Table of Contents

CREDITS 4 Agalma (Apotheosis) 47

INTRODUCTION 5 Austhay (God) 50

Kasadur (God) 52
1. CLERGY 6
Cleric’s Calling 6 Xixthill (Under Troll) 54
Druid’s Acolyte 6
Priest’s Acolyte 7 TROLL CHART ............................................. 55
Shaman’s Acolyte 8 Dingen (God) 56
Learning Rituals 10
Caster Checks 10 Sychien (Goddess) 58
Air Precept 10
Cold Precept 12 Dista (Goddess) 60
Darkness Precept 14 Ijayali (Goddess) 61
Dream Precept 16
Earth Precept 17 Golgyth (Absolute Dragon) 63
Fire Precept 18
Lamora-Ferang (Goddess) 65
Light Precept 19
Underworld Precept 20 Risurah (Goddess) 68
Water Precept 22
Urquahali (Goddess) 70
2. DIVINITIES 24 Pelgan (God) 72
A Note On Gods 24
Running Scenes with Divinities 24 Leviathan (Elder Creator) 74
Reading About the Divine 25
Ylinnok (Oak Troll) 75
DIVINITIES CHART ...................................... 26
Threga (Absolute Dragon) 77
Elsam (Goddess) 28
Iarothoquat (Absolute Dragon) 79
Quillicalian (Goddess) 32
Mother Yurgha (Absolute Dragon) 81
Lassadarnya (Goddess) 34
Demar (Elder Creator) 36 Kyrleef (God) 84

Mool (God) 38 Helena (Goddess) 86

Igvale (Elder Creator) 40 Morghul (Elder Creator) 88

Opiate (Elder Creator) 42 Mingser (Fathom Troll) 89

N’Thraxu (Elder Creator) 43 Twu-Ertof (God-deceased) 91

Cinder (Goddess) 45 Metayaw (God) 91

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Arey (Goddess) 94
Xancero (Goddess) 96
Aznurr (Absolute Dragon-deceased) 98
Dazazya (Goddess) 99
Ahuramazda (Elder Creator-deceased) 101
M’Lak (Demon) 102
Azi Dahaka (Absolute Dragon) 104
Kihea (Goddess) 106
Thogqalix (God-deceased) 109
Loptif (Apotheosis) 110
Kraken (Goddess) 112
Phoenix (Goddess) 113
F’Tash (Goddess) 116
C’Tetaqwez (Absolute Dragon) 119
Behemoth (Goddess) 121
Raxsol (God) 122
Zikieniss (Absolute Dragon) 123
Foosha (God) 125
San (Goddess) 127
Oliss (God) 129
Ril’Usk’Od (Absolute Dragon) 131
Nyjakkthi (God) 134
Nogus (Hollow Troll) 136
Ameles (Goddess) 137
Eish-Mee (Goddess -deceased) 138
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Bacchus (God) 139
Ibikyne (Goddess) 141
Nif (Elder Creator) 143
Ulgnus (God) 143
Hob-Aepofis (God) 144
Disronnon (Goddess -deceased) 146
Nisnockthage (God) 147
Amberah (Goddess) 149
Hurflun (God-Deceased) 152
He Who Has Many Names (Seraph) 152
Weendigo (God) 155
Zhaust (Goddess) 157
Kretara (Goddess) 159
T’Hool (Elder Creator) 161
Shi (Goddess) 163
Ess’Ati (Goddess) 166
V’Lex (God) 168
Luk-Coo (God) 170
Hystyr (Goddess) 173
Ajyra (God) 175
Ahriman (Elder Creator) 177
Maledictions 181
3. ADVANTAGES 182
Advantages (1 Point) 182
Advantages (2 Points) 182
Advantages (3 Points) 182
Advantages (4 Points) 183
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Introduction
Within 77 Thrones the Theological Codex, you will find
rules for creating members of the clergy of the divinities
in K’Vega-Thale. This book also details the rituals granted
to clergy members by their divinities. Additionally, each of
the divinities (as well as past divinities) are detailed in this
book. Dogmas and holy scriptures are listed for each faith.
This book describes gods, dragons, elder creators, trolls,
and other forms of divinity. It should be noted that gods
are simply a form of spirit. Not all divinities are gods and
not all gods are divine. There can only be 77 divinities and
each holds one of the Thrones of Heaven. Each throne
rules over certain aspects of reality. There is no aspect that
is not coveted and the divinities envy each other greatly.
Chapter 1: Clergy
This chapter details the clergy advantages for dru-
ids, priests, and shamans. Additionally, it details the
rituals granted by those callings and those of the nine
Precepts of divinity.
Chapter 2: Divinities
This chapter details those that sit in the 77 Thrones
of Divinity.
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Chapter 3: Advantages
This chapter details advantages that pertain to members
of the clergy.
When You Roll
There are many rituals outlined in this
book. It is important to note that all rolls, in-
cluding those for rituals, (unless they explic-
itly state otherwise) are the total of what
you roll on 2d8 + either your total number in
a passion or a skill + any appropriate Forte
in that passion or skill + the Rating from
one Stat. There is a Stat listed beside each
skill as the most likely to be rolled with it.
If a player can give you an excellent reason
why they should be able to use a different
Stat Rating for the roll, you may let them.
As the Stat Rating used for a roll is rarely
fixed, they are rarely included in these de-
scriptions. Just because they do not always
appear do not assume they do not apply.
 “Chains of steel and spirit bind us all. I know them both so well. I used to bind so many of you with them. In Ri-
surah’s light, I wept as I found freedom in forgiveness,” – Santier O Gaira, viagysh and Avatar of Risurah.
Clerics are the servants of the divine. They create holy
sites, build churches, preach to the believers, and attempt
to recruit new followers for their divinity. To become a
cleric you must select the Cleric’s Calling (listed below).
Cleric’ s Calling
To become a cleric you must spend 4 advantage
points at Caster Status 0 and 3 advantage points every
Caster Status after that. Your Caster Status cannot be
higher than your Status but it may be lower. To become
a cleric you must select one of the callings listed under
the divinities clergy options. These are druids, priests,
or shamans. Not all divinities have each of these. To
select a calling you must fulfill all of the requirements
listed under the calling and the divinity (so check the
entry of the divinity you plan to worship, listed in the
divinities chapter of this book). Those with this advan-
tage gain the ability to cast the rituals listed under the
Precepts they have access to, their calling, and under
their divinity (this is all listed under each divinity). Pre-
cepts are determined by parentage. Ahriman controls
the Precept of Darkness and all its children have ac-
cess to the Darkness Precept. Elder creators have ac-
cess to only 1 Precept. Gods have access to 2 Precepts.
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You must have a Piety of 2 + the Caster Status to cast
a ritual. Individuals with Piety lower than 2 are unable
to cast rituals regardless if they have advantages that
would allow them to. Divinities are jealous and will not
tolerate another divinity granting their worshiper di-
vine powers.
Druid ’ s Acolyte
Requirement(s): Diplomacy 1, Conditioning 1, Theology 1
Druids concentrate on in tuning themselves to the
mystical force of their divinity as it extends into a natural
expression. This expression may be freezing cold or the
sunset. Whatever it is, to the druid, it is the face of their
lord and they worship this part of the godhead, gaining
an intertwining of practical and mystical knowledge un-
like any other clergy member. Druids are secretive guard-
ians of their divinity’s most sacred mysteries.
Caster Status
0: 1st Step (Acolyte)
3: 2nd Step (Druid)
6: 3rd Step (Archdruid)
9: 4th Step (Mystagogue)
 rally invisible you will not see it but rather see a strong
outline of it. If it is a subject under an invisibility ritual
you will see them normally. This ritual also allows you to
double the range of your sight.

3 - Divination
When you cast this ritual you will receive an omen
from your divinity or one of their servitors within 1 day.
This omen is often cryptic in its presentation but will in
some way shed light upon the answer the druid is look-
ing for or rarely provide an answer to an even more im-
portant question. The method of your divination may be
casting the oracle of the bones, scrying tea leaves, pro-
longed meditation or any other method you would like.

5 - Foresight
When you cast this ritual you gain a bonus to your Per-
ception and Reaction rolls equal to your Caster Status for
the rest of the scene.

7 - Banish the Scrying Eye

When you cast this ritual all mystical and magic means
of watching this locations are prevented for the remain-
der of the scene.

9 - Threefold Death
You may only cast this ritual once and to do so you must
ritually sacrifice one intelligent life form. Upon completion
0 - Mystic Auras of this ghastly ritual you can no longer be resurrected. You
This ritual allows you to see mystical energy. Through gain a power which allows you to automatically come back
this sight you are able to discern the mystical energy left to life on either the next dusk or dawn on your next two
behind by rituals as well as that within individuals, objects deaths. After coming back to life the druid loses 2 points of
and holy areas. The energy left by rituals can make it dif- VIG. The third time they die, the death is final.
ficult to differentiate between individuals who have had
rituals recently cast upon them and members of the clergy. Priest’ s Acolyte
Clergy members radiate mystical energy in proportion to
the amount remaining inside them. This can lead someone Requirement(s): Academics 1, Meditation 1, Theology 1
using this power to mistake a depleted bishop for an aco-
lyte. It is unwise to use this ritual upon the remains of dead Through academic understanding priests gain clarity un-
gods or great servitors of the divine as their glow can be paralleled into the true nature of the entity they serve. By sift-
ing through the holy texts, apocrypha, and the stories relat-
so potent as to damage the character’s mind. Progenitors
ing information about their divinity in other religions priests
of lines created by the gods radiate greatly. Those who’ve
hope to form a perfect understanding of the dogma they
carefully studied the differences between mystical energy
diligently practice. Meditation is also regularly engaged in so
can roll Theology (Precepts or Recognizing Rituals) to de-
they might contemplate the mysteries of the divine without
termine greater amounts of information about the energy
obstruction. Priests are more likely to hold high ranking posi-
you are observing such as how long ago it was cast or which
tions within most faiths than other clergy members.
Precepts were used in the casting. Perhaps even revealing
the divinity an individual worships. The more powerful a
ritual, the more time it takes to dissipate.
Caster Status
0: 1st Step (Acolyte)
1 - See the Invisible 3: 2nd Step (Priest)
When you cast this ritual you are able to see anything 6: 3rd Step (Thaumaturge)
that is invisible. The way it is revealed will be dependent
on what is being revealed. If it is a creature that is natu- 9: 4th Step (Bishop)

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0 - Mystic Auras 9 - Eyes That See What the Others See Not
This ritual allows you to see mystical energy. Through
this sight you are able to discern the mystical energy left
behind by rituals as well as that within individuals, objects,
and holy areas. The energy left by rituals can make it dif-
ficult to differentiate between individuals who have had
rituals recently cast upon them and members of the cler-
gy. Clergy members radiate mystical energy in proportion
to the amount remaining inside them. This can lead some-
one using this power to mistake a depleted bishop for an
acolyte. It is unwise to use this ritual upon the remains of
dead gods or great servitors of the divine as their glow can
be so potent as to damage the character’s mind. Progeni-
tors of lines created by the gods radiate greatly. Those who
have carefully studied the differences between mystical
energy can roll Theology (Precepts or Recognizing Rituals)
to determine greater amounts of information about the
energy you are observing, such as how long ago it was cast
or which Precepts were used in the casting. Perhaps even
revealing the divinity an individual worships. The more
powerful a ritual, the more time it takes to dissipate.
1 - The Blessing of . . . serve as your teacher on your mystic road. The nature of
When you cast this ritual you give a number of sub-
jects up to your PRE Rating a bonus to Attack Rolls and
Defense Rolls equal to your Caster Status. Additionally
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this blessing grants an equal bonus to any skills associ-
ated with your divinity. This ritual’s effects last until the
end of your next round. You may opt to declare yourself
as one of the subjects affected by this ritual. The name of
the divinity is added to this ritual.
3 - Valor of . . .
You gain a bonus to all your Stats for the rest of the
scene equal to 50% of your Caster Status.
5 - Favored by . . .
You are able to roll your next Resistance Roll twice.
Take the better of the 2 rolls. This effect lasts for the
scene or until used.
7 - Soul Purge
This ritual allows you to liberate the soul. This has sev-
eral effects: allowing you to restore up to 1 Piety point to
a member of your faith who atones for their sins, calls a
spirit of your divinity to come and claim a soul as if the
subject had your Piety score (if it is higher) or exorcises a
spirit from the subject. Both beneficial and harmful spir-
its are affected by this ritual. Shamans view this ritual as
an abomination and it causes many heated arguments
between these clergy members. When attempting to
atone for sins, it is important that you make the suppli-
cant perform a task worthy of their sin to gain their way
back into the divinities good graces.
This ritual allows you to pierce all illusions and guises.
You can see clearly what others are and if they are being
coerced or under mental domination.
Shaman’ s Acolyte
Requirement(s): Handle Animal 1, Meditation 1,
Outdoorsman 1
To become a shaman’s acolyte you must undergo a vi-
sion quest. This quest is undertaken after a sacred cer-
emony usually involving the ingestion of hallucinogens
and the undertaking of austerities such as fasting. To
complete this task you must find a totem. This quest is
often very dangerous as it forces you to journey through
savage terrain in a mentally depleted state. It is likely
other types of spirits will attempt to lure you away dur-
ing this quest. While in this state you slowly begin to see
spirits, ley lines, and mystical energy.
Once gained this spirit will aid you in many ways and
the spirit is left up to the FT but should be a spirit which
is in line with the Precepts you cast. Shamans continu-
ally grow closer to perfect understanding of their divin-
ity through constant immersion in the spirit of their lord.
No one works more closely with spirits than the shaman
who open their minds and bodies to the occupation of
the divine. All mystical workings performed by shamans
should be highly ritualistic in form. Players are encour-
ages to describe their rituals with grandiose description.
The more interesting the description the better their XP
reward should be. Elements of the divinity they are as-
sociated with should be included in this casting, for ex-
ample song and feathers for a shaman of F’Tash. If your
totem is captured you become unable to cast any of your
shamanic rituals.
Caster Status
0: 1st Step (Acolyte)
3: 2nd Step (Shaman)
6: 3rd Step (Jhakri)
9: 4th Step (Hierophant)
0 - Mystic Auras speed, a Hide Rating, poison, flight, claws, fangs, horns
This ritual allows you to see mystical energy. Through
this sight you are able to discern the mystical energy left
behind by rituals as well as that within individuals, ob-
jects and holy areas. The energy left by rituals can make
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it difficult to differentiate between individuals who have
had rituals recently cast upon them and members of the
clergy. Clergy members radiate mystical energy in pro-
portion to the amount remaining inside them. This can
lead someone using this power to mistake a depleted
bishop for an acolyte. It is unwise to use this ritual upon
the remains of dead gods or great servitors of the divine
as their glow can be so potent as to damage the charac-
ter’s mind. Progenitors of lines created by the gods radi-
ate greatly. Those who’ve carefully studied the differenc-
es between mystical energy can roll Theology (Precepts
or Recognizing Rituals) to determine greater amounts of
information about the energy you are observing such as
how long ago it was cast or which Precepts were used in
the casting. Perhaps even revealing the divinity an indi-
vidual worships. The more powerful a ritual, the more
time it takes to dissipate.
1 - Friend of the Beasts
This ritual allows you to communicate in a way that
animals associated with your divinity will understand. It
should be noted that these communications must be ex-
tremely simple such as: come here, get that, attack, etc.
They will also follow your instructions to the best of their
understanding. The amount of animals you can effect in
one casting is equal to your PRE Rating + 50% of your
Caster Status. This ritual will attract the closest animals
of these types to you as if it were a beacon. The amount
of time this takes depends on how far away they are. The
animals are allowed no resistance against your ritual.
This ritual does not work on individuals that only appear
to be animals. You must have Handle Animals 1 to cast
this ritual.
3 - Dance of Courage
Casting this ritual requires you to dance in a way which
causes your totem to flood the area with spiritual en-
ergy. This casting allows you to remove Fear from one
subject or grant all subjects friendly to you which view
your dance a bonus to their Fear Resistance Rolls equal
to your Caster Status for the rest of the scene. You must
have at least Acrobatics 1 to cast this ritual.
5 - Spirit Shadow
By allowing your totem to ride your flesh you take on
some characteristics of their power. The exact nature of
these should be left up to the FT to decide as they are
based on the individual spirit which you serve. They may
include a Stat increase which should be no more than
your Caster Status, greater Preception, jumping ability,
or anything else that is possessed by the totem. When
you cast this ritual it becomes clear, in a way left to your
description, that a spirit has possessed you. Starting on
your next turn the effects become apparent as if they
were spiritual shadows. For example if you gained claws
and flight, misty spiritual energy might extend from your
hands and back. This might leave you with the feeling of
these new limbs extending from your body. These effects
last for the scene.
7 - Nagualism Forte. You need to win contested rolls to have your ritual
This ritual allows you to assume the form of one of the
animals associated with your divinity. If your divinity has
more than 1 animal, it will be the animal most closely as-
sociated with your totem. You keep your mental abilities
while in this form but are otherwise an exceptional version
of this type of animal. It is important for FT’s to remem-
ber to describe the world in a way that is keeping with the
new Preceptions of the character. Experiencing this sort
of change should drastically change your character’s world
view as it is an extraordinary event in one’s life.
9 - Axis Mundi
You are able to travel between the worlds of flesh and
spirit. To do so you must locate a ley line, or place within
the world were the mystical life’s blood of creation co-
alesces. Once at such a place you may open the door and
step to the other side.
Learning Rituals
As with all Precepts the first two steps upon the divine
stairway, Status 0 and 1, are learned through study and the
direction of a mentor within the clergy. The steps beyond
Status 1 are learned through direct contact with the spirit
world, in particular the types of spirits appropriate to this
Precept and your divinity. To gain these deeper teachings
you typically will have to perform some task for the spirit.
The details of this task are left to the FT and may be done
before or after the training, depending on the deal the char-
acter has struck. The FT should always feel free to get the
maximum story value out of any owed favors. The methods
which the spirit teaches and scene they teach in should be
described and played through. This process may lead to a
pact with an individual spirit or the cleric may instead learn
from many different spirits.
To cast a ritual you must possess a Piety score equal to
2 + the Caster Status of that ritual. For example if you have
access to the Air Precept and cast Flight, not only would you
need to possess Caster Status 5 but you would also need
a Piety score of at least 7. If at any time your Piety score
drops below 7 you can no longer cast this ritual until your
Piety score is raised. FT’s are encouraged to allow players
some flexibility in their rituals but not to the point of allow-
ing Catalysts to exploit the ritual.
To cast a ritual you must spend 1 point of Zeal. The
amount of Zeal you have is equal to your ENL Rating + Cast-
er Status. When a cleric runs out of Zeal, they may begin
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overcasting by taking 1 point of VIG damage per ritual they
cast. This damage returns at a rate of 1 per day. If the cleric
reaches 0 VIG, they die. This VIG loss represents the strain of
fueling your rituals from the divine spark within you.
All rituals last for the scene unless otherwise noted. Most
damage dealing rituals only last one round. When you cast
a ritual you roll 2d8 + Stat Rating + the skill or passion + a
work on the subject. If the roll is a tie the ritual does not
work. If a ritual does not mention needing to make a roll,
you can cast it automatically with no roll needed.
Caster Checks
Each Precept has a Caster Check associated with it.
Though this roll is not used for every ritual in that Pre-
cept, it is the most commonly rolled check for that Pre-
cept. You can buy a Forte in any ritual. Most of these
Fortes are under Piety.
Air Precept
Caster Checks: PRE + Piety + a Piety Forte in that
ritual if possessed.
0 - Arts of the Sky
This ritual allows you to add your Piety score to your
next skill check on: Acrobatics, Athletics, Perception, Sing
or with a ranged weapon. This must be used by the end
of your next turn.
1 - Summon Air Spirit
This ritual allows you to summon air spirits. Those
spirits descended from Igvale. The table below details
the most powerful level of spirit you are able to sum-
mon. You are able to see, hear, and speak to any spirits
you summon. A spirit will only understand you if you
share a common language. All spirits understand the
language of the elder creator of their type. Level 1 spir-
its cannot speak and only some level 2 spirits can; how-
ever, they can both understand instruction in this lan-
guage. To successfully summon a spirit when you cast
this ritual you must roll at least 10 + 5 per level of the
spirit on your Caster Check. If you roll lower than this
the spirits simply ignores you.
There are two methods of evocation through which a
summoner may deal with a spirit. The first is the road of
tribute and the second is the road of compulsion. The
road of tribute involves dealing with the spirit respect-
fully. You must build a relationship with it and make of-
ferings to it to earn its favor and aid. The downside of
this approach is it takes time and resources. You must
get to know each spirit and learn what they want, so you
may make pleasing offerings to them. Those that employ
this method are likely to slowly build a strong reputation
amongst the types of spirits they work with. It should be
noted that spirits communicate with each other and a fa-
vored topic of theirs is the flesh bound they deal with.
Clergy that deal in this way with the spirits associated
with their divinity are likely to become more pious. No
additional rolls are needed if you deal respectfully with a
spirit. It either will or will not do what you want based on
how well you have pleased it.
The road of compulsion views spirits merely as sourc-
es of power and holds no concern for their wants. This
form of casting can be much quicker and cheaper; how-
ever, the spirit is likely to do everything it can to disrupt
your effect. Those that practice this road can quickly gain
a bad reputation with all spirits, not just those they have
forced themselves upon. This reputation can lead to spir-
its seeking you out and attacking you, in direct and in in-
direct ways. This reputation can also lead to many new
enemies, including powerful ones that a spirit you domi-
nated may have been working for.
Spiritual hierarchies are vast and complex. It should
be noted that even imprisoned spirits are usually easily
detected by other spirits of their type who may wish to
attempt to free them. Those that practice this road often
find they need to use the Intimidate skill on spirits they
have forced themselves upon to make them submissive
and compliant. To force a spirit to your will you must roll
Intimidate against the spirit’s Meditate (Fear). If you win
the spirit is forced to do what you want. Unless you are
able to achieve 3 or more Boosts on your roll there will
be some level of resistance from the spirit. Spirits have
long memories. It is not uncommon for wronged spirits
to take vengeance against your descendants long after
your life has ended.
If you are able to speak with the spirit you may request
favors from it which usually require some sort of offering.
These favors may include fighting for you, giving you in-
formation, watching someone for you, delivering a mes-
sage for you, guarding an area, etc. The spirit is likely to
be well disposed towards you if summoned respectfully.
The Diplomacy skill can be useful in helping you deal with
spirits. Summoning spirits consumes a great amount of
time, often taking days to complete one summoning.
Many level 3 and all level 4 spirits have true names and
you must learn these names in order to invoke them.
Spirits are extensions of the elder creators thus cler-
gy are required to deal respectfully and honorably with
them. Failure to deal with the spirits associated with the
Precepts of your divinity is likely to result in the loss of
Piety by the cleric. This is always the case with elder cre-
ators; however, with the gods there are rare exceptions
to this. For example a cleric of Shi is far more likely to use
compulsion on a demon than deal with one honorably.
Loptif also extends no protection to spirits thus her fol-
lowers may do as they like with them.
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Summoning Table
Caster Status Spirit Level
0 1
3 2
6 3
9 4
2 - Asphyxiating Grasp
When cast this ritual drives the oxygen from a subject
and prevents them from breathing. The way this effect
manifests is up to the player. It could feel like a hand
around the subject’s throat, over their mouth, a great
force of suction, all the air around them being destroyed
or anything else that is suitable. The subject rolls Condi-
tioning (Life Force) against your Piety. If your roll is higher
the subject is debilitated by your ritual until your next
action. At the start of each of your turns, as an Accelerat-
ed Action, you may choose to continue this effect. If you
win a contested roll by 10 or more the subject passes out
for the remainder of the scene or until another charac-
ter takes a Normal Action to aid them. If you are able to
maintain this grasp for a number of rounds equal to their
VIG score + 1 the subject dies of asphyxiation. This effect
lasts as long as you continue to win the contested roll.
This ritual only affects creatures that need to breathe.
3 - Sonic Control
This ritual allows you to control the levels of sound.
You may silence an area or cause sounds to be so great
it is deafening. You may also change the pitch of sounds
to make them unbearable. This ritual affects anyone close
enough to you to be able to hear you clearly if you were
speaking to them. The adverse effects of this power effect
everyone regardless of their connection to the caster ex-
cept the caster and any other clerics of the same divinity
which are of at least equal Status to the caster. The ringing
as the offensive part of this ritual is often called causes all
to roll Mediation (Body Control) against your Sing (Sound
Control). All subjects that fail this roll take a penalty to all
actions equal to 50% of your Status and 1 + your PRE Rating
(if positive) points of damage. It requires an accelerated
action to keep this effect going, each round the damage is
dealt again. You may also use this ritual to drowned out all
sound in the area preventing speech, with the same Resis-
tance Roll as above, or masking any sounds you make, ef-
fectively creating automatic success on any Stealth (Move
Silently) rolls. When using this ritual you may increase the
power of your voice granting you a bonus equal to 50% of
your Status on Intimidation rolls.
4 - Telekinesis
This ritual allows you to manipulate up to 10lbs per
Status rank as if you were touching it. You can pull items
as far as 50 feet away from you to your hand or another
location, open a door, bend or break weak items (items
about as strong as a thin tree branch), or attempt to
knock down a number of subjects equal to 1 plus your
PRE Rating (if positive). To knock these subjects to the
ground they roll their Acrobatics (Balance) against your
Piety. If you defeat a subject’s roll by 10 they take 1 point
of damage and they take another 1 for each additional
10 you best their roll by. By continuing to spend your Ac-
celerated Action on each following round, you may keep
this ritual active for the purpose of deflecting projectile
attacks. This ritual automatically prevents the first pro-
jectile thrown at you in any round from hitting. No roll
is made for this attack it simply misses, either passing by
you harmlessly or being knocked to the ground.
5 - Flight ground. Once you have control of any subject they are
This ritual allows you to fly at a speed equal to
double your Athletics (Flying) Grades. The form of this
ritual’s manifestation is left up to the player and FT
but once chosen it always remains the same. You may
seem to walk upon air, sprout wings or display this
power in any other way.
6 - Touchstone to the normal laws of gravity. Victims released in the
After casting this ritual you may spend one Zeal to in-
stantly infuse an item with a small enchantment allow-
ing you to know the exact location of that object for as
long as you do not regain the spent point and the item
is not destroyed. You may also speak through the object
should you wish to. This ritual is often used as a way to
keep in touch with allies or to keep track of enemies.
When used on an enemy an item they are likely to have
on their person at all times, such as a favorite piece of
jewelry is a favored target, is preferred.
7 - Portal your next skill check on: Intimidate or Stealth. This
This ritual allows you to teleport yourself up to one
mile away. While you can carry some items, weapons,
and other gear, you cannot transport large items or
abnormally large amounts of weight.
8 - Cyclone scene or you can gain 1 extra point of VIG for the rest
This ritual allows you to create a force of spiral-
ing wind which moves as you desire. Any individu-
al caught in its path risks being flung great heights
into the air. It may also destroy structures which will
likely send debris flying with great force capable of
inflicting damage upon anyone in its way. Any subject
caught in the path of this force of wind must roll Ac-
robatics (Reflexes) against your Piety roll. If you win
the roll they are caught in the force of the wind and
hurled into the air. They return to the ground on your
next turn, meaning they miss their next turn. The
subject takes damage equal to your Piety roll minus
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their contested Acrobatics (Tumbling) roll. This ritual
can affect as many as six subjects a round if they are
standing close together.
9 - Teleport
This ritual allows you to move yourself and a num-
ber of other subjects equal to your ENL Rating to any
other point in the physical world you have previously
been to or summon an object you know well and are
aware of the exact location to you.
10 - Control Gravity
This ritual allows you to change the direction of grav-
ity causing all within your line of sight or a limited num-
ber of targets to be pushed away from you, towards
you, make them fall upwards, or force them against the
completely unable to make any movements beyond the
scope allowed by your decision. All subjects roll Medi-
tation (Body Control) against your Piety. Anyone that
loses the contested roll is subject to the laws you gravity
you designate for them for the remainder of the scene.
Once your decision is made it cannot be changed; how-
ever, the power may be dropped at any time, reverting
middle of the air are subject to falling damage which
is 1 point per foot fallen (not counting the first 8 feet)
minus their Acrobatics (Tumbling) roll.
Cold Precept
Caster Check: VIG + Piety + a Piety Forte in that ritual
if possessed.
0 - The Frozen Arts
This ritual allows you to add your Piety score to
must be used by the end of your next turn. Alterna-
tively, you may add your Piety score to any Condition-
ing (Cold) rolls you make for the rest of the scene or
you can move at your normal rate of speed over ice
or snow and leave no tracks on it for the rest of the
of the scene.
1 - Summon Cold Spirit
See the ritual Summon Air Spirit for details.
2 - Frostbite
When casting this ritual you roll your Caster Check
against the subject’s Conditioning (Cold). You must be
within striking distance to use this affect. If you win the
contested roll you deal 1 point of damage; however, you
also bypass all armor and this ritual Boosts on 2. All dam-
age dealt from this ritual is Cold.
3 - Frozen Breath 6 -Skin of Ice
When casting this ritual you roll Brawl (Breath
Weapon) against the subject’s Acrobatics (Reflexes).
You must be no more than 10 feet away to use this af-
fect. If you win the contested roll you deal 1 point of
damage and reduce their speed by half; however, you
also bypass all armor and it Boosts on 5. If you success-
fully Boost on this ritual in addition to dealing 1 point
of extra damage you also encase your opponent in ice,
immobilizing them for a number of rounds equal to
your total Piety + any Fortes in this ritual. If you Boost
twice in addition to immobilizing them you also cover
their face which prevents them from being able to take
any actions, perceive anything, or breathe. Subjects
suffocate in a number of rounds equal to their total
VIG score plus any bonuses from Fortes in Swimming.
All damage from this ritual is Cold. The appearance of
the binding is left up to your creativity. This ritual can
also be used to freeze water.
4 - Hypothermia After casting this ritual large tightly packed hail falls
When casting this ritual you roll your Caster Check
against the subject’s Conditioning (Cold). You must be
within striking distance to use this affect. If you win
the contested roll you deal 1 point of damage to ei-
ther the subject’s STR or INT score and 2 extra points
on each Boost. If the subject’s STR reaches 0, they
are immobilized. They will soon die without proper
attention. If their INT score reaches 0 they become
brain dead. This ritual can also result in the need for
body parts to be amputated from the subject should
their STR reach 0.
5 - Ice Sculptor
You can construct items out of ice. The FT sets a
difficulty against which you roll your skill in Carpen-
ter (Carving). You may decide to make your creations
permanent by refusing to regain the Zeal spent on this
ritual. These items function exactly as their equivalent
would. You are limited to items the size of a two-hand-
ed sword. You can also attempt to bind an opponent
with this ritual, the Resistance Roll is Sleight of Hand
(Escape Artist) against your Carpenter (Carving). If you
create a weapon with this ritual, it can be any sort of
weapon you desire but the damage it deals is equal to
your Status. It is capable of striking fire spirits which
possess Hypersensitivity to these weapons. You may
use this ritual to give yourself or another subject a
+10 bonus on Stealth rolls when in frozen areas. While
this ice is created through a mystical process once it is
made, it is no different from other ice and will melt.
This is especially important when exposed to fire or
extreme heat of other types. It is also important to
note that this ritual does not create ice, it merely al-
lows you to manipulate it easily.
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When casting this ritual your skin takes on the ap-
pearance and feel of ice. You gain Invulnerability to Cold,
meaning you take no damage from any Cold effects. Your
speed becomes +50% over ice or snow, you gain a Hide
Bonus to your Armor Rating equal to your Caster Status
and all your Brawl attacks do an additional amount of
damage equal to 50% of your Caster Status, this addition-
al damage is Cold. While you gain no bonus to swimming
you are able to effortlessly float on top of water, making
it extremely difficult to drown you. Additionally, you gain
a Diplomacy advantage equal to a Forte on rolls against
creatures from the frozen world. While you are perfectly
capable of tolerating even warm temperatures, you gain
Hypersensitivity to Fire and Heat attacks and do not gain
the Hide Bonus granted by this ritual to any Fire based
attacks. You may make this permanent by opting not to
regain the Zeal spent on this ritual.
7 - Hail Storm
from the sky at the beginning of your next turn. You
may direct this hail at any targets you wish if your Caster
Check is at least 20, otherwise it randomly falls at the FT’s
discretion. Individuals targeted make an Acrobatics (Re-
flexes) resistance roll against your Caster Check. If your
roll is higher they take an amount of damage equal to
your ENL Rating + 1 for each Boost you gain. This dam-
age is Blunt, not Cold and Armor Rating helps to reduce
it; however, this hail has an Armor Surpass of 1 in addi-
tion to the damage it deals. This flurry only lasts 1 round;
however, it has the ability to affect an area the size of a
large town.
8 - Great Ice Sculptor
As Ice Sculptor; however, the item’s size is that of a
large building.
9 - Life from Ice
This ritual works in several different ways. First you
can animate a preexisting amount of ice or snow into a
form of your choice which can be as large as an elephant
or extremely small. This allows you to make: mounts,
spies, warriors, and any number of other sorts of anima-
tions. This animation is not alive or intelligent and simply
does as you wish though if you are not concentrating on
it by expending an Accelerated Action or Move Action it
will perform your tasks in a basic fashion. After if need
be, it can roll Reaction and join any Reaction order on
the next round. The Stats of this minion are left up to the
FT and should reflect the sort of creature you attempt
to create; however, as this is a very powerful ritual, this
Extra is likewise very powerful and should be a Status 9
Extra. The higher your Caster Check the more powerful
this Extra should be. You can control a number of these
animations equal to your INT Rating. If you do not have
a positive INT Rating you can only have 1 of these at a
time and you are unable to truly control it, meaning it will
simply follow your commands in a basic fashion. Extras
created from this ritual have Hypersensitivity to Fire and
Heat and crumble at the end of the scene.
In addition, to these quickly made servants, by expend-
ing at least 1 chain’s, 11 days, worth of work you may cre-
ate living mindless Extras from ice or snow. These Extras
are created by using Carpenter (Carving) and expending
1 permanent point from your HG. This does not require
the expenditure of permanent Zeal. By investing this por-
tion of your essence into your creation it becomes forev-
er linked to you and each of you always knows the exact
direction you would need to travel to reach the other.
While the Stats are left up to the FT the higher your roll
the better is should be. Creations on rolls of less than 20
are defected in some way. All minions created from this
ritual have Hypersensitivity to Fire and Heat. Addition-
ally, they understand all languages you speak but cannot
speak themselves and have 0 INT. On a roll of snake eyes,
two 1s, something has gone terribly wrong. The details of
what is going to happen are left up to the FT. Remember
you have no idea you have failed and such should sell as
if you have succeeded which makes the scene all the bet-
ter when you find out, you have not.
On the rarest of occasions this ritual produces a crea-
ture known as a nifling. These creatures should always be
the result of special circumstances. This may mean they
were the product of strange inspiration, the need for ro-
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mantic or familial fulfillment or any other story driven
reason. While it is encouraged to require a high roll for
their creation, 35 or higher, the monumental achieve-
ment of the creation of life should be no mere dice roll. It
may be that having the character need to make multiple
attempts to create this entities makes for a better story
direction. This creation is never a given and many cler-
ics who possess this ritual have never even heard of a
nifling. Like other permanent creations they require the
expenditure of 1 permanent HG. At the end of the ritual,
it is said the spark of Nif’s soul animates these people
creating the nifling as a Status 0 Star who is a living crea-
ture of ice with the following.
Stat Modifications: +1 to either STR, DEX, or VIG.
Benefits: Species-granted Fortes: Conditioning (Disease
and Poison) and the Species-granted advantage Attrac-
tive. They gain Invulnerability to damage from Cold and
their speed is +50% greater over ice or snow. While they
gain no bonus to swimming they are able to effortlessly
float on top of water like anything else made of ice. They
are ageless, meaning they do not age or suffer the ill ef-
fects of aging; however, they are otherwise fully mortal.
So in awe of their creation is the maker that it is nearly
impossible for them to ever see any bad in their creation,
thus allowing the nifling to easily manipulate their cre-
ator should they wish.
Weaknesses: Hypersensitivity to Fire and Heat. While
they are far more resistant to warm temperatures than
the other forms created by this ritual temperatures
over 75 degrees will cause them to begin to melt thus
inflicting damage on them every round until they are
able to stop it or they die. They may never buy the Con-
ditioning Forte Heat nor may they work around great
heat sources like furnaces.
Notes: It should be noted that both these people’s spe-
cies and order are nifling. Niflings are a basic species
which means they are suitable for play in a basic species
Saga. It is unknown if they are able to reproduce.
10 - Lower Temperature
When casting this ritual you may make the area within
about a square mile of you as Cold as you like.
Darkness Precept
Caster Checks: PRE + Piety + a Piety Forte in that
ritual if possessed.
0 - Seeping into the Cracks
Everyone possesses weaknesses and this ritual allows
you to find them regardless of how well they are hidden.
Once this ritual is cast the subject rolls their Meditation
(Mind Control) against your Insight (Interrogation). If you
defeat their roll you gain knowledge of their failings, for
every Boost you gain on this roll you gain an additional
piece of information as determined by the FT. This infor-
mation may be their frailty, derangements, fears, trau-
matic events from their past, the easiest way to tempt
them or anything else that could be used to exploit them.
If used well this information should grant you bonuses to
Guile or Intimidate rolls against that subject.
1 - Summon Darkness Spirit it deals is equal to your Status and is capable of strik-
See the ritual Summon Air Spirit for details.
2 - Despondency (Hiding) rolls. You may also use the Intimidate skill
After using Seeping into the Cracks you may utilize the
information gained to exploit the subject sending them
into a state of crushing despair. After casting this ritual
the subject receives a -2 to all rolls for the rest of the
scene but more importantly their mental state becomes
so hopeless you may easily convince them to perform
nearly any action as long as you do so with the promise of
hope. For the rest of the scene they suffer a -10 penalty
verse your Guile rolls as long as you’re telling them some-
thing they could construe as aiding their current mental
state. It is thought that many fell to this power during the
Shadow Purge seeing the annihilation of all as the only
way to end their personal suffering.
3 - The Darkening a 5 year old or you may completely control it by sacrific-
When you cast this ritual you extinguish light. You make
a Caster Check 10 being one torch, 15 a bond fire, 20 a
row of lanterns along a street, etc. With the highest lev-
els of this ritual you can even make the sky overcast and
gloomy. This casting can also lengthen shadows during the
day which aids with the use of your Shadow Play ritual.
4 - Entropic Ruin While it is gone, you do not cast a shadow.
When you cast this ritual you call upon the forbidden
power of the black well from which creation came. This
power unmakes life itself. It kills all small animals and
plants around you and causes all subjects within your
melee range to roll Conditioning (Life Force) against your
Caster Check. Those that fail take 1 damage + 1 damage
per Boost. This ritual Boosts on 3. It should be noted that
this ritual does not discriminate and inflicts damage on
friend and foe alike. This ritual can also be used against
inanimate objects. There is a price to be paid for calling
upon these primordial forces and each time you cast this
ritual you take 1 point of VIG damage. This damage re-
turns at a rate of 1 point per day.
5 - Shadow Play
You can construct items out of darkness. The FT sets
a difficulty against which you roll your skill in Artist
(Sculpting). You may decide to make your creations per-
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manent by refusing to regain the Zeal spent on this
ritual. These items function exactly as their matter
equivalent would. You are limited to items the size
of a two-handed sword. You can also attempt to bind
an opponent with this ritual, the Resistance Roll is
Sleight of Hand (Escape Artist) against your Artist
(Sculpting). If you successfully bind them you may
choose to conceal them in darkness as well rendering
them blind. If you create a weapon with this ritual, it
can be any sort of weapon you desire but the damage
ing ghosts and spirits. You may use this ritual to give
yourself or another subject a +10 bonus on Stealth
through this ritual without your subject needing to
see you. Any Intimidation attempts made while using
this power are granted a +2 bonus. When using this
power you may separate a shadow from its source
leaving the source shadowless as long as this pow-
er is in effect. The light of the moons may also be
sculpted in the same fashion as darkness. You can see
perfectly through the darkness caused by this power.
This power does not work at high noon rendering it
useless on the thirty-eighth and thirty-ninth day.
6 - Simulacrum
Your shadow becomes an exact replica of yourself.
This replica will follow basic instruction about as well as
ing your Accelerated Action or Move Action each round.
It has the same physical Stats as you and a 6 in its INT,
ENL, and PRE. It is an Extra of the same Status as yourself
and is capable of taking many actions, including talking
and attacking. It is not capable of casting and if it is de-
stroyed, an event which causes you 1 damage, it turns
into a shadowy form and moves directly towards you.
7 - Enter the Outer Darkness
When you cast this ritual, by drawing strange math-
ematical equations in the air, you are able to open a
portal into the hoary unknown dimension of the Outer
Darkness. You may transport yourself + a number of in-
dividuals equal to your INT Rating. At your option this
ritual provides life support to those that cross into this
place with you. These individuals must willingly enter
though once there you no longer need to aid them
with this ritual. You can only cast this ritual at night.
The things of this dimension are not seen and must be
experienced through the other senses. No form of light
will work here.
8 - Master Shadow Play
As Shadow Play; however, the item’s maximum size is
that of a large building.
9 - Shadow Projection 2 - Astral Projection
After this ritual is cast your physical body disappears
and you become a shadow meaning only weapons capa-
ble of hitting spirits will harm you; however, if you were
not already you become Hypersensitive to Gold and if
you could not previously see in the dark you can now see
as well in the dark as you could in light. This also means
you are virtually invisible as long as you are careful when
moving around through areas of high light. This also al-
lows you to move through even the smallest crack. Addi-
tionally, you may step into one shadow and out through
any other in the world. This power lasts the entire scene
and you may step through as many shadows as you like.
10 - Cast into the Outer Darkness your next turn and are limited to roughly your own size.
This ritual allows you to hurl a subject into the Outer
Darkness. By drawing Ahrimanian mathematics in the
air you tear a portal through the fabric of creation. This
portal swallows up your subject. Only Elsam has ever
returned from being thrown into the vacuum of ripping
chaos which is uncreation. You roll your Caster Check
against your subject’s Conditioning (Life Force).
Dream Precept
Many creatures within the great dream can sense the
power of those with the Dream Precept and thus pay you
greater respect the stronger your power is.
Caster Checks: PRE + Meditation + Astral Forte if
possessed.
0 - Lucid Dreaming Your power over illusions has advanced greatly. You
This ritual allows you to defend against nightmare spir-
its. In addition, it allows you to ward the dreams of others
once you learn how to enter them. This power allows you
to wake up from a dream, end your own sleep paralysis
and ward yourself from creatures of nightmare. In fact,
so great is this power that many creatures of nightmare
will simply never even attempt to harass you. When you
cast this ritual, you only require 2/3rds the amount of
sleep a normal member of your species would require.
This ritual lasts as long as you are asleep and can provide
you with any sort of dream you desire, including allowing
you to work out problems while you are asleep. The FT at
their option may provide cryptic hints to questions you
pose yourself while sleeping. You are able to remember
all your dreams any night you cast this ritual and it may
be cast while you are asleep. Most rolls needed for this
ritual will be contested Meditation (Astral) rolls, against
creatures that attempt to enter your mind or withdraw
from you if you attempt to awaken yourself.
1 - Summon Dream Spirit By pulling the stuff of dreams into the waking world
See the ritual Summon Air Spirit for details.
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Casting this ritual allows you to transverse the surface
dream as well as the realms of dream that exist outside
your own mind. You do this by projecting your conscious-
ness out of your body. Any trauma suffered by your body
will pull you immediately back into it. While in this state
you are as helpless as anyone else sleeping. Time spent
Astral projecting counts as time slept.
3 - Evanescent Command
You can produce both ghostly sounds and flickering im-
ages. You are also able to make yourself momentarily in-
visible. The illusion may be as complex as you like, but is
limited to the following restrictions. Your illusions end on
As a Normal Action, you may forgo your next Normal
Action and spend the points to gain the benefits of this
ritual again without having to cast it again. You may do
this for as many rounds as you like. However, each cast-
ing costs your Normal Action and Zeal points.
4 - Sandman
By casting this ritual, you force a subject to roll a con-
tested Meditation (Astral) roll against you. If you win,
they fall into a deep slumber. For each Boost you gain
(on the first roll only), you are allowed to affect one ad-
ditional subject. Each additional subject must roll against
the number you have already rolled and at least tie it to
avoid going into slumber.
5 - Gossamer Touch
are now able to cast illusions the size of a large house
that look and sound perfectly real. However, these illu-
sions easily break when interacted with. Even the slight-
est disbelief will cause the image to vanish. Otherwise,
these illusions last a full scene.
6 - Dream Walker
This ritual, also known as dream telepathy, allows
you to enter the dreams of others. While there you may
speak with them, deliver messages, terrorize them, at-
tack creatures of the dreaming and completely control
their dreams. The Lucid Dream ritual can allow others
to fight back against you; however, those without it
have little recourse against you. While you are unable to
actively harm anyone with this power, you can prevent
them from gaining restful sleep through nightmares,
night terrors or by inflicting sleep paralysis on them. Of
course, any act of inspiring a nightmare is a direct act of
worship towards Ajyra.
7 - Ephemeral Grasp
you are able to make illusions that boarder for a short
time on reality. These illusions may be as large as a
city and are powerful enough to kill. You are capable
of creating creatures, called phantasms, with this
ritual that function like Extras with a Status equal to
your Caster Status. These creatures follow your or-
ders and are built with the rules for Extras. If they are
destroyed, they slowly fade away. The scope of these
creatures is otherwise only limited by your imagina-
tion. You may create great beasts, perfect copies of
someone you know or even ideals of beauty. Each
creature is a separate casting; however, you may
make entire illusionary terrains full of things that
resemble people but are unable to interact or take
any action other than the one you pose them in, such
as working a smith or walking. In addition, you may
make yourself invisible or create objects out of the
dream stuff, anything from rope to a steel sword. The
effects of this ritual last 1 day and may be also used
to temporarily sculpt the world around you within
the dream. The quality and speed of your work is de-
termined by rolling Artist (Sculpting).
8 - Phantasmagoria them to combat the imagines of the dream. You must
This ritual is similar to Ephemeral Grasp except the
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images and landscapes you create through this mysti-
cism may shift constantly as per your desire. There is
no limit to how much you may change what you have
created with this ritual. It is possible to build a para-
dise or a living nightmare. It is as if those you have
subjected to this ritual are themselves trapped within
your imagination.
9 - City of Dreams
That which you build in the dream feel as real as its
counterpart in the waking world or any other way you
desire; the possibilities are great.
That which you build in the dream feels as real as its
counterpart in the waking world. Unless you desire it to feel
differently, in a reality of imagination possibility is great.
10 - The Forever Sleep
Casting this ritual puts the subject into suspended
animation. During this time, their body does not age
and their mind is imprisoned within a dream world of
your making. While even Lucid Dreaming does not al-
low the subject to awaken from this ritual, it does allow
specify a way the subject may be awakened from this
trance. The choice is up to you but it must be possible
to figure out. Those that wish to leave the concerns
for the waking world behind often cast this ritual
upon themselves to pursue immortality in the Astral
realms. In order to force someone who is unwilling to
go to sleep, you have to roll your Meditation (Astral)
against the subjects. If you win the roll, they fall into
the dream you desire for them. It should be noted
that, even though the subject’s body does not need
to drink, eat or breathe, will not age and is unaf-
fected by Cold, Disease, and Poison. It is otherwise
a helpless form. Those that do not wish their subject
to be disturbed are wise to hide them carefully and
guard them well. Anyone in this state may be killed as
a Normal Action.
Earth Precept
Caster Checks: ENL + Piety + a Piety Forte in that
ritual if possessed.
0 - Arts of the Ground FT sees fit.
This ritual allows you to add your Piety score to your
next skill check on: Brawl, Carpenter, Farmer, Leather-
worker, or Outdoorsman. This must be used by the end
of your next turn.
1 - Summon Earth Spirit Great Bull which grants you +8 to your STR and VIG
See the ritual Summon Air Spirit for details.
2 - Plant Command 8 - Walk though Trees
You are able to affect the growth of plants, the
higher the roll on your Caster Check, the greater the
effect. This can be used to aid growing crops or in
combat by causing roots, grass, branches, or vines to
trip or grapple a subject. While these attacks do no
damage they have the following physical Stats: STR
14, DEX 11, VIG 10. While they can only attack one
subject a round, if they successfully grapple a subject
they may drag the subject at a speed of 10. Alterna-
tively, you can use this ritual like the Underworld Psy-
chometry ritual (see below); however, it can only be
used on plants. This ritual may also be used to allow
you to leave no sign of your passing over the earth or
through the woods.
3 - Move Earth you. While this may take long periods of time, you
You can make a pit appear within the earth. The pit
is as many feet wide (or smaller) and as deep as your
Caster Status + your VIG Rating + your Piety. This effect
is permanent.
4 - Spirit of the Minotaur to do whatever you like. This ritual may of course only
By channeling the essence of those most beloved by
Demar you can increase your physical might. For the rest
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of the scene you gain +4 to your STR and VIG and you
gain a +1 bonus to your Hide Rating.
5 - Call the Beasts
You are able to speak with the beasts of this ele-
ment and force your will upon them. While they do
not instantly appear you may call them to you and any
of the species called within 2 miles per Status point, +
1 mile per Piety point and + 1 mile per each point in
your PRE Rating. Most animals are handled as Extras.
6 - Animate Trees
You are able to create an Extra from any tree. The
tree morphs into a vaguely humanoid like form with
the following Stats: STR 18, DEX 7, VIG 10, INT 0, ENL
8, PRE 1, damage 14/0/6, Reaction is equal to Status,
Defense 7 + Status, Armor Rating 4, damage 14/0/6
and speed 4. This creature is an Extra with a Status
equal to your Caster Status. These Stats are a base
and can be modified for smaller or larger trees as the
7 - Ghost Bull Dance
This ritual allows you to enchant a number of sub-
jects equal to your PRE Rating or less with the Spirit of
the Minotaur. Additionally, you gain the power of the
and +4 to your Hide Rating.
You are able to step into a tree of any type and
step out of a tree of the same type anywhere else in
the world.
9 - Earthquake
You can make earthquakes large enough to level
cities. Any subjects you are attempting to damage
with this ritual must roll Acrobatics (Reflexes) against
your Caster Check. If you win they take an amount of
damage equal to your Caster Status + your ENL Rating
+ 1 for each Boost. Additionally the subjects fall into
the earth.
10 - Mastery over Earth
You are able to change the shape of the land around
can literally move mountains or create them from the
earth around you. You may use this ritual to swallow
up any subject before you. They resist your Caster
Check with Acrobatics (Reflexes). If you win they are at
your mercy as you may cause the earth around them
be used when earth is below you. It will not work on
water or underground.

