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In [[Orden]] the gods were objectively real and powerful, however they had been forbidden from acting directly upon or within the world. And thus, people of Orden did not believe the gods control everything that happens in the world, that is why there were saints and heroes. Beings of demigod-like status, once mortals, who now served their patron god in eternity. {{Cite web/ds december 2024|300-302}} | In [[Orden]] the gods were objectively real and powerful, however they had been forbidden from acting directly upon or within the world. And thus, people of Orden did not believe the gods control everything that happens in the world, that is why there were saints and heroes. Beings of demigod-like status, once mortals, who now served their patron god in eternity. {{Cite web/ds december 2024|300-302}} | ||
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==== [[Adûn]] ==== | ==== [[Adûn]] ==== | ||
'''Adûn''' | '''Adûn''' believed that truth and hard work were virtues. He embodied the Vaslorian belief that hard work is honesty. {{Cite web/ds december 2024|308-314}} | ||
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==== [[Cavall]] ==== | ==== [[Cavall]] ==== | ||
'''Cavall''' | '''Cavall''' believed that mortals cannot live where injustice thrives. The concepts of civil law and just punishment were his. {{Cite web/ds december 2024|308-314}} | ||
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- She is the saint of those who stand watch, of all those who must carry a burden ceaselessly | - She is the saint of those who stand watch, of all those who must carry a burden ceaselessly | ||
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==== [[Malus]] {{Fact}} ==== | |||
God of craftsmanship, knowledge and secrets {{Fact}} | |||
==== [[Salorna]] ==== | ==== [[Salorna]] ==== | ||
'''Salorna''' | '''Salorna''' believed that nature was a moral good. That to behave in a manner not in accord with the natural balance was to commit offense against the gods. {{Cite web/ds december 2024|308-314}} | ||
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- As nature would preach revenge against those who would prevent the natural world, those who seek to preserve the balance must also be willing to take violent action if necessary | - As nature would preach revenge against those who would prevent the natural world, those who seek to preserve the balance must also be willing to take violent action if necessary | ||
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==== [[Viras]] {{Fact}} ==== | |||
Goddess of love, lust, youth and health | |||
==== [[Nikros]] ==== | ==== [[Nikros]] ==== | ||
'''Nikros''' | '''Nikros''' was strength. He was dominance. His was the right of the strong to rule over the weak. He was the Tyrant. '''Nikros''' believes that strength was the only virtue, and those who were born strong were born to rule. '''{{Cite web/ds december 2024|308-314}}''' | ||
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==== [[Cyrvis]] ==== | ==== [[Cyrvis]] ==== | ||
'''Cyrvis''' | '''Cyrvis''' was the enemy of fate. He was the god of those who believed they have been wronged by life, and sought revenge. '''{{Cite web/ds december 2024|308-314}}''' | ||
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| - Spite is virtuous | | - Spite is virtuous | ||
- Only fools follow rules | - Only fools follow rules | ||
- Sorcery is a route to ultimate power | - Sorcery is a route to ultimate power | ||
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=== [[Rioja]] === | |||
==== [[Anso|Lord Anso]] ==== | |||
'''Lord Anso''' was the Riojan god of nobility. He embodied the notion that nobility is aspirational to a Riojan. {{Cite web/youtube/capital_worldbuilding_streams|3}} | |||
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|'''[[Varona|Saint Varona the Meek]]''' {{Cite web/youtube/capital_worldbuilding_streams|4}} | |||
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|[[Isabela|'''Saint Ysabell, the Pitiless''']] {{Cite web/youtube/capital_worldbuilding_streams|4}} | |||
|Justice | |||
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==== [[Donisa|Lady Donisa]] ==== | |||
