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Cults and religions on Felarya:

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Theory of Hell and Heaven by Talbeln Veridimus.

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Cult of Minalca

Minalca is the main goddess of luck on Felarya. Her protection is obviously very sought after and her cult is flourishing. Her priests are usually former adventurers who have survived the dangers of Felarya and decided to stop their dangerous profession afterwards, hence the common Felaryan saying: "If I ever get out of this one, I swear I'll become a Minalcan priest!" To spread their faith, Minalcan priests will regale their captivated audiences with tales of their exploits, and how they were (presumably) saved by the goddess. These "story telling sessions" are very popular, and give the cult a reputation for being laid back and easy going.

Some of the high priests of Minalca possess a very strong but dangerous ability: they can force a streak of luck upon themselves. For a period of time they will be extremely lucky in nearly all circumstances: they will trip and dodge an arrow, a predator will miss them, a chest of gold will wash up on the beach next to them, etc. This luck comes at a heavy price however, and eventually, a horrendous chain of unlucky events will befall the priest, balancing out the good luck they just had. Because in Felarya bad luck is often fatal, few priests survive this chain, and if they do, they rarely use the luck streak ever again.

The Cult of Minalca is known to have good relations with Tombhumbs, whose sight is often considered as a good luck sign among humans. Members of the cult are encouraged to help these little beings whenever needed.

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Disciples of Kallisti the Dark Goddess

A cult that has only recently arrived on Felarya, the ever expanding followers of Kallisti are well organized and very fervent. Kallisti has personally come to Felarya several times, and many have seen the beautiful goddess, which has sure helped her cult to spread... a lot. ^^

The disciples of Kallisti are under the direct and watchful protection of Saya, a giant naga, and thus *somehow* protected from several other giant predators such as Vivian or the dreaded Crisis as well.

The cult is at odd with the worshipers of Oth. This is a bit of a one sided contest though: unlike Kallisti, Oth has never been seen on Felarya, and thus his faith spreads slowly. Compounding matters, countless Othemite zealots have ended up in Saya's stomach.

Overall the cult of Kallisti is rather peaceful. The followers seek dark souls to feed to their goddess and practice many rituals, some of them highly sexual, which is to be expected when you worship a succubus! In return, the disciples receive protection, and for the most devout, powers granted by Kallisti.

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Doctrine of the Sun God

The cult worships Oth, the radiant god, king of all suns. The cult is extremely powerful on many worlds, but not so much on Felarya. The Othemites seek to establish the doctrine of Oth, which is the way of absolute order, justice and obedience, the only way, they believe, for humans to defeat the chaos that is Felarya and its predators, in all Felaryan cities.

The Othemites are technologically advanced and have grown so powerful on certain worlds that they tend to take all things for granted and won't stand any opposition to their plans. They use any and all means that seem necessary to them, including inquisition, torture, and intimidation, and are widely seen on Felarya as a bunch of dangerous, self-righteous fanatics.

They declared war on the disciples on Kallisti for befriending a giant naga, whom they considers creatures of the night and of great unholiness (mostly because they tried to convert some giant nagas themselves and got eaten for their trouble. ^^ )

Followers of Khord

A discrete but powerful cult that worships Khord, god of the night, thieves, luck, gamblers and adventurers. It's influence is hard to measure as its disciples are masters of deception, and they always hide their connection to the cult. For all you know, a harmless and jolly bartender that you see everyday could be one of its leaders.

The cult is mysterious and secretive, with unknown purposes, but it is rather peaceful. Every sane person, however, knows better than to upset the followers of Khord. Even the Othemites decided it was wiser to leave them alone after several of their highest priests vanished one night without a trace.

The leaders of the cult are among the rare humans that have contact with nemesises. They sometimes hire their services and some Nemesis are even said to be part of the cult.

Cult of Lataran

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Seekers of Sineria

A very small, but not powerless, group of humans, usually enlisted by dridders, whose role is to seek rumors about, and scan human lore about, the location of the tomb of Sineria the dridder queen.

These agents of dridders receive extremely harsh training in stealth and assassination techniques. Few even survive the training process, but those who do are held in high regard among dridders and are completely under their protection. A dridder killing a seeker of Sineria commits an atrocious sin against their race and had better have an excellent reason.

The predator trinity

Three goddesses worshiped by giant elves, centaurs and some fairies. Little is known about them but they are:

- Calvabrina: She is represented as a slender and tall dark green centauress. She is the goddess of the hunt and patience.

- Mhorn: She is represented as a lascivious four-armed naga. She is the goddess of feast.

- Luban: She is represented as a scarlet elf with a curvaceous body and a bloated belly. She is the goddess of digestion.

“There are three goddesses, in our religion. Calvabrina represents the hunt. Her virtue, what she teaches us, is patience. Patience, skill… What you need to get your reward. The reward is the feast. Mhorn is the goddess of the feast. She represents pleasure, and the bringing together of the community. And then, after the hunt and the eating, you have digestion. That's Luban. Digestion is a force for life. It's what keeps us alive -strong, healthy."

Alitan, Priestess of Luban

• Credits goes to Arconius for the design and idea of the Dark goddess cult, to Malahite for the luck streak idea, to French-snack for the Alitan quote, and to Chroias for the idea of Mhorn.