Fire Precept
Caster Check: INT + Piety + a Piety Forte in that ritual
if possessed.
0 - The Flickering Arts 5 - Flame Cleanses
This ritual allows you to add your Piety score to your
next skill check on: Artist, Culinary, Guile, or Sing. This
must be used by the end of your next turn. Alternative-
ly, you can use this ritual to create Fingertips of Flame.
This is a Brawl (Striking) attack that deals an amount
of damage equal to 1 + your PRE Rating + 50% of your
Caster Status, it has Armor Surpass of 1 and Boosts on
5. This is a Brawl (Striking) attack that deals an amount
of damage equal to your PRE Rating + 50% of your Cast-
er Status, it automatically bypasses Armor Rating, and
Boosts on 5. Like all fire attacks if this reduces a subject
to The Quick their items catch on fire. This ritual can
also be used to light a fire.
1 - Summon Fire Spirit additional point of damage for each Boost your roll. This
See the ritual Summon Air Spirit for details.
2 - Control Blaze
When you cast this ritual you gain control of all fire
within 100 feet of you. This allows you to greatly increase
the blaze of these flames, decrease them or extinguish
them. Alternatively, you can use this ritual to allow you to
walk through flames without being damaged. You must
make a Caster Check of 10 to successfully cast this ritual.
3 - Flame Cures You see everything from that area as if you were there and
When you cast this ritual you may lay your hands upon
one subject to remove Disease and Cold caused drain dam-
age from them. This ritual can also be cast on an individual
to cause them to regain twice as many HG as they normal
would through rest.Creatures upon the effect of a Disease
caused by a curse cannot be cured by this ritual; however, it
does damage them. Contaminated are not cured by this ritu-
al. However, it does damage them. When used as an attack
against such creatures you roll your Caster Check against their
Conditioning (Life Force). If you win they take an amount of
damage equal to your Caster Status. This ritual Boosts on 3.
4 - Whip of Flame Check of 12 to successfully cast this ritual.
When you cast this ritual you produce a whip of living
flame. This whip deals an amount of damage equal to your
INT Rating + your PRE Rating. It has no Armor Surpass but
any time it deals damages to a subject wearing armor it also
deal 1 damage to that armor. For every point of damage
armor takes its Armor Rating is reduced by 1. This can of
course lead to the armor being destroyed. This whip Boosts
on 5 and deals 1 extra point of damage to any creature that
has Hypersensitivity to Fire. When you hold this whip you
take 1 less damage from any Fire based attack which dam-
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ages you. By permanently expending a point of Zeal you
may make this whip permanent. Otherwise it lasts for the
scene. This is otherwise a normal whip which means it uses
the Chains and Whips skill for attack and the Whip Forte.
This ritual was given unto the world by Morghul to ex-
terminate the horrid cursed things of K’Vega-Thale. When
used against a Contaminated you present your holy symbol
and roll your Caster Check against their Conditioning (Life
Force). If you win the roll they take an amount of damage
equal to your Caster Status. This ritual Boosts on 1.
6 - Pillars of Flame
When you cast this ritual a number of cylinders of fire,
equal to your Hate score, descend from the sky onto
subjects you designate. Each subject must make an Ac-
robatics (Reflexes) roll against your Caster Check. Each
subject takes damage equal to your Caster Status. If you
beat their roll they take 1 additional point of damage + 1
ritual Boosts on 4. Any subject who beats your roll takes
1 less point of damage per point they beat your roll by.
7 - Scrying through Flame
When you cast this ritual you are able to look into a fire
and see the events transpiring around any fire in the world
while you can randomly access fires you are unlikely to
find what you are looking for unless you know where to
look. You are able to see, hear and smell, although any-
thing you smell has a slightly cooked or burned scent to it.
depending on how the flame is located you may be able
to view the area from any direction. This leads to clerics of
flame being able to find out a great many secrets and the
expression, “the flame whispers all”. This ritual is strictly
taboo to speak of around the uninitiated. You must make
a Caster Check of 10 to successfully cast this ritual.
8 - Burning Holocaust
The power of this ritual is so great it can burn down vil-
lages and forests. This can cause a tremendous amount
of damage and as your ritual is supernatural it is far hard-
er to put out than normal fire. You must make a Caster
9 - Step Through Flame
When you cast this ritual you are able to step into any
flame, at least the size of a torch, and step out of any oth-
er flame in K’Vega-Thale. You must make a Caster Check
of 10 to successfully cast this ritual.
10 - A Face of Morghul
This ritual causes a face of Morghul to appear in the
form of a flaming pillar from the sky, it strikes any 1 subject
you can see. The subject makes an Acrobatics (Reflexes)
roll against your Caster Check Piety roll, if you win the roll
the subject is immolated by the flame. This kills them and
destroys their remains. If the subject succeeds they take
damage equal to 10 + your PRE Rating + your Hate score –
the number they beat your opposed roll by. All damage is
Fire damage; however, so subjects who possess Invulner-
ability to Fire are unaffected by this ritual.
Light Precept
All rolls involving Light Rituals are at +1 during the day
and -1 at night or when you are underground. This limi-
tation is not in affect in The Pit. Light rituals can dispel
effects of equal or lesser Caster Status which create dark-
ness. All light rituals create a sunlight glow when cast.
Caster Check: ENL Rating + Piety + a Piety Forte in
that ritual if possessed.
0 - Glare of the Sun injure it before leaving.
When you cast this ritual your eyes blaze white with
the power of the sun. This allows you to add your Piety
score to your next Intimidate roll made against a demon
or Contaminated. This roll is made as part of the cast-
ing of this ritual. It does not require an additional action.
If you succeed on this Intimidate roll against a subject
which falls into one of the previously mentioned catego-
ries they flee from you. For each Boost you gain they take
1 point of damage.
1 - Summon Light Spirit You can construct items of pure light. The FT sets a
See the ritual Summon Air Spirit for details.
2 - Alleviate by refusing to regain the Zeal spent on this ritual. These
Gentle yellow light cascades from your hand onto the
subject when you cast this ritual. The subject is cured of
all bruised damage. If the subject has entered The Quick
this ritual does not aid them. The subject also gains a +1
bonus on Disease and Life Fore Resistance Rolls for the
duration of the scene.
If used on a Contaminated this ritual reduces them
to 7 HG, unless they were at less than 7 HG. To affect a
Contaminated with this ritual you must first touch them
which requires a Brawl (Striking) attack. This brawl attack
is part of the same action as the casting of the ritual. If
you successfully strike them you roll your Caster Check
against their Conditioning (Life Force) + their Status. If
you win this roll they are reduced to 7 HG.
3 - Sun’s Love Your body glows with brilliant sunlight when you cast
As you speak white-yellow words appear out of your
mouth blazing themselves into the air around you. These
words give strength and support to those you favor,
granting a number of subjects no greater than your Love
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score a bonus to Defense and Attack Rolls equal to your
Status until your next turn. This ritual also removes any
fear effect from the selected individuals.
4 - Make Healthy
Your hands glow with sunlight when you cast this rit-
ual. The subject is cured of any damage to HG or Stats
caused by Disease or Life Force attacks and all HG are re-
stored. The subject gains a bonus equal the caster’s Sta-
tus to any further Disease or Life Force Resistance Rolls
for the duration of the scene.
If used on a demon this ritual causes the subject to
make a Conditioning (Life Force) roll against your Caster
Check, if your score is higher than theirs they take 1 point
of damage for every point you beat their roll by. This ritu-
al also exorcises demons from a vessel they are possess-
ing. The demon rolls Meditations (Mind Control) against
your Caster Check. You may only attempt to exorcise a
demon during hours of daylight and only once per day. A
demon forced from a vessel is likely to attempt to greatly
If used on a Contaminated this ritual reduces them
to 0 HG, unless they were at less than 0 HG. To affect a
Contaminated with this ritual you must first touch them
which requires a Brawl (Striking) attack. This Brawl attack
is part of the same action as the casting of the ritual. If
you successfully strike them you roll your Caster Check
against their Conditioning (Life Force) + their Status. If
you win this roll they are reduced to 0 HG.
5 - Light Weaver
difficulty against which you roll your skill in Weaver (Sew-
ing). You may decide to make your creations permanent
items function exactly as their matter equivalents would.
You are limited to items the size of a two-handed sword.
You can also attempt to blind an opponent with this ritu-
al, the Resistance Roll is Conditioning (Life Force) against
your Caster Check. If you attempt to bind a subject with
this ritual the resistance roll is Sleight of Hand (Escape
Artist) against your Weaving (Net Making). If you create a
weapon with this ritual, it can be any sort of weapon you
desire but the damage it deals is equal to your Status.
The weapon is treated as if it were Gold; it can also strike
ghosts and spirits. This ritual requires some form of sun-
light to use; however, even an item that sheds the light of
a bound light spirit is sufficient.
6 - Make Whole
this ritual. This ritual functions as Make Healthy except
where noted. Any Poisons within the subject’s body are
also neutralized and any missing body parts begin to re-
generate a process that takes several days to finish. If this
power is used against a Contaminated or demon they 2 - Mediumship
must make a Conditioning (Life Force) roll against your When you cast this ritual, your hands and eyes glow
Piety roll, if your roll is higher they are destroyed. with a silver luminescence; you are able to project your
senses across the worlds so that anyone on the other
7 - Speed of Light side of the Wall of Life may hear you. You can see, hear,
When you cast this ritual you are able to fly, run or touch, and speak with ghosts. If they have no other
swim up to 100 times your normal speed. It should be power which allows them to see you, you may decide
noted that this ritual only increases your speed it does to allow them to see you. If you desire to attack a ghost
not grant you additional movement types. For example if you may do so with your hands or with any weapon of
you do not have flying, this ritual does not let you fly. silver you cast this ritual upon. Ghosts speak the same
languages they did in life. This means you are not auto-
8 - Master Light Weaver matically able to understand them.
As Light Weaver; however, the item’s maximum size is You can also cast this ritual on another subject al-
that of a large building. You can also attempt to blind up lowing them to see ghosts. Occasionally necromancers
to 20 opponents with this ritual. have used this ritual to force unsuspecting people to
see ghosts. This can cause the subject to believe they
9 - Resurrection are insane, cursed or blessed. To force this upon some-
This ritual may only be cast on the day of your divinity one else you must make a Caster Check against their
and takes 6 hours to complete. At the end of this time the Meditation (Body Control).
cleric is completely drained and requires rest. By casting Alternatively you may use this ritual for an effect
this ritual you are directly asking your divinity to inter- titled: Ghost Ridden. When you cast this ritual you
vene between the subject and whatever spirit currently may allow a willing ghost to enter your body. You must
holds their soul. Your divinity is unlikely to grant this re- be careful though as any nearby ghost can enter you.
quest unless the individual is one of their faithful or oth- This can lead to multiple ghosts ridding you simultane-
erwise could be part of their plans. Anyone revived by a ously. Once a ghost is inside you it is able to control
divinity should consider themselves owing that divinity your body. If it does it uses its Status, skills and INT,
a life debt. It if fully within the FT’s right to reject your ENL, and PRE Stats while using your STR, DEX, VIG, and
request and not grant this ritual’s effects. If the subject is HG. If the ghost refuses to leave your body you can at-
returned to life, they are in perfect health. tempt to make a contested Meditation (Mind Control)
roll against the ghost once per scene. If you fail 3 of
10 - Body of the Sun these rolls in a row, the ghost is permanently in control
You glow as if you were the sun, all living creatures of you. You need only succeed on this roll once to force
in your presence are healed completely each round of the ghost from your flesh.
HG, Disease, Life Force, and Fear, while all creatures Hy- Alternatively, you may use this ritual for an effect
persensitive to Light suffer the maximum penalty of their titled: Exorcism. When you cast this ritual the subject
condition without any form of Resistance Roll. Such is rolls Meditation (Body Control) against your Caster
your awesome glory that all creatures of darkness flee Check. If you win the roll you force the ghost from the
from you without any form of Resistance Roll. Your touch subject or object it was possessing. This ritual can only
destroys any creature of darkness. be cast once per day on any subject.
Alternatively, you may use this ritual for an effect
titled: Audience with the Dead. When casting this
Underworld Precept ritual you roll your Caster Check against the ghost’s
Caster Checks: ENL + Piety + a Piety Forte in that ritual Piety. This ritual only works on a subject after they
if possessed. have died and before their soul is washed, you also
must know their full name to summon them. This
0 - The Arts from Below ritual takes up to 1 hour to cast and, if successful,
This ritual allows you to add your Piety score to your results in the ghost appearing before you. The ghost
next skill check on: Blacksmith, Crushing, Mason, or Spe- is then obligated to answer a number of questions,
lunker. This must be used by the end of your next turn. equal to your Caster Status, truthfully. Unscrupulous
Alternatively, you can see all traces of death upon a sub- necromancers often use this ritual to acquire ad-
ject, including damage from Life Force, Disease, or Poi- ditional souls. It is viewed as unwise to attempt to
son or you can tell if a person is dying. summon anyone of great faith with this ritual as your
audience may be joined by a powerful servitor of the
1 Summon Underworld Spirit divine. When casting this ritual you must dig a small
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3 - Psychometry 8 - Iron Metamorphosis
When you cast this ritual you are granted extra sen-
sory perception which allows you to ‘see’ events which
previously occurred. To use this ritual you must handle
an item for at east five minutes, any event which affected
the item’s energy field by leaving an imprint upon it will
be revealed to the caster. The greater the passion associ-
ated with the act the clearer the images will be. Finding
love, dying, murder, birth, heartbreak are just some of
the causes of emotional discharges to be left in the en-
ergy field of an item. The word item should be extended
to anything not living. A cobblestone street is as likely to
hold information as a blood coated dagger. The nature of
the information is determined by the FT, it is encouraged
to occasionally allow the player to ‘see’ something very
different than what they were looking for. When casting
this ritual you roll your Occult, the higher your total the
greater and clearer your information. Regardless of how
well you roll you can only learn what the item contains
and nothing more. To see an image of any sort you need
to roll at least a 15 for every point higher than that you
roll you may gain a clearer image or additional visions.
The most recent emotional transference is the one you
are most likely to ‘see;’ however, you may instead see a
much older image if it had great emotional investment.
4 - Katabasis objects through use of appropriate skills such as Black-
When you cast this ritual you transport yourself plus
a number of other people equal to your INT Rating if
positive to The Land of the Dead. This ritual creates
a rippling effect on the world around you as if it was
water. In The Land of the Dead, the silver glow pro-
duced by your soul marks you as one of the faithful,
the higher your Piety the greater this glow.
5 - Scourge of the Common Man
When you cast this ritual all Extras within 70 feet
of you must roll Conditioning (Life Force) against your
Caster Check. Every Extra that rolls less than you on
this roll dies.
6 - Swim through Stone that you roll higher than is reduced to -1 HG and loses 2
When you cast this ritual you are able to move through
stone as if it were water. No trace is left of you having
passed and you may only transport yourself and what
you have on your person with this ritual.
7 - Armor of the Seven Stones Caster Checks: ENL + Piety + a Piety Forte in that
To produce this ritual you need to rub 7 stones
against your chest while intoning sacred words. Once
completed your body will be covered in a shell of stone
which prevents the next 70 damage you would receive
from weapons; however, you are unable to make rolls
to evade damage and are considered to have a Defense
of 0. Additionally, your speed is reduced by 50%.
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When you cast this ritual, also called the T’Hoolian
Touch, you are able to change anything into iron. When
you use this against inanimate objects you make a Caster
Check. The higher your roll the larger the area you can af-
fect. A roll of 10 would be required to affect a sword, a 15
would affect something the size of a man and a 20 would
affect something the size of a cottage wall. This ritual is
often used to reinforce strongholds, walls and was used
on much of Bale in the past. You can also use it against
living creatures. To do this they must be within melee
range. You roll your Caster Check against their Medita-
tion (Body Control). If you win they are paralyzed for a
round. If your roll Boosts they are turned to iron. This
ritual Boosts on 7. All effects of this ritual are permanent.
9 - Master of the Pale
This ritual allows you to attempt to dominate a num-
ber of ghosts equal to your PRE Rating (min of 1). You
roll a Caster Check which is opposed by each subjects’
Meditation (Fear). You gain the ability to do whatever
you like for the rest of the scene to the ghostly form
of any subject that you roll higher than. While they re-
tain control of their mind, you have complete control
of their ghostly body. This allows you to force them to
perform tasks for you or even shape them into ghostly
smith. Furniture, jewelry, coins, weapons, armor, build-
ings, works of art, and animals are only some examples
of this power’s use.
Additional, you can simply change the ghost’s ap-
pearance or bind them to a place or object. Any chang-
es you make to their form are permanent. Even when
these permanent effects are used, you do not lose per-
manent points of Zeal.
10 - Bringer of Death
This ritual allows you to attempt to extinguish the life
within a number of subjects equal to your PRE Rating
(min of 1). You roll a Caster Check which is opposed by
each subjects’ Conditioning (Life Force) roll, each subject
HG every round after that. Casting this ritual causes you
to take 1 point of VIG damage.
Water Precept
ritual if possessed.
0 - Arts of the Sea
This ritual allows you to add your Piety score to your
next skill check on: Barber, Poison Maker, or Waterman.
This must be used by the end of your next turn. Alterna-
tively, you can use this ritual to locate water or increase
your swim speed by a number equal to your Piety score
for the rest of the scene.
1 - Summon Water Spirit those fluids into yourself in a visible fashion. This may
See the ritual Summon Air Spirit for details.
2 - Transport Water This can cause an agonizing death. You roll your Caster
When you cast this ritual you are able to mystically
teleport water from elsewhere to your location. You
have enough control over it to fill drinking mugs or
use it as an attack. If used as an attack the FT should
determine if it will also cause a trip. This depends on
the surface you are dowsing with water. The strength
of this blast grows as you increase in power. When
used as a weapon this ritual Boosts on 5, has 0 Ar-
mor Surpass and does damage equal to your Caster
Status. No Stat bonuses are added to this damage.
This water may also be used to extinguish fires. Roll
your Caster Check to determine how much water you
summon. It may be as little as a drop or as much as a
fountains worth.
3 - Breathe Water slide through crevices. To cast this ritual you must cut
When you cast this ritual you can allow a number of
subjects equal to your ENL Rating to breathe water for
the rest of the scene. Each subject also gains a bonus to
their swim speed equal to your Caster Status.
4 - Water to Poison items carries are left behind. In this form you are
By touching a subject you can either purify their
body of Poison or Poison them. You may create 1 of 2
different kinds of poison with this ritual. The first in-
duces paralysis and the second can possibly be lethal.
When casting you roll your Caster Check contested by
the subject’s Conditioning (Poison). If you win the sub-
ject is either paralyzed for a number of rounds equal
to your Caster Status + 1 per Boost you gain or they
take 1 point of VIG damage + 1 per Boost you gain.
If you selected the second option the subject must
continue to make Resistance Rolls against you every
round until you do not beat their roll. Every time they
lose they take an additional amount of VIG damage
which is calculated as the initial. This continues un-
til they are no longer affected or they reach 0 VIG, at
which point they are dead.
6 - Destroy Water
When you cast this ritual you either instantly evapo-
rate water from your subject or object area or draw
be used on anything from a cask of wine to a person.
If used on a person you rip the fluids from their body.
Check against the subject’s Conditioning (Life Force).
If you win the roll they take 1 damage + 1 damage per
Boost. This ritual Boosts on 2. You may affect a subject
up to 50 feet away.
It should be noted that not all creatures are affected
by this ritual. Talos especially are likely to take less or
no damage from it. A creature must have water within
them to be affected.
7 - Body of Blood
You create a bleeding simulacrum of yourself. It looks
exactly like you if you were sculpted from blood. You
may see through its eyes and speak through its mouth.
It has your Stats and skills but is otherwise an Extra. In
addition, it may revert to a pool of blood, allowing it to
yourself and bleed at least 1 HG of damage.
8 - Form of Leviathan
When you cast this ritual your form becomes wa-
ter. Only your body changes, all clothing worn and
only damaged by Destroy Water rituals and Fire. If
you enter a body of water with this ritual you are im-
possible to detect from the water. If mystical detec-
tions are used, they will simply reveal that a powerful
ritual has been performed on the water. Depending
on where you use this ritual you could become ice,
seep into the earth, evaporate or be swept away on
a current. Each of these could result in additional dif-
ficulties for you.
9 - Annihilate Fluids
This ritual works exactly like Destroy Water except
it affects a number of subjects equal to your VIG Rat-
ing. The range of this ritual is also doubled to 100
feet. You only roll once and then each subject rolls
their Resistance Roll.

5 - Call the Beasts 10 - Mastery over Water

You are able to speak with the beasts of this ele- When you cast this ritual you gain complete control
ment and force your will upon them. While they do over all water you can see. This includes being able to
not instantly appear you may call them to you and any direct its motion and form its shape.
of the species called within 2 miles per Status point,
+ 1 mile per Piety point and + 1 mile per each point in
your PRE Rating. Most animals are handled as Extras.

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2. Divinities
“Divinities grow with worship. Without it, they starve. Nothing hurts a divinity more than taking their worship
away. Worship need not only come from the pious, but from everyone who honors the divinity’s dominions.
Dressing with style or falling to wrath can be just as much a form of worship as sacrifice and prayer. Think care-
fully before every action you take. Whatever it is, it is likely to make someone stronger,” — Kegga of the Tribe of
High Night, meehan-ghe priest of T’Hool.

A Note on Gods
It is important to note that the term ‘god’ in Within the
Ring of Fire does not mean divine. Divinities are spiritual
creatures which possess one of the 77 Thrones of Divin-
ity or the mysterious Void which exists beyond such con-
cerns. Gods are a type of spirit, and there are many that
did not advance to the level of divinity after the Coming
of the Thrones. These other gods are level 5 spirits. Many
of them have their own ideas and small cults. They have
little power when compared to true divinities. There are
no less than 60 additional gods that are not detailed in
this work. Many blasphemers claim that the gods have
greedily pried all they hold dominion over away from the
elder creators and the trolls.
Running Scenes with Divinities
Many divinities take an active role in K’Vega-Thale.
They communicate through omens and occasionally di-
rectly appear to worshipers or other individuals. This
means that an FT should feel encouraged including
scenes with divinities or their servitors in their Saga.
When roleplaying a divinity, make sure the scene stands
out. It should be one that the players remember. Do not
rush the scene. Make certain to work intricate descrip-
tions into your narrative. This event should be of such im-
mense importance to the characters that it has an impact
on their world view. Regardless of what they feel about
divinities, all characters will be awed by the presence of
these mighty beings.
To understand the mind of a divinity, it is easiest to
begin with their agenda. Nothing is more important to a
divinity than its own agenda. These goals are what define
them. So make sure you know what their agenda is going
to be before taking on the task of playing them.
The divinities should be roleplayed as the utter per-
sonification of their respective dominions. They should
come across as completely knowledgeable, but only in
their areas of specialty. Most divinities are not flexible in
the way they view things. This weakness can be a great
way to show a degree of limitation in juxtaposition to
their overwhelming strengths. When a divinity speaks, it
will explain things in terms of what they know best.
When a divinity wishes to contact one of their fol-
lowers (or anyone else), they may do it in any num-

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ber of ways and the FT should design the scene to be
as interesting as possible. The divinity may summon
anyone with Piety in them. They essentially pull the
soul out of the follower and teleport it to them, leav-
ing the subject’s body in a comatose state. They may
also contact a follower by whispering on the wind or
through dreams. Or in a voice which comes from an
animal, plant or stone. It might also come in the form
of talking fire or a shadow without a caster. It may also
be in the sound of splashing or dripping water or in
the sound of the earth trembling, or anything else that
seems appropriate to the divinity.
When roleplaying with a worshiper, it is important
to consider which aspect of the divinity the character
most closely identifies with. It is through this portion
of its essence that the divinity is most likely to appeal
to the follower.
Reading About the Divine
Below are explanations of the categories used to de-
scribe each divinity and religion.
Name: The first entry is the most common name of the di-
vinity (though most of them have many, many names). The
second entry is the title they are most commonly known
by. Other titles for the divinity may be included within the
text. However, the FT should feel fully justified to create
any additional titles they wish for any of the divinities list-
ed in this work. If no title is listed, they have none.
Spirit Level: The strength of each spirit is quantified by a
Rating of 1-10. The higher the Rating, the more powerful
the spirit. All divinities are at least spirit level 5. Spirits
can both increase and decrease in power level. For di-
vinities, this directly correlates to their base of worship-
ers and the power they draw from the dominions they
control.
Dominions: This is the sphere which the divinity has con-
trol over. The stronger these dominions become within
the world, the more strength the divinity draws from
them. N’Thraxu originally decreed which divinity had
control over which dominion. However, it is possible for
divinities to wrest dominions away from others, though
it is extremely difficult. It is easiest to accomplish if the
other divinity has been killed or greatly weakened.
Parents: Gods are created by the exchange of spiritual
fluids from two elder creators. Absolute Dragons, the
first dragon from each line, were created by a single elder
creator parent. N’Thraxu created the first 44 trolls.
Number: When N’Thraxu created the laws governing di-
vinities and dominions, it fabricated them in the form of
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77 thrones. Each throne is associated with a day. This day
is part of the divinity’s dominions.
Weapon: This is the weapon that is either used by the
divinity or most commonly used by their faith. Not all
characters in this faith use this weapon.
Gift: When N’Thraxu created the thrones, part of its de-
cree was that each divinity must grant a gift to the world.
Symbol: This is the symbol by which the divinity or reli-
gion is identified.
Servitors: This is the type of spirit which is most likely to
represent the divinity. Elder creators are served by level
four spirits, while gods are served by level three.
Sacrifices: These are gifts the worshiper gives their divin-
ity or a divinity they are attempting to please.
Prayers: This is the time of day the divinity expects their
followers to pray to them.
Omens: This is the means by which the divinity typically
communicates with their followers.
Typical Followers: These are the species or types of indi-
viduals that typically worship this divinity. It should also
be noted that individuals associated with the divinities
dominions are also likely to give them worship. Com-
mon people often give prayers to many divinities, though
theologians state this is typically a form of irreligious be-
havior. They assert that the path to enlightenment and
spiritual elevation is through the passionate worship of
one divinity. This is the road to sainthood – the most el-
evated state a living creature can attain.
Ceremonial Dress: This is the attire that is most likely
worn by clergy during religious celebrations.
Church: This section contains details on specific church-
es, an overview of the typical churches of this faith or
sects within the faith.
Name of Day: The name given to the day the divinity has
dominion over.
Holy Text: This is the name of the highest religious docu-
ment of the faith. Many faiths have additional testaments
of their divinity. These may be accepted parts of the doc-
trine or apocrypha which spawns heterodox ideology.
Dogma: The tenet of the faith as laid down by the divin-
ity or the avatar.
The Nine Acts of Irreverence: These are the greatest sins
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in the eyes of the divinity. A character’s Piety attribute
should be raised or lowered based on their adherence to
the given dogma and its code of conduct.

Notes: Additional information about the divinity.

Image: What the divinity looks like or is thought to look like.

Court(s): Divinities organize themselves into groups, or

courts, for protection by association. A divinity may be
a member of more than one group. The courts are Dark-
ness, Dragon, Dream, Freedom, Order and Troll.

Avatar: Divinities are spiritual creatures which typically

exist apart from the world. An avatar is a person chosen
to speak with the voice of the divinity to their congrega-
tions throughout K’Vega-Thale. This individual has pow-
ers vastly beyond the normal scope of a person of their
Status. The FT should feel justified creating any scope
they feel is appropriate for these powers. The reason
these powers are not discussed in this work is to allow
the FT to keep them dynamic and mysterious to the play-
ers. While this individual is separate from the divinity and Elsam (Goddess)
constantly receives divine power infused into their flesh,
Princess of the Dawn
transubstantiation does occur on rare occasions. This
slowly changes an avatar from the person they used to
be into a hybrid of themselves and the divinity. Spirit Level
Seven (7)
Divine Relationships: This section elaborates on the rela-
tionships the divinities have with each other. Regardless Dominions
of how many details are listed within this section, it is in Affairs, Annoyance, Bats, Bitterness, Breaking
no way all-encompassing. FTs should feel free to modify Hearts, Dawn, Destroying Lives, Dew, Guilt, the Morn-
and expand upon these ideas in any way that will best ing Star, Seduction, Selfishness, Shame, Spite, Traitors,
serve their Saga. and Unrequited Love

Clergy: The Clergy Calling associated with these divini- Parents

ties. Divinities only support the callings listed here. Some Ahriman and Ahuramazda
divinities, such as Absolute Dragons, do not support call-
ings at all. But Absolute Dragons grant ritual powers in
spite of that.
Number
One (1)
Requirements for clergy members are specified in ad-
dition to any listed with the clergy calling.
Weapon
Morningstar (the weapon gained its name from its as-
sociation with her church).

Gift
Seduction

Symbol
A pink broken heart.

Servitors
The angels that serve Elsam have changed greatly over

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time – as has Elsam herself. Once they were called the
Grigoris, angels who were created to watch over chil-
dren. After Elsam’s fall, most of these spirits loyally fol-
lowed their queen into her abyss of spite. The love within
them was perverted into a sexual thing. This corruption
changed these watchful nurturing spirits into the carnal
seductresses known as succubi. Today, this 200-strong
group plagues freyaens throughout the world. The dove
wings that sprouted from their backs were blackened
and twisted to those of bats after Elsam slew Hurflun.
Many also have horns. They are often referred to as ‘The
Fallen’ and have a habit of mating with Elsam’s followers,
often using them as sex slaves.
Sacrifices
Acquiring the souls of freyaen through force, guile, or se-
duction. Also breaking someone’s heart or acting spitefully.
Prayers
Mostly offered at dawn.
Omens
In the form of feeling watched, seeing bats or sudden
experiencing feelings of guilt. They may also take the form
of odd feelings at dawn or strange images in the dew.
Typical Followers
Kalfars, ogres, satyrs, shian, and humans. Her followers are
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selfish creatures of high conscience and great remorse. Their
guilt usually manifests in some aggressive fashion often lead-
ing to another victim. Despite freyaens once being the main
body of her faith, their worship is no longer accepted.
Ceremonial Dress
Fine clothing, expensive jewelry (kept as badges of honor
from some heartbroken lover), and leather. Women often
dress in revealing outfits with habit-like headdresses. Black,
pink, soft orange, soft red, and soft yellows are preferred.
Church
These temples are carefully hidden in lands with high
freyaen populations. Most temples are ornate with tro-
phies and displays of wealth in every way imaginable.
Deep within freyaen lands, it is not uncommon for her
temples to be disguised as temples of other divinities.
The Stone of Broken Hearts in Jalf is her largest temple.
Name of Day
The Day of All Dawn.
Dogma
Do anything you have to in order to achieve your goals.
Besides the goddess, nothing is more important than
your own happiness. Each life you touch is like a game.
Enjoy it in every way you can. Once it is ruined, move on.
When choosing a plaything, remember to look to
those around them. Are there other lives that will be
collateral of your action? If so, all the better. Husbands,
wives, children, siblings, parents, friends, there are so
many possibilities. Make sure to explore what heartbreak
is like from each of these relationships. Guilt and shame
are yours for what you have done. Deal with it, but do
not let these memories stop you from doing it again.
There is no greater goal than the acquisition of frey-
aen souls. Once Elsam has enough souls from these
living creatures of light, she believes she can resurrect
Ahuramazda – an event that will lead to her being for-
given and the end of her exile to the Outer Darkness. This
will usher in a new time of prosperity to all who have
helped her in this noble goal.
The Nine Acts of Irreverence
• Trusting anyone.
• Forgiving (including yourself).
• Refusal to embrace your spite.
• Refusing to use sex to gain power over someone.
• Returning the affections of those that love you
(cultivate their love for you, as it enslaves them, but
never return it, as that enslaves you).
 • Refusal to give a soul over to Elsam’s servitors
(these souls are for Elsam, not your personal use).
• Sparing a freyaen’s life.
• Refusal to seduce a freyaen.
• Placing anything above Elsam.
Notes
Popular superstition suggests that putting statues of
Elsam and Cinder within sight of each other is to invite
bad luck. Elsam is also known as The Fallen, The Morning
Star, and Princess of the Dawn.
Image
A vaguely freyaen-looking teenage girl with long raven
hair, Elsam is thought to be one of the more beautiful en-
tities in existence. Her pale features are accentuated by
her bright pink eyes, sharp white fangs, small pink horns
and black bat wings. The major difference between her
appearance and that of a freyaen is her eyes and ears are
significantly smaller. She is sometimes shown in studded
or spiked leather jerkins, holding a bloody morningstar.
Court
Freedom
Avatar
Berja Drepa Sla, a male kalfar she has taken as an oc-
casional lover. He is a cambion.
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Divine Relationships
Elsam hates Cinder and plots to overthrow the
Queen of Freedom. Her wish is to take both the god-
dess’s position and life. Shortly after the time of num-
bering, Elsam killed Hurflun to usurp his dominions.
This greatly increased Elsam’s power and led to her
popularity amongst the kalfars.
The dew is said to be Elsam’s tears spawned from
the guilt of allowing one of her parents to kill the oth-
er. Created during the first War of Light and Darkness,
Elsam is the elder of the twins of twilight. After this
war, which nearly tore apart reality, the twins became
guardians by creating two bridges that separated light
from day. Dawn and dusk, which at that time occurred
every day, were meant to separate their parents for-
ever. Such was not to be. Ahriman’s desperate desire
to snuff out light and the life it allows drove the elder
creator to seduce its innocent daughter. After romanc-
ing and impregnating Elsam, Ahriman convinced her
to allow Ahriman to pass through her bridge of dawn.
This sudden ferocious attack caught Ahuramazda off
guard and put an end to its life. In its final throes, the
elder of light cursed Elsam and flung her into the Out-
er Darkness. There, she was abandoned by Ahriman,
who no longer had any use for her. Since this time, she
has only ever been able to leave her prison as long as
the colors of dawn are hanging in the heavens. This
has caused her to be known as the Morning Star. One
hour before dawn, she appears in the form of a pink
star that slowly comes closer to earth as dawn breaks.
She is the only star that ever appears in the night’s
sky. Filled with shame from her betrayal and fueled
by spite from her abandonment, this loving goddess
became twisted into an entity of hatred in the nether
darkness. Her couplings with Ahriman produced a son,
the demon M’Lak. Several growing cults now worship
M’Lak, who is attempting to climb to the position of
divine by taking one of the vacant Thrones of Divinity.
The death of Ahuramazda caused a huge rift between
her and her brother, Luk-Coo. Now, the thought of Luk-
Coo no longer fills Elsam with joy, but only shame for
what she has done. The unrequited love Elsam feels
towards Luk-Coo causes her to periodically lash out at
him. One instance of this is her changing bats primary
diet to moths. When Elsam found out that Luk-Coo had
been murdered by the Enforcers, she swore to devour
each of them as she had done Hurflun. Luk-Coo’s ap-
parent resurrection filled Elsam with optimism that he
would finally take his place as her lover. These feelings
turned towards murderous rage when she discovered
a budding romance between Luk-Coo and Cinder.
So greatly is Dazazya opposed to her half-sister, El-
sam, that Dazazya has been forced to shift much of her
focus from Ajyra to Elsam. Several brutal fights have oc-
curred between these goddesses, the last one nearly
leading to Elsam’s death. This war continues in the ranks
of mortals as followers of Dazazya have been ordered to
exterminate all followers of Elsam they find.
After discovering Elsam’s prison within the Outer
Darkness, Loptif attacked the goddess. Through the use
of dawn’s light, Elsam nearly killed Loptif as the vampy-
ress fed upon her. So severe were Loptif’s wounds that
she was forced to sleep an entire seven cycles within
the soil to recover her strength.
After appealing to Ajyra to aid her in a plot to murder
Dazazya, Elsam and Ajyra became lovers. This seduc-
tion ended in a failed attempted, by Elsam, to murder
her half-brother, Ajyra, in hopes of stealing his Domin-
ions. This was largely done as she thought killing him
would lead to the meehan-ghes worshiping her. This is
extremely unlikely for many reasons.
Clergy [Druids and Priests – Cleric of Elsam]
Requirement(s): Crushing 1, Guile 3 and Hate 1.
Clergy gain the below-mentioned rituals at the Caster
Status indicated.
Caster Checks: PRE + Hate + a Hate Forte in the given
ritual, if possessed.
Rituals:
Clergy gain the following rituals at the Caster Status indicated.
2 - Ataraxia Governance.
When you cast this ritual, you immediately become
aware of the Ataraxia scores of any freyaens you look
upon for the remainder of the scene. In addition, you
can sense any freyaen within 2 + a number of miles
equal to your Caster Status whose Ataraxia has fallen
to 0. Those in such a state call to you like a beacon.
They cannot hide from you.
Alternatively, you can target this ritual against a
specific subject, allowing you to directly attack their
Ataraxia. You may attempt to drain their Ataraxia by
making a Brawl (Breath Weapon) roll against their
Conditioning (Life Force). If your roll bests their Resis-
tance Roll, you drain an amount of Ataraxia equal to
½ your Caster Status with 1 additional point for each
Boost you roll.
Casting either variation of this ritual gives you the
following power for the remainder of the scene: as an
Accelerated Action you gain a bonus to Attack (equal
to your PRE Rating + your Status) against anyone who
is currently enduring the shattering. You may use this
power a number of times each day equal to your Hate
(People) score.
This ritual may also be cast after killing a freyaen who
has been reduced to 0 Ataraxia. Doing so allows you to
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collect that freyaen’s soul. Souls are put into pieces of
amber to contain them and given to servitors of Elsam
who record this offering from the clergy member which
helps towards increasing their Piety.
4 - Thorns of Animus
This ritual causes pink or orange spiritual thorns to
cover a certain part of your body until the end of your
next round. These thorns allow you to add the bonus
from your Hate (Wrath) Forte to the damage of any
Brawl (Strikes) attacks.
6 - Black Wings
This ritual causes you to grow bat-like wings which
allow you to fly. When calculating your speed, double
your Athletics and any Fortes you may possess in fly-
ing. This ritual either lasts for the scene or as long
as you wish. To retain the wings for longer than one
scene, you cannot regain the Zeal points expended to
cast this ritual. You must succeed on a Caster Check of
15 to activate this power.
8 - Morningstar of Spite
By weaving darkness and light together, you can
create a weapon of spiritual energy. This weapon is
capable of inflicting damage on physical creatures
as well as spirits of light or darkness. This weapon is
composed of darkness with spikes of light. It deals an
amount of damage equal to your Hate, has an Armor
Surpass equal to your Forte in Hate (Philosophies) and
Boosts on 6. The damage it deals is in no way affected
by your STR. Instead, it is treated as a morningstar for
all other purposes, such as calculating Attack, Fortes,
etc. You can either create this weapon as a normal cast-
ing, which dissipates at the end of the scene, or you
can permanently expend 1 point of Zeal to make the
weapon permanent. Once you have made the weapon
permanent, you will be able to sense its location at all
times. Weaver 1 is required to make this weapon.
10 - Ward Against Angels and Demons
Casting this ritual forces all spirits of light or dark-
ness (of level 4 or less) out of the area in which you
have casted it for a full cycle. This ritual can affect an
area the size of a large building. Alternatively, you may
cast it on an individual. If you know the true names of
spirits of light or darkness, you may pronounce them
in order to exclude them from the effects of this ritual.
This allows them to move into the area or affect the
individual normally. There is no Resistance Roll against
it, but it has no effect on spirits greater than level
4. This ritual has been used many times to allow the
caster to steal the soul of a freyaen by preventing the
servitors of their divinities from being able to get close
enough to collect the soul.
 are buried in the fields. Then the farmer cuts his hand and
allows a small amount of his blood to fall upon the soil.
Oxen are often slaughtered and buried in the field as well.

Prayers
In the first light after dawn and before each meal.

Omens
Quillicalian’s communications come in strange plant
patterns, whispers while in a cornfield, the pit of a piece
of fruit, or small holes in the ground.

Typical Followers
Freyaens, du’ k’ sits, and humans. Quillicalian is
shunned by orcs, who claim that she has stolen all her
gifts from the trolls.

Ceremonial Dress
Clergy wear simple clothing and often go barefoot, en-
joying the feel of the soil against their skin.
Quillicalian (Goddess) Church
The Tiller These places of worship are usually made out of sim-
ple building materials like wood and are not ornate at all.
Spirit Level
Seven (7) Name of Day
The Day of Planting.
Dominions
Agriculture, Corn, Crops, Farmers, Farming, Farms, Holy Text
Planting, Seeds, Time Just After Dawn, and Vegetables. The Sower’s Calendar.

Parents Dogma
Ahuramazda and Demar. Work hard, look first within yourself before asking
others or the goddess. Stay rooted to the ground, keep a
Number level head and show respect to all. Never waste food or
Two (2) tolerate its waste. Witches and other occultists are not to
be tolerated. Their kind cause great disharmony.
Weapon
Quarterstaff The Nine Acts of Irreverence
• Greed.
Gift • Failure to be self-sufficient.
Farming
• Wasting food.
Symbol • Failure to plant crops on Quillicalian’s day.
A dried and preserved piece of fruit or vegetable. • Refusing to teach anyone that asks the arts
of agriculture.
Servitors • Neglecting to pray to Quillicalian before each meal.
Putto (daemon)
• Being Disrespectful.
• Disrespecting V’Lex or F’Tash.
Sacrifices
After the harvest, fish and other animals from the rivers • Tolerating witches or other occultists.

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Notes
The orcs claim she stole most of her powers from the
oak trolls after the Gods’ War.
Image
Quillicalian is usually depicted as a tall freyaen with
dirty blonde hair, hazel eyes and a very voluptuous body
by freyaen standards. Humans have begun carving her as
a more human-looking form.
Court
Freedom
Avatar
Ytnea a soft-skinned beautiful platinum-blond, blue
eyed freyaen. She lives near the city Stadfesta.
Divine Relationships
Quillicalian is married to V’Lex and on excellent terms
with F’Tash, who has also been her lover. Her priestess-
es often call upon the clouds and show great respect to
F’Tash. The other divinities she is friendly with are Shi,
Lassadarnya, Dazazya, Leviathan, and Bacchus.
Quillicalian detests all trolls. Quillicalian’s greatest en-
emy is Mingser, whom V’Lex and her valiantly defeated
during the Gods’ War. Elsam and she were once friends;
now Quillicalian feels only anger and disappointment
towards her. The following divinities are also counted
amongst her enemies: Hystyr, Azi Dahaka, Foosha, Phoe-
nix and Morghul. Quillicalian also gets along poorly with
Dingen due to his hatred of F’Tash.
Clergy [Druids and Priests – Cleric of Quillicalian]
Requirement(s): Conditioning 1, Farmer 3 and Love 1.
Quillicalian and V’Lex may be worshiped collectively.
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Those who do must select either druid or priest and gain
all the additional abilities listed under each of these di-
vinities and can cast rituals from the following Precepts:
Earth, Light, and Underworld. To be a cleric of both, you
must pay 1 extra Advantage Point at Catalyst creation
and 1 extra on each Caster Status gained.
Caster Checks: ENL + Piety + a Piety Forte in the given
ritual, if possessed.
Rituals: Clergy gain the following rituals at the Caster
Status indicated.
2 - Green Thumb
Casting this ritual gives you a bonus to all Farmer rolls
equal to your Caster Status for the rest of the scene.
4 - Skin of the Field
For the rest of the scene, you gain a bonus to your
Hide Rating and Poison Resistance Rolls equal to 50% of
your Caster Status.
6 - Song of the Rain
When you cast this ritual you enact pacts made long
ago by your goddess and F’Tash. This ritual causes spirits
of rain to arrive at the location within the next 8 days –
your PRE Rating. There is a minimum of 1 day. You must
have at least Sing 1 to cast this ritual.
8 - Invulnerability to Disease and Poison
This power grants you Invulnerability to Disease or Poison.
10 - Labyrinth of Corn
This ritual turns your body into a maze of corn. This is
often how the highest-ranking clergy members end their
lives: with one final act of giving to their community. Be-
sides that, there are many other uses for this ritual. Once
you have assumed this form, you are able to constantly Number
regrow parts of yourself that have been damaged. You Three (3)
are also able to constantly rearrange your position, mak-
ing it nearly impossible for anyone that cannot fly to get
out of you. Those wishing to attempt to find their way
Weapon
Quarterstaff
out roll Insight (Puzzles) against your Guile + Piety + Cast-
er Status + ENL Rating. They may only attempt this roll
once per day. You may speak normally while in this form Gift
and you may make your voice come from any part of the Baptism and the protection of children.
field. You may maintain this form as long as you like. Al-
ternatively, you can use this ritual to turn yourself into a Symbol
single stalk of corn or even simply a seed. This makes you A baby in swaddling clothing.
very hard to find.
Servitors
Brownies (angel)

Sacrifices
Having children, taking time to play, caring for chil-
dren, creating poetry, being a good wife, showing mercy
and forgiveness, and living in joy.

Prayers
Said in the morning.

Omens
Lassadarnya’s omens are often delivered, hidden in
the words of children.

Typical Followers
Freyaens, sirens, hibbens, and humans.

Ceremonial Dress
Long dresses of light brown, yellow, or orange are
most commonly worn. This is occasionally accentuated
by gold jewelry.
Lassadarnya (Goddess)
Church
Great Mother Lassadarnya’s church is nearly totally composed of fe-
male worshipers. The buildings vary from very humble and
Spirit Level simple to highly complex and ornate. The freyaen and hu-
Seven (7) man churches are as different as the roles of the women
of these species. This has created a bit of a divide between
Dominions the new human and the classic freyaen churches.
Baptism, Birth, Bound Between Mothers and Chil-
dren, Brooks, Children, Forgiveness, Friendship, Games, Name of Day
Gold Fish, Guardian of Children, Joy, Luck of Children, The Day of Mothers
Marriage, Mercy, Midwives, Motherhood, Peace, Play,
Poetry, Potential, Pregnancy, Quiet Places, Streams, Holy Text
Toys, and Wives. The Testament of Potential which is written in Dazazyaese.

Parents Dogma
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claim them. This baptism should occur on the baby’s
first 3rd day. This is to help keep the agents of Elsam away
from children. Work to repair damage in relationships
between husbands and wives. Instruct women in sexual
skills to better please their husbands with their womanly
talents. Be a living example of peace and forgiveness. Vi-
olence should only be used upon those that would harm
children or pregnant women. All means are acceptable
when dealing with such creatures. Look for the best in
people. It makes beauty much easier to find.
The Nine Acts of Irreverence:
• Refusing to grant forgiveness.
• Discouraging love.
• Causing disharmony.
• Refusing to do everything in your power to protect
a child or pregnant women.
• Using violence for any reason other than to protect
children or pregnant women.
• Refusing any mother’s request to baptize her child.
• Driving a wedge between a married couple.
• Discouraging artistic endeavors.
• Not attempting to marry and have children.
Notes
Some of the human high priestesses have married roy-
alty. This has allowed them to take a bit of political power
within some tribes. While it should be noted that nearly
all of her faith is female, the goddess will accept male
priests. Lassadarnya is known as the second mother of
the freyaens.
Leviathan. Sometime later, she rose from the water
fully formed as the first goddess. She is very close
to Leviathan and still mourns Ahuramazda’s death
deeply. Even this great pain is not enough to shift her
position on peace.
Lassadarnya and Elsam have been the closest of
friends since Elsam was born. The pain Lassadarnya
felt at the death of Ahuramazda was heightened
greatly by it being through Elsam’s betrayal. Despite
how much Elsam has hurt her, she would forgive her
old friend if only Elsam would come to her and ask for
it. The thing she would find hardest to forgive is Elsam
turning from a protector of children to something
that preys upon them. The way Elsam preys upon the
souls of freyaen children horrifies Lassadarnya. It sad-
dened her so greatly that nine streams now stand in
quiet places around K’Vega-Thale where Lassadarnya
went to weep. Each of these streams is named after
Lassadarnya. The majority of her work in the world is
to protect children from Elsam and Ajyra, the snatch-
er of children.
Lassadarnya is very friendly with Quillicalian, F’Tash,
Arey, and Dazazya, though she had a great falling-out
with Dazazya over the latter’s stance on the kalfars,
which still causes tension between the friends. The
loss of her friend Eish-Mee saddens her as well. She is
married to Dingen. Many times she has attempted to
reach out to Kihea, but this goddess’s suspicious na-
ture has kept them from coming together.

Image
Lassadarnya is depicted as a slightly attractive middle-
aged female of the species which is worshiping her.

Avatar
Ysayr currently serves in this position. She has moved
the church headquarters to Trade. This tall, thin freyaen
has long golden-blond hair, golden skin and bright amber
eyes. Lassadarnya’s previous avatar, Drishulda, a ferrum
woman who lived in the city of Bale, was killed by the hu-
man Helios, the only person Lassadarnya has ever cursed.

Court(s)
Order

Divine Relationships
Lassadarnya was conceived when Ahuramazda’s
glittering light first reflected against the surface of

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Clergy [Priest – Cleric of Lassadarnya] the roll they lose one point of Hate + 1 additional point of
Hate per Boost. The loss of this Hate is permanent. This
Requirement(s): Artist 1, Barber 1, Love 2, Perception 1
ritual Boosts on 2. You may only cast this ritual once per
cycle on any given subject. The subject must truly wish to
Caster Checks: ENL + Love + a Love Forte in the given rit-
have this pain in their soul lifted for this ritual to work.
ual, if possessed.

Rituals: Clergy gain the rituals listed below at the Caster

Status indicated. Your points of Hate are subtracted from
your Piety when calculating the Caster Status of rituals
you can cast. For example, if you had a Piety score of 9
and a Hate score of 3, you would be treated as if you only
had a Piety of 6.

2 - Holy Water
This ritual is primarily used for baptisms. Baptisms
can only be performed on the 3rd day of each cycle.
Once cast, this ritual wards children against spirits of
darkness until they begin puberty. This means that spir-
its of darkness and warlocks cannot touch the child.
This use of the ritual is viewed as being of quintessential
importance, especially in the freyaen lands where most
children are baptized.
The water blessed by this ritual can also be used
to damage spirits of darkness, ghuls, warlocks and
vampyrs. This is a Projectile (Holy Water) weapon which
deals 1/0/2 damage against the creatures listed above
and affects spirits.

4 - Grag’s Shadow
This power is taught by a brownie and was originally Demar (Elder Creator)
created by the greatest of their number, Grag. You gain a The Ground King
bonus, equal to your Caster Status, to all rolls to Attack
or Intimidate anyone you have seen attempt to harm a Spirit Level
child or pregnant woman. This ritual must be cast once Nine (9)
for each subject. This bonus never goes away.
Dominions
6 - Mercy Apples, Cattle, Earth, Minotaurs, Plants (those not list-
By casting this ritual, you attempt to prevent a sub-
ed under over divinities), Soil, and Stability.
ject from taking hostile actions against a number of in-
dividuals equal to your PRE Rating. You roll your Caster
Check against their Meditation (Mind Control). If you
Number
Four (4)
win, the subject cannot take any actions against any
of the individuals you seek to protect for the rest of
the scene. Any protected individual that first makes a Weapon
hostile action against the subject no longer gains the Grain Flail
benefit of this ritual.
Gift
8 - Invulnerability to Disease and Poison Apple
This power grants you Invulnerability to all effects of
any kind of Disease or Poison. Symbol
Golden Apple
10 - Forgiveness
This ritual may only be cast upon a willing subject. You Servitors
roll Caster Check against the subject’s Hate. If you win Asag (daemon)

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Sacrifices
Burying slaughtered animals in the earth or planting
apple trees.
Prayers
Typically said at the same time each day.
Omens
In the form of unusual cracks or holes in the ground or
in strange symbols in crops or images in apples.
Typical Followers
Freyaens, humans, or orcs (there are no ogres at pres-
ent, but there have been a few over the ages).
Ceremonial Dress
They usually dress in plain brown robes with no shoes.
The only jewelry they own is their golden holy symbol,
which is a necklace, charm, or ring.
Church
Most temples are made out of clay with open parts
in the roof and trees growing inside them. It is common
for at least one apple tree to be inside the temple. The
world headquarters of this faith is within a temple to
the north of Bale.
Name of Day
The Day of Soil
Holy Text
Lexicon of the Breathing Earth
Dogma
Make decisions based on sound reason rather than
emotion. Defy the forces that would attempt to destroy
life and leave them as sacrifices within the earth, for that
is all they can contribute. Do not be selfish, as the riches
of the world are but distractions from your purpose,
which is to ensure that life carries on. Trust none but De-
mar. All others may be corrupted. Aid those who you can.
Do not deny death, for T’Hool has its place, and that is
part of life. Respect K’Vega-Thale above all and keep it
safe. Without it there is no place for you.
The Nine Acts of Irreverence
• Failing to respect nature.
• Greed
• Killing for any reason other than for food or to
protect yourself, others or that which is sacred to Demar.
• Failure to keep a secret.
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• Failing to meditate upon Demar every day.
• Failure to obey your superiors.
• Making a decision out of emotion instead of
sound reason.
• Not planting an apple tree at least once per cycle.
• Not being in contact with the ground or something that
is in direct contact with the ground, such as climbing
a tree.
Notes
In What Will Come, Thogqalix wrote in the Demar-
ian language that there is far more to Demar than there
appears to be and that only victims shall extend Demar
their trust.
Image
It is all the soil in the world.
Avatar
Amintah, an ageless minotaur who stands over 12
feet tall with massive golden horns, green eyes and
brown fur, is the only avatar Demar has ever had. Amin-
tah never sleeps and keeps his eyes peeled for any who
would desecrate or attempt to steal the golden apples
of the sacred Tree of Light. This tree lies to the north of
Bale and grows upon a small island in the middle of a
pond of warm liquid gold. This pond houses Ahuramaz-
da’s heart from which the tree grows. Anyone who eats
a golden apple gains an extra permanent point of ENL.
This fruit is only given to those whom Demar has plans
for. Such individuals are most likely its greatest cler-
ics but can occasionally be others. Regardless of how
many apples you eat, you can only gain this bonus once.
Anyone who tries to steal it will be killed and buried
as fertilizer to the tree. The minotaurs were one of the
species which were exterminated during the Shadow
Purge. Amintah only survived because Demar pulled its
avatar into the earth to conceal him from the carnage.
Currently he is served by many ladon (dragons of the
soil) and advises the bishops of Demar who travel to see
him. He rarely grants audiences to others.
Divine Relationships
Demar cares for each of its children in its own way.
The scope of its feelings is nearly impossible to de-
scribe in terms a lesser creature could understand. It
enjoys life and generally opposed Ahriman. It also miss-
es Ahuramazda, whose heart it still guards. It dislikes
Elsam who has tried to steal the heart several times.
It tends to dislike the flighty nature of Igvale and her
brood. Demar’s greatest friend is T’Hool.
Clergy [Druids and Priests – Cleric of Demar]
Requirement(s): Chains and Whips 1, Carpenter 1, Farm-
er 1, Outdoorsman 1, Speak Language: Demarian

Caster Checks: ENL + Piety + a Piety Forte in the given

ritual, if possessed.

Rituals: Clergy gain the below-mentioned rituals at the

Caster Status indicated. You also spend 3 instead of 4
points on the clergy advantage at character creation.

2 - Armor of Earth
This is not a ritual, but a power. You must not wear armor
or shoes in order for this power to take effect. As long as your
feet are planted on the ground, including the underworld,
you gain a bonus to your Hide Rating and all Balance Checks
equal to your Caster Status. If you have no Grades in Acrobat-
ics, you do not take the standard -4 penalty on Balance Rolls.
You are considered to be trained in this and only this part of
the Acrobatics skill. You are still permitted to use shields.

4 - Forms of the Earth

This ritual transforms you into the form of a bull, or
Mool (God)
cow if you are female. You may also transform yourself The Red
into an apple tree instead.
Spirit Level
6 - Restore Life to Plants Six (6)
This ritual enables you to restore life to any plant that
has died in the past 77 days. This ritual is exhausting and Dominions
causes you 6 points of damage. Bears, Beheadings, Caves, Comas, Deep Slumber, Glut-
tony, Gratitude, Hibernation, Hills, Ogres, Rage, and Sex-
8 - Dance of the Ghost Minotaurs ual Aggression.
This ritual throws you into an ecstatic dance which causes
a number of minotaur ghosts to manifest around you. These Parents
ghosts appear at the start of your next turn and will imme- Opiate and T’Hool
diately follow your instructions. The number that appears
is equal to your ENL Rating and they are Extras of a Status Number
equal to your Caster Status. They speak Demarian, have gore Five (5)
attacks which deal 3/0/5 and their Stat modifications are as
follows: +2 STR, -1 DEX, +1 VIG, -1 INT, +1 ENL, -1 PRE. They Weapon
are also ghosts and gain the advantages of that type. They Bare Hands
may or may not appear with weapons as the FT sees fit. You
must be on the ground or within the underworld to cast this Gift
ritual. Buildings, roads, and the like count as ground; being on Gratitude
a ship, in a creek, standing in a fire or being on top of solid ice
(which does not rest upon ground) does not. You must have Symbol
at least 1 Grade of Acrobatics to cast this ritual. Bear’s head, usually on a wooden carved medallion.

10 - Ageless Servitors
Gaining the Status to cast this ritual will render you Nanook (daemon)
ageless. Ageless means that, while you may still be killed,
you will no longer age or die of old age, Disease or Poi- Sacrifices
son. In addition to being ageless, you no longer require Kidnapped virgin females left on a consecrated stone
any form of rest and do not sleep. slab within the mouth of a cavern.

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Prayers
Devotions are offered in the morning.
Omens
They come in the form of seeing bears, usually in
your dreams. These usually come during long periods of
sleep from which it is impossible to awaken. Another is
the feeling of being nuzzled as you awaken, often right
before trouble. They also come as a yawning wind from
cave mouths.
Typical Followers
The majority of Mool’s followers are ogres; however, a
few human cults have recently come together. There has
been a growing trend among ogres to abandon this faith.
Ceremonial Dress
Their ceremonial garb consists of bear skins taken dur-
ing ritual hunts, which are draped loosely around their
shoulders, and a skull, which may be of any creature.
Otherwise, they are completely naked.
Church
Most of Mool’s temples are inside caves. There are
often many drawings upon the cave’s walls and even
amongst those not of this faith; it is seen as ill luck to pro-
fane these drawings. There are usually living trees out-
side the caves that are carved with images of the bear to
warn outsiders of this place. His greatest temple is called
The Screaming House.
Name of Day
The Day of Rage
Holy Text
Gratitude and Anger
Dogma
Mool is known as a happy-go-lucky god, albeit a vio-
lent one. He teaches to be pleasant towards those who
have not earned your anger. You should enjoy the simple
things in life for they are the most important. The rewards
of a good campfire story, a good meal and the company
of friends are not to be overlooked. For these things you
should show gratitude. Do as you like to those that anger
you, as long as it eases your rage.
The Nine Acts of Irreverence
• Failure to show gratitude towards those that deserve it.
• Not taking out your anger on those that have earned it.
• Showing weakness.
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• Refusing to eat when you are hungry.
• Not pursuing someone you are attracted to.
• Refusing to use violence to solve your problems.
• Fearing your own rage.
• Regret
• Failing to test yourself.
Notes
Many followers of this god keep a bear as a compan-
ion. Bears never attack followers of this god unless they
must to defend their young or are forced. He is also
known as Carth-yee, which means murderer in Thraxa.
Image
A massive red-skinned, extremely muscular ogre
whose skin burns with heat, violent red flame spills
from his eyes.
Court(s)
Darkness and Dreaming. He was banned from the Is-
land of Freedom and its court by Cinder after attempting
to force himself on her.
Avatar
Ipikis Striv, an ogre, currently holds this position. She is
a very violent ogre who enjoys eating freyaens.
Divine Relationships
Mool gets along well with Ajyra, to whom he reports,
Foosha and Weendigo. But his only true friend is Nyjak-
kthi. Most other divinities, especially females, shun him
at best. He is obsessed with Cinder.
Helena defeated Mool in battle during the Shadow
Purge. She severed one of his testicles as he attempted to
force himself upon her. He also hates Pelgan and Ylinnok,
who have defeated him in combat as well. He harbors
much anger towards Dazazya and many other divinities
that have stolen the worship of his children, the ogres.
Clergy [Druids and Shamans - Cleric of Mool]
Requirement(s): Brawl 1, Conditioning 1, Hate 1, Intimi-
dation 1, Spelunking 1, the Hate (Wrath) Forte.
Caster Checks: VIG + Hate + a Hate Forte in the given rit-
ual, if possessed.
Rituals: Clergy gain the following rituals at the Caster Sta-
tus indicated.
2 - Bear Companion
You gain a bear as detailed in the animals section
of the book Monsters and Men. The bear has a Status
equal to yours.
4 - Hand that Threatens Doom
Casting this ritual reduces your Boost to 2 on all strik-
ing attacks for the rest of the scene.
6 - Beheading
When you cast this ritual the first subject you reduce
to The Quick will be beheaded instead. The ritual is ex-
pended once this power has been used up.
8 - Fury
Casting this ritual forces a number of subjects equal
to your PRE Rating to enter a state of completely un-
restrained fury. You roll your Caster Check against the
subject’s Meditation (Mind Control). If you succeed,
every subject you defeat attacks the individual closest
to themselves.
10 - Heart Attack
When you cast this ritual, your subject must make a
Meditation (Body Control) against your Caster Check. If you
win they are reduced to -1 HG and they lose 3 HG per round.
Igvale (Elder Creator)
The Sky Mother
Spirit Level
Nine (9)
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Dominions
Air, Archery, Bow Making, Gravity, Hawks, Low
Heaven, Oxygen, and the Sky.
Number
Six (6)
Weapon
Windbow
Gift
Oxygen, archery and bow-making.
Symbol
Light blue disc with a wavy symbol for the element
of air. Also in the form of wind chimes hung around the
neck, on a staff, bow or carried.
Servitors
Thrivaldi (daemon)
Sacrifices
Usually in the form of fine alcohol left in cups outside
a dwelling, for Igvale to have a sip. Candles and incense
are also usually burnt during ceremonies. Devoting
one’s time to artistic pursuits is also considered a minor
form of sacrifice.
Prayers
Said early morning or late afternoon.
Omens
These come in the form of whispers on the wind or the
wind pushing you in a certain direction.
Typical Followers
Freyaens, sirens, sprites, mafdets, hibbens, kitsunes,
chezari, satyrs, meehan-ghes, and humans.
Ceremonial Dress
For holy days, worshipers wear light blue and white
colors, often with feathers.
Church
Usually rather opulent buildings with open roofs, glass
and possibly even aviaries inside them. Services are usu-
ally held in the late afternoon and early morning. The
buildings are often tall and always highly artistic. The
buildings are often made of wood. There is a church in
Bale in the Sword. Very tall trees are also thought to be
holy sites, as they come so close to the sky.
Name of Day
The Day of Sky
Holy Text
Whispered Words
Dogma
Life is fleeting. In the time we have, we must work to-
wards making the world a more beautiful place. Listen to
the wind, for it holds the voices of all who have ever lived
and thus knows all secrets ever spoken. Speak only words
you wish to live by for they will be carried throughout the
entire world. Follow your feelings, as your heart knows
far more than your mind.
The Nine Acts of Irreverence
• Failing to listen to others or the world around you.
• Destroying beauty.
• Not attempting to experience new things.
• Failing to follow your heart.
• Failing to follow your wanderlust.
• Forming opinions based on information not gained
from personal experiences.
• Allowing others to restrict your freedom.
• Restricting the freedom of others.
• Displaying unimaginativeness.
Notes
Igvale’s followers are amongst the most fascinating
people in K’Vega-Thale. They embrace experience and
grow from it. Igvale is also known as The Sky Mother, The
Sky Queen, The Blue Queen, and Lady Blue.
Image
Although Igvale is of both genders, it is sometime re-
ferred to in the feminine and portrayed as a woman. It is
also often depicted as the air itself. Igvale is thought to be
the very air people breathe.
Court(s)
None
Avatar
Coru, a mafdet, is the current holder of this position. No
one is more respected in the Cerulean Gates than she.
Divine Relationships
Certain ancient orcish writings suggest some sort of
relationship between Igvale and Ahriman. Igvale rarely
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associates with other divinities and is not interested in
the wars and politics of gods.
Clergy [Druids, Priests, and Shamans – Cleric of Igvale]
Requirement(s): Acrobatics 1, Bows 1, Bowyer 1, Percep-
tion 1 and Speak Language 1: Igvalian.
Caster Checks: PRE + Piety + a Piety Forte in the given
ritual, if possessed.
Rituals: Clergy gain the below-mentioned rituals at the
Caster Status indicated. You also spend 3 instead of 4
points on the clergy advantage at character creation.
2 - Greater Zeal
You gain an additional amount of Zeal equal to your
Caster Status.
4 - Avoid
Casting this ritual gives you a bonus to your Defense
equal to your Caster Status.
6 - Spirit Arrows
This ritual causes a number of spiritual arrows equal
to your Caster Status to materialize and fly towards the
subject(s) you determine. You roll your Caster Status
against the Defense of the subject(s). Each of these ar-
rows deals 4/1/5.
8 - Cloak of Eagles
You must spend at least five days of work to prepare
this cloak and make a Weaver (Clothier) of at least 20.
This cloak must be made of eagle feathers and cloth.
Casting this ritual upon the cloak will permanently cost
you one point of Zeal. This cloak allows you to fly at a rate
of 10 times your Athletics. Additionally, weapons fired or
thrown at you will automatically miss you and you gain a
bonus to Reflex rolls equal to your Caster Status.
10 - Ageless
Gaining this Caster Status will render you ageless. Age-
lessness means that, while you may still be killed, you
will no longer age or die of old age, Disease or Poison. In
addition to being ageless, you will no longer require any
form of rest and do not sleep.
 Prayers
Performed while meditating or asleep (while getting
rest), no others are needed.

Omens
These come while you are asleep or on opium.

Typical Followers
Meehan-ghes, freyaens, satyrs, sprites, kitsunes, du’
k’ sits, ogres, hibbens, baobhan siths, nymphs, neaks, ty-
phons, and humans.

Ceremonial Dress
Comfortably fitting silk clothing of grey, purple, white,
and/or blue are worn during holy times.

Church
Many of these temples are in poverty-stricken slums.
These temples are plain-looking buildings filled with pil-
lows and mats for resting upon. Opium is always sold
there; the smell of incense is constant and the buildings
Opiate (Elder Creator) are filled with music.
Liege of Dreams
Name of Day
Spirit Level The Day of Dreams
Eight (8)
Holy Text
Dominions Divulgence from the Dreams
Astral, Bacteria, Dreams, Dreamlands, Empathy, Fun-
gus, Ideas, Images, Meditation, Memory, Owls, Sleep, Dogma
and Unconsciousness. Opiate teaches that the world of the waking is nothing
but an illusion and that the dream is actuality. You must
embrace this true reality. Concern yourself little with the
Number falsehood of flesh. All sensation and pleasure wait just
Seven (7) behind the closing of your eyes. This is the greatest of
gifts, so enjoy it. Make sure those in the waking world
Weapon are getting their sleep and help them do so. Consider
Grappling (chokeholds) their dreams and reveal the esoteric insight contained in
them. Focus your mind so you may learn how to exist
Gift within the dreaming.
Dreams and Sleep
The Nine Acts of Irreverence
Symbol • Believing the material world is more real that
Grey Star the Dreamlands.
• Failing to meditate at least once a day.
Servitors • Harming an owl.
Oni (ephemerals)
• Failing to sleep when you are tired.
Sacrifices • Denying yourself pleasure.
This divinity is pleased by the burning of herbs, fungi • Killing for any reason other than food or defense
and other incenses, as well as by sleeping, and opium use. (either that of yourself or others).

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 • Showing disrespect to your superiors in the faith.
• Failing to engage in artistic endeavors.
• Failing to learn from your mistakes.
Notes
The fey view Opiate as the father/mother of their spe-
cies and most keep its day holy regardless of any other
divinities they may worship.
6 - Through the Eyes of the Owls
You are able to see through the eyes of any owl
you have formed a bond with. To form a bond with an
owl, you must spend one minute looking carefully into
its eyes. After doing so, this ritual enables you to look
through the eyes of every owl you have a bond with.
You are able to cut through this sea of information with
supernatural ease.

Image
Opiate’s image is different in every church across the
land and often in every depiction within a church. Its
form is all forms.
Court(s)
Opiate is the dream world and creator of the Dream Court.
Avatar
Kylie Flamebathed, the first human who was made on
the day of Elsam and discarded by Pelgan into The Thou-
sand Faced Flame that rings the end of K’Vega-Thale. This
ageless person appears as a 67-cycle-old girl with blue
eyes, pale skin, and bright orange hair. She is attended by
an ayida-weddo named Zane who appears with a freyaen
visage. Zane has steel grey hair and starry blue-black eyes.
Most people wrongly assume Kylie is Zane’s student.
8 - Incarnation
This ritual is like reverse astral projection. Casting this
ritual projects your essence into the realms of flesh. This
allows you to remain in the Dreamlands while dealing
with people in K’Vega-Thale. Your Incarnation possesses
the same Stats, advantages, and skills as you, but is an
Extra. As long as you are looking through this Incarnation,
you cannot conduct any other actions and are complete-
ly unaware of the Dreamlands. You must make a Caster
Check of 10 to successfully cast this ritual.
10 - Dream Master
Nothing, other than Opiate, may affect you in any way
as long as you are in the dream world. You no longer age
when in the dream world.

