>>45974846Great questions!
A bit like snow with Inuits, there's a thousand ways to refer to Death and Mori on Moriji. First, it would be good to know that Mori is the fundamental concept of Death for deadbeats, not just an associated entity. So, a phrase like "In Death's honor" would proclaim you're doing an action to celebrate the Goddess. As for specific monikers, commoners might call her "The Goddess", "Beloved Death", "The Cold Embrace", "Good Death", "Lady of Death" and "Grim Reaper" too, "Just Mori", "Mori" as well as any other combinations you can think of. There would also be some local variation to this, as Deadbeats are quite culturally eclectic from municipality to municipality.
There is one specific name that priesthood from the Goddess Faithful are much more likely to use, simply "My Mori". The scripture is the content created by Mori herself from her POV, so there the phrase "Your Mori" is mainly used.
Death and rebirth is key, yes, but simply extending your life is not in itself considered to be a bad thing. After all, it doesn't matter how long you push it, eventually Mori will come for you. You might want to know that priestesses from the Goddess Faithful are able to extend their lifetime by infusing themselves with chuubanite. This kind of infusion would kill and/or drive to madness most normal people, priestesses tend to be individuals with a predisposed tolerance for it. This lichen might be a way to replicate those effects with fewer of the constraints, and with the downside of relying on a fungi?
Regarding the case-by-case, basically, if you're extending a honorable life that lives according to Mori's values, it's probably okay. If you're extending a selfish life that leeches vital energy from others and interferes with their freedom, they'll probably get a visit from the magical police. And you can account any local corruption that might be occurring on top of that.
It would be a gradient from south to north. The farther South you are, the more aligned with and organized by the Goddess Faithful the religion is, especially as you get closer to the Underworld and Mt. Mori. As you move farther North, while there are always Goddess Faithful shrines around, there will be some deviations in terms of rituals. I would expect differences between coastal groups and groups that are farther inland as well.
Does that help?
