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How to make a believable pantheon for a homebrew world.
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<blockquote data-quote="Herobizkit" data-source="post: 6198587" data-attributes="member: 36150"><p>Another popular point of tension (historically and otherwise) is the 'One True Way-ism' of particular religions.</p><p></p><p>Take, for example, a generic Goddess of Light. Followers of the Goddess of Light believe that Her Light covers the world and protects it with Her embrace. Since light sources are common (and for some races, necessary), She is seen as a life-giver. Since some undead are affected by sunlight and that evil is generally associated with darkness, She is also seen as a crusader against Evil.</p><p></p><p>Now, clearly, this Goddess is but one of many in the world, but to the Plainsmen, She is their one and only Mother who allows their crops to grow. To the human fortress-dwellers, She is a bastion of light against the encroaching darkness in the hearts of all men and the undead scourge plaguing their borders. To the Dwarves, She is master of the Hearthfire and champion of Dwarven women.</p><p></p><p>But to the monks of the Ebon Tower, She is only half of the equation. Where others see Darkness as the enemy, the monks see that one cannot exist without the other and believe that Darkness itself is not Evil, but people's fear and ignorance make it so.</p><p></p><p>... my mind is starting to trail. But the short of it is, many peoples can worship different aspects of the same God/dess in a polytheistic setting, but they may not all agree on how to do so, and may not even call the God/dess by the same name.</p><p></p><p>Or something.</p><p></p><p>It's early. :3</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Herobizkit, post: 6198587, member: 36150"] Another popular point of tension (historically and otherwise) is the 'One True Way-ism' of particular religions. Take, for example, a generic Goddess of Light. Followers of the Goddess of Light believe that Her Light covers the world and protects it with Her embrace. Since light sources are common (and for some races, necessary), She is seen as a life-giver. Since some undead are affected by sunlight and that evil is generally associated with darkness, She is also seen as a crusader against Evil. Now, clearly, this Goddess is but one of many in the world, but to the Plainsmen, She is their one and only Mother who allows their crops to grow. To the human fortress-dwellers, She is a bastion of light against the encroaching darkness in the hearts of all men and the undead scourge plaguing their borders. To the Dwarves, She is master of the Hearthfire and champion of Dwarven women. But to the monks of the Ebon Tower, She is only half of the equation. Where others see Darkness as the enemy, the monks see that one cannot exist without the other and believe that Darkness itself is not Evil, but people's fear and ignorance make it so. ... my mind is starting to trail. But the short of it is, many peoples can worship different aspects of the same God/dess in a polytheistic setting, but they may not all agree on how to do so, and may not even call the God/dess by the same name. Or something. It's early. :3 [/QUOTE]
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