Chronological Funerary Rites

Due to the Dysban so do the holy chronological faith believe in earthly burials and preaches the destruction of the body to sever the bound between the soul and the body to allow the spirit to go on to the afterlife. This is generally seen as a good thing in official doctrine and the cause for celebration. While there exist four different kinds of burials that are generally accepted by the faith so are each favoured by various sects, what however is very important for all is the idea of giving the dead things he would need to use in the afterlife. This generally includes various tools, plants, and weapons in the modern era with animals and some precious metal. However historically have these grave sacrifices been known to include whole herds of warhorses, cattle, slaves, weapons, armour, and so on.

Grave sacrifices

It is not just during the burial offerings can be made to help the dead after they have passed on to the next life but chronological worshipers do often bury things that they would need in the afterlife. This can include coin, precious metal, holy icons, weapons, tools, but also food and other necessities. For this to be effective so must this be done on ground that can easily reach the afterlife and should be done next to places that are considered to have a strong magical bound. This area includes places where two rivers meet, under large old trees, and holy sites. These places are generally guarded by the holy chronically though to ensure that the grave goods will lie undisturbed. This can either be done by having powerful animal spirits bound to the land or by simply having a shrine raised nearby and clerics watching over the place.

God sacrifices

It is also common to offer up gift to the gods in a temple or shrine to help the dead be judged wisely and to allow them to pass into the afterlife. Generally are these gifts given to Helia the goddess of the dead, her son Helmer, and Adasir the god of justice.

The cleaning of the body

To clean a body is something that the holy chronologically put great importance on no matter what sect one belongs to, a cleric goes to the dead and his or her family to help them preparing the body. This is done by washing and shaving it, often the very day the person died if possible, the body's nails are cut and it is dressed in fine clothes. It's hair is washed in perfumed oils or flower scented water and similarly are flowers left in his or her clothes.

The rituals

Ilddys

Ilddys or firegrave is without a doubt the most common practice of burial in the holy chronicles is the funeral pyre where the body is laid on a large bed of wood before being lit ablaze. This is the practice that is generally seen as the way Gudaföljare deposes of their dead and it has been the way used by all sects and heretical movements that traces their decent from Gudaföljare like Björkism or EinIld. This is however not to say that it is used by other sects and indeed so is it also commonly practiced in the other sects.

Hafirdys

Hafirdys or sea grave is the way people of Jarntra generally bury their dead but it is equally common among the other sects even if it is not as common. Hafirdys is a practice where a body is lowered into the ocean to sink down upon the ocean floor to rest there. Another similar practice found in Imeriata and Erathia is the practice of lowering bodies down into rivers and oceans instead.

Dysgnäf

Dysgnäf or grave tower is a rather frowned upon practice that is most common among the northern iceplains and the men of the Andedyrkare sect, one manner where this is practiced as well is the hills of southern Vedian. It is a custom where the body are left on a tower to be devoured by the carrion birds and is said to help the soul return to the spirit world happily knowing that it's strength and wisdom would remain. This is however generally frowned upon heavily by the mainstream chronologically and have been considered borderline heretical.

Drakvila

Drakvila or Dragonrest is a practice common among the richer and more powerful people in Karmanjaka and a honour reserved for few in the otherwise rather equal society in Karmanjaka. A body is left before the dragon it rode in life and the dragon are then allowed to breath fire upon it until the body have been burnt away. This is the only time bodies are not burnt or disposed of with their own property as Karmanjakans believes in vows of poverty and does not believe one can bring property to the mountain of the dragon god. Some theology scholars in the holy chronicles have however argued that this is just a karmanjakan flare on Ilddys and should instead be considered part of the Ilddys tradition rather than it's own practice.