Religions & Gods
Religions
The Fates
Ethereal entities that decide how one’s destiny will unfold
Believed to even guide or intervene with the Gods
May the Mother of Life continue to give, the Sacrificial Daughter mend, and the Devoted Sister protect us all…
Que la Mère de la Vie continue à donner, que la Fille Sacrificielle guérisse et que la Sœur Dévouée nous protège tous...
May the Sacrificial Daughter heal all.
Que la Fille Sacrificielle guérisse tous.
Don’t turn the eyes of the gods to you or suffer endlessly as their plaything
Daemonis and The Guild pray to these entities
Mother of Life
Weaves the threads of life and ties the knots that bind us together
Gifts/passes on the life of the work to her daughters (the other fates)
Stark white hair
Blindfolded and knitting needles?
GIVE = DONNER
Sacrificial Daughter
Cuts and reties the threads to meet her sister’s needs
She is often pictured as crying tears of blood
Ebony skin and hair
Dagger and wheat stalk in hand
MEND = RÉPARER
Devoted Sister
Gifted the special ability of the Daemonis to protect the descendants of the Anointed Child
With her sister’s help, they attempt to bring the world to order while keeping the Old Gods in their place
Brown haired and tanned skin
Sword and shield
PROTECT = PROTÉGER
Holy Trinity
Inclusive to all races/factions, primarily takes over Grandmere during Civil War
Newest religion
Divine Father
The Church celebrates the most
Presence is felt at times through Priests
Justicar for those that devote body and soul to him
Knowing Mother
The Church celebrates often
Sets guidelines for Nuns
Presence is felt through Nuns and females with strong sense of fate
Justicar for females; Scarlett Women/Men praise her name often.
Anointed Child
Human deity
The Kings of old were blessed by this deity.
Some bloodlines are said to be originated from this deity
Said to bestow those worthy of blessings of life
Good
The Saints
Saint Grandmere
A woman who led the first human settlers and united the people
Continent named after her
Humans originated from Grandemere until Tombé tricked them into leaving; from there he used them to take control of the Old Continent
Saint Raphael de’Traibon-Thompson
Was the last standing man to keep peace across Grandmere before brutally murdered by his own grandson
Saint John Thompson
Purely by accident when branded with a poisoned Saints Mark by Bishop Marquis
This denied his standing of being a Priest of the Church and therefore, relieved him of all the vows he took with the intentions of being branded as a Priest
Ogrean Gods
Nuen
The male God of the Moon or Night or Darkness and the sin and perversions of the world.
Utash
The female God of the Sun or Day or Light and the beauty and justice of the world.
The Old Gods
Quisling Spirit formerly Tombé
Fallen Arbors deity and guide
Trickster and traitor God
Chaotic Evil
Awards nasty magic to his underlings
Said to be the jealous ghost of the Divine Father
god of misfortune
Said to be stripped of his immortal body by the old gods
Shaitan
Evil spirit/god who speaks to the desires of one’s heart and exploits them to win over their souls.
Referenced in ancient text and often drawn as horned humanoid in dragon armor.
Some speculate he is really the human form of
Nameless Prophet
The Faceless worship this deity
Neutral
Foretells of a great new beginning
The Cardinal himself
“Children of the Mother of Life will be devoured in the Dragon’s Maw,
only to bring life back to their own collection of Ash, Fang, and Claw.
The past shall shake hands with those who march towards the future,
and when this happens it will set in motion Grandemere’s rapture.”
Shroudwing the Galelord Wyvern
Gate keeper and protector to the undead and realm of the souls, even now.
Chained to the top of the world during the Massacre des Trois Destins to keep his magic safe from Tombré during the war with the Old Gods.
Stories say his presence created the Dragon's Maw, where his inhale in spring and summer create northern winds of life before his exhale in fall creates southern winds, cold weather, and stealing away warmth and life so the world may be quiet in time for the Winter Solstice.
A world-ending, ancient lich/frost/wind dragon who caused a split in mountains called the Dragon's Maw. The Three Fates defeated it and chained it to the top of the world. Some claim he is Shaitan himself, the gate keeper of souls and undead until they can be woven back into the world once more by the Mother of Life. Stories say his presence created the Dragon's Maw, where his inhale in spring and summer create northern winds of life and warmth before his exhale in fall creates southern winds, cold weather, and stealing away warmth and life so the world may be quiet in time for the Winter Solstice, the time in which magic was taken from the world during the Massacre des Trois Destins, or Three Fates Massacre, to keep magic away from Tombré.
One of the sailors humored tavern with a story it’s the spirits of blacksmiths hammering the ocean and heating it to be molded by the Galelord once more.
Can turn someone of great importance or honor into a Chevalier de la Mort/Forsaken Chevalier/Undead Chevalier and are often awarded a soul weapon from someone willing and of great meaning from their living life. They are immortal, unkillable, though can take some time to recover. Also, they must limit their touching of living being in fear of burning the threads of the Fates though it is said their touch does nothing to those who carry the blood of the gods themselves.