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=Mechanics= | |||
'''To cast spells, newly created clerics of any faith (and other strict adherents) must have the proper name of their patron in their deity entry.''' As examples, "The Mother, B'aara" or "The Warrior, Agaslakku" will correctly align a cleric. Similarly, your primary and secondary domains must align with those of your patron. | |||
=The Wheel= | =The Wheel= | ||
The Wheel’s spokes are said to be woven into the very foundations of the world. They are the far-reaching polytheism of the Disc and the remnants of the Great Ring. Though their worship seems to originate among the Ashfolk, each deity among the Wheel is worshiped in myriad ways. | The Wheel’s spokes are said to be woven into the very foundations of the world. They are the far-reaching polytheism of the Disc and the remnants of the Great Ring. Though their worship seems to originate among the Ashfolk, each deity among the Wheel is worshiped in myriad ways. | ||
The supplements for each entry attempt to give a sense of their faiths among the most orthodox, Baz’eeli, and contemporary understanding of these faiths. Know that myriad interpretations and understandings are also possible within and without the Sultanate, and may be present in the gameworld. | The supplements for each entry attempt to give a sense of their faiths among the most orthodox, Baz’eeli, and contemporary understanding of these faiths. Know that myriad interpretations and understandings are also possible within and without the Sultanate, and may be present in the gameworld. | ||
==The Mother, B'aara== | ==The Mother, B'aara== | ||
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*Record the glorious; their tales may be remembered for eternity. | *Record the glorious; their tales may be remembered for eternity. | ||
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'''Agaslakku in the Sultanate''' | |||
<blockquote>Agaslakku is a mighty pillar of the Sultanate. While to the civilized he is an abstraction or uncouth necessity, he is the recognized deliverer of any kind of courage or strategy. Though by no means disorganized, it is customary that his cult conducts their rites outside of the gaze of society. Agasians, while brazen in their acts, are quite disciplined about their secrets, kept unto death. The Warrior’s only truly public temple, The Marching, is found within the grounds of the Janissaries’ headquarters in Baz’eel, where sonorous and ghastly hymns to struggle, heard at dawn, cause nearby windows to shutter. When a legion returns to the gates of the Golden City, the Klaxon's Horn, made of shining copper, bellows at their welcome — heard from wall to wall — and twice to acknowledge a victory. | <blockquote>Agaslakku is a mighty pillar of the Sultanate. While to the civilized he is an abstraction or uncouth necessity, he is the recognized deliverer of any kind of courage or strategy. Though by no means disorganized, it is customary that his cult conducts their rites outside of the gaze of society. Agasians, while brazen in their acts, are quite disciplined about their secrets, kept unto death. The Warrior’s only truly public temple, The Marching, is found within the grounds of the Janissaries’ headquarters in Baz’eel, where sonorous and ghastly hymns to struggle, heard at dawn, cause nearby windows to shutter. When a legion returns to the gates of the Golden City, the Klaxon's Horn, made of shining copper, bellows at their welcome — heard from wall to wall — and twice to acknowledge a victory. | ||
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Clerics of the Izdur are called, among other names, '''Magus or Murid'''. A Mu’allim, who has passed many tests, is a great teacher. The Murshids who are masters of knowledge, have seen far, and instruct the faith. Often they hold a chair or have achieved the title of Muarakh at the Grand Academy. | Clerics of the Izdur are called, among other names, '''Magus''' or '''Murid'''. A Mu’allim, who has passed many tests, is a great teacher. The Murshids who are masters of knowledge, have seen far, and instruct the faith. Often they hold a chair or have achieved the title of Muarakh at the Grand Academy. | ||
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By other names they are known as The Pareidolia, Dream’s Lintel, The Crepusculan, Gellema-Cimulat, Impattern-Again, That Shiver, Sabotage-of-the-Weft, The Beaded-Comb, Antiphasis, The Gleaming Friend, Hands-for-Feet, The Cadyssfly, and The Orchard’s Dance.</blockquote> | By other names they are known as The Pareidolia, Dream’s Lintel, The Crepusculan, Gellema-Cimulat, Impattern-Again, That Shiver, Sabotage-of-the-Weft, The Beaded-Comb, Antiphasis, The Gleaming Friend, Hands-for-Feet, The Cadyssfly, and The Orchard’s Dance.</blockquote> | ||
'''Among | '''Among their holy days are:''' | ||
<blockquote>'''The Sumptive Regard''' — Though it is said on these holidays other secret rituals occur, in public are performed satires meant to offend and lampoon everyone in the community. These plays may be put on by any who desire. Those that yield the most derision and delight are garlanded, and it is particularly loved by Gellema when the performers can most subtly deprecate themselves before the crowds. Much wine is poured and mizzar smoked on this day. <br>'''Hziran 20th and Tesrin Hray 30th''' | <blockquote>'''The Sumptive Regard''' — Though it is said on these holidays other secret rituals occur, in public are performed satires meant to offend and lampoon everyone in the community. These plays may be put on by any who desire. Those that yield the most derision and delight are garlanded, and it is particularly loved by Gellema when the performers can most subtly deprecate themselves before the crowds. Much wine is poured and mizzar smoked on this day. <br>'''Hziran 20th and Tesrin Hray 30th''' | ||
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“Take your ninth step.” — A warning that one is about to cross the line.</blockquote> | “Take your ninth step.” — A warning that one is about to cross the line.</blockquote> | ||
=The Dome= | =The Dome= | ||