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<blockquote data-quote="Steampunkette" data-source="post: 8252167" data-attributes="member: 6796468">I mean... kind of. Originally, Erandis Vol (Lady Illmarrow) was using the whole &quot;Worship Within&quot; thing as a way to hide the fact that the Blood of Vol were worshipping -her- as part of a bid to get enough worship to fulfill some ritual or another that was never elucidated and reach apotheosis, becoming the Queen of Death, goddess of the dead. And as a powerful entity and center of worship, like the Silver Flame, she's able to grant divine spellcasting and stuff because that's just how Eberron works.Though in recent years they've buried the lede on that and might even have retconned it out. But if you're gonna retcon it out, why keep Vol at the center of worship?Just an interesting thing to note. They're &quot;Atheists&quot; who are creating a god from a mortal (well, immortal since she's undead) being unintentionally!D&amp;D doesn't &quot;Always&quot; use those things. But those things -are- part of D&amp;D. Even if they're not always used, they're there, in the mindset of everyone who hears &quot;D&amp;D in Spaaaaace&quot; or any other setting.Because even divorced from Faerun, or Eberron, Ashen Lands, or Greyhawk: D&amp;D comes with a whoooole mess of very specific assumptions.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Steampunkette, post: 8252167, member: 6796468"] I mean... kind of. Originally, Erandis Vol (Lady Illmarrow) was using the whole "Worship Within" thing as a way to hide the fact that the Blood of Vol were worshipping -her- as part of a bid to get enough worship to fulfill some ritual or another that was never elucidated and reach apotheosis, becoming the Queen of Death, goddess of the dead. And as a powerful entity and center of worship, like the Silver Flame, she's able to grant divine spellcasting and stuff because that's just how Eberron works. Though in recent years they've buried the lede on that and might even have retconned it out. But if you're gonna retcon it out, why keep Vol at the center of worship? Just an interesting thing to note. They're "Atheists" who are creating a god from a mortal (well, immortal since she's undead) being unintentionally! D&D doesn't "Always" use those things. But those things -are- part of D&D. Even if they're not always used, they're there, in the mindset of everyone who hears "D&D in Spaaaaace" or any other setting. Because even divorced from Faerun, or Eberron, Ashen Lands, or Greyhawk: D&D comes with a whoooole mess of very specific assumptions. [/QUOTE]

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