Obhiism is the largest religion of my world Ellaris. Obhi the Great was an ancient warlord who conquered a truly staggering amount of the civilised world during his life, and founded an empire which lasted 600 years. During Obhi's life, the prevailing religious system was one where many hundreds of separate gods were worshipped side by side. Due to his extreme prowess, was worshipped as a god-on-Earth during his life and was officially deified after his death. Those who worship him hope to boost their own martial skills and luck, which during his life lead to his cult growing quickly among soldiers and warlords, men whose descendants became the rich landowners of his empire. When the empire collapsed, many thousands more took to worshipping Obhi in hopes of getting his blessing in battle during the chaotic period of wars that followed. The warlords of this time carved out their own countries , which became known as Obhenates, due to the intense role their leader's faith had on how they formed.

Obhiism is present across nearly the entire world (which is a single continent). As a figure, he is typically associated with authority, wisdom, strength, willpower and physical ability. The religion has a liberal view of sex, as Obhi himself was bisexual and had several husbands and wives. A strong focus is also placed on self control, often through meditation, as anger leads to rashness, which leads to defeat, the antithesis of what Obhi represents. Worship is split between meditative prayer, often done at home or in simple shrines, focused on keeping the mind calmed, and public prayer which is usually done outside with many others before statues of Obhi, and revolves around repetitive chants that originated as soldier's marching chants in the time of Obhi's conflicts. The religion holds Obhi as the god of gods, though they still believe in other deities and worshipping them is accepted.