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<blockquote data-quote="Maxperson" data-source="post: 8410351" data-attributes="member: 23751">That doesn't mean that they were granted spells, though.&nbsp; You could have a land of people that worship the great rock.&nbsp; It's just a rock that sits in the center of the capitol city and is attributed(falsely) with all kinds of miracles.&nbsp; Nor does it mean that they all worship devils.&nbsp; There could be some that also worship Hextor and those are the ones who are clerics.&nbsp; &quot;A land of devil-worshippers.&quot; doesn't tell you much when it comes to whether fiends and gods are the same or close to the same.I can't find this in the 1e MM, but I do see it in the 2e MM.&nbsp; Interestingly, the 1e entry calls the Suhuagin themselves &quot;seadevils&quot; or &quot;devil men of the deep.&quot;&nbsp; And it mentions their creation by LE gods(not devils).&nbsp; The 2e entry has one throwaway line about &quot;The sahuagin worship a great devil-shark.&quot;&nbsp; If you look at the Monster Mythology, though, Sekolah is a god that swims the 9 hells and has a rivalry with an Archdevil.&nbsp; It doesn't say that Sekolah is a devil himself.&nbsp; That &quot;devil&quot; language could just be descriptive and not actually mean that Sekolah is a devil god.&nbsp; After all, 1e used the same descriptive language with the Sahuagin themselves. I don't think anyone actually thinks that the Sahuagin are devils, even though they are called &quot;seadevils&quot; or &quot;devil men of the deep.).&nbsp; Even if you believe that it's not descriptive and that Sekolah is an Archdevil, he is still explicitly an actual god, listed in the Monster Mythology, which would explain why the devil worshipping Sahuagin get cleric spells.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Maxperson, post: 8410351, member: 23751"] That doesn't mean that they were granted spells, though. You could have a land of people that worship the great rock. It's just a rock that sits in the center of the capitol city and is attributed(falsely) with all kinds of miracles. Nor does it mean that they all worship devils. There could be some that also worship Hextor and those are the ones who are clerics. "A land of devil-worshippers." doesn't tell you much when it comes to whether fiends and gods are the same or close to the same. I can't find this in the 1e MM, but I do see it in the 2e MM. Interestingly, the 1e entry calls the Suhuagin themselves "seadevils" or "devil men of the deep." And it mentions their creation by LE gods(not devils). The 2e entry has one throwaway line about "The sahuagin worship a great devil-shark." If you look at the Monster Mythology, though, Sekolah is a god that swims the 9 hells and has a rivalry with an Archdevil. It doesn't say that Sekolah is a devil himself. That "devil" language could just be descriptive and not actually mean that Sekolah is a devil god. After all, 1e used the same descriptive language with the Sahuagin themselves. I don't think anyone actually thinks that the Sahuagin are devils, even though they are called "seadevils" or "devil men of the deep.). Even if you believe that it's not descriptive and that Sekolah is an Archdevil, he is still explicitly an actual god, listed in the Monster Mythology, which would explain why the devil worshipping Sahuagin get cleric spells. [/QUOTE]

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