Divine Relationships
All gods Opiate has created serve their role. Opiate has
no issue with any of the other divinities and is neither ally
nor enemy to any. Opiate’s work is not within the realm of
K’Vega-Thale, but within the dream. Its goal is to make the
dream a place that needs no connection to K’Vega-Thale.

Clergy [Priests and Shamans – Cleric of Opiate]

Requirement(s): Artist 1, Meditation 3 and Streetwise 1.

Caster Checks: PRE + Piety + a Piety Forte in the given

ritual, if possessed.

Rituals: Clergy gain the below-mentioned rituals at the

Caster Status indicated. You also spend 3 instead of 4
points on the clergy advantage at character creation.

2 - Visionary
This ritual allows you to add your Piety score to your
next skill check on: Artist, Meditation, or Streetwise. This N’ Thraxu (Elder Creator)
must be used by the end of your next turn.
It Which Has Always Been Known
4 - Force of Personality
This power allows you to add your PRE Rating to your De- Spirit Level
fense rolls when you are unarmed and without a shield. . Ten (10)

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Dominions freed from The Pit. Its hope is that their magic will enable
Calendars, Clocks, Déjà vu, Frames, Hourglass, Keep- the trolls to undo the curse the gods placed upon their
ing of Cycles, Math, Measures, Numbers, Order, Patience, children, which has made them mentally simplistic.
Time, and Toads.
The Nine Acts of Irreverence
Number • Showing disrespect to trolls.
Eight (8)
• Failing to learn about the trolls.
Weapon • Working with the forces of darkness.
Club • Acting erratically.
• Being malicious.
Gift
Order, clocks, calendars, the cycles, math and numbers. • Failing to know what day it is.
• Making decisions based on emotion.
Symbol • Aiding followers of the Enforcers.
Infinity Symbol
• Teaching the secrets of magic to the uninitiated.

Servitors Notes
Trolls
N’Thraxu, also known as That Which Has Always Been
Known and The Judge of Divinity, is the creator of the
Sacrifices Thrones of Divinity, which are said to be a sort of clock.
None Each was given to one of the divinities long ago except
The Void, which stands outside the bounds of time.
Prayers These thrones represent the framework through which
Any time, all times are equal. the divinities’ power is woven and assembled. It also lim-
its the amount of creatures that may have access to di-
Omens vine power. There may only be 77 divinities (+ The Void).
Often in the form Déjà vu. In order to acquire a throne, the holder must have been
destroyed or have it taken from them by other means.
Parts of dominions can also be taken in many ways. The
Typical Followers
Orcs, cyclopes, rstholowas, viagyshes, and humans. thrones were created to end the Gods’ War.

Ceremonial Dress Image

There are so few clergy that no clothing standard has
been established.
Church
These temples vary greatly throughout the world and
reflect the culture they were created by. However, all of
them contain clocks.
It is said that N’Thraxu’s true form is so perfectly pre-
cise that it shatters the chaotic mind of any creature that
looks upon it.
Court(s)
None, though N’Thraxu keeps close watch over the
Court of Order.

Name of Day Avatar

The Day of Numbers Emon Voss, a human male, is its eighth avatar.

Holy Text Divine Relationships

The Great Book of Truth
Dogma
This divinity has only called a few over the course of
time. It is patient, but knows there is much work yet to
be done. It is N’Thraxu’s wish to have the trolls it created
As the parent of the trolls, N’Thraxu disdains all gods,
but especially the members of the Enforcers. Ever since
N’Thraxu was born, Ahriman has sought to destroy it.
Clergy
Oracles who are called the true keepers of universal law.

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 Sacrifices
Offerings to Cinder can come in many forms, such as
preserving love, inspiring love or desire, entrancing oth-
ers to become obsessed with you, creating great pieces
of music or new music instruments, or donating huge
sums of money or other goods to her church.

Prayers
Performed in the late morning.

Omens
Often in the form of a beautiful stranger, a bad hair
day, in dreams (often very sexual ones), or a distant
calling song.

Typical Followers
As a goddess who is widely praised, worshiped and
adored, her most common followers are: freyaens,
kalfars, satyrs, humans, and typhons. Only the most
beautiful members of any species are considered for the
position of representative of her awe.
Cinder (Goddess)
Love’s Lady of Roses Ceremonial Dress
The style of dress changes constantly, her priests and
priestesses are likely to have vast and expansive collec-
Spirit Level tions of clothing and jewelry. They must always be ele-
Seven (7)
gant and impress all those that they meet.

Dominions Church
Awe, Beauty, Being the Object of Affection, Desire,
Cinder has decreed that her churches must be the most
Disgust, Elegance, Extravagance, Fantasy, Fashion, Femi-
beautiful in all of creation. Her religious order is the rich-
ninity, Freedom, Inspiration, Love, Music, Passion, Roses,
est in the world. The wealthy often give huge amounts
Style, and Vanity.
of money to her in hopes that she may look kindly upon
their marriages or affairs, or indulge their vanity. Many
Parents of these buildings are known to contain atriums for but-
Morghul and Opiate terflies. These are said to be Cinder’s favorite animals.
Her order is known as the Devotion of Beauty and her
Number churches as Houses of Elegance or sometimes as Houses
Nine (9) of Passion. The most sacred site of this faith is the church
located in Trade, known as Trade’s Temple of Gleaming
Weapon Love. It is a monolithic column of gleaming ivory. Many
She does not care what weapons her followers’ use, if any. consider it the most beautiful temple in K’Vega-Thale.

Gift Name of Day

Music The Day of Elegance

Symbol Holy Text

A pair of intricately drawn lips pressed together com- Charms Allure
posed of roses.
Dogma
Servitors That which is ugly is base; only beauty has worth. Art
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main beautiful above all else. Beauty is a blessing from
Cinder. Those that are not beautiful are not blessed.
Those that are blessed are of far greater importance, and
thus far more worthy of your time.
Stoke the fires of love and passion. Lead them towards
others or yourself. These impulses must be nurtured.
Make as many as you can obsessed with you – either
through your appearance or ability. Your goal when enter-
ing a room should be to have all eyes upon you. Leave all
you meet in awe of you. Aspire to be loved by all you meet.
Cinder is the most beautiful of all things. She is the
perfection of form. Strive to be like her but always re-
member that you will never be perfect. Only she may
be perfect in her beauty. To proclaim you are perfectly
beautiful is to blasphemously challenge her. If you are to
marry, never stop courting the interest of others. But do
not dishonor your partner through betrayals of the flesh.
The Nine Acts of Irreverence
• Failing to aid the cause of love.
• Believing you are more beautiful than Cinder, or
trying to convince others so.
• Failing to indulge courtly love.
• Failing to understand the latest fashion trends.
• Failing to look your best when you are having a
proper time.
• Tolerating that which disgusts you.
• Showing humility towards any but the goddess.
• Allowing any outside the faith to inspire a greater
degree of awe than you or be more fashionable
than you.
• Failing to acquire funds for the church.
Notes
Cinder mistrusts her children, the nymphs. After Yrka-
he betrayed her by attempting to set herself up as the
new divinity of beauty, Cinder decided the nymphs were
too much like her. This has led her to work against any of
them acquiring too much power. At the same time, she is
proud of the obsession they inspire across K’Vega-Thale.
Image
So great is her beauty, it is said that any living thing
that looks upon her will become completely obsessed
with her for the rest of their days. To look upon her full
image is enough to cause one’s heart to stop from the
excitement of witnessing pure beauty. She is described
as looking like a perfect nymph. Living orange flame her
hair, full starry blue orbs her eyes, a toned and amply de-
veloped body and porcelain skin.
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Court(s)
The Queen of the Court of Freedom and a member of
the Court of Dreams.
Avatar
Cinder’s avatars are known as The Song. Her current
avatar is a young siren named Gahlodi. The siren is a
tremendous singer who is served by the Nine Knights of
Elegance and owned by the Keeper of the Song. Many
scholars outside the faith become confused by this and
incorrectly believe the keeper to be the avatar. Yrkahe,
the first fire nymph, was the first Song.
Divine Relationships
Lusted after by many of the divine, her couplings with
seven of the elder creators have produced the races of
nymphs. Her complete narcissism and disinterest in oth-
ers causes many to hold bitter grudges against her. She
does not view others’ feelings as real, knowing how mal-
leable they become in the presence of her affections. Her
beauty is such that it even intimidates the other gods.
Elsam envies her greatly and wishes to gain her posi-
tion as Queen of Freedom and her dominions of beauty
and awe. Elsam’s obsession, like that of the other gods,
amuses and empowers Cinder, who has recently become
romantically involved with Luk-Coo.
Clergy [Priest – Cleric of Cinder]
Requirement(s): Diplomacy 3, Love 1, Minstrel 1, Speak
Cinderian and you must purchase the Attractive advan-
tage at least once. Species-granted levels of Attractive do
not count, as she is looking for exceptional members of
each species. All Piety based Caster Checks (regardless of
Precept) use the cleric’s PRE Rating instead of any other
Stat Rating.
Caster Checks: PRE + Love + a Love Forte in the given rit-
ual, if possessed.
Rituals: Clergy gain the below-mentioned rituals at the
Caster Status indicated.
2 - The Muses’ Play
Casting this ritual fills the air with beautiful music of
any style you wish. It will last for the full scene and is of a
skill equal to your maximum possible Grades in Minstrel
+ a Forte in the specific instruments played.
4 - Flame’s Fashion
After casting this ritual, you add your Caster Status to
all Awe rolls. You are also treated as if you had one extra
level of the Attractive advantage. You can also use this
ritual to repair or change your clothing, or create clothing
from the aspects of the elder creators. These alterations
can be anything you like, allowing you to create clothing
of living flame, rushing water, the stuff of dreams, or any-
thing else. The only limitations are your imagination. This
ritual will only last until dusk or dawn. It cannot be cast
more than once per day. You must succeed on a Caster
Check of 15 to cast this ritual.

6 - Come to Me
To cast this ritual, you speak a name which the indi-
vidual you wish to summon will answer to. If they are an
Extra, they receive no Resistance Roll. If they are a Star,
they roll Meditation (Mind Control) against your Caster
Check. If you win the roll, they will immediate become
aware of your location and move towards you. While
they will not put themselves into great danger to get to
you, the urge of your call is irresistible.

8 - Call Pibacorn
Casting this ritual summons an entity known as a pi-
bacorn, a spirit which resembles a unicorn with dove-like
wings. It can take anywhere from several minutes to sev-
eral days for this spirit (which can manifest itself in an en- Agalma (Apotheosis)
tirely corporeal form) to arrive. Once it does, it will serve
you loyally, though it is very demanding and requires a Stone Love
great deal of attention. Most clerics simply command one
of their sycophants to care for the spirit. This is a taxing Spirit Level
job that nearly anyone will grow to hate. This spirit has the Five (5)
same Stats as a unicorn, except it can also fly. All determin-
ers for its speed when flying are doubled. Pibacorns are Dominions
considered to be the greatest status symbol of all. Agalmatophilia, Architecture, Figurines, Masonry, Sac-
rificing All For Love, Simulacrums, Statue Carving, Stat-
10 - Impulse Assembly ues, Stone Working, and Tragedy.
When you cast this ritual you emit a powerful phero-
mone which summons any Extra within a mile to come to
Number
you and protect you. So powerful is this ritual that these
Ten (10)
individuals will put themselves in the greatest of dangers
to help you. Not only can they provide great physical pro-
tection (depending on their number), they can also pro- Weapon
vide a distraction which will allow you to escape. These Hammer
Extras are unaffected by Fear or the Awe of others. They
will stop at nothing to ensure your safety. When cast in Gift
a city, this may result in thousands of people showing up Your perfect love.
to defend you. The mob takes great care not to trample
or harm you in any way. They instinctively know who to Symbol
attack or protect you from. Small figurines of the perfect image of your love.

Servitors
Statues beloved by their creators whom Agalma has
granted the gift of life so that they may celebrate this love.

Sacrifices
Worship through idolatry of masterfully crafted stat-
ues of her and the creation of beautiful statues. She is

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not jealous and hopes for all to find perfect love through Holy Text
their creations just as her crafter did. The Scripture of Stonework

Prayers
Any time day or night, as long as they are said to a
statue or figurine of some kind.
Omens
Through patterns in masonry, increased skill in sculpt-
ing and inspiration in art or in the feeling that a statue is
watching you.
Typical Followers
Ferrums (ferrum followers of her still wear beards as
she is not a goddess), humans, and a small cult following
of chthons.
Dogma
K’Vega-Thale is imperfect. Find love where you can. If
you are unable to, then look deep inside yourself. Find
out what love means to you and bring that into the
world. The most extreme of these actions is the creation
of a perfect vessel of love in the form of a statue.
The Nine Acts of Irreverence
• Failing to pursue love.
• Rejecting the love of others, regardless of its nature.
• Failing to help others find love.
• Aiding the followers of He Who Has Many Names.
• Failing to work on your skills as a mason.
• Destroying beautiful things.
• Being afraid to create the love you desire.
• Not showing sympathy to other’s suffering.
• Being ashamed of your love.

Notes
Agalma is the first creation to ascend to divinity. Cre-
ated by a ferrum shortly before the Gods’ War, this story
is known well by ferrums who tell it as a reason to stay
away from the workings of gods. Her creator, Oslu, grew
up in the poor, crime-choked commons of Bale. He saw
the women of his home whore themselves on a daily ba-
sis. This disgusted him and his disgust eventually repelled
him from all women, especially ferrum females. After hav-
ing made the statue at the beginning of the Gods’ War,
Oslu prayed for many days to T’Hool. He sacrificed every-
thing he had to the elder creator. Yet T’Hool did not hear
his prayers and the statue was not made real. Eventually
his love became too strong – as did his desperation.
Oslu learned of the divinity He Who Has Many Names
who could be contacted at the crossroads at midnight by
the most desperate of souls. Though he knew nothing of
this divinity, he prayed to him nonetheless. Oslu knew
this may have been his only chance to achieve his goal, as
Ceremonial Dress T’Hool would not hear his prayers. The ferrum repeated
Togas
the ritual he had been taught at the appointed hour. Yet
nothing happened. Just as he was about to leave, a shad-
Church owy man appeared. Approaching from the shadows the
These structures are built by master masons. They are figure simply asked, “Is she everything to you? Is she your
masterful works of masonry with many wonderful stat- all?” To this, Oslu quickly replied, “Yes, yes, yes, she is
ues in and outside. Her faith is small. all. Everything else is nothing.” The figure replied, “Then
would you give all that you are to see her come to life
Name of Day and see love for you in her eyes?” Oslu said, “Yes, I will
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to him, “Then return to her. Wrap your arms around her,
push your body against hers and soon she will be alive.”
Oslu returned home as quickly as he could and did
what he was told. He felt her begin to shift in his arms.
Then she toppled upon him, crushing him under her
weight. With his last breath, he saw her eyes look into
his. There was life in them and he saw his love for her
returned in her gaze.
Oslu’s soul was collected without the knowledge of the
gods during the Gods’ War and became the first ghost in
The Pit. There, he is forced to relive being pulled away
from his love over and over again. His heartbreak is just
as painful every single time.
Agalma desperately wishes to free his soul from its
imprisonment. She has made many attempts to res-
cue him, but none have succeeded so far. The night on
which he made his deal was later given to He Who Has
Many Names as the angel’s day and named Devil’s Night
or The Devil’s Day.
Image
Precisely seven feet tall, her eyes and facial features
have a fine angularity to them. The slightly pinched-off as-
pect of her features makes them look vaguely serpentine.
There is an angelic splendor to her beauty. Some even say
she is the most beautiful entity of all. These opinions have
earned her the enmity of Cinder and Elsam.
Court(s)
She is not a member of a court, though she would
like to be part of the Court of Order. But she will not join
since He Who Has Many Names is associated with it.
Avatar
She has never taken one, as she hopes that Oslu may
one day fill this role.
Divine Relationships
Both Cinder and Elsam have attempted to destroy Agal-
ma before she was elevated to divine status due to their
jealousy over her perfectly sculpted beauty. Agalma dis-
likes both of these goddesses, whom she views as petty
and irrational. Her only true enemy is He Who Has Many
Names, whom she works against in every way she can.
Clergy [Priests – Cleric of Agalma]
Requirement(s): Diplomacy 2 and Mason 3.
Caster Checks: VIG + Love + a Love Forte in that ritual, if
possessed.
Rituals: Clergy gain the below-mentioned rituals at the
Caster Status indicated. You also spend 3 instead of 4
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points on the clergy advantage at character creation and
gain the Underworld Precept.
2 - Master Mason
Casting this ritual gains you a bonus to Mason equal to
your Piety.
4 - Skin of Stone
Casting this ritual turns your skin to stone for the re-
mainder of the scene. The bonuses from this ritual do
not stack with Armor Rating or Hide Rating. You gain a
bonus of +4 to your Armor Rating + a bonus equal to 50%
of your Caster Status. Your Brawl (Striking) deals 3/0/7.
This ritual requires a Caster Check of 10.
6 - Vengeance Upon The Pit
This ritual gives you a bonus equal to your Piety to your
next Attack Roll against anyone with Piety in He Who Has
Many Names or any descending angels. You need to roll
at least 10 on your Caster Check. Every Boost you roll al-
lows you to use this ability for an additional round.
8 - Turn to Stone
When you cast this ritual the subject rolls Condition-
ing (Life Force) against your Caster Check. You can only
cast this against a subject within melee range. If you win
this roll, the subject is turned into stone. All talos gain a
bonus to their Resistance Rolls against this ritual equal to
their Status. Arawns have Invulnerability to this ritual.
10 - Agalmatophilia
Casting this ritual enables you to breathe life into
anything constructed from stone. This can only be per-
formed upon an image in which you have fallen in love.
This statue becomes a Star with the following Stat modi-
fications: +1 VIG. Benefits: The statue gains a +1 bonus
to Mason rolls, as well as a Species-Granted advantage
Attractive and a +3 Species-Granted bonus to its Hide
Rating. Weaknesses: They must spend at least 2 of their
starting Passions on Love. They are of the order of Talo.
You need to roll at least a 25 on your Caster Check to suc-
ceed on this ritual.
 temples, towns, helping villages grow, helping to es-
tablish trade routes, keeping them safe, and seeing
that thieves are punished. Further sacrifices include
building marketplaces and especially creating trade
between peoples who have not traded before or mak-
ing someone see value in an object they previously
thought was worthless.

Prayers
Usually first thing in the morning; followers must get
up very early to get the best day’s work in.

Omens
In the sound of jingling money, in patterns of voices
within a market, or whispering winds along the road.

Typical Followers
Kalfars, dawons, freyaens, and humans, although the
god welcomes all.

Ceremonial Dress
Austhay (God) Followers usually wear brown or tan-colored cloth-
Trade’s Loyal Servant ing at such events. It is considered unwise to show how
wealthy you are to others.
Spirit Level
Seven (7) Church
Priests receive the title “Of the Road” after their
names. It is Austhay’s will that all cities contain a temple
Dominions to him. The city of Trade is the holiest of sites to this faith.
Commerce, Haggling, Market Places, Merchant, Move-
ment, Roads, and Trade.
Name of Day
Parents The Day of Trade
Demar and Igvale
Holy Text
Number Merchantry
Eleven (11)
Dogma
Weapon Be simple and humble. Appear honest and kind. Al-
Hanger ways get the best of any deal, but leave the other per-
son feeling that they did well too. This will lead them to
do business with you again. Keep roads free of bandits.
Gift Build marketplaces. Always look towards the growth of
Commerce
villages: the bigger they get the better. Always show re-
spect for money and trade goods. Do not give anything
Symbol away. Always look for the best deal. The lazy should
A copper coin with a pair of sandals on its face. have no rewards. They should work hard like you do –
and you must work hard. Build roads, churches, market-
Servitors places and cities. Do all you can to make sure all people
Agora (daemon) find the beautiful peace which is trade. War and strife
are the enemies to the world. Trade is the salvation
Sacrifices from war. Save the people from war, while lining your
These are performed by creating roads, building pockets in doing so.

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The Nine Acts of Irreverence 2 - The Best Deal
When you cast this ritual, you roll your Caster Check.
• Laziness
The higher the roll, the better the deal you will find at the
• Theft marketplace. You need at least a 10 on this check. You
• Conceit can also use this ritual to gain a bonus to any Haggling
check equal to your Caster Status.
• Getting the worse end of the deal on a trade.
• Giving something away which you could 4 - Skin of Blood
otherwise trade. Casting this ritual turns your skin to copper for the re-
• Flaunting wealth. mainder of the scene. The bonuses from this ritual do not
stack with Armor Rating or Hide Rating. You gain a bonus
• Gloating about getting the better end of a deal. of +4 to your Armor Rating + a bonus equal to 50% of your
• Working towards war. Caster Status. Your Brawl (Strike) deals 3/0/7. This damage
• Refusing to help a village to grow. is Copper. This ritual requires a Caster Check of 10.

6 - Locate Precious Metals

Notes
All copper is the blood of Austhay and considered holy
by his priests. It is the blood he shed in the many times
he was attacked by Kasadur.
Image
Austhay is shown as a thin male with a long, narrow
face and brown eyes. Not good looking, he is typically de-
picted as a member of any species wearing simple mer-
chant or traveler’s garb.
When you cast this ritual you are able to locate all
gold, silver, or copper within 1 mile per Caster Status.
This ritual requires a Caster Check of 10.
8 - Find the Thief
Casting this ritual allows you to track down anyone
that has stolen from you in the past chain (11 days). A
successful Caster Check of 10 will give you a sensation of
being pulled towards the criminal, making it impossible
for them to hide from you.

Court(s) 10 - Protection from Theft

Order This ritual makes it impossible for anyone to steal from
you for the next day. No one will be able to take your
Avatar possessions – even if you are killed. This ritual requires a
An ageless human known as Maris of The Road holds Caster Check of 10.
this position. Maris can be found in Trade or traveling
along any road.

Divine Relationships
Austhay is allies with Helena and Pelgan. Loptif has
slowly been seducing Austhay who finds her silver tongue
enchanting.
Austhay is enemies with all gods who create dangers
for the road such as monsters, and tends to dislike most of
the disorderly gods. Kasadur is his greatest enemy, as he
continues to attempt to rob Austhay. Kasadur has nearly
killed the god of trade several times. Elsam has become
bitter towards Austhay due to his hold over the kalfars.

Clergy [Priests – Cleric of Austhay]

Requirement(s): Diplomacy 3, Light Blade 1 and Streetwise 1.

Caster Checks: ENL + Piety + a Piety Forte in the given

ritual, if possessed.

Rituals: Clergy gain the below-mentioned rituals at the

Caster Status indicated.

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 pay the god for this gift. So tithe regularly unless you find
yourself caught by the law. It is expected that all worship-
ers commit theft on his holy day.

Prayers
These can be said at any time.

Omens
These are sent in the form of bad feelings when con-
sidering a theft or in the odd random items found in sto-
len purses.

Typical Followers
Ogres, mafdets, sirens, typhons, ferrums, humans,
and freyaens.

Ceremonial Dress
They dress in common garb so as to not stand out, but
they often wear masks with long red cloaks on holy days
and waylay travelers.

Kasadur (God) Church

These buildings are nearly always hidden. Kasadur’s
The Boss’s Boss temple in Bale is in the undercity. Many are in normal-
looking buildings which the uninitiated would not recog-
Spirit Level nize as temples. The church is organized into gang fami-
Six (6) lies with one group of rogues paying tithes to another in
a pyramid fashion.
Dominions
Black Market, Burglars, Conmen, Cons, Embezzle- Name of Day
ment, Fencing, Gangs, Highwaymen, Larceny, Pick Pock- The Day of Taking or Roguesday
ets, Rogues, Theft, Thieves, and Weasels.
Holy Text
Parents Opuscule of Theft
Nif and T’Hool
Dogma
Number K’Vega-Thale belongs to those wise enough to know it
Twelve (12) is theirs. Take all you can whenever you wish. Wonderful
things are the proof of one’s worth. Ownership is simply
Weapon determined by who can put their hands upon an item. If
Hanger left untouched, it has no owner at all. Do not let the stupid
and weak own that which they do not deserve. It would
Gift be so much better in your hands. Never forget that it was
The art of theft. your lord who taught you these tricks. Make sure his tem-
ples are decadent, for it is his wish that they be so.
Symbol
A tattoo of a left upturned palm, usually on the chest. The Nine Acts of Irreverence
• Failing to listen to your intuition.
Servitors
Malaphar (daemon) • Failing to steal something when there is no risk of
getting caught.
Sacrifices • Using violence when it would be easier to simply
These are performed by stealing. You are expected to talk or Intimidate someone out of something.

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 • Neglecting to display your wealth.
• Failure to protect your valuables.
• Showing mercy.
• Showing pity.
• Snitching on other thieves.
• Refraining from vengeance on anyone who has
made you look vulnerable.
Notes
Kasadur’s church is extremely widespread and far
more powerful than most theologians would believe.
Image
Kasadur is a slightly ugly man, depicted as something
resembling a cross between an ogre and a human.
Court(s)
Freedom
Avatar
Boss Burton, a large-nosed ogre who lives in the com-
mon of Bale and is the leader of Bale’s criminal element.
Divine Relationships
Kasadur views Austhay as easy pickings and sets upon
him often and will attack any divinity that he views as
weak. He is in love with Cinder, but was rebuked the
one time he summoned up the courage to court her.
He has also attempted to make a play on Elsam, who
crudely laughed at him and mocks him whenever their
paths cross. Though he is disdained by many, he did fight
against the forces of darkness during the Shadow Purge.
This is the main reason the other gods do not take great-
er efforts to thwart him.
Clergy [Priests and Shamans – Cleric of Kasadur]
Requirement(s): Guile 2, Light Blades 1 and Streetwise 2.
Caster Checks: DEX + Piety + a Piety Forte in the given
ritual, if possessed.
Rituals: Clergy gain the below-mentioned rituals at the
Caster Status indicated.
2 - Speak with Weasels
Casting this ritual gives you the ability to communi-
cate with weasels. Their level of understanding is very
simple, but they can relay information to you and spy
on others for you.
4 - Steal Statistics
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Casting this ritual enables you to steal the Stats of as
many subjects as you please for the rest of the scene. To
do this, you must succeed in a Caster Check against the
subject’s Defense. The Stats which can be stolen are STR,
DEX, VIG, INT, ENL and PRE. It should be noted that this
ritual does not grant you any way of knowing how high
the Stats of others are, so it is possible for you to make
a bad trade. The effect of any Stats traded this way lasts
for the remainder of the scene. Once this ritual has been
cast, you can steal one Stat per turn.
6 - The Hundred-Foot Jump
This ritual allows you to teleport to any point you can
see within 100 feet of you.
8 - The Blade that Stands Flesh Still
This ritual can only be cast on a hanger (sword) you
have stolen. Casting this ritual upon your blade will per-
manently cost you 1 point of Zeal. Additionally, this ritual
must be cast in the presence of someone who has been
victimized by crime and damaged because of it. Once
these conditions have been met, all you have to do is
attack a target with this blade. If you successfully deal
damage to your subject, they must roll Meditation (Body
Control) against your Caster Check. If you win this roll,
they will be paralyzed on their next action. They will be
paralyzed for 1 additional round for every Boost you gain.
This ritual creates a mystical item. Whenever it is out of
your sight, you will always know what direction it is in.
10 - Mark
When you cast this ritual, you roll your Caster Check.
You need at least a 10 on this roll, but the higher you roll,
the better the information you receive will be. It enables
you to discern the following in a crowd of people: who
is the wealthiest, who has hidden items of value (as well
as where exactly these items are on their bodies), who is
the easiest to rob, and which targets would be the worst
marks to choose.
 Prayers
None, simply study.

Omens
None, the orders to the initiated are given directly
through their minds.

Typical Followers
Cyclopes

Ceremonial Dress
Ornamentation is of no concern to them. They wear
simple brown or grey robes.

Church
There is nothing that passes for a true temple,
though there are many hidden enclaves which are
massive libraries. Xixthill passes herself off as a god-
dess named Adeheana. This name is used for most
places which serve as temples to her. The local pop-
ulace of these areas have no idea these seemingly
Xixthill (Under Troll) peaceful buildings harbor cults to an ancient troll.
Adeheana Adeheana was a minor goddess that was killed during
the Gods’ War. Through careful masquerading this se-
cret has been kept from the other gods who believe
Spirit Level she is simply aloof.
Six (6)
Name of Day
Dominions The Day of Knowledge
Bookbinding, Books, Cyclopes, Divination, Foresight,
Knowledge, Lore, Parasites, Patience, Record Keeping,
Scribes, Secrets, Sight, That Which Should Not Be Known, Holy Text
Understanding, and Writing. The One Book

Number Dogma
Thirteen (13) Feed me all knowledge and then keep it from others.
Kill all who learn our true nature. Present yourself as
harmless scholars.
Weapon
Dagger
The Nine Acts of Irreverence
Gift • Missing an opportunity to learn.
Writing and Books • Educating outsiders about the faith.
• Refusing to kill anyone who poses a threat.
Symbol
An eye in a circle. • Rushing your plans.
• Neglecting to write down important information.
Servitors • Failing to share your knowledge with those of
None the faith.
• Showing disrespect to trolls.
Sacrifices
Finding new lore or keeping that which should not be • Aiding followers of the Enforcers.
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Notes
Xixthill; also known as Adeheana, The Absolute Eye,
The Recorder, The First, One, The Perfect Form; unwove
herself from her body during the Gods’ War. This left her
essence etched upon thousands of books and stone tab-
lets. These are now scattered through the hidden librar-
ies of the cyclopes. All cyclopes’ minds are directly linked
to Xixthill. Her church is currently being investigated by
the Enforcers.

Image
A single watching eye shown with 13 fin-like tenta-
cles reaching out from a dark background around the
circular eye.

Court(s)
Troll

Avatar
None

Divine Relationships Dingen (God)

Xixthill only associates with other trolls. She views The Red River
gods as dangerous and wishes their downfall. During the
Gods’ War, she passed herself off as a goddess to safe-
guard several important aspects for the trolls. She did Spirit Level
this by stealing the name and image of a goddess she Six (6)
killed. She subtly works against the gods in many ways.
Dominions
Clergy Aid to Seamen, Boating, Dock Workers, Dolphins,
Oracle (magi) Fishermen, Lakes, Navigation, Rivers, Sailors, Ships, and
Water Birds.

Parents
Igvale and Leviathan

Number
Fourteen (14)

Weapon
Trident and Net

Gift
Ship making and navigation at sea.

Symbol
A dolphin often jumping out of the water. This can be
a tattoo or worked into anything.

Servitors
Delphin (daemon)

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Sacrifices
Slaughtering cows or sheep and dumping them into
the water before voyages. The taste of that which is of
the land pleases this god.
Prayers
Given before boarding a ship or at any time in the morning.
Omens
Seeing massive shapes in the water below you, the
feelings of the wind upon the waves or the sudden ap-
pearance of dolphins.
Typical Followers
Ogres, freyaens, satyrs, du’ k’ sits, kitsunes, and humans.
There has never been a siren or ferrum cleric of this god.
Ceremonial Dress
At functions, they typically wear red and blue colors
with large shoulder pads and many odd, hook-like but-
tons, or pieces of ships. Net-like mesh shirts are also
worn. There are many depictions of ocean mammals
used in their outfits as well.
Church
His main temple is on the Red River in Bale.
Name of Day
The Day of Rivers
Holy Text
The Red Waves
Dogma
Respect the waterways of K’Vega-Thale. Fish them,
but do not be greedy and they will provide for you for-
ever. Do not kill the dolphins, as they are my children.
The Nine Acts of Irreverence
• Harming a dolphin.
• Neglecting to make a blood sacrifice before
leaving port.
• Missing an opportunity to kill a shark.
• Aiding the followers of F’Tash or Kraken.
• Refusing to help sailors stranded at sea.
• Treating dock workers disrespectfully.
• Over-fishing.
• Showing disrespect to followers of Lassadarnya.
• Disobeying your superiors in the faith.
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Notes
The sirens view Dingen as an interloper god for aiding
the species of land in their journeys upon the sea.
Image
A massive red-skinned man with a long blue beard and
the horns of an ox. His skin is clay and his hair is water.
Also known as Tsimyqos, he is the living embodiment of
the Red River, K’Vega-Thale’s largest river.
Court(s)
Order
Avatar
Ea-Aca, the first dolphin. This dolphin patrols the wa-
terways of the Red River.
Divine Relationships
Dingen’s greatest enemies are F’Tash and Kraken, as
they pose the greatest danger to the sailors who worship
him. The enmity between him and F’Tash is so great that
it has made even their respective children, the dolphins
and the sharks, mortal enemies by extension.
He is married to Lassadarnya, who constantly at-
tempts to bring peace between him and F’Tash. When
Pelgan contemplated the creation of humans, he spoke
with Dingen, who suggested using the clay of the Red
River as the base substance for their creation.
Clergy [Priests and Shamans – Cleric of Dingen]
Requirement(s): Athletics 1, Diplomacy 1 and Waterman 3.
Caster Checks: ENL + Piety + a Piety Forte in the given
ritual, if possessed.
Rituals: Clergy gain the below-mentioned rituals at the
Caster Status indicated.
2 - Speaks with Dolphins
Casting this ritual allows you to speak with dolphins. It
requires a Caster Check of 10 to be successful.
4 - Trident of Faith
When you cast this ritual, you add your Caster Sta-
tus to your Attack rolls with tridents. It requires a Caster
Check of 10 to cast successfully. This power lasts for the
entire scene.
6 - Unbreakable Net
Casting this ritual makes your net unbreakable for the
entire scene. No one can break, cut themselves out of,
or otherwise escape from your net. It requires a Caster
Check of 12 to cast successfully.
8 - Water Vessel Gift
This ritual creates a boat from the very water itself. Honey
It is large enough to comfortably transport 1 person per
caster level. This ritual last for 1 day.
Symbol
A wasp in amber.
10 - Safe Travel
This ritual requires you to cut the throat of a cow in or-
der to cast it. Allow its blood to drain into the water before Servitors
the boat embarks upon its journey. This ritual lasts until Meszine (daemon)
the boat docks again in harbor. The vessel will be immune
to attack during this entire time. You must roll a 25 or bet- Sacrifices
ter on your Caster Check to successfully cast this ritual. Performed by burning the corpses of enemies of your
community. It is important to allow the smell of their
burnt bodies to be lifted upon the wind. These smells are
pleasing to the goddess.

Prayers
These are said in the early hours of the day.

Omens
These come in the form of strange buzzing sounds or
odd behaviors from wasps or bees.

Typical Followers
Sprites, freyaens, chezari, iktomis, and du’ k’ sits.

Ceremonial Dress
The traditional garb is a high habit-like headdress and
a gold headband. They prefer yellow, black, and dark
blue colors.

Church
The outside of these churches are covered in bee hives
and wasp nests. There are often so many of these that
Sychien (Goddess) nonbelievers cannot approach the temples.
Sting
Name of Day
The Day of the Wasp
Spirit Level
Six (6)
Holy Text
Dominions The Codex of Community
Bees, Community, Honey, Industriousness, Pollination,
Shelter, and Wasps. Dogma
Make war upon your enemies. This act will strengthen
Parents the bonds of community, the greatest deed of all. Work
Igvale and Morghul hard and fear nothing, your community will give you all
the strength you need. You assume sole responsibility for
Number everything you do. Never shy away from the truth which is
Fifteen (15) your actions. Make your community strong so it may en-
dure. Part of you shall live on for as long as it stands. Those
Weapon who are not of your community are your enemies. The
Dagger true queen of your community should always be Sychien.

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The Nine Acts of Irreverence 2 - Poisoner
You gain a bonus to Poison Resistance Rolls equal to
• Cowardice
your Caster Status, and wasps and bees will not sting you.
• Laziness Also you gain the Poisoner Advantage (described in Saga
• Failure to allow time for both your extroverted and Book).
introverted needs.
4 - Wall Crawl
• Ignoring your instincts. Enables you to climb any surface, regardless of how
• Displaying submissive behavior to other outside steep it is. You never need to make Climbing rolls.
the faith.
• Disobeying your superiors within the faith. 6 - Call Swarm
This ritual summons a swarm of bees or wasps. It does
• Failing to support your community. not teleport the swarm to you. It only calls those that
• Not assuming responsibility for your actions. are the closest. Some thought should be put into what is
• Helping others when it does not help your around by the FT. For example in the middle of the ocean
community or faith. or the heart of Nifland there will be no ability to sum-
mon these creatures. When the swarm comes they have
a Brawl between 5-10 and should deal between 4-10/0/5
Notes depending on how many of them come. The swarm will
The majority of her clergy are female. She is both a attack everyone in the area that you wish them to attack.
goddess of community and war. The swarm rolls only one Attack roll and each subject
rolls their Defense. Any subjects that take damage must
Image roll a Conditioning (Poison) against Outdoorsman 5-10. If
Sychien appears as a hornet or hornet-like humanoid. you win this roll, each subject takes 1 point of VIG dam-
age and 1 additional point per Boost.
Court(s)
Order 8 - Invulnerability to Poison
You gain Invulnerability to Poison.
Avatar 10 - Invulnerability to Fire
Ule, a sprite, holds this position. She lives in Trade.
You gain Invulnerability to Fire.

Divine Relationships
Sychien’s closest allies are her older sisters Phoenix and
Dazazya, who works closely with her. Sychien secretly cov-
ets Helena’s position as Queen of Order and works towards
usurping her whenever she can. This has led to tension be-
tween the two. She has made romantic overtures towards
Oliss, whom she wishes to lure away from Helena. Long ago
she had a brief romantic relationship with Twu-Ertof.
Intense dislike exists between her and F’Tash. Xancero is
also her enemy. The only entity she truly fears is He Who
Has Many Names. Generous towards her friends and ruth-
less towards her enemies, Sychien never forgives.

Clergy [Priests and Shamans - Cleric of Sychien]

Requirement(s): Athletics 1, Handle Animal 1, Intimidate
1, Light Blades 1 and Outdoorsman 1.

Caster Checks: ENL + Piety + a Piety Forte in the given

ritual, if possessed.

Rituals: Clergy gain the below-mentioned rituals at the

Caster Status indicated.

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 Prayers
Said before each meal.

Omens
These come in images in steam or strange shapes in
cooked food. Her clergy will use cooked food for divina-
tion rituals, dumping the contents out randomly, and ex-
amining them.

Typical Followers
Sirens, hibbens, freyaens, and humans.

Ceremonial Dress
Her followers tend to wear many types of clothing,
but yellow, red, orange, and white are common colors
for holy days.

Church
Her churches are large fest halls.

Dista (Goddess) Name of Day

The Day of Steam
Hearth Maiden
Dogma
Spirit Level Tend the bellies of the hungry. Strive for greater mas-
Six (6) tery of cooking, regardless of what utensils you have at
hand. Geysers and streams are to be shown respect. Wa-
Dominions terfalls are the most sacred of places. Use them to wash
Cooking, Cooks, Geysers, Hearths, Meals, Steam, and away your sin. Allow yourself to be reborn within them.
Waterfalls. Be kind, respectful and humble towards all.

Parents The Nine Acts of Irreverence

Leviathan and Morghul
• Treating waterfalls with disrespect.
Number • Failing to teach others how to cook.
Sixteen (16) • Neglecting to bathe yourself.
• Refusing to share your food.
Weapon
Dagger • Failing to learn information that would help improve
your cooking skills.
Gift • Not aiding the hungry.
Cooking • Acting prideful.

Symbol • Being unkind.

A bowl of food. • Being envious of others cooking skills.

Servitors Notes
Zao (daemon) Dista lives at the end of the world in the great water-
falls which lie before Morghul.
Sacrifices
Creating new recipes for cooking and creating master- Image
ful dishes of food are the greatest gifts you can give her. A mass of steam.

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Court(s) 10 - Perfect Feast
Order You can only cast this ritual over a feast while you are
preparing it. You can make enough food for 200 people
Avatar should you chose to take the time to do so. All who eat
Rensekana, an elderly hibben, severs in this position. this meal are healed of any HG damage and cured of
She lives in Trade and runs the church there which works Disease and Poison. There is no roll needed, but this
towards feeding the hungry. food only remains enchanted for 1 day.

Divine Relationships
Dista is a kind and loving goddess who wishes to ease
suffering. The oldest of Morghul’s children, she was born
when Leviathan’s water first spilled into the flame. She
still lives in the place of her birth. None of Morghul’s
children are more precious to it than her. Harboring no
hatred towards anyone, she is even tolerant towards the
forces of darkness. While she is a member of the Court of
Order, the actions of many members of her court fill her
with shame.

Clergy [Druids and Priests – Cleric of Dista]

Requirement(s): Culinary 3, Diplomacy 2 and Love 1.

Caster Checks: ENL + Piety + a Piety Forte in the given

ritual, if possessed.

Rituals: Clergy gain the rituals listed below at the Caster

Status indicated.

2 - Augury
When you cast this ritual you open yourself to the
mystical forces of divination. It is possible for you to learn Ijayali (Goddess)
any sort of information from this casting. It is random
and can be useful or useless. You need to roll at least a 10 Ocean Dream
on your Caster Check to cast this ritual.
Spirit Level
4 - Culinary Artist Six (6)
You must make a Caster Check of 10 to successfully
cast this ritual. If you succeed, you gain a bonus equal to
your Piety to your next Culinary roll this scene.
Dominions
Clams, Clypeasteroida, Coral, Jellyfishes, Muscles, the
Ocean Floor, Oysters, Pearls, Sea Anemones, and Sea Stars.
6 - Nourishment
This ritual may only be cast upon a large meal while
you are preparing it. You roll Culinary and must score at Parents
least a 15 on this check. For every Boost you gain on this Leviathan and Opiate
roll, you are able to enchant enough food for one addi-
tional subject. It takes at least 10 minutes to consume Number
this meal. This meal restores all bruised HG. This means Seventeen (17)
if you are at 8 HG or higher you are healed. If you are at
7 HG or less you gain no HG from this. Additionally, any
Poison is cleared from the subject’s system and all Poison
Weapon
Morningstar
damage is healed.

8 - Invulnerability to Fire Gift

You gain Invulnerability to Fire. Pearls

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Symbol
Open clam shell with 17 pearls inside sitting on a
sand dollar.
Servitors
Carcinus (daemon)
Sacrifices
Burying the dead at sea, so her children may consume
their flesh and grow strong from it.
Prayers
Usually said at night, thought to be more pleasing if
said when totally or partially submerged in the ocean.
Omens
These come in the form of odd behavior from her chil-
dren, especially when a massive amount of them wash
ashore after a storm. Sometimes they seem to spell out
words or leave other forms of messages, such as an ar-
row pointing in a direction.
Typical Followers
Those who fish for her children, strange creatures of
the ocean depths, and some sirens. A human cult has be-
gun dedicated to this goddess, known as the Blue Pearl.
Ceremonial Dress
Typically long flowing exquisite gowns for women and
shorter kilts for men. The chosen colors are white, blue
(both light and dark), dark purple, pink, and black. Both gen-
ders adorn themselves with all manner of pearl jewelry.
Church
She has one church located on the Red River. The ma-
jority of her known churches are along the coast. It is ru-
mored that there are vast coral temples to her on the
bottom of the ocean. Her churches are usually decorated
with wonders of the sea. Scenes of mighty invertebrates
on stain glass and murals painted on the walls dominate
the aesthetics of her churches. There are never any de-
pictions of cephalopods in the temples.
Name of Day
The Day of Pearls
Holy Text
Silence of Sand
Dogma
The ocean’s floor belongs to your goddess. None have
a right to this place save her children and followers. Nev-
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er tolerate the presence of non-worshipers in her holy
spaces. Though you may take her gifts of flesh and pearls
to the surface, you must never allow them to fall into the
hands of the ungrateful. Anticipate your goddess’s mood
and appease her through proper actions.
Know that ingrates will lose the protection of her
grace. Violators will be washed overboard while upon the
sea to become a feast for her children at the bottom of
the sea. Secrets are to be kept and her mysteries must be
earned by the faithful. Those mysteries of hers which you
learn are for you to know – not for you to share.
The Nine Acts of Irreverence
• Failing to express gratitude.
• Putting your own needs above those of the goddess.
• Refusing to change your plans to accommodate a
better idea.
• Revealing secrets.
• Not burying a body at sea when it is possible.
• Neglecting to kill a cephalopod when you have an
opportunity to do so.
• Eating the flesh of a cephalopod.
• Conceding that F’Tash is a goddess of the sea.
• Not attempting to convert a siren to the faith.
Notes
Ijayali is known as a fickle and easily angered goddess.
Image
Ijayali has hundreds of different images and is thought
to appear in the form of any ocean born invertebrate.
These occasionally possess humanoid features. When
she appears with humanoid features, she is dressed in
finery that seems to be woven from water itself and be-
decked in sapphires and pearls.
Court(s)
Dream
Avatar
It is unknown if this goddess has an avatar.
Divine Relationships
A bitter rivalry has developed between Ijayali and
Kraken through their wars for control of the bottom of
the ocean. Several species of her children were extermi-
nated during the Shadow Purge. Her followers teach that
F’Tash is a false goddess of the seas. They state she is
in truth a goddess of wind and a usurper to the realms
under the waves. A great rivalry has developed between
these goddesses based on Ijayali’s desire to gain control
of the sirens. Dingen is tolerated, but only due to his ani-
mosity towards F’Tash. She has little concern for the gods
of the surface world. It is whispered that there is a secret
alliance between her and Ameles.

Clergy [Priests and Shamans – Cleric of Ijayali]

Requirement(s): Diplomacy 1, Hate 1 and Waterman 3.

Caster Checks: PRE + Piety + a Piety Forte in the given

ritual, if possessed.

Rituals: Clergy gain the below-mentioned rituals at the

Caster Status indicated.

2 - Wave Slide
This ritual gives you a bonus to your DEX equal to your
Caster Status for the scene, as long as you are in water.
You also double your bonus to your swimming speed. You
must roll a 10 or better on your Caster Check when you
cast this ritual.

4 - Skin of the Clam

Golgyth (Absolute Dragon)
When you cast this ritual, your skin becomes like the Silver Spider
shell of a clam for the remainder of the scene. The bo-
nuses from this ritual do not stack with Armor Rating or Spirit Level
Hide Rating. You gain a bonus of +4 to your Armor Rating Seven (7)
+ a bonus equal to 50% of your Caster Status. You also
gain a bonus to your grappling rolls equal to your Caster
Status. This ritual requires a Caster Check of 10.
Dominions
Chthons, Digging, Miners, Mines, Mining, Nidhoggs,
Seeking the Treasures of the Underworld, Silver Prospec-
6 - Skin of the Sand Dollar
tors, Stone Quarries, and Turtles.
When you cast this ritual, your subject must roll their
Meditation (Body Control) against your Caster Check. If
you win this roll, the subject loses 1 point of their Hide Parent
Rating. For every Boost you gain, they lose 1 additional T’Hool
point from their Hide Rating. It should be noted that it is
possible for a subject to have a negative number for their Number
Hide Rating. Every creature as a Hide Rating but most Eighteen (18)
(such as freyaens) have a Hide Rating of 0. Those with
negative numbers in this trait have weak skeletal struc- Weapon
tures. Their bones will become brittle and break easily. Pick
8 - Invulnerability to Poison
You gain Invulnerability to Poison. Gift
Mining
10 - Regeneration
This power grants you the ability to regain 1 HG per Symbol
round. You can also regrow any body part in one hour. The head of an eight eyed nidhogg (dragon) usually
made from silver. This is the only item chthons will make
from silver.

Servitors
Olaga (daemon)

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Sacrifices
These are given in the form of silver, gems, or other
precious metals which are left in tunnels or given over to
chthons. Chthons will also acquire silver to give back to
T’Hool in a ritual Golgyth taught them.
Prayers
She expects prayers of thanks from all who mine silver.
Omens
These are sent in the form of strange writings on
tunnel walls. They also come in the form of silver holy
symbols coming to life or in the appearance of massive
amounts of silver spiders.
Typical Followers
Most chthons (which are the most populous species)
worship her, making her one of the most widely wor-
shiped divinities. She also has a small following among
ferrums, a small viagysh cell, and a few arawns.
Ceremonial Dress
Chthons wear the bones of those that use silver dur-
ing their religious events. Other followers wear silver and
brown or white garments.
Church
There are two main branches of this faith. The first is
the traditional chthon worshipers. These individuals do
not tolerate the use of silver, as they consider it a defama-
tion of Golgyth’s progenitor T’Hool. They consider all that
use T’Hool’s blood to be blasphemers who deserve to die.
Each tribe has clergy which tends the ways of the dragon.
There are altars in all chthon villages that are decorated
with silver symbols. Each altar is elaborately carved and
usually very old. Chthons consider their relationship with
their divinity to be personal. Each is likely to spend time
meditating before the altar every few days.
Her church in Trade is maintained by ferrums and viagysh-
es, although there are a few chthons there. There are often
violent clashes between these two factions which are primar-
ily sparked by non-chthon worshipers’ regular use of silver.
Name of Day
The Day of Miners
Holy Text
Call of Silver
Dogma
Even though Golgyth accepts the prayers and sacri-
fices of silver miners, she taught her chthon clergy that
it is wrong to take silver from the ground, as it hurts her
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procreator T’Hool. She teaches them to take silver from
all who have it and give it back to the underworld in elab-
orate rituals. She teaches chthons that they must survive.
There is no glory in any form of death. Nothing is more
important than the tribe. Only attack when you have su-
perior numbers. Never be ashamed to retreat.
The Nine Acts of Irreverence
• Ignoring your instincts.
• Not accepting responsibility for your own actions.
• Risking your life for anything other than your tribe, or
silver, the blood of T’Hool.
• Treating silver with disrespect (this is interpreted
differently by the two factions on each side of the
silver debate).
• Considering yourself to be of greater importance than
your religious order or tribe.
• Showing disrespect towards a nidhogg.
• Eating turtle flesh.
• Showing disrespect to T’Hool.
• Acting aggressively towards a superior force.
Notes
Those that displease Golgyth can expect to have ch-
thons set upon them in mass. She lives within the ghost
lands and spends time wandering the underworld. So
vastly is she worshiped that she is nearly a level 8 spirit.
Image
Golgyth is described as having a coat of pure silver
scales, eight legs with five joints each, eight black com-
pound eyes, eight rows of shark-like teeth, two long horns
that jut from the top of her head and a forked tongue of
pure silver that ends in two vicious-looking razors. Her
legs allow her to move at full speed with her belly pressed
against the ground, which allows her to move quickly, and
fit through tunnels much too small for her.
Court(s)
Dragons
Avatar
N’Kara, a chthon, serves in this position. He lives with-
in the underworld.
Divine Relationships
The self-appointed guardian of T’Hool, she is perfectly
loyal to her parent. She respects Hob-Aepofis, yet holds
a grudge against him for the enslavement of many of her
people by viagyshes. Amberah and Zhaust are her closest
friends. Besides the divinities of the underworld, her former
mates C’Tetaqwez and Zikieniss are both friendly with her.
She utterly loathes Azi Dahaka and works against his forc-
es in the underworld. There is tremendous tension between
her and Mother Yurgha. She never ventures too close to the
bottom of the world for fear of He Who Has Many Names.
Clergy [Cleric of Golgyth]
Requirement(s): Jeweler 1, Meditation 1, Piety 2, Spe-
lunker 2 and Theology 2.
Caster Checks: ENL + Piety + a Piety Forte in the given
ritual, if possessed.
9 - Hide
You gain a Hide Rating of +1.
10 - Turtle Transmogrification
When you cast this ritual on a subject, they must roll
a Meditation (Body Control) check against your Caster
Check. If they fail the roll, they will turn into a turtle for
the remainder of the scene. If you roll one Boost, the ef-
fect will last for a day. If you roll 2 Boosts, the transforma-
tion will become permanent and the subject must live
out the rest of their days as a turtle.

Rituals: Clergy gain the Underworld Precept and the be-

low-mentioned rituals at the Caster Status indicated. You
also spend 3 instead of 4 points on the Clergy advantage
during character creation.

0 - Mystic Auras
This ritual is identical to that described under the
Priest Calling.

1 - Sonic Tolerance
You gain Sonic Tolerance equal to 2 + your Caster Status.

2 - Silver and Stone

This ritual enables you to separate silver from stone.
You can either take silver from stone or merge it back into
stone. You must roll at least a 10 on your Caster Check.

3 - Hide
You gain a Hide Rating of +1.

4 - Claws of Silver Lamora-Ferang (Goddess)

You gain claws of silver which deal 4/1/5 and are capa-
ble of inflicting damage on ghosts. Ghosts have Hypersen- The Frozen Flame
sitivity to this damage. These claws are retractable, and it
costs you an Accelerated Action to grow or retract them. Spirit Level
Six (6)
5 - Wings
You gain the ability to grow retractable wings, allowing Dominions
you to fly. Growing these wings is a Normal Action. Campfires, Crickets, Irony, Righting Wrongs, Torches,
Vengeance, and Victims.
6 - Hide
You gain a Hide Rating of +1.
Parents
Morghul and Nif
7 - Invulnerability to Sonic
You gain Invulnerability to Sonic damage.
Number
8 - Silver Sound Nineteen (19)
You gain a Breath Weapon which deals 8/-/3. This
damage is Sonic and Silver. It automatically surpasses all Weapon
armor and is capable of striking ghosts. Ferang

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Gift
Torches

Symbol
A black cricket’s head surrounded by blue flame.

Servitors
Ettin (daemon)

Sacrifices
Answering the call of vengeance.

Prayers
Usually said at night over a campfire or into the flames
of a freshly lit torch.

Omens
Her omens appear in the form of blue fire coming
from a torch or campfire. They are often accompanied by
a brief cryptic message or a pull towards those who cry
out for vengeance. It is said that crickets speak with the
tongue of vengeance and their calls are to be listened to
carefully, especially when they are in mass.
Typical Followers
Those who have been deeply wronged. Her followers
can come from any species, though it is currently unlikely
for them to accept ogres.
Ceremonial Dress
Followers’ attire may be formal or plain, but it is usu-
ally in various shades of light blues and reds.
Church
Lamora-Ferang’s largest church is located near the
center of K’Vega-Thale. It is called the Cathedral of
Glass, a massive building made totally out of ice. Those
who would oppress and terrorize are brought here and
killed. The blood of the guilty is drained into a pool in the
temple’s central chamber. In the middle of this pool is a
massive floating bonfire pit which is always lit with blue
flame. The blood powers the temple and grants it strange
mystical powers.
Name of Day
The Day of Blue Fire
Holy Text
The Journal of Icosizinquei, which recounts the 19
most impressive tales of revenge ever recorded and how
they helped to heal K’Vega-Thale and balance life.
Dogma
Vengeance is the way to balance. All wrongs must be
redressed in this world. An eye for an eye, a life for a life,
vengeance is justice. While you may exact vengeance for
others, it is best to help them take vengeance for them-
selves. Vengeance is the finest gift you may bestow upon
yourself in this world.
The Nine Acts of Irreverence
• Cowardice.
• Refraining from taking vengeance when the
opportunity arises.
• Refusing to help empower a victim.
• Allowing someone to bully you.
• Blaming yourself when you are victimized.
• Failing to prevent the victimization of others when
you had the chance to step in.
• Neglecting to teach those that come to you to help
them learn how to take vengeance.
• Disobeying your superiors in the faith.
• Killing a cricket.
Notes
When many crickets come together and call out loud-
ly, it is referred to as the Symphony of Vengeance. Lo-
cal people assume someone in the area has a great need
for vengeance or has committed an act which calls for
vengeance. Icosizinquei was the first avatar of Lamora-
Ferang. She was the first dragon born of azadaja and ver-
iselin parentage. Icosizinquei was killed by the avatar of
Ajyra during the Shadow Purge after refusing to join The
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 Lamora-Ferang was born during the War of Fire and Ice.
The first bit of Nif’s body that Morghul embraced burned
off and became this goddess, who was born in war and
death. Lamora-Ferang is also known as The Torchbearer.
Image
A bluish-white-skinned woman who most closely re-
sembles a freyaen with a light dusting of bright orange
freckles all over her body. Lamora-Ferang has long wavy
blue hair, her eyes have flame red sclera, crystal blue
irises, and white pupils. Her face appears different from
every angle.
Court(s)
None
Avatar
This position is currently held by Caiaw, a tall, orange-
eyed, athletically toned siren. The feathers on her head
have been picked clean from the damage she suffered at
her attackers’ hands. The tale of how Caiaw became avatar
of Lamora-Ferang is one of unbearable suffering. One night,
a group of ogres invaded Caiaw’s home. They committed
acts of unspeakable violence on her and her family. She had
to witness her family being eaten and raped by the crea-
tures. One of them began to eat one of her daughters as he
was raping her. And as the child’s innards fell upon her face,
she swore a dark oath sealed in her daughter’s blood. Upon
finishing this terrible rite, she begged creation to balance
this act by allowing her revenge.
She heard the sound of thousands of crickets chirping.
Then her body began to tingle. With a scream, she released
blue fire from her hands, immolating her rapist. The fullness
of her vengeance was released upon the rest of the pack.
Killing them, she consumed their flesh. Once the violence
had ended, she looked around and saw her husband, wife,
and their five children all lying dead around her. A voice
spoke to her amid the chorus of the crickets: “Your need for
revenge was the purest and strongest I have ever felt. Now
that you have lost everything, can you allow others to lose
as you have lost?” She simply said, “No.” The voice contin-
ued, “Then be my unforgiving hands in this cruel world and
let your beautiful revenge flow over all who would commit
such atrocities.” With that she was consumed in blue flame,
baptized as the avatar of revenge. Caiaw is the second to
serve as Lamora-Ferang’s avatar. She is served by 19 follow-
ers whom she has named the Erinyes. Each of these aveng-
ers is a woman who has been terribly wronged.
Divine Relationships
Loptif has attempted to steal many of Lamora-Ferang’s fol-
lowers, thus earning the goddess’s enmity. While she clearly
states to her followers that many divinities have wronged
K’Vega-Thale in ways that require vengeance, those she de-
mands her followers work against most closely are Ajyra,
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Mool, Foosha, Elsam, Loptif, Xancero, Urquahali, and Kasa-
dur. Her strongest clerics have learned rites for capturing the
souls of those they slay. These souls are remanded to The Pit
through treaties developed between her and He Who Has
Many Names. This has formed a close alliance between them,
as Lamora-Ferang is the only divinity that actively brings him
souls which he is so pleased to receive. Her only friend is Ri-
surah, whom she has taken as an occasional lover.
Clergy [Priests and Shamans – Cleric of Lamora-Ferang]
Requirement(s): Hate 2, Intimidate 1 and Swords 2.
Caster Checks: VIG + Hate + a Hate Forte in the given rit-
ual, if possessed.
Rituals: Clergy gain the below-mentioned rituals at the
Caster Status indicated.
2 - The Tongue of Vengeance
This ritual enables you to speak with crickets. Crickets
listen to everything and know who has been wronged.
Speaking with them may lead you to those in the locality
who need your help.
4 - Frozen Flame
This ritual allows you to invoke freezing blue flame. This
flame deals both Cold and Fire damage. You can only cast
this ritual against a subject within melee range. You roll your
Caster Check against the subject’s Acrobatics (Reflexes). If
you win the subject takes 1 point of damage and 1 addition-
al point of damage for each Boost you roll. This ritual Boosts
on 2. Tolerance to both Cold and Fire is applied against this
ritual and those with Invulnerability to either are unaffected
by this ritual, although this ritual does affect Hypersensitiv-
ity to both Cold and Fire. The damage from this ritual can
be described however the player likes, but is typically in the
form of burning blue flame which shoots from your hands.
6 - Your Soul is Mine
When you cast this ritual, you roll your Caster Check
against the subject’s Piety roll (the subject must already be
dead).. You cannot use this ritual on anyone whose Piety
is equal to or greater than yours. If you win this roll, you
are able to take their soul. It is thought best to avoid those
with high Piety, as they are likely to attract unwanted at-
tention from powerful spirits seeking to reclaim the souls.
8 - Ferang of Frost and Flame
When you cast this ritual you invest a point of perma-
nent Zeal into a Ferang sword you have smithed your-
self. One side of this sword is enchanted with blazing red
flame and the other with freezing blue ice. Each side of
this sword deals additional damage as if it were a Hate
Forte. If you have a Hate of 5, for instance, you will deal
an extra 2 points of damage for each side of the sword. Parents
This damage is Fire on one side and Cold on the other. Igvale and Morghul
Additionally, this same bonus is applied to Cold and Fire
Resistance Rolls as long as you have the sword on your Number
person. Whenever this sword is out of your sight, you will
Twenty (20)
always know where it is.