'''Lady Donisa''' was the wheel of fortune. She was the goddess of fortune and fate, and the notion that whomever is up, will soon be down. She was married to [[Anso|Lord Anso]]. {{Cite web/youtube/capital_worldbuilding_streams|3}} | |||
==== [[Falco|Viscount Falco]] ==== | |||
'''Viscount Falco''' was deception, treachery and planning. The God of Treachery schemed to replace [[Anso|Lord Anso]] assuming his identity and becoming [[Donisa|Lady Donisa]]'s husband. His plan ultimately failed. {{Cite web/youtube/capital_worldbuilding_streams|3}} | |||
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|'''[[Orsino|Saint Orsino, the Diplomat]] {{Cite web/youtube/capital_worldbuilding_streams|3}}''' | |||
|Secret and Lies | |||
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==== [[Ragilo]] ==== | |||
'''Ragilo''' knew what need to be done, but didn't act. He represented the Riojan distaste for cowardice. {{Cite web/youtube/capital_worldbuilding_streams|3}} | |||
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|[[Paolo|'''Saint Paolo, The Lawyer''']] {{Cite web/youtube/capital_worldbuilding_streams|3}} | |||
|Saint of hiding, shadows and laws | |||
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==== [[Maura|Margravine Maura]] ==== | |||
'''Margravine Maura''' was the goddess of love and passion. The embodiment of romance, love at first sight and unrequited love. Everyone knew of her love for [[Anso|Lord Anso]] and also that they couldn't be together. {{Cite web/youtube/capital_worldbuilding_streams|3}} | |||
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|[[Saint Bellamo|'''Saint Bellamo''']] {{Cite web/youtube/capital_worldbuilding_streams|3}} | |||
|Revelry | |||
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==== [[Tasila|Lady Tasila]] ==== | |||
'''Lady Tasila''' was the one who unraveled [[Falco]]'s plans and exposed him, despite the cost to herself. She represents, to a Riojan, the concepts of violence and bravery. {{Cite web/youtube/capital_worldbuilding_streams|3}} | |||
{{Quote|text=Draw your sword, sir, or by '''Tasila''' I will scar a coward}} | |||
==== [[Causulo|Margrave Causulo]] ==== | |||
'''Margrave Causulo''' believed that art was an end unto itself, pursuing it, a noble virtue. {{Cite web/youtube/capital_worldbuilding_streams|3}} | |||
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|[[Amato|'''Saint Amato''']] {{Cite web/youtube/capital_worldbuilding_streams|3}} | |||
|Theater, actors and performance | |||
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|[[Diamentem|'''Saint Diamentem''']] {{Cite web/youtube/capital_worldbuilding_streams|3}} | |||
|Music, poetry and writing | |||
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=== [[Vanigar]] === | |||
==== [[Holkatya]] ==== | |||
Trickster goddess, goddess of luck. {{Cite web/ds december 2024|27}} {{Cite web/ds december 2024|301}} {{Cite web/ds december 2024|305}} | |||
== [[Val]] and [[Elf|elven]] heroes == | == [[Val]] and [[Elf|elven]] heroes == | ||
'''Val''', the Noble Lord, First Among Equals was the patron of the elves, responsible for creating the [[Celestial|Celestials]], the True Elves. He had left [[Orden]] and taken residence in his private [[manifold]], [[Arcadia]], where all elves hoped to someday join their patron. {{Cite web/ds december 2024|302-303}} | '''Val''', the Noble Lord, First Among Equals was the patron of the elves, responsible for creating the [[Celestial|Celestials]], the True Elves. He had left [[Orden]] and taken residence in his private [[manifold]], [[Arcadia]], where all elves hoped to someday join their patron. {{Cite web/ds december 2024|302-303}} | ||
=== Heroes of the [[High elf|high elves]] === | |||
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|'''[[Ripples of Honey on a Shore of Gold]] {{Cite web/ds december 2024|302-303}}''' | |'''[[Ripples of Honey on a Shore of Gold]] {{Cite web/ds december 2024|302-303}}''' | ||
|Warkiller, the Diplomat | |Warkiller, the Diplomat | ||
| - Broke peace between [[Human|humans]] and [[ | | - Broke peace between [[Human|humans]] and [[Elder dragon|dragons]] for ages | ||
- Attempted to create the [[Codex Pax Universalis]], a work capable of erasing the concept of war. However, in order to finish it a step was demanded from her, which she wasn't willing to take | - Attempted to create the [[Codex Pax Universalis]], a work capable of erasing the concept of war. However, in order to finish it a step was demanded from her, which she wasn't willing to take | ||
