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Raised in a highly religious polytheistic small town was Florence. The town was ran by a ring of priests, each with their own rank, and what they believed the gods wanted. As Florence became an adult, war threatened their town. A band of conquerors searched to claim the land of their village to use as their own, potentially claiming the people of the town dead or alive as well. The priests called to the god of war for help, but with such a big favor to ask the priests wanted to offer more than their promise of faith. Florence was randomly chosen as a sacrifice to the god. Scared but loyal, Florence braved the call and stood before the god as he answered their call. However, the god did not accept the sacrifice, not when the priests were so easily pushing around the townspeople to do their bidding as they pleased. Florence was saved, pardoned by the god of war himself, and in turn was given a new questioning to her life. Were the priests someone she should really follow? 

A year or two later, Florence left town to start a life of her own. She joined a new town, a bigger, free, settlement growing closer to the kingdoms. In this town, the woman dedicated her life to helping others with their worship without the manipulating whispers of the priests. She started her own place of worship and aided the people in their wishes and prayers to the gods. Her dedication to the god of war continued strong as she taught the tale of her pardoning to anyone who was in need of some insight.

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Florence: prosperous; flourishing; blossoming 

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God and Sacrifice

A small village required protection, whether it was from natural disasters, other neighboring villages, etc, any protection was needed. So, they found this protection by worshipping a deity, Person 1. Their worships spread fully throughout the year from weekly talks, to monthly festivals. But, the biggest and most important offer they had was a sacrifice once a year. A sacrifice chosen by the priests that ran the village, as well as all worshipping matters for the deity. Person 2 was chosen as this sacrifice and dragged to the temple by the priests, where they would be left in the hands of this God. A God they worshipped for years, but heard nothing but terrible fates for their sacrifices. 

God of War and Sacrifice

War was approaching quickly for a small village. With time closing in desperate measures were being taken. The elder priests chose a sacrifice, Person 2, to be given to Person 1, the God of War. The sacrifice's death was expected to be enough to persuade Person 1 into aiding the small village. So, the town gathered around and called upon the God for a talk. 

God of War and Soon-To-Be Priestess

A war threatened a small religious village, far from any kingdom or steady flow of roads. Brutes threatened to take over their land with force, leaving the unprepared citizens to do nothing but pray to their gods for help, even going as far as to reach out to the God of War, Person 1. They normally didn't speak to the God of War but times were desperate, desperate enough to offer a living sacrifice, Person 2. When the God answered their pleading calls, he was disgusted by the "gift." More than enough times had Person 1 been judged as nothing but a blood thirsty killer, but they were more than that: a strategic, smart and calculated God skilled in bloodshed when needed. Person 1 made a deal with the town and freed Person 2 from their fate. In turn, Person 2 left the village a few years later and joined a blooming village to start her own project: a temple for the God of War. Though she was no priestess for him, it felt like the way to repay him, and so she built up the temple so much that even Person 1 began to notice.