>>56385193In my fic, most regions have religions around their regional legendaries and mythicals. Most people don't even know Arceus exists. The llama god is active now and then, but very behind the scenes.
The Unovan church and justice system are deeply intertwined, with detectives and prosecutors being priests of Reshiram called Seekers, and defense lawyers and civil judges being priests of Zekrom called Advocates.
Criminal judges are federally elected so as to be impartial.
In Orre, people usually pray to the region's Celebi, or Lugia if they're coastal. Pyrite town is gradually adopting Celebi worship after the events of the two games, and is frequently visited by Hoopa, who is regarded as a local celebrity more than a deity.
Xerneas is one of the most active deities globally, she is highly meddlesome and a haughty bitch. The Swords of Justice are her most well known agents, but she uses Zoroark spies, and Mew are also subservient to her. She has a large and influential church in Kalos, which enforces very puritan views, but her influence is also a big factor in preventing international conflicts since she's still salty about AZ's bullshit.
Dialga and Palkia are revered distantly in Sinnoh, the Lake Guardians and Shaymin in local areas are the most commonly worshiped, and their priests and priestesses still hold political power there.
Johto is struggling to hold onto its traditions after being absorbed by Rocket-controlled Kanto, they're not actively suppressed but quietly made difficult to fund. Ho-Oh's worship remains the strongest, as the monks are very disciplined and stubborn.
Hoenn worships mainly Rayquaza, Jirachi and Lugia. Groudon and Kyogre are revered but it's more of a praying in hopes they spare us next rampage deal.
The birds, beasts and other smaller names have small followings or shrines.
