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<blockquote data-quote="Ancalagon" data-source="post: 7403083" data-attributes="member: 23"><p>Yoon Suin has take the approach that there are several hundreds of gods - some important, some less so. They are strange and peculiar, and all demand sacrifice.</p><p></p><p>I create them for fun really. And having *so many* means that if I ever need a cleric of X that believes Y and wants Z, if none of the deities I designed fit the bill... just make one more! Having an "open" pantheon leaves the GM a lot of room to maneuver. </p><p></p><p><strong>The Memory Tree:</strong> This ancient pippala tree's leaves constantly move, even when there is no wind. It's fruit is said to fortify the memory, allowing one to remember long forgotten facts, but also retain new knowledge. Demands sacrifice of blood, which is poured directly onto the roots. The holy men tending to the tree dress in pure white. Grants the domains of Knowledge or Nature. </p><p></p><p><strong>WoBek Jozefa:</strong> A donkey. God of swearing and of urgently telling people to stop before they hurt themselves or cause a scene. "medium" gray is their holy color. Shrine in the Old Quarters</p><p></p><p><strong>Va Qabu, the little dog of sleep and clouds</strong>. He desires cheese for sacrifices. His followers are expected to paint their dwelling purple. A minor cult, kept alive by the fact it's popular with particularly lazy slugpeople. Shrine in the Golden Triangle. Kalo Shofi is the high priestess.</p><p></p><p><strong>Baakoo, the Lord of Light:</strong> despite imposing title, minor cult of candle and lamp makers – he's the god of light making instruments, not light itself. Color is orange yellow (flame). Sacrifice is fuel (must be plant/animal origin) that is burnt. A bright colored lizard. Shrine on the Red Bank. Sole slugman follower is the "fireslug", Po Loma for the sea star company</p><p></p><p><strong>Dyson, the Hoarder of Maps.</strong> An orang-outang. Holy color is dark grey. Demand sacrifice of beer. The shrine doubles as an archive, where many maps are collected. Domains granted are knowledge or Nature. Paid tribute to by both cartographers and those who depend on maps for their success/survival. </p><p></p><p>I will make them on demand <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":P" title="Stick out tongue :P" data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":P" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ancalagon, post: 7403083, member: 23"] Yoon Suin has take the approach that there are several hundreds of gods - some important, some less so. They are strange and peculiar, and all demand sacrifice. I create them for fun really. And having *so many* means that if I ever need a cleric of X that believes Y and wants Z, if none of the deities I designed fit the bill... just make one more! Having an "open" pantheon leaves the GM a lot of room to maneuver. [B]The Memory Tree:[/B] This ancient pippala tree's leaves constantly move, even when there is no wind. It's fruit is said to fortify the memory, allowing one to remember long forgotten facts, but also retain new knowledge. Demands sacrifice of blood, which is poured directly onto the roots. The holy men tending to the tree dress in pure white. Grants the domains of Knowledge or Nature. [B]WoBek Jozefa:[/B] A donkey. God of swearing and of urgently telling people to stop before they hurt themselves or cause a scene. "medium" gray is their holy color. Shrine in the Old Quarters [B]Va Qabu, the little dog of sleep and clouds[/B]. He desires cheese for sacrifices. His followers are expected to paint their dwelling purple. A minor cult, kept alive by the fact it's popular with particularly lazy slugpeople. Shrine in the Golden Triangle. Kalo Shofi is the high priestess. [B]Baakoo, the Lord of Light:[/B] despite imposing title, minor cult of candle and lamp makers – he's the god of light making instruments, not light itself. Color is orange yellow (flame). Sacrifice is fuel (must be plant/animal origin) that is burnt. A bright colored lizard. Shrine on the Red Bank. Sole slugman follower is the "fireslug", Po Loma for the sea star company [B]Dyson, the Hoarder of Maps.[/B] An orang-outang. Holy color is dark grey. Demand sacrifice of beer. The shrine doubles as an archive, where many maps are collected. Domains granted are knowledge or Nature. Paid tribute to by both cartographers and those who depend on maps for their success/survival. I will make them on demand :P [/QUOTE]
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