Editing LetsBuild5e:Religion (section)

==The Old, Old Story==

The core myths (Decisions: [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?761590-D-amp-D-5e-Let-s-build-a-setting!&p=19253484#post19253484] [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?761590-D-amp-D-5e-Let-s-build-a-setting!&p=19323151#post19323151] [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?761590-D-amp-D-5e-Let-s-build-a-setting!&p=19337669#post19337669] [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?761590-D-amp-D-5e-Let-s-build-a-setting!&p=19406181#post19406181]) are:

* I: Metepes the Trickster once conned Ligen, Chief of Fiends, into signing a pact that prevented the evil creature from outright slaughtering or destroying mortals. But they had to sign the pact themselves to do it, which prevents the gods from interfering too directly in mortal lives either.
* II: The androgynous hero Darrai stole the blood of the injured Kugbazel and gave it to mortals to drink, who became sorcerers; Bormerene punished Darrai, but the secret was already out.
* III: Enkram, daughter of Darrai, planned to steal the Divine Language from the gods; Metepes was impressed with the folk-hero's plan and assisted in its completion. Because a god had helped, Enkram escaped the worst wrath of the other gods. The words that were stolen were enough to bind powerful beings to the first warlock pacts.
* IV: The Death God is the Chief God's older sibling, but yielded the chiefdom willingly because all things come to Death anyway.
* V: The warm-blooded humanoid races were originally one race. The Elder Dragon left them on the dark side of the world, and gave the light and fruitful side to the dragons. The humanoid races realised they had been sold short, and tried to dig right through the world. Elder Dragon divided them into many different races and cultures to confound them.
* VI: Shesipev the Elder Dragon preferred its creations, the dragons, over its own children, the other gods. When Shesipev sundered the humanoid races, Bormerene realised the Elder Dragon had become a tyrant, deposed Shesipev, and took power. Shespiev became known as Kugbazel ('nothing-king'), and now sleeps uneasily somewhere. (In the human version of this myth, Bormerene led Ungbepe and their other siblings to depose elder-dragon-god; in the orc version, Vurtirad showed their worthiness by having the courage to do it single-handed, and Endprazad merely helped with the aftermath. Orcs also believe that they were specifically created by Vurtirad at this point.)
* VII: As punishment for rebellion, Metepes was tasked to accompany Enkram to get wisdom from the end of the earth. Metepes faithfully completed this task, using trickery for good, and was thus reconciled to Denopes. The wisdom they retrieved gave mortals the understanding necessary to turn the Divine Language into new forms of magic. This is the origin of wizards.
* VIII: Every god has a tendency to wander the Earth in disguise, doing things which fit them; in particular, the Lover periodically assumes an avatar and wanders the world as a romantic hero.
* IX: The priest-queen Moburene owned the sacred artefact of the Healer, but was unable to use it. The wanderer Lises-Huvnamunu handled the device unknowingly, and by his innocence gained the power to cure priest-ruler. This shows the merit of travelling adventurers.

===Is it not written?===

Orcs, Gnomes, and the humans of the Old Imperial cultures have a legend which is rejected by elves, dwarves and other humans (Decision: [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?761590-D-amp-D-5e-Let-s-build-a-setting!&p=19408519#post19408519]):

:Lises-Huvnamunu was on a journey, and met a strange companion who provided helpful advice and useful supplies. After the companion departed, Lises-Huvnamunu reached his destination and was confronted by the fiend Asupuxai. Lises-Huvnamunu defeated the fiend using the advice and supplies provided by his companion. When the fiend had departed, he realised his companion had been the Healer.