10 - Symphony of Vengeance Weapon

This ritual causes hundreds of thousands of crickets to Spear
mystically appear. You can only cast this upon someone that
vengeance needs to be taken against. This ritual requires a Gift
caster roll of 10 and deals 1 point of damage + 1 additional Philosophy and literature.
point of damage for every point you roll over 10. This damage
will not be inflicted until the beginning of your next turn, at Symbol
which time the crickets begin to eat the subject. The crickets Two hands bending bars.
continue to eat the subject for an extra number of rounds
equal to your PRE Rating. This means you get to make a caster Servitors
roll a number of times equal to 1 + your PRE Rating. Sokuro (daemon)

Sacrifices
Open acts of rebellion in the face of tyranny. Creating
great works of literature or philosophy pleases the goddess.
The greatest offering is martyrdom in service to the cause.

Prayers
Can be said whenever the priest wishes.

Omens
These come in the form of sudden esoteric under-
standing from writings.

Typical Followers
Her largest followings are amongst young freyaens,
kalfars, mafdets, and hibbens. Many viagysh and human
females follow her.

Ceremonial Dress
No special clothing is used. They tend to prefer the
colors yellow, green, and orange. Jewelry and other os-
tentation are shunned.
Risurah (Goddess) Church
Revolutionary Princess Risurah’s churches are simplistically but sturdily built,
with little ornamentation and great amounts of books
Spirit Level and scrolls.
Six (6)
Name of Day
Dominions The Day of Revolution
Antiauthoritarian, Attempting to Enrich Others’ Lives,
Liberation, Literature, Philosophy, Rebellion, Rebels, Rev- Holy Text
olution, Seeking to Enlighten Others, Selflessness, and Revolutionary Freedom, a turgid philosophical rant re-
Young Adults. garding the inborn rights of all intelligent creatures.

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Dogma
Nothing gives one the right to imprison or enslave
another. All that are imprisoned or enslaved must be
liberated. Crimes may be atoned for, nothing is beyond
forgiveness. You must be the voice of the voiceless
and downtrodden. Your voice must be loud, it must be
heard. Never be silent in the face of injustice. Bring writ-
ing, knowledge and enlightenment to the ignorant. Ig-
norance is the chains of tyranny. Never take more in life
than you need. Excess is the road to tyranny, and tyranny
is the greatest of evils.
The Nine Acts of Irreverence
• Failing to remember that all have equal value.
• Supporting a dictator.
• Committing acts of tyranny.
• Destroying knowledge.
• Acting selfishly.
• Failing to support just revolutions.
• Failing to question your leaders.
• Refraining from engaging those you disagree with in
philosophical debate.
• Neglecting to attempt to inspire others to break the
chains of their own ignorance or tyranny.
Notes
Priests are called Lore Keepers or Chain Breakers. Ri-
surah’s saints are chosen from revolutionary writers and
philosophers who rebelled against the status quo of their
peoples. They are given the title Revolutionary Saints.
Image
Risurah is depicted as a female of the worshiper’s spe-
cies, usually with long brown hair and hazel eyes.
Court(s)
Freedom
Avatar
Santier O Gaira, a viagysh, currently serves in this
position. She was once a slaver before being attacked
by a group of Risurah’s followers attempting to lib-
erate the slaves her band was escorting back to the
Cold Cave. After a brutal battle her band was victori-
ous. They slaughtered all of the attackers, but Gaira
was deeply impressed by the passion with which they
fought. She took several books from their carcasses.
But it wasn’t until eight cycles after beginning to read
these texts that Gaira had a tremendous experience
and gained esoteric understanding from the words.
She felt the chains of her society fall away and knew
she could never chain another. Risurah’s previous ava-
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tar, a hibben named Oulilea, was killed by a mass of
goblins during the Shadow Purge.
Divine Relationships
Risurah’s greatest enemy is He Who Has Many Names.
She also considers the Enforcers, Hob-Aepofis, Pelgan,
Ahriman, Ess’ati, and Loptif to be enemies. Tensions have
begun to form between her and Dazazya. She has had is-
sues with Lassadarnya, as she views her as an instrument
of female oppression, as well as with Ahmackay, who has
played a number of tricks on her. She has mixed feelings
concerning Elsam.
Risurah’s greatest friends are Quillicalian and Lamora-
Ferang. Risurah is fascinated by Cinder, Shi, Bacchus, and
the Absolute Dragons. She has pity for San. The loss of
her greatest friend Eish-Mee still haunts her. This has led
her to watch out closely for the remainder of the hib-
bens. She sees the elder creators as obsolete, with the
exception of Opiate.
Clergy [Priests – Cleric of Risurah]
Requirement(s): Academics 3 and Theology 3.
Caster Checks: PRE + Hate + a Hate Forte in the given
ritual, if possessed.
Rituals: Clergy gain the below-mentioned rituals at the
Caster Status indicated.
2 - Zeal of Rebellion
Whenever you successfully oppose authority, you re-
gain Zeal. The amount is determined by the FT to reflect
the level of your accomplishment.
4 - The Flames of Passion
When you cast this ritual, you add your Hate (People)
to your next Attack Roll. You must make a Caster Check
of 10 to successfully cast this ritual.
6 - Inspired Speech
This ritual grants all of your allies a +1 bonus to their
next Attack Roll. You can also use this ritual to gain a bo-
nus to all Diplomacy rolls made to inspire others. You must
make a Caster Check of 10 to successfully cast this ritual.
8 - Invulnerability to Fire
You gain Invulnerability to Fire.
10 - Revolution
When you cast this ritual, all oppressed people near
you roll their Meditation (Fear) against your Caster
Check. Each subject that you defeat on this roll gains the
strength to stand up alongside you against the forces
that are oppressing them. If you lead them, they will
fight along with you until the end of the scene.
 Prayers
Said at night.

Omens
Usually in the form of a hyena or badger appearing to you.

Typical Followers
Chimbwis

Ceremonial Dress
Usually animal skins, the preferred colors being green,
brown, and yellow.

Church
She has few churches, though there is one in Trade.
The religion is handled on a tribal basis.

Name of Day
The Day of Grass

Holy Text
Urquahali (Goddess) None, her traditions are oral.

The Vicious Dogma

You must take what you want. If you do not have
Spirit Level something, take it. If you are too weak, then you do
Six (6) not deserve that which you desire. If someone is strong
enough to take what they want from you, it shall be
Dominions theirs. Enslave, eat, and destroy anyone or anything
Badgers, Chimbwis, Grass, Hyenas, Plains, and Viciousness. you like. Power dictates right. If others are clearly
more powerful than you, you should only fear them
Parents for as long as they remain more powerful than you. If
Ahriman and Demar those more powerful than you ever show you weak-
ness, then tear them apart. Make yourself as powerful
Number as possible, so you may dictate how your life is lived.
Twenty-One (21) But even if you are weak, there is still much you can
take from the world.
Weapon
Battle axe
The Nine Acts of Irreverence
Gift • Helping the weak.
Grass • Being generous.
Symbol • Hard work.
The head of a hyena, usually painted on wooden shields. • Refusing to eat sentient creatures.
• Not destroying something that offends you.
Servitors
Grogpru (daemon) • Refusing to enslave someone.
• Failing to impose yourself upon those weaker
Sacrifices than you.
Human sacrifice is the highest form of worship, al-
though any life form ritually slaughtered is pleasing to • Refusing to cower before those that are more
the goddess. The creature is laid upon the altar and bru- powerful than you.
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Notes
The mother of the chimbwis, she was also the mother
to a species of badger-like people who were exterminated.
Image
Urquahali takes the form of a grass-green anthropo-
morphic hyena or badger. She is usually shown dressed in
garments of woven grass. A massive scar runs the whole
of her throat where Pelgan nearly beheaded her with a
blow from his broadsword.
Court(s)
Darkness
Avatar
Hepica, a chimbwis, holds this position. She lives in a
hidden temple within the Jungle of Shi.
Divine Relationships
Nothing terrifies her more than Ahriman, thus she
willingly complies with every order her master gives. She
seethes with jealous anger towards Ajyra. This resent-
ment stems from the favored position that Ahriman ac-
cords Ajyra’s children. This jealousy led to her attacking
Ajyra, who nearly killed her. The beating she sustained
was so violent that she has never questioned Ajyra again.
She hates Pelgan most of all, as they battled and he de-
feated her, nearly killing her in the process. She has no
friends among the divinities, though San has attempted
to befriend her.
a Caster Check of 10 to successfully cast this ritual.
6 - Degenerate Broadsword
Through the powers of entropy, you are able to reduce
any broadsword or long sword into its base elements.
Only magical or mystical swords gain a Resistance Roll
against this ritual (all others are simply destroyed). That
roll is the Caster Check of the individual who made the
sword against yours. If you win, the sword dissolves.
8 - The Axe Named Clayman’s End
When you cast this ritual, you invest a point of per-
manent Zeal into any kind of axe you make. When forg-
ing this axe, you must squeeze the blood from a human’s
heart into the metal as you work it. Against humans, this
axe deals an amount of damage equal to your Hate + STR
Rating (against other species it deals normal damage).
Additionally, you gain a +1 bonus to Life Force Resistance
Rolls as long as you have it on you. You must make a Cast-
er Check of 20 to successfully cast. Whenever this axe is
out of your sight, you will always know where it is.
10 - Field of Grass
Casting this ritual transforms you into grass. This can
be a large field or a single plant. Alternatively, you can
turn yourself into grass seeds.

Clergy [Druids and Shamans – Cleric of Urquahali]

Requirement(s): Axes 1, Hate 2, Intimidate 1 and Out-
doorsman 1.

Caster Checks: STR + Hate + a Hate Forte in the given rit-

ual, if possessed.

Rituals: Clergy gain the below-mentioned rituals at the Cast-

er Status indicated. The powers she grants have changed re-
cently, as she has become infuriated by the losses her chil-
dren have sustained to the claymen of Pelgan.

2 - Human Stew
This ritual is cast over a stew pot which must contain
the remains of a human. All who eat the stew gain a +1
bonus to Attack and Intimidate against humans for the
next 24 hours. You must make a Caster Check of 10 to
successfully cast this ritual.

4 - End Pelgan’s Children

When you cast this ritual, you add your Hate (People)
to your next Attack Roll against a human. You must make

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 Sacrifices
Taking land from other species and living in accor-
dance with Pelgan’s laws

Prayers
Said during the morning while bowing your head and
kneeling

Omens
These are often found in strange forms in clay river-
beds or odd behavior from ants

Typical Followers
Pelgan only grants mysticism to humans and nergalis

Ceremonial Dress
Followers wear extremely expensive clothing, armor,
and weapons. The favored colors are yellow, white,
brown, and peach. Symbols of ants are often worked into
their clothing.

Pelgan (God) Church

Father of Civilization The world headquarters of Pelgan’s faith is in Bale.
The temple there is massive and ranks amongst the most
Spirit Level beautiful in K’Vega-Thale. There is a massive marble stat-
Six (6) ue of a griffon in front of the building and a small court-
yard, named The Abbey of Ants, is behind the temple.
There is a lone sacred ant hill located here.
Dominions The more militant order of the church, known as My
Adaptability, Ambition, Ants, Bloodlines, Cities, Civics, Brother’s Keepers, are dedicated to ridding other species
Civilization, Conquest, Expansion, Fatherhood, Griffons, and their impure influences from K’Vega-Thale. Long ago,
Humans, Masculinity, Purity of Blood, Sculpting, Social the nergalis’ worshiped him as a primary god, second
Structure, and Taking Lands. only to Shi. He first made the griffon for the negalis with
the help of Shi and Igvale.
Parents
Ahuramazda and Demar Name of Day
The Day of Man
Number
Twenty-Two (22) Holy Text
The Father’s Words, it explains Pelgan’s laws and how
Weapon to live your life by them.
Broadsword
Dogma
Gift The laws of Pelgan state that you shall worship no
Cities other divinity before Pelgan. You shall not eat the flesh
of the two-legged. You shall not couple with those other
than your own people. You shall always obey your father
Symbol and his father and his father’s father. You shall not be-
Shield with an ant’s head come indolent – hard work lays the foundation for the
future. You shall take many wives, for superior numbers
Servitors win wars. You shall only take your brother’s life under the
Asha (angel) gravest of circumstances. You shall know that all land be-

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longs to humanity, and it is your right to take it. You shall
build towns and cities everywhere. Baptize those you ini-
tiate in the holy waters of the Red River.
The Nine Acts of Irreverence
• Laziness
• Treating members of other species as if they are equals.
• Cannibalism
• Coupling with members of other species.
• Failing to think adaptively.
• Not working towards building cities.
• Failing to attempt to sire (or bear) children.
• Showing disrespect to your father or his father.
• Killing those of your species for any but the gravest
of reasons.
Notes
Pelgan has decreed that humans may only produce
offspring with other humans. This limits humans’ breed-
ing options to those species which supersede this decree
based on the way they were written into the universal
laws. The vast majority of his clergy are male. With the rise
of humanity and the growth of cities, Pelgan too is growing
stronger. Soon he will achieve the seventh spiritual level.
Image
A tall blond-haired man with blue eyes and light brown
skin. Statues portray him clad in platemail standing upon
a hill of nonhuman bodies and wielding a shining broad-
sword. His right kidney was ripped out by Urquahali in a
war between humans and chimbwis. This noble sacrifice
is often depicted in statues of the god.
Court(s)
Order
Avatar
The only avatar Pelgan has ever had was the first hu-
man he sculpted on his day. His name is Vertex, he has
light brown skin, bright green eyes, well-trimmed curly
blonde hair and a strong jaw devoid of facial hair. He
loves humanity, but is merciless in his approach to life.
Divine Relationships
Both Helena and Shi have often been Pelgan’s lovers.
The intimacy that exists between him and these goddess-
es has led him to declare the species they have created to
be favored and treated with nearly the respect humans
should show each other. His other allies include Dingen,
Oliss, He Who Has Many Names, and Kyrleef. He shows
Demar great respect.
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The creators of most other species are viewed as com-
petitors. His greatest enemies are Urquahali, Mool, and
Ajyra. Ahriman is the only divinity whom Pelgan fears.
This fear has led to a great respect towards Ahriman’s
might. Many divinities are beginning to fear Pelgan as his
plans for a human-only world begin to unfold.
Clergy [Priests and Shamans – Cleric of Pelgan]
Requirement(s): Academics 2, Artist 1 and Swords 2
Caster Checks: PRE + Piety + a Piety Forte in the given
ritual, if possessed.
Ritual: Clergy gain the below-mentioned rituals at the
Caster Status indicated.
2 - Pelgan’s Awe
Casting this ritual gives you a bonus to Awe Rolls equal
to your Caster Status. You must make a Caster Check of
10 to successfully cast this ritual. This ritual does not
work on humans or nergalis.
4 - Cleansing
When you cast this ritual you add your Piety to your
next Attack Roll. This must be done by the end of your next
turn. You must roll at least 12 on your Caster Check. This
ritual lasts for an additional round for each Boost you gain.
This ritual does not work on humans or nergalis.
6 - Brotherly Love
This ritual grants all of your allies that are of your spe-
cies within earshot a bonus to all their skill checks equal
to your Love (Interpersonal) until your next turn.
8 - Call Griffon
This ritual summons a griffon. You can only summon
1 griffon per cycle. However, you can simply recast this
ritual to call the same griffon back to you at any point
thereafter. The griffon should have a Status equal to at
least 50% of your Caster Status. This griffon will stay with
you permanently if you so choose, though this costs you
a point of Zeal.
10 - Civilization’s Expansion
When you cast this ritual, you invest a point of per-
manent Zeal into any kind of sword you make. When you
forge this sword, you must infuse a spirit of light into the
metal as you work it. This sword deals normal damage,
but has an Armor Surpass equal to your Love. This sword
also has a Boost of 1 lower than normal. Additionally,
you will regenerate 1 HG per round (when you hold this
sword) – unless you are in The Quick, during which you
will no longer regenerate. Whenever this sword is out of
your sight, you will always know where it is.
 Omens
In the form of odd visions within the water, strange
tidal patterns or odd things washing up on shore.

Typical Followers
Sirens, freyaens, ogres, typhons, satyrs, and humans.

Ceremonial Dress
Followers tend to wear clothing of bright blue, green,
and sand yellow or grey. Expensive jewelry, especially of
gold is used to demonstrate station.

Church
These temples are in nearly every coastal town or
city. Many are rather elegant builds while others are di-
lapidated ruins. They will display any wealth they have.
Aggressive in collecting donations, the church has been
connected to the disappearance of many over the years.
This is seen as the price that must be paid for the com-
munity’s safety at sea.

Leviathan (Elder Creator) Name of Day

The Great Ocean The Day of Oceans

Spirit Level Holy Text

Nine (9) The Higher Learning of the Great Wave

Dominions Dogma
Fish, Oceans, Seas, Water, Waves, and Whales. Take all you can from land and give it to the depths of
the sea. Be careful to never take too much from the sea,
Number or it will reclaim what you owe it in the form of your life.
Twenty-Three (23) Many come to this faith out of a desire to make the seas
safer for those of their communities and perform sacri-
Weapon fices to appease the divinity.
Spear
The Nine Acts of Irreverence
Gift • Failing to attempt to collection donation for your
Fishing
temple.
Symbol • Not paying tithes to your temple.
A man with a long beard and the body of a fish, usually
• Failing to show the proper respect to your superiors in
depicted in gold.
the temple.
Servitors • Being disorganized.
Aegir (daemon) • Being generous.
Sacrifices • Tolerating disrespect from those outside the faith.
Gold tossed into the depths of the ocean or spilling • Refusing to kill those who have disrespected
the blood of living sacrifices into the ocean. your divinity.
• Killing whales.
Prayers
Said at midday. • Failing to keep a secret.

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Notes 8 - Scrying through Water
The ultimate goal of this divinity is to wash over all This ritual is the same as Scrying Through Flame from
land and consume it forever. the Fire Precept, except it requires water instead of fire.

Image 10 - Puddle to Pound

This divinity is all water. It is often shown as a dragon Firmly placing both of your feet into water enables
with fish-like features or a man with a long beard, breasts, you to step out of any other body of water anywhere in
and a fish’s tail. K’Vega-Thale. You typically need to use Scrying through
Water before using this ritual. You must make a Caster
Check of 10 to successfully cast this ritual.
Court(s)
None

Avatar
Its avatar is an enormous blue whale.

Divine Relationships
Leviathan keeps close relationships with all of its chil-
dren. It watches Morghul closely and resents the death
of Nif. Its greatest enemy other than Morghul is Demar. It
is friendly with Igvale.

Clergy [Druids and Shamans – Cleric of Leviathan]

Requirement(s): Academics 1, Athletics 1 and Waterman 3.

Caster Checks: ENL + Piety + a Piety Forte in the given

ritual, if possessed.

Rituals: Clergy gain the below-mentioned rituals at the

Caster Status indicated. You also spend 3 instead of 4
points on the clergy advantage at character creation.

2 - You gain a Hide Rating of +1. This is permanent.

Ylinnok (Oak Troll)
4 - The Crashing Wave
When you cast this ritual, you add your Hate (People) to Spirit of the Oak
your next Attack Roll. This must be done by the end of your
next turn. You must roll at least 12 on your Caster Check. For Spirit Level
each Boost you gain this ritual lasts for an additional round. Seven (7)
You must be within sight of a body of water to use this ritual.
Dominions
6 - Destroy Oxygen Berries, Bushes, Forests, Oak Trees, Witchcraft,
This ritual forces your subject to roll Conditioning (Life and Woods
Force) against your Caster Check. If you win this roll, the
subject begins to suffocate and takes 1 point of VIG damage. Number
This ritual Boosts on 4 and the subject loses an additional Twenty-Four (24)
point of VIG for every Boost you gain. The subject must re-
roll this Resistance Roll every round until they win a roll, tak-
ing the same damage all the while. This ritual completely Weapon
destroys all oxygen within the water around one subject. Club
The subject will die upon reaching 0 VIG. If the ritual con-
cludes before they die, the VIG returns at a rate of 1 per Gift
minute. This ritual can only be used under water. Witchcraft and Oak Trees

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Symbol
An oak tree, usually carved in wood on a circular disc
or an acorn.
Servitors
None
Sacrifices
In the form of disdaining the gods and working against
those who follow them. Killing burying and planting an
oak seed in the body of a follower of He Who Has Many
Names is considered a high holy act.
Prayers
Said before noon, usually with the follower’s eyes to
the ground. Prayers are said out loud, but in a low voice,
sometimes whispered into the soil.
Omens
These come in the form of rapidly growing trees or
bushes or seeds carried on the wind. They also come in
voices from the leaves of the trees.
Typical Followers
Orcs and sirrushes
Ceremonial Dress
Garb woven from the leaves of oak trees, often dyed
with the colors of berries
Church
There are several in the orc lands and one in Trade. The
headquarters of her faith is naturally the Forest of Ylinnok.
Name of Day
The Day of Oaks
Holy Text
None, but there is a ritual song, the Song of the Scat-
tered Seeds, which all of her worshipers learn. It takes
nearly from dawn to dusk to sing the song. The song is
long, sad, and tells her tale and the history of the trolls.
Dogma
She is the vast Forest of Ylinnok. You may live within her
body, but there you must treat her with the greatest of re-
spect. The gods are villains who have stolen K’Vega-Thale
from its rightful rulers, the trolls. Never give them worship.
They are to be disdained. Take what you need from the
forest that is her flesh. Do not abuse her and always keep
her healthy. She tells her followers to disdain metal, as it is
a tool of the gods and the elders who created them.
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The Nine Acts of Irreverence
• Using metal
• Making decisions without emotion.
• Not planting an oak on each of her days.
• Refusing to cut down any tree that grows near an oak.
• Teaching the secrets of witchcraft to outsiders.
• Showing disrespect to trolls.
• Treating the Forest of Ylinnok disrespectfully.
• Neglecting to learn about the trolls.
• Aiding followers of the Enforcers.
Notes
Ylinnok separated her body into thousands of seeds to-
wards the end of the Gods’ War to avoid being imprisoned
in The Pit. Blown by the wind far away from the lands of
the orcs to a great plain in the south, she grew into a huge
forest. She was the original creator of trees. A few thousand
orcs now make this forest their home, after their ancestors
made the dangerous pilgrimage there. Oaks are the first
trees. However, they did not start out as trees, only tree-like
trolls. When the gods cursed the trolls’ children during the
Gods’ War, many of the oaks slowly ceased to be trolls, turn-
ing into trees entirely. This is referred to as the Sleep that
Never Ends. The majority of trees in orcish lands are oaks.
Image
She is the Forest of Ylinnok, so her appearance is ever-
changing.
Court(s)
Troll
Avatar
Trolls do not take avatars, but the leader of her reli-
gious order is a male sirrush named Jaadeiva.
Divine Relationships
One of the leaders of the trolls, Ylinnok abhors the
gods and has a special dislike for all divinities of fire and
earth. Her dislike of the fire divinities has to do with the
violent relationship between wood and fire. Her dislike
for the earth divinities has to do with them stealing many
of her dominions. She has an utter hatred of He Who Has
Many Names for imprisoning her brothers and sisters.
Her hatred is nearly as strong for Helena and Nyjakkthi.
Ylinnok has a deep contempt for F’Tash, whom she calls
the thief of rain.
Clergy [Witches (magi)]
 Prayers
Said during the morning and often before eating.

Omens
These come in the form of strange lights in the darkness.

Typical Followers
Sirrushes, though she also has a small following
among chthons.

Ceremonial Dress
They wear the bones of other species which they
have slain.

Church
There are only three churches to her. One is in
Trade, one is deep in the great swamp, and the other
is a rolling ziggurat where the skulls of the great war-
riors of the species are entombed. The Horde King
rides upon this temple. It is pulled by four enormous
Threga (Absolute Dragon) lizards. The Horde moves through the land, eating all
in their way.
Mother of Lizards
Name of Day
Spirit Level The Day of Lizards
Seven (7)

Dominions Holy Text

Ladon, Lizards, Sirrushes, Swamp Plants, Swamps, None
and Wetlands
Dogma
Parent Make yourself as strong as you can. If you are weak
Demar you will become slaves again. If you are strong, then
eat. Eat all who stand before you. It is your duty.
Number
Twenty-Five (25)
The Nine Acts of Irreverence
Weapon • Refusing to eat sentient species
Cannibal Sword • Not attempting to kill a shian when the opportunity
presents itself
Gift
Mounts and beast of burden, large lizards. • Acting weak
• Cowardice
Symbol
A bobtail reed carved on a bone or shell. • Abandoning your people
• Showing disrespect towards those of greater standing
Servitors within the clergy
Emezum (daemon)
• Treating members of other species as if they
Sacrifices are equals.
Members of non-reptile species taken and released in • Killing someone when you could instead enslave them
the swamp for the mother and her servitor dragons to
so you may eat them later.
eat. This is considered an especially beautiful sacrifice if
the creature turned loose is a nergali. • Failing to attempt to sire (or bear) children.

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Notes
The majority of the sirrush species worship her as she
is their mother. Cannibalism is practiced both ritually and
as normal custom by her followers.
Image
Threga is a massive brown dragon with a vaguely croc-
odile-like body and gleaming green eyes.
Court(s)
Dragon
of 10 to successfully cast this ritual. For every Boost you
gain on this Caster Check, your allies gain +1 to all their
rolls for an additional round.
3 - Hide
You gain a Hide Rating of +1.
4 - Claws of Acid
You gain claws of acid which deal 4/1/5 and are capable
of inflicting damage on air spirits. Air spirits have Hyper-
sensitivity to this damage. These claws are retractable. It
costs an Accelerated Action to grow or retract them.

Avatar 5 - Sleepless
The Horde King Kreeyava Siddyamhanta, a sirrush, You will no longer need to sleep.
serves in this position. Almost eight feet tall, he has
brown and green skin with deep green eyes and a long 6 - Hide
thick tail. He wears a helmet made of the skulls of three You gain a Hide Rating of +1.
royal nergali.
7 - Invulnerability to Acid.
Divine Relationships You gain Invulnerability to Acid.
Threga has a bitter hatred of Shi for the enslavement
of her people by the nergali. She also has a great disdain 8 - Eternal Eyes
for Pelgan, as he was the chief god of the nergali. The When you cast this ritual, you automatically make all Per-
sirrushes were one of the few species to actually benefit ception (Sight) rolls. This ritual lasts for the scene. You must
from the Shadow Purge. This caused her to shift from be- make a Caster Check of 10 to successfully cast this ritual.
ing a supporter of the divinities of light towards a neu-
tral position towards the divinities of light and darkness. 9 - Hide
Golgyth and Mother Yurgha are the two dragons Threga You gain a Hide Rating of +1.
is closest too. She finds all divinities of cold loathsome.
Demar commands her greatest respect. 10 - Regeneration
This power grants you the ability to regain one HG per
round. You can also regrow any body part in one hour.
Clergy [Druids and shamans – Cleric of Threga]
Requirement(s): Conditioning 1, Hate 1, Intimidate 1,
Meditation 1, Outdoorsman 1, Piety 2 and Theology 1.

Caster Checks: ENL + Piety + a Piety Forte in the given

ritual, if possessed.

Rituals: Members of this clergy gain the Earth Precept

and all the powers listed under this description at the
level indicated. You also spend 3 instead of 4 points on
the clergy advantage at character creation.

0 - Mystic Auras
This ritual is identical to that described under the
Priest Calling.

1 - Acid Tolerance
You gain Acid Tolerance equal to 2 + your Caster Status.

2 - The Love of Threga

This ritual grants all of your allies a +1 bonus to all their
rolls until your next turn. You must make a Caster Check

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 Prayers
Usually said at night and away from the priest’s most
valuable items to assure that they are not subject to the
greedy dragon’s gaze.

Omens
None

Typical Followers
Salamanders, viagyshes, ogres, kitsunes, ferrums,
freyaens, and humans.

Ceremonial Dress
Usually a mass of the finest clothing they have.
Wealthier members often look foolish, as they wear piles
of clothing with no regard to size, species, or gender or
concerns for the item’s intended purpose. They also wear
lots of jewelry (if they have it).

Church
Iarothoquat’s only temple is in Trade. The temple is named
The Burning House, clerics rotate in and out once per cycle
under the dragon’s direct order. Clerics hate to be tasked with
Iarothoquat (Absolute Dragon) being in the temple and away from their own hoards.
The Covetous
Name of Day
My Day
Spirit Level
Six (6) Holy Text
The Word of Mine
Dominions
Coal, Collecting, Coveting, Envy, Greed, Hoarding,
Newts, Salamanders, Selfishness, Those That Don’t Pay Dogma
Their Debts, Veriselins, and Volcanoes. Iarothoquat teaches that the meaning of life is to
amass all you desire. To do this, you should acquire any
Parent item you might possibly want in the future. Believing you
Morghul have no need for an item is simply the trickery of a weak
mind. You clearly need that item. Even if you don’t, it is
Number best to be on the safe side. The only sins are to take from
Twenty-Six (26) Iarothoquat or to deny yourself even the slightest want.
If someone has something you want, even a little, you
Weapon owe it to yourself to take it from them. The philosophy of
Any recently taken from another. this religion can easily be reduced to one word, MINE!

Gift The Nine Acts of Irreverence

The joy of obtaining. • Failure to amass personal property.
• Giving anything away.
Symbol
A salamander body curled into a ball on a black coin. • Failure to pay your tithes.
• Keeping your word if you gain nothing from it.
Servitors • Failing to acquire something you truly want.
Tekmet (daemon)
• Getting the worse end of a deal.
Sacrifices • Failure to protect your property.
Iarothoquat expects those who worship him to of-
fer a tithe 15% of all their earnings, regardless of their • Allowing someone to borrow something from you.
source, to him. • Trusting anyone.

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Notes
Iarothoquat is likely to make deals with those that wor-
ship him. His followers are usually easy to deal with as long
as you have something they want.
Image
A massive red dragon with a black underbelly from
which there is a thin line of scales missing. His body is low
to the ground and salamander-like. His mouth is wide and
he has a long tail which ends in a club-like growth.
Court(s)
Dragon
Avatar
Iarothoquat’s avatar is a salamander named Okuth.
Okuth has rubbery burnt-black skin and an amazingly
wide mouth. He lives in the heart of an island volcano
which has an impossible amount of items within it. The
items range from trash to impossibly expensive relics.
Divine Relationships
Iarothoquat does not trust the other dragons and
rarely leaves his hoard to attend court. Trusting the gods
even less, he rarely deals with them. Above all else, he
fears the power of the elder creators, especially Morghul,
who thrashed him and once stripped him of scales for
defying its orders.
Clergy [Cleric of Iarothoquat]
Requirement(s): Academics 1, Guile 1, Jeweler 1, Medita-
tion 1, Piety 2, Streetwise 1 and Theology 1.
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Caster Checks: INT + Piety + a Piety Forte in the given
ritual, if possessed.
Rituals: Members of this clergy gain the Fire Precept and
all the powers listed under this description at the level in-
dicated. These are not rituals and are always active, unless
the description says otherwise. You also spend 3 instead
of 4 points on the clergy advantage at character creation.
0 - Mystic Auras
This ritual is identical to that described under the
Priest Calling.
1 - Fire Tolerance
You gain Fire Tolerance equal to 2 + your Caster Status.
2 - Defend Hoard
You gain a bonus equal to your Status to any roll to
defend your hoard. This includes both combat and rolls
against those attempting to trick you out of your beloved
items. You know better than to trust.
3 - Hide
You gain a Hide Rating of +1.
4 - Claws of Fire
You gain claws of fire which deal 4/1/5 and are capable
of inflicting damage on cold spirits. Cold spirits have Hy-
persensitivity to this damage. These claws are retractable.
It costs an Accelerated Action to grow or retract them.
5 - Stolen Strike
This ritual gives you a bonus to damage equal to your
Status for the rest of the scene with any weapon you
have stolen this scene. It makes no difference if you know
how to use it or not. You must roll a 10 or better on your
Caster Check to cast this ritual.

6 - Hide
You gain a Hide Rating of +1.

7 - Invulnerability to Fire
You gain Invulnerability to Fire.

8 - Mine
This ability allows you to know where everything you
own is and if anyone else is attempting to take possession
of what is yours. Items you have traded or for some un-
knowable reason given away are not covered under this
power. Items stolen are still considered yours.

9 - Hide
You gain a Hide Rating of +1.

10 - You are Mine

This is a ritual, not a power, and must be cast normally.
After killing someone, you are able to take their soul. To
keep it, you must bind it into something sacred, meaning Mother Yurgha (Absolute Dragon)
anything you own. You may use this ritual on any soul.
However, you must have a way to be able to see the soul The True Mother
to bind them through use of this ritual.
In addition to the ritual, you gain a power that allows Spirit Level
you to see the souls of anyone you’ve killed. This power is Seven (7)
so strong that you can actually recognize the soul of some-
one you have killed after it has been reincarnated into new Dominions
flesh. If you were able to take their soul and it was some- Hate, Islands, Nagas, Poison, Snakes, Tattoos, Typhons,
how stolen from you, you immediately become aware of it and Venom.
once it has been reincarnated. This has led to some grue-
some deaths as the clergyman comes for his lost property. Parent
Leviathan

Number
Twenty-Seven (27)

Weapon
Kukiri (often poisoned)

Gift
Tattoos

Symbol
A mass of intertwined snakes.

Servitors
Jormungand (daemon)

Sacrifices
Mother Yurgha demands the sacrifice of living sen-

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tient creatures in each of her temples on every holy day.
The sacrifice is performed by first summoning one of
her servitors. Liberal doses of neurotoxins are applied to
the victim over the course of the next two hours. This
results in the loosening of the victim’s moral restraints.
This state is accompanied by fevered visions. The goal is
to cause the victim to succumb to the sin within their
hearts and indulge their carnal aspect which will hope-
fully tarnish their soul enough to prevent their divinities’
servitors from showing up to claim their soul before the
dragon’s servitors are able to. The greatest sacrifices are
the pious followers of divinities Mother Yurgha hates.
Prayers
Prayers to this dragon are offered before a meal.
Omens
Vision quests are undertaken by drinking certain forms
of venom. The enigmatic messages are thoughtfully con-
sidered by the individual that undergoes them. The wis-
dom thus gained is considered highly personal and rarely
shared with anyone else. If you are not wise enough to
determine the message encoded within the vision, you
are not worthy of that enlightenment.
Typical Followers
Typhons, nagas, neaks, gorgons, and magi.
Ceremonial Dress
Bright colors, expensive fabric, and opulent jewelry
are favored. A serpent motif is often worked into the gar-
ments of those not typhon or naga.
Church
Most of Mother Yurgha’s churches are on islands, the
coast, or deep within jungles.
Name of Day
The Day of Poison
Holy Text
The Answer. This text is a long poetic riddle that bur-
ies enlightenment within complex paradoxes. There are
dozens of other holy texts of this faith.
Dogma
Never disobey the mother. Besides the mother you
are the strongest most important entity to exist. How-
ever, you must prove this to take your place by the moth-
er’s side. Serve only the mother and yourself. All others
are mere stepping stones to your place at the mother’s
side. While the appearance of servitude is encouraged
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if it furthers your aims, your true serves must never be
to any other. Never fear taking any amount of venom
within yourself. Venom is the liquid form of the mother.
If you die from it, it is her will. Take the venom of ser-
pents into yourself at least once a cycle, so you may re-
ceive the messages of the mother. Embrace the pain of
their bite until it becomes your most coveted ecstasy.
Mercy is weakness never show it, unless it is a part of a
plan of corruption. Love nothing other than yourself and
The True Mother. Learn all you can, as your mind is your
greatest weapon.
Find a way to make yourself so important that even
your enemies will turn a blind eye to you. You will be toler-
ated if you are needed. Be pleasant to all, especially those
you hate. Never let anyone know what you are thinking.
The Nine Acts of Irreverence:
• Any act of true kindness, mercy or love.
• Truly obeying another.
• Refusing to take strange venom into yourself.
• Failing to decipher the enigmas of poison-induced
vision quests.
• Failing to perform sacrifices to the mother on
her holy day.
• Disobeying the mother.
• Failing to bring vengeance upon one you hate when
you have an opportunity.
• Failing in a test of power against another member of
the faith.
• Neglecting to learn any secret you can, especially
ones that could lead to greater enlightenment, or
occult under standing or secrets that could be used
to blackmail or otherwise corrupt another.
Notes
Mother Yurgha lives on the bottom of the sea wrapped
around Millika.
Image
Mother Yurgha appears as a serpent of any type she
wishes, but is most often depicted as a sea snake or a
cobra of impossible size.
Court(s)
Dragon
Avatar
Mother Yurgha’s last avatar; Yrkahe, the first gorgon;
was recently killed causing many within Mother Yurgha’s
church to actively seek this role.
Divine Relationships
Despite Mother Yurgha’s dark aspect, this divinity has
refused many recruiting efforts from the forces of dark-
ness, having no desire to see K’Vega-Thale end and even
less to be a tool in a master’s hand. Being an open sup-
porter of the occult arts has earned her the enmity of the
Enforcers who plague her children continuously. Xancero
is viewed as the greatest threat amongst the Enforc-
ers; although, her worshipers have far more problems
from Helena and Oliss. Pelgan is viewed as an interloper.
Mother Yurgha takes great joy in seducing humans into
her cults through the lure of easy power – something
she has found humans are even more susceptible to
than most other species. A great hatred has developed
between her and Cinder, which stemmed from Cinder’s
first child: an ambitious nymph, named Yrkahe, who once
served as Cinder’s avatar before being cursed by Cinder
and transformed into the first gorgon.
Yrkahe went on to serve as Mother Yurgha’s avatar.
This, combined with the growing number of typhons
who have converted to the worship of Cinder in the past
100 cycles, has slowly moved Cinder towards Mother
Yurgha’s most hated. This position has been long held by
Shi, her mortal enemy whom Mother Yurgha has battled
many times and nearly killed. Shian and typhons have
been at odds since their creation.
Mother Yurgha’s narcissism notwithstanding, there
are divinities Mother Yurgha does admire. The strength
and stability of Demar enthralls her. Long has she lusted
after the Ground King. These unrequited feelings have
caused her to hate Kihea for the physical passion Demar
showed her and even more so for rejecting the joy it
could have given Mother Yurgha. Her greatest respects
are accorded to N’Thraxu. The only entity she considers
to possess greater mental ability than herself.
Clergy [Cleric of Mother Yurgha]
Requirement(s): Academics 1, Guile 1, Hate 1, Piety 2,
Meditation 1, Occult 1 and Theology 1.
Caster Checks: INT + Hate + a Hate Forte in the given rit-
ual, if possessed.
Rituals: Clergy gain the Water Precept and the below-
mentioned rituals at the Caster Status indicated. You also
spend 3 instead of 4 points on the clergy advantage at
character creation. With the gaining of each Caster Sta-
tus her priests if not typhon or naga begin to take on
more serpentine features.
0 - Mystic Auras
This ritual is identical to that described under the
Priest Calling.
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1 - Magi Callings
You may buy Magi Callings in addition to your Clergy
Calling, something normally not allowed. When you buy
this Magi Calling, you pay 1 less point for it at every Cast-
er Status, as long as your Caster Status is as high as the
Magi Caster Status you are trying to buy.
2 - Poisoner Advantage
You gain the Poisoner advantage and a bonus to Poi-
son Resistance Rolls equal to your Caster Status.
3 -Hide
You gain a Hide Rating of +1.
4 - Fast Swimmer
You gain a bonus to your swimming speed equal to
your Caster Status.
5 - Form of the Serpent
This is a ritual that when casts allows you to turn into
a venomous snake. You require a Caster Check of 15 for
this ritual to work.
6 - Hide
You gain a Hide Rating of +1.
7 - Invulnerability to Poison
You gain Invulnerability to Poison.
8 - Spitting Hate
This power grants you the ability to spray a stream of
bile from your mouth. This Breath Weapon deals damage
equal to your Hate (People), has an Armor Surpass of 0
and Boosts on 6. This role is either opposed by the Sub-
ject’s Acrobatics (Reflexes) or their Conditioning (Poison).
The choice is theirs. If you reduce a subject to The Quick
with this power, they are blinded permanently. This dam-
age is Poison.
9 -Hide
You gain a Hide Rating of +1.
10 - Stolen Lore
You gain a power of any other type of caster equal to
Caster Status 3 or less. You must have a way to actually
learn this – trapping a spirit, stealing a tomb, etc.
 Prayers
Usually said in the morning and before a ritual duel.

Omens
In the form of gut feelings.

Typical Followers
Freyaens, satyrs, and humans. No ogre has ever been
a priest of this religion and Kyrleef’s followers have a low
opinion of them.

Ceremonial Dress
They tend to prefer loud colors and fine clothing which
draws attention to them.

Church
The church requires a tithe (10% of all income) from all
of their followers to remain in good standing.

Name of Day
Kyrleef (God) The Day of Honor

Perfection of Poise

Spirit Level
Six (6)

Dominions
Daring, Defending Honor, Dignity, Dueling, Gentle-
manliness, Honor, Peacocks, Spectacular Displays, Suave,
and Tenacity.

Parents
Igvale and Morghul

Number
Twenty-Eight (28)

Weapon
Rapier

Gift
Gentlemanly conduct.

Symbol
Peacock

Servitors
Thek-Mawd (daemon)

Sacrifices
The only sacrifice Kyrleef expects is the constant display
of gentlemanliness from his followers and a refusal to ever
back down. He appreciates dare and flair from his faithful.

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Holy Text
The Solution
Dogma
The Solution teaches that you must show proper form
in your behavior while never missing an opportunity
to indulge the spectacular. You must be the epitome of
class and honor. The honor of those you love and that
of your god is never to be besmirched. You must quickly
challenge those who do so to a duel for it is better to
lose one’s life than one’s honor. A slight to a woman’s
virtue, especially one you wish to bed, must immediately
be avenged. While it is not in good form to avenge the
honor of weaklings, so too must you remember to leave
them what little dignity they have.
The Nine Acts of Irreverence
• Showing fear.
• Giving up.
• Failing to defend a woman’s honor (this can be a
man’s honor in cultures like the freyaen).
• Allowing a slight, real or imagined, to not go avenged.
• Failing to show off when you could.
• Failing to tithe.
• Refusing to accept a challenge.
• Bullying those significantly weaker than you.
• Killing a peacock.
Notes
It is told in The Solution that a brazen priest once
slaughtered a peacock as an act of defiance towards the
god. Once he was done, he held the bird up to the heav-
ens, only to be greeted by a column of flame from the sky.
Image
Kyrleef vaguely resembles a freyaen with bright green
and blue skin and long peacock-feather-like hair. He has
a fit athletic build and carries a copper rapier named El-
ontor, which is Morghulian for the Vitality of Honor. He
wears gaudy regal clothing.
Court(s)
Order
Avatar
Oriadin, a freyaen, holds this position. She lives in
Trade and runs his church there.
Divine Relationships
Of the four children of Igvale and Morghul, Kyrleef is
the third with Phoenix, the eldest, followed by Sychien.
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Risurah is the youngest. He respects and enjoys each of
his sisters. He is currently attempting to court Cinder. This
is straining his relationship with Luk-Coo. He once battled
Mool over an insult towards Cinder’s honor. Their battle
lasted six cycles and caused the formation of a mountain
range which Mool used to impale him upon. This broke
Kyrleef’s back and won Mool the battle.
Clergy [Priests and Shamans – Cleric of Kyrleef]
Requirement(s): Acrobatics 1, Athletics 1, Diplomacy 1,
Light Blades 1 and Love 1.
Caster Checks: PRE + Love + a Love Forte in the given rit-
ual, if possessed.
Rituals: Clergy gain the below-mentioned rituals at the
Caster Status indicated.
2 - Basic Armor Bonus
This power grants you a +1 Armor Rating when you
wear Basic Armor and your Skill Penalty with Basic Armor
is reduced by 1. You must have the Basic Armor advan-
tage to use this power.
4 - Attractive Advantage
You gain an additional level of the Attractive advan-
tage. This does not count against your limit of 3.
6 - Deadly Blade
When you cast this ritual, the number you need to
Boost is reduced by 1 when you use a Light Blade. You
must have at least 3 Grades in Light Blades to cast this
ritual. You must roll 10 or better on your Caster Check to
cast this ritual.
8 - Plumes of the Peacock
When you cast this ritual, you invest a point of permanent
Zeal into a cloak which you have made of peacock feathers.
You must roll at least a 20 on your Weaver (Clothier) roll to
create a cloak worth enchanting. To enchant this cloak, you
must bind a spirit of air and fire into this cloak as you weave it.
This cloak grants you the following benefits: +1 Armor Rating,
+1 bonus to Fear Resistance Rolls, 50% of your Love Rating
is added to your Acrobatics rolls and you can now use your
PRE Rating for damage, instead of STR, for Light Blades. You
always know where this cloak is if it is out of your sight.
10 - Teaching the Boorish
This ritual gives you a bonus to damage equal to your Piety
against anyone who engages in ungentlemanly behavior. You
also gain an additional attack against this subject. You also
gain a bonus to any Awe rolls made against these subjects
equal to your Love Rating. This bonus lasts for a scene. To cast
this ritual you must roll 10 or better on your Caster Check.
 Sacrifices
Helena demands that all magi be destroyed and par-
ticularly prefers having them drawn and quartered by
spider riders. Hanging them also pleases her.

Prayers
Said in the morning and at high noon.

Omens
These often come in the form of visitations from spi-
ders or in spiders acting oddly.

Typical Followers
Helena is a popular goddess and her worshipers in-
clude iktomis, freyaens, viagyshes, and humans. She will
not accept orcs, cyclopes, typhons, or meehan-ghes into
her faith, as she considers them unclean.

Ceremonial Dress
They favor the colors blue, brown, and white and the
Helena (Goddess) most impressive garments they can afford.

The Queen of Order Church

Helena’s churches are usually large and impressive
Spirit Level the design often resembles a shield or a spider web.
Seven (7) There are often many decorative tapestries through-
out the building. These buildings often have high walls
Dominions around them.
Anxiety, Defense, Judges, Justice, Kilns, Lawyers, No-
bility, Pottery, Protection, Ropes, Shields, Spiders, Sports, Name of Day
Tapestries, Walls, and Weaving. The Day of the Spider

Parents Holy Text

Demar and Morghul The Threads of Life

Number Dogma
Twenty-Nine (29) You must learn all laws of the local populace so
you may lead as an exemplary member of the com-
Weapon munity. If the community has laws you cannot abide,
Javelin or Lance leave and inform those of your order, then return and
level the offensive place. Show respect for spiders,
as they are the eyes of the goddess. Defend your-
Gift self, for you are the arms of the goddess. Find magi
Shields and rope making.
and cursed creatures and end them with the death
they deserve. Torture magi to make sure you learn all
Symbol names they know. Follow up on these leads to kill all
A brown spider in the center of a diamond-shaped magi and trolls. Sports teach the pattern of life and
white web. show where people belong in the order of their com-
munity. Teach others sports and encourage them to
Servitors play. Justice is the will of the goddess. See that it is
Themis (daemon) always carried out.

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The Nine Acts of Irreverence
• Laziness
• Cowardice
• Showing pity.
• Neglecting to learn local laws.
• Refusing to kill a magus when you have the chance.
• Failing to show respect to your superiors in this religion.
• Neglecting to learn all you can about magic and trolls.
• Killing an iktomi.
• Killing a spider.
Notes
Helena is the mother of the iktomi. She favors humans,
as they are the children of her occasional lover and long
term ally Pelgan. The members of her clergy are known
as Inquisitors. Her goal is to become the first goddess to
attain spirit level 8.
Image
Helena appears as an athletic-looking iktomi.
Court(s)
Order
Avatar
Helena’s avatar is a female iktomi named Cie-Itie. Cie-Itie
directs the operations of the holy crusaders around the world
and plans the events which lead to the wars against the magi.
Divine Relationships
Helena counts Pelgan, Oliss, He Who Has Many
Names, Xancero, and Zhaust among her closest allies. As
the queen of the Court of Order, she carefully watches
the other gods of this court to make sure they are not
failing in the cause of order. She views all members of
other courts as enemies. Her greatest enemies are the
trolls, Cinder and Luk-Coo, as they have both created
cursed creatures. She also views Loptif as a major enemy.
It is her thought that all gods should fall behind her ban-
ner to assure the survival of K’Vega-Thale.
Helena has been lovers with Pelgan, which has created
jealousy towards Shi. She wishes Pelgan to be her hus-
band and dislikes the human custom of multiple wives.
Clergy [Priests and Shamans - Cleric of Helena]
Requirement(s): Academics 2, Occult 1, Spears 1 and
Weaver 1.
Caster Checks: ENL + Piety + a Piety Forte in the given
ritual, if possessed.
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Rituals: Clergy gain the below-mentioned rituals at the
Caster Status indicated. When shamans change into an-
imals, they turn into a huge mass of spiders. Only one
needs to survive – and if it is able to find more spiders,
it can infect them with the character’s mind and slowly
gain enough substance to reform the character’s body.
2 - Aura Reading
You can see the life energy of a subject. This allows
you to know if the subject is close to death, diseased, has
had its life force injured, is in the possession of magical
or mystical abilities and its general mood. This also grants
you the Insight Fortes (Emotions and Lies) for the rest of
the scene. If you already have one or both of these Fortes
you gain twice the normal benefit.
4 - Sphere of Suppression
Casting this ritual blankets the area around you with the
strength of the gods preventing magic from taking hold.
Spells cast by a magus of lower Caster Status than you au-
tomatically fail within 100 feet of you. Each time a magus of
equal Caster Status attempts to cast a spell, they must roll an
opposed Caster Check against you, if you win their spell fails.
This ritual has no effect on casters of higher Status than you.
6 - Nullifier
Casting this ritual rips away the magic from any item
or subject. You must roll a contested Caster Check to dis-
pel the magic. If you win, the item loses its magical prop-
erties. It should be noted that some items will receive
bonuses to this check at the FT’s discretion, and some
are so powerful as to be completely immune to this ritu-
al. This ritual can only be cast on a single item, once per
day. When used on a subject you roll a contested Caster
Check. If you win they lose 1 point of Prana + 1 point of
Prana for every Boost you roll. This ritual Boosts on 3.
8 - Gain Ritual
You gain a ritual which is identical to any spell of Caster
Status 3 or less. You must have a way to actually learn this
spell. This is often accomplished by torturing a magus.
10 - Thread or Unthread
When you cast this ritual, the subject must roll Medita-
tion (Body Control) against your Caster Check. If you win
this roll, the subject will be bound into a tapestry or oth-
er fabric. Once the ritual has been successfully cast, the
subject ends up trapped within the tapestry. A depiction
of the subject mystically appears within the threads. The
effects of this ritual are permanent. This means that the
subject can only be returned from this prison if this power
is used another time to reverse its effects. The subject will
not age as long as they are confined within the tapestry,
but they will be killed if the tapestry is ever destroyed.
This ritual can also be used to extract any embroidered
image from a tapestry and animate it. This animated im-
age is an Extra of your Caster Status and should be created
by the FT to reflect the person or creature on the tapestry.
 Omens
These come in the face of a flame or the embers of a
dying fire.

Typical Followers
Viagyshes, salamanders, veriselins, ubastis, dawons,
neraglis, freyaens, ogres, satyrs, and humans.

Ceremonial Dress
Red and orange are preferred for religious garb.

Church
These buildings are often made of brick. All have fire pits,
usually in the middle. The fire in these buildings is brought
directly from the face of Morghul itself. This requires a jour-
ney to the end of the world before any new temple can be
created. If the fire goes out in the temple, the clerics of that
temple will not receive mystical energy until the fire is re-
kindled. An eldjotnar (fire giant) lives in the flame of each
temple, unbeknownst to most of the clergy. If the fire in the
temple is extinguished, this spirit will emerge and attack
Morghul (Elder Creator) whoever had the temerity to perform this act.
The Thousand-Faced Flame
Name of Day
Spirit Level The Day of Fire
Eight (8)
Holy Text
Dominions The Epic of Flame. It is a 30,000-word poem in Mor-
Circles, Edge of the World, Fire, Heat, and Wheels. ghulish which every acolyte must learn by heart. Its con-
clusion reads, “The conflagration of all,” for only through
Number the might of flames may the eternal leering darkness be
Thirty (30) defeated. The great immolation is near. One day soon
glory shall reign as all burns with the face of Morghul!
Weapon
Mace Dogma
Fire cleanses, fire cleans: be reborn in the purity of
Gift flame. Drive cold away and expel it from the world. Never
Fire and Wheels aid the forces of cold, which seek to bring about the end-
less winter which will be the end of all things. All that is
Symbol must be consumed by flame.
Actual fire or a red circle.
Servitors The Nine Acts of Irreverence
Eldjotnar (daemon) • Extinguishing fire.
• Allowing a sacred temple fire to be extinguished. The
Sacrifices
It expects fine food, drink, and other items that will faithful are expected to do anything, including lay
make pleasing aromas to be burned on its day. their lives down, to stop this from happening.
• Neglecting to make fine-smelling sacrifices on
Prayers Morghul’s day.
Can be said at any time, but are always said within
• Failure to recite the Epic of Flame perfectly.
sight of a fire. The cleric cannot regain his Zeal if there
is no fire present. • Aiding in the creation of cold.

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 • Failure to keep a lit flame around oneself at all times.
• Killing a person with red hair.
• Disrespecting other members of your faith.
• Failing to make a journey at least once in your life
to the edge of the world to gaze upon the great face
of Morghul.
This allows you to add your Piety score to your next Intimi-
date roll made against a spirit of cold, darkness, or water
or individual possessed by such a spirit. This roll is made
as part of the casting of this ritual. It does not require an
additional action. If you succeed on this Intimidation roll
against a subject which falls into one of the previously
mentioned categories, the subject will flee from you. For
each Boost you gain they take 10 points of damage.

Notes
Red hair is considered a blessing from Morghul. Many
members of Morghul’s clergy are redheads.
Image
The living flame that circles the end of K’Vega-Thale.
10 - Ageless
Achieving this Caster Status will render you ageless.
Ageless means while you may still be killed you no longer
age, will not die from old age, Disease or Poison. In addi-
tion to being ageless, you will no longer require any form
of rest and do not sleep.

Avatar
A massive veriselin dragon named Kyet’Prux’Yxu-Ona-
zu. His title is the Keeper of the Flame.

Divine Relationships
Morghul watches its children and the other elder cre-
ators. It was maddened by the notion of Nif and is greatly
pleased to have killed it. Morghul detests cold and seeks
to rid K’Vega-Thale of it.

Clergy [Druids – Cleric of Morghul]

Requirement(s): Academics 1, Carpenter 1, Conditioning
1, Hate 1 and Outdoorsman 1.

Caster Checks: INT + Piety + a Piety Forte in that ritual, if

possessed.

Rituals: Clergy gain the below-mentioned rituals at the

Caster Status indicated. You also spend 3 instead of 4
points on the clergy advantage at character creation.

2 - Self-Sustaining Mingser (Fathom Troll)

You no longer need to drink and never dehydrate.
Eternal Hunger
4 - Invulnerability to Fire
You no longer take any damage from Fire. Spirit Level
Six (6)
6 - A Thousand Faces
Casting this ritual transforms your face into one of a Dominions
thousand faces of your choosing. It does not change your Devouring, Famine, Locusts, and Starvation.
size, gender, voice, or possessions; although, you are
able to take on the facial appearance of another species.
You must make a Caster Check of 10 to successfully cast Number
this ritual. Thirty-One (31)

8 - Fire Cleanses Weapon

Casting this ritual sets your eyes ablaze with flames. Bite

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Gift • Aiding a follower of the gods.
The fact that locusts are edible. • Storing food which could be eaten now.
• Giving offerings to the poor.
Symbol
Hind leg of a locust. • Showing fear towards a swarm of locusts.
• Attempting to keep knowledge of the food stores or
Servitors farms of followers of the gods from Mingser or
None her clergy.
• Refusing to kill if it is to your advantage.
Sacrifices
Simply eat all you can so that others must go hungry.
Mingser’s ogre worshipers have taken to kidnapping beings Notes
Mingser shattered her essence into these insects to
and slowly starving them to death, only giving them enough
avoid being cast into the Pit. Her goal is to punish and
food to prolong their suffering as they gradually starve.
kill as many of the children of the gods as possible. It is
thought by orcish theologians that this great magical rit-
Prayers ual damaged Mingser, driving her mad. They believe this
Said at any time while eating. as Mingser has become obsessive and filled with hatred.
Before, she was one of the most beloved trolls and held
Omens up as a pentacle of kindness. Orcs blaspheme the names
Mingser communicates in the form of strange buzzing of the gods on Mingser’s day for what they took from her.
or chirping sounds carried on the wind or the smells of
far away food being carried upon the wind.
Image
Every locust is a part of Mingser’s body. Her intelli-
Typical Followers gence works through them like a hive mind.
Cyclopes and orcs. There is also a small cult of ex-
tremely dangerous ogres that worship her. They seek to
spread starvation by burning crops. Many of these ogres Court(s)
also enjoy eating farmers. Troll

Ceremonial Dress Avatar

On their special days, the witches that revere her run nude
through the valleys and woodlands of their homelands.
Church
Mingser’s only church outside of orcish lands is in
Trade. There are also some small shrines in her honor
scattered throughout the caverns of Through.
Name of Day
The Day of Hunger
Holy Text
None
Dogma
Strip all green from the world; the hunger pangs of the
masses are the food of mother Mingser.
None
Divine Relationships
Mingser is known as The Mad Troll. Orcs maintain that
this gentle goddess, inventor of farming, lost her mind
after the cruelty she experienced at the hands of the
gods. But it is clear that she went completely insane at
the end of the Gods’ War and used a spell of tremen-
dous power to divide herself into what are now known
as locusts. Her mind and essence are collectively spread
by these insects. Her followers claim that the usurpers
Quillicalian and V’Lex stole the gifts of agriculture that
she developed for K’Vega-Thale.
So great is this troll’s anger that she lashes out at the
followers of the gods by devouring their crops. Mingser
never bothers the farms of orcs or cyclopes, who keep
the names of the trolls holy.

The Nine Acts of Irreverence Clergy [Witches (magi)]

• Forgiveness
• Refusing to eat when hungry.
• Sharing food.

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 The words they live by: “Dreams, fire, and all that is sepa-
rate shall be as one in the glory of unity. There shall be
but one day with one king. On that day all thrones shall
crumble and all false faces shall die.” They wear masks of
metal or carved wood with flaming red teeth.

Twu-Ertof (God-deceased)
Guardian

Spirit Level
Six (6)

Parents Metayaw (God)

Demar and Igvale My Friend
Number Spirit Level
Thirty-Two (32) Six (6)

Symbol Dominions
Praying Mantis Head Banking, Mimicry, Termites, Usurping, Usury, and Yci’Anas.

