Blind God

The Blind God, the religion is sometimes referred to the Path of the Blind God​, seeing as most references to life is made by talking of walking the path. The moon is thought to be the embodiment of the Blind God, as he chases the sun in a neverending cycle.

​Mythology
In the beginning the Blind God created the world in his mind and cast it out onto a large ocean to form the world as we know it. He created the Sun, but it strayed away from him because it feared he might extinguish her for burning parts of what is now knows as Merenor.

The Blind God wanted company, and since the Sun didn't like his company he cried and from his tears came the first humans, and he formed them to his liking: they needed arms to bear things, legs for moving, a mouth and teeth for ingestion, and innards to keep everything functioning. He decided they did not need eyes, because even though he was prouds of the world he had created it was still a crude place full of violence.

Despite his attempt to shield his children from the cruelty of life by sparing them from the burden of vision they came crying to him that they could not rely solely on smell and hearing. The Blind God was heartstruck when he heard the plea of his children and instantly carved out his own eyes and offered them to his children. At first they could not accept his sacrifice, but he insisted stating that it hurt him too much to see his children suffer.

When they finally received the gift of eyesight they still were left in the dark for the Sun was hiding in had now become a sandy landscape, barren of almost all life. Ashamed that they had already asked enough from the Blind God, they pleaded him to bring the sun closer to them, and so he chased the sun and placed it directly above them. Many were blinded by the sheer force the sun radiated onto them and cried out in pain. The Blind God knew what he had to do, and set forth to endlessly chase the sun so that his children could rest their eyes every now and then.

​Solstice
Solstices are thought of to resemble that the Blind God finally caught up with his daughter, the Sun, and they finally get to spend time together before parting and continuing their unending chase. During a solstice there will be lots of drinking and dancing, and people will cover their eyes with blindfolds with painted eyes on them to praise the Blind God.