Patheon of Chalice

PANTHEON OF CHALICE
Followers: Chalicebearers
How to Worship: low form of worship is to drink at least a flask of alcohol. Highest form is to get drunk and puking. To free a person's mind from the barriers of the mortal plane and connect him to the spiritual realm of the gods. Another path associated with drinking is several rules of behavior or partipation on feast. 
Discovery
Old religion discovered in deep earth from ruins of a civilization. This new religion is a revival of the old ways. Aurelius is a descendant of these people, also Norvosi people are the purest successors of this bloodline on the Rathnir.
Aurelius make several expedition into the underworld darkness to search the rubble to find documents and structures in Rathnir to find a long-forgotten religion. Piece by piece, the scriptures and religious buildings were found and returned to the overworld until the religion was completed.
The Written Origins of Creation
The Chalicebearers have recorded the story of the origin of the gods of the belief. It goes as follows:
In the beginning was First Spark what start creation of Sky and Void where in both were born gods.
Our gods of Chalice were born in the Sky and lived there and started creating.
The same was going on also in the Void.
The Balar (Earth) connected is bridge between these realms.From surface to Sky and from core to the Void.
There were four gods at its start: Solov, Nuve, Anaved, and Svaro in order of birth.
When they came to Earth, they find the entrance to the Void. After long consultation they decide make from Balar paradise and masterpiece of all creation but they need help.
They start bred with Anaved and create  generation of three new gods.
Azara was birthed from Solov, Gorav from Nuve, and Radegast from Svaro.
During birth of new gods Anaved release her power of live and create first nature with animals and humans. 
After short time now fully assemble Patheon start shapping the word as we know now
Radegast - God of War and Craftsmanship
Lore:
From previous expeditions and long translations we were able to put together 6 main history chapters of this lost culture and religion. What you can read below is everything what we decrypt for now. New expeditions and decryping is still going on, we hope that in close future we will be able expand our knowlege.
First contact
When gods finish the shaping of the Balar, they start celebrate their hard work. In the end of the feast they spot that they are observing by something. It were wild humans which attracted smell of feast. Gods were suprice by the similar appearance of the human to them. Solov as the leader of the gods he came slowly so as not to startle them. Then he crouched down and offered a chalice of divine drink. The smell of the divine drink bring them closer to take a sip, they slowly stop act animalistic and start ack and behave like the gods. Solov with the blessing of the others he declared humans as Childrens of Balar.
Never ending feast
In time gods start learning childrens of Balar how to create things and helping them in every aspect of live. People then began to wander and build settlements over the Balar. In this prosperous times when culture and cities were builds with help of the gods, people celebrate their the successes they achieved together. The faith of Patheon of Chalice was established in during this time. Gods dont stay on one place together so much, rather they wandered around Balar and watched over her. That why they teach humans how to make alcohol to communicate with them around the whole Balar.
A whisper from the dark
Humankind over time start mining deeper and deeper to the core, how longer they travel from the depth to the service they start hearing more and more whispers in their heads, somethink calling them, some think invating them to mine deeper. They think that Goram god of building and mining is calling them to his halls  in underworld. Over time thier mind get poisioned and almonst dont go to surface just more and more ppl joining them but then it came. They mine to borther with Void. Dark gods of the Void brainwash the miners and command them to build cities and fortresses in underworld. Over time they started crossing part of the people with their void creatures. Legions of the damned was born.
SKOID
When the gods of Patheon of Chalice discover the Void actions they go to the underworld where they  confront the Void gods. Army of the Void with their gods in the lead push Pantheon back to the surface and slowly start conquering Balar from core to surface. Patheon react swiftly, by using power of the faith what obtain from prayers the start crafting and train armies of Chalicebearers. Drums and horns start rumble and armies of the Sky start marching to the core of Balar to defeat the forces of Void. Poeple create word of SKOID that describe the cataclismic fight between gods of Sky and Void. 
The world shakes and the earth cracks
SKOID continue for centuries, whole generations were lost in this conflict on both sides. Destructive collisions between gods start cracking the plannet apart. World is big earthquake, citis from surface start falling to the underworld with the montains, the oceans recede. This cataclysm start tearing apart whole Balar to pieces. 
Void gods in lead by Grisha the Malevolent realise that by destroying the planet they can conquare whole Sky realm. Forces of the void start destabiling the rest of the platet. Both sides were weakend by the SKIOD. This was last efford to win. Patheon of Chalice gather last army from the rest of human kind and lead crusade to the main underworld city (ancient city) named Immoladir. Void gods try destroing the core of the plannet by tearing down the the bridge  between realms.
