Religion

A religion is an organized collection of beliefs that relate the intelligent denizens of Hyrule and other worlds to the order of their existence. Most intelligent people of Hyrule worship their own Gods or system of beliefs, and are derogatorily referred to as "Lesser Deity Worshipers" by the dominant organized religion of the world, the cult of the Golden Goddesses. Many races worship a more powerful entity such as a Druthulidi or the Golden Goddesses, venerating it as a "Deity" beyond their mortal limitations and understanding.

Major Organized Religions

 * Strict Goddess Worship
 * Goddess Acknowledgment
 * Majora Worship
 * Bellum Worship
 * Darknut Code
 * Tarm Worship
 * Lizalfos Pantheon
 * Demise Worship
 * Odolwa Worship
 * Ocean King Worship

Atheism
Not all cultures in Hyrule worship a Deity or follow a set of beliefs that relate to their place in the cosmos. Very advanced cultures, such as the Labrynna Regime and the long-dead Lokomo Empire, tend to embrace the power of deductive reasoning and the scientific method to explain the world around them. Other cultures are simply too fractious, violent, or alien to have any concept of religion, such as the mindless undead Stalfos, the bestial Gohma or the geometric monstrosities of the Eclipse.

Gameplay
Every settlement in the Freeform campaign adheres to its native population or faction's religious beliefs. Factions of the same religion that conquer the settlement will experience higher public order and faster assimilation, while those of a different religion, particularly an opposing religion (such as Strict Goddess Worship-Faction taking over a Majora-Worshipping settlement) will face lower public order and a greater chance of uprising from religious strife. Ensuring the spread of your faction's religion through both your own territory and your enemies' with Priests and Religious buildings is vital to managing public order.