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=== Heroes of the [[Wode elf|wode elves]] === | |||
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== [[Seven Cities of Hell#Religion|Saints of Hell]] == | == Gods, Saints and Heralds of the [[Timescape]] == | ||
The nature of the gods of the timescape was mysterious. Unlike the gods of [[Orden]], they were corporeal beings, usually of immense, even planetary size. Although they had god-like power, greater it seems that the [[Innumerable Younger Gods]], but there was no evidence they could create whole realities like the [[Elder Gods]]. '''{{Cite web/ds december 2024|314-317}}''' | |||
Although they did not concern themselves with "ethics", they embody the principles of Order ([[Lords of Law]]), Chaos ([[Lords of Chaos]]) and Balance ([[Lords of Balance]]). '''{{Cite web/ds december 2024|314-317}}''' | |||
People through the timescape knew and believed about the gods. Temples and churches exist all over (for example, temples to every god, saint, hero and herald, some dead, others forgotten, can be found in [[Alloy]], the City at the Center of the Timescape), however, most did not carry them throughout their daily lives. The gods were powerful and reward their worshipers, but they were remote and unknowable. '''{{Cite web/ds december 2024|314-317}}''' | |||
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|[[Nebular|'''Nebular the Star Mother''']] {{Cite web/ds december 2024|314-317}} | |||
|Creation and life itself | |||
|[[Lords of Law|Law]] | |||
| - [[Magnetar|Lady Magnetar]] | |||
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|'''[[OV|OV the Wave Pilot]] {{Cite web/ds december 2024|314-317}}''' | |||
|God of Navigators and those who seek safe passage | |||
|[[Lords of Balance|Balance]] | |||
| - [[Cho'kassa|Cho'kassa the Time rider]] | |||
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|'''[[Quasax|Quasax the Ultra Nova]] {{Cite web/ds december 2024|314-317}}''' | |||
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|'''[[Mynoth|Mynoth the Way]] {{Cite web/ds december 2024|314-317}}''' | |||
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|'''[[XXAXX|XXAXX the Anti-God]]''' '''{{Cite web/ds december 2024|314-317}}''' | |||
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=== [[Seven Cities of Hell#Religion|Saints of Hell]] === | |||
Saints in the [[Seven Cities of Hell]] served the seven [[Archdevil|Archdukes]] of Hell, who were, effectively, the Gods of Hell. There were churches, rites and rituals, however devils tended to view attending church and performing the expected rituals at the appropriate times as akin to paying taxes. Annoying, but necessary. {{Cite web/ds december 2024|307-308}} | Saints in the [[Seven Cities of Hell]] served the seven [[Archdevil|Archdukes]] of Hell, who were, effectively, the Gods of Hell. There were churches, rites and rituals, however devils tended to view attending church and performing the expected rituals at the appropriate times as akin to paying taxes. Annoying, but necessary. {{Cite web/ds december 2024|307-308}} | ||
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|The Great Designer, the Game Master, Saint of Strategy | |The Great Designer, the Game Master, Saint of Strategy | ||
| - Virtue of accepting the battle as it is, not as you wish it might be | | - Virtue of accepting the battle as it is, not as you wish it might be | ||
- Take action base on available data | - Take action base on available data | ||
- Wars are won based on which side is best able to bring its force to bear against the opponent | - Wars are won based on which side is best able to bring its force to bear against the opponent | ||
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| - Deception is only one tool in the art of lies | | - Deception is only one tool in the art of lies | ||
- The point of manipulation is to achieve one's end | - The point of manipulation is to achieve one's end | ||
- Virtue in flexibility of character and morality, and unpredictably | - Virtue in flexibility of character and morality, and unpredictably | ||
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