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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mallus" data-source="post: 1196122" data-attributes="member: 3887">In my current setting......the city-state of Hannikum [name means either the "slaves/servants/friends" of God] is monotheistic. Their god is pretty much the God of the Old Testament/Torah if He revealed himself to the Aztecs [who got most of it wrong].The people of Hannikum believe El ha'Kum --"the only One" is the creator of the universe who welcomes the righteous to Heaven and punishes everyone else in Hell. They believe that they are His chosen people, that they hold a special covenant with Him, that he sanctions their military conquests. They believe all other dieties are the spawn the Devil  --also known as Erebus--, who walks up and down upon the world --often going from hotel bar to hotel bar-- and tempts the unrighteous with knowledge, magic, and gin [the faithful of Hannikum must avoid all distilled alcohol]. While the Hannikum faith recognizes only one true God, there is a veritable pantheon of venerated saints [it is said only the Priest-King himself worships God directly]. The saints are called by the honorific "Mister". They include...Mr. Jaguar, the Saint of WarMr. Redlips, the Saint of Blood and HealingMr. Featherbones, the Saint of MartyrsMr. Cradle-Grave, the Saint of DutyMr. Onyx [who is "dark as the last night of the world and made of knives"], the Saint of Righteous Murder [assasins]Mr. Three-Legs, the Saint of Virilityand Mr. Skull-Monkey. He's a trickster figure, the only saint who wasn't originally human. He was a member of race of monkey people that the faithful of Hannikum commited genocide against. In their religion, he's come to represent the fear of punishment over past transgressions. He's the saint of justice, but one that rules against you as often as not.Not your vanilla monotheism [if such a thing exisits], is it?</blockquote>

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