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Sovereign: /* The Cults of Bel */

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The Cults of Bel

Sovereign: /* The Cults of Bel */

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The Cults of Bel

Sovereign: /* The Cults of Bel */

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The Cults of Bel

Sovereign: /* The Old Ones */

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The Old Ones

Sovereign: /* The Divine Abolition */

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The Divine Abolition

Sovereign: /* The Divine Abolition */

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The Divine Abolition

Sovereign: /* The Divine Abolition */

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The Divine Abolition

Sovereign at 11:13, 7 January 2022

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Sovereign: /* Eldashan */

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Eldashan

Sovereign at 06:26, 21 October 2021

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 The Cults of Bel formed in the vacuum created by the decline of the Path, much like the growth of the Omen. What is unique about the Cults is that they - unlike the Omen - do not interact with a faith that is questionably real, but rather directly engage with the power and influence of true Gods, the Imprisoned Ones. These seven fallen Adac are ''not'' non-interventionist, as a rule. Instead, they vie for [[The Barrengates]] so that they may influence the mortal Plane as much as possible. They fight in the Endless War for dominance over these Gates, and once claiming them, wield their power to speak to mortals through altars, effigies and through the Gates directly. They receive followers and send them out, wield them as weapons in the Endless War, and sometimes even offer them rewards.
-The Imprisoned are also more likely to create Draedan than their Living God counterparts, another deed they may perform if they currently hold ownership over one of the Barrengates. All of these actions have allowed them to accrue a number of followers, often prioritizing the corruption of a current follower of the Path, often one who questions the inaction and disappearance of the Gods, and seeks answers. The Imprisoned tend to present themselves as sympathetic beings, imprisoned for caring for the fate of Atharen; for fighting for Venadak's life, and the future of the mortal race. Their rhetoric is, therefore, correct. Most understand that the Imprisoned were jailed for a selfless act of brotherhood, protecting their own, and hoping to prevent the total collapse of the Planes. This lends them incredible credence, and causes many to doubt the current Living Gods as cowards, traitors, or conniving schemers who enjoy the authority that comes with having so many rivals to Muid's supply of power trapped in the Infernal Plane.
+The Imprisoned are also more likely to create Draedan than their Living God counterparts, another deed they may perform if they currently hold ownership over one of the Barrengates. All of these actions have allowed them to accrue a number of followers, often prioritizing the corruption of a current follower of the Path, often one who questions the inaction and disappearance of the Gods, and seeks answers. The Imprisoned tend to present themselves as sympathetic beings, imprisoned for caring for the fate of Atharen; for fighting for Venadak's life, and the future of the mortal race. To most, their rhetoric appears undeniably true. Most understand that the Imprisoned were jailed for a selfless act of brotherhood, protecting their own, and hoping to prevent the total collapse of the Planes. This lends them incredible credence, and causes many to doubt the current Living Gods as cowards, traitors, or conniving schemers who enjoy the authority that comes with having so many rivals to Muid's supply of power trapped in the Infernal Plane.
 Considering the Cults of Bel tend not to be accepted in any large part in any society, their worship is often much more underground. Altars and effigies, like in more primitive times, are common to their occult. Secret meetings within occult covens, leather-bound grimoires with the scattered thoughts of old apostles... nothing of their faith tends to be in the open or uniform, and given that the Imprisoned rarely form alliances and have no unified goal, these Cults typically conflict with one another, often violently.

