Vash'Nok

Vash'Nok is a religion commonly followed in the Abatwan culture of Central Africa.

The religion revolves around Vash'Nok, the Shining Mother, who is believed to have created the world from clay and clouds. Upon finishing the world, the Holy Mother sat down on an ant hill and started to cry from the beauty of what she created, and out of the wet earth she then created the Abatwas and the Elephant ants.

Abatwan society is always lead by a High Priestess, and this individuals is considered to be so close to the Shining Mother that she can hear her speak.

Rain is still considered to be the tears of the Holy Mother by the Abatwa, and is considired times of luck. It is a common saying that when it rains, the Shining Mother is crying because of all the beauty in the world.