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<blockquote data-quote="mamba" data-source="post: 9054557" data-attributes="member: 7034611"><p>They simply do not 'function' the way the other gods do. From 'Towers of High Sorcery' (3e):</p><p></p><p>"Although each of the Gods of Magic has his or her own alignment, the gods share a single allegiance: magic. Thus they are different from the other gods, who are generally wholly absorbed in their own causes and who interact directly with only their own followers to advance that cause. Thus it is that the Gods of Magic often ally one with the other to stand together either in favor of or in opposition to the rest of the pantheon. This united voice gives them strength often lacking in the divisive clamor of the other gods"</p><p></p><p>"The relationship the Orders of High Sorcery had with the Gods of Magic did not work in the same way as the relationships of other gods and their followers. Wizards did not lose their spellcasting ability. The wizards of the time, as educated men and women, understood religion and the relationship of the moons, planets, and constellations to the gods, but matters of faith and divine magic were never their province. So, they, as an Order, never questioned the gods’ departure.</p><p></p><p>The Gods of Magic have never asked to be worshipped, nor have they required the Orders to worship them. As the first Foundation states, a Wizard’s first and only loyalty is to the magic. Even after the gift of divine magic disappeared, arcane magic remained. The three moons shone in the sky and the Orders continued with their practices"</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mamba, post: 9054557, member: 7034611"] They simply do not 'function' the way the other gods do. From 'Towers of High Sorcery' (3e): "Although each of the Gods of Magic has his or her own alignment, the gods share a single allegiance: magic. Thus they are different from the other gods, who are generally wholly absorbed in their own causes and who interact directly with only their own followers to advance that cause. Thus it is that the Gods of Magic often ally one with the other to stand together either in favor of or in opposition to the rest of the pantheon. This united voice gives them strength often lacking in the divisive clamor of the other gods" "The relationship the Orders of High Sorcery had with the Gods of Magic did not work in the same way as the relationships of other gods and their followers. Wizards did not lose their spellcasting ability. The wizards of the time, as educated men and women, understood religion and the relationship of the moons, planets, and constellations to the gods, but matters of faith and divine magic were never their province. So, they, as an Order, never questioned the gods’ departure. The Gods of Magic have never asked to be worshipped, nor have they required the Orders to worship them. As the first Foundation states, a Wizard’s first and only loyalty is to the magic. Even after the gift of divine magic disappeared, arcane magic remained. The three moons shone in the sky and the Orders continued with their practices" [/QUOTE]
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