to commemorate the sacrifice of the Regigigas, the eight days refer to the eight-day wait the people had to endure until they could learn if the Regigigas were successful or not.

For any further questions on this topic, ask a member of the Lore Team!
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