Theian Native Faith

Sacred Faith of the Theian Divinity
Orientation	Pagan
Aliases	Sacred Faith of the Theian Divinity Theian Native Faith
Gods	Aeneas Aireskoi Hecate Minerva Nihilantis Pilirin Tenno Triton Varuna
Demigods	Several, including: Theta Istaran Miraak (purportedly)
Monotheism or Polytheism	Polytheism
Sects	Teijanism Tritonism Genian Folk Religion (disputed)
Locational Information
Holy Land	Aethra Aquilae Baiame Candra Ekhelye (Formerly) Eostre Gensokyo (Formerly) Kanar Lilaci'ah Nislandian Range Superorganism Treimaria
Name of Religious Building	Temple
Architecture	Traditional
Areas of Belief	Theia Doluro
Important Individuals
Membership Count	~170 Million
Historical Information
Founded	4401 BCE
Succeeded By	Teijanism
Alignment

The Sacred Faith of the Theian Divinity, sometimes known as the Theian Native Faith, is an umbrella term used to describe the religions practiced by Theian Natives, worshipping and believing in the teachings of The Nine Gods of Theia and various other minor deities. The religion evolved from a series of individual, localised, monotheistic faiths that coalesced into the worship of an evolving pantheon of nine gods, across the traditional nine domains of Theia that they ruled over as "archons", or "god-kings". Inhabitants of each domain swore fealty to their archon, while revering other archons to a lesser extent. The faith persisted beyond the initial deaths of the gods at the hands of the Theian Cataclysm, and is still a widely practiced religion today.

There are sects distinct from the "Sacred Faith" in many ways - for example, the Genian Folk Religion reveres Tenno as the archon of Gensokyo (as does the Sacred Faith), but they are purely monotheistic, whereas Tritonism reveres Triton as a leader of a separate, more diverse pantheon, not as an archon. Teijanism is a syncretic religious movement that holds the Nine in equal reverence, and is described as an attempt to revive the Sacred Faith as it was before the Cataclysm, albeit aspects of it are erroneous.

The Nine

"The Nine" is a term that refers to the nine gods (or more appropriately archons, as they were god-rulers or "god-kings") that presided over Theia before the Cataclysm. Out of the nine that were alive at the beginning of the Theian Cataclysm (and who returned during the Divine Resurgence), at least three are "original gods", that is, they hail from Theia and have presided over their domain since its inception. Others came into the position through the death of a previous god, or in the special cases of Tenno and perhaps Minerva, having not been from Theia at all. Out of all known archons, only three are confirmed to still be alive - Tenno, Minerva, and Hecate. It it is perhaps likely that the others are alive on the planet Eos, albeit they have not made any contact nor has there been any search to contact them.

The Archons and their Dominions at the time of the Cataclysm

Icon	Archon	Region	Quality
	Aireskoi	Kanar	War
	Pilirin	Baiame	Life
	Tenno	Gensokyo	Peace
	Minerva	Eostre	Rebirth
	Triton	Treimaria	Freedom
	Aeneas	Aethra	Devotion
	Hecate	Lilaci'ah	Diplomacy
	Varuna	Candra	Morality
	Nihilantis	Aquilae	Intuition

Other known Archons of Theia, and their Dominions

Icon	Archon	Region	Quality	Notes
	Triton	Ekhelye	Persistence	Triton's domain moved from Ekhelye to Treimaria before the Cataclysm.
	Miraak	Aethra	???	Believed to have been usurped by Aeneas. May have been an original god.
	Istaran	Ekhelye	???	Acted in Nihilantis' capacity within Ekhelye, succeeding him during the brief divine resurgence
	Theta	None	???	Succeeded Tenno during the brief divine resurgence

Sacred sites

There are many sites and monuments dedicated to the Theian Native Faith - one of the most recognisable are the Statues of the Nine scattered across Theia that depict the gods.

Statues of the Nine

Image	Subject	Region	Status	Notes
	All except Varuna, Hecate and Triton	Alsavaeid City	Intact	Post-cataclysm construction
	Pilirin	New Senkai City / Erimos	Intact	Post-cataclysm construction
	Pilirin	Anticelenderis	Intact	Pre-cataclysm construction
	Pilirin	Kisvrik	Intact	Pre-cataclysm construction
	Nihilantis	Aquila	Destroyed	Destroyed after the Divine Resurgence
	Aeneas	Paraleis	Intact	Pre-cataclysm construction
	Pilirin	Zelenaya Dolina	Intact	Pre-cataclysm construction, but has been edited
	Tenno	Sanctus	Destroyed	Destroyed after the Divine Resurgence