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 The Imprisoned are also more likely to create Draedan than their Living God counterparts, another deed they may perform if they currently hold ownership over one of the Barrengates. All of these actions have allowed them to accrue a number of followers, often prioritizing the corruption of a current follower of the Path, often one who questions the inaction and disappearance of the Gods, and seeks answers. The Imprisoned tend to present themselves as sympathetic beings, imprisoned for caring for the fate of Atharen; for fighting for Venadak's life, and the future of the mortal race. Their rhetoric is, therefore, correct. Most understand that the Imprisoned were jailed for a selfless act of brotherhood, protecting their own, and hoping to prevent the total collapse of the Planes. This lends them incredible credence, and causes many to doubt the current Living Gods as cowards, traitors, or conniving schemers who enjoy the authority that comes with having so many rivals to Muid's supply of power trapped in the Infernal Plane.
-Considering the Cults of Bel tend not to be accepted in any large part in any society, their worship is often much more underground. Altars and effigies, like in more primitive times, are common to their occult. Secret meetings within occult covens, leather-bound grimoires with the scattered thoughts of old apostles... nothing of their faith tends to be in the open or uniform, and given that the Imprisoned rarely form alliances and have no cohesion, these Cults typically conflict with one another, often violently.
+Considering the Cults of Bel tend not to be accepted in any large part in any society, their worship is often much more underground. Altars and effigies, like in more primitive times, are common to their occult. Secret meetings within occult covens, leather-bound grimoires with the scattered thoughts of old apostles... nothing of their faith tends to be in the open or uniform, and given that the Imprisoned rarely form alliances and have no unified goal, these Cults typically conflict with one another, often violently.
 =Other Faiths=

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 The Imprisoned are also more likely to create Draedan than their Living God counterparts, another deed they may perform if they currently hold ownership over one of the Barrengates. All of these actions have allowed them to accrue a number of followers, often prioritizing the corruption of a current follower of the Path, often one who questions the inaction and disappearance of the Gods, and seeks answers. The Imprisoned tend to present themselves as sympathetic beings, imprisoned for caring for the fate of Atharen; for fighting for Venadak's life, and the future of the mortal race. Their rhetoric is, therefore, correct. Most understand that the Imprisoned were jailed for a selfless act of brotherhood, protecting their own, and hoping to prevent the total collapse of the Planes. This lends them incredible credence, and causes many to doubt the current Living Gods as cowards, traitors, or conniving schemers who enjoy the authority that comes with having so many rivals to Muid's supply of power trapped in the Infernal Plane.
-Considering the Cults of Bel tend not to be accepted in any large part in any society, their worship is often much more underground. Altars and effigies, like the primitive days, are more common. Secret, occult-like meetings, leather-bound grimoires with the scattered thoughts of old apostles... nothing of their faith tends to be in the open or uniform, and given that the Imprisoned rarely form alliances and have no cohesion, these Cults typically conflict with one another, often violently.
+Considering the Cults of Bel tend not to be accepted in any large part in any society, their worship is often much more underground. Altars and effigies, like in more primitive times, are common to their occult. Secret meetings within occult covens, leather-bound grimoires with the scattered thoughts of old apostles... nothing of their faith tends to be in the open or uniform, and given that the Imprisoned rarely form alliances and have no cohesion, these Cults typically conflict with one another, often violently.
 =Other Faiths=

