Zooloyoyo is a religion that began as an extension of the
Church of Keyera many years ago and is dedicated to Keyera’s husband,
Zoli. Zoli is a spirit believed to
embody order, strength, and stoicism. He is credited with having given mankind
the ability to build cities after Keyera taught them civilization. Zooloyoyo
began as a formal and highly ritualized version of the Keyeran rights. Its
rituals are extraordinarily complex, and it is notable for having an exclusive
and dedicated clergy.
The complexity and exclusivity of the rituals implies that
the followers of Zooloyoyo are a rather pious crowd. As a result, it tends to
attract a class of people who want to be seen as exclusive and pious: merchant
elites, up-and-coming nobles, and well-respected pillars of society. The ruling
Bakdunis family all purport of practice Zooloyoyo, since this enhances their
public image as good, pious folk, and lends to their credibility as
rulers. In truth, neither of these
pretenses holds up under even the slightest scrutiny.
Zooloyoyo is second in
following to Church of Keyera, and generally appeals to those who want more
structure to their religion. Every
follower of Zooloyoyo must undergo a litany of morning and evening prayers in
addition to lengthy weekly services and periodic holy days and auspicious
occasions. Zooloyoyo priests, who
are all men, don elaborate garb and are easily recognizable by all. Zooloyoyo is also a highly hierarchical
system, which keeps numerous aspects of its practice secret to all except the
most senior elders. As a result,
the religious organization is not effective for much except advancing the faith
and collecting tithes from the faithful (much of which is rumored to go to
family Bakdunis).
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