Theology

There are many different theologies in Xah Satheth

Alaezian
The Alaezian theology is detailed in Alaezian Pantheon

New Alaezian
The New Alaezian theology, codified by The Theocracy states that God is definitely a living, but immortal and divine being, while this was generally accepted in previous eras it was never strictly codified. It is now regulated, and all art representing God has been limited to the standard types. God is superior to, and separate to, the daemons.

Dwarven
The dwarves believe that God is not real, and that the daemons are manifestations of elemental energy which can be harnessed and controlled. The dwarves of Zanesterios built contraptions to harness them, the greatest of which was Grand Magnum Ohm, which is in Dorean Gnosis.

Some dwarves are more superstitious, and wear "daemon catchers", little lenses on a chain around their neck which they believe have the power to give the dwarves more control over daemons' elements.

Gudromi
The Gudromi do not worship God as a being, but believe that the daemons all combine to become God, and God is all of the daemons at once. They treat the daemons like spirits, and worship them in temples not unlike the old Alaezian way, except that they do not pay homage to or build images to God. Many Gudromi reject the sanctity of the divine emperors.

Elven
The elves believe that it is sacreligious to use the power of daemons to support mortal creations, believing that it traps them and saps them of power. Some elves believe in God, thinking that God cannot act on Xah Satheth while its power is being sapped by the tapping of divine magic through wonders and monuments, while others reject the belief that God exists, instead believing that if all daemons are set free from the tapping of divine magic, they will come to Xah Satheth in physical form.

Elves commonly believe that the coming of Alshereer was punishment for the humans' abuse of the daemons. Some elves are wont to destroy monuments tapping divine power since The Fall, calling themselves Iconoclasts.

Lakelander
Lakelanders combine dwarven and Alaezian theology. They believe that God can be contacted through mechanical contraptions.

The theology is still very experimental, and there is no agreement on a proper canon. Study and debate are encouraged, and many Lakelander wizards consider themselves more scientists than priests, but are looked upon by followers of purist dwarven theology with contempt, as charlatans.