Fall of Chalice, redemtion of Balar
In the final battle in Immoladir the Patheon in last effort push the Void gods out of bridge to the void. Whole patheon and all Void gods start falling in to the Limbo. Svaro use his crown for interdimensional traveling to teleport them to Spiritual realm where he seal them together. Mages from around the world who to this battle start sealing bridge to the void, rest of the Chalicebearers defend this mages whith thier bodies before void deamons and cultists. When was seal done the roof of the cave fall down and buried alive all in Immoladir. Balar was save againg and land start getting back to normal over the eons. Rest Children of Balar on the surface they mourned the loss of their family members and the gods. Over centuries without gods start rest of the Chalibearers sociaty fall apart to the dust. 
Culture of Chalice:
Feasts
Yahve-Celebration of spring, its celebrate by small feast, its always celebrate after the last snow melts. Food is always roasted meat serve with surplus of vegetables amd fruit. Main dring is some strong alcohol to warm bones and muscles.
Hodovan- Main event of the year. Its celebrare after main harvest in late summer.  Served food have richt spectrum. People bringing the best what can cook and brew. Beer, wine and homemade alcohol can flows like river in the small river. Equal part of this event is singing and dancing during the traditional music.
Vrag- Celebration before winter season come. Its also opportunity to summarize the year and discuss what they discuss what awaits us next year. Its not wild celebration as Hodovan. Main theme is to meet with outher and drink. 
Jadowra- Is winter feast where whole town can meet and give present to friends. There is big parquet where is all dance in big circle together and few chossen bringing them warm alcohol and food. Its celebrated in the middle of winter season. 
Behavior of Chalicebearers:
As individual
Loyal-always know or showing firm and constant support to his family, nation and leadership
Hard wordworking- Chalicebearers were well know for their hard working attitude, mostly during great feast and last battle, because they want show gods that they deserves their gifts
Responsible- This is one of the main pieces of the Chalicebearers behavior. This is back bone of the our kind. Power of creation can hold just responsible and hardworking individuals.
Helpful- Society of Chalicebearers relied on helping or take care of weaker person of society.They dont end by it they also help them raise up in what they are best.
To other
Vigilant: During their campaing to Balar core in total darkness, Chalicebearers prove themself as always vigilant in dangerous or hard times cuz they must fight and kill people thier kind. They were not fooled by everything what Void put in their way.
Good host: When somebody come to your house, always offer good drink and food. Regale must be same for both family members and foreigners.
Listening: always listen and try understand other cuz they can do this for you when you will need it.
The Pantheon members:
Solov, God of Sky and Justice
From the sky above us observes our action and preparing jugdment when time come. He is head of his god family, His will power is umbreakable, his mind is shark and dedicated to see, procede and to think all what he know and see to trasfering that to his clear words of judgment.Solov is god what helping his followers with decision making, leadership and with choosing way to achieve best course of actions.
In the ancient times leaders became only people who had similar behavior and mindset.  Before that Children of Balar searching for Solov to make the decision for them. Solov gave advice to people "We gods are not here to make your choise we are to judge or sanctify it."
Advice from the sky
From our sources what we have, we learn that if person is before big or hard decision they ask Solov for advice. Person must dring appropriate amount of alcohol and be concentrated. Next step was whispering Solov name and project the whole situation in your head with possible outcomes. If you make it right you see yourself standing on the cloud. Solov will reveal himself and start talking what is the best for you or somebody. When you are finish you instatly snap back to reality and feel no trace of alcohol in you. 
Svaro -  God of Dimensions and Travelling
Wandering shadow over dimension who trying discovering every hidden things until then. Pushing and teaching Childrens of Balar how to make it through obstacles. He teach how to build portal to the Nether dimension after whole Balar was settled. Many adventurers want to continued but but there was nowhere to go. Svaro make with this adventurers first expedition to Nether where make first contact with local kind called Piglins. Help his loyal adventurers to establish several holdouts
There is legend about few hidden portals build by Svaro to another dimension. Its border dimension with the Void called End. Svaro most of his time dedicated to patroling and guarding this border. Only the best adventurers and travelers can find this mythic portal and join Svaro on his patrol.
Nuve - God of Seas and Trade
Land was one half of world the orher was seas and oceans. This is real of Nuve, he was from the start just god of sea but over time become trade master of Balar. He start trading treasures from oceans and land, also was protector of all sailors who want make trade oversea or sending fishes to fisherman nets. Sailors drink often alcohol when storm was coming to them, who didnt do that always were swallowed by the wild oceans.  Many coastal cities and ports build statue of Nuve as patