Culture

Id religion centers the creative and spiritual power of an individual's capacity to dream. Restfulness is only a secondary measure of a good sleep. Having many dreams, especially long dreams that contain a narrative, are proof of the healing properties of sleep. Certain scents are more likely to induce dreams, so scented products and decorative objects are highly prized and kept close to where the believer sleeps.

The role of the nginy, or dream guide, is very important in dream spirit ceremonies. Nginy are highly respected members of the community. While not mandatory, it is a sign of respect to avert one's gaze from making eye contact with one, so as not to influence the dreamer's unique contributions to their dreams.

Public Agenda

Once a believer has obtained a dream spirit, that dream spirit will continue to exist within the body, sharing it with the original soul. The dream spirit is usually accessible in further dreams or through partaking in umgyutnee. The exact role that the dream spirit plays in the believer's life varies wildly, but it is the public agenda of Id believers to put everyone in touch with and awaken their dream spirit.

Assets

Because of the role of umgyutnee in the process of practicing Id, there is a communal farm of the plant and community members contribute to the raising and harvesting, Nyokumgyutnee.

History

Before the Raron Dry Age, a Rarite named Kyitum began to receive visions in the form of strange dreams of Lake Raro running entirely dry, leaving only pockets of salt and dried cracked mud. Kyitum tried to inform others of what xe was seeing, sure that they were an omen, but no one believed xem.

When Lake Raro really started to dry up, people turned to Kyitum to see if there was an answer that would return the sea back to its previous heights. Kyitum used umgyutnee to put xemself into a trance and discovered the zodiac, ushaadfaay. The six animals came to Kyitum and became xer dream spirits, accompanying xem even in waking life.

Still, the Lake stayed dry.

Mythology & Lore

The Id faith incorporates the new dreams of new believers regularly into the mythology of the religion, so it is ever changing and developing, but a staple of the mythology is that of the three elements and the zodiac, ushaadfaay.

The three elements of the Id faith are salt, water, and air. These elements are important in magical rituals, such as the partaking of umgyutnee. While the three are considered equally important to consider, salt is considered the dominant element.

There are six animals in the Id zodiac, each with associated qualities and magical abilities. During a dream, one knows that it is an Id dream (not only from the dank smell of umgyutnee in the air) because of the presence or visitation of one of the animals of the zodiac. Each animal has a primary element and a secondary element associated with them.

Worship

Umgyutnee plants are grown by many people in Raro and neighboring cities, so acquiring the material is not hard; however, it is expected that the umgyutnee plant has never before been used specifically to invoke Id dream visions. Reusing the same plant is disrespectful to the dream spirit and the dreamer.

Most worship takes place in individual practitioner's homes. The nginy, guide, will arrive and will began arranging a mat on the ground surrounded by salt and splashes of water while the dreamer partakes in umgyutnee. The dreamer is then helped to lie down, and the nginy waits for the dream spirit to appear.