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<blockquote data-quote="Imaculata" data-source="post: 6890848" data-attributes="member: 6801286"><p>In my 3.5 pirate campaign, the bloodthirsty Speakers of the Dead worship their own women almost as gods. Previous female captains have huge statues dedicated to them, where the Speakers place objects of tribute in a large bowl for good fortune. These tributes include gold, gems, jewelry, bones, teeth, blood, locks of hair, or fingers. They light candles next to these statues, and believe each captain embodies certain virtues. Lesser women still have statues, but they are small in size, and have far less candles and tributes. They believe that their women have a direct connection to the gods, and must there for be kept content. So they honor their women both in life and death. In life, they often bring tribute to their women in the form of precious gifts, such as garments and jewelry, and pleasure. They believe that as long as their women are content, the gods are content.</p><p></p><p>This belief goes so far, that disrespecting a female captain or spell caster is actually punishable by death. The women have special pleasure houses for their needs, which they can visit free of charge. And female captains get special rooms in inns, where they sleep in an elevated bed while their company can sleep on the ground, and they are kept cool the whole night by servants with fans. People rise to their feet and bow whenever a female spell caster enters a building, and staring at them is considered very rude.</p><p></p><p>Just another example of a less generic sort of religion.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Imaculata, post: 6890848, member: 6801286"] In my 3.5 pirate campaign, the bloodthirsty Speakers of the Dead worship their own women almost as gods. Previous female captains have huge statues dedicated to them, where the Speakers place objects of tribute in a large bowl for good fortune. These tributes include gold, gems, jewelry, bones, teeth, blood, locks of hair, or fingers. They light candles next to these statues, and believe each captain embodies certain virtues. Lesser women still have statues, but they are small in size, and have far less candles and tributes. They believe that their women have a direct connection to the gods, and must there for be kept content. So they honor their women both in life and death. In life, they often bring tribute to their women in the form of precious gifts, such as garments and jewelry, and pleasure. They believe that as long as their women are content, the gods are content. This belief goes so far, that disrespecting a female captain or spell caster is actually punishable by death. The women have special pleasure houses for their needs, which they can visit free of charge. And female captains get special rooms in inns, where they sleep in an elevated bed while their company can sleep on the ground, and they are kept cool the whole night by servants with fans. People rise to their feet and bow whenever a female spell caster enters a building, and staring at them is considered very rude. Just another example of a less generic sort of religion. [/QUOTE]
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