Church Parents
There is an abandoned church in Trade. He no longer Nif and T’Hool
has any worshipers.
Number
Name of Day Thrity-Three (33)
The Day of the Guardian
Weapon
Notes Sling
He was the creator of the praying mantis. A loyal
member of the Court of Order, he was killed and eaten by
Mool during the Shadow Purge. It is thought that what- Gift
ever being is behind the mysterious Cult Without a Name Usury
has taken this throne sometime in the last 500 cycles.
This cult is extremely dangerous and espouses a doctrine Symbol
of unity. They claim to be the dawning of an age to come. A triangle inside a square inside a circle.

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Servitors • Divulging information about the religion’s goals to
Shelkinah (daemons) those outside it.
• Refusing to tithe.
Sacrifices • Telling outsiders about the faith.
A tithe (10% of all income) must be paid to the church
on each of the god’s days.
Notes
This god bides his time, waiting for a precise moment
Prayers that he believes will come when he will destroy several
Said at dusk. other divinities and take their power.

Omens Image
In the form of sounds from under the ground or in the Formless
appearance of odd-looking coins.
Court(s)
Typical Followers None
Yci’Anas, humans, and other bankers.
Avatar
Ceremonial Dress None
None
Divine Relationships
Church Metayaw is disliked (but tolerated) by the other divini-
They are nearly all hidden. The only open temple exists in ties, who only consider him to be a small threat.
the city of Trade. It is mainly tended by human followers.
Clergy [Priests and Shamans – Cleric of Metayaw]
Name of Day
The Day of Termites Requirement(s): Academics 1, Artist 1, Carpenter 1, Hate
1 and Projectiles 1.
Holy Text Caster Checks: INT + Piety + a Piety Forte in the given
The Rules ritual, if possessed.

Dogma Rituals: Clergy gain the below-mentioned rituals at the

Profit must be made under any circumstance. Let
nothing stop you from making a profit. Help those that
need to borrow money or goods. Make sure to charge
them a “good” rate of interest. Do not let others know
the secrets of your faith. Never question the will of your
god. Obey Metayaw, no matter whether or not you un-
derstand what you are being commanded to do.
The Nine Acts of Irreverence
• Practicing magic.
• Forgoing an opportunity to make a profit regardless
of the circumstances.
• Forgiving a debt.
• Neglecting to extinguish a fire when given
the chance.
• Refraining from charging interest.
• Disobeying a cleric of higher standing within
the temple.
Caster Status indicated.
2 - Cold Tolerance
You also gain Cold Tolerance of 2 + your Caster Status.
4 - Mystical Stones
Casting this ritual imbues a number of sling stones equal
to your Piety. These stones now deal 50% extra damage
and the Boost on this damage is 1 lower. You must make a
Caster Check of 10 to successfully cast this ritual.
6 - Swarm of Termites
This ritual causes termites to mystically appear. These
mystical termites can destroy any wooden structure in
only a few days. You must make a Caster Check of 10 to
successfully cast this ritual.
8 - Compelling Contract
The first step is to have your target sign a contract.
Once you cast the ritual, the subject must roll Medita-
tion (Mind Control) against your Caster Check. If you win,

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the subject will be forced to honor the terms of the con- Weapon
tract under any circumstance. This means they will be Dagger
compelled to pay you everything they own you and must
even seek you out to do so. You will always be able to find Gift
anyone that has ever signed a contract for you. However, Barbering
the ritual will be broken if the contract is ever destroyed.
The signer cannot damage the contract in any way. Symbol
Barber’s Bowl
10 - Shrinking
When you cast this ritual, the subject must roll Con-
ditioning (Life Force) against your Caster Check. You can
Servitors
None
only cast this ritual on a subject up to 100 feet away. If
you win the roll, the subject shrinks to the height of one
inch. In this state, the subject only has 1 HG, a STR of 1, Sacrifices
and takes a -4 to their Hide Rating. They also gain a +4 Killing worshipers or servitors of the gods, forces of
bonus to their Defense. The subject’s possessions do not corruption, or warlocks.
shrink along with the subject. You can cast this ritual on
yourself if you so desire. Prayers
Said at noon.

Omens
These come in the form of visions.

Typical Followers
Orcs and cyclopes as well as barbers.

Ceremonial Dress
Red and white are favored colors for ceremonial garb.

Church
There are several in the orcish lands and one in Trade.

Name of Day
The Day of Balance

Holy Text
Codex of Balance

Dogma
The gods are your enemies – work against them in ev-
ery way. Weakening them is the only way to bring the
Oree N’ Uskais (Under Troll) great troll lords back to the world that is rightfully their
kingdom. Do not act out of anger. Study, learn, and work
Equal Measure hard. Our forces are losing. You must do your utmost to
balance the scales. Magic is our gift to you, use it. Work
Spirit Level towards freeing the imprisoned trolls. The gods cannot
Six (6) defeat the forces of darkness. That is our job. One only
we can do. Without the trolls, the armies of night will
Dominions eventually win. You must be strong. Never show fear.
Accord, Balance, Barbers, Beatles, Conviction, Courage,
Determination, Leeches, Summoning, and Warlock Hunting. The Nine Acts of Irreverence
• Knowingly aiding a servant of the gods.
Number
Thirty-Four (34) • Acting out of anger.

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 • Making decisions based on emotion.
• Leading an unbalanced life.
• Teaching the secrets of magic to the uninitiated.
• Knowingly aiding a warlock.
• Binding a spirit (other than a servant of the gods)
without its permission.
• Neglecting to learn about trolls or magic.
• Showing disrespect to trolls.

Notes
This troll was able to hide himself in the underworld,
where he passed himself off as a god for several cycles
after the Gods’ War. He Who Has Many Names eventu-
ally saw through this guise and captured Oree N’Uskais
dragging the troll down to Hell. Oree N’Uskais is the only
troll who escaped the gods and was later captured. This
allows him to function as a divinity in spite of being im-
prisoned, and means that can send omens.

Image Arey (Goddess)

Oree N’Uskais is an under troll. He has insectoid fea-
tures and stands about twelve feet tall. Heaven’s Charioteer

Court(s) Spirit Level

Troll Five (5)

Avatar Dominions
None Chariots, Hope, Modesty, Puberty, Purity, Respect,
Shyness, Supplication, Travel of the Sun through the Sky,
Unicorns, Virginity, and Virtue.
Divine Relationships
Oree N’Uskais is close with the other trolls and Parents
N’Thraxu. This religion is especially active in attempting Ahuramazda and Demar
to implement plans to free trolls from The Pit and work
against all the gods in every way they can. The forces of
He Who Has Many Names and those of darkness are the
Number
Thirty-Five (35)
greatest enemies of this troll.
Weapon
Clergy [Summoners (magi)] Quarterstaff

Gift
Sunlight

Symbol
One or three unicorn(s) pulling a chariot.

Servitors
Sraosha (angel)

Sacrifices
A life of chastity.

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Prayers
Said any time during the day.
Omens
In the form of strange whispers from above or odd
lights in the sky. They also come in a sudden appearance
of a bleeding wound on your forehead.
Typical Followers
Hibben, mafdets, marutuks, and freyaen. Arey only ac-
cepts virgins into her holy order. Only about 3% of her cler-
gy are male. Service is begun near the onset of puberty.
Ceremonial Dress
Holy women tend to dress in loose-fitting long white
or pale yellow dresses with bare feet. Jewelry and other
ostentatious displays are viewed as irreligious.
Church
Arey’s temples are small and humble buildings. They
always have easy access to the roof so that the faithful
may get just a little closer to the heavens.
Name of Day
The Day of Purity. It is common for individuals to re-
frain from sexual intercourse on her day.
Holy Text
The Chant of Duty
Dogma
Perform the duties required of you by those of greater sta-
tion as long as it does not corrupt your spirit or flesh. Be a
bastion of virtue, so you may set an example for others on
how to conduct themselves. Show kindness and help those in
need. Never raise you voice, especially in anger. Never act out
of hate. Hate is poisonous to the soul. Defend others against
rape. The horror of rape must never be allowed. It is best nev-
er to kill, but it must sadly be done in the case of rapists.
The Nine Acts of Irreverence
• Engaging in sexual intercourse.
• Intoxication
• Hunting
• Yelling
• Acting out of hate.
• Ostentatious displays.
• Neglecting your duties.
• Harming a unicorn.
• Allowing a unicorn to be injured or killed without
doing everything in your power to attempt to stop it.
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Notes
Arey is in charge of the movement of the sun,
Ahuramazda. She pulls the dead elder creator’s body
through the sky each day, past the gate of dusk, and on
into the underworld. Three colossal unicorns pull Arey’s
chariot, which drags the sun across the sky. Feeling great
pity towards the baobhan siths, Arey has recently at-
tempted to recruit them.
Arey’s chariot, Lupiomet, was crafted by Demar, Mor-
ghul, and T’Hool, and blessed to fly by Igvale. The near ex-
tinction of unicorns has led to this goddess losing a spirit
level. She was once level 6. Many theologians believe that
this goddess would cease to exist if the last unicorns were
ever to perish. Long ago Arey was referred to as The Pure.
Image
Arey’s form resembles that of a beautiful deer-eared
freyaen with skin of living light and long, glowing, brown
hair. She has the stump of a unicorn horn on her fore-
head that bleeds each night.
Court(s)
Freedom
Avatar
Arey’s last avatar was brutally raped and eaten by sev-
eral followers of Azi Dahaka during the Shadow Purge. A
new avatar has yet to be selected.
Divine Relationships
This shy, soft-spoken, respectful goddess is liked
by most divinities. Arey has experienced great loss,
as she has had to cope with the death of her parent
and mentor Ahuramazda, whose body she must pull
across the sky each day. She has also had to endure
the murder of Eish-Mee, the goddess who was clos-
est to her. Eish-Mee’s death was the only time she
ever abandoned her sacred job of ushering the sun
across the sky. Arey descended from the heavens and
attacked Loptif. This drove the vampyr off before she
could destroy Hope. Arey ate the last remnants of
Eish-Mee’s soul to keep Hope alive within her. This
added Hope to her dominions.
Arey was brutally attacked and raped by Azi Dahaka
during the Shadow Purge. During the assault he severed
her horn, impregnated her, and left her with a sexually
transmitted disease which causes the wound on her
horn to bleed every night. Pelgan arrived after Arey was
impregnated and drove Azi Dahaka away. The attack left
the dragon with a massive scar running across his neck.
The child was given to Lassadarnya to raise.
Lassadarnya, Dingen, San, and Dazazya are her
closest friends. Every 100 cycles, she reaches out
to Kihea, whose pain she understands. Since Pelgan
saved her, she has developed strong feelings towards
him. The idea of sex terrifies her and she considers
herself unclean after being raped, but in her heart
she wants to be with Pelgan. She is far too shy to at-
tempt to pursue him. Her greatest battles are with
her own jealousy towards Helena and Shi over their
relationship with Pelgan. Besides Azi Dahaka, her en-
emies are Mool, Loptif, and Ajyra.

Clergy [Priests and Shamans – Cleric of Arey]

Requirement(s): Diplomacy 1, Handle Animal 1, Love 1,
Perception 1 and Ride 1.

Caster Checks: PRE + Love + a Love Forte in the given rit-

ual, if possessed.

Rituals: Clergy gain the below-mentioned rituals at the

Caster Status indicated.

2 - Repay Rapist
Casting this ritual grants you a bonus equal to your Love
to any Attack roll against someone who you know has Xancero (Goddess)
committed a rape. You merely need to be certain that the
subject is a rapist for this ritual to work. So passionate are The Owner of My Heart
the clergy of Arey on this topic that it is not unlikely for
them to use this ritual against people that are innocent of Spirit Level
this crime. However, it is possible for this power to be used Seven (7)
on a subject that you incorrectly but fervently believe has
committed this horrid act. You must make a Caster Check Dominions
of 10 to successfully cast this ritual. This ritual lasts for the Blackmail, Compliance, Domination, Enchantment,
scene and can be used against any rapists. Coercion, Peaches, Removal of Ego, Slavery, and Tyranny.

4 - Displacement Parents
This ritual gives you a bonus to your Defense equal to Ahuramazda and Igvale
your Caster Status. It covers you in a sheen of glimmering
light. You must make a Caster Check of 10 to successfully Number
cast this ritual. This ritual also gives you a bonus to your Thirty-Six (36)
Diplomacy towards followers of divinities of light equal
to 50% of your Caster Status. Weapon
Dagger
6 - Diplomacy
You gain 2 Diplomacy Fortes.
Gift
Peaches
8 - Wings of Light
This ritual causes light woven wings to sprout from
your back. This allows you to double your bonus from Symbol
your VIG Rating when calculating your flying speed. Three pyramids pointing upwards with a halo around
them in a circle.
10 - Summon Unicorn
This ritual causes a unicorn to mystically materialize Servitors
before you within the next hour. It will stay with you per- Sylphs (daemon)
manently if you treat it well. You can only summon 1 uni-
corn at a time. You must make a Caster Check of 10 to Sacrifices
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Prayers
Said during the morning.
Omens
In the form of guilt.
Typical Followers
Freyaens, sirens, ogres, satyrs, and humans. The goddess
will accept anyone as a follower. All hearts belong to Xancero.
Ceremonial Dress
Expensive blue-colored clothing with gold sashes and
jewelry, especially rings, are worn.
Church
These buildings are open, airy places that allow plenty
of light in. Many works of art (especially sculptures of
gold) are placed around the temple.
Name of Day
The Day of Compliance
Holy Text
Age of Peace
Dogma
The clarity of true freedom is only gained through ut-
ter submission to Xancero. Will is but an unhappy illusion;
those who are unhappy are never free. Rid yourself of all
arrogance. Purify yourself in humility to experience the
blissful enlightenment of love. Xancero loves all who are
wise enough to allow her to embrace them. Experience
her embrace. End your loneliness. Live forever fulfilled.
The Nine Acts of Irreverence
• Attempting to exert your own will – it must be
surrendered to the goddess.
• Killing someone when it is not absolutely necessary.
• Damaging your body.
• Forgoing any opportunity to bring others into the faith.
• Failing to report any followers that are straying to the
clergy for reeducation.
• Thinking that you are anything other than a vessel
for Xancero’s will.
• Refraining from reporting any magi or occult text or
item you find.
• Failing to do anything you can to show those outside
the faith that your life is better than theirs.
• Disobeying any order from a priest of superior Status.
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Notes
Members of this clergy do everything they can to put
a pleasant face on their religion to those they encoun-
ter outside of Xanceroheim. They greatly wish for others
to view their faith positively so they will inquire further
about it. Those whose curiosity leads them to make a pil-
grimage to Xanceroheim are indoctrinated, regardless of
whether they want to be or not. Followers preach peace,
love, and enlightenment. The goddess is sometimes re-
ferred to as Xencero.
Image
In her natural form, Xancero looks like a golden, glow-
ing light hovering in the air. Many statues depict her as
looking similar to a freyaen.
Court(s)
Order
Avatars
The male freyaen twins Labrel and Berlal serve as the
goddess’s avatar. Always together, it is said the twin’s
share one soul.
Divine Relationships
This calm, tranquil goddess is a member of the Enforc-
ers. Xancero is universally feared and largely disliked by
the other divinities. She is only tolerated because her
powers make her indispensable to Helena’s cause. The
protection the Enforcers provide her with is the main
reason she supports this group. She was also pleased to
have ousted the trolls, as she considered them her great-
est competitors. Her greatest enemy is Dazazya, who
wishes to slay her for enslaving so many freyaens. The
protection of the Enforcers coupled with Dazazya’s wars
with Elsam and Ajyra, make it difficult for Dazazya to take
many actions against Xancero.
Clergy [Priests – Cleric of Xancero]
Requirement(s): Diplomacy 2, Guile 2 and Insight 1.
Caster Checks: PRE + Piety + a Piety Forte in the given
ritual, if possessed.
Rituals: Clergy gain the below-mentioned rituals at the
Caster Status indicated.
2 - Xancero’s Awe
This ritual gives you a bonus equal to your Caster
Status to Awe rolls. You must make a Caster Check of
10 to successfully cast this ritual.
4 - My Word is Your Command
When you cast this ritual, the subject must roll
Meditation (Mind Control) against your Caster
Check. If you win, the subject must obey a 1 word
command you issue. For every Boost you gain, you
may add 1 additional word to this command. How-
ever, this ritual will not cause subjects to kill them-
selves at your command.

6 - The Love of Xancero

This ritual gives you a bonus to your Defense equal
to your PRE Rating which lasts for the entire scene. You
must make a Caster Check of 10 to successfully cast
this ritual.

8 - Love Me
When you cast this ritual, the subject must roll
Meditation (Mind Control) against your Caster Check.
If you win, the subject will begin to express Love for
you. At your discretion, the type of Love they begin
to feel for you maybe romantic, familial, or platonic. Aznurr ( Absolute Dragon-deceased)
It takes about 3 days for this Love to completely blos- Heaven’s Warrior
som. The subject will take a penalty against all your
Mind Control-based effects equal to their Love.
Spirit Level
Six (6)
10 - The Bliss of Xancero
When you cast this ritual, the subject must roll Parent
Meditation (Mind Control) against your Caster Ahuramazda
Check. If you win, the subject will be unable to dis-
obey your commands for the rest of their lives. Once Number
a subject has succumbed to this power, the world Thirty-Seven (37)
will become a more beautiful place to them. Any
stress that may be burdening them will melt away Name of Day
and they will be filled with purpose. In addition, all The Day of Gold Scales
children born to someone that was affected by this
power will become enthralled when they are born. Notes
Their grandchildren will also be born with a penalty Aznurr was the progenitor of the azzandara dragons
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 Sacrifices
This goddess is pleased by the ritual sacrifice of
meehan-ghes or succubi, as well as the destruction of
T’Hoolian Blood Iron. Every worshiper is expected to
repress the base emotions within themselves, as this
allows them to retain composure that allows for happi-
ness. These small tasks are viewed as minor sacrifices.

Prayers
Said during meditation which is done after dawn and
before dusk.

Omens
In strange floral smells, odd behavior of bees, or vari-
ous strange images in light. But Dazazya most often sends
her omens directly in dreams.

Typical Followers
The vast majority of her followers are freyaens, al-
though many ogres have begun to worship her over the
last 2,000 cycles. These ogres find that her dogma aids
Dazazya (Goddess) them in achieving a higher quality of life. Dazazya does not
accept worship from ferrums, kalfars, or meehan-ghes.
Daydream’s Golden Lady
Ceremonial Dress
Spirit Level Yellow, green, and gold are the favored colors of her
Seven (7) clergy. Jewelry of gold is favored during ceremonies, as
are birds’ feathers woven into cloth.
Dominions
Contentment, Daydreams, Golden Reed, Flowers (es- Church
pecially sunflowers), Freyaens, Happiness, Harmony, There are few churches dedicated to her outside
Meditation, and Tranquility. of Roduland.

Parents Name of Day

Ahuramazda and Opiate The Daydream

Number Holy Text

Thirty-Eight (38) The Augmentation of Ataraxia

Weapon Dogma
Khopesh Be an example to all who may be redeemed. Show them
that happiness through tranquility is the most perfect form of
Gift existence one may have. Life is war and one must be prepared
The tranquility of meditation and the ability to to fight all enemies. Never trust the creatures of darkness.
feel happiness. They are beyond saving and deserve no pity, only a painless
death. Beware the night and the dawn, for they are times of
Symbol our enemies. Do not practice the ways of the magus, for it is a
A golden flower often in the form of a sunflower path to hubris that defiles contentment. Trees are tools of the
etched onto a gold coin which is worn around the neck. enemy used to create hateful darkness, even in the glory of
the sun. Do not build with their wood and fell them whenever
Servitors you can. Never tolerate a tree in holy Roduland. Respect the
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The Nine Acts of Irreverence
• Bringing misery into the world.
• Losing your temper.
• Sparing creatures of darkness or any who hold the
divinities of darkness sacred.
• Allowing a tree to grow within the holy land.
• Tolerating a kalfar.
• Refraining from destroying an item made of T’Hoolian
Blood Iron when you are able.
• Meditating during the dawn.
• Killing a flower.
• Mating with a meehan-ghe.
Notes
Dazazya created the freyaens to serve her and to op-
pose the meehan-ghe. She tolerates no disrespect from
her children. Her day is 24 hours of total light.
Image
Dazazya appears as a solid gold freyaen with light-
blonde hair and green eyes. Being the perfected ideal of
a freyaen, she is unbelievably beautiful.
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Court(s)
Dream and Freedom.
Avatar
Ixefarshan, an azzandara, is the only creature to have
ever served in this capacity. This dragon was born on the
same day the freyaens were created. Her visage is that
of a golden-skinned freyaen with bright copper hair and
eagle’s wings.
Divine Relationships
A sworn enemy of darkness, Dazazya fights tirelessly
against their reach. Her half-brother Ajyra is her mortal
enemy. It is written in The Augmentation of Ataraxia that
in the final battle with the Armies of Night she will be-
head Ajyra and burn his flesh with the light of the sun. In
recent cycles, her younger half-sister and former friend
Elsam has diverted her attention from her relentless wars
with her older half-brother, Ajyra. Elsam’s quest to har-
vest the soul of every freyaen has caused Dazazya to vow
to end her. Dazazya is leery of Luk-Coo’s sudden attempt
at building an alliance with other members of the Court
of Freedom. In her eyes Luk-Coo is little better than his
twin sister, Elsam. She remembers how he lured Loptif
away from her, only to warp her into a pitiful thing of
darkness. For this she will never forgive Luk-Coo. If she
were not so preoccupied with Elsam, she would attempt
to finish Luk-Coo off now while he appears weakened.
During the Shadow Purge, Mool, another half-brother of
hers, greatly underestimated Dazazya’s prowess as a war-
rior and attempted to force himself upon her. His underesti-
mation caused him to take a horrible beating. It would have
cost him his life had Ajyra not intervened. Since then the
god of rage’s detest has grown towards her for what her phi-
losophy has done to so many of his children.
T’Hool is her greatest enemy outside of the divinities
of darkness. This is for the poisonous T’Hoolian Blood
Iron it created and the terrible war that the ferrums
waged against her people. No victory pleased her more
than the utter defeat of the ferrums.
Though Dazazya teaches magic is a false path and
necromancy is utterly repulsive. She has less animosity
towards the trolls than many other gods. The fact that
her children have never had a war with the orcs greatly
aids in this opinion. This animosity is further decreased
by her adversarial relationship with the Enforcers. This
is largely due to the battles she has fought with Xancero.
Zhaust’s close relationship with T’Hool has not helped ei-
ther. Though an entity of light, the vicious acts He Who
Has Many Names has committed have extinguished her
feelings of kinship towards him. Her feelings are softer
towards Helena and she likes Oliss.
Dazazya’s greatest friend is Arey, though she is
also friendly with these divinities: Austhay, Bacchus,
C’Tetaqwez, Lassadarnya, Quillicalian, and V’Lex. She also 8 - Wings of the Erelim
gets along fairly well with F’Tash, which adds to her uneasy This ritual causes golden eagle wings to sprout from
relationship with Phoenix. Great respect is shown towards your back. It allows you to double your bonus from your
her parents as well as Igvale, Leviathan, and Morghul. VIG Rating when calculating your flying speed.

Clergy [Druids and Priest – Cleric of Dazazya] 10 - Saints of Tranquility

This ritual summons the spiritual form of a deceased
Requirement(s): Meditation 3, Swords 1 and Weaver 1. entity that Dazazya has elevated to the status of saint-
hood. This ritual should never be used lightly, as this
Caster Checks: PRE + Piety + a Piety Forte in the given spirit has much to do. The FT is encouraged to make the
ritual, if possessed. specific saint which is called by this ritual the same ev-
ery time and develop a personality and name for them
Rituals: Clergy gain the below-mentioned rituals at the Cast- as you would for any other Ember. This saint will engage
er Status indicated. Your Meditation must be higher than you in conversation and will be able to advise you on a
your Hate or Love to retain your abilities to cast rituals. number of topics. The saint will also aid you in combat.
The amount of time it takes for the saint to respond to
2 - Surge of Tranquility you varies greatly based on where you are and what else
This ritual grants any subject of your choice an Atarax- it might be doing at the time.
ia score and 1 additional point of Ataraxia. Alternatively,
you may use this ritual to lower the Hate score of any
subject within 30 feet of you. You roll Piety against their
Hate. They may add any 1 Hate Forte they possess to this
roll. If you win the roll, then their Hate will be lowered by
1 + 1 for every Boost you achieve on your roll for the rest
of the scene – as long as you are within roughly 30 feet of
them. The subject will feel relaxed by your presence and
welcome it more and more. Even though they may still
be hostile towards you, you will gain a bonus to your Di-
plomacy rolls against them equal to the amount of Hate
you have temporarily removed for the rest of the scene.
Anyone subject to this ritual will also gain a +1 bonus to
Fear Resistance Rolls for the rest of the scene.

4 - The Sword Arm of Sol

This ritual turns your weapon to gold, lowers its Boost
by 1, and may be used to replace your weapon’s base Ar-
mor Surpass with your PRE Rating, if it is higher. When at-
tacking a meehan-ghe, you gain a bonus to Attack equal
to 50% of your Caster Status. It also allows you to strike
spirits of darkness. If this ritual is cast upon a weapon
made of gold, you are able to add your ENL Rating to the
weapon’s damage. This is in addition to your STR Rating
(and not in place of it). This weapon also glows brightly Ahuramazda (Elder Creator-deceased)
enough to be used as a light source and lasts for the en- The Highest
tire scene. This ritual was created by Sol, the greatest of
the erelim. Spirit Level
Nine (9)
6 Sigil of the High Sun
This ritual forces all bats, succubi, and wolves away Dominions
from the area. Additionally, all kalfars and meehan-ghes Gold, Judgment, Justice, Light, Protection, Righteous-
within the area will take a penalty to all skill rolls equal ness, Sun, Truth, and Wisdom.
to half your Caster Status until your next turn. To cast this
ritual you must ring a bell made of gold which leaves a Number
burning golden musical symbol in the air. Thirty-Nine (39)

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Gift
Light

Symbol
A sun, usually made out of gold.

Ceremonial Dress
Gold, yellow, and white are their favored colors.

Name of Day
The Day of Golden Light

Holy Text
The Way of the Righteous

Notes
It is said that Ahuramazda could survey the entire
world from its perch high in the sky, keeping a lookout for
wickedness and righteousness. The elder creator’s scrip-
tures state that evil will be completely defeated one day.
There are no shadows on its day. Although Ahuramazda
was murdered by Ahriman during the Second War of
M’ Lak (Demon)
Light and Darkness, many cults persist in its name until The God of Tomorrow
this very day. These cults are dedicated to the ideal that
light can never die and that the great sun will one day
shine again with life – and that life will triumph over de-
Spirit Level
Five (5)
struction once Ahuramazda has been resurrected.
All gold is the blood of this dead divinity (it should be
noted that gold is not mined on K’Vega-Thale, it is the Dominions
blood of Ahuramazda that fell to the ground). High Noon, New Beginnings, and Tomorrow.

Image Parents
Ahuramazda’s body was once the living sun. So strong is Ahriman and Elsam
the power of Ahuramazda’s light that its corpse continues
to illuminate K’Vega-Thale long after the Creator’s death. Number
None
Avatar
Two different azzandara dragons have held this posi- Weapon
tion. The first, Mithra, was killed by Azi Dahaka during Dagger
the War of Light and Darkness. The second, Apam Napat,
was killed by Ajyra shortly after the Second War of Light
and Darkness. Each of their skulls was presented to Ahri-
Gift
man, gifts which the Shadow King greatly enjoyed. New Beginnings

Divine Relationships Symbol

Ahuramazda watched closely over all the children of A disc that is half red and half black.
light and detested those of darkness.
Servitors
None

Sacrifices
Only your time and prayer.

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Prayers
Said during the day, often while the sun is high in the sky.
Omens
None
Typical Followers
Humans, freyaens, typhons, kalfars, and ogres; it is ru-
mored there is a vampyr cult dedicated to him.
Ceremonial Dress
Bright colors, whites, yellows, and gold with jewelry.
Church
M’Lak’s church is named The New Church of the
High Sun. His followers are currently attempting to
take over the church of Ahuramazda in Trade. They are
being resisted by the few remaining clergy of the dead
divinity which remain there. This is beginning to esca-
late into a serious conflict.
Name of Day
Tomorrow (the followers say it as if the new order will
literally begin tomorrow)
Holy Text
Words of the New God
Dogma
Accept all. This is the religion of tomorrow. When that
day comes, no one will be forgotten and the sacrifices of
today will be remembered in grand song. The new sun
shall soon rise.
The Nine Acts of Irreverence
• Greed.
• Failing to teach anyone that is interested about
the religion.
• Failure to minister to the masses.
• Failure to accept anyone that wants to become part
of the faith.
• Working against members of the faith.
• Disobeying your superiors.
• Failing to bring donations to the church.
• Tolerating the faithful of Ahuramazda, their time
is done.
• Refusing to aid another one of the faithful.
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Notes
This spirit is also known as M’lak, Malik, Malick,
Malak, The Rising God, The New God, The Noon God,
and The God of Tomorrow. His followers are called the
Malakim. His religion was founded by freyaen priests
in 4,444, and has since become in vogue in Trade. It is
feared that if he were to become the new divinity of
the sun, he could become vastly more powerful and
possibly send creation in a completely new direction.
Little is known about this religion, even by the fol-
lowers of this entity. Scholars attempting to gain in-
formation have become highly frustrated by their lack
of knowledge and circular logic. Many of these same
scholars are starting to question the apparent benevo-
lent appearance of this cult.
Image
M’Lak appears as a fashionably dressed human with
well-combed blonde hair, a strong jaw, blue eyes, and
tanned skin.
Court(s)
M’Lak is attempting to join the Court of Freedom.
Avatar
Gregor Trackton, a steel-grey-eyed human with long
dark-brown hair, serves as the head of this sect. While
not an official avatar, M’Lak has granted Gregor slight-
ly more power than he would otherwise possess.
Divine Relationships
This ambitious godling is attempting to become
the new divinity of the sun. His initial attempts were
deemed laughable by the other divinities. But as his
faith is growing, he is starting to acquire the unwanted
attention of many power entities such as He Who Has
Many Names, Xancero, Loptif, and Dazazya. Many think
his mother, Elsam, is behind this attempt as part of her
plot to free herself from the Curse of the Sun.
Clergy [Priest – Cleric of M’Lak]
Requirement(s): Diplomacy 2, Light Blades 2, and Love 1.
Caster Checks: PRE + Piety + a Piety Forte in the given
ritual, if possessed.
Rituals: M’Lak is currently only able to grant rituals up
to Caster Status 1. These are from the Priest Calling and
those from the Light Precept. You spend 3 instead of 4
points on the clergy advantage at character creation.
 The ritual in which they are committed to Azi Dahaka
involves butchering their flesh and infesting it with de-
monic entities. After these spirits infest them, they are
diseased and then imprisoned to await a slow death. Uni-
corns and other creatures of light are preferred, though
humans are also prized.

Prayers
Said at night.

Omens
In sudden sickness. The delirium brought on by fever is
carefully studied for insight from the master.

Typical Followers
Acheris, greys, meehan-ghes, chimbwis, and apophises.

Ceremonial Dress
Some favor fine robes of black velvet, while others at-
tend in moth-eaten rags. The only true item of worth is the
horn of a unicorn that the possessor severed themselves.
Azi Dahaka (Absolute Dragon)
The Unclean Spirit Church
Azi Dahaka cares nothing for churches. He views them
only as one more thing that must ultimately be destroyed.
Spirit Level
Eight (8)
Name of Day
Dominions The Day of Swine
Acheri, Apophis Dragons, Centipedes, Disease, Fe-
ver, Hidden Places within the Underworld, Illness, Pigs, Holy Text
Plague, Profaning Light, and Slaughter of Purity. None

Parents Dogma
Ahriman Obey Ahriman perfectly and you will be spared. All
other things are only awaiting death. End their wait if
Number they displease you.
Fourty (40)
The Nine Acts of Irreverence
Weapon
• Showing compassion.
Javelin
• Aiding the forces of light.
Gift • Refusing to defile purity.
Pig
• Granting a merciful death.
Symbol • Curing disease (for disease is the will of Azi Dahaka).
A severed unicorn’s horn. • Disobeying Ahriman’s plan.
• Serving the will of the other servitors of Ahriman
Servitors (they are all imperfect enemies – work towards
Morbus (demon) putting them to an end).
• Failing to show a warlock the proper respect.
Sacrifices
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Notes
A petty, jealous divinity that wants nothing more than his
master’s approval and the eradication of everything else, Azi
Dahaka’s origins are unknown. However, he is mentioned in
the earliest texts of N’Thraxu, meaning that he is likely even
older than the trolls. He was elevated to divine status for his
role in Ahuramazda’s death. His day is the first of the days
of monsters, the three days following the death of the sun.
The pig was created by Azi Dahaka from the rotten bodies
of other animals and is considered unclean food by many
peoples. Delighting in the slaughter of creatures of light, he
has constructed a throne made of unicorn horns.
Image
Azi Dahaka, the dragon who ate 10,000 unicorns, dress-
es in the body parts of creatures he has slain. He appears
as a massive black dragon or a black-skinned humanoid
with three dragon-like faces, each starting were the other
finishes. He has three mouths, six eyes, and three faces.
He is often accompanied by his three hunting hogs: Uthizik
(Misery), Ckyrnait (Affliction), and Rezahej (Contagion).
Court(s)
Darkness
Avatar
This position is held by a large unicorn named Ra-
Mazdo. This creature’s coat is mangy and grey. His flesh
crawls with disease. Ra-Mazdo’s family was caught and
devoured by Azi Dahaka’s hogs during the Shadow Purge.
When the dragon fell upon Ra-Mazdo, the unicorn low-
ered its head. While crying he praised the name of Azi
Dahaka and gave prayers unto him. So surprised was
the dragon by this act that he spared the unicorn’s life.
This mercy came with a condition, absolute loyalty. The
dragon’s first demand was Ra-Mazdo eat the flesh of his
dying family. After cannibalizing his wife and children, the
dragon accepted the unicorn’s worship. Stripped of the
life he knew and too tormented by his past to look back,
the unicorn devoted everything he had left into the wor-
ship of his new master. Through diplomacy, murder, and
rage, Ra-Mazdo eliminated everyone before him. With
the way cleared, he became his master’s first avatar.
Divine Relationships
No one is more loyal to Ahriman than Azi Dahaka. He is ob-
scenely jealous of Ajyra and plots the death of this interloper.
Nothing gives him more pleasure than to gain the worship
of meehan-ghes. In truth, he sees nothing but Ajyra in them
and hates the meehan-ghes for it. His wish is to bring about
the eradication of this species. His jealousy extends towards
all of the other divinities of darkness, each of whom he hates
bitterly, and this hatred extends in turn to all other divinities.
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The only good he sees in any of them is the joy he will take
in devouring them. The scar he still wears around his neck
exacerbates his hatred towards Pelgan with each passing day.
Though he’d never admit it, Pelgan is the only thing in exis-
tence that scares him (other than Ahriman).
Clergy [Cleric of Azi Dahaka]
Requirement(s): Conditioning 1, Hate 1, Piety 2, Spears
1, Speak Language: Ahrimanian, Spelunker 1 and Theol-
ogy 1.
Caster Checks: VIG + Hate + a Hate Forte in the given rit-
ual, if possessed.
Rituals: Members of this clergy gain the Darkness Pre-
cept and all the powers listed under this description at
the Status indicated. You also spend 3 instead of 4 points
on the clergy advantage at character creation.
0 - Mystic Auras
This ritual is identical to that described under the
Priest Calling.
1 - Skill Familiarity
You gain Skill Familiarity: Disease and a bonus to Dis-
ease Resistance Rolls equal to your Caster Status.
2 - Command Swine
You are able to command any form of pig. They will
comply with all simple commands and never attack you.
3 - Hide
You gain a Hide Rating of +1.
4 - Claws of Darkness
You gain claws of darkness which deal 4/1/5 and are
capable of inflicting damage on light spirits. Unicorns,
marutuk, and light spirits have Hypersensitivity to this
damage. These claws are retractable. It costs an Acceler-
ated Action to grow or retract them.
5 - Wings
You gain the ability to grow retractable wings, allowing
you to fly. Growing these wings is a Normal Action.
6 - Hide
You gain a Hide Rating of +1.
7 - Invulnerability to Disease
You gain Invulnerability to Disease.
8 - Plague Lord
You carry a multitude of diseases. This means your
flesh is infested with demonic essence. Their only effect
on you is cosmetic, but any who look upon you will be-
lieve you to be horribly diseased. Anyone that gets within
10 feet of you must make a Resistance Roll every round,
rolling their Conditioning (Disease) against your Hate
(People) + VIG Rating. If you win this roll, they will con-
tract several diseases. The exact effects of these diseases
are left up to the FT. Although they should include some
immediate effect such as lowering HG, speed, skill rolls,
or Stats. These diseases are especially virulent. If not
cured, they will lead to the subject dying a horrendously
painful, fever-racked death in a few days. Flesh rot, sleep-
ing sickness, extreme fever, or any other horrendous af-
fliction is permissible. The subject’s physical state should
rapidly deteriorate. Each disease must be cured sepa-
rately. Plague Lords are shunned even by those of their
own kind. All know they walk with death.

9 - Hide
You gain a Hide Rating of +1.

10 - Black Death
Unlike the other powers granted here, this is a ritual.
Casting it causes an epidemic to spread through a region. Kihea (Goddess)
This plague may be carried by animals such as fleas, or it
may be blood-borne, or passed on by having an infected Pandemonium
individual breath on you. Diseases are demonic entities
thus by casting this ritual you literally birth a new form of Spirit Level
demon. The forces of light consider this to be the most Six (6)
profane and dangerous ritual in existence.
Dominions
The Bizarre, Conception, Curses, Fertility, Perfume,
Monsters, Transmogrification, and Uniqueness.

Parents
Ahriman and Demar

Number
Fourty-One (41)

Weapon
Scourge (or Strikes)

Gift
Fertility

Symbol
A triangle with a circle inside.

Servitors
Lamashtu (daemon)

Sacrifices
Offering yourself sexually to one of her children or
handing over living priests of Demar to her minions.

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Prayers
Said at any time.
Omens
Often received after coupling, they come in the form of
strange sounds as if the ground is whispering to you.
Typical Followers
Infracti, ogres, kalfars, typhons, and humans. She is also
served by many horrendous monsters.
Ceremonial Dress
Long dresses of rope, leather, or cords that symbolize
the whip-like tails of the mother. Green and brown are
favored colors.
Church
There is a small cult of human females in Bale and the
surrounding countryside who worship her. They have di-
vided their order into several small cells. The women usu-
ally worship her through worshiping one of her children
who heads the cult. The monster usually takes sexual of-
ferings from the women. These couplings result in more
strange monsters. Most of the women in this cult view
their lives as horribly oppressed. The freedom found in
this sect draws them in. It is usually too late by the time
they discover its dark nature.
Kihea’s church in Trade holds a far more sanitized ver-
sion of this faith, based around conception. The true faith
is most perfectly practiced by the citizens of G’Dazzutholu
through many elaborate unwholesome rites.
Name of Day
The Day of Conception (this is the most likely day of
the cycle for a woman to conceive)
Holy Text
The Vicissitudes of Pandemonium
Dogma
Men, other than your own children, are the enemy.
Sex is a weapon. The bond between mother and child is
the strongest tie there is. Embrace change, in it we might
find another great weapon. Nothing is ugly, things simply
look different.
The Nine Acts of Irreverence
• Refusing to give yourself sexually to one of her
monstrous children.
• Terminating a pregnancy.
• Refusing to embrace change.
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• Having love for any man that is not one of your children.
• Failing to kill a man that is not one of your (or the
mother’s) children after mating with him.
• Attempting to prevent a pregnancy.
• Refraining from using sex as a weapon when
appropriate.
• Not showing love for your children, regardless of
what they look like or are.
• Revealing any secrets of the cult to a man.
Notes
Kihea is also known as The Mother of Monsters, The
Shattered Mirror, The Pale Queen, and Pandemonium.
Only women who have already become mothers may be
granted her divine mysticism.
Image
A strikingly beautiful woman with sharp angular fea-
tures. This goddess has brown hair, green skin, bright
orange eyes, a single horn on her head, three pairs of
breasts, three rows of small stunted wings, and six arms,
each ending in three claws. Her body ends in three whip-
like tails which she moves about on. All depictions of her
always show her nude.
Court(s)
Darkness and Freedom
Avatar
Born from her rape by Demar, Kihea’s oldest daughter,
Dortezzacra, serves as her avatar. This perverse creature
has a body that is vaguely reminiscent of a gorilla with
two cow heads upon her shoulders and a pig-like head
for her torso. This albino also has a tail made up of three
serpents. She roams the depth of the underworld, occa-
sionally visiting the various cults of her mother.
Divine Relationships
It is said that long ago Kihea was known as the kindly
daughter of Darkness. This is before Demar forced itself
upon her. This violation left her with her first brood of
children from which the chimeras came.
Despite this beauty’s monstrously alien mindset, Kihea
is highly seductive and can emit a powerful pheromone
which both men and gods find nearly impossible to resist.
She has seduced many great heroes who have sought out
her lair, at the bottom of K’Vega-Thale, in hopes of killing
her only to be seduced by her and then devoured. Each
of these couplings produces another monster.
Kihea hates Cinder but constantly attempts to ingrati-
ate herself to the goddess. She even went so far as to
teach Cinder the curse that was used to create the gor-
gon and other babas. For the role their followers play in
murdering her children, each of the Enforcers has earned
her hatred. None great though, than Oliss. T’Hool in-
spires her greatest respect; though she views any divinity
with a masculine aspect of any kind as suspect. Her only
friend is San. Mool has recently been making overtures
towards her which both frighten and intrigue her.
Clergy [Priestess – Cleric of Kihea]
Requirement(s): Conditioning 1, Hate 1, Love 1, Percep-
tion 1 and Spelunker 1. Her priestesses can buy advan-
tages that grant them a Hide Rating bonus.
Caster Checks: VIG + Hate + a Hate Forte in that ritual if
possessed or PRE + Love + a Love Forte in the given ritual,
if possessed.
Rituals: Clergy gain the below-mentioned rituals at the
Caster Status indicated. Unions between her priestesses
and monsters are often blessed with offspring. These
children are often unique monsters themselves. Some
are sterile, while others may be the beginning of a new
line of monsters.
2 - Monstrous Form
Casting this ritual gives you a number of points equal
to your Caster Status. These points may be divided in any
way you choose amongst your STR, DEX, VIG and PRE or
you may add them to your Reaction or Armor Rating.
The only limitation to how you spend these points is you
may spend no more than 50% (rounded down) of them
in any 1 category. You also gain a +1 bonus to 2 skills and
a Brawl attack which deals 3/0/6. You must design a form
before casting this ritual and build your character’s im-
age towards this. You only gain one form from this ritual
and the bonuses you select must make sense for your im-
age. Your image should continually evolve as your power
grows. You will not be able to use weapons or armor in
this form. You must succeed on a caster roll of 10 to com-
plete this ritual.
4 - Communicate with Monsters
Casting this ritual gives you the ability to speak with
monsters for the rest of the scene. For purposes of this
ritual, monsters are defined as creatures with 4 or less
INT that are not animals or members of a playable spe-
cies. It should also be stated that creatures with limited
INT scores are likewise limited in what they may discuss.
6 - Call to Monsters
When you cast this ritual a monster of a sort chosen by
your FT will make its way towards you. This monster will
most likely have an association with your goddess. The
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monster that comes will likely be closer to you than other
monsters, though it may still take as much as several days
for one to arrive at your position. It must also be noted
that there is nothing to protect the monster as it comes
to you. It is an unwise tactic to cast this in the middle of
most cities. Unless you simply wish the monster to in-
flict some damage on the populace. The call grants you a
subtle level of mental manipulation over the monster. It
will comply with most of your requests. But it is not fully
under your control, so its loyalty will depend on how well
you treat it. The limit on the amount of monsters you
may exert influence over with this ritual is equal to your
PRE Rating. You must possess Handle Animals 2 to cast
this ritual.
8 - Curse the Flesh
This ritual allows you to forcefully change a subject
into a monster. The subject must roll Meditation (Body
Control) against your Caster Check roll. If you win the roll,
they will be transformed into a monster of your choice,
though they retain their INT and ENL scores. The duration
of this ritual is determined by your Boosts. If you have no
Boosts, it lasts for the scene. 1 Boost will prolong the ef-
fects for 1 day, 2 for 2 days. 3 Boosts will make the change
permanent. You may spend 2 Advantage Points to lower
this ritual’s Boost from 5 to 4.
10 - Atrocious Form
This ritual works exactly like Monstrous Form, except
you gain 2 points per Caster Status, a +2 bonus to 4 skills
and a strike attack which deals 4/1/5. Being in this form
makes it far easier for you to conceive with a monster.
You must succeed on a Caster Check of 10 to complete
this ritual and a Caster Check of 20 to change back from
this ritual. So natural is your desire to stay in this mon-
ster’s skin that you must expend another point of Zeal to
change back to your natural form. If you wish, you do not
ever have to change back from your monster identity.
 was forged by T’Hool itself. He had four children be-
fore he died but put out a false prophecy stating he
would have a trinity of children and through them be
reborn. The first was with a kitsune, the second was
with a dragon, the third was with a typhon, and the
forth is a freyaen girl named Hayla. After Loptif killed
him, his body crashed into the Spire, making a crater
where it fell. Loptif then descended and ate his soul.
The crater eventually filled to become a lake of dark
blood on top of the Spire. Four streams of foul-smell-
ing water flow down from the Spire. The ogres of the
badlands that surround the Spire claim this water is
cursed. The meehan-ghes who became redcaps were
born through bathing in this lake which is filled with
his blood.

Image
Thogqalix looked like a regal red-furred kitsune.

Avatar
Thogqalix’s avatar, Xeghi-Zibahalia, also known as Zib
Thogqalix (God-deceased) the Eater of the Dead, still lives. He guards the lake where
his god’s body fell. Zib is being courted by A-Ya Doon the
Lying Fox avatar of Luk-Coo to join Luk-Coo’s faith.

Spirit Level
Six (6)

Dominions
Disinformation, False Prophecy, Foresight, Foxes, Kit-
sunes, Lies, Manipulation, Suspicion, and Worry.

Parents
Ahriman and Opiate.

Number
Fourty-Two (42)

Weapon
Garrote Wire

Symbol
A fox’s head.

Name of Day
The Day of the Fox

Holy Text
What Will Come

Notes
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 Sacrifices
Every lie said is a sacrifice to her. Loptif’s followers of-
ten ritually give themselves to vampyrs on her holy day.
Vampyrs have begun to refer to such individuals as “san-
guine puppets,” or “sanguinets.”

Prayers
Said during dusk and phrased as lies.

Omens
Of all divinities, Loptif is by far the most likely to actu-
ally appear to her followers.

Typical Followers
Goblins, vampyrs, freyaens, ogres, ferrums, and hu-
mans. She detests and is detested by meehan-ghes and
will not accept their worship nor have any attempted to
give it to her. She greatly prefers female freyaens and
freyaen vampyrs as followers. The majority of high of-
ficials in her church are from these ranks. Her clergy is
composed of extremely ambitious individuals.
Loptif (Apotheosis)
Savior of the Subjugated Ceremonial Dress
Loptif’s followers wear outfits of black, red, and yellow
whenever it suits them.
Spirit Level
Six (6)
Church
Loptif’s followers are making a concerted effort to
Dominions establish themselves as a mainstream religion and are
Change, Chaos, Coercion, Cold, Deceivers, Deicide,
Disinformation, Guile, Lies, Manipulation, Pears, Slander, currently claiming the churches of Nif, Thogqalix, and
Strife, and Suspicion. Eish-Mee, especially those in Trade. In the process, they
distance themselves from any divinities which the local
populous finds distasteful.
Parent
Loptif was the second freyaen created by Dazazya.
Name of Day
The Day of the Fox, or The Day of Pears, as her follow-
Number ers call it.
Fourty-Two (42)

Weapon Holy Text

Spiked Flail A Time for Change. This text paints Loptif as the wis-
est of divinities who simply wishes to bring about a
utopian tomorrow free of ignorance, hate, and pain. It
Gift trumpets her as understanding the plight of the people
Pear Trees of K’Vega-Thale having once been one of them. It states
that by giving her your worship you can help create an
Symbol age in which all peoples can become divine. After all,
A pear split into three pieces, one black, one red, and she has no desire to be truthful with her followers or
one yellow. These are never made of gold. explain her true goals to them. She merely wishes them
to go forth and convince others of her inherent good-
Servitors ness. Her aims are furthered by converting others to her
Loptif has no natural servitors; however, a small group cause and sowing as much dissent as possible within
of hrimthurs have flocked to her banner after the death other faiths. People have much more reason to lie when
of their creator, Nif. they are turned against each other.

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Dogma
Every lie ever told, no matter how small, is a prayer to
Loptif. Do all you can to make others think there is noth-
ing wrong with lying – especially if they are only little
white lies or lies designed to not hurt someone’s feelings.
Her power grows bit by bit with each falsehood uttered.
To be considered for her clergy, you must first realize that
A Time for Change . . . is a lie.
The Nine Acts of Irreverence
• Laziness
• Believing the lies of others.
• Refusing to use any means to bring another into
the faith.
• Fulfilling promises when they do not aid you.
• Refraining from causing strife when given the
opportunity.
• Refusing to kill or discredit a meehan-ghe when the
opportunity presents itself.
• Speaking of Loptif in a way which causes others to
view her negatively.
• Openly discussing any concerns you might have
about any part of A Time for Change not being truthful.
• Refusing to corrupt purity whenever the chance
presents itself.
Notes
Loptif; also known as Eater of Souls, Mother of Gob-
lins, Savior of the Subjugated, The Gentle Lie, and Lady
White Lie; is the younger sister of Freya and was the
second freyaen created by Dazazya. Amongst the origi-
nal freyaen (of which she is the only one left) she was
known as the deepest thinker and many came to her for
her council. It was this position which led her to Luk-
Coo. At the time this was the closest any freyaen had
ever come to attempting to study darkness – and by ex-
tension their enemies the meehan-ghes. So interested
did she become in this faith that she eventually became
the god’s avatar. When she removed herself from her
deep contemplative studies, she noticed the ever-grow-
ing wonder of the country Freya was building. Jealously
slowly began to consume her. She delved deeper into
the darkness in her quest to gain power through knowl-
edge. As her morality faded, she began to commit more
and more horrific acts. Finally, after Loptif had commit-
ted an act of demonolatry through blood sacrifice, Luk-
Coo could tolerate her acts no longer. So greatly did her
blasphemy offend him that he cursed her to become
what she hated the most: a meehan-ghe. What resulted
was a creature stripped of tranquility cursed to shun
daylight and crave blood, the first vampyr.
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Loptif achieved apotheosis by devouring Nif. She has
also eaten the souls of Thogqalix and Eish-Mee. She is
the only mortal ever to have become divine.
Image
Loptif is a mid-morning freyaen with light blond hair
and bright green eyes.
Court(s)
Darkness
Avatar
Thela Thorn, a freyaen who is her last living female de-
scendant, has recently become her first avatar. Loptif be-
lieves Thela to be the chosen one of Ahriman, She Who
Dances as the World Ends.
Divine Relationships
Nearly all gods fear and despise Loptif. After her apo-
theosis through devouring Nif, Loptif did not understand
how to claim dominions, so Zikieniss was able to claim
snow, and Ibikyne was able to claim ice. Loptif feels they
stole essences which were rightfully hers and utterly
hates both deities. There is great tension between her
and Ajyra. A god she has detested since her mortal days,
whom she plots to devour. She is greatly jealous of Hystyr
and covets her position. Her major focus is currently on
weeding out the remaining followers of Luk-Coo, recruit-
ing those that will leave, and killing the rest. Although
she works directly for Ahriman, it is difficult to qualify
their relationship as an alliance. Loptif is simply useful
to The Shadow King. Loptif’s greatest ally is Azi Dahaka.
Their relationship is based on mutual disdain for the oth-
er divinities of darkness. Weendigo and Mool are also on
fair terms with her.
Clergy [Nightstalkers]
Requirement(s): Academics 1, Chains and Whips 1, Guile
1, Hate 1, Insight 2, Piety 1 and Theology 1.
Rituals: Nightstalkers are handled differently than other
clerics. Instead of gaining the benefits of the druid, priest,
or shaman they gain 3 Precepts: Air, Cold and Darkness.
Loptif acquired these powers by consuming souls of oth-
er divinities. Many nightstalkers become vampyrs.
 Prayers
Said at any time. Most sailors pray to her before
leaving port.

Omens
Unknown

Typical Followers
Several mystery cults dedicated to her have begun in
port cities. However, she grants the members of these
cults no greater than Caster Status 2. This means that
none are higher than acolytes. Her only true followers
are the turso-thalattes.

Ceremonial Dress
Many tend to wear robes with her symbol.

Church
Nothing is known to the surface world of this entity
other than it exists.
Kraken (Goddess)
Name of Day
Aphotic Ruler The Day of Drowning. On this day no ships leave port
and many return the day before to avoid the most likely
Spirit Level day to be sunk at sea.
Six (6)
Holy Text
Dominions Unknown
Cephalopods, Drowning, Ocean Trenches (and all which
lives there), Seaweed, Sinking Ships, and Turso-Thalatte. Dogma
This is largely unknown. All the cultists know is she of-
Parents fers a mysterious new world and requires victims to be
Ahriman and Leviathan drowned in her name. They believe she will allow them
the power to strike out against their enemies.
Number
Fourty-Three (43)
The Nine Acts of Irreverence
Weapon • Refusal to obey any order from the cult’s leader
Bite (the other eight are unknown, assuming they
even exist).
Gift
The several edible kinds of seaweed. Notes
There is no deity that the sirens fear more. Any siren
Symbol caught worshiping Kraken the Aphotic Ruler will be exe-
A cone with a disc on top of it. It is covered in strange scrawl. cuted. This sentence is carried out on the traitor’s friends
and family as well, just to be safe. The nature of this reli-
Servitors gion is meant to be a mystery and FTs are encouraged to
Husjerovika (demon) find their own dark motives for it.

Sacrifices Image
Drowning surface dwellers in the sea and then leaving An enormous, terrifying looking squid usually depict-
their bodies. ed in gold.

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Court(s)
Darkness

Avatar
Unknown

Divine Relationships
It is thought she is loyal to Ahriman, otherwise nothing
is known of her feelings towards other divinities.

Clergy [Priests – Cleric of Kraken]

Requirement(s): Hate 2, Intimidate 1, Spelunker 1 and
Waterman 1.

Caster Checks: INT + Hate + a Hate Forte in the given rit-

ual, if possessed.

Rituals: Clergy gain the below-mentioned rituals at the

Caster Status indicated. Non-turso-thalattes can go no
higher than Caster Status 2 in this faith.

2 - Hide Phoenix (Goddess)

You gain a Hide Rating of +1. The Lady with Flaming Wings
4 - My Word is Your Command
As the ritual detailed under Xancero. Spirit Level
Seven (7)
6 - Hide
You gain a Hide Rating of +1. Dominions
Ash, Desert, Drought, Firebirds, Glass and Glass Work-
8 - Bleeding Eyes ing, Rebirth, Sand, and Smoke.
When you cast this ritual, your subject must roll Condi-
tioning (Life Force) against your Caster Check. If you win, Parents
the subject’s eyes begin to bleed, causing them 1 point of Igvale and Morghul
damage and making them blind for 1 day. One Boost will
double the damage and duration of the blindness. Two Number
Boosts will cause 3 damage and inflict permanent blind- Fourty-Four (44)
ness. The pain accompanying this permanent blindness is
so great that the subject is likely to rip their own bleeding Weapon
eyes from the sockets. Saber

10 - Disintegrate Gift
When you cast this ritual, your subject must roll Ac- Glass
robatics (Reflexes) against your Caster Check. If you win,
the subject takes 40 points of damage. The subject takes Symbol
another 40 points of damage for every Boost you roll. Blown glass with a symbol of a phoenix etched into it.

Servitors
Bennus (daemon)

Sacrifices
Foes of the faith killed in honorable combat. Also al-
ways carrying yourself with respect.

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Prayers spect you. It must be what your presence commands.
Said from morning to noon. Death is not to be feared. Like Phoenix, you will rise from
the ashes to destroy your enemies. Be assured you are
beloved by the Lady with Flaming Wings.
Omens The desert is our holy land. Guard it as if it were your
In the form of clouds suddenly clearing above or the
honor. Let none take it from us. Oppose the divinities of
air around you suddenly becoming warmer.
water, darkness, and magic. They are loathsome things
without honor. Above all, oppose the Rainmaker, F’Tash,
Typical Followers for she would take our home and drowned the honor of
Freyaens, hibbens, and humans. She will not accept our flames.
the worship of sirens and has only ever had one meehan-
ghe worshiper.
The Nine Acts of Irreverence
Ceremonial Dress • Exhibiting fear of dying.
Fabrics of red, yellow and orange are preferred. Liquid • Disobeying a superior.
glass, feathered cloaks and helms with long red or orange
• Breaking your word.
plumes are also favored.
• Refusing to extend hospitality.
Church • Failing to accept an honorable surrender.
Phoenix’s greatest church lies in the Desert of Ash. • Refusing to allow someone you have defeated to
convert to the faith.
Name of Day • Allowing your items of mystical liquid glass to fall
The Day of Rebirth
into another’s hands.

Holy Text • Refusing to battle a siren or other follower of F’Tash.

Through Flame and Ash: The Journey to the Life Beyond. • Keeping company with those who have no honor.

