Difference between revisions of "Gods Between Walls"
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| − | Gods Between Walls is a collective deity | + | Gods Between Walls is a collective deity of Life and Homestead. They are a collective of nameless, faceless and shapeless entities that watch over the households of poor and downtrodden. They have no name, and refer to themselves as a collective using we or us pronouns. |
| − | Gods Between Walls are | + | {{god| |
| + | name=Gods Between Walls| | ||
| + | title=The Knockers| | ||
| + | pantheon=Outsiders| | ||
| + | alignment=Chaotic Good| | ||
| + | symbol=An eyeless face carved on household wall| | ||
| + | portfolio=Homestead| | ||
| + | domain=Life| | ||
| + | worshipers=home makers, city folk, the poor|}} | ||
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| + | Gods Between walls are worshiped across Arcadia, but especially in [[Fynwell]]. The cult is most popular in the poor districts of the city such as [[Dog Fenn]] and [[Flyside]] where you can often see eyeless faces lovingly carved into walls of the households and decorated with candles or flowers. | ||
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| + | They have no temples or churches and instead reside between walls the city houses. They favor and watch over those too insignificant and pathetic to gain favor of the major gods with priesthoods and temples. | ||
Faithful offer prayers and scraps of food and burn candles in exchange for protection from sickness or misfortune. Gods Between Walls also can keep rats, mice and maggots out of food caches, and prevent food from spoiling in the winter. They are not wrathful and do not usually seek retribution on those who trespass against them. When angered they simply withhold their protection and leave the household. | Faithful offer prayers and scraps of food and burn candles in exchange for protection from sickness or misfortune. Gods Between Walls also can keep rats, mice and maggots out of food caches, and prevent food from spoiling in the winter. They are not wrathful and do not usually seek retribution on those who trespass against them. When angered they simply withhold their protection and leave the household. | ||
| − | Their presence and favor usually manifests itself as creaks and bumps | + | Their presence and favor usually manifests itself as creaks, knocks and bumps in the night, hence they are sometimes referred to as The Knockers. Sometimes they also manifest as eyeless faces protruding directly from the walls which whisper warnings or requests. This type of visitation is usually considered a bad omen, and it heralds immediate danger or threat to the household. |
[[Category:Gods]] | [[Category:Gods]] | ||
Revision as of 08:51, 28 February 2018
Gods Between Walls is a collective deity of Life and Homestead. They are a collective of nameless, faceless and shapeless entities that watch over the households of poor and downtrodden. They have no name, and refer to themselves as a collective using we or us pronouns.
Gods Between Walls
Title(s): The Knockers
Pantheon: Outsiders
Power: unknown
Alignment: Chaotic Good
Symbol: An eyeless face carved on household wall
Portfolio: Homestead
Domain(s): Life
Worshipers: home makers, city folk, the poor
Gods Between walls are worshiped across Arcadia, but especially in Fynwell. The cult is most popular in the poor districts of the city such as Dog Fenn and Flyside where you can often see eyeless faces lovingly carved into walls of the households and decorated with candles or flowers.
They have no temples or churches and instead reside between walls the city houses. They favor and watch over those too insignificant and pathetic to gain favor of the major gods with priesthoods and temples.
Faithful offer prayers and scraps of food and burn candles in exchange for protection from sickness or misfortune. Gods Between Walls also can keep rats, mice and maggots out of food caches, and prevent food from spoiling in the winter. They are not wrathful and do not usually seek retribution on those who trespass against them. When angered they simply withhold their protection and leave the household.
Their presence and favor usually manifests itself as creaks, knocks and bumps in the night, hence they are sometimes referred to as The Knockers. Sometimes they also manifest as eyeless faces protruding directly from the walls which whisper warnings or requests. This type of visitation is usually considered a bad omen, and it heralds immediate danger or threat to the household.
