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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Existence" data-source="post: 291936" data-attributes="member: 5049">ReligionThe gods of Cyaaneis are as many and as diverse as the races of Cyaaneis. As mentioned before, the greater deities were created by each races’ desire for emotional completeness. However, there are numerous lesser deities’ each with their own goals and aims. These lesser deities were given godhood for many reasons. The god of the Dark Sun,  Drinfir for example was a great warrior chieftain who chose to side with the fire giants during the great war of the Spine. He led his rampaging forces east into Toryl and slaughtered all that stood before him. Only through intervention of the Dwarves from the Gonflii mountains were the human and elves able to push him back. Even though Drinfir was defeated, Sahaquiel saw the power within his mortal frame and elevated him to a minor deity. Now Drinfir stands at the left hand of Sahaquiel and together they wage a war of violence and treacherousness. They send out their clerics to proclaim the day when Sahaquiel will once again walk the material plane and the land once again with Drinfir at his side. As mentioned above, worship of the Lords of Light usually takes place in a temple dedicated to a certain deity. Patrons sing songs in reverence of their patron deity while priests and clerics move between the congregation offering prayers and absolving those of their sins. This however is not always the case. For example, the human god of bards, Rascaphin, has little use for temples when his people are moving around most of the time and this cannot make use of them. More often than not, a bard will set up a little shrine to Rascaphin next to him when he performs and he will implore the audience to make a donation to his temple. On the other hand, the gathering of funds from the populace is not always voluntary. The clerics of Leeshlan, the goddess of power and violence, actively set out to rob and pillage the underclasses. Through the use of intimidation and violence, Leeshlan’s power grows with every passing day. PantheonWhile the people of Cyaaneis may adore and love their multitude of gods and goddesses, they still only have a rudimentary understanding of how they work and what they actually feel and look like. However, they do know that the Lords or Light look much like them, because that’s how they believe they should look like. This is because the Lords of Light were created by the races of Cyaaneis. They might not have created the sky, the land or the people, despite what some may think. Now though they create and maintain the world. They are the ultimate beings, able to intercede in the daily lives of those that worship them, if the fancy takes them…Kilunesay; Lord of Knowledge and Wisdom.One of the original Lords, Kilunesay is a distant deity. His titles are  the “Father of Time” and the Distant One. He only takes interest in those that may rise to great power and only champions those who are good at heart and who have a burning desire for knowledge. In recent centuries, he has become more involved in the material plane, occasionally taking form and bestowing small gifts upon those who he sees as worthy. He appears as a wisened old man dressed in out of fashion scholar’s robes. He has a short, white beard and wears a long, faded yellow cloak. He is the patron of mages and scholars alike but because of his nature, some see him as uninfluential and his ideas stagnant. Despite this, he still holds great power within educated circles. His symbol is an ancient oak tree.Sahaquiel; Tyrant of Cyaaneis, The Warmonger. Sahaquiel is the bane of valorous and respectable people. He sends his clerics out to proclaim the return of the Hated One. He cares little for his followers and asks for their complete and utterly devout worship in return for promises of power. His people see him as a hugely powerful man adorned in an ornate suit of black armour, with dark light appearing from the chinks in his chain mail. He takes an active interest in his followers’ actions. He is however, careful to reward those he deems as worthy, setting difficult trials for them to prove their worth. Evil fighters and fallen paladins worship him. They see him as the ultimate embodiment of what they strive to become. His symbol is a dark, armoured gauntlet with four hideously wicked spikes protruding from the knuckles. Balak; Reaper of Minds, Stealer of Souls. Lord of MurderBalak is the Lord of the Taken, he is the one who comes knocking when death is near. The Lord of Murder cares not for whom he takes, all he cares for is the additional bones that shall be piled beneath his throne. Sometimes when someone feels a bitterly cold shiver running down their spine, it is Balak, running his bloated and cold finger down their spine. Balak is portrayed as a fat, sallow figure with sunken eyes and a bald head. He wears a disgustingly putrescent black cloak that flaps around his bloated figure. Murderers, brigands and sometimes necromancers venerate him. An evil prince, looking to depose a ruler may pray to Balak before they commit the act much like a knight would pray to Verghast before a battle. Verghast; Prince of ValourThe deity of pious nobles, fighters, paladins and all those who stand and fight in the face of evil, Verghast is a protective god who looks after his clergy. He is an active deity, much like Sahaquiel in the respect that he intercedes in the material realm if a matter is of importance to him or his worshipers. He is pictured in the great tapestry of Voldagrad as a humble knight. Shining armour, longsword and a shield with his coat of arms proudly displayed across it. He is the archetypal being of honour.</blockquote>

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