Dogma
You must be a beacon of virtue upon the ground as
Phoenix is upon the wind. Look to her as an example of
all that is honorable, just, and good. Then internalize this
within yourself so others may look upon you as such.
While your enemies may hate you, even they should re-
Notes
The reason deserts suffer such long droughts is be-
cause Phoenix chases away the thunderbirds when they
attempt to bring rain. This is also why rain storms are so
violent in the desert. They are the result of the battles
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Image
A massive red-orange feathered bird of fire.
Court(s)
Order
Avatar
Nessanca, a freyaen, is the leader of the Heavenly Or-
der of the Burning Knighthood.
Divine Relationships
Phoenix’s greatest enemy is F’Tash. Though she loathes
all divinities of water. The divinities of darkness and
those of magic are also her sworn enemies. Nogus slew
her during the Gods’ War as she attempted to prevent
him from entering the mirror and escaping the chains of
He Who Has Many Names. However, 40 days later she
was reborn from the immolated ashes of her corpse with
flaming wings that were brighter than before.
While Phoenix respects the Enforcers, she considers
their tactics to be dishonorable. Due to the worship she
has gained from freyaens her relationship has become
strained with Dazazya. Her greatest ally is her brother,
Kyrleef. Though she would never admit it, she is extreme-
ly jealous that he ended up with dominion over honor.
Despite being of opposing courts, she has always been
friendly with Cinder. Even having gone so far as to pro-
vide services for her. She has been lovers with both Pel-
gan and Kyrleef. She always shows great respect to both
her parents.
Clergy [Priests – Cleric of Phoenix]
Requirement(s): Conditioning 1, Jeweler 3, Light Blades 1
and the advantage Basic Armor Training.
Caster Checks: VIG + Piety + a Piety Forte in the given
ritual, if possessed.
Rituals: Clergy gain the below-mentioned rituals at the
Caster Status indicated.
2 - Endure the Desert
The subject you cast this ritual upon will no longer
experience any adverse effects from being in the desert.
This means that they need not make any Conditioning
rolls regarding Heat or thirst. This ritual guides their body
into oneness with the desert. The FT should describe odd
feelings at the way this ritual changes your body’s natu-
ral needs and responses. The effects of this ritual last for
1 day. While you can cast this ritual on any target you
desire, you only ever need to cast it on yourself once be-
cause its duration upon you is permanent. You must have
Conditioning 2 to cast this ritual.
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4 - From Fire and Flame
When you gain this Caster Status, you undergo an
elaborate ceremonial initiation into the Heavenly Order
of the Burning Knighthood. This ceremony involves sa-
cred oaths and being bathed in the goddess’s burning
breath. At the conclusion of this ritual, if you have not
been consumed by the flames, you become known as a
Plume of the Phoenix
As a knight, fire no longer inflicts damage upon you.
Instead, you will heal one HG for every point of damage
you would ordinarily take from flame. Once you gain this
power you can no longer be healed by any other source,
including Light Rituals and rest. Additionally, you no lon-
ger need to drink, but you will now have to eat ash for
sustenance. Drinking any form of liquid deals 5 damage
to you. You suffer 2 points of damage per round in which
you are openly exposed to rain. You take 4 points of dam-
age per round you are underwater and you will drown
twice as quickly as any other member of your species.
6 - Liquid Glass
Glass will turn to liquid under your touch once you
have casted this ritual. It also gives you a bonus to all
Glassblower rolls equal to your Caster Status for the rest
of the scene. Additionally, it allows you to create a suit
of armor forged from glass. Even though it is forged from
glass, this armor is as strong as steel platemail, though
it incurs no Skill Penalty. If the armor is damaged, it will
repair itself by the next scene. The armor can also sprout
wings of flame a number of times per day equal to your
PRE Rating. These wings last for the scene and allow you
a bonus to your flight speed equal to your Caster Status.
The glass itself becomes like living liquid, morphing and
reshaping around your body. It is capable of changing
form or color into anything you want. You may execute
this change every round, as an Accelerated Action, if you
so desire. You may not wear this and another suit of ar-
mor at the same time.
This ritual also enables you to make a saber of glass. It
is as strong as steel and has an extra point of Armor Sur-
pass. It is capable of producing burning flame – the high-
er your PRE Rating is, the greater the glow of this fire will
be. As an Accelerated Action, you may cause this blade
to burn with fire a number of times per day equal to your
ENL Rating. Once this has been activated, the flame deals
1 extra point of Fire damage per point of your PRE Rating.
It also glows brightly, allowing you to use it as a torch.
The creations you make with this ritual are mystical
items. The creation of each of these items drains you of
1 permanent point of Zeal. While it is possible to make
such items for other individuals, it is considered disre-
spectful, because if Phoenix had wanted the individual
in question to have this power, she would have granted
it to him or her. The above-mentioned armor and saber
are the two most common items created with this ritual,
though the FT is encouraged to allow players to create
other items along this power level. However, it must be
noted that all such items cost 1 permanent point of Zeal,
as you are literally investing your mystical energy into the
glass in order to contain these powers within. Of course,
you may use this ritual simply to gain a bonus to your
Glassblower roll without investing mystically in the item.
All glass armor and weapons made by the character
are melted over their body at their death. It is consid-
ered a great disgrace to lose these items, and their loss
or destruction will likely lead to the loss of Piety. To cast
this ritual you must have Jeweler 8 and the Jeweler Forte
(Glassblower).

8 - Firebird Mount
This ritual summons a firebird. This spirit will forever-
more serve as your flying mount. The FT is encouraged to
give the spirit a dramatic entrance when it first appears.
If the spirit is not within calling distance, you merely
need to cast this ritual and it will be called back to you.
The amount of time this will take depends on where the
firebird is located. These spirits are detailed in The Book
of True Names. F’ Tash (Goddess)
10 - From the Ashes Rainmaker
The first time you die, you burst into flame. This flame
deals 10 damage to anyone within 10 feet of you, unless Spirit Level
they roll at least 20 on an Acrobatics (Reflexes) roll. From Seven (7)
these ashes a worm is born. In 4 days’ time the worm
(which is nearly indestructible) will become a child of the Dominions
species and gender of the knight who died. In 40 more The Coast, Clouds, Hurricanes, Lightning, Opportunis-
days, the child will become a fully grown young adult who tic Behavior, Rain, Sharks, Singing, Sirens, Storms, Thun-
looks strikingly like the original knight. This individual has der, Thunderbirds, and Weather.
all the abilities and memories of the knight. This new char-
acter is given over to the player. This power will only work Parents
one time, and once it has been gained, the knight can nev- Igvale and Leviathan
er again benefit from the Resurrection Ritual.
Number
Fourty-Five (45)

Weapon
Dokimby

Gift
Singing

Symbol
An etched carving of a thunderbird, usually done on
silver. This is occasionally made on a medallion on which
the edges form a shark’s open mouth.

Servitors
The trinity of cloud spirits, consisting of: gentle doves,
shower swans, and thunderbirds (all daemons).

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Sacrifices
Alcohol which is left outside during violent storms and
making war in her name.
Prayers
Said whenever a storm is threatening or early in
the morning.
Omens
F’Tash’s omens come in voices within thunder or car-
ried upon the wind of storms. Storms that suddenly ap-
pear can also be viewed as omens.
Typical Followers
Sirens, meehan-ghes, satyrs, freyaens, and hibbens.
Ceremonial Dress
Brown, blue, and red colored outfits decorated with
feathers and bones.
Church
Most of her churches are in siren grottoes.
Name of Day
The Day of Storms. It often rains on this day.
Holy Text
Words Spoken within Thunder
Dogma
Make war upon your enemies. Do not forget that every-
thing is a weapon. The strongest can be defeated by a clev-
er tongue, while the smartest can be defeated with a thick
club. Advance yourself by using every tool you have. Sirens
must never forget that they are better than all other spe-
cies. Never practice magic. Its power was exposed as false
in the glory of lightning, when the trolls were defeated.
Make war upon those that follow the trolls. Defeat them
as the goddess F’Tash had defeated their masters.
Only a coward allows those that are weaker than them-
selves to have what they desire. Do not be the coward. Take
what you want. If you will not, do not begrudge it to some-
one stronger when they take it from you. Regret is for those
that miss opportunities. Never miss an opportunity. Make
all you come in contact with feel ashamed of the inferiority
of their divinity when compared to your goddess.
The Nine Acts of Irreverence
• Being a coward.
• Trusting anyone whom you do not love.
• Showing honor – battles are to be won, they need
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not necessarily be fought well.
• Refusing to lie when it would benefit you.
• Thinking about the goddess in a sexual way.
• Refusing to engage in a battle of any kind when it is
likely you will win.
• Not taking advantage of an opportunity.
• Refraining from bullying those weaker than you.
• Allowing anything to stand between you and what or
whom you love.
Notes
A thunder goddess who embodies both the war and
trickster archetypes, F’Tash is constantly at odds with
someone. F’Tash disdains her soft, beautiful exterior,
as her appearance often leads to her being sexualized,
which makes her uncomfortable. Despite her gender, she
prefers the members of her clergy to be male, although
there are many within it that are female. F’Tash is also
known as F’Tosh, Rainmaker, Rain Lady, Lady of Rain,
Mother of Sharks, and Thunderer.
Image
A tall, powerfully built, yet voluptuous siren with
bright red feathers. Many consider her to be the second
most gorgeous goddess behind Cinder.
Court(s)
Freedom
Avatar
Godi the Thunderstruck, who some call the Mad King
in hushed whispers. He is an extremely tall and power-
fully built siren who moves freely between siren com-
munities. His role is that of overlord. He makes certain
that no colony moves too far from the goddess’s will.
Although Godi the Thunderstruck is generally disliked,
his mental acumen and power as a warrior causes few
to challenge his word. Those that question him will
feel the power of thunder for at least several moments
before they die.
Divine Relationships
F’Tash is an arrogant goddess who looks down
upon the other divinities, considering none her equal.
Though as hard as the sound of thunder, she also has a
playful nearly childlike side. This often manifests itself
in the tricks she plays on other divinities, which is her
favorite pastime. Her target is either those she thinks
won’t fight back or her current infatuation. She is a
passionate and volatile lover, prone to mood swings,
and losing interest. Quillicalian and V’Lex are her great-
est friends and have both been her lover on numerous
occasions. Bacchus and Dazazya have also both held
her affections, which has helped lead to better rela-
tions between their peoples. After the Wind Jackal’s
began to worship her, she was attacked by Ajyra. The
two battled for five days before filling the sixth day
with love making. C’Tetaqwez’s attempts at wooing
the goddess amuse her, as she considers herself vastly
superior to him.
Since her birth, F’Tash has found herself locked in a
bitter war with her mortal enemy Phoenix. Though she
fought against the divinities of darkness in the Shadow
Purge, she has had many more battles with the gods
of order and considered them to be greater enemies.
Many bits of ancient cryptic writing hint that all three
types of cloud spirits were created by the trolls long
before the goddess existed. These rumors fuel her ha-
tred of the trolls even more and any mention of them
is considered blasphemy. So strong is her hatred of
trolls that only it can cause her to tolerate the gods
of order. F’Tash was one of the great heroines of the
Gods’ War. Her followers constantly hurl this as an in-
sult at those that worship Phoenix, who fell to a troll.
Clergy [Druids and Shamans – Cleric of F’Tash]
Requirement(s): Athletics 1, Crushing 1, Guile 1, Intimi-
date 1 and Sing 1.
Caster Checks: PRE + Piety + a Piety Forte in the given
ritual, if possessed.
Rituals: Clergy gain the below-mentioned rituals at the
Caster Status indicated.
2 - Thunderclap
Casting this ritual gives you a bonus to damage equal
to 50% of your Caster Status to your Brawl (Striking) at-
tacks for the rest of the scene. This extra damage is Sonic.
You may buy a 1-point advantage that allows you to cast
this on other subject’s or Blunt weapons.
4 - Bolt of Lightning
When you cast this ritual, you immediately hurl a bolt
of lightning at a target of your choice. Your subject rolls
their Acrobatics (Reflexes) against your Piety. If the subject
is wearing metal armor you gain a +4 bonus to your roll.
If you win the roll the lightning deals Electricity damage
equal to your Caster Status + your PRE Rating and ignores
Armor Rating. It also deals 1 extra point of damage per
Boost (this means 2 points of damage for every Boost).
6 - Song of the Rain
This ritual causes spirits of rain to arrive at the loca-
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tion within the next 1-8 days – your PRE Rating. You must
have at least 1 Grade in Sing to cast this ritual.
8 - Quiver of Lightning
Before casting this ritual, you must first make a quiv-
er for the lightning from the skin of a shark. To make
this quiver, you must roll a 25 or better on a Leath-
erworker (Skinning) roll. Once you have made the
quiver, you must wait until F’Tash’s day and beseech
a thunderbird to breathe its electrical breath into the
skin. Once this is done, you then cast the ritual, which
causes you to permanently expend 1 point of Zeal.
Upon completing the above, you create a quiver
that makes occasional buzzing sounds. From this quiv-
er you may produce living bolts of lightning which you
may throw or use as melee weapons. These bolts deal
damage as the ritual Bolt of Lightning, but instead of
using Piety, you use Spears (Javelin) to Attack. These
attacks are against the subject’s Defense. You may
produce an unlimited amount of these bolts. You must
have at least Leatherworker 8 to be able to create the
item which this ritual is cast into.
10 - Fulmination’s Chorus
This ritual summons hurricane-level winds. This ut-
ter chaos affects all before you. Indiscriminately hurl-
ing subjects and objects into the air (and then to the
ground!), it is even powerful enough to topple build-
ings. While you are immune to these effects, no one
else is. Everyone caught outside in the area of the
storm must roll Acrobatics (Balance) against your Pi-
ety roll. Subjects that weigh 300lbs and over gain a +1
bonus to this roll and an additional +1 bonus for every
100lbs they weigh above that. Circumstantial bonuses
should also be awarded to anyone near large objects.
If your roll is greater than the subjects’, they will be
lifted into the air and take an amount of Blunt damage
equal to your Caster Status + PRE Rating when they fall
to the ground. They also take 1 point of extra damage
per Boost. Otherwise, they will be immobilized on the
ground or against a large object and will be unable to
take any action until the winds have stopped. The wind
lasts for a number of rounds equal to your ENL Rating
or 1, whichever is higher. This ritual may not be cast
inside or underground. You must have at least Sing 8
to cast this ritual.
 Prayers
Said during the middle of the day or after a rainstorm.

Omens
These come in the appearance of rainbow light, the
whispers in the wind, or in odd behavior from birds.

Typical Followers
Chezari, freyaens, and sirens.

Ceremonial Dress
Blue, pink, and pearl white colors are favored.

Church
The Abbey of Wind on the edge of the Jungle of Shi is
his largest temple. His temples are usually on cliffs on the
sides of mountains where there is a lot of wind. The build-
ings usually have large open windows and doors. There are
often many birds that roost nears these buildings.

C’ Tetaqwez (Absolute Dragon) Name of Day

The Day of Wind
Feathered Rainbow
Holy Text
Spirit Level Wind and Feathers
Six (6)
Dogma
Dominions Be loyal to me, those who trust you, and to yourself.
Birds of Prey, Chezari, Chickens, Cockatrices, Loyalty, Be free like the birds. Do not imprison yourself literally
Rainbows, Wind, and Wyverns. or metaphorically. Make K’Vega-Thale better where and
when you can. Respect yourself and others.
Parent
Igvale The Nine Acts of Irreverence
• Showing disloyalty to others.
Number • Being disloyal to yourself.
Fourty-Six (46) • Imprisoning others.
• Failing to enjoy life.
Weapon
Lance • Acting out of anger.
• Failing to pursue love.
Gift • Refusing to kill your enemies when you can.
Chickens • Failing to show respect to everyone.
• Showing disrespect to your superiors in the faith.
Symbol
A Rainbow
Notes
C’Tetaqwez aided Dazazya by bestowing her children
Servitors with immunity to the breath of the cockatrice. He has fa-
Ziz thered two species the ornezes, a bird-like people, which
were exterminated during the Shadow Purge and the che-
Sacrifices zari. It is his job to signify to the peoples of the world that
All he asks for is the loyalty of his followers. F’Tash’s rage has subsided by bridging a rainbow in the sky.

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Image damage. These claws are retractable. It costs an Acceler-
An enormous wyvern with rainbow striped wings and ated Action to grow or retract them.
a head full of feathers.
5 - Wings
You gain the ability to grow retractable wings, allowing
Court(s) you to fly. Growing these wings is a Normal Action. For
Dragon
every Caster Status you gain above 5, you gain a +1 bonus
to your flying speed.
Avatar
Trengixxond, a thin chezarus, serves in this position. 6 - Hide
He lives in the Abbey of Wind. You gain a Hide Rating of +1.

Divine Relationships 7 - Invulnerability to Electricity

C’Tetaqwez has been courting F’Tash for a long time. He
was once involved romantically with Dazazya and gifted
her with the cockatrice. He also disdains Phoenix, partly
because of his love for F’Tash and partly because he finds
her insufferably arrogant. He enjoys the gods and relates
better towards them than the other dragons. During the
Gods’ War, he took the side of the gods against the trolls. A
lover of air and light, he has only negative feelings towards
those that align themselves with darkness.
Clergy [Cleric of C’Tetaqwez]
Requirement(s): Academics 1, Acrobatics 1, Diplomacy 1,
Farmer 1, Love 1, Meditation 1 and Piety 2.
Caster Checks: INT + Love + a Love Forte in the given rit-
ual, if possessed.
Rituals: Clergy gain the Air Precept and the below-men-
tioned rituals at the Caster Status indicated. You also
spend 3 instead of 4 points on the clergy advantage at
character creation.
You gain Invulnerability to Electricity.
8 - Breath of Lightning
This power grants you the ability to spray a stream of
lightning from your mouth. Your subject must roll their
Acrobatics (Reflexes) against your Brawl (Breath Weap-
on). If you win, the subject takes an amount of lightning
damage equal to your Caster Status. It also deals 1 extra
point of damage per Boost. This power Boosts on 2. If the
subject is wearing metal armor you gain a +4 bonus to
your roll.
9 - Hide
You gain a Hide Rating of +1.
10 - Fast Flying
Your flying speed increases by 100 times.

0 - Mystic Auras
This ritual is identical to that described under the
Priest Calling.

1 - Electricity Tolerance
You also gain Electricity Tolerance equal to 2 + your Cast-
er Status and Invulnerability to the breath of the cockatrice.

2 - Reflexes Resistance
You gain a bonus to Reflexes Resistance Rolls equal to
your Caster Status.

3 - Hide
You gain a Hide Rating of +1.

4 - Claws of Lightning
You gain claws of lightning which deal 4/1/5 (of Elec-
tricity damage) and are capable of inflicting damage on
earth spirits. Earth spirits have Hypersensitivity to this

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 Prayers
None

Omens
In the form of the ground trembling and images of
massive carnage.

Typical Followers
Only the brutally insane would worship her.

Ceremonial Dress
None

Church
The only church to her in the world is in Trade. It is
simply an empty building that is cleaned by the city.

Name of Day
The Day of Carnage

Behemoth (Goddess) Holy Text

None
Thunder Underground
Spirit Level Dogma
None
Six (6)

Dominions The Nine Acts of Irreverence

Carnage, Cataclysm, Corpses Left Behind by War, • The only rule is that everything must be destroyed.
Destruction, Disasters, Earthquakes, Elephant, and
Hippopotamus. Notes
Behemoth is imprisoned within the soil, beneath the
Parents orc lands. She was forced there by the trolls during the
Demar and T’Hool Gods’ War. The other gods have thought it best to leave
her there.
Number
Fourty-Seven (47) Image
A creature nearly a mile long and half a mile high,
Weapon her image is drawn from an elephant, hippopotamus,
and crocodile.
None

Gift Court(s)
Elephants (which are used as prized mounts) None

Symbol Avatar
An graven image of a monstrous elephant. None

Servitors Divine Relationships

Haage (daemon) None, she has the mind of an animal.

Sacrifices Clergy
Brutal Killing She supports no clerics.

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 Sacrifices
Causing others to change their points of view or oper-
ate for a time in a fashion that contradicts their goals.

Prayers
Usually alternated by saying them one day in the
morning, then the next in the evening. Prayers to him are
said to be the most glorious when said in front of other
divinities’ shrines or temples.

Omens
None, he simply appears to you, although some say he
is less of an idiot than he acts. They claim there is wisdom
interlaced with his foolish ramblings.

Typical Followers
Raxsol largest followings are amongst ogres and humans.

Ceremonial Dress
Light purple and green clothing as well as yellow and
black hats.
Raxsol (God)
The Wit Church
They are universally small and terribly built. Many
have collapsed with worshipers inside.
Spirit Level
Five (5)
Name of Day
The Day of Fools
Dominions
Assumptions, Boasting, Contradictions, Opposites, Holy Text
Paradoxes, Confusion, Giving Up, Gloating, Incompe- The Mystery of Obvious Paradoxes. The scriptures
tence, Surrender, Perspective, Half-wits, and Idiots. contain 19 chapters, but the 10th chapter, titled “The
Rings of Intuition,” is the most famous. This chapter is a
Parents grouping of simple contradictions to be meditated upon
deeply to enlighten the practitioner. They were collected
Nif and T’Hool
from the various recordings of encounters with this god
by the male freyaen sage Tromu.
Number
Fourt-Eight (48) Dogma
The dogma of this god was collected from his various
Weapon ramblings. There are people who claim the work he in-
Scimitar spired is an enlightened way to live. Through this work,
he teaches his followers to embrace different ways of
Gift thinking to gain greater perspective. He states that it is
Viewpoints his followers’ duty to force others to attempt to solve
problems by means other than those they would nor-
mally attempt. Raxsol’s holy text states that all must view
Symbol the world through many different sets of eyes – only then
Infinity Symbol can one truly live or understand life. Enlightenment is
said to be gained by unraveling the great mysteries of the
Servitors coexistence of simplistic oppositions, such as: Fire in Ice,
Manea (daemon) Truth in Lies, Life in Death, Carnality in Chastity, Noise in

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Silence, Clam in Storm, Starvation in Gluttony, Poverty in
Wealth, Winning in Losing, and Emotion in Apathy. Clergy
who claim to have mastered these understandings state
that when the moment of clarity arrived, it brought with
it blinding light that has forever realigned their harmony.

The Nine Acts of Irreverence

This god is both lazy and extremely touchy. The FT should
feel justified in giving or taking away Piety from the charac-
ter for nearly anything. He has no list of acts of irreverence.

Notes
Raxsol is known to appear to random people, claiming
that they are evil and forcing them to look upon him, stat-
ing, “Evil creature, look upon me for I am so good that I’ll
kill you!” He is also as likely to challenge the people he ap-
pears before to games. If he wins, he will gloat terribly. But
he will concede immediately if the other shows the slight-
est chance of winning. Often throwing games to the ground
or engaging in other forms of poor sportsmanship. It is also
well known that he considers himself the god of illusions,
often boasting, “My illusions are so real they’ll kill you!”
Zikieniss (Absolute Dragon)
Image The Humble Dragon
A malformed, slightly stooped large ogre-like man
with dark brown hair and brown eyes. He always has a
hateful look in his eyes. Spirit Level
Six (6)
Court(s)
None, although he was in the Court of Freedom until
Cinder banned him. Dominions
Azadajas, Duty, Formality, Guardian, Guarding Secrets,
Humility, Preserving, Protecting the Important, Protocol,
Avatar Sentries, Snow, and Supplication.
Raxsol’s avatar is the Unknown Wizard, a strange crea-
ture he created that resembles a purple anthropomor-
phic unicorn. It is contended by some sages that Raxsol Parent
captured a unicorn and some humanoid or fey during the Nif
Shadow Purge and combined the two.

Divine Relationships Number

Fourty-Nine (49)
Raxsol has been romantically involved with San. The
other gods treat him poorly at best, and he scorns them
for it. Several religious texts hint that Raxsol is not a god Weapon
at all but a giant king. Long sword

Clergy [Cleric of Raxsol] Gift

Requirement(s): Artist 1, Hate 2, Perception 1, Piety 2, Humility
Swords 1 and Theology 1. You spend 3 instead of 4 points
on the clergy advantage at character creation or when it Symbol
is first selected. Opal azdaja head on a ring, broach, or pendant.
Caster Checks: Hate is used instead of Piety for any ritual
his followers cast. Unlike many divinities Raxsol does not Servitors
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Sacrifices
The duty performed. • Placing any want above duty.
Prayers
Said during the dawn.
Omens
In the form of gut feelings. However, these are rare as
the knighthood is very much in contact with each other.
They know what their lord wants from them.
Typical Followers
Humans, freyaens, and azdajas.
Ceremonial Dress
Heavy armor and long white robes of fur.
Church
There is a cult of humans in Bale that worship Zikien-
iss. It includes many of the king’s guards. Most of his
churches are further towards the center of the world.
The selection process is very difficult and this is a very
small religion.
Name of Day
The Day of Duty
Holy Text
White Words of Zikieniss
Dogma
The Tridea Radondis, or Knights of the Dragon, watch,
wait and protect that worth saving. Often what they ap-
pear to be guarding, such as a person, may only be a ruse
to mask the true purpose of their presence. This secret
society allows no one to gain information about their
purpose. Chain of command is extremely important to
these knights, as is protocol. Knights are always expected
to carry themselves in a manner that commands respect.
While knights will not betray their vows, it is a common
practice to promise their true purpose, while making the
promise seem as if it is something the one they swear
it to would prefer. It is known by outsiders that a knight
will swear no vow they have not created themselves. The
knights’ reputation is so great amongst those that know
of them they are often indulged in their ways.
The Nine Acts of Irreverence
• Laziness
• Pointless violence or destruction.
• Failing at a duty.
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• Drinking alcohol.
• Abandoning your post.
• Failing to show humility.
• Revealing a secret (including discussing the truths of
this religion with anyone not of the priesthood).
• Failure to show supplication to your leaders.
Notes
Followers’ greatest duty is to the church. The truth of
what their organization is protecting is a greatly guarded
secret which they will not discuss with anyone else.
Image
A great dragon with immaculate white hide, six elec-
tric blue eyes, and a mouth filled with serrated teeth. He
has great wings and a long tail sharper than a sword.
Court(s)
Dragon and Order.
Avatar
This role has been filled since the beginning by his first
child, Lexvetian-Hunrotaza, an azdaja and founder of the
church. She wears the visage of a freyaen with icy blue skin.
Divine Relationships
This dragon deals with all members of the courts to
which he belongs in a formal, honorable, and polite man-
ner. Zikieniss is generally viewed as harmless and use-
ful, though none of the other divinities know the closely
guarded secret of his true purpose.
Clergy [Cleric of Zikieniss]
Requirement(s): Diplomacy 1, Conditioning 1, Meditation
1, Piety 1, Speak Language: Nifan, Swords 2 and Theology
1 and the advantage Basic Armor Training.
Caster Checks: ENL + Piety + a Piety Forte in the given
ritual, if possessed.
Rituals: Members of this clergy gain the Cold Precept and
all the powers listed under this description at the level in-
dicated. These are not rituals and are always active, unless
the description says otherwise. You also spend 3 instead
of 4 points on the clergy advantage at character creation.
0 - Mystic Auras
This ritual is identical to that described under the
Priest Calling.
1 - Cold Tolerance
You also gain Cold Tolerance equal to your Caster
Status + 2.

2 - Mind Control Resistance

You gain a bonus to Mind Control Resistance Rolls
equal to your Caster Status.

3 - Hide
You gain a Hide Rating of +1.

4 - Claws of Ice
You gain claws of ice which deal 4/1/5 (this is Cold
damage) and are capable of inflicting damage on fire
spirits. Salamanders and fire spirits have Hypersensitivity
to this damage. These claws are retractable. It costs an
Accelerated Action to grow or retract them.

5 - Wings
You gain the ability to grow retractable wings, allowing
you to fly. Growing these wings is a Normal Action.

6 - Hide Foosha (God)
You gain a Hide Rating of +1.
The Brutal
7 - Invulnerability to Cold
You gain Invulnerability to Cold. Spirit Level
Six (6)
8 - Ice Mark
Casting this ritual produces the blade known as Ice
Dominions
Mark. These blades look like long icicles and deal an ad-
Brutality, Crucifixion, Forests in Nifland, Freezing to
ditional amount of damage equal to 50% of your Caster
Death, Genocide, Maple Trees, Massacres, Pain, Sadism,
Status. They inflict normal damage on fire spirits. Sala-
Slaughter, and Wolverines.
manders and fire spirits have Hypersensitivity to this
damage. Otherwise they function as iron long swords in
every way. If this blade is out of your sight, you automati- Parents
cally are able to sense how far away it is and in what di- Ahriman and Nif
rection. You must elicit a cold spirit to inhabit this blade.
You must at least roll a 10 on your Caster Check to cast Number
this ritual. Fifty (50)
9 - Hide
You gain a Hide Rating of +1. Weapon
Hammer
10 - Know Your Ward
You always know where your charge (the person that is Gift
your ward) is, if they are afraid, and when they are injured. Maple Syrup

Symbol
A frozen crucified body.

Servitors
Isiljow (demon)

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Sacrifices Notes
Victims are to be ritually crucified. The greatest holy site in this faith is the Forest of Bod-
ies in Nifland, where nearly every tree has a body cruci-
Prayers fied to it. Many who fear Foosha call him The Crucifier.
Said during dusk or when killing someone.
Image
Omens A massive bluish-white-skinned ogre.
These only come when you are near someone who is
close to death. An orange glaze will fill their eyes as he Court(s)
speaks through their mouths. Darkness

Typical Followers Avatar

Ogres, meehan-ghes, and humans. Apollyon “The Destroyer” Offeringtree, a fourth gen-
eration human who brutally murdered his whole tribe to
Ceremonial Dress ascend to the rank of Most Brutal. He also hunted down
Dark green with inlays of bone white are preferred. the former avatar of Foosha. Upon capturing the ten-
foot-tall ogre Kahhnban, Apollyon crucified him and ev-
ery member of his household.
Church
Foosha’s temples have massive trees (often maples)
inside them with exactly 50 bodies crucified to them and Divine Relationships
preserved through ritual. Foosha has respect for Ibikyne, Ajyra, Mool, and Lop-
tif. In the Court of Darkness, he reports to Ajyra. Often
he fantasizes about how long each of the other divinities
Name of Day would scream if he crucified them. Other divinities are
The Day of Slaughter
wary of him, as it is clear he has no loyalties and would
happily kill any of them. V’Lex is his greatest enemy.
Holy Text
The Journal of Screams
Clergy [Druids and Shamans – Cleric of Foosha]
Requirement(s): Carpenter 1, Conditioning 1, Crushing 1,
Dogma Hate 1 and Outdoorsman 1.
The screams of tormented feed the father. Do not finish
them off quickly. Instead, let the life ebb slowly from your
Caster Checks: ENL + Hate + a Hate Forte in the given
sacrifices. Choose strong sacrifices so that they may scream
ritual, if possessed.
longer. Keep the body displayed, as it is offensive to those
who will find it. Their distaste is relished by the father.
Rituals: Clergy gain the below-mentioned rituals at the
Caster Status indicated.
The Nine Acts of Irreverence
• Showing respect to anyone. 2 - Death Forever
Casting this ritual enables you to permanently prevent a
• Removing or allowing a body to be removed after it body from decaying by encasing the body in a thin layer of ice.
has been crucified.
• Showing mercy. 4 - Invulnerability to Cold
You gain Invulnerability to Cold.
• Refraining from crucifying someone when the
opportunity presents itself. 6 - Massacre
• Cowardice This power allows you to attack any Extra within melee
range. Your round will only end once you fail at killing an
• Preventing someone from freezing to death.
Extra you attack. You may take no action other than at-
• Letting suffering end quickly. tacking an Extra. You are able to determine who is and is
• Starting a fire. not an Extra, but only after you have cast this ritual.

• Keeping slaves (you are to do your own work and 8 - Whalebone Hammer
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manent Zeal into a hammer you carve from the bones Number
of a whale. After you carve this hammer, you must Fifty-One (51)
insert it within a still-living subject whom you are in
the process of crucifying. The mystical ritual is com-
pleted as soon as this bone is coated in their blood.
Weapon
Club
This hammer has a bonus to Attack equal to the bonus
of your Forte Hate (People). This hammer Boosts on 1
less than normal and has an Armor Surpass of 1 more Gift
than normal. As long as you have it on you, you ad- Compassion
ditionally gain a +1 bonus to your Intimidate roll. You
always know where this hammer is if it is out of your Symbol
sight. You must roll an Artist (Scrimshaw) check of 20 A hand reaching down towards another hand.
to make this hammer.
Servitors
10 - Star Strike Shenghuph (daemon)
This power is just like Massacre, but can be used on
Stars and Extras.
Sacrifices
Your time, wealth, and love to those in need.

Prayers
Said at any time and often.

Omens
In the cries of the sick.

Typical Followers
Humans, ogres, and ferrums.

Ceremonial Dress
Her priests are barefoot and dress in rags.

Church
Their temples are simply functional buildings that ap-
pear in leper colonies, dumps, and shanty towns.

Name of Day
The Day of Outcasts

San (Goddess) Holy Text

None; her teachings are simple, for they are the truth,
The Compassionate Mother so few words are needed.

Spirit Level Dogma

Six (6)
Everyone has worth. Do all you can to ease suffering
Dominions in all its forms and never give up on yourself. Give all
Charity, Compassion, Easing the Pain of the Diseased, you have to others. No one is less important than you.
Forsaken, Impoverished, Outcasts, Those that are Heart- Therefore you have no right to own anything until all
broken, Those that have had Everything Taken from poverty is gone. Ownership is the beginning of greed.
Them, Trash, Ugly People, and Unloved. Materialism enslaves you. It is better to own yourself
than to own all the treasure in K’Vega-Thale. Unfetter
Parents yourself from the ties of this world and give yourself
Nif and T’Hool over to the love of San.

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The Nine Acts of Irreverence
• Refusing the aid those in need.
• Willfully causing suffering (to people or animals).
• Not showing compassion.
• Refusing to forgive someone who seeks to atone
with you.
• Wearing jewelry or fancy clothing.
• Wearing shoes.
• Judging based on appearances.
• Giving into despair and acting vain (forgetting that
beauty is only the reflection of the soul, not the form
of your skin).
• Owning anything other than rags.
Notes
San’s clergy give all they have to the poor.
Image
An overweight, dirty-faced, blonde-haired woman with
brown eyes who appears as a member of any species.
Court(s)
Freedom
Rituals: Clergy gain the below-mentioned rituals at the
Caster Status indicated. You also spend 3 instead of 4
points on the clergy advantage at character creation.
Members of her clergy cannot own anything more than
rags. Whenever you acquire items, you are honor-bound
to figure out how best to use them to alleviate poverty.
2 - Hide
You gain a Hide Rating of +1.
4 - Invulnerability to Disease
You gain Invulnerability to Disease.
6 - Invulnerability to Poison
You gain Invulnerability to Poison.
8 - Complete Sufficiency
You no longer need to drink, eat, or sleep.
10 - Heal the Broken Mind
When you cast this ritual, you roll your Caster Check,
which must be at least a 20. If you succeed on this roll,
your subject will be mentally repaired. This means that all
phobias and derangements they possess will be healed.
It also fills the individual with love, healing the trauma
caused by mental abuse or heartbreak.

Avatar
Huyinga, a nocnitsa, serves in this position. In contrast
to others of her kind, she decided to turn from vanity in
the face of her curse and embrace those who have noth-
ing. Knowing that these people have been abandoned,
she wishes to help them find salvation.

Divine Relationships
San respects and sees value in each of the divinities.
However, she dislikes the careless way they inflict harm
upon the world and the people within it. That being said,
she thinks with her help, none of them are beyond recti-
fying the harm they have done.
San dislikes Cinder most of all, but also fears her and
secretly wishes that Cinder would turn to her to help
Cinder mend her opulent and wasteful ways. F’Tash is
the most difficult divinity for San to deal with, as F’Tash
greatly enjoys making sport of her and playing tricks
upon her. Raxsol was formerly her lover.

Clergy [Priests – Cleric of San]

Requirement(s): Conditioning 1, Love 2 and Streetwise 2.

Caster Checks: ENL + Love + a Love Forte in the given rit-

ual, if possessed.

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 Sacrifices
In the form of forgiveness through death of his ene-
mies. This is usually done by burning them alive.

Prayers
Usually said early in the night.

Omens
These come as sudden flashes of inspiration which of-
ten include the faces of terrible creatures.

Typical Followers
Freyaens, viagyshes, ogres, satyrs, and humans.
Oliss does not accept cyclopes, meehan-ghes, orcs, or
typhons worshipers.

Ceremonial Dress
Acolytes wear the color green, while full members
of the clergy are given a bright red cloak in a ceremony
upon having proven themselves worthy of this honor.

Oliss (God) Church

The Burning Absolution Oliss’s most renowned church, named the Church of
Saint Plov, is located to the west of Bale. It lies in a small
Spirit Level valley in the middle of an unnamed farming colony.
Six (6) This austere building is a large flat-roofed, one-storied,
white square made of wood. It sits in the middle of a
large cherry orchard. Inside are many trophies from
Dominions the grim exploits of Saint Plov, an ogre who was the
Bounty Hunting, Bringing Rule to the Lawless, Burn- world’s most fearsome monster hunter. On 48-3,002
ing Enemies to Death, Cherries, Constables, Forgiveness Saint Plov’s ashes were scattered around the church, it
through Death, the Iron Maiden, Magi Hunting, and is said the next morning the valley which was previously
Monster-Hunting. devoid of plant life was filled with cherry trees. It is said
these trees ward the area against monsters. The cher-
Parents ries are large and tart.
Ahuramazda and Morghul
Name of Day
Number The Day of Burning Death
Fifty-Two (52)
Holy Text
Weapon My Tribulations
Nothing specific, followers’ weapons are often highly
stylized and exotic. Dogma
The only love you can show the sinner is a release
Gift from their sinful flesh. Take delight in this release. Their
Cherries screams are the first sign their soul is being saved.

Symbol The Nine Acts of Irreverence

A stake with kindling at its base, usually inside a square.
• Allowing the guilty a quick death.

Servitors • Suffering a monster to live if it is possible to kill it.

Atar (angel) • Suffering a magus to live if it is possible to kill it.

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 • Allowing the guilty a trail, never allow the
silver-tongued monsters to escape justice, your
judgment upon them is enough.
• Failing to use torture when needed, as it will likely
bring you the names of other sinners.
• Disobeying a cleric of Helena.
• Failure to follow up on any information regarding
trolls (the greatest enemy).
• Failing to capture a bounty you pursue.
• The greatest shame is losing Your True Face, guard it
with your life (losing this costs you at least 1 Piety).
Notes
Oliss is one of the Enforcers and is derogatorily called
Helena’s Fetch Boy. He instructs his followers to burn
evil-doers at the stake or in the Burning Calderon.
Image
There is no recorded description of Oliss’s face, though
his helmet looks like a cross between an insect and the
bleached white skull of a hollow troll. He is typically
depicted wearing a long orange-lined red cloak, spiked
leather jerkin, and wielding a polearm.
Court(s)
Order
Avatar
Ornsaxa, a middle-aged female freyaen, has served as
his avatar for nearly 2,000 cycles. Though she has lived in
many places around the world pursuing her prey, she cur-
rently is based out of Trade. Here she heads the local tem-
ple The Hall of Hunters. An imposing figure in her cherry
red cloak, long quilted jerkin and steel full-faced helmet
which resembles a demonic-looking lion, with her signa-
ture khopesh and net fighting style, Ornsaxa is considered
the world’s greatest bounty hunter. She was preceded by
Saint Plov, the only other avatar Oliss has ever had.
Divine Relationships
The most loyal member of the Enforcers, Oliss serves
Helena’s every whim. While his greatest respect is re-
served for Helena, he also reveres Morghul. He dislikes
but trusts Zhaust. Xancero is viewed with distrust but
respect. The prison made by He Who Has Many Names
fascinates him and he actively works towards helping his
fellow Enforcer to fill it.
Oliss’s enemies include the trolls, divinities of dark-
ness, Mother Yurgha, and all who create cursed. The
relentless hunting of monsters by his clerics has caused
Kihea to vow to devour him. The two have battled twice.
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Clergy [Priests – Cleric of Oliss]
Requirement(s): Blacksmith 1, Hate 1, Intimidate 1, Out-
doorsman 1, Streetwise 1 and the Advantage Basic Ar-
mor Training.
Caster Checks: ENL + Hate + a Hate Forte in the given
ritual, if possessed.
Rituals: Clergy gain the below-mentioned rituals at the
Caster Status indicated.
2 - Enforcement
This ritual fires a bolt of mystical energy at the subject
(up to 30 feet away). You are encourage to choose any
form you would like for the appearance of this energy
attack. It inflicts damage equal to your VIG Rating + 1 per
Caster Status. However, this ritual has Armor Surpass 0,
which means this damage is reduced normally by Armor
Rating. There is no roll associated with this damage – it is
inflicted automatically.
4 - Your True Face
Before this ritual can begin, you must fast for several
days while in secluded isolation. During your contempla-
tive prayer if Oliss is pleased by you, you will be granted a
vision of your true face. The description of this can either
be created by the FT or (at the FT’s option) the player. The
inspiration for this face is held within your greatest fears.
The experience of its revelation should be traumatic. No
two true faces look the same.
After gaining the vision you will become obsessed
with casting your true face into metal. The type of
metal it must be created from will be part of the vi-
sion. The helmet must be full-faced, regardless of the
type of metal the helmet is forged from. Its mystical
properties grant you the following: +1 Armor Rating,
+1 Intimidate, +1 Perception and +1 to Tracker rolls.
In addition, the FT should add some additional mi-
nor power to this list, as each helmet is unique. You
will always know the exact direction your helmet is in
whenever it is not in your possession. While your hel-
met may be damaged, it will reform itself within a few
days. Only great power may truly destroy it. This ritual
is casted through the process of forging the helmet,
which takes five days. The creation of this helmet costs
you 1 permanent point of Zeal. You may never create
another one. To perform this ritual, you must have at
least 5 skill Grades in Blacksmith. Additionally, you
must have the Advanced Armor Training advantage to
wear this helmet. Those who lose their helmets are
referred to as men or women without faces (by their
order) and they are looked down upon because of it.
This item is referred to by those not of the faith, as the
Hunter’s Helmet or the Face of Oliss.
6 - Binds of Oliss
This ritual creates a mystical restraint which wraps
itself around the subject. This restraint may look like
anything you desire. It does not cause the subject to
suffocate, though it may cause the subject to fall to the
ground, depending on how you create it. This ritual has a
STR of 8 + your Caster Status, which means a subject with
a STR higher than this may break free of it by expending
all their actions on their next turn, or they may attempt
to break free from by rolling Sleigt of Hand (Escape Artist)
against the binds STR. It requires 10 rounds -1 round per
Boost to escape binds by using Sleight of Hand. A Sleight
of Hand roll to escape may only be made once.

8 - Extraction of Secrets
You may force your subject to reveal their secrets to
you by taking them to the verge of death through horrid
torture. This ritual is a combination of skill and mysticism,
but allows you to force your subject to reveal even their
most closely guarded secrets. You roll Barber (Torture)
contested by their Meditation (Mind Control). If you win
the roll, they will answer your questions truthfully. Of
course it should be noted that the Catalyst will not know Ril’ Usk’ Od (Absolute Dragon)
if they have won the ritual or not. This allows a subject to
lie to you if you do not out-roll them. This ritual takes a The Gatekeeper of Dreams
great amount of time to cast, as it is part of the torture.
You must have Barber 2 and Insight 2 to cast this ritual. Spirit Level
Six (6)
10 - The Power of a Name
By uttering the name of a subject and forming an im-
age of them in your mind, you are able to discern how far
Dominions
Ayida-Weddos, Butterflies, Dream Quests, Enigmas,
away they are and their exact direction. You are able to
Guidance in Dreams, Lucid Dreaming, Remembering
maintain this location until you lay eyes upon them. It is
Dreams, Sprites, Trance, Visions, and Wonder.
impossible for them to hide from you.

Parent
Opiate

Number
Fifty-Three (53)

Weapon
Rapier

Gift
Remembrance of your dreams.

Symbol
A pair of butterfly wings, usually on a ring.

Servitors
Somnus (ephemeral)

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Sacrifices
Inspiring wonder in the world, especially within a cyni-
cal heart. Creating new enigmas and getting others to try
and solve them. • Admitting limitations (all is possible).
Prayers
Said before going into trance or sleep.
Omens
These usually come in the form of a follower sponta-
neously falling asleep and then receiving visions.
Typical Followers
Sprites, du’ k’ sits, hibbens, satyrs, freyaens, and si-
rens. There is also a group of typhons that have created
a heretical cult to this dragon in hopes of gaining greater
insight into the secrets of the Dreamlands.
Ceremonial Dress
Ril’Usk’Od’s followers favor bright-colored loose-fitting
clothing and often go barefoot.
Church
These are brightly painted places with all sorts of art-
work. It is common to see devotees sleeping within the
main chambers of these buildings, as this is the easiest
way to communicate with this dragon. Music fills the
halls and opium use is rampant.
Name of Day
The Day of Butterflies. It is on this day when all butterflies
emerge from their cocoons, most dying on the 75th day.
Holy Text
The Bottomless Basket, a book of inspiring riddles and
puzzles that exists only in the world of dreams.
Dogma
Believe, for nothing is impossible within the
Dreamlands. Do all you can to make the waking world
as glorious and beautiful as the Dreamlands. Be a
walking dream within the waking world and inspire
all that see you. It is within your power to bring the
smile of innocence to even the most jaded face. Do
it and each world will become better. Challenge your-
self with enigmas, mysteries and riddles reveal them
to others, but never their meaning. Along with the
joy, wonder, and wisdom that come from them, their
meaning must be discovered by the individual for it
to have any true value.
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The Nine Acts of Irreverence
• Ignoring the importance of a dream.
• Refusing to work against cynicism.
• Forgetting that the dream world is as real as the
waking world.
• Refusing to attempt to solve an enigma.
• Revealing the answer to an enigma (show them it
exists then allow them to solve it, for within that is
wisdom and joy).
• Refusing to teach someone how to go on a
dream quest.
• Driving wonder from anyone.
• Killing a butterfly.
Notes
Ril’Usk’Od is known as the Gatekeeper of Dreams, as
it is her job to provide the transition from sleep into the
dream state. She is also in charge of The Trance which
fey enter to bring their minds to the astral. It is her job to
allow them access to secret lore or bar them from it. She
decides whether you will remember your dreams. She is
the mother of Ayida-Weddo dragons and sprites.
Image
Ril’Usk’Od is a grey-skinned dragon about the size of a
cat, with gloriously colorful butterfly wings and antenna.
Court(s)
Dreams
Avatar
An old female sprite named Ky serves in this position.
Divine Relationships
As the Gatekeeper of Dreams Ril’Usk’Od is a highly im-
portant member of the Dreamlands and spends all her
time there. This means her only relationships are with
other members of the Dream Court. She is most involved
with Opiate, whom she serves gratefully, Dazazya, whom
she loves greatly, and Ajyra, whom she dislikes but re-
spects for the vast amount of enigmas he creates. Less
than pleased with Cinder’s attitude of exclusivity, she has
decided to decline offers to join the Court of Freedom.
However, she does love the exciting new outfits and
bright garbs Cinder adorns herself with.
Clergy additional level of the Attractive advantage. This does
not count towards the amount of times you may pur-
Caster Checks: PRE + Piety + a Piety Forte in the given
chase this advantage.
ritual, if possessed.
6 - Hide
Rituals: Clergy gain the Dream Precept and the below-
You gain a Hide Rating of +1.
mentioned rituals at the Caster Status indicated. You also
spend 3 instead of 4 points on the clergy advantage at
7 - Form of the Butterfly
character creation.
This ritual enables you to turn into a butterfly. If you
are damaged while in this form, you will immediately turn
0 - Mystic Auras
back into your normal form. In this form you have a +4
This ritual is identical to that described under the
bonus to Defense and a -4 penalty to your Hide Rating.
Priest Calling.
Additionally, when in this form the Hide Rating granted by
this calling (such as at Caster Status 6) do not affect you.
1 - Resist Dreams
You gain a bonus to your Resistance Rolls against ritu-
8 - Incarnation
als from the Dream Precept.
As the ritual described under Opiate.
2 - Attractive Advantage
9 - Hide
You gain an additional level of the Attractive advan-
You gain a Hide Rating of +1.
tage. This does not count towards the amount of times
you may purchase this advantage.
10 - Reinvigorate Wonder
When you cast this ritual, your subject must roll Medi-
3 - Hide
tation (Astral) against your Caster Check. If you win, you
You gain a Hide Rating of +1.
reshape their astral body into that of a child’s. The sub-
ject becomes filled with wonder and a thirst for experi-
4 - The Language of Butterflies
ence. This ritual lasts for one scene. If you score a Boost,
This ritual enables you to call all butterflies within a
it lasts for a day. Two Boosts it lasts for a chain. Three
mile per Caster Status to you. They arrive at their nor-
Boosts the power of this ritual is permanent. This ritual
mal rate of flight. Those with this ritual know that special
should cause a major change in most individuals.
butterflies contain souls. These are souls newly forged by
T’Hool that have been sent into the world to gain their
first experiences in the simplistic life of a butterfly. It is
these special butterflies that you are most likely to look
for with this ritual.
These butterflies are capable of relating much more
information to you than others. That being said, you
are still able to gain information from normal butteries,
though it is more limited. The nature of butterfly souls
is of such great importance that educating anyone on
this subject who is not capable of learning the entirety
of these secrets (meaning they must be of this faith and
have Caster Status 3 to discuss this with them) is a crime
of such magnitude that it will likely result in the cleric be-
ing ejected from the faith and losing all their Piety. The
reason for this is that new souls like this are so coveted
that it would lead to many corrupt creatures harvesting
and enslaving them.

5 - Wings of a Butterfly
After gorging yourself for many days, you spin a semi-
translucent pale green cocoon around yourself. When
you emerge from this cocoon you have large butterfly-
like wings. The color and pattern of the wings is up to
you. These wings allow you to fly, and also give you an

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 Sacrifices
Working wood into things of beauty and obeying the
Code of Valor. Also leaving wine in the woods for the god.
The greatest offering is to ritually slaughter an oak troll to
him on his day.

Prayers
Wood is usually whittled while prayers are said. Most
prayers are said during the day.

Omens
Nyjakkthi’s communications come in strange designs
upon icicles hanging off trees or in the sounds made by
the chopping of axes against wood.

Typical Followers
Ogres, freyaens, satyrs, hibbens, kitsunes, and humans.

Ceremonial Dress
Nyjakkthi’s priests dress in light clothing, even in cold
Nyjakkthi (God) environment. They believe that enduring these hardships
Honest Jakk will strengthen them.

Spirit Level Church

Six (6)
Dominions
Aid to those Traveling in Nifland, Carpenters, Carpentry,
Discipline, Exercise, Fitness, Fortitude, Honesty, Land on
the Edge of Nifland, Lumber Jacks, Melting Ice, Orphans,
Thaw, Tundra, Valor, Wood Working, and Woodcraft.
Always made from wood, they are generally extreme-
ly well-crafted and located in or near forests. There are
always wonderful carvings in the temple, brought by
many different worshipers as signs of respect.
Name of Day
The Day of Melting Ice

Parents Holy Text

Ahuramazda and Nif The Code of Valor

Number Dogma
Fifty-Four (54) The Code of Valor teaches the way of the true warrior.
The code is developed around making the user com-
Weapon pletely self-reliant. Trust in your maker, as they gave you
Axe a mind capable of inflicting and resisting great damage.
Challenge yourself every day. Do not back away from
Gift a challenge, but have wisdom enough to know a fool’s
Carpentry challenge. Do not allow someone to use your valor to
back you into a situation that is unwinnable.
Symbol The forests are there to produce wood. Use this gift
A melting sickle made of ice. but do not lumber the forests until they are no longer
there. Orcs are cowardly creatures who pray to trolls
of wood. Splinter their false idols before them. Beware
Servitors their witchcraft. Make them fear your axe. Then chop
Uzakuzun (daemon)
their heads off.

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The Nine Acts of Irreverence
• Laziness
• Attacking someone incapable of defending
themselves.
• Killing when it can be avoided.
• Refusing to defend those in need of aid.
• Failing to show respect to anyone (especially
an enemy).
• Refusing a challenge (other than a suicidal one).
• Neglecting to attempt to learn more about
woodcraft.
• Tolerating the presence of a witch.
• Failure to follow up on any information about
oak trolls.
Notes
Nyjakkthi is known to the orcs, who loath him, as Zev-
Hondof, which means “profaner of the forests” in Thraxa.
Freyaens view him as an enemy of trees and thus respect
him greatly. He has never had a meehan-ghe cleric. Some
call him the orphan god, as both of his parents are dead.
Image
A large man the color of melting ice, he has no facial
features. The left side of his body crippled long ago, he
walks with a limp and lurching motion. He is usually car-
rying an axe and sometimes accompanied by a bear.
Court(s)
Order
Avatar
Meab-Tyhapa Vikor, an ogre, serves in this position.
He has killed over 100 oak trolls and organizes a troll hunt
every 100 cycles.
Divine Relationships
The relationship between Mool and Nyjakkthi often
strikes scholars as odd. These divinities from opposite
courts that fought on opposing sides during the Shad-
ow Purge, are the best of friends. Such are the bonds
formed during battle. During the Gods’ War these two
gods fought side by side. They saved each other’s lives
many times in battles against the oak trolls in Nifland.
Ogres call Nyjakkthi “Old Uncle” to this day.
Nyjakkthi also has positive feelings towards the fol-
lowing divinities: Dazazya, Dingen, He Who Has Many
Names, Oliss, and Zikieniss. He attempted to court
Dazazya, who rejected him gently, and Phoenix, who
savagely rebuffed his advances, nearly killing him.
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In the Gods’ War, Mool and Nyjakkthi battled against
the oak trolls and chopped five of them into uncon-
sciousness. This allowed the descendent angels to im-
prison these trolls in The Pit of Hell. Ylinnok battled
Nyjakkthi and broke his spine, damaging the left side
of his body. He has never healed from these wounds
and now is deformed from them. Ylinnok is regarded
as his greatest enemy, and hunting oak trolls has be-
come the greatest proving ground for his clerics.
The deforestation his priests engage in has caused
Ajyra to become a major opponent of his. His other
enemies include: Foosha, Ibikyne, Lamora-Ferang,
Loptif, Raxsol, and Weendigo.
Clergy [Priests – Cleric of Nyjakkthi]
Requirement(s): Axes 1, Carpenter 2, Conditioning 1 and
Outdoorsman 1.
Caster Checks: VIG + Piety + a Piety Forte in the given
ritual, if possessed.
Rituals: Clergy gain the below-mentioned rituals at the
Caster Status indicated.
2 - The Tools of Nyjakkthi
When you cast this ritual, it grants you a bonus to one
of the following: Cold Resistance, Handle Animals (Bears),
or Carpenter rolls equal to your Status. Alternatively, you
can gain a +1 bonus to your Hide Rating. These bonuses
last for the scene.
4 - One Blow
Casting this ritual upon an axe enables you to cut down
a tree with a single strike. This ritual causes oak trolls to
become Hypersensitive to the damage of your axe for the
rest of the scene.
6 - Triumph of the Valorous
This power may only be used once per game session
and only in a situation in which valor is greatly needed.
As an Accelerated Action, you gain a bonus equal to your
Caster Status to your next roll (as long as it is in line with
the above).
8 - Wooden One
This ritual may only be cast upon a carving you have
made. When you successfully cast this ritual, you cre-
ate an Extra whose Status is equal to your Caster Sta-
tus. The Stats may be determined by the FT or by you,
but the Stats should reflect the idea behind the carv-
ing. To prepare an acceptable vessel you must spend at
least 4 days working the wood and make a Carpenter
roll of at least 20. Each Boost you get grants the ves-
sel a +1 bonus to a Stat of your choice. The image you
choose may be that of a person, animal, monsters, or Gift
whatever else you like. Mirrors (the reflection in them).

10 - Ageless Symbol
Achieving this Caster Status will render you ageless. A mirror.
Ageless means that, while you may still be killed, you no
longer age, will not die from old age, Disease or Poison.
In addition to being ageless, you will no longer require
Servitors
None
any form of rest and do not sleep.
Sacrifices
Performing ritual sacrifice on followers of gods and
committing their souls to the mirror on the 55th day.
The greatest sacrifice possible is the capture of a de-
scendent angel.

Prayers
Said any time and while looking into a mirror.

Omens
None, Nogus appears to those he wishes through mirrors.

Typical Followers
Orcs, cyclopes, rstholows, typhons, chezari, sirrushes,
kalfars, humans, and hibbens.

Ceremonial Dress
Dark green robes trimmed with white are typically
worn for holy events.

Church
Those outside of orcish lands are hidden. These build-
ings vary greatly in design, but often are filled with mir-
Nogus (Hollow Troll) rors and reflecting pools.
The Living Reflection
Name of Day
Spirit Level The Day of Reflection
Eight (8)
Holy Text
Tsveta’Dezrntilpk, which vaguely translates as “My
Dominions Family’s Freedom.” This text is actively changed and add-
Defiance, Forbidden Secrets, Immortality, Intelligence, ed to, as Nogus actually writes and rewrites this tome of-
Necromancy, the Other Side of the Mirror, Orcs, Reflec- ten, adding any new information his worshipers give him
tions, Relentlessness, and Unbondable. relating to this grand goal of freeing all the trolls from
Hell and lifting the curse placed upon the trolls’ children.
Parent Mirrors are highly useful in performing necromantic rites.
N’Thraxu
Dogma
Number Nogus teaches his followers to seek out lore on He Who
Fifty-five (55) Has Many Names and the gods, especially the ones who most
actively oppose the trolls. This includes killing their priests
and prying the secrets from their imprisoned ghost. Necro-
Weapon mancy is the most sacred art and must always be practiced
Quarterstaff with honor.

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The Nine Acts of Irreverence
• Aiding a follower of the gods in any way.
• Revealing your nature to those who might harm you.
• Treating honorable ghosts with disrespect.
• Failing to bind every ghost you find (unbound ghosts
may eventually increase the strength of The Pit).
• Harming a troll.
• Not pursuing information regarding the trolls in the
Pit of Hell.
• Aiding a Descendent Angel (they are the greatest
enemies).
• Losing your sacred mirror.
• Teaching the secrets of necromancy to any not
initiated into the mysteries of Nogus.

Notes
Nogus; also known as The God Slayer, The Living Reflec-
tion, The First to Rise, and The Father of the Orcs; stepped
through a mirror at the end of the Gods’ War to avoid be-
ing imprisoned in The Pit, and created a new world beyond
the reflection. It is believed that the gods have since sealed
Ameles (Goddess)
him in there. However, he still appears to necromancers to The Washer of Souls
teach them dark secrets. He is the king of the trolls and
considered to be the smartest creature to have ever exist-
ed. It was from his first dream that Opiate was created. The Spirit Level
stillborn death of his first child with Urseti created Death, Seven (7)
which was taken by T’Hool. Nogus slew 55 gods during the
Gods’ War, which was the reason N’Thraxu selected that Dominions
number for him. He was the first to have the idea of creat- Animals in Underground Water, Eels, Forgetfulness,
ing lesser species to inhabit the world. The 44 trolls helped Forgetting, Mantises, Memory Erasing, Preparing the
to augment his original design for a humanoid, which they Soul for Reincarnation, Salt, Subtlety, Underground Wa-
decided to name “orc.”
ter, and Washing.

Image
Nogus is a hollow troll. Parents
Leviathan and T’Hool
Court(s)
None Number
Fifty-Six (56)
Avatar
None Weapon
Chakram
Divine Relationships
All gods are considered Nogus’s enemies. His greatest Gift
hatred is reserved for He Who Has Many Names. Among Salt
the gods he ranks Zhaust as his greatest enemy, followed
by Helena, Oliss, Xancero, and Pelgan. N’Thraxu holds his
greatest loyalty. He otherwise has no interest in the elder Symbol
creators. He has made recent inroads towards develop- A metallic sphere.
ing relationships with some of the dragons.
Servitors
Clergy [Necromancers (magi)] Etemmu (daemon)

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Sacrifices Image
Unknown A large grey watery mantis.

Prayers Court(s)
Unknown Order

Omens Avatar
Unknown Unknown

Typical Followers Divine Relationships

Ameles’s followers are an enigmatic people known as Ameles is an aloof goddess who only keeps relations
archons, or the archons, they appear generally humanoid. with Amberah, T’Hool, and Zhaust.
Mysteries shroud the truth of what these people truly are.
There are no verifiable accounts of anyone having encoun-
tered one without the ceremonial mask they wear.

Ceremonial Dress
Ameles’s priests wear full-faced masks that are white,
grey, or bright red with accompanying high collared
cloaks and tight-fitting clothing that leaves no part of
their bodies exposed.

Church
It is unknown whether or not any of these structures
exist apart from the one in Trade, which usually sits empty.

Name of Day
The Day of Salt

Holy Text
Unknown

Dogma
Unknown
Eish-Mee (Goddess -deceased)
The Nine Acts of Irreverence Hope
• Unknown

Notes Spirit Level

Those who delve into the secrets of this goddess dis- Six (6)
appear, often being found years later as gibbering fools
with no memory of their former lives. It is whispered that Dominions
her priests themselves have the power to steal thoughts Empathy, Hibbens, and Hope.
from anyone they come across. Some say they guard
information too horrible for man to understand. Oth-
ers think they hoard some dark power which they are Parents
fiercely protecting. The theories are many, the truth is Igvale and Opiate
unknown. This mystery cult is intended as a tool for the
FT. Not as a vehicle for Catalysts. Ameles is also known as
Number
The Right-hand of T’Hool, The Washer of Souls, and The
Fifty-Seven (57)
Washer Woman.

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Gift Number
Hope Fifty-Eight (58)

Symbol Weapon
A chest with an owl carved on it. Flail

Name of Day Gift

The Day of Hope Beer

Notes Symbol
Eish-Mee was killed by Loptif. Her death caused the sky The head of a goat.
to rain blood for many days. This turned a fertile area into
the Blue Ocean and transmogrified the largest tribe of hib- Servitors
bens into goblins. This was the birth of the goblin species. Cottytus (daemon)

Sacrifices
During Bacchus’s holy day, many satyr followers con-
duct a sacred act known as Hanal. This is the eating of
goat flesh, which is otherwise a great taboo in satyr soci-
ety. All followers are expected to engage in wild revelries
on his holy day.

