Sol

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The sun, a white-hot sphere of burning plasma at the center of the solar system, roughly 800,000 miles in diameter, composed of approximately 73% hydrogen, 25% helium, and 3% "special sauce", having been formed almost twenty years ago by a gravitational collapse of matter so great it precipitated nuclear fusion at its central point, scheduled currently to burn out when the last Blaseball pitch is thrown, the point of reference for a number of calendars, worshiped in many cultures as a deity, the brightest object visible from Earth as well as one of the brighter stars in the galaxy, emitting deadly beams that both nourish and burn, inescapable and inevitable, to be feared and loved like nothing else, our curse and our burden, is the head coach of the Hellmouth Sunbeams. It is an incredibly motivated coach, and accepts nothing short of absolute dedication to the game from its team. It is rumored that the Sun's determination is fueled by its ancient hatred for - and rivalry with - the demon Blazibaal.

Worship

The Sun has been an object of veneration in many cultures throughout human and human-adjacent history. Humanity's most fundamental understanding of the Sun is as the luminous disk in the sky that watches humanity, always watching, and stares back into the wide eyes of those that dare to look into it. In many prehistoric and ancient cultures, the Sun was thought to be a solar deity or supernatural entity, and is still considered a god or all-powerful entity by some religions such as Hinduism and Helioatry. Worship of the Sun is widespread and varied throughout Hellmouth, with many different belief systems rising naturally from it's close association and relationship with the sun. Helioatry has recently become popular among fans of the Sunbeams, although many follow one of it's many offshoot branches, commonly referred to as "sects."

Common Methods of Worship

The citizens of the Hellmouth can be observed worshiping the sun in a variety of ways, which could be confusing and upsetting to misplaced tourists who failed to properly research the culture before their visit, as evidenced by being tourists to the Hellmouth in the first place. Although the different methods of worship are constantly increasing and difficult to categorize due to the constantly growing and expanding nature of Helioatry, some of the most common forms are as follows:

• Staring into the sun
• Letting it stare back
• Concealing large amounts of your body, or revealing large amounts of your body
• Throwing coins into the sun
• Marching around at night in large heavy robes
• Weeping in the streets
• Succumbing to the power of the sun and letting it burn you from the inside out

Some forms of worship, although still considered important methods of demonstrating devotion, are very rarely seen in the Hellmouth. Examples of some lesser seen forms of worship are as follows:

• Being good at Blaseball

Controversy

The Sun has been accused of incinerating Jaylen Hotdogfingers by several players and fans of the Seattle Garages, who cite the lack of any sign of umpire involvement in the case, as well as the solar eclipse that took place for most of Season 2, as proof that The Sun has committed a crime, and is trying to escape. The Sun has not responded to the accusations.

In what is assumed to be retaliation for these perceived slights, the Garages have taken a strong "anti-sun" stance, as can be witnessed in THE SUN IS OUR ENEMY, a zine created by the Garages. Many have claimed that the Garages have stated a desire to destroy the sun, which has alarmed many members of the Hellmouth, although the Hellmouth Anti-Tourism Board, working in conjuncture with an unknown and ominous group, report that the situation has "already been handled."