Rleasism

Rleásism (Faithless) is a counter religion that believes in the Material Will--a Will brought about by the selfish desires of man over time. They follow the Demon Norinn as their main god, as he is the only known deity to use the Material Will.

They believe in the ability to take whatever one can take, and use rituals to steal the Wills of others, thereby grafting them onto themselves. However, these rituals often do not go as planned, and always kill the victims. Sometimes, body parts are transferred with Wills, giving the ritual casters multiple limbs or torsos. In those cases, they often survive. However, when an extra heart or section of brain is transferred, the ritual caster often dies as well.

In theory, the ritual is supposed to be conducted in the following manner:

A person with an unusually strong Will is identified. The ritual casters go to that person's home and tie them down to prevent fighting back or running. If there are multiple people in the home at the time, they are either killed, or are included in the ritual to graft their Will as well. A seven pointed star, the religion's main symbol, is drawn on the floor around the victim. Then, the ritual caster calls upon the Material Will, and places one or two hands against the place on the victim's body where their Will originates (i.e. back of the head for creativity, heart for passion, etc). Using the force of the Material Will, the victim's Will is drawn out of their body in the form of their Will's natural element (electricity for the limbs, water for the stomach, etc.) and transferred into the body of the ritual caster.

Once finished, the victim is dead and the ritual caster now possesses an abstraction of the person's original Will. Similar in strength, though less controlled. Afterwards, the site is cleaned up and the bodies removed to be burned, hiding all evidence.

History
Rleasism was said to have been started by the Demon Norinn in the year 4382, and was spread by King Tacha Aragain.