Sepulcher of Light

The Sepulcher of Light is a major religion on the World Island. It is largest denomination of the Lux religion.

History
The Lux religion began in Altara with the prophet Eltor. First gaining traction in Altara in BC 30 and practiced by rebellious Altars against domination by the Aphadean Republic. When Eltor was killed by the Phadeans in AC 11, the religion had already spread into Worang and Da Vinci, both provinces of the now Phadean Empire.

Forms of Lux were practiced within Aphadea proper, but was heavily discouraged by the Phadean government. It was not until Empress Ines, the wife of the then-Crown Prince Rinicy VIII converted to Lux in AC 404. She began to study with Randar Poros, the most respected Lux cleric in Aphadea. During the persecution of Lux followers, Ines was discovered and tried in public, though she received a pardon by her father in law, the Emperor Rinicy VII. Her husband, Rinicy VIII passed toleration laws to Lux followers and his son, Rinicy IX was raised in Luxian, though he often kept the ancient rituals established in Aphadea. Rinicy IX last wife, Tana, the Empress Regnant, was also a Luxian, and under her strong leadership, she made the Lux religion the official religion of the Imperial Family, making Torgan Etal, the successor of Randar Poros, the Principal of Aphadea and constructing the Red Sepulcher as his seat.

The religion spread across the Phadean Empire and became the primary religion of the Phadean people. It also supplanted Erian animism as the primary religion of the Erian people.

The Sepulcher of Light has also faced numerous schisms, the most important being the North-South schism that began in 1500 when Manuel Shale, the King of the Wood, intended to marry for a second time while his Queen was incapacitated but not yet dead. The Principal of Aphadea, Ivan Igal, objected the marriage as contrary to Sepulcher law. Tor Radboud, the Prior of Cardenhill, supported the Principal, but he mysteriously died. The new prior, John Sentel, was a friend of Manuel, who accepted the marriage. This became the New Covenant. The New Covenant has since illegalized polygamy.

The Sepulcher has also had difficulty maintaining priests in Eria and many Erians do not follow the Sepulcher of Light but follow the Lux religion.

Theology
The Lux religion worships the God of Light or the Bright God as revealed through the prophet Eltor. The Bright God is not necessarily a "creator-god" but is believed to have "brightened" the universe into existence.