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Rahmun is the Khemaran God of the Sun. He is worshipped broadly across southern Temiran in and around the Vatran Desert as the one true God.

Name
Rahmun is given many names by his adherents. In some areas, Rahmun is worshipped in his aspect as the Radiant One, for others, he is The Giver of The Law, and he is sometimes worshipped in his aspect as The Merciful.

Mythology
Rahmun is the God of the Heavens, though it is never stated explicitly in the scriptures whether he is the ultimate creator of the universe. He brought forth Humanity, and humanoid species such as humans and orcs, as well as their descendants, are regarded as "children of Rahmun".

Taming of the drakes
When Rahmun entered Vantowyn, he cast out the previous occupants in order to make room for his garden, where he would house his creations.

 The Drakes were a monstrous force of chaos that once dwelt in the garden. Rahmun did battle against these creatures, taming them and driving them out. The garden was good, and she sheltered all Rahmun's creatures. His people loved him, and lived happily bathing in the light of the sun he made for them.

There is some debate philosophically over whether or not the drakes in this section of The Law are metaphorical. There are drakes far to the north in Ak-Arra, but it is unknown whether they are the same as the drakes of scripture, are they merely descendants, or are completely unrelated.

The fall of Kamiyyah
Kamiyyah is a major figure of Rahmunian myth, viewed as an antagonistic force fallen from the grace of Rahmun. Kamiyyah is often depicted as a horned gnoll.

 Kamiyyah was once Rahmun's right hand. She served at his side as sword and shield. But in her heart, she grew envious of the praise that the people gave to the Radiant One. She was not content to be at his side.

And in her own reckless greed, she descended to The Garden, and began to boast of her own feats of strength. For had not she bested the drakes too? Where then, was her praise? She deserved it.

Rahmun saw this envy festering within his shield, within his bride, and he wept. The very sun he built for his children dimmed. He spoke to her, and tried to reclaim her heart, but she had already poisoned her mind against him.

As Rahmun offered his hand in peace to Kamiyyah, she bit into him with a beastial ferocity. She cracked the ground and tore a chunk of stones out of the very garden he had made, and cast it in the way of the light to block Rahmun's radiance and to smother his creation.

And Rahmun knew that she would never again be the shield at his side. So he cast her out of his radiance, and cursed her and her followers. If they would be so wicked and greedy as beasts, then it would be as beasts that they roamed through the garden that they ravaged. When Kamiyyah was cast out, so too were all of Rahmun's children.

But not without hope. Rahmun knew not all of his children were wicked. He knew that many among them would keep his tenets, and praise his name. And so he gave them The Law. And they would follow The Law, and one day, if they followed well, the sun might cease to burn them, and they each might regain entry into the paradise he made for them.

And so do Rahmun's faithful do battle against the adherents of Kamiyyah.

The "chunk of stones" mentioned here is a reference to how Dakovar came to be, which is seen as an ever-present reminder of Kamiyyah's spiteful envy. When it eclipses the sun, it is said that her beasts grow stronger in the absence of the sunlight.

Like Kamiyyah, many lesser gods are said to have broken from Rahmun out of envy. The stories of their incorporation are recorded as myths following the same pattern as Kamiyyah's descent. Not all of them were so consumed by their "wicked envy"; some are written as accepting Rahmun's hand, and standing back at his side.

The story of Kamiyyah's betrayal is not a warning against mercy or forgiveness.

Relationship between Rahmun and Kamiyyah
The canon scripture describes the relationship between Rahumn and Kamiyyah using many analogies that mirror a relationship between husband and wife. While not confirming that the two were ever married, versions of this story told outside of the scripture interpret this in many ways.

Kamiyyah's struggle against Rahmun demonstrates how envy, left to fester, destroys even the closest bonds.

Rahmunism
Worshippers of Rahmun view him as the one true God, with regional gods integrated into Rahmunism as lesser powers.

Early history
The title of Sun King has been used for the supreme ruler of Khemar since its unification and the founding of the Ur-Ket Dynasty around 2650 BC. Maqayim, the first Sun King and Rahmun's first prophet, was said to have been given a holy mandate to "shelter the faithful, until Kamiyyah is defeated by Rahmun and the pure of heart can finally come home."

Fourth era
The current Sun King is a merciful one. The punishment for defiance of the Sun King's will is harsh.

Beliefs
The cosmology is painted in a dichotomy between mercy and righteousness or greed and wickedness. At the core of the Khemaran faith is a cosmic struggle between light and dark. Perhaps fitting for a world with the sun always on one side, and the darkness always on the other.

Rahmun is order, juxtaposed against the primordial chaos.

Children of Rahmun
The founders of the faith were a coalition of orcs and humans, but most of the more Humanoid species are acknowledged as just another kind of child of Rahmun.

Gnolls are cast as he cursed of Kamiyyah (not that an individual Gnoll wouldn't be able to redeem itself).

There is theologian debate as to the wickedness of the living drakes. Many see them as agents of those same chaotic primordial drakes.

Death and afterlife
The faithful are guided by Rahmun back into Paradise as transcendant beings of spirit. The wicked are cast out to forever wander in the darkness of the void.

The Law
The Law is a long script recorded by Rahmun's first prophet, Maqayim.

This document is hard-coded in Khemaran society, and acts both as a religious canon and a civil constitution. The Law, while strict, offers forgiveness to those who freely admit their faults, and sincerely fight against the wicked envy that so utterly consumed Kamiyyah.

The biggest theological debates in Khemaran society revolve around what level of mercy is warranted.

Evangelization
Early evangelicals of Rahmunism attempted to assimilate the faith of others, rather than destroy them. Evangelizing focused less on convincing others that their deity is false, but more upon the idea that their deity, while powerful, is not as powerful as Rahmun; that it is inevitable that they will either accept Rahmun's truth, or be cast out of paradise forever. This made it easy for the early Khemarans to spread their faith, especially to less powerful peoples, who might be persuaded into alliance against the aggressive incursions of gnolls that live further inland.

Evangelization is not a mandate of Rahmun, and is practiced to different extents among his followers.