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 The Old Ones is the dominant faith of Tyrclaid, and only Tyrclaid, but due to the Kingdom's large population it is one of the largest religions on Atharen, roughly matching Eldashan in the size of its following. The Old Ones focuses on the 'mortal spirit' or the 'mortal soul', and the Old Ones themselves are often ascended from great mortals; rulers, paragons of their trade, great warriors and other pioneers of their time. Permanently enshrined as sort of Ancestor-Gods to the Kingdom's people, these saintly beings act as the divine inspiration for the generations to come.
-The monarch of Tyrclaid is symbolically wed to one of the Old Ones, and as the Kingdom's monarchs become one in death, they join their symbolic spouses as beloveds in death. Scholars say the mortal-focused religion may have formed due to human discontent with the Living Gods, though with the addition of Rathari into the faith, symbolic representatives of the Living Gods have been added to the religion's canon in recent centuries.
+The monarch of Tyrclaid is symbolically wed to one of the Old Ones, and as the Kingdom's monarchs become one in death, they join their symbolic spouses as beloveds in death. Scholars say the mortal-focused religion may have formed due to human discontent with the Living Gods, though with the addition of Rathor into the faith, symbolic representatives of the Living Gods have been added to the religion's canon in recent centuries.
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 === The Divine Abolition ===
-In the first century after the Bleeding, a large number of countries declared worship of the Living Gods and the Path to be illegal. While the purpose behind these proclamations was variable, they tended to follow a similar pattern: the Gods were blamed for the Bleeding, they were determined to be a misleading and malevolent force, and their history was reinterpreted as the oppression of vainglorious beings, toying with the lives of their followers for their own entertainment. The abandonment by the Gods deeply wounded those that remained after the Bleeding, and this wound eventually transformed into that of spite and resentment. For this reason, the once beloved pantheon fell to spiritual ruin, though it did not truly matter. As all mortals are engineered to surrender their souls to the [[Malek|Well of Souls]] regardless, the Gods did not need their compliance. This nonchalant attitude, even dismissal of mortal-kind, led to the development of more and more 'heretical' or alternative faiths.
+In the first century after the Bleeding, a large number of countries declared worship of the Living Gods and the Path to be illegal. While the purpose behind these proclamations was variable, they tended to follow a similar pattern: the Gods were blamed for the Bleeding, they were determined to be a misleading and malevolent force, and their history was reinterpreted as the oppression of vainglorious beings, toying with the lives of their followers for their own entertainment. The abandonment by the Gods deeply wounded those that remained after the Bleeding, and this wound eventually transformed into that of spite and resentment. For this reason, the once beloved pantheon fell to spiritual ruin, though from the perspective of many of the Gods themselves, it did not truly matter. As all mortals are engineered to surrender their souls to the [[Malek|Well of Souls]] regardless, the Gods did not need their compliance. This nonchalant attitude, even dismissal of mortal-kind, led to the development of more and more 'heretical' or alternative faiths.
 === The Path ===

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 == Eldashan ==
-Eldashan is the name of the faith of the Eldhan Weald, or [[Elven Gods]]. Originally one of the world's dominant faiths, Eldashan has since receded greatly in popularity and influence, though it remains the faith of nearly a fifth of Atharen's population. It is the dominant faith of the Kingdom of Vendigad and is popular in large parts of Tyrclaid. Eldashan is often followed by Elves throughout the world and - accounting for nearly half of its following - is the key faith practiced by most [[Druskai]], though they tend to worship individual Elven Gods such as Veravend and Lotheric. Many practitioners of [[Summoning]] also follow the teachings of Eldashan, believing that it brings them closer to their Archetypes and respective Patrons.
+Eldashan is the name of the faith of the [[Elven Gods]]. Originally one of the world's dominant faiths, Eldashan has since receded greatly in popularity and influence, though it remains the faith of nearly a fifth of Atharen's population. It is the dominant faith of the Kingdom of Vendigad and is popular in large parts of Tyrclaid. Eldashan is often followed by Elves throughout the world and - accounting for nearly half of its following - is the key faith practiced by most [[Druskai]], though they tend to worship individual Elven Gods such as Veravend and Lotheric. Many practitioners of [[Summoning]] also follow the teachings of Eldashan, believing that it brings them closer to their Archetypes and respective Patrons.
 The faith of the Elven Gods is one of nature-worship, a focus on personal freedom and self-fulfillment, understanding of the world and the Elven concept of enlightenment gained through experiences and hardships. It is a religion almost entirely focused on personal growth, but one through the lens of coming to terms with the world and becoming a key component of one's community, whatever that group may be. Unfortunately, there are many modern interpretations of Eldashan that are not so benign. Many see the wroth state of the current Elven Gods and believe that the focus of the religion has changed necessarily to one thing: the eradication of humanity, and the restoration of Elven hegemony first in Mornoth, and then the continent.

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