Ymje Asel

Background
Ymje Asel is a religion based in the deserts on the Asuryan continent and the country of Astus. It is centered around the Earth-Mother Ymje Turba and the Primordial Father Ma'an Alab, their union creates the essence of life and the creation story for the followers of Ymje Asel. The followers of Ymje Asel live a normal life, the rich gives donations to tempels and the poor gives food and a few coins of copper and silver.

History
In 2e 36 a prophet of The Holy Faith named Musa Al Yahid had a vision in his dreams by Ymje Turba, the earth-mother to convert and create a new religion in her name. He and some followers traveled to the city of Medin where they preached and wrote the holy scriptures now known as the holy seven. In his dreams Musa saw the Monolith and went on a long journey to the stone where he passed on, thus creating the formation of Ymje Asel and the tradition of pilgrimage to the Monolith.

Monolith
The Monolith is more commonly used today as a holy site to the religion of Ymje Asel, every year in the eight month of the year a pilgrimage to the Monolith is done by the most pious followers of Ymje Asel. The celebration is called Daw’ Nar which in common is “Firelight,” its commonly referred to as a light festival to celebrate the Monolith hasn’t signaled the foretold twelve.

Religion
Ymje Asel is a passive religion, they don't have a standing army but instead uses mages and sorcerers as their main military strength. They also have a strong connection to the desert tribes and the sultans of the great desert countries and Salamish. These desert tribes are devout followers of the Earth-mother and the most devout have pledged their life in servitude of the All-mother, granting the tempels of Ymje protection.

Ymje Asel is seen by some races as evil due to their former connection to the Cult of Scorpiel, one of the Zodiac Beast cults during AOD that offered mortals to Nox Nihil for power and safety. They have after AOD gone their own path but some races, such as Nihil-elves and dragon-kin see them as enemies to Terrum.

Priest and Priestesses of Ymje Asel have one of their eyes replaced with a golden eye, It's said that this gives them divine powers in divinity and enhancing their Seer powers.