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====Domain==== | |||
Harvest. Agriculture. The Moon. Night. Contracts. ''Knowledge, Nature | |||
====Personality==== | |||
Subdued. Pragmatic and reserved. Likes to speak in oracular pronouncements. This was revealed to be deceptive--his true nature is that of manipulator, arrogant and deceitful. | |||
====Other Names==== | |||
Shadowed Sun, Harvest Lord, Binder | |||
====Usual Depiction==== | |||
A male half-elf (lightly pointed ears and slight elven features, dark hair), wearing simple clothes. He bears a sickle in one hand and a sheaf of grain in the other. | |||
====Companions/Demigods==== | |||
[[Sheaf-binder Caleb]], [[Thresher Cain]] | |||
====Worship in Western Noefra==== | |||
=====250 and before===== | |||
Worshiped as part of the [[Seasonal Four]] among wall-builders, especially by middle-age men and [[Halflings|halflings]]. Offerings involve first-fruits of the harvest, presented to the priest for his blessing and then eaten as part of a festival. Clergy often solemnize marriages and contracts. A common expression in the [[Sea of Grass]] region is “sure as the sun in shadow”, meaning certain to occur. Worshiped in [[Wyrmhold]], where the contractual precepts are de-emphasized and the hard work precepts are emphasized. | |||
=====251+===== | |||
Although he has been dethroned and can no longer act as a true god, his religious organizations are still fairly strong, especially in the [[Holy Kaelthian Republic]]. The other Successor States have mostly abandoned him once his plans were revealed. | |||
=====Religious Precepts===== | |||
You reap what you sow. In hard work is salvation. Carefully prepare for the upcoming winter. Those that will not work, cannot eat. Make bargains carefully, because you will be judged for failing to follow through. Conformity and consensus are critical. | |||
====Worship in Other Areas==== | |||
* [[Ikela]]: Worship was significant as part of the [[Ikelan Religion|CCU]], but worship quickly shifted to his successor. | |||
====Divine Rank==== | |||
Until 1 Spring Dawning 251 AC, he was a member of the [[Congregation]]. On that day, he was deposed for violations of the Law of Divinity (direct intervention with mortals, being defeated in his mortal-plane avatar form). Since then, he has subsisted on residual worship as one of the [[Ascended Heroes]]. | |||
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Revision as of 04:19, 24 May 2022
Domain
Harvest. Agriculture. The Moon. Night. Contracts. Knowledge, Nature
Personality
Subdued. Pragmatic and reserved. Likes to speak in oracular pronouncements. This was revealed to be deceptive--his true nature is that of manipulator, arrogant and deceitful.
Other Names
Shadowed Sun, Harvest Lord, Binder
Usual Depiction
A male half-elf (lightly pointed ears and slight elven features, dark hair), wearing simple clothes. He bears a sickle in one hand and a sheaf of grain in the other.
Companions/Demigods
Sheaf-binder Caleb, Thresher Cain
Worship in Western Noefra
250 and before
Worshiped as part of the Seasonal Four among wall-builders, especially by middle-age men and halflings. Offerings involve first-fruits of the harvest, presented to the priest for his blessing and then eaten as part of a festival. Clergy often solemnize marriages and contracts. A common expression in the Sea of Grass region is “sure as the sun in shadow”, meaning certain to occur. Worshiped in Wyrmhold, where the contractual precepts are de-emphasized and the hard work precepts are emphasized.
251+
Although he has been dethroned and can no longer act as a true god, his religious organizations are still fairly strong, especially in the Holy Kaelthian Republic. The other Successor States have mostly abandoned him once his plans were revealed.
Religious Precepts
You reap what you sow. In hard work is salvation. Carefully prepare for the upcoming winter. Those that will not work, cannot eat. Make bargains carefully, because you will be judged for failing to follow through. Conformity and consensus are critical.
Worship in Other Areas
Divine Rank
Until 1 Spring Dawning 251 AC, he was a member of the Congregation. On that day, he was deposed for violations of the Law of Divinity (direct intervention with mortals, being defeated in his mortal-plane avatar form). Since then, he has subsisted on residual worship as one of the Ascended Heroes.
