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In [[Orden]] the gods | 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}} | ||
Each god | Each god had many saints, some well known others obscure. Churches and temples in Orden were consecrated to them. The most popular saints and heroes could have several churches - meaning distinct organizations devoted to them, but there were also smaller ones with only a few temples or others even with little more than handed-down tradition. Different churches of the same saint usually recognized each other as expressing different, but equally valid, teachings. However, occasionally churches competed to see which among them is the "true" church. {{Cite web/ds december 2024|300-302}} | ||
[[Dwarf|Dwarves]] mostly | [[Dwarf|Dwarves]] mostly venerated dwarf heroes, [[Human|humans]] mostly worshiped human saints, etc ... But this was just a side effect of the fact that members of the same species shared the same culture and language and self-assemble along those lines. Any sufficiently large city had churches to gods of many species, because cities attracted many different people. {{Cite web/ds december 2024|300-302}} | ||
== [[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}} | ||
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| - Invented Harmony | | - Invented Harmony | ||
- Her harmonics created new beings like faeries, dryads and the elgenwights | - Her harmonics created new beings like faeries, dryads and the elgenwights | ||
- Defended the walls of [[Kalas Valiar]] for forty days | - Defended the walls of [[Kalas Valiar]] for forty days | ||
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== [[Ord]] and [[Dwarf|dwarven]] heroes == | == [[Ord]] and [[Dwarf|dwarven]] heroes == | ||
'''Ord''', the Maker, the Engineer | '''Ord''', the Maker, the Engineer was the patron of the dwarves, one of the four gods who created [[Orden]]. Ord valued integrity, honor, faithfulness to an ideal. Courage in battle and fair play. {{Cite web/ds december 2024|303-304}} | ||
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== [[Kul]] and [[orc]] heroes == | == [[Kul]] and [[orc]] heroes == | ||
'''Kul''', Father of Flames, Lord of the Forge, the Cleansing Fire who put fire and magma within the world at its creation. Kul | '''Kul''', Father of Flames, Lord of the Forge, the Cleansing Fire who put fire and magma within the world at its creation. Kul tought that action is the defining characteristic of being. Kul's heroes were no philosophers or poets, but warriors and hunters. {{Cite web/ds december 2024|304-305}} | ||
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== Heroes of the [[Hakaan]] == | == Heroes of the [[Hakaan]] == | ||
Hakaan | Hakaan knew about and respected the four [[Gods who created orden|elder gods who created the world]], however, they did not build churches or organized formal belief systems around them. They instead venerated the innumerable spirits they believed fill the world. There were also have Hakaan heroes. {{Cite web/ds december 2024|305-307}} | ||
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