Difference between revisions of "Trelagism"

Before the Final Empire eradicated Trelagism, it was practiced primarily by a people known as the '''Nelazan'''. The Nelazan people lived in northern Scadrial, likely in close proximity to the planet's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctic_circle Arctic Circle]. Sazed notes that their winters had few hours of daylight, and their summers had few hours of darkness.{{book ref|mb1|9}} These extreme day-night cycles evidently factored into their religious beliefs. Little is known about the Nelazan themselves. Sazed considers them to be a "determined" people, as evidenced by their accomplishment of namingcounting and mapping every planet and major star in the night sky,{{book ref|mb1|9}}{{book ref|mb3|82}} and they apparently placed great value on the study of mathematics and astronomy--a trait which attracted Sazed to the religion personally.{{book ref|mb3|46}} Sazed doesn't, consider them to be very advanced, however.{{book ref|mb1|9}}

The original adherents of Trelagism were eliminated by the [[Lord Ruler]], however some [[Terris]] [[Keeper]]s were able to recover their star charts and record their beliefs,{{book ref|mb3|82}} and some Keepers even chose to practice the religion themselves.{{wob ref|388}} Trelagism was the fifth religion that Sazed offered to [[Vin]] not long after she joined [[Kelsier]]'s crew, hoping she would appreciate their mutual preference for the night.{{book ref|mb1|9}} Sazed later considered the religion for himself, but was discouraged by the lack of clarity that it offered.{{book ref|mb3|46}} After his [[Final Ascension|Ascension]], Sazed used the Trelagist star charts to return Scadrial to it's original orbit.{{book ref|mb3|82}}