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{{quote|There had been a people known as the Nelazan. They had worshipped the stars, had called them the Thousand Eyes of their god, Trell, watching them.|Sazed recalls the followers of Trelagism during the Final Ascension}}
 
'''Trelagism''' was a religion on [[Scadrial]] practiced by the [[Nelazan]] before the [[Ascension of the Lord Ruler]] and the establishment of the [[Final Empire]].{{book ref|mb1|9}}
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{{quote|There had been a people known as the Nelazan. They had worshiped the stars, had called them the Thousand Eyes of their god, Trell, watching them.|Sazed recalls the followers of Trelagism during the Final Ascension{{book ref|mb3|82}}}}
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'''Trelagism''' was a religion on [[Scadrial]] that worshiped the god '''Trell'''. It was primarily practiced by the [[Nelazan]] people before the [[Ascension of the Lord Ruler]] and the establishment of the [[Final Empire]].{{book ref|mb1|9}}
   
 
== Beliefs ==
 
== Beliefs ==
Trelagism was a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dualism dualist] religion named after the god '''Trell'''. Trell's opposite was '''Nalt''', and the two were believed to be brothers. Trelagists believed that night was beautiful and daylight was profane. During the night, Trelagists were able to see the Thousand Eyes of Trell (the stars) watching over them. During the day, Nalt, jealous of the worship given to his brother, would shine his single eye (the sun) on the land, blocking Trelagists from seeing Trell's eyes. Despite Nalt's attempts to outshine his brother, the Trelagists believed that Trell continued to watch over them during the day.{{book ref|mb1|9}}
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Trelagism was a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dualism dualist] religion named after the god '''Trell'''. Trell's opposite was '''Nalt''', and the two were believed to be brothers. Trelagists believed that night was beautiful and daylight was profane. During the night, Trelagists were able to see the "Thousand Eyes of Trell" (the stars) watching over them. Jealous of the worship given to his brother, Nalt would shine his single eye (the sun) on the land during the day, blocking Trelagists from seeing Trell's eyes. Despite Nalt's attempts to outshine his brother, the Trelagists believed that Trell continued to watch over them during the day.{{book ref|mb1|9}}
   
 
Their beliefs concerning the afterlife are described by [[Sazed]] as "almost whimsical," and their doctrine in general was left intentionally ambiguous on many issues in order to allow followers to "discover truth for themselves." Adherents were encouraged to pray to Trell, and believed that their god would respond to petitions.{{book ref|mb3|46}}
 
Their beliefs concerning the afterlife are described by [[Sazed]] as "almost whimsical," and their doctrine in general was left intentionally ambiguous on many issues in order to allow followers to "discover truth for themselves." Adherents were encouraged to pray to Trell, and believed that their god would respond to petitions.{{book ref|mb3|46}}
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=== Post-Catacendre ===
 
=== Post-Catacendre ===
Trelagism may have diverged from its original beliefs after the [[Catacendre]]. [[Miles Dagouter]], [[Edwarn Ladrian]], and others are self-proclaimed followers of [[Trellism]],{{book ref|mb4|11}}{{book ref|mb6|29}} which they believe traces its roots to the religion of Trelagism as described in the [[Words of Founding]].{{book ref|mb4|11}} The true relationship between Trelagism and Trellism is unclear.{{wob ref|3183}}
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Trelagism may have diverged from its original beliefs after the [[Catacendre]]. [[Miles Dagouter]], [[Edwarn Ladrian]], and others are self-proclaimed followers of [[Trell_(Trellism)|Trellism]],{{book ref|mb4|11}}{{book ref|mb6|29}} which they believe traces its roots to the religion of Trelagism as described in the [[Words of Founding]].{{book ref|mb4|11}} The true relationship between Trelagism and Trellism is unclear.{{wob ref|3183}}
   
 
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Latest revision as of 17:24, 6 August 2019

Jofwu/Trelagism
Related to Trell
World of Origin Scadrial
Universe Cosmere

There had been a people known as the Nelazan. They had worshiped the stars, had called them the Thousand Eyes of their god, Trell, watching them.

—Sazed recalls the followers of Trelagism during the Final Ascension[1]

Trelagism was a religion on Scadrial that worshiped the god Trell. It was primarily practiced by the Nelazan people before the Ascension of the Lord Ruler and the establishment of the Final Empire.[2]

Beliefs[edit]

Trelagism was a dualist religion named after the god Trell. Trell's opposite was Nalt, and the two were believed to be brothers. Trelagists believed that night was beautiful and daylight was profane. During the night, Trelagists were able to see the "Thousand Eyes of Trell" (the stars) watching over them. Jealous of the worship given to his brother, Nalt would shine his single eye (the sun) on the land during the day, blocking Trelagists from seeing Trell's eyes. Despite Nalt's attempts to outshine his brother, the Trelagists believed that Trell continued to watch over them during the day.[2]

Their beliefs concerning the afterlife are described by Sazed as "almost whimsical," and their doctrine in general was left intentionally ambiguous on many issues in order to allow followers to "discover truth for themselves." Adherents were encouraged to pray to Trell, and believed that their god would respond to petitions.[3]

History[edit]

Classical Scadrial[edit]

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 Arctic Circle. Sazed notes that their winters had few hours of daylight, and their summers had few hours of darkness.[2] 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 naming every star in the night sky,[2] and they apparently placed great value on mathematics and astronomy--a trait which attracted Sazed to the religion personally.[3]

The Final Empire[edit]

The original adherents of Trelagism were eliminated by the Lord Ruler, however some Terris Keepers were able to recover their star charts and record their beliefs,[1] and some Keepers even chose to practice the religion themselves.[4] Trelagism was the fifth religion that Sazed offered to Vin not long after she joined Kelsier's crew.[2] Sazed later considered the religion for himself, but was discouraged by the lack of clarity that it offered.[3] After his Ascension, Sazed used the Trelagist star charts to return Scadrial to it's original orbit.[1]

Post-Catacendre[edit]

Trelagism may have diverged from its original beliefs after the Catacendre. Miles Dagouter, Edwarn Ladrian, and others are self-proclaimed followers of Trellism,[5][6] which they believe traces its roots to the religion of Trelagism as described in the Words of Founding.[5] The true relationship between Trelagism and Trellism is unclear.[7]

Cosmere[edit]

There is no substantial link between Trelagism and the dualist religion of the Purelakers concerning Nu Ralik and Vun Makak.[8] It is unclear whether the god Nalt has any connection to the planet Nalthis.[9]

Notes[edit]

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