Kaisa

Kaisa (: カイサ; : 崖瀉; Pronounced: ), officially the Republic of Kaisa (: カイサ コーワコㇰ; : 崖瀉共和國; Pronounced:  ) is a   located in North Bangju, within the  of Northeast Sinju. It faces the Northern Ocean to the north, the East Sea to the west, and borders Wamu to the east. The country itself is divided into 30 sein-mosir (界省; "provinces"), which enjoy varying degrees of. It is a member of the Congress of Nations, Sinju Union, and the Aeyusphere.

Religion


Kaisan folk religion is by far the most dominant religion in Kaisa, and it is deeply rooted in the Kaisan customs and traditions. It is a unique religion, in which all  beings possess a kamuy (カムィ; "deity spirit"). A kamuy in turn may provide human beings with conveniencies and/or necessities. For example, a bear kamuy (which is incidentally the most honored) naturally offers either its hide, its meat, or its cub (which may be captured, raised in a Kaisan settlement and then sent back to the wilderness), an owl kamuy warns of wild animals and is thus a good village guardian, whereas a hearth kamuy (such as the Ape-Huci-Kamuy アペフチカムイ "fire grandmother deity") offers its flames for warmth, for lighting, or for cooking.

A lot of religious practices involve praying to a kamuy and entering a with them, so that the Kaisan returns the favor. Most commonly, a (イナゥ inaw) representing a bird kamuy is held onto during the prayer in an altar, as it is believed it will help relay their message better. A Kaisan will listen to a kamuy's demands and accommodate them, because that is expected of them, in order for the kamuy to stay longer in the human world and continue to provide their goods. Scarcities such as or lack of  are therefore attributed to a misunderstanding or poor standing with a specific kamuy that must then be reconciled. When their missions in the human world are complete, kamuy return to the, until they are recalled.

The spiritual world (the skies/the heaven) also acts as the for human beings, where the kamuy inside a human person ascends to. As a result, a Kaisan may contact their through the same prayer, to chat with them and ask for guidance. There exists a small intricacy in this however, in that the ancestor's name must be explicitly spoken, in order for the message and the human offerings to be received. Offerings to kamuy include but are not limited to crushed/mashed food, torn, and.

Whereas evil kamuy do exist, there is no in Kaisan folk religion. Common evil kamuy include earthquakes, thunders and catastrophic storms, but also diseases. Since an evil kamuy is not worth winning over, it may be otherwise repulsed through the help of good kamuy (e.g. in the sense of diseases, a ).