Prayers
Said during the early evening.

Omens
These come in the sounds of voices emerging from
the cacophony of speakers at parties. They also come
in the form of goats which suddenly appear or in im-
ages which appear during blackouts. They may also
manifest themselves in the form of a cleric’s sudden
mood swings.

Typical Followers
Satyrs, bacchaes, ogres, sprites, and humans, kitsunes
greatly dislike this god and thus there is much strife be-
tween them and satyrs.
Bacchus (God)
The Touch of Ecstasy Ceremonial Dress
Ceremonies often consist of nude masked worshipers
Spirit Level cavorting in orgies.
Six (6)
Church
Dominions While beautifully crafted, these temples are sites of
Beer, Dark Moods, Drunkenness, Ecstasy, Euphoria, utter depravity.
Festivals, Fun, Goats, Grain, Grapes, Hysteria, Ivy, Lust,
Mood Swings, Orgies, Parties, Revelry, Satyrs, Surprise, Name of Day
and Wine. The Day of Wine

Parents Holy Text

Demar and Opiate The Horned Tome

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Dogma
Do not hold back your expressions for the sake of oth-
ers. Everything you feel is legitimate. Do not constrain
yourself. Life is to be enjoyed. Celebrate, love, and live as
best you can every day you draw breath. Every day con-
tains new opportunities, joys, and experiences. Sample
them all. Repeat those you enjoy.
The Nine Acts of Irreverence
• Refusing to engage in a new experience.
• Restraining yourself for the benefit of others.
• Killing for reasons other than defending yourself or
others, unless it is a crime of passion.
• Basing actions on reason instead of emotion.
• Failing to give into your lust.
• Failing to encourage others to give into their lusts.
• Failing to attempt to convince others to try new
experiences.
• Showing humility.
• Being afraid to experience sorrow.
Notes
The maenads (nymphs) whom he renamed the bac-
chaes where a gift to him from Cinder. Wine was original-
ly created by the oak trolls, but Bacchus chose to take it
as his own after the Gods’ War. Orcs disdain this divinity,
considering him a great usurper.
Image
A good-looking satyr with dark brown hair usually
dressed in fox furs.
Court(s)
Freedom
Avatar
Sorva, a bacchae, fills this role.
Divine Relationships
Bacchus has been romantically involved with a large
number of goddesses, including: F’Tash, Dazazya, Kretara,
and Cinder. Once he actively pursued Pelgan, who rebuffed
Bacchus’s advances, this rejection combined with the rise
of cities has led to uneasy feelings between the two.
Bacchus has little interest in the political machinations
of other divinities. Although he mostly associates with
members of the Court of Freedom, he associates freely
with divinities of any court. The only divinities he dis-
dains are trolls.
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Clergy [Priests and Shamans – Cleric of Bacchus]
Requirement(s): Diplomacy 1, Culinary 1, Farmer 1, Guile
1 and Love 1.
Caster Checks: PRE + Piety + a Piety Forte in the given
ritual, if possessed.
Rituals: Clergy gain the below-mentioned rituals at the
Caster Status indicated.
2 - Water into Wine
This ritual turns 10 gallons of water into wine or beer
per Caster Status. To successfully cast this ritual you must
roll 10 or greater on your Caster Check. The higher your
roll the better the wine or beer.
4 - Hysteria
When you cast this ritual you roll your Caster Check
against the subject’s Meditation (Mind Control). If you
succeed on this roll the subject’s passions become ex-
tremely heightened. This leads to erratic behavior, vio-
lence, and uncontrollable outbursts of emotion. The sub-
ject will perform their darkest desires. These acts often
lead to the subject being shamed and shocked at the
deeds they have committed. It is common practice to use
this ritual on individuals at parties.
6 - Lust
When you cast this ritual, you roll your Caster Check
against the subject’s Meditation (Mind Control). If you
succeed on this roll, the subject becomes filled with car-
nal desire. They also completely lose their inhibitions.
8 - Euphoria
When you cast this ritual, you roll your Caster Check
against the subject’s Meditation (Mind Control). If you
succeed on this roll the subject becomes utterly filled
with bliss. During this time they are completely unable
to act at all, as they are completely consumed with their
own happiness. This ritual is highly addictive to those not
of the faith. Many addicts become so enslaved by this
ritual that they are willing to do anything for the caster
to earn the ecstasy of this ritual.
10 - Mass Hysteria
This ritual is identical to Hysteria except it affects ev-
eryone within 100 feet of you. You roll once and each
subject rolls against you.
 Sacrifices
An intelligent creature is to be stripped naked and left
upon the great ocean of ice, in Nifland, for her.

Prayers
These are said anytime and often.

Omens
In symbols in dripping ice.

Typical Followers
Freyaens, ogres, and kitsunes. Ibikyne has gained a large
freyaen cult which has relocated into the center of the world
to fully study her dispassionate ways feeling they comprise
the most perfect philosophy for living a tranquil life. This
freyaen settlement has gained a small minority of ogres.

Ceremonial Dress
They dress in furs and bright white robes.

Church
Ibikyne (Goddess) These structures are made fully of ice. Many are grand
The Goddess of Emptiness structures with otherworldly architecture.

Spirit Level Name of Day

Six (6) The Day of Frost

Dominions Holy Text

Apathy, Breaks in the Ice, Calm, the Center of the The Symbols of Ice, a strange ice sculpture kept in New
World, Cold Breath, Dispassion, Emptiness, Frigidity, Freyaheim which contains the words of the goddess.
Frost, Frostbite, the Frozen Ocean, Heartlessness, Ice, In-
difference, and Shrimp. Dogma
Life is not to be enjoyed. Strip from yourself the distrac-
tions of so-called “fine things,” there is no need for them.
Parents Comfort is a crippling weakness disguised as a blessing.
Leviathan and Nif
You do not need material possessions or people. Such will
only cloud your mind from the true peace of emptiness.
Number You shall own only what you need for survival in Nifland.
Fifty-Nine (59)
The Nine Acts of Irreverence
Weapon
Lucern Hammer • Losing your temper.
• Owning more than you need for survival.
Gift • Showing love.
Calm • Curing someone of frostbite.
• Holding a grudge.
Symbol
Icy breath carved into a cone shape. • Feeling pleasure.
• Showing enthusiasm.
Servitors • Creating friendships.
Frizdoful (daemon)
• Failing to embrace the peace of emptiness.

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Notes
Ibikyne is also known as The Queen of White, Lady
Frost, The Ice Girl, and The White Lady.
Image
A young woman or girl in a blinding white, hooded
robe. She is said to walk about the frozen ocean looking
for travelers to share her kiss with.
Court(s)
Order
Avatar
Ystera, a freyaen, serves in this position. She lives
near Freyaheim.
Divine Relationships
Unconcerned with divine relationships, Ibikyne has
no love or grudges towards any of the other divini-
ties. Loptif hates Ibikyne and hunts her. Loptif is wait-
ing for the right time to strike and take the parts of
Nif’s dominion Ibikyne took before Loptif was able to
understand how to seize them. The growing increase
of freyaens and frost giants that are joining Ibikyne’s
faith angers Loptif, who believes all these individuals
should be hers.
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Clergy [Druids (The Order of White)]
Caster Checks: ENL + Piety + a Piety Forte in the given
ritual, if possessed.
Rituals:
2 - Ice Running
Your running speed doubles on ice or snow. You also
do not leave tracks on ice or snow.
4 - Hide
You gain a Hide Rating of +1.
6 - Frostbite
When you cast this ritual you are able to add your ENL
Rating to any melee attacks you make. This is in addition
to your STR Rating. This ritual lasts for a scene.
8 - Hide
You gain a Hide Rating of +1.
10 - Ageless
Achieving this Caster Status will render you ageless.
Ageless means while you may still be killed you no longer
age, will not die from old age, Disease or Poison. In addi-
tion to being ageless, you will no longer require any form
of rest and do not sleep.
 Nif (Elder Creator) Ulgnus (God)
Wraith Wind He Who Has Always Known

Spirit Level Spirit Level

Eight (8) Six (6)

Dominions Dominions
Cold, Ice, and Snow. Boulders, Contempt, Curmudgeons, Faultfinders, Mal-
contents, Opposing Views, Opposition, Pessimist, Second
Number Guessing, Scorn, and Underdogs.
Sixty (60)
Parents
Servitors Demar and Nif
Hrimthurs (daemons)
Number
Name of Day Sixty-One (61)
The Day of Ice
Weapon
Divine Relationships Metal Rod
Nif was killed by Morghul. Even if they are destroyed,
the elder creators still retain their numbers and the thrones
associated with them. Many have tried to take these num- Gift
bers, and thrones, but none have succeeded so far. Opposing Views

Symbol
A moss covered boulder.

Servitors
None

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Sacrifices
Ulgnus draws strength from one person causing an- Court(s)
other to doubt themselves or lose self-confidence. Pub- Freedom
licly ridiculing the faults of others is another act that em-
powers him. He is especially pleased when the haughty Avatar
are brought low. Gifts of alcohol and written scrolls are None
left at small roadside shrines typically about three miles
south of a city.
Divine Relationships
Ulgnus is friendly with Bacchus and Kretara. Other-
Prayers wise, he is largely contemptuous towards the divinities.
To speak Ulgnus’s name is to draw his attention. If
you succeed at amusing him, it is possible he might
grant you aid. Clergy
None
Omens
Ulgnus typically works directly and overtly so as to re-
ceive the credit, he will later scorn.

Typical Followers
None

Ceremonial Dress
None

Church
The House of Malcontents in Trade is Ulgnus’s only
church. Although he has a few followers, he refuses to
grant them aid and looks contemptuously upon anyone
who would worship him. On occasion he has even cursed
people for worshiping him. This is often done by draining
their intelligence.

Name of Day
The Day of Scorn

Dogma
None Hob-Aepofis (God)
Divine Steel
Notes
Ulgnus has been known to lend his aid to one side in Spirit Level
a conflict with furious tenacity, only to tire of the effort Six (6)
and often leave halfway through the conflict. This has
led to many sudden reversals in battle for massively out-
matched forces. Such people have learned that you must
Dominions
Military, Skill at Arms, Social Castes, Stability, Strategy,
work quickly if fortune is favoring you. He is an aggressive
Steel, Tactics, Viagyshes, War, and Werewolf Hunting.
god who is interested in the world and watches it closely.

Image Parents
A rotund man who vaguely resembles a rhinoceros- Morghul and T’Hool
like humanoid. He has a large moss-covered boulder
growing from his left shoulder. He is typically attired in Number
sandals and a robe of orange and blue. Sixty-Two (62)

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Weapon The Nine Acts of Irreverence
Awl Pike • Teaching outsiders about your faith.
• Profaning your god’s name or allowing another to do
Gift
so and live.
Steel
• Working against the order of the ordained caste
Symbol system.
A medallion with all viagysh house symbols embla- • Refusing to accept an unconditional surrender
zoned upon it. (a slave has value).
• Allowing a follower of Ajyra to live.
Servitors
Pallas (daemon) • Disobeying your father or a superior officer.
• Allowing a ghul to live.
Sacrifices • Using a bow, scimitar, or nightmare whip (these are
Heads of enemies left on pikes in front of the Cold Cave. the tools of darkness).
These are either blasphemers or enemies taken in war. • Showing disrespect to his parent divinities Morghul
and T’Hool.
Prayers
Just before dawn.
Notes
Hob-Aepofis helped forge the ferrums’ souls and set his
Omens children, the viagysh, upon them for the disrespect they
In the form of shaking from under the ground. paid T’Hool. During the Shadow Purge, Hob-Aepofis gath-
ered as many goblin souls as he could. He later used these
Typical Followers souls to forge the viagysh. It is said each viagysh soul was
Every cleric of Hob-Aepofis’s is a viagysh. He will only forged from the souls of two goblins. The greatest of his
accept viagyshes from a house. Usually the first born son, children become known as the Saints of Steel. All of them
but about 2% of the clergy is female. Long ago he had a are viagyshes. Hob-Aepofis is nearly spirit level 7.
small cult of ferrum that worshiped him. They have all
since been enslaved. Image
A tall, powerfully built magma orange-skinned viagysh
Ceremonial Dress wielding a steel awe pike and wearing platemail.
Colors of ash black or magma orange over spotless
platemail with ornate yet perfectly functional weapons. Court(s)
House symbols are always displayed as well. Order

Church Avatar
Hob-Aepofis’s greatest church is inside the Cold Cave.
Agaza, who was formerly of House Circen, serves in
this position. Currently residing in the Cold Cave, he is
Name of Day subtle but extremely political.
The Day of Steel

Holy Text Divine Relationships

The Rules of Steel. The original copy, a book forged of
steel, sits within the Cold Cave.
Dogma
This religion is only for my children, no others are wel-
come. Do not teach them more of our ways than they will
naturally learn at the hands of our armies. Steel is your
birthright; take care not to allow it into the hands of our
enemies. It is right that you be set into houses and casts,
this gives life order and discipline and these lead to victory.
Hob-Aepofis has a close relationship with T’Hool and
respects Morghul. He has recently begun courting Daza-
zya, who has begun to express interest in him. Despite
being leery of dragons, he has developed an alliance with
Iarothoquat and, to a lesser extent, Golgyth. Some com-
mon ground exists between him and Helena, Oliss, and
Zhaust over their mutual hatred towards magi. Even this
hatred is not enough to bring him close to Xancero, who
he wishes to kill for her power.
The creation of the werewolves made Ajyra, Hob-Ae-
pofis’s greatest enemy. This has helped with Hob-Aepo-

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fis’s courtship of Dazazya. As it gives the two excellent You gain the mystically granted Fortes Diplomacy (Talo) and
common ground and a shared opponent. He also has Intimidate (Talo). The Melt Steel ritual will not work on you,
a great distaste for the trolls, Foosha, Risurah, Mother although other powers which affect metal will.
Yurgha, and Weendigo.

Clergy [Priests – Cleric of Hob-Aepofis]

Requirement(s): Blacksmith 1, Diplomacy 1, Spears 3 and
the advantage Basic Armor Training.

Caster Checks: ENL + Piety + a Piety Forte in the given

ritual, if possessed.

Rituals: Clergy gain the below-mentioned rituals at the

Caster Status indicated.

2 - Fire Tolerance
You gain Fire Tolerance equal to 2 + your Caster Status.
This stacks with any other Fire Tolerance you have.

4 - Melt Steel
Casting this ritual enables you to melt steel. There is
no roll needed. With a single casting, you are able to melt
an amount of steel equal to a large suit of armor and sev-
eral steel weapons.

6 - Hide
You gain a Hide Rating of +1. Disronnon (Goddess -deceased)
8 - Scar Steel Virus
When you cast this ritual, you invest a point of perma-
nent Zeal into a steel weapon which you have forged. This Spirit Level
weapon must be forged within the Face of Morghul within Six (6)
the Cold Cave. After the weapon is forged, you must lay it
against your exposed chest or back for at least 62 seconds.
The weapon becomes enchanted as it permanently scars
Dominions
Disease, Illness, Pestilence, Population Control, Roaches,
your flesh. This scar is viewed as a badge of honor.
and Rodents.
When attacking with this weapon, you add not only your
DEX Rating but also your INT Rating to your Attack roll. If
your subject is wearing armor, your weapon will lower their Parents
Armor Rating, by one for every Boost you gain on this roll. Igvale and T’Hool
If this weapon is out of your possession but within sight,
you can call it to your hand as an Accelerated Action. You Number
gain a +1 bonus to Cold Resistance Rolls as long as you have Sixty-Three (63)
this weapon on your person. This weapon is also capable of
striking cold or water daemons. It requires 3 days to forge
this weapon and a Blacksmithing roll of 22. If this weapon is
Weapon
Dagger
out of your sight, you will always know where it is.

10 - Body of Steel Gift

Casting this ritual permanently changes your body into Population control.
steel. You gain an additional +8 to your Hide Rating and your
Brawl attacks deal a base damage of 4/4/4. This Armor Rat- Symbol
ing does not stack with armor (meaning you cannot wearing A rat’s face.
armor anymore). You no longer need to eat, drink, or sleep.

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Name of Day Number
The Day of Rats Sixty-Three (63)

Notes Weapon
On the day of the first cycle when the divine thrones Cutlass
were named, Azi Dahaka became enraged when Disron-
non was given dominion over Disease. During the Shad- Gift
ow Purge, even though they were on the same side, Azi Smuggling
Dahaka sated his anger towards Disronnon by brutally
raping and eating her. After Azi Dahaka was finished, he
claimed dominion over portions of Disronnon’s power.
Symbol
Whitened crab shells or rodent skulls are often used as
Shortly after Azi Dahaka’s followers exterminate the
are the skulls of people.
khrana, a species created by Disronnon.

Court(s) Servitors
Insafhal (daemons)
Darkness

Sacrifices
Part of the take of every raid is dumped into the sea
while songs are sung to Nisnockthage.

Prayers
These can be said at any time, but are always said be-
fore a raid or before boarding a vessel.

Omens
These come upon the ocean wind or in the form of
odd behavior in rats or crabs.

Typical Followers
Nisnockthage will happily accept worship from any-
one. Most of his worshipers are ogres, freyaens, typhons,
and satyrs.

Ceremonial Dress
There is no uniform dress, but each clergy member
brings a skull with them to events.

Church
Nisnockthage (God) Nisnockthage’s largest temple is in the Cataclasite Isles.
The God that Came After
Name of Day
The Day of Rats
Spirit Level
Five (5)
Holy Text
The Raider’s Code
Dominions
Cliffs, Crabs, Pirates, Raiders, Raiding, Rodents, and
Smuggling. Dogma
The Raider’s Code commands: never give your word. If
you give your word, do not break it . . . unless you need
Parents
to, in which case it is all right. Always treat other pirates
Leviathan and T’Hool
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best interest. Be like water and change as you need. All
that matters is that you survive. However, it is always bet-
ter if you can also line your pockets in the process.
The Nine Acts of Irreverence
• Bravery
• Giving your word easily.
• Not breaking your word when it is in your best
interest to do so.
• Not taking advantage of an opportunity.
• Neglecting to learn the seas near where you live.
• Refraining from taking an opportunity to raid a
poorly guarded area.
• Failing to pirate a poorly guarded ship.
• Failing to pay tribute whenever you take plunder.
• Neglecting to work in your own self-interest.
Notes
Only the 77 entities which hold Thrones of Divinity
are divine. Gods are a spiritual species thus there are still
some gods that exist that are not divine. Though many
of them were killed during the Gods’ War, others still
persist. Many of these gods attempt to acquire worship,
building cults in an attempt to gain divinity. Such was the
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case with Nisnockthage. By gaining the worship of sev-
eral groups of pirates and raiders, he was able to gain
enough spiritual power to ascend to this vacant throne
during cycle 1,698.
It has taken Nisnockthage thousands of cycles to gain
the dominions he possesses. He craves more power and
works to cultivate new dominions.
Image
A sea-green skinned, brown-eyed ogre made of water.
Court(s)
Freedom
Avatar
Chieftain Navasov Zhetako, an ogre, currently serves in
this position. He lives on the Cataclasite Isles, where he
leads the faith.
Divine Relationships
Nisnockthage has begun to work for Mother Yurgha,
thus gaining her protection and support. Kasadur is the
only god he is friendly with. Most of the gods consider
him a bottom feeder, as he ascended to divinity later
than the majority of them. Dingen is his most active op-
ponent. F’Tash and Kraken are hated for the danger they
pose towards his followers. He has great respect for all
the elder creators. It is rumored Nisnockthage hid during
the Gods’ War.
Clergy [Shamans – Cleric of Nisnockthage]
Requirement(s): Intimidate 1, Light Blade 1 and Water-
man 3.
Caster Checks: ENL + Piety + a Piety Forte in the given
ritual, if possessed.
Rituals: Clergy gain the below-mentioned rituals at the
Caster Status indicated.
2 - Expeditious Ship
Casting this ritual causes the ship you are on to double
its speed for the duration of the scene. You must make a
Caster Check of 10 to successfully cast this ritual.
4 - Call Penkul
This ritual summons a penkul which will serve you. If
your penkul dies, you must wait 1 full cycle to summon
another one. You must make a Caster Check of 10 to suc-
cessfully cast this ritual.
A penkul looks like a cross between a lizard and a
rat with crab-like eyes. Penkuls are bright-colored and
striped. This creature is an Extra with a Status equal to
your Caster Status. It has the following Stats: STR 4, DEX
13, VIG 10, INT 2, ENL 9, PRE 8. It has a Species-Granted
+1 bonus to its Defense and a Species-Granted bite which Amberah (Goddess)
deals 3/0/7; after STR penalty, it deals -1/0/7. You are ca-
pable of understanding this creature, but others are not. The Pale Walker

6 - Locate Ship Spirit Level

Casting this ritual enables you to find the closest non- Six (6)
allied ship. You must make a Caster Check of 10 to suc-
cessfully cast this ritual. Dominions
Corpse Gatherers, Finding Lost Ghosts and Taking
8 - Perfect Navigation Them to the Kingdom of T’Hool, Jackals, Mummification,
Casting this ritual makes it impossible for you to get lost. Scavengers, and Vultures.
You will then possess perfect spatial awareness. You must
make a Caster Check of 10 to successfully cast this ritual.
Parents
10 - Your Ship Igvale and T’Hool
When you cast this ritual you invest a point of perma-
nent Zeal into any ship you have served upon for at least Number
1 cycle, during which time you must have taken part in a Sixty-Four (64)
successful raid. If you are not the owner of this ship when
you cast this ritual, events will slowly conspire to make it Weapon
yours. This ship now moves 20 times faster than normal. Flail
Additionally, no other ship will be able to catch your ship,
no matter how fast it is. It will also be impossible for your
ship to capsize. This ship will also regenerate all damage
Gift
Passage to the next life.
done to it within 1 round. Your ship will quickly gain a
reputation, which allows you to add an Intimidate bonus
equal to your Caster Status to Intimidate rolls you make Symbol
on the open seas while another crew can see your signet A piece of onyx to remind them what could happen to
upon the sails. souls which are not saved in time. The onyx is often set
You must roll at least 18 on your Caster Check. If you into sun-bleached bone.
fail this Caster Check, you can never again attempt to en-
chant this ship. Whenever this ship is out of your sight, Servitors
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Sacrifices
Souls brought safely to T’Hool. Necromancers and the Contaminated are perversions.
Prayers
Said at dusk or during the night.
Omens
In the form of circling vultures.
Typical Followers
Meehan-ghes, arawns, ogres, kitsunes, viagyshes, ch-
thons, humans, and sprites. Of all species, meehan-ghes
are most preferred for her priesthood. Their natural bru-
tality and bravery make them her preferred weapons in
the war against the horrors which prey upon the souls
of the helpless. During the Shadow Purge, Amberah was
amazed with the characteristics of these people and be-
gan to actively court them. This led to the creation of the
Tribe of the Jackal.
Ceremonial Dress
Circlets of color offset the tight white wraps worn on
the rest of their bodies. The color of the circlets indicates
the standing of the cleric. The lowest is black, followed
by grey, brown, silver, and bright blue, which is only worn
by the avatar. Many also wear a piece of onyx or bone
jewelry in the shape of their animal.
Church
Amberah’s greatest church is known as the House of
Blue Stone, which is a flat-roofed, long building masoned
from bluish-grey stones. It sits upon the sand of the Des-
ert of Ash. The majority of her temples are in forsaken
places, such as deserts or badlands.
Name of Day
The Day of Onyx
Holy Text
Why We Walk with the Dead. The original copy is
carved on the petrified bones of some great beast.
Dogma
It is the job of the scavengers of souls to bring the final
end to both flesh and soul so the dead may rest. Beware,
for there are many fiends who seek to subvert the system
of death. All souls not properly claimed by a divinity must
be taken to Ameles for preparation for the next journey.
You must understand the dead will be confused and an-
gry. Never hold this against them. It is your job to help
them. Your feelings towards them are irrelevant. Even
those that have attempted to harm you or your loved
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ones must receive the same respect as those you love.
Their words are lies. Do not listen to them. Simply release
them from life.
The Nine Acts of Irreverence
• Allowing yourself to be corrupted by your wants.
• Binding or otherwise hindering a ghost on its journey.
• Allowing a ghost thief to take a soul.
• Allowing a member of the Contaminated to continue
to exist (although this does not mean rushing blindly
into an unwinnable fight, - but learning of the
creature and gathering other righteous individuals
to help you slay it).
• Tolerating a necromancer.
• Failing to provide aid to a ghost.
• Failure to follow the chain of command within
the church.
• Failing to show respect to T’Hool, Ameles or Zhaust
or their servitors.
• Allowing passion to dominate your clarity (in game
terms any time Hate or Love becomes higher
than Piety).
Notes
Onyx is rock with a soul trapped in it. Souls produce
white or black depending on their level of sin. Her followers,
known as scavengers of souls, perform the mummification
ritual. Acolytes are taken into a forsaken area, smeared with
the blood of an animal, which has been dead for one chain,
and sent upon a vision quest. During the quest, acolytes are
to refrain from eating or drinking and always watch both the
sky and ground. Those lucky enough to be accepted into the
clergy receive a visitation from a spirit in jackal or vulture
form. Those that are not so lucky feed the land they die in.
The spirit whispers a word to them which contains the truth
of the individual’s greatest weakness. This word becomes
their new name. This truth is meant to strengthen the indi-
vidual. It forces them to confront themselves in a way that
makes them stronger. The animal which chooses the initi-
ate determines which sect they join. From that point on, the
acolyte will be either a white vulture or a pale jackal. This
guide determines which forms they take as a shaman. Am-
berah is known as The Pale Walker, Lady Psychopomp, Lady
Savior, and The Onyx Lady.
Image
Amberah has the head and wings of a vulture with the
body of a jackal, her feathers are white onyx and her fur
is black onyx.
Court(s)
Order
Avatar
A male meehan-ghe named Vushal, who serves both
as her avatar and the king of his tribe. He is married to a
nyxad. They live in the Desert of Ash and have seven sons
and one daughter.
Divine Relationships
Amberah works with Ameles, T’Hool, and her twin
sister, Zhaust. They are often referred to collectively as
Death’s Square. Ajyra bitterly hates Amberah for support-
ing the Tribe of the Jackal, a group of meehan-ghes who
forsook their creator after the Shadow Purge and made a
life for themselves in the Desert of Ash.
Once great friends with Phoenix, she shared the mum-
mification rites with the fire bird. The conflict in the Des-
ert of Ash has caused great tension between the two
since then. This has caused Amberah to strip the power
of mummification from Phoenix’s followers. These same
events have caused her to become closer to F’Tash. Her
greatest enemy is Nogus. She also has enmity towards
Luk-Coo for turning Loptif into a vampyr. While she pities
Loptif, Amberah works towards Loptif’s destruction.
Clergy [Priests or shamans – Cleric of Amberah]
Requirement(s): Occult 1, Outdoorsman 2 and Percep-
tion 2.
Caster Checks: ENL + Piety + a Piety Forte in the given
ritual, if possessed.
Rituals: Clergy gain the below-mentioned rituals at the
Caster Status indicated.
2 - The Face of Amberah
This works the same as the Light Ritual Glare of the Sun.
4 - Fast
Your running speed is doubled.
6 - The Recently Deceased
This ritual makes you aware of the location of ghosts
within 1 mile per Caster Status of you. You are also aware
of the location of any subjects close to death. You must
make a Caster Check of 10 to successfully cast this ritual.
8 - Severing the Soul
This ritual works like the necromancer spell of the
same name (this spell is detailed in the Book of True
Names, but is also included below), as these techniques
were stolen from the trolls during the Gods’ War.
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This ritual was originally created as the ultimate pun-
ishment for those that transgress the law. The subject
rolls Conditioning (Life Force) against your Caster Check.
If you succeed on this roll you carve out one seventh of
the subject’s soul. Every Boost you gain on this roll carves
out another seventh. If you take their entire soul, their
body dies. Those who die without a soul are doomed
to wander K’Vega-Thale for eternity, as their souls are
incomplete. This means that they cannot transcend to
sainthood or reincarnation. You lose 1 point in a Stat for
each part of your soul you lose. The Stat you lose is differ-
ent for each part of your soul you lose. Casting this ritual
transfers the subject’s soul into a mirror or shard of glass.
There is no act that is more traumatizing than this ritual.
Alternatively, you may use this ritual for an effect known
as “Reforging the Soul.” This ritual enables you to repair
a soul that has been severed by this ritual. You are only
able to return parts of a subject’s soul in your possession.
10 - Mummification
This ritual also works like the necromancer spell of the
same name (this spell is detailed in the Book of True Names,
a modified version is included below), as these techniques
were stolen from the trolls during the Gods’ War. The only
difference is that the heart is placed into the Ghostlands.
This ritual requires eight days of preparation to cast. Dur-
ing this time the corpse of the recently dead is prepared,
embalmed, dried with salt, wrapped in carefully treated
cloth, and otherwise readied for their eternal preservation.
When the corpse’s heart is removed it is placed into a jar.
Additionally the corpse’s soul is divided into seven parts
through use of the Severing the Soul ritual. Each are placed
into small slivers of silver. These slivers are inserted into
the corpse’s body. These are inserted into the throat and
navel and into the spaces where the heart, kidneys, and
eyes were. Though difficult it is also possible for a cleric to
cast this ritual on themselves through careful preparation.
Upon completion of this ritual the caster expends one
permanent point of Zeal and the subject becomes a mum-
my. The subject becomes ageless and no longer needs to
eat, sleep, or drink. Powers such as Glare of the Sun have
no effect on a mummy. This is because the ritual that cre-
ates a mummy infuses their flesh with positive energy.
This ritual was created through study of light energy.
The subject of this ritual gains Invulnerability to Cold,
Disease, Fear, Poison, and Silver. The subject also gains a
bonus to their Mind Control Resistance and a Hide Rat-
ing equal to the Caster Status of the cleric casting this
ritual. They are also able to regenerate 1 HG per round.
Additionally, they gain Hypersensitivity to Fire and they
are tied to a specific site which they cannot leave. If their
heart (which they either hide or carry with them) is de-
stroyed, they will lose their ability to regenerate, which
means they also do not naturally heal.
 Notes
Hurflun was killed and his soul was eaten by Elsam. His
blood lives on within many kalfars.

Image
A hairy bat-faced man with very large ears.

Hurflun (God-Deceased)
The Uncompromising

Spirit Level
Six (6)

Dominions
Bats and Ruthlessness He Who Has Many Names (Seraph)
The Prince of Hell
Parents
Igvale and T’Hool
Spirit Level
Seven (7)
Number
Sixty-Five (65)
Dominions
Bargaining, Bartering Souls, Betrayal, Contracts, Cor-
Weapon rupting, Corruption, Damnation, Deals, Doors, Door-
Hanger ways, Elevating Yourself, Exploitation, Flies, Forcing
Others to Compromise Their Morals, Imprisonment,
Symbol Locks, Lying, Meritocracy, Misleading, Oubliettes,
Bat’s Head Pride, Prisons, Ruthlessness, Sin, and Temptation.

Typical Followers Parent

Hurflun is still worshiped by a dwindling cult of kalfars. Ahuramazda

Church Number
Those few that remain are crumbling. Sixty-Six (66)

Name of Day Weapon

The Day of Bats Military Fork

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Gift
Contracts and Prisons (Houses of Hell)
Symbol
A blue star.
Servitors
Satariel (descendent angel)
Sacrifices
The only sacrifice he desires is in the form of souls.
The souls of magi are considered the greatest sacrifices,
though he also greatly enjoys the souls of those who
were once highly pious to another divinity.
Prayers
These are said during the hour immediately following
the end of dawn.
Omens
These are sent in the form of messages from flies or
odd behavior from flies. He communicates with his true
worshipers far more than most divinities do. Strange
feelings or brief visions while walking through a doorway
are another form of omen.
Typical Followers
Viagyshes, ogres, tuils, satyrs, kalfars, kitsunes,
and humans.
Ceremonial Dress
The followers of He Who Has Many Names tend to
dress in blue and silver with gold jewelry. They wear the
finest, most stylish clothing they can afford.
Church
The angel’s most holy church the House of Black Steel in
Atramenurga guards a passageway that leads to the Oubli-
ette. His church in Bale is a great prison for deserters, thieves,
and those who have spoken out against their betters.
Name of Day
The Day of Flies, also called Devil’s Night, or The
Devil’s Day.
Holy Text
The Damnation Equation
Dogma
The followers of this divinity wage a secret war. They
actively attempt to turn the faithful away from other di-
vinities (all divinities) by convincing them to commit acts
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of irreverence. Their goal is to weaken others’ Piety. The
lower someone’s Piety when they die, the longer it takes
the servitors of their divinity to come to claim their souls.
This gives the followers mundane or spiritual of He Who
Has Many Names time to collect the individual’s soul.
These followers also offer deals to people for the
rights to their souls. Once someone has contractu-
ally given their soul to a priest of He Who Has Many
Names through spiritual governance, they have en-
gaged in what is called a Soul Pact. This leads to a Soul
Boon. Simply meaning the agent of He Who Has Many
Names owns their soul as long as all conditions of their
contract are met. Discover every secret, weakness,
and flaw your quarry possesses and find ways to use
it against them. Use your skills at bargaining to get ev-
erything you need. Not every deal need lead to a soul
if an individual is of more use in another way or their
continued existence will lead to even more souls, then
take advantage of them for all they are worth.
True worshipers of He Who Has Many Names lay
their hearts open to him and may be rewarded with
an exalted position of becoming low angels through
a process of spiritual metamorphosis. They often
establish and lead false cults. The purpose of these
cults is to find people willing to serve and allowing
those truly worthy to find their way into the priest-
hood while getting all you can out of the unworthy
before consigning them to The Pit of Hell. Once they
begin to develop Piety in He Who Has Many Names,
their souls are already lost. Do not allow others to
pull members of this flock from your clutches.
The public, or false, doctrine of this religion states
that its purpose is to act upon the surface of K’Vega-
Thale as wardens for the justly imprisoned, as their
Lord does for the souls of antitheists, non-believers,
magi, and the bodies of trolls within The Oubliette.
Members of this faith are expected to immediately
kill anyone who learns their true purpose. Which is
to enslave every soul in existence thus consigning ev-
erything to The Oubliette (the Pit of Hell) to increase
the power of Legion and protect the precious souls
from the unmaking of Ahriman. The true followers of
this faith consider themselves to be the true protec-
tors of existence.
The Nine Acts of Irreverence
• Showing mercy.
• Slothfulness
• Refusing to corrupt a soul.
• Educating anyone on the true purpose of Legion.
• Failing to exploit any secret you gain knowledge of.
• Refusing to consign a soul to The Oubliette.
 • Allowing someone to get the better of you in a deal.
• Refusing to end the life of anyone who owes you a
soul boon as quickly as possible, unless they are
more valuable to your cause alive.
• Not conducting yourself as an elite member of society.
Notes
He Who Has Many Names is also known as The 66,
The King of Hell, Legion, as well as by the names of each
angel that he once was: Agares, Alloces, Amon, Andro-
malius, Ariel, Asmodeus, Azazel, Baal, Bathin, Beelzebub,
Beleth, Belial, Belphegor, Berith, Bifrons, Caim, Carreau,
Chemos, Cimeies, Crocell, Dantalion, Decarabia, Eligos,
Focalor, Foras, Forneus, Furcas, Furfur, Gäap, Gremory,
Gressil, Gusion, Haagenti, Ipos, Leraje, Lucifer, Malphas,
Mammon, Marax, Marchosias, Mulciber, Murmur, Nis-
roch, Orias, Orobas, Paimon, Phosphorus, Raum, Ramiel,
Rimmon, Ronove, Sabnock, Sallos, Samigina, Shax, Son-
neillon, Stolas, Thammuz, Valac, Valefor, Vapula, Vassago,
Vepar, Verrine, Vual and Zagan. He is the ruler of the Ou-
bliette, also known as The Pit, The Pit of Hell, or Hell. He
created this place at the bottom of the world during the
Gods’ War to contain the absolute trolls, which are im-
possible to kill and 38 of them lie in The Pit to this very
day in a death-like dream.
After the first War of Light and Darkness, a battle be-
gan between the 66 greatest angels, the seraphim. Each
believed that he or she was the most suitable to become
Ahuramazda’s new avatar. During this battle, the winners
began to eat the souls of the losers. The devouring of each
other’s essence left the winners with the memories, pow-
er, and identity of the losers. When this gruesome battle
was finally over, only one angel of the highest spiritual cast
was left. Ahuramazda was horrified by this brutality and
refused to consider this creature that was once 66 of its
children for the position of its avatar. This rejection greatly
angered the prideful angel. He has since elevated his aims
to become the new divinity of the sun.
The power gained from enslaving souls within Hell
makes He Who Has Many Name’s chance of realizing this
goal more likely any of the others that are attempting to
become the new divinity of the sun. He contends that by
combining his ruthlessness with this power, he will be able
to forever end Ahriman.
Veyeais, the first lampad, is his consort. By his decree,
she wears a golden vale when walking through Hell. This
is to deprive the prisoners of the joy of her beauty. He is
secretly in the process of attempting to catch one of the
gods, or Loptif, so he may attempt to eat them. He hopes
this will allow him to gain their power.
There is more gold in Hell than the other two layers
of K’Vega-Thale (the surface and the Underworld) com-
bined. The minions of The Pit have collected gold (the
blood of Ahuramazda) at their Lord’s command. The
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Prince of Hell believes that bathing in a large enough
amount of gold will help him gain great power. There are
three circles of Hell. The middle one contains a molten
lake of gold and more treasure than can be comprehend-
ed. The shades of the greedy are damned to the task of
polishing this gold. This is particularly difficult for them,
as they are forced to be so close to treasure that will nev-
er be theirs. Envy wafts through the stale air.
Image
A beautiful golden-skinned seraph with six feathery
wings, circular solid black eyes, and long platinum hair.
Like all angels, his ears are extremely small and do not
extend from his head.
Court(s)
Order
Avatar
Duke Astaroth, “The Adversary of Darkness,” one of
the last remaining azzandara (light dragons), is the only
individual to have ever held this position. He splits his
time between The Pit and the surface churches of He
Who Has Many Names.
Divine Relationships
He Who Has Many Names is a member of the Enforc-
ers. Oliss and Helena are his closest allies. His relation-
ships with Zhaust and Xancero are a bit strained. He
also has fair relations with Pelgan and Hob-Aepofis. He
considers Elsam to be the only challenger to his ultimate
plan to become the new divinity of the sun and thus
works against her. With the trolls enslaved or driven from
K’Vega-Thale, he views Ahriman as his greatest enemy.
Clergy [Priests and Shamans – Cleric of He Who Has
Many Names]
Requirement(s): Diplomacy 1, Guile 2, Insight 1 and In-
timidate 1.
Caster Checks: PRE + Piety + a Piety Forte in the given
ritual, if possessed.
Rituals: Clergy gain the below-mentioned rituals at the Cast-
er Status indicated as well as their Clergy Calling and those
granted by the Light Precept. You also spend 3 instead of 4
points on the clergy advantage at character creation.
2 - Your Soul is Mine
When you cast this ritual, you roll your Caster Check
against the subject’s Piety roll. You cannot use this ritual on
anyone whose Piety is equal to or greater than yours. If you
win this roll, you are able to take their soul. It is thought
best to avoid those with high Piety, as they are likely to at-
tract unwanted attention from powerful spirits seeking to
reclaim the souls. You need a dedicated receptacle in which
to place the souls you take with this ritual. The subject must
be dead in order for you to use this ritual.

4 - Invulnerability to Fire and Hellfire

You gain Invulnerability to Fire and Hellfire.

6 - Hellfire
This ritual mimics the Fire Precept’s rituals: The Flickering
Arts and Pillars of Flame. Hellfire is not real fire. Though it
does shed light, it provides no warmth and is not affected
by anything that prevents or reduces Fire damage.

8 - Psychodrama
When you cast this ritual, the subject must roll Medi-
tation (Mind Control) against your Caster Check. If you
win, the subject is trapped in their own mind and forced
to confront their greatest shame or guilt. This lasts for 1
round. If you gain a Boost, it lasts for the entire scene. If
you get 2 Boosts, it lasts for a day. The mental prison lasts
for 1 additional day for every Boost you gain beyond that. Weendigo (God)
It is possible for the subject to starve to death or oth-
erwise be killed during this time. The images within this The White God
prison are so traumatic that they typically lead to insanity
– if the subject endures them for a day or more. So hor- Spirit Level
rific is this experience that those who have undergone Six (6)
this state are typically willing to do anything you want to
avoid being forced into it again. Dominions
Avalanches, Being Trapped in the Cold, Cannibalism,
10 - Angelic Transfiguration Ghuls, Self-Loathing, Survival, Valleys, and Wraith Wind.
When you cast this ritual, you undergo a transforma-
tion so extraordinarily painful it reshapes your world Parents
view. At the conclusion of this ritual, you will become Igvale and Nif
a flesh angel. You will grow feathery wings which allow
you to fly at 6 times your normal rate and claws which
deal 4/2/5 damage. These claws are Gold and capable
Number
Sixty-Seven (67)
of inflicting damage on ghosts and spirits. You gain a +6
Species-Granted Hide Rating. Your eyes are now capable
of seeing equally as well in darkness and light. You gain a Weapon
Species-Granted Forte Conditioning (Life Force). Brawling

Gift
Survival Skills

Symbol
A disembodied gnawed arm.

Servitors
Witiko (daemon)

Sacrifices
The act of cannibalism.

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Prayers
Said at night, typically right before going to sleep.
Omens
In the form of something abnormally cold within your-
self. This often occurs when one awakens from a dream.
It is a sign the god has visited you and attempted to warm
itself within your flesh.
Typical Followers
Viagyshes, ogres, and meehan-ghes, he has few wor-
shipers that are not ghuls (sometimes called ghouls).
Ceremonial Dress
A hooded white fur cloak and a horrific carved Ween-
digo mask which is worn by the cleric. Some clerics make
their masks out of the flayed faces of their victims.
Church
There are few churches and they mean little, as the
god dislikes his own followers. He sees them as a reflec-
tion of what he hates the most: himself.
Name of Day
The Day to Starvation. On this day, his faithful perform
hideous and unwholesome dances. They chant loudly to
carry their voices upon the wind.
Holy Text
None
Dogma
Live as high upon the food chain as you possibly can.
Do not allow your wife, brother, or child to stop you from
being an apex predator. You will become a scavenger, as
all predators must do during hard times. Never concern
yourself with the suffering of others and never refuse to
satisfy your own greed. Greed is natural and should be
fully embraced, as its excesses will lead to your contin-
ued well-being and dominance.
The Nine Acts of Irreverence
• Generosity.
• Allowing yourself to starve.
• Refusing to eat the flesh of another.
• Denying yourself the pleasure of excess.
• Refusing to eat to your fill.
• Putting the wants of another before your own.
• Choosing to eat another kind of food when the flesh
of your people is available to you (this does not
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mean having to kill – simply refusing to eat an
already dead body that is not putrefied).
• Allowing another to dominate you.
• Cooking your food.
Notes
Weendigo’s first organized cult came from a group of
lower-caste viagysh who sought to escape the terrible
constraints placed upon them by the viagysh nobility.
Fleeing the Cold Cave, they found themselves stranded
on the mountain slopes during a terrible snowstorm.
They were trapped for many days. After they had run out
of food, a small group of them turned on the others, kill-
ing and eating them. The day they committed this ter-
rible act happened to be the day of Weendigo. He took
notice of them and plucked the ghosts of those they slew
which he consumed.
Weendigo elevated the cannibals to become the first
ghuls. It is said that eating the brain and heart of one
of your parents, a sibling, or your child on the icy slopes
after dark on Weendigo’s day will begin a transformation
that will lead to you becoming a ghul. Demar cursed all
who become ghuls to grow the tail of a cow so that the
wise may notice, avoid, or destroy them.
After the first ghuls were created, they increased their
numbers and then attacked the Cold Cave, seeking to ex-
act revenge upon their former masters. This has led to
the creation of viagysh ghul hunters, who are relentless
in exterminating their prey. While ogres cannot become
ghuls, they are highly likely to worship Weendigo. He is
also known as The White Spirit and The White God.
Image
A unique smell of decay announces the presence
of Weendigo. Its emaciated body, so gaunt it is near-
ly skeletal, is covered in irregular blotchy patches of
off-white fur, the skin beneath is an ash-grey color. Its
mouth, which is full of broken grey teeth, is ringed in
blood and gore. Its eyes are yellow and dark circle en-
compass them.
Court(s)
Darkness
Avatar
The King of Ghuls, a young viagysh boy (or possibly girl)
known only as Mormo, the first ghul, severs in this role.
Divine Relationships
Weendigo is far too deranged to be able to maintain
any form of relationship with the other divinities. How-
ever, the divinities of darkness do find him to be a highly
useful weapon and thus support him.
Clergy [Druids]
Caster Checks: VIG + Hate + a Hate Forte in the given rit-
ual, if possessed.

Rituals:

2 - Scent
You now add your Caster Status to all smell-based Per-
ception rolls and you are able to see as well in darkness
as you are in light.

4 - Claws of Ice
You gain claws of ice which deal 4/1/5 (Cold dam-
age) and are capable of inflicting damage on fire spirits.
Salamanders and fire spirits have Hypersensitivity to this
damage. These claws are retractable, and require an Ac-
celerated Action to grow or retract them.

6 - Invulnerability to Cold
You gain Invulnerability to Cold.

8 - Armor of Horror
When you cast this ritual, you invest a point of perma-
Zhaust (Goddess)
nent Zeal into a leather jerkin which you have fashioned Watcher of the Dead
from the flesh of people of your own species. This leather
jerkin has an Armor Rating of 6. Wearing this armor gives Spirit Level
you the Fortes Conditioning (Life Force) and Intimidate
Six (6)
(your own species). You must make a Leatherworker
(Armor) roll of at least 20 to create this armor. When-
ever this armor is out of your sight, you will always know Dominions
where it is. Arawns, Burial, Eternal Rest, Granite, Gravediggers,
Graveyards, Hunters of Contaminated, Protection of
10 - Form of the Weendigo Graves, and Undertakers.
Casting this ritual enables you to turn into a creature
of double your size. You gain +4 STR and a bite attack Parents
which deals 6/1/5. Your Hide Rating increases to 10, but
Igvale and T’Hool
your Defense decreases by 1. As long as you remain in
this form, you will be possessed by an overwhelming de-
sire to eat the flesh of others, especially your closest kin. Number
Mangy greyish-white fur and scabs will cover your body Sixty-Eight (68)
and your jaw elongates. Many in this form are mistaken
for Contaminated. You must make a Caster Check of 10 to Weapon
successfully cast this ritual. Axe

Gift
Dignity for the dead.

Symbol
A gargoyle’s face.

Servitors
Gallu (daemon)

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Sacrifices
Protecting graveyards and destroying the Contaminated.
Prayers
Said at night.
Omens
In the form of odd smells on the wind or strange feel-
ings in graveyards.
Typical Followers
Arawns, chthons, freyaens, satyrs, humans, and
ogres. Zhaust will not allow any species created by trolls
to worship her.
Ceremonial Dress
Non-arawns wear wide-shouldered cloaks of grey or
black, with silver trim and jewelry.
Church
There are two divisions within this church which main-
tain fair relations. The Order of Eternal Rest is made up of
wardens of graveyards, gravediggers, and presides over
funerals. The Assembly of the Grey is a group of loosely
connected cells which relentlessly hunt the Contaminat-
ed and those that create them. They are known to be ex-
tremely unforgiving and uncompromising in their quest.
Name of Day
The Day of Grey
Holy Text
The Headstone Skull, an arawn skull that speaks the
12,001-word decree. These holy texts are created from
the skulls of saints which are placed within shrines to en-
lighten the faithful.
Dogma
The doctrine is expressed in a total of 12,001 words
which fully explain the goddess’s position on why the bodies
of the dead must be allowed to rest in peace and why those
who animate bodies or exploit ghosts must be removed
from life. It speaks of necromancy as a vile abomination, a
temptation too great to be allowed to exist. It is better to let
a thousand innocents die than to allow one necromancer
to live. Just souls will receive the reward of another life and
another body, so no true harm is done. If it is the rare soul
of a magus, you have eliminated a terrible threat. Capture
the soul and remand it to the clergy of He Who Has Many
Names. He will know if it is guilty or innocent. If you have
reason to doubt the innocence of a subject, it is better to err
on the side of caution and end their life.
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The Nine Acts of Irreverence
• Refusing to protect a graveyard.
• Allowing your actions to be dictated by fear.
• Refusing to destroy followers of divinities who
create contaminated.
• Refusing to destroy followers of divinities who create
Contaminated.
• Feeling sympathy for the guilty.
• Refusing to destroy a necromancer.
• Allowing the body of an offender to be buried in a
righteous cemetery.
• Refusing to destroy grimoires or other magical
accoutrements.
• Allowing someone to live whom you think is guilty
even if they might be innocent.
Notes
Zhaust created the arawn in her image.
Image
Zhaust appears as a massive stone grey arawn with
large bat-like wings and jet-black eyes.
Court(s)
Order
Avatar
Karharti; an ancient, winged arawn; serves in this posi-
tion. This silver-clawed creature wanders the underworld.
Divine Relationships
Zhaust is a loyal yet aloof member of the Enforcers.
She is closest with He Who Has Many Names, view-
ing him as wise and trustworthy. Her relationship with
Xancero, however, is strained. She also closely associated
with Ameles, Amberah, and T’Hool. Her followers have
recently begun hunting followers of Luk-Coo, attempting
to exterminate the religion. They view it as a bastion of
necromancy. Azi Dahaka is her greatest enemies. Their
followers constantly clash in the underworld.
Clergy [Priests – Cleric of Zhaust]
Requirement(s): Conditioning 1, Intimidate 1 and Mason 3.
Caster Checks: ENL + Piety + a Piety Forte in the given
ritual, if possessed.
Rituals: Clergy gain the below-mentioned rituals at the
Caster Status indicated.
2 - The Face of Zhaust
Casting this ritual turns your face into the terrifying
image of Zhaust herself. This allows you to add your Piety
score to your next Intimidate roll made against a demon
or a Contaminated. This roll is made as part of the cast-
ing of this ritual. It does not require an additional action.
If you succeed on this Intimidation roll against a subject
which falls into one of the previously mentioned catego-
ries, then they will flee from you. They will take 1 point of
damage for each Boost you gain.

4 - Your Soul is Mine

This is the same as the ritual listed under He Who Has
Many Names.

6 - Resist Disease, Fear and Life Force

You gain a bonus to your Disease, Fear, and Life Force
Resistance Rolls equal to 50% of your Caster Status.

8 - Grotesque
When you cast this ritual, you invest a point of per-
manent Zeal into a granite statue you mason. You must
make a Mason (Statues) roll of at least 20 to create this Kretara (Goddess)
statue. These creatures will obey any orders you give
them, but otherwise function under the orders you whis- The Trickster
per into their ears while you are crafting them. The num-
ber of grotesques you can craft is equal to your ENL Rat- Spirit Level
ing. Grotesques are minions that only have an INT of 3. Six (6)
They are otherwise identical to arawns. Their Status is
equal to your Caster Status. Dominions
Boredom, Dancing, Du’ K’ Sits, Embarrassment, Gam-
10 - End Mockeries of Life
When you cast this ritual any Contaminated near you bling, Gossip, Fate, Hares, Humor, Laughter, Listening,
must make Conditioning (Life Force) rolls against your Luck, Misfortune, Rabbits, Rumors, Sloth, and Trickery.
Caster Check. All Contaminated within 10 feet of you that
you roll higher than are destroyed. Parents
Nif and Opiate

Number
Sixty-Nine (69)

Weapon
Bolos

Gift
Dancing, humor and gambling.

Symbol
Pair of white rabbit’s feet on a black background.

Servitors
The young (daemon).

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Sacrifices
What pleases her the most is creating gambling games,
spreading gossip, and the laughter of others. She finds
jokes at the expense of talos most entertaining, as they
have a very poor senses of humor. • Failing to eavesdrop on conversations you could
Prayers
Usually said before gambling.
Omens
In the form of laughter which you cannot trace the
source of, or carefully hidden in the midst of several piec-
es of gossip. Gossip is how the goddess communicates
with her followers, only viewing the cleverest as being
worthy of hearing what she has to say.
Typical Followers
Du’k’sits, kitsunes, ogres, satyrs, sirens, freyaens,
and hibbens.
Ceremonial Dress
Kretara’s followers choose the most outlandish and
ridiculous-looking outfits, which make them easy to spot
as they set out to never blend in.
Church
There are two purported groups within her church.
However, many scholars believe this is simply a ruse to
mislead those attempting to learn about this faith. The
two groups are The Laughing Hare, which is tasked with
spreading laughter, and The Listening Rabbit, which is
tasked with spreading gossip. Scholars have noted that
her priests will claim to be of either group depending on
how they are feeling at that moment.
Name of Day
The Day of Fortune
Holy Text
Ssss’ssss’sssssss’Ka, which translates as “Always Laugh
at Others.” This text is extremely confusing to read, espe-
cially in translation, as it constantly contradicts itself.
Dogma
The amount of differing doctrines which followers of
this religion adhere to are vast and most outsiders con-
clude that the religion is far too difficult to attempt to
learn, if it is even possible.
The Nine Acts of Irreverence
• Working harder than you have to.
• Taking life seriously when you don’t have to.
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• Refusing to trust in your luck.
• Failing to spread gossip.
• Refusing to embarrass someone else.
easily overhear that might contain interesting gossip.
• Refusing to create comedy out of consideration for
someone else’s feelings.
• Failing to challenge the norms of the society you are
currently in.
• Holding a grudge.
Notes
Also known as The Trickster, The Laughing Lady, Vare-
ma, and Ahmackay, she is a goddess that wants nothing
more than to enjoy herself.
Image
An attractive full-figured du’ k’ sit with dark red hair usu-
ally being followed by dozens of the young (rabbit-like spirits).
Court(s)
Freedom
Avatar
A female du’ k’ sit named Europa who generally resides
within her great temple in Numede, which is named the
Mouth within the Wood.
Divine Relationships
Kretara is friends with Ajyra and Cinder, as she is said
to be the only individual to ever make the goddess laugh.
Although she has taken many gods and goddesses as lov-
ers, Bacchus is her most constant companion. F’Tash and
Kretara have a love-hate relationship. They are the best
of friends but constantly have extreme fallouts. These
have been over tricks they have played on each other
or jealousy over shared lovers. Elsam hates her, as she is
constantly playing tricks on her. Most divinities of order
are too rigid for her to associate with. Despite her capac-
ity for playing vicious tricks on anyone that annoys her,
this goddess does not hold grudges.
Clergy [Priests and Shamans – Cleric of Kretara]
Requirement(s): Acrobatics 1, Diplomacy 1, Guile 1, Love
1 and Streetwise 1.
Caster Checks: ENL + Piety + a Piety Forte in the given
ritual, if possessed.
Rituals: Clergy gain the below-mentioned rituals at the
Caster Status indicated.
2 - Better Lucky
You reroll a number of 1s each game session equal to
your Caster Status.

4 - Hexcraft
When you cast this ritual, the subject must roll Medita-
tion (Body Control) against your Caster Check. If you win,
then the hexed subject must reroll any 8s they roll for the
rest of the scene. These 8s do not explode, nor are they
added to the subject’s total. It is as if the subject did not
roll the 8 and instead rolled whatever the lower number is.
You can cast this ritual upon anyone you can see.

6 - Gossip
When you cast this ritual, you will become exposed to
all the latest gossip in the area. You will also be able to
discern which elements of the information are true and
which are false. You must make a Caster Check of 10 to
successfully cast this ritual.

8 - Calumny
When you cast this ritual, one slanderous statement
you make is believed by all who hear it. Additionally, all T’ Hool (Elder Creator)
who hear it will spread it to all they know. This ritual can
cause the subject to lose their position, reputation, hon- Forger of Souls
or, or even their family. You must make a Caster Check of
12 to successfully cast this ritual. Spirit Level
Eight (8)
10 - Jinx
When you cast this ritual, the subject must roll Medi- Dominions
tation (Body Control) against your Caster Check. If you
Blacksmithing, Catacombs, the Dead, Death, Ham-
win, the subject will be cursed and will experience ter-
rible luck for the rest of the day. If you score a Boost on mers, Iron, Judgment of Souls, Reincarnation, Scales, Sil-
this roll, the duration will be extended to a chain. With 2 ver, Stone, the Underworld, and Worms.
Boosts, the duration will be extended to a cycle. 3 Boosts
will make the duration permanent. Those cursed by this Number
power will experience miserable times. You can alterna- Seventy (70)
tively use this ritual to remove a jinx which was casted by
you or by another caster.
Weapon
Hammer

Gift
Blacksmithing

Symbol
A white burial mask with hammers for eyes, nose,
and two for the mouth. This is often a full-faced helmet
crafted out of iron with a silver face plate. Alternatively, a
crown made out of worms.

Servitors
Vipunen (daemon)

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Sacrifices
Sacrifices are made by interring the dead into the ground.
Prayers
Said at dusk or night.
Omens
In the form of near-death experiences.
Typical Followers
Chthons, viagyshes, arawns, dawons, sirens, ogres,
ferrums, and humans.
Ceremonial Dress
Death masks of favored friends and ancestors are often
worn during T’Hool’s day or at high religious gatherings.
There is a schism between followers regarding the use of sil-
ver. There are those who consider the act of wearing silver to
be a great blasphemy deserving death and those who view it
as an indispensable religious rite, adorning themselves with
the blood of their lord and thus becoming closer to T’Hool.
Church
There are three divisions within this ancient religion. The
Congregation of Bone is dedicated to building vast cata-
combs beneath the land for the dead to be interred. They
also seek out Contaminated and terminate them. The Be-
lievers in Iron are the remnants of the old ferrum church
and nearly all members are of that species. This church
seeks to make the ferrums repent for the wicked deeds of
their fathers in hope that one day T’Hool will again acknowl-
edge the ferrums as its chosen people. The Ghosts of Silver
are an ancient order dedicated to helping ghosts find their
way back to T’Hool. There is also a shian cult named the
Ammit which handles the funeral rites of these peoples.
Name of Day
The Day of the Dead. On this day, many contemplate
and reflect upon the friends and family they have lost, as
well as upon their ancestors.
Holy Text
Beyond Life. This text, usually carved in stone (either
tablets or on cave walls), details the journey the soul
takes after death and how it will come to be born again.
Dogma
Respect that which is of the underworld. It does not
matter what someone has done in life. Once they are
dead, it is your responsibility to make sure they do not
continue to wander the world. Help them find their way
to the underworld so that their next life may begin.
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The Nine Acts of Irreverence
• Cowardice
• Putting your own interests before your duties.
• Fearing death.
• Not keeping your word.
• Taking life when it is not necessary.
• Losing your temper.
• Neglecting to learn about death when the opportunity
presents itself.
• Refusing to work against those who steal souls.
• Failing to show the proper respect towards your
superiors in this faith.
Notes
T’Hool was created when the first troll pregnancy
terminated in miscarriage. This marked the creation of
Death. T’Hool created the ferrums from the souls of dead
orcs. It tests all souls upon the scales of judgment, weigh-
ing the quality of their character against a plate of iron to
determine what their next life shall hold. This is not a test
of right or wrong but of how much one took advantage of
opportunity in life. T’Hool does not favor the timid.
Followers of T’Hool surround dead bodies with stones.
They believe that an unbroken circle of stones will pro-
tect the person’s ghost from unwholesome entities. This
gives psychopomps proper time to retrieve their soul.
T’Hool is also known as The Forger of Souls and The Lord
of Death. Silver, which is mined in the underworld, is said
to be the blood of this divinity.
Image
A stout blue-grey hairless creature of stone always
holding a hammer.
Court(s)
None
Avatar
No one currently holds this position.
Divine Relationships
Ameles, Amberah, and Zhaust are all close to this divinity.
It has even been speculated by some sages that the three
goddesses are actually merely aspects of T’Hool. Hob-Ae-
pofis long served in T’Hool’s foundry of souls and is greatly
loyal to T’Hool. There is much respect between them.
T’Hool is bothered by the presence of He Who Has
Many Names in the Underworld but tolerates the angel.
The long wars between the ferrums and freyaens have
left poor feelings between T’Hool and Dazazya. The inter-
ference in those wars by succubi has led T’Hool to view
Elsam with contempt. Demar and Leviathan are viewed
as wise allies while Igvale is viewed with suspicion and
Ahriman with fear but respect.
It is thought there is some relationship between T’Hool
and Nogus. The details, if any, are unknown. An old or-
cish writing, Ulit-N’Gaj, points towards hidden agendas
by T’Hool and a desire for domination of K’Vega-Thale
by the younger elder creator. These same writings claim
Nogus once instructed T’Hool, teaching the elder creator
the arts that become the base for what is now known as
the Mystical Precept of the Underworld.
the Underworld to work into the hammer’s silver inlay. You
can either use iron or T’Hoolian Blood Iron to forge the
hammer. This hammer deals damage as if it was Iron, but it
affects anyone that has Hypersensitivity to Iron or Silver.
For every Boost you roll on attacks with this hammer,
the subject also takes 1 point of VIG damage. This VIG dam-
age heals at a rate of 1 per day. This hammer is capable of
striking ghosts or underworld daemons. When you hold this
hammer, you gain an additional Conditioning (Life Force)
roll. You also gain a 50% bonus to Blacksmith rolls when us-
ing this hammer. You must roll at least a 20 on a Blacksmith
roll to successfully cast this ritual. Whenever this hammer is
out of your sight, you will always know where it is.

