Elestaarianism
Elestaarianism is the worship of the God of Good Thought, considered the highest and most righteous of all divine beings. It is a strongly dualist faith, with an emphasis on promoting Good and combating Evil through a combination of good deeds, correct thoughts, and truth speaking. Elestaarians have an overall positive and energetic worldview, considering themselves true partners of the God as they help It to bring about the ultimately inevitable triumph of the Good upon Avaria.
| Deity | The God of Good Thought ("Hama Zabadi") |
| Texts | The Burning Word |
| Founder | Elestaari |
| Community | Elestaarians |
| Symbols | A flame set within a triangle |
| Origin | Irzal |
| Ritual Language | Irzali |
| Focus | Truth, good deeds, order, illumination, fire |
| Most Sacred Site | Nalu Hamzada, the Eternal Flame |
Scripture
The Burning Word
The collection of prayers, hymns, and meditations called The Burning Word is the chief scripture of Elestaarianism. It is not a text of strict revelation like the Song of God followed by the Azadi, in which the verses were revealed in their fullness to the Prophet al-Azad and are considered directly to be the word of the One True God. The Burning Word is considered instead to be inspired -- written according to the true knowledge granted by Hama Zabadi, but according to the mode of expression devised by its mortal writers -- thus perfectly illustrating the classic Elestaarian partnership between the God of Good Thought and Its helpers.
Much of The Burning Word was written by Elestaari herself, but other portions of it were composed by her disciples, and by their disciples in turn. Its prayers and hymns extoll the Goodness of Hama Zabadi and the world It created, praise truth and good works, and exalt the necessary partnership between God and humankind. Other portions of the text describe various Elestaarian rituals, outline proper belief and practice, and tell of the ultimate triumph of Good.
Unfortunately significant portions of The Burning Word have been lost to posterity due to periodic bouts of suppression of Elestaarianism following Irzal's conquest by the Sirdabi Caliphate, and more generally due to the decline of the faith as a whole over the centuries.