Caritas summum (supreme charity)

The Caritas summum is the state religion of the Waterbe Empire. With the caritatis legibus (laws of charity), it is now mandatory to be faithful. The core beliefs are that one day the domini caritas (lords of charity) will return to Unistarch to claim it as their own. Since 1600 ce all the way up to the present day (2565 ce), this event has been called Judgement day.

It is also in their belief that there is only a single lord of charity, except the mind of this being is a combination of all possible minds

Rituals
To appese the domini caritas, the Waterbien public perform rituals twice every day. A ritual consists of verses being recited from the Paginae Caritas (pages of charity), and finely ground up Manganese Neutronate powder (n+2O6Mn) being burnt. Neutronium is rare, and is valuable on the stock market. Others use protic acid (H2pO4) as a less expensive method. However, protium is not cheap either, because it is so light it floats up to the upper atmosphere of Unistarch where it is quickly ejected into space due to Shraak Primean Wind.

The caritas summum has a complicated rank system, shown in this table. To advance in rank, a Waterbe must undergo three stages. First they must be seperatied from Waterbien cuture, symbolic of how they have left their current rank. Then, they must go through a series of challenges, mainly combat based, symbolic of the movement from a low rank to a high rank. Finally, they are sent back into the caritas summun and celebrated.

Place of Worship
(main article: Charitatis locum)

There is a Charitatis Locum (house of charity) on almost every street corner now because of increasing believers. It is lavishly decorated, and has recreational areas for after rituals. Social events such as parties and professional events such as business conferences are permitted to be held there.