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==The Gods with a Thousand Faces== | ==The Gods with a Thousand Faces== | ||
− | We have decided to have a unique pantheon of gods for the setting. (Decision: [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?761590-D-amp-D-5e-Let-s-build-a-setting!&p=19221430#post19221430] ) Some powerful fiends also feature in religious stories. (Decision: [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?761590-D-amp-D-5e-Let-s-build-a-setting!&p=19228900#post19228900] ) Some gods are purely local or racial, but many regional pantheons are in fact understood to be the same gods with many different names. (Decision: [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?761590-D-amp-D-5e-Let-s-build-a-setting!&p=19238379#post19238379] ) The gods are all variably depicted as male, female, both or neither. (Decision: [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?761590-D-amp-D-5e-Let-s-build-a-setting!&p=19367909#post19367909 | + | We have decided to have a unique pantheon of gods for the setting. (Decision: [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?761590-D-amp-D-5e-Let-s-build-a-setting!&p=19221430#post19221430] ) Some powerful fiends also feature in religious stories. (Decision: [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?761590-D-amp-D-5e-Let-s-build-a-setting!&p=19228900#post19228900] ) Some gods are purely local or racial, but many regional pantheons are in fact understood to be the same gods with many different names. (Decision: [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?761590-D-amp-D-5e-Let-s-build-a-setting!&p=19238379#post19238379] ) The gods are all variably depicted as male, female, both or neither. (Decision: [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?761590-D-amp-D-5e-Let-s-build-a-setting!&p=19367909#post19367909]) Worship of the gods, both collectively and individually, is the main form of religious expression, but oracles, religious self-defence groups, and abstract philosophies are also widespread in the starting region. (Decision: [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?761590-D-amp-D-5e-Let-s-build-a-setting!&p=19342866#post19342866]) |
==The Possessors of Power== | ==The Possessors of Power== | ||
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* The '''Elder Dragon God''', called '''Kugbazel, Shesipev,''' or '''Urimaibepe'''. The Elder Dragon God was the first god, and parent of the others. Legend tells that the Chief God overthrew their parent after the Elder God tried to keep the warm-blooded races on the darkened side of the world while dragons enjoyed the fruits of the light side. The Elder Dragon still waits, somewhere outside the world of mortals, licking its wounds and hoping for revenge. ''Portfolio'': Dragons, power, revenge, parenthood. | * The '''Elder Dragon God''', called '''Kugbazel, Shesipev,''' or '''Urimaibepe'''. The Elder Dragon God was the first god, and parent of the others. Legend tells that the Chief God overthrew their parent after the Elder God tried to keep the warm-blooded races on the darkened side of the world while dragons enjoyed the fruits of the light side. The Elder Dragon still waits, somewhere outside the world of mortals, licking its wounds and hoping for revenge. ''Portfolio'': Dragons, power, revenge, parenthood. | ||
* The '''Chief of Fiends''', called '''Balmeverni, Furgend, Horrib,''' or '''Ligen'''. The Chief Fiend was fooled by the Trickster into entering a pact by which neither gods nor arch-fiends could directly attack mortals. Since then, it has sought ways to hamper the gods and their worshippers by many subtle means. ''Portfolio'': Lies, usurpers, fiend-summoning. | * The '''Chief of Fiends''', called '''Balmeverni, Furgend, Horrib,''' or '''Ligen'''. The Chief Fiend was fooled by the Trickster into entering a pact by which neither gods nor arch-fiends could directly attack mortals. Since then, it has sought ways to hamper the gods and their worshippers by many subtle means. ''Portfolio'': Lies, usurpers, fiend-summoning. | ||
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==The Old, Old Story== | ==The Old, Old Story== | ||
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* 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. | * 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. | * 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. | ||
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==Words and Pictures== | ==Words and Pictures== | ||
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It is unknown to non-dragonborn whether the dragonborn even worship the same gods as the warm-blooded species. The insect-people have a lifestyle that is mysterious to outsiders: it appears highly ritualised, but no conventional religious observance has ever been noted. (Decisions: [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?761590-D-amp-D-5e-Let-s-build-a-setting!&p=19367909#post19367909]) | It is unknown to non-dragonborn whether the dragonborn even worship the same gods as the warm-blooded species. The insect-people have a lifestyle that is mysterious to outsiders: it appears highly ritualised, but no conventional religious observance has ever been noted. (Decisions: [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?761590-D-amp-D-5e-Let-s-build-a-setting!&p=19367909#post19367909]) | ||
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One player, Mr the Geoff, has done some work developing [[LetsBuild5e:Orc Lore|Orc lore]]. | One player, Mr the Geoff, has done some work developing [[LetsBuild5e:Orc Lore|Orc lore]]. |