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Message: <blockquote data-quote="pukunui" data-source="post: 8099931" data-attributes="member: 54629">That's how it works for the gods of Theros.Even the gods of Discworld are dependent on worshipers, which is the main premise of the novel Small Gods.Well, sort of. Cyric certainly liked intervening a lot. However, as it says on page 10 of The Rise of Tiamat:[EXCERPT]Tiamat has long threatened Faerûn, often appearing in lands such as Chessenta and Unther to drive mortals to worship her awesome power. Although mortals don't know it, the end of the Sundering and the Era of Upheaval also put an end to such direct meddling by the gods. Without powerful magic and mortal aid, Tiamat cannot travel from her home in Avernus into the world.[/EXCERPT]The Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide also states:[EXCERPT]By 1489, many of the wars that began during the Sundering had ground to a close. Other conflicts arose, and mighty threats s till imperiled the world, but the deities ceased interfering with the world through their Chosen. The gods were no longer silent but quiet, and in many places new priesthoods arose to interpret the gods' now subtle signs.[/EXCERPT]It would appear that Auril, in her desire to escape from her frenemies (Talos, Umberlee, and Malar), has found a way to bypass Ao's restrictions, as Rime of the Frostmaiden states:[EXCERPT]After a world-shaking event known as the Sundering, most of the gods withdrew from Toril, leaving mortals to govern their own fates without the gods’ meddling, but the Frostmaiden could not stay away for long. Auril returned to her icy realm in the far north and, after a time, plunged it into frigid darkness using her magic.[/EXCERPT]</blockquote>

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