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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DEFCON 1" data-source="post: 5384949" data-attributes="member: 7006">According to The Grand History Of Eberron, the Sovereign Host represent 'civilized' aspects of civilization, whereas the Dark Six are more 'forces of nature'.  A quote:"For centuries orthodoxy has held that this division is based on one of morality—good against evil. But some scholars hold that the “Nine and Six” do not refer to the current ethical division of the Host and the Dark Six but rather to nine gods of civilization and six gods of the savage world. These theorists hold that the Schism was not the result of good defeating evil but rather the gods of civilization defeating those of savagery in shaping the future lives of mortals."Thus The Traveler is part of the Dark Six even though the god is Unaligned.  He is the god of change, deception and chaos.And as far as I can tell... the Dark Six are not worshiped "in secret", but rather all people usually will give a prayer to them if for no other reason than to ward off their attention.  So someone will give a prayer to the Devourer when boarding a ship to sail across a rough sea, in hopes of making the journey safely.  Since all fifteen gods are present at all times in everyone's lives... while you may select one as a special "patron", you still give thanks to all fifteen.  Thus, while your shifter might have a special place in his heart for The Traveler... that doesn't mean that the other fourteen gods are not worshiped as well.  You are a believer of the Nine And Six And One as a whole.</blockquote>

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