Small Gods of the City (Local Faiths): Difference between revisions

The "faith" of Tchun the Sleeper was best described not as a formal religion, but rather instead almost as a kind of sickness. Tchunism could strike without warning: it began with gloomy dreams of a sleeping giant locked in ice; gradually these dreams increased in intensity and terror until even waking life was a frenzied affliction of haunted visions. Tchunites, once they fully succumbed to their dreadful faith, became obsessed with performing acts of extreme wickedness in pursuit of the seemingly impossible task of awakening "Tchun the Sleeper." Merely hearing the name of Tchun could sow the seeds of madness in the weak-minded. It was one of the City's greatest horrors.

The plague of Tchunism eventually culminated in great cataclysm, in which Tchun awoke at last. The streets ran red with blood. Gentle hearts grew hard and cruel. But as the world teetered on collapse, brave heroes rose and (at great cost) returned the Sleeper to his slumber. Their efforts sent Tchun's icy prison hurling toward the darkest, farthest edges of reality, as a dread comet streaking across the night sky. As a consequence of this defeat, Tchunism has widely faded from the world, with only a few scattered holdouts remaining.

If you would like to play a surviving slave of Tchun, feel welcome to send 'DM whyemmdee' a message on the EFU forum.