Faith of the Chant

An important aspect of Alberean culture is faith in what is called 'the Chant', which has become a more and more dominant religion since the forming of the Alberean Empire. The faith of the Chant is an atheistic religion which proclaims that there are no creators or 'gods' besides certain mortals with divine souls that already roam (and always have roamed) the plains of Alberea specifically.



Seraphim
These divine 'visitors' to the world of Toussaint, also known as 'seraphim', are believed to be of angelic heritage from a heavenly realm referred to by believers of the Chant as 'the Chantry'. However, the lives of the seraphim as mortals on Toussaint is not a blessing per se. It is believed that the seraphim are sent away from the heavenly Chantry (where they wish to remain eternally singing celestial hymns), burdened to better the mortal world while they remain there in their mortal forms with no memory of their heavenly lives prior to their descent. The seraphim are believed by followers of the Chant to possess divine insight into how the mortal world should be structured, as well as carrying artistic talent meant to brighten up the drab, mortal plane of existance. In this sense, the faith of the Chant does not believe in a single creator, but a continuous, eternal string of heavenly creators. The Chant holds all of such celestial souls to be worthy of equal worship, though only Alberean humans are ever considered seraphim (and subsequently only Albereans follow the faith of the Chant).

Afterlife
When an Alberean human dies, it is believed their soul 'returns' to the Chantry on the celestial plane of existance to sing eternally the hymns of creation. Those who devoutly believe in the Chant live their lives in anticipation to this moment of transition. Though it might appear as if this view of life as 'existential burden' might cause the Alberean followers of the Chant to not care for earthly life or order, it in fact inspires action above all else through the sense of a 'divine mission'. The seraphim are sent with a specific goal, after all: the betterment of the mortal plane and the spread of celestial artistry and song. When they fail in this missive, it is not that they are to expect judgment from a godly entity (after all, there is none), but rather silent judgment from their peers.