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 A monotheistic religion native to [[polemos:4th_age:factions:zulithan|Zulithan]] named after its chief prophet [[polemos:4th_age:characters:zulit|Zulit]], whose name came to mean //meditation//.
 Born in the darkness of the midnight dunes during the chaotic collapse of old [[polemos:2nd_age:factions:orises|Orises]], Zulit spent weeks at a time fasting in the wilderness.
-Over time he received revelations from a voice on the wind, building a philosophy to explain the fall of Orises and guide those that would listen to survive in the darkness.
+There he received revelations from a voice on the wind, which he called Sofia, or Wisdom.
-Zulit beliefs spread quickly and is practiced by most of the underclass of Zulithan.
+From those he began teaching a philosophy to explain the fall of Orises and guide those that would listen to survive in the growing darkness.
-Despite differences with the official [[Yahnvaism|Yahnvaistic]] faith of the elite, the pacifism of the Zulit and the caste system of Yahnvaism allowed for a lasting, if uneasy, co-existance.
+Zulit beliefs spread quickly afterwards, and is now practiced by most of the underclass of Zulithan.
+Despite differences with the official [[Yahnvaism|Yahnvaistic]] faith of the elite, the pacifism of the Zulit and the caste system of Yahnvaism has allowed for a lasting, if sometimes uneasy, co-existance.
 The major revelations of Zulit include:
-  - There is one God.
+  - There is one God, not many.
   - God is omniscient, omnipresent, omnipotent, and omnibenevolent.
-  - The collapse of the Low Kingdom was a judgement from God against Orises for enslaving His people.
   - The [[polemos:3rd_age:events:elesh_rebellion|Great War]] was a judgement against [[polemos:3rd_age:characters:elesh|Elesh]], who was an agent of the The Darkness.
+  - The collapse of the "Low Kingdom" was a judgement from God against Orises for joining Elesh's rebellion and enslaving His people.
   - Magic is a tool of Elesh.
   - It is the duty of the Zulithan to atone for their rebellion, to push back The Darkness until God brings The Light to save them.
-  - After bringing The Light, God will destroy the world in fire.
+  - This Light will purge the world with fire, and those who lived righteously will rise from the dead to live forever.