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{{Archive|status=done|religion}}[[File:TheHoleTheHoleFromGroundLevel.png|thumb|Picture of The Hole from aboveground level.]]

The church of The Hole Under the Sun (THUtS) is an emergent religion originating from [[Archive:Gaushan|Gaushan]]. THUtS was formed from the merging of two religions, The church of The Hole and The church of Aik. THUtS has followers throughout [[Archive:Alathra|Alathra]] with the majority of followers concentrated in [[Archive:Gaushan|Gaushan]]. THUtS is the official religion of [[Archive:Stahlfaust|Stahlfaust]].

Prayer is the secondary form of worship practiced by followers of THUtS. Prayer is conducted by touching bare skin to bedrock and willing thoughts to pass into the bedrock through the worshiper's point of contact. For most followers of THUtS, prayer only allows for one way communication with the bedrock. Only a select few, most notably [[Archive:Saint Bean|Saint Bean]], are believed to able to receive thoughts from the bedrock.

The Hole is the most prominent and original site, located in [[Archive:Stahlfaust|Stahlfaust]], which all subsequent sites are named after. Followers of THUtS are known to make a pilgrimage to The Hole at least once in their lifetime, though many make the pilgrimage more than once. It is believed that the bedrock's power is strongest at The Hole.

Other than The Hole, there are two official sites of The Hole. One is located in Viridian Market, [[Archive:Stahlfaust|Stahlfaust]], and the other is located in Kais Jerriko, [[Archive:Arcadian Altanate|Arcadian Altanate]].

Other unofficial sites exist in [[Archive:Alathra|Alathra]]. All that is required to make a site of The Hole is to excavate a hole to bedrock.

The collection of all bedrock in [[Archive:Alathra|Alathra]] is a major deity in THUtS belief. Followers of THUtS believe that as the bedrock is freed from its prison of stone, prayed to, and given sacrifices, its capabilities will grow. Followers of THUtS are uncertain of how powerful the bedrock is capable of becoming.

The sun is a major deity in THUtS belief. The sun is attributed to the creation of life on [[Archive:Alathra|Alathra]]. The extent of the sun's believed powers is unknown, but the sun is considered to be the most powerful of the major deities.

The collection of all obsidian in [[Archive:Alathra|Alathra]] is a minor deity in THUtS belief. It is believed that the obsidian was created by the bedrock using lava taken from the sun and water taken from the moon. In THUtS belief, the obsidian is the bedrock's spouse.

The collection of all stone and its derivatives in [[Archive:Alathra|Alathra]] is a minor deity in THUtS belief. It is believed that the stone was created by the bedrock and the obsidian together using lava taken from the sun and cursed water taken from the moon. Due to the cursed water, the stone turned on its parents, imprisoning and separating the bedrock and the obsidian. In THUtS belief, the stone is the offspring of the bedrock and the obsidian.

In THUtS belief, [[Archive:Alathra|Alathra]] started out as just the bedrock. The bedrock then created obsidian by combining lava from the sun and water from the moon. Sometime later, the bedrock and the obsidian then created stone by again taking lava from the sun and water from the moon. However, the stone turned on the bedrock and the obsidian and imprisoned them. The stone then created all of its derivatives before being put into a coma by the sun. The sun then created life on [[Archive:Alathra|Alathra]] in the form of plants and bacteria which eventually evolved into life as it is today.

Originally, THUtS was founded as The Hole (at The Hole) and the religion did not include the deities Roburt Brian Krampen or Aik. The Hole was founded by [[Archive:Saint Bean|Saint Bean]] in the desert region of [[Archive:Gaushan|Gaushan]] in February 2022 when he reportedly received communication from the bedrock. It is believed that the bedrock asked [[Archive:Saint Bean|Saint Bean]] to free it from the stone imprisoning it. In response to this request, [[Archive:Saint Bean|Saint Bean]] started excavating The Hole which would soon become the basis of the religion, The Hole.

Hours after The Hole was founded, [[Archive:Arctan1|Arctan1]] discovered The Hole in its fetal state and named The Hole an official religious site of [[Archive:Stahlfaust|Stahlfaust]], simultaneously giving [[Archive:Saint Bean|Saint Bean]] the title of saint.

The church of Roburt Brian Krampen was founded in Arctanis, [[Archive:Stahlfaust|Stahlfaust]] when Chapadoss began worshiping Roburt Brian Krampen in April 2022. The date when Roburt Brian Krampen originally ascended to godhood in relation to the founding of his church is unknown.

The church of Aik was founded in Arctanis, [[Archive:Stahlfaust|Stahlfaust]] when Chapadoss began worshiping Aik instead of Roburt Brian Krampen in April 2022, a week after the founding of the church of Roburt Brian Krampen. Aik stole the powers of Roburt Brian Krampen only a day before his church was founded in place of the church of Roburt Brian Krampen.

This text details the creation of [[Archive:Alathra|Alathra]], the founding of The Hole, the construction of the spire, and the stone's deepslate retaliation. This text also details the mission of the church of THUtS.