Clergy [Druids, Priests, and Shamans – Cleric of T’Hool] 10 - Rend from Flesh
Requirement(s): Blacksmith 3, Crushing 1 and Mason 1. When you cast this ritual on a subject, they must roll a
Meditation (Astral) check against your Caster Check. If you
win, you will be able to rip the subject’s soul from their flesh.
Caster Checks: ENL + Piety + a Piety Forte in the given
Once removed, you may send their soul to the spirit world
ritual, if possessed. or manipulate it in any way you please. This kills their body
if you do not return their soul to it within seven minutes.
Rituals: Clergy gain the below-mentioned rituals at the
Caster Status indicated. You also spend 3 instead of 4
points on the clergy advantage at character creation.
Shamans are able to turn into large worms or large clus-
ters of worms.

2 - Circle of Stones
Casting this ritual prevents any soul thief from claim-
ing a corpse’s ghost. You must place a circle of stones
around the person’s body to cast it. The circle of stones
must be unbroken.

4 - Body of Iron
This ritual turns your skin to iron for the remainder of
the scene. The bonuses from this ritual do not stack with
Armor or Hide Rating. You gain a bonus of +4 to your Ar-
mor Rating + a bonus equal to 50% of your Caster Status.
Your Brawl (Striking) deals 3/1/7. This damage is Iron.
This ritual requires a Caster Check of 10.

6 - Death-like
When you cast this ritual on someone, your subject
must roll a Conditioning (Life Force) check against your
Caster Check. If you succeed, the subject enters a lifeless
state. The duration is one round + 1 round per Boost. If Shi (Goddess)
you gain 3 Boosts, the subject will be lifeless for the scene.
Flame in Darkness
Subjects within this state are killed by any attack. This ritu-
al is not only meant for offensive purposes – you can use it
on yourself. If you do so, it will last for one scene. Spirit Level
Seven (7)
8 - Soul Hammer
When you cast this ritual, you invest a point of perma- Dominions
nent Zeal into any kind of hammer you have made yourself. Cats, Curiosity, Enigmas, Guardians, Jungles, Killing
When forging this hammer, you must bleed into the iron as Vermin, Puzzles, Quickness, Rat Catchers, Riddles, Speed,
you work it. You must also pull fragmented soul stuff from Stealth, and Storing Food.

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Parents Typical Followers
Ahriman and Morghul Dawons, ubastis, nergalis, mafdets, freyaens, kalfars,
ogres, viagyshes, and humans.
Number
Seventy-One (71) Ceremonial Dress
During events her clergy wear long white hooded
Weapon robes with veils over their faces. They leave only their
Tulwar hands, feet, and eyes visible. The head of the temple
wears a flame red robe.
Gift
Domestic cats. Church
Though most prominent in Millika, Shi’s temples have
Symbol spread across K’Vega-Thale. They are used as places of
The head of a cat. rest for her faithful who hunt Darkness’s minions during
the night. These buildings are as grand as her followers in
Servitors that area are able to make them. It is known she favors
Rakshasa (demon) her houses of worship to be as remarkable as possible.

Sacrifices Name of Day

Ritual sacrifice of the followers of the divinities of the
Court of Darkness. Vampyrs have become a favored tar-
get for these sacrifices.
Prayers
Said after dusk.
Omens
Shi sends messages in the form of strange behavior in
cats, including odd calls in the distance. They may also come
in the form of fires in the night sky. These omens are always
cryptic, requiring a great degree of thought to figure out.
The Day of Cats
Holy Text
Fire in the Night
Dogma
My children, you are better than all others who draw
breath. Remember this when deciding between yourself
and the children of other gods. You must survive, for you
are the only hope K’Vega-Thale has against the forces of
darkness. Many of your cousins have died in the wars
which have been waged. Do not allow their sacrifices to
go without whispered thanks on dark nights. Show no
fear to the moons of the night. Let them watch only your
defiance. Dominate the children of the trolls and drag-
ons. Their place is within chains.

The Nine Acts of Irreverence

• Allowing snakes or vermin to live.
• Feeling remorse.
• Fear of death.
• Failing to kill a servant of darkness or magic when
you have the chance.
• Foolishly putting yourself at risk.
• Failing to make a profit on a deal.
• Failing to take control when you have the opportunity.
• Submitting to the authority of those less able than
yourself.
• Failing to show respect to those closer to Shi than
yourself.

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Notes
Also known as Queen of Cats and Flame in Darkness,
this goddess is detested by typhons and sirrushes. Shi
will not abide the worship of either.
Image
Shi is always depicted as an anthropomorphic cat, but
the type and color of cat varies greatly. Each statue of her
within a single temple might appear with different fea-
tures. She is always shown as being beautiful and glorious.
Court(s)
Freedom a Caster Check of 10 to successfully cast this ritual.
Avatar
Sphinx Rukanthon Kelun, an ubasti, currently serves in
this position. She lives in the Jungle of Shi. Sphinx is the
title of her avatar.
During the Shadow Purge, Mother Yurgha leapt from
the sea and bit Shi, injecting lethal poison into the Cat
Queen. In an effort to save her, her first avatar Qumin
conducted an unknown ritual which transferred the poi-
son from the goddess’s body to the bodies of all the da-
wons. Though it saved Shi’s life, this ritual killed Qumin.
The effects of that poison were so powerful that they still
linger in the veins of all dawons until this day.
Divine Relationships
Considered a traitor by the divinities of darkness, Shi
is regaled as one of the greatest heroines of the Shadow
Purge. Being of Darkness herself, Shi knows the night
well and that knowledge drives her to action. Those ac-
tions have thwarted the plans of many members of the
Court of Darkness. She has recently developed an active
distaste for Loptif and is considering how best to hunt
her. The pain from Mother Yurgha’s poison still burns
within her. It is a constant reminder of her need to work
against the plans of her archrival. While Shi actively
works against the divinities of magic, she has been ac-
tively collecting all the information she can on Nogus.
This often involves sending her clergy to far-off lands in
search of rumored information. She is equally obsessed
with finding Iarothoquat’s hoard. Her wish is to take it
from him both for her own glorification and because
she despises dragons.
Great jealousy exists between Shi and Helena due to
their feelings for Pelgan, a god who has been both of their
lovers many times. She has also taken Bacchus as a lover.
Shi is a fickle, contemplative goddess who vacillates
between being aloof and gregarious. Quillicalian and
V’Lex are favored friends of hers. She also has great re-
spect for Morghul and Zhaust. The divinities of water are
distasteful to her.
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Clergy [Druids and Shamans – Cleric of Shi]
Requirement(s): Athletics 1, Acrobatics 1, Guile 1, Insight
1 and Stealth 1.
Caster Checks: PRE + Piety + a Piety Forte in the given
ritual, if possessed.
Rituals: Clergy gain the below-mentioned rituals at the
Caster Status indicated.
2 - Feline Finesse
Casting this ritual gives you a bonus to your Stealth and
running speed equal to your Caster Status. You must make
4 - The Flame in Darkness
Casting this ritual sets your eyes ablaze with fire. This
allows you to add your Piety score to your next Intimidate
roll made against a demon or Contaminated. This roll is
made as part of the casting of this ritual. It does not re-
quire an additional action. If you succeed on this Intimi-
date roll against a subject which falls into one of the previ-
ously mentioned categories, the subject will flee from you.
They will take 1 point of damage for each Boost you gain.
6 - The Shadow of Flame
When you cast this ritual you call upon the shadows
produced by the first fire. For the rest of the scene you
can decide to instead deal black flame damage from any
Fire Precept rituals you cast. Black flame damage is not
prevented or reduced by abilities which prevent or re-
duce Fire damage. However, subjects do not catch fire if
reduced to The Quick by damage from this ritual. You must
make a Caster Check of 10 to successfully cast this ritual.
8 - Call Fr’Han
When you cast this ritual you summon a fr’han (shadow
tiger). You can only summon 1 fr’han per cycle, but you
can simply recast this ritual to call the same fr’han back to
you at any point. The fr’han should have a Status equal to
at least 50% of your Caster Status. This fr’han will stay with
you permanently if you so choose. If the fr’han is not in
the area, you must prepare a triangle from ash and place a
small candle at each point.
10 - Demon’s Horn
When you cast this ritual, you invest a point of perma-
nent Zeal into any kind of weapon that you have made
yourself. You must place part of a demon’s essence into the
heart of the weapon while making it. This weapon is ca-
pable of striking demons, and deals an additional amount
of damage equal to your Forte bonus from Hate (Things)
against demons and warlocks. Additionally, you gain a +2
bonus to Life Force Resistance Rolls as long as you have it
on your person. You must make a Caster Check of 20 to
successfully cast this ritual. Whenever this weapon is out
of your sight, you will always know where it is.
 well. If you are a whore, your sacrifice is made by being
as loving and pleasing as possible to your client.

Prayers
They are said at night.

Omens
Ess’Ati warns her follower through sudden urges or fears
or calls from just around the corner. If you hear them, run!

Typical Followers
The majority of her followers are female though there
are some species were males are as likely, or more likely
to live the life of prostitution. When this is the case it will
be included in the text following the species: kalfar (both
genders), mafdets, freyaens (mostly male), kitsunes, sa-
tyrs (mostly males), ferrums, du’ k’ sits, baobhan siths,
viagyshes, chezari, sirens, and humans.

Ceremonial Dress
At religious events, her clergy wear elaborate and ex-
Ess’ Ati (Goddess) pensive, often bejeweled, clothing that draws the eye.
The Whore
Church
This religion is very strong in Trade as well as First-
Spirit Level port and Newport. Ess’Ati’s church in Trade is called the
Six (6)
Temple of One Night’s Love. All members of the formal
church are trained in the art of companionship. To this
Dominions end they learn to sing, play music and are well read and
Comfort, Companionship, Escorts, Relieving Inhibi- capable conversationalists. Those who advance in this
tions, Sex Trade, Sexual Skill, and Whores. faith are smart, hard-working, and ambitious.

Parents Name of Day

Ahriman and Igvale The Day of Comfort

Number Holy Text

Seventy-Two (72) The Tale of Comfort. This is a book of detailed sexual
acts and positions.
Weapon
Dagger Dogma
Sex is the expression of a need for companionship. Ev-
Gift eryone needs to feel safe, loved, beautiful, and accepted.
Easing loneliness and sexual technique. Provide this for others and you have done all that is asked
of you. Use your sexual talents for your own advantage
Symbol to better your lot in life. Seek to ease suffering through
A red scarf. your actions, but make sure you are paid for it. Always
remember you only sell love for one night – the client’s
love for you should last longer than that.
Servitors
Meretrix (demon)
The Nine Acts of Irreverence
Sacrifices • Refusing a client for any reason other than your
Performed by treating whores kindly and paying them own safety.

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 • Making a client feel bad about their sexual desires.
• Engaging in sex with no form of compensation
in return.
• Refusing to tithe 20% of your income to the church.
• Falling in love with anyone who has purchased
your services.
• Not being loving toward your client.
• Ignoring your instincts (doing so can get you killed).
• Failing to enjoy sex as much as you can.
• Failing to remember your job is more than being a
simple whore – you sell companionship on all levels.
Notes
Although most of Ess’Ati’s followers are female, there are
a surprisingly large amount of males that perform in the sex
trade. The majority of these are kalfar, satyr, and freyaen.
Image
Ess’Ati appears as the ideal desire of her beholder. If
she is observed by more than one person, they will each
see her as someone totally different.
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Court(s)
Freedom
Avatar
Oszetis, a freyaen with haliad’s blood, serves in this
position. He lived in Freyaheim, but now resides in Trade,
where he runs her temple.
Divine Relationships
Once a member of the Court of Darkness, Ess’Ati slow-
ly began to disdain its philosophy. Gradually she became
the guardian of those who work the streets at night.
Eventually this led her to become the patron of whores.
The motivation for this shift occurred after witnessing
the nightly struggles and sacrifices life forced harlots to
endure without protection. Seeing that no other deity
placed value on them, she claimed them as her own.
Ess’Ati is close to Elsam, viewing what happened to her
as a horrible thing. She attempts to be friendly with Cinder
and Shi, though both of these goddesses look down upon
her. She is also popular with many of the male deities. She
has been the lover of many divinities, as one might expect.
Clergy [Priests – Cleric of Ess’Ati]
Requirement(s): Acrobatics 1, Guile 1, Light Blades 1,
Love 1 (or Hate 1) and Stealth 1.
Caster Checks: PRE + Piety + a Piety Forte in the given
ritual, if possessed.
Rituals: Clergy gain the below-mentioned rituals at the
Caster Status indicated. Her clergy are referred to as la-
dies and gentlemen of the night. All Piety rolls to cast
rituals use your PRE Rating.
2 - Sexual Soul of Ess’Ati
This ritual encompasses the whole of the secret sexual
training of this faith. This ritual is usually only cast be-
fore a seduction attempt or just before sexual contact be-
gins. It grants the following abilities in sexual situations:
greater stamina, quicker recovery, greater ability to give
pleasure, greater ability to understand your partner’s de-
sires, the ability to prevent pregnancy, and the ability to
prevent the transfer of diseases. This ritual also allows
you to see every sexual encounter a subject has had. To
do this, you must make flesh-to-flesh contact. All abilities
granted by this ritual increase in proportion to your Cast-
er Status. You gain a bonus equal to your Caster Status on
Seduction and Emotion rolls. The abilities granted by this
ritual allow high Status casters to be the most talented
sexual performers in the world. It should be noted that in
order to seduce someone, they must first possess at least
the slightest level of sexual attraction towards you.
4 - Pheromone
When you cast this ritual, anyone within 10 feet of you
that would be sexually attracted to your gender must roll
Meditation (Body Control) against your Caster Rating. If
you win this roll, they will attempt to gain your attention by
whatever way would seem natural to them. The higher the
number of Boosts you roll on this check, the greater their
attention. This ritual causes the subject to be far more in-
terested in you than anything else around them. It does not
mean that they will stop attempting to defend themselves,
but they will do what they can to receive your favors.

6 - Who Would You Like Me to Be?

Casting this ritual allows you to assume a form which
your partner would find appealing. The higher the roll you
make on your Caster Check, the more your new form excites
your partner. While you cannot change your size by more
than 50% either way, you can take on a great number of ap-
pearances, even those of specific individuals. Some mem-
bers of the clergy find this amoral. Others are happy to do it.

8 - Sex with Spirits

This ritual enables you or a subject you touch to have
sex with a spirit or ghost. If you cast this ritual upon your- V’ Lex (God)
self, you also gain the benefits of Sexual Soul of Ess’Ati
without having to cast that ritual. Lord of the Harvest
10 - Enrapture Spirit Level
This allows you make anyone that has the slightest level
Seven (7)
of sexual attraction towards you utterly obsessed with you.
After you cast this ritual, you roll your Caster Check against
the subject’s Meditation (Mind Control). If they fail this roll, Dominions
they will be obsessed with you for the rest of their lives. Animal Husbandry, Farming Villages, Feasts, Gener-
Those so obsessed with you will do anything to have you. osity, Harvesting, Harvests, Herders, Late Afternoon
This grants you an enormous amount of control over them. (the time before dusk), Pumpkins, Ranches, Rural
You can only cast this ritual on any subject once per day. Communities, and Shepherds.
They gain a bonus of +1 for every time they resist this ritual.

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Parents Dogma
Demar and T’Hool The harvest is life, nothing is more important than de-
fending and preserving the crops of the field. As long as
Number this is accomplished, the village will thrive. If it is not, the
Seventy-Three (73) villagers will starve. Work to make sure they learn how
to care for themselves. Work to keep urban civilization
at bay, as it has advanced past its ideal form (the farm-
Weapon ing village) and has become corrupt. Listen to the beasts
Scythe or Sickle you herd when you are in the field, for they sense things
which you cannot.
Gift
The harvest. The Nine Acts of Irreverence
• Greed
Symbol
Pumpkins or Scarecrows • Failure to be self-sufficient.
• Wasting food.
Servitors • Failure to pray to V’Lex before each meal.
Reapers (daemon)
• Disrespecting Quillicalian or F’Tash.
• Failing to teach farmers how to make the proper
Sacrifices sacrifices so that their crops will grow.
V’Lex requires that part of every harvest be buried be-
neath the soil so that he may enjoy the offering. • Tolerating the diseased, that which is unclean must
be separated from the herd.
Prayers • Failure to obey those closer to V’Lex than you.
Said in the late afternoon or before meals. • Tolerating witches or other occultists.

Omens
V’Lex’s messages are sent through strange behaviors
in domestic animals, odd patterns in crops, and disfig-
ured pumpkins.
Typical Followers
Satyrs, freyaens, hibbens, ogres, and humans.
Ceremonial Dress
During religious events, his followers wear long grey or
green robes with masks of animals or pumpkins.
Church
V’Lex’s anti-city stance has caused an unexpected
growth in his religion over the past 300 cycles. Many
new churches have been established in this time. Most
of his temples are built in a style similar to other local
buildings. This can make them hard to find or easy to
overlook by non-locals.
Name of Day
The Day of the Harvest
Holy Text
A Time for Reaping
Notes
V’Lex is known as the second father of the satyrs.
Image
V’Lex looks like a scarecrow with the head of a pumpkin.
Court(s)
Freedom
Avatar
Harvestmaster Thangotti, an ageless satyr, has served
as V’Lex’s avatar for over 5,000 cycles. He and his boread
(nymph) wife Sylhavnif have recently moved to Ifoupum.
He now runs the temple of V’Lex there.
Divine Relationships
The story of V’Lex’s romance of Quillicalian is recount-
ed through both of their faiths as one of the most touch-
ing love stories ever told. This story culminated in their
marriage. Quillicalian, F’Tash, and he are known as the
Trinity of Agriculture. He requires his followers to also
pray to both these goddesses. V’Lex is closer to both of
them than any others, but he is also friendly with Shi,
Bacchus, Lassadarnya, Demar, and Luk-Coo, whose cause
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 V’Lex lost a battle to Foosha during the Shadow Purge.
This led to V’Lex being crucified from the side of a moun-
tain in Nifland which now bears his name. He hung there
for nearly a cycle, ravens picking at him the whole time,
before F’Tash spotted him from above and freed him. The
following divinities are also counted amongst his enemies:
Ahriman, Azi Dahaka, Phoenix, Hystyr, Mingser, Nogus,
and Morghul. With the spread of cities, he and Pelgan
have become increasingly hostile towards each other. This
hostility has also been directed at Helena. Having recently
embraced Luk-Coo’s cause, he may well be headed to-
wards war with the Enforcers. He also gets along poorly
with Dingen due to this god’s hatred of F’Tash. His relation-
ship with Demar is much better than with T’Hool.
8 - Invulnerability to Disease and Life Force Drains
This power makes you completely immune to all
effects from any kind of Disease or Life Force attack.
10 - Watch Through the Herd
When you cast this ritual you are able to see through
the eyes of any goat or sheep which you have previous
put your hand upon its head. You roll your Handle Ani-
mals, the better your roll the quicker you are able to find
the animal you are looking for. Though you are not in
control of the animal, you may force it to look in any di-
rection you like or even move several feet. You are only
able to see through its eyes.

Clergy [Druids and Priests – Cleric of V’Lex]

Requirement(s): Farmer 3 and Handle Animals 2.

Caster Checks: ENL + Piety + a Piety Forte in the given

ritual, if possessed.

Rituals: Clergy gain the below-mentioned rituals at the

Caster Status indicated. Quillicalian and V’Lex may be
worshiped collectively. Those that do must select ei-
ther druid or priest and gain all the additional abilities
listed under each of these divinities and can cast ritu-
als from the following Precepts: Earth, Light and Un-
derworld. To be a cleric of both, you must pay 1 extra
Advantage Point at character creation and 1 extra on
each a Caster Status gained.

2 - Eye of the Shepherd

Casting this ritual gives you a bonus to Handle Animal
rolls equal to your Caster Status for the rest of the scene.
You can also use this bonus when constructing scare-
crows to keep the blackbirds from the fields.
Luk- Coo (God)
4 - Ward Against Disease Prince of the Dying Light
This ritual forces diseased people or creatures from
your presence. They must roll Meditation (Mind Control) Spirit Level
against your Piety + ENL Rating. Each diseased individual Six (6)
you roll higher than is forced to flee from you and cannot
come near you for the rest of the scene. Dominions
The Dusk, Dying, the Elderly, Moths, Mourning, Romance,
6 - Guardian Pumpkin and Truth.
When you cast this ritual upon a pumpkin it trans-
forms into a humanoid creature much larger than its Parents
normal size. This creature is an Extra with a Status equal Ahriman and Ahuramazda
to your Caster Status. It has the following Stat Modifica-
tions: +2 STR, -1 Dex, +1 Vig, -2 INT, -1 Enl. It also has a Number
Species-Granted Hide Rating equal to your Caster Status. Seventy-Four (74)
Its claws or bite deal 4/1/5.
Alternatively, you can use this ritual upon a scarecrow Weapon
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Gift
Romance
Symbol
A white moth sitting on a purple rose. Formerly this
symbol was a skull.
Servitors
Cyrm (demon)
Sacrifices
Refusal to lie under any circumstances is viewed as
a sacrificial austerity. Ritual sacrifices of followers of
the Enforces or Loptif are also sure to increase a clergy
member’s renown.
Prayers
Said at dusk.
Omens
Hidden within the rustling of leaves in the wind, in
strange behavior of moths, cracks in masonry, the face of
a flower, or the mutterings of the elderly.
Typical Followers
Meehan-ghes, baobhan sith, satyrs, humans, kitsunes,
du’ k’ sit, freyaens, kalfars, and hibbens.
Ceremonial Dress
In ceremonies the acolytes wear white robes. Orange
is worn by the Twilight Preachers, who are full members
of the temple. Red is worn by the temple’s second in
command and purple is reserved for the highest ranking
of the temple. The titles ‘Dusklord’ and ‘Sunset Lady’ are
reserved for the highest ranking members. It is custom-
ary for the cloaks to be presented to members of an or-
der by the highest ranking clergy member. This is done as
part of an elaborate ceremony which is usually followed
by life affirming activities such as a festival.
Church
Many of Luk-Coo’s churches have been leveled in re-
cent cycles by the Enforcers. Others, such as the Church
on the High Hill outside of Trade, have been overtaken by
followers of Loptif. This nearly eradicated his church, but
the faith has been reborn atop the mysterious troll-built
Spire. Here A-Ya Doon and his redcaps have launched a
holy war against those that slew their god.
Name of Day
The Day of Ever Dusk
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Holy Text
Through the Eyes of Your God
Dogma
Those who have lived long enough to become old,
have much to teach those wise enough to listen. Always
show them the highest respect. Do not compromise your
beliefs in the face of a hostile world. Through loyalty and
faith this church shall be greater than before. In this sea-
son we build towards a war, cultivate the goodwill of all
you can. Do not aid the cause of those aligned against us.
We are not monsters; show this through your respect for
those that are old, dying, or mourning. While we must
prepare for war, we must not forget to live. If we do this,
we have already lost. For life is sacred but means noth-
ing when it is devoid of happiness. Loptif grows stron-
ger with each lie told. Give our enemies no strength. Not
from your words. Not from your actions.
The Nine Acts of Irreverence
• Lying
• Failing to cultivate romance.
• Falling to the lure of darkness.
• Failing to comfort mourners.
• Refusing to balance life (life cannot merely be war, if
it is, it is already lost).
• Showing disrespect to the dying.
• Failing to study your enemies.
• Aiding the Enforcers in any way.
• Tolerating the presence of a vampyr (these
loathsome things cursed by Luk-Coo must not
be abided. It is their lot to live away from others).
Notes
Luk-Coo; also known as: Prince of the Dying Light,
The Eyes of Truth, The Resurrected, The Guardian of the
Gates of Dusk; was a level 7 spirit, but has lost a great
deal of his power after the attacks from the Enforcers.
Image
A pale-skinned man with a large, lean, toned frame that
looks vaguely similar to a handsome human with slightly
pointed ears. Long black hair trails halfway down Luk-Coo’s
back. No features of his are more striking than his eyes
which shift through the colors of dusk. The exact color de-
pends on his mood. This has led some to call him The Eyes
of Truth. Those that do are wary of him when his eyes are
red. Recently made depictions of Luk-Coo show him wear-
ing fashionable clothing and expensive jewelry.

Court(s)
Freedom
Avatar
Devout followers of Luk-Coo whisper that it was A-Ya
Doon’s unwavering believe in their god that granted Luk-
Coo resurrection. They say that A-Ya would not allow Luk-
Coo to die. They also note that their god is more passion-
ate, romantic, and artistic than before. His cold demeanor
seemingly has melted away. Some speculate that this has
more to do with the new avatar than the god. Some even
think that Luk-Coo is dead and that which is masquerad-
ing as their god is simply something conjured up by A-Ya
or perhaps even the avatar himself. A-Ya Doon is a human
who underwent the transformation into a revenant after
his murder at the hands of his former followers. This hap-
pened when the priests under him converted to Loptif.
Luk-Coo’s first avatar was the second-born freyaen, Lop-
tif. His second was Hycro, the progenitor of this human
line, who was slain by the avatar of Helena.
Divine Relationships
Anger and pity are all that is left of his relationship
with Elsam. Nothing saddens him more than thinking of
his twin sister and her betrayal. Being a scholarly deity,
he knows that with Ahuramazda dead, the world has lit-
tle hope against the next tide of darkness. His mourning
for his murdered parent was the greatest K’Vega-Thale
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had ever seen. This act was what granted him dominion
over mourning, for no one understands this state better.
Finding the world beautiful despite its ugliness, he can-
not abide Ahriman or his parent’s plan. No god works
more actively to defeat Ahriman through recruiting The
Shadow King’s followers than Luk-Coo. Unfortunately this
recently adopted strategy has merely given his detractors
more ammunition when claiming Luk-Coo himself is in
league with darkness.
Tensions have always been high between Luk-Coo and
Ajyra, but they have grown far worse with the changing
of the Tribe of Ravenous into the redcaps. Ajyra has de-
clared war upon Luk-Coo for the theft of these loyal wor-
shipers. This has exacerbated animosities between Luk-
Coo and Hystyr. Believing the death of Hystyr is the only
possible way to stop the plans of Ahriman, led Luk-Coo to
make an attempt on the goddess’s life.
Convinced that Luk-Coo was in league with both the
forces of darkness and magic, the Helena-led Enforcers
launched a brutal pogrom against this faith. Having no
knowledge of his resurrection, they believe Luk-Coo to be
dead. Despite his many enemies, Luk-Coo views this group
as the greatest threat to his new faith. He has taken great
steps to prevent them from learning of his resurrection
while gathering allies at the same time. It is his plan to
launch a holy war against these murderers. His anger is es-
pecially great towards Zhaust, who was once a respected
ally of his. Unbeknownst to the god of dusk, Nogus watch-
es, carefully planning the time when he will approach Luk-
Coo – with an offer that will change everything.
Loptif’s only passion is her utter hatred of Luk-Coo. No
divinity works harder against him than his former avatar.
Her followers ruthlessly target his churches and she con-
verted many of his priests during the time he was dead.
Nothing has pleased her more in her cold existence than
the return of this god, the reason being that she desires
the joy of taking his life.
Though he has great respect for Opiate and T’Hool,
the divinity he is closest to is Cinder. Long had he loved
Cinder from afar. With his return he found his increased
power over romance made him irresistible to her. Con-
summating their love, she has become his greatest ally.
Surely there shall soon be a war which rips the world
apart as Darkness watches and waits.
Clergy [Druids, Priests, and Shamans – Cleric of Luk-Coo]
Requirement(s): Crushing 1, Diplomacy 2, Love 1 and
Insight 1.
Caster Checks: PRE + Piety + a Piety Forte in the given
ritual, if possessed.
Rituals: Clergy gain the below-mentioned rituals at the
Caster Status indicated.
2 - Twilight-Touched
Healing rituals can only be performed by taking life
force from someone or something else. This means that
to heal 1 HG, you must take 1 HG from somewhere else.
This is a channeling effect. You touch the subject you want
to damage when you cast the ritual the subject rolls Con-
ditioning (Life Force) against your Caster Check. For every
point of HG you take, you are immediately able to heal
yourself or another for 1 HG. You are still limited by any
other healing limitation of the ritual, such as not being
able to heal a subject who is in The Quick. Your healing
rituals otherwise work normally. Additionally, when you
produce or weave light, it appears as the colors of twilight.
You are also granted a ritual which allows you to stop the
process of decomposition on a corpse for 1 cycle.

4 - Arm of Dusk
When casting this ritual, you produce an arm of purple
glowing light which is capable of delivering your rituals as
if you were touching the subject. You are able to attack
with this arm. It deals damage equal to your Caster Sta-
tus, has an Armor Surpass equal to your PRE Rating and
Boosts on 7. Attacks from this arm are Strikes and you roll Hystyr (Goddess)
Brawl normally. It can strike spirits of light and darkness,
and it gives off light. This arm can stretch 20 feet plus 20 Raven Wind
feet per Caster Status plus your full PRE and full ENL. It
lasts for a scene or until dissipated by the caster. Spirit Level
Six (6)
6 - Through the Eyes of the Moths
Enables you to see through the eyes of any moth you have Dominions
formed a bond with. To form a bond with a moth you must Ambushes, Assassins, Corvids, Counter Intelligence,
spend 1 minute carefully looking into its eyes. Once you have Espionage, Infiltration, Intrigue, Meadows, Night Wind,
done so, casting this ritual will enable you to look through the Spies, and Traitors.
eyes of every moth you have a bond with. You are then able
to cut through this sea of information with supernatural ease. Parents
Demar and Igvale
8 - Casting through Moths
Enables you to cast any ritual through a moth you have Number
established a bond with using Through the Eyes of the Moth. Seventy-Five (75)
Casting through a moth will kill the moth, so you may only
use this power once on each moth. The moth must physi- Weapon
cally touch your target for this ritual to take effect, even if Dagger
the ritual would not otherwise require you to do this.
Gift
10 - The Baptism of Blood Intrigue
This ritual creates redcaps from meehan-ghes. It is im-
possible for a meehan-ghe to become a redcap without
it. You must be on top of the Spire to perform this ritual,
Symbol
A raven without a head.
as it requires the great lake of blood.
Additionally, when you gain this Caster Status you
gain a power which makes it impossible for you to be- Servitors
come a vampyr. Also, you have Invulnerability to any Naberius (daemon)
ritual cast upon you by a follower of Loptif. You also gain
a +1 bonus to Resistance Rolls against rituals cast by fol- Sacrifices
lowers of the Enforcers. The targets of your assassinations.

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Prayers
Said at night.
Omens
In the form of odd images in a field of black birds.
Typical Followers
Kalfars, meehan-ghes, freyaen (she greatly loves to have
members of this species as followers and actively tries to
recruit them, as she relishes their betrayal of the light), hu-
mans, and hibbens. The vast majority of Hystyr’s followers
are female and she teaches them to use seduction.
Ceremonial Dress
Raven-feathered cloaks with jet-black hoods without
any holes in the face. They wear yellow or dark orange
boots and usually a belt made of the bones of slain foes.
Some weave corvid feathers into their hair.
Church
The largest order of her faith is known as the Creeping
Death. This group contains many of the most dangerous
female assassins in the world.
Name of Day
The Long Night of Black Feathers
Holy Text
The False. The holy books are usually bound with a ra-
ven’s skull on the front.
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Dogma
Never put yourself at more risk than you have to.
There are many you must kill in this life. Make sure your
kills are subtle. You do not want to have them traced back
to you or risk your life in face-to-face combat. Do not be
saddened by the things you do. They must be done. Re-
gret helps no one. Be loose in your mind as you must
be willing to be anyone at any time. Your mind and body
are Hystyr’s, not your own, and you must be willing to
give them to anyone for any reason if it helps you achieve
your goals. Hold no regrets for what happens to you or
for what you do to others.
The Nine Acts of Irreverence
• Telling the truth when a lie would be better.
• Refusing to seduce someone if it will help your goals.
• Getting caught in a lie.
• Being discovered when you are spying.
• Aiding a troll in any way.
• Aiding a follower of Pelgan.
• Failing to kill a target when you have the chance.
• Believing another member of the church is better
than you (each follower is supposed to strive
towards becoming her avatar).
• Attacking an opponent face-to-face when you could
dispose of them more subtly.
Notes
Hystyr was once a kind goddess of youth, meadows, and
cheer. During the Gods’ War, she was savaged by a troll
who cut her head from her shoulders at dusk. As night fell
an enormous raven came to the dying goddess. It vomited
onto her neck and then thrust itself inside her body.
Hystyr was filled with rage towards Pelgan, the god who
had been tasked with keeping her safe, but instead left her
to find glory on the battlefield. The newly rising moons be-
gan to speak to her through the whispering night wind. This
filled her with prophecies and promised her a place of impor-
tance with a master who cares. She stood, with a cold broken
heart, and embraced the night. Ever since her betrayal of the
Court of Order she has severed Ahriman unquestioningly.
She’s been rewarded with great and terrible knowledge. Ah-
riman believes Hystyr is the body of She Who Dances as the
World Ends. She has been forbidden to take an avatar as it is
thought the person who will fill this position will become her
new head. This is the first sign of the end of the world.
Image
Hystyr appears as a raven headed freyaen girl in the
bud of puberty.
Court(s)
Darkness

Avatar
None, she has never had one. But it is believed that
one day there will come a person known as She Who
Dances as the World Ends who will become her avatar
for a short while to usher in the end of K’Vega-Thale.

Divine Relationships
Hystyr truly loves Ahriman. Ajyra is her greatest alley
and she has great affection towards him. Her greatest ri-
val is Loptif, though her greatest hatred is reserved for
Pelgan. She also detests all trolls and commands her chil-
dren to kill their descendants whenever possible.

Clergy [Priests and shamans, her clerics are called

talons – Cleric of Hystyr]
Requirement(s): Guile 1, Hate 1, Light Blades 1, Stealth 1
and Streetwise 1.
Ajyra (God)
Caster Checks: INT + Hate + a Hate Forte in the given rit- Living Nightmare
ual, if possessed.
Spirit Level
Rituals: Clergy gain the below-mentioned rituals at the Seven (7)
Caster Status indicated.
Dominions
2 - Hystyr’s Grace Fear, Horror, Kidnapping, Meehan-ghes, Nightmares,
Casting this ritual gives you a bonus equal to your Cast- Pine Trees, Terror, and Wolves.
er Status to Stealth, Fakes, and Seduction rolls. You must
make a Caster Check of 10 to successfully cast this ritual. Parents
Ahriman and Opiate
4 - Poisoner Advantage
You gain the Poisoner advantage. Number
Seventy-Six (76)
6 - Through Blackbird’s Eyes
Casting this ritual enables you to see through the eyes Weapon
of any raven or crow. You can see and hear anything as if Nightmare Whip
you were them. You are able to quickly go through a large
number of birds. You must make a Caster Check of 10 to Gift
successfully cast this ritual. Pine Trees

8 - Shadow Play Symbol

This is identical to the ritual from the Darkness Precept. Wolf’s Head

10 - Night Wind Servitors

When you cast this ritual, you become the wind. This The Tall Men (ephemerals)
ritual lasts for the scene and you can only cast it at night.
Only your body changes; all items worn or carried are left Sacrifices
on the ground. You must make a Caster Check of 15 to The fear that is emitted from the terrorized, especially
successfully cast this ritual. kidnapped children.

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Prayers
These are said at night, usually before one goes to
sleep or enters meditation.
Omens
Through nightmares.
Typical Followers
Meehan-ghes, greys, ogres, viagyshes (werewolves),
goblins, humans, and chezari. He will not accept freyaens
or kalfars as followers.
Ceremonial Dress
This varies greatly but often focuses on elaborate, large,
fashionable costumes that are meant to inspire fear.
Church
Midnight’s Children is the name of Ajyra’s orthodox
church. This is largely composed of meehan-ghes. There
are serious problems between this branch and Ajyra’s
werewolf followers.
Name of Day
The Long Night of Fear
Holy Text
The Codex of Terror
Dogma
The mind of your quarry is the greatest weapon you pos-
sess. Turn it against them. Let it know the danger of death is
near, but not the way in which it will come. With the proper
manipulation, your quarry’s mind will conceive of you as even
more horrific than you are. Use distance, sound, and dark-
ness as your tools. Torment them as long as you can. This
game is the food of your god. Feed him well. When they are
at the height of their fear, close in and have your way with
them. If you are powerful enough, you may even plague the
dreams of your quarry before making yourself known in the
flesh. Like the wolf, you are a thing of nightmares.
The Nine Acts of Irreverence
• Showing fear.
• Sparing a freyaen.
• Easing someone’s fear.
• Failing to show others your true fearsome nature.
• Refusing to savor a kill.
• Failing to enjoy the terror you cause.
• Failing to learn all you can about the world of dreams.
• Cutting down a tree.
• Using gold.
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Notes
Ajyra grows more proud of his creations with each
passing cycle. There is perhaps no god that views his
people as more deserving than Ajyra. What would hap-
pen if Ahriman decided the meehan-ghes were not
worthy of continuing?
Image
A horrific creature with the head of a horse, long
curved claws, hooves, a hairy body, and bat-like wings.
Court(s)
Dreaming and Darkness
Avatar
The Planter, a grey who was said to have planted his
great Forest of Fear by hand long before the meehan-
ghes were created. He is said to punish any meehan-ghe
who turns away from Ajyra’s teachings. The first sign of
his presence is the clanking of glass bottles. These black
bottles contain demons who willingly serve him.
Divine Relationships
Ajyra’s half-sister Dazazya is his greatest rival. His great-
est wish is to capture and terrorize her before drinking her
blood. He detests the way she profaned his vision of the fey
by inverting his design to create the freyaen. His enemies
also include his former lover, Elsam, who attempted to kill
him, and Loptif, who is attempting to usurp his position.
Despite his dark aspect, he has an extremely positive
relationship with Opiate. Many theologians speculate that
Ajyra is actually Opiate’s favorite child. Ajyra has certainly
honed his skills in the Dreamlands to a degree greater than
any of his siblings – something Opiate seems very proud of.
Ajyra has never denied Opiate in any way and commands its
followers to show the same degree of respect.
A constant adviser and lieutenant to Ahriman, Ajyra’s
loyalty to this parent was shown in the Shadow Purge. Dur-
ing this time, Ajyra greatly aided in the near destruction of
K’Vega-Thale. Mool and Foosha report to Ajyra in the hier-
archy of Darkness. Though they do get along, he makes cer-
tain they know he is their better.
Ajyra’s favorite divinity is Hystyr. Though Ajyra doesn’t
realize it, he has fallen in love with this goddess. He looks
forward to nothing more than aiding her in planning covert
operations. However, it troubles him how hard it is to con-
centrate on the task at hand while he works with her. Since
he has begun to feel this way, thoughts of unraveling the
world fill him with sadness – a feeling he never knew before.
Ajyra is in awe of Cinder. The Queen of Freedom’s beau-
ty is so great it is the only thing that actually makes him
nervous – a feeling he finds most unpleasant. This being
said, he has no romantic interest in her whatsoever.
Clergy [Druids and Shamans – Ajyra’s clerics are called
Drude (plural Druden) – Cleric of Ajyra]
Requirement(s): Athletics 1, Chains and Whips 1 and In-
timidate 3. Werewolves cannot be shaman, but unlike
others, they have developed a priesthood and may select
that calling.

Caster Checks: PRE + Piety + a Piety Forte in the given

ritual, if possessed.

Rituals: Clergy gain the below-mentioned rituals at the

Caster Status indicated.

2 - Night Terror
This ritual may only be cast within the Dreamlands.
When cast you gain a bonus to Intimidate rolls for the
rest of the scene equal to your Caster Status.

4 - Pine Skin
When you cast this ritual you gain a bonus to your
Hide Rating equal to 50% of your Caster Status. This bo-
nus cannot be combined with any other Hide Rating bo-
nuses. This bonus lasts for the scene.
Ahriman (Elder Creator)
The Shadow King
6 - Nightmares
This ability allows you to cause everyone asleep within Spirit Level
1 mile per Caster Status of you to experience terrible night- Ten (10)
mares. Those who awaken from this experience often com-
plain of having had a monster sitting upon their chest.
Dominions
8 - Whip of Nightmares Annihilation, Apocalypse, Corruption, Darkness,
By sculpting darkness you can create a weapon of spiri- Deer, Entropy, Extinction, Hunting, Killing, Moons,
tual energy. This weapon is capable of inflicting damage on Night, Nihilism, Oblivion, Perfection, and Shadow.
physical creatures as well as spirits of darkness. It can also
affect any form of spirit that you possess a, Non-Species- Number
granted, Intimidate Forte against. It deals an amount of Seventy-Seven (77)
damage equal to your Grades in Intimidate, has an Armor
Surpass equal to any Intimidate Fortes you have against the
Weapon
species you are attacking, and Boosts on 6. The damage it
Moonbow or Scimitar
deals is in no way affected by your STR. It is treated as a
nightmare whip for all other reasons such as calculating At-
tack, Fortes, etc. You may create this weapon as a normal Gift
casting which dissipates at the end of the scene. Or you may Hunting
make this weapon permanent by permanently expending
a point of Zeal. If you make it permanent, you will always Symbol
sense where it is. Artist 3 is required to make this weapon. Black glass with two points of orange light.

10 - Shadow Pack Servitors

When you cast this ritual you tap into the spiritual
Melodists (demon)
essence of wolves. It allows you to create a number of
wolves equal to your total PRE. These wolves can be large
enough to ride. They are Extras of your Caster Status who Sacrifices
are also spirits of darkness. In tune with you, they react In the form of innocent creatures sacrificed under the
as you’d likely wish them to without command. watchful moons.

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Prayers
Said during the night or in the shadows.
Omens
In the form of moving shadows, seeing shadowy crea-
tures as you awaken from dreams, in the light of the
moons or upon the night wind.
Typical Followers
Meehan-ghes, goblins, ogres, kitsunes, humans, si-
rens, satyrs, sprites and vampyrs.
Ceremonial Dress
Black fur capes with two large red circles on the back.
The colors of dress are dominated by black and dark
grey but white, yellow, orange and red are also common.
Clothing woven of shadow is seen as a sign of power and
those who have such are respected.
Church
The Orange Army, Night’s Army, the Army of the
Moons, The Black Cult, The Cult of Annihilation and The
Children of a New World are only a small number of the
many splintered factions of its faith. Many of these have
differing interpretations of its doctrines. The only publi-
cally known temple of Ahriman’s outside the Forest of
Fear is in Trade. The Church in Trade is named The Church
of a New World.
Name of Day
The Long Night of the Hunting Moons
Holy Text
The Doctrine of Entropic Adversarial Illumination
Dogma
That which is, is imperfect. That which is imperfect
is offensive. That which is offensive must be destroyed.
With patience perfection will be attained. Annihilation
has been foretold. Only N’Thraxu may know the time of
the unraveling. This world (as the three before it) shall be
undone so that a new world may spring forth in its place.
This is the promise of Ahriman, who is infinite, to a finite
world. Court the favor of Darkness by obeying its laws,
which will lead you closer to your own perfection. Realize
that perfection and you may hope to live eternally. The
power of your presence will strengthen the strong and
destroy the weak.
Reason, order and light are lies meant only to bring
suffering. Know that those who embrace the lie of light
are in pain – it is up to you to end their suffering. In time
all sinners shall be eradicated. Perfection shall follow in
the wake of their demise.
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The Nine Acts of Irreverence
• Failing to work towards your own perfection.
• Aiding a follower of light or order.
• Failing to work towards this world’s eradication.
• Helping others when you have nothing to gain.
• Failure to spread the world of night or convince
others to accept the darkness within them.
• Aiding the weak.
• Failing at corrupting others when you have the
opportunity.
• Disobeying your superiors.
• Falling prey to your own petty agenda (your time is
Ahriman’s, not your own).
Notes
Ahriman; also known as The Shadow King, Spirit of De-
struction, Oblivion, Ender of the Imperfect, The Liege of
Orange Hours, and The Annihilator; created deer, which
are devoid of the typical simple soul animal’s possess,
from the flesh of unicorns. There are rumored to be crea-
tures that existed in a world before K’Vega-Thale that
through pleasing Ahriman gained its favor and became
part of its perfect plan. This means these living relics still
exist today. What this place that preceded modern day
reality might be is unknown. Numerous mentions of such
a place fill the black texts of Ahriman’s faith.
Image
It is said the two twin full moons which hang in the
night sky are Ahriman’s eyes and that all of darkness is
its body. Sometimes it is depicted as a black dragon with
two huge white or orange eyes.
Avatar
Since Azi Dahaka’s ascension to divinity, no one has
served in this position.
Divine Relationships
Ahriman killed the sun in the second War of Light and
Darkness. This caused an entire cycle of darkness which
led to the extermination of many species. Ahriman se-
duced its daughter Elsam and impregnated her.
Believed by many to be the most power of the elder
creators, the other divinities either serve or fight against
Ahriman. Nothing is more universally described as evil.
As Ahriman’s power grows, it is feared nothing will be
able to stop the eradication plan of this divinity.
Clergy [Warlocks – Cleric of Ahriman]
Requirement(s): Academics 1, Hate 1, Intimidate 1, Piety
2, Occult 1, Speak Language: Ahrimanian and Theology 1.
The road of the anti-magus warps and twists the flesh,
mind, and soul. Through granting knowledge not meant
for men. While a warlock is perfectly capable of pre-
forming benevolent actions, regardless of what they do
it is nearly impossible for others to ignore the inherent
wrongness of their being. Warlocks are also referred to
as: anti-magi, oath breakers, lords of the broken oath, di-
abolists, unweavers, unravelers, adversaries, followers of
the left-hand path, and a number of less kind names.
Unlike the clergy of any other divinities, warlocks cast
both rituals and spells. Magi consider warlocks to be a
perversion of their esoteric paths and claim to have been
recorded in the books of N’Thraxu before warlocks. War-
locks claim that in truth their art is far older than magic.
Their magic works by unraveling the spiritual energy of
the universe. They attack the energy which holds a thing
together, the energy which keeps the forces of decay
away from it.
Warlocks are horrendously unnatural creatures. You
do not naturally regain your powers. Instead, you must
rip the essence which fuels your macabre arts away
from reality itself. This is accomplished using Nihilistic
Caress. The energy you steal with this power is known
as your Thread Count. Your maximum Thread Count is
your Caster Status + PRE Rating. Unlike other casters you
cannot expend VIG points for additional casting powers.
Status 0 rituals and spells cost you nothing. All other ritu-
als and spells cost you 1 thread unless otherwise stated.
Warlocks gain access to the following spells, at the Caster
Status listed below, and rituals from the Darkness Pre-
cept. You also have a number of maledictions listed after
your spells. To cast rituals, you must have a Piety score
equal to 2 + the Caster Status of the ritual you wish to
cast (you must of course, at least, be that Caster Status).
To cast spells you must have an Occult score equal to 2 +
the Caster Status of the spell you wish to cast.
You are merely a cultist until you reach Caster Status
3, at which time a melodist from the Outer Darkness ap-
pears and offers to perform the Song of Obliteration for
you. If you decline, you can never again gain Caster Sta-
tus as a warlock. The demon is also likely to attack you
and carry off your soul. If you accept, then the notes of
the song slide inside you and rewrite your essence, for-
ever annihilating the beauty of your soul and replacing
its harmonious sound with a warped pitiful hollow song
that no mortal creature should ever hear. This begins a
spiraling descent into utter evil.
The process that changes you into a warlock is not
simply one of flesh and thought. It is a transmogrifica-
tion of your soul. Even when reincarnated the demons of
Darkness know you are one of their own. They will come
for you and force you back to the path – a path that will
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feel so natural. While it is possible to fight against this, it
is not in your nature to do so. Those that do not become
Saints of Darkness are doomed to journey many lives
of horror. It does not matter how many lifetimes have
passed. The demons will always come for you. There is
no known way to remove this taint. It should be noted
that the above process of the melodists only needs to be
performed once upon any soul. The ghosts of warlocks
are considered demons.
Caster Checks: PRE + Piety + a Piety Forte in the given
ritual, if possessed.
Rituals:
0 - Aura Reading
You can see the life energy of a subject. This allows you
to know whether a subject is close to death, diseased,
has had its life force injured, possesses magical or mysti-
cal abilities as well as its general mood. This also grants
you the Insight Fortes (Emotions and Lies). If you already
have 1 or both of these Fortes you gain twice the normal
benefit. This spell requires no roll. You are able to use this
spell without cost. At this Status you are called a cultist.
1 - Nihilistic Caress
The subject rolls Piety against your Occult. The subject
gains a +1 bonus to this roll if they have any gold upon
their person. If you win, the contested roll you drain 1
VIG point + 1 VIG point for each Boost you gain. This
VIG only returns through the restorative powers of light-
based mysticism. If the subject does not possess Piety
they automatically fail this roll. This power can also auto-
matically be used on objects that are not made of gold,
silver, copper, or diamonds. Afterwards, the object looks
monstrously defiled and projects an aura of wrongness.
One of the many ways hunters track warlocks. Whenever
this power is successfully used you gain 1 point in your
Thread Count, up to your Thread Count maximum. The
damage inflicted by this spell leaves horrific occult sigils
upon the subject’s flesh. These sigils ache, bleed, ooze
pus, and occasionally move. So unclean is their presence
that they slowly wear away at the subject’s sanity, lead-
ing to depression and often suicide. You are able to cast
this spell a number of times per day equal to your Occult
+ your VIG Rating.
2 - Regenesis
By spending 1 point from your Thread Count, you are
able to create a simple object up to the size of a weapon
and no more complex than a sword. Regardless of the
type of object you create it has an appearance of utter
wrongness. The object has a mist-like composition to it
and will slowly taint anything (other than you) it holds
or touches for a prolonged period of time. If you create a
weapon, it deals an amount of damage equal to your PRE
Rating and automatically bypasses armor and shields;
however, it does not bypass Species-Granted Hide Rat-
ing. This weapon Boosts on 5. No bonus damage is add-
ed from STR or ENL. These objects last until you dissolve
them, which requires an Accelerated Action. You may
purchase a 1 point Advantage that allows any weapon
created by this spell to also be able to damage ghosts
and spirits. You may purchase a 1 point Advantage that
allows you to create Bows and Projectile weapons with
this spell.
3 - Breaking the Law
This spell should only be acquired at the end of a great
ritual. This should involve terrible sacrifices to your de-
monic patron. This ritual culminates in your undergoing
a transmogrification which unravels and rewrites your
soul. You become an abomination in the eyes of reality.
Once this deal is made, you will no longer be a mere cult-
ist, but a fully realized warlock. Learning the secrets of
this spell elevates the cultist to the ranks of warlock as
the use of this power officially breaks the sacred oaths
that N’Thraxu laid down for the use of magic.
You may now devour the Prana or Zeal of any magus
or clergyman within melee attack range. The subject
must roll Meditation (Body Control) against your Occult.
If you win, you drain an amount from their Prana equal to
your INT Rating + 1 for each Boost you roll. After reducing
a caster’s Prana or Zeal to 0, you tap into their vitality as
if they were casting beyond their capabilities. This means
you take points from their VIG score at an equal amount
as you did their Prana or Zeal. VIG points taken in this
way are regained at a rate of 1 per day. At any point if
the subject reaches 0 Vig, they die. Prana and Zeal are
regained normally. Due to the nature of a warlock’s en-
ergy this spell does not work on them nor does it work on
individuals without 1 of the caster advantages.
You heal 1 point of HG for each point you siphon from a
caster. As you cast this spell, your aura actually slides over
the caster, parasitically feasting upon their soul. This act
is completely visible to anyone capable of reading auras.
4 - Demonolatry
To cast this spell, you must surrender your flesh to
your demonic master. Once finished, your body will be
forever altered as a portion of your demonic master is
infused into your skin. You can feel the thoughts of this
creature when it chooses to allow you. The nature of the
change to your appearance is left to the creativity of the
FT but should be severe enough to mark you as a demon’s
thrall. Some examples include an eyeball on the palm of
your hand, a face on your tongue, or tentacles which
grow from your back. While your mark may be readily
noticeable, it may also be concealed well enough that it
can only be seen when you are nude. Once the fusion is
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complete, you gain a bonus to Disease Resistance Rolls
equal to your Caster Status (demons do not like the share
– even with each other) as well as Fire Tolerance equal
to your Caster Status. You also gain 1 additional ability as
decided by your FT to reflect the nature of your physical
change. Casting this spell costs 3 points from your Thread
Count as well as 1 permanent HG and it can only ever be
cast once. All effects from this casting are permanent.
5 - Call on the Dark
Casting this spell allows you to whisper into primordial
darkness itself. Answers to your questions are returned
by the demons within the night. Upon casting this spell,
you roll Occult the higher your success the better the in-
formation you learn. Whenever you roll 1/1 on your Oc-
cult roll, something particularly bad happens. There is a
price for calling upon things which are best left alone.
6 - Unlawful Knowledge
You are capable of casting any magus spell of caster
level 5 or less, you’ve witness today for the rest of the day.
Casting such a spell costs 2 points from your Thread Count.
7 - Repulsion
When you cast this spell, Extras of lower Status than
you will flee, other subjects must roll Meditation (Fear) +
Piety against your Intimidate to avoid having to flee from
you. So great is the force of your wrongness that it trig-
gers the animal instinct in those around you. However,
all those that make their Resistance Roll gain a bonus of
+1 to their Hate score against you and will do all they can
to end you. You can choose to allow this not to affect any
cultists working under you. Warlocks of equal or higher
Caster Status are immune to this spell. This spell does not
affect demons.
8 - Chronos Slaying
Casting this spell damages the flow of reality around
you so badly that you no longer age, nor are you subject
to the effects of anything magical that would age you. Its
effects are permanent. You can cast this spell on others,
but it twists them in unpleasant ways and costs you 1
permanent point of VIG. You must first eat a living toad
in order to cast this spell.
9 - Renunciation of Life
Extras within the sound of your voice whose Status is
less than yours will be slain immediately. You can choose
to make any of your followers immune to this spell. Other
subjects (such as Stars or monsters) each make a Life Force
Resistance Roll against your Occult roll. Each subject you
defeat in this roll loses all their actions on their next turn.
10 - The Equation of Unmaking
When these mathematical symbols are drawn in the
air the subject of your spell must roll Meditation (Body
Control) against your Occult roll. If you win, they lose an
amount of VIG equal to your entire PRE score + 1 for every
Boost you roll. The visual effect of the spell is their body
actually unweaving before you as you uncreate them.
Maledictions
In addition to their spells, warlocks gain the following
maledictions at the level indicated.
3 - You have now fully entered the left-hand path, this
causes you to become Hypersensitive to Gold. No longer
can you touch it or carry it. Animals will no longer go near
you, except: ravens, crows, wolves, and swine. You gain a
bonus equal to your Status to Cower rolls against animals.
You no longer cast a shadow. It is thought the reason for
this is you no longer have a soul. Light mysticism no longer
heals you as you are a creature of darkness and may only
be healed through entropic energy. It will not be possible
to resurrect you and you will no longer heal naturally.
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4 - Milk curdles, wine beings to sourer, food rots, and
bread will not rise in your presence.
5 - Your eyes become pure black orbs.
6 - You no longer cast a reflection. The mirror is Nogus’s
realm. He will not abide your trespass upon it.
7 - For your crimes of breaking the path of magic, you are
subject to having your own path broken. Golden spikes
can be driven into your footprints. These attacks are se-
verely painful but cannot reduce you to less than 7 HG.
8 - Time does not pass within several feet of you pres-
ence, causing space around you to ripple and take on a
mirage like characteristic.
9 - Plant life withers and dies as you tread near it.
10 - Animals and people become sick in your presence.
If you were to walk through a town, you would leave a
plague in your wake.
3. Advantages
“As twinkling lights that soon expire, we can no more understand The Void than a cricket can understand the
making of a clock,” — Urkor Morikesh, morot summoner and explorer.
The following advantages are designed to aid in the cre-
ation of divinely focused Catalysts.
Advantages (1 Point)
Brighter Glare
Requriment(s): One of the following: Light Precept, Fol-
lower of Shi, or Zhaust.
Description: Rolls with Glare of the Sun or similar rituals
Boost on 4 instead of 5. Spending 2 additional points (for
a total of 3) allows you to purchase this advantage a sec-
ond time, causing that ritual to Boost on 3 instead of 4.
Heal Self
Requirement(s): Light Precept
Description: You can use any of your Healing Light rituals
on yourself as an Accelerated Action.
Slow Heart
Requirement(s): Meditation 6 and Nifling
Description: Enables you to make yourself appear dead
or lifeless by lowering your metabolic processes. You roll
your Meditation (Body Control) against the subject’s Per-
ception (Touch).
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Advantages (2 Points)
Blight
Requirement(s): Warlock Caster Status 3
Description: You may add your Caster Status to any attack
made against a plant or plant-like creature.
Advantages (3 Points)
Nihilistic Attack
Requirement(s): The ability to cast Nihilistic Caress and
Warlock Caster Status 3
Description: You can now transfer your Nihilistic Caress
through melee attacks. This power requires the use of
an Accelerated Action. After casting this spell, the melee
weapon you choose gains the ability to inflict Nihilistic Ca-
ress on any individual. Once you hit, the spell is cast. If you
miss, the spell remains until cast or the scene is finished.
Vile Assault
Requirement(s): Warlock Caster Status 3
Description: Attacks you make with weapons made with
your Regenesis spell gain a bonus to damage equal to ½
your Caster Status rounded down.
 Advantages (4 Points)
Dual Totems
Requirement(s): Acolyte (Shaman) and must be bought
at Catalyst Creation.
Description: This advantage can only be bought by the
clergy of divinities which possess more than one spirit
animal or plant. You gain two of these spirits as your to-
tems and are able to use all future shaman powers for
each type of spirit, such as shape shifting. You may pur-
chase a 3rd totem spirit for 1 additional point.

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Fantasy and fiction dance with truth as the dogma,
facts, and myths of the divine are revealed. Learn
the names and secrets of those that sit upon the
Thrones of Divinity. Witness the political games the
Divine Courts play upon the stage of K’Vega-Thale
as they via for control of existence. Learn their
rules and serve them well.

Included within:

• The elder creators, gods, dragons, trolls,

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unique rituals.

• Details on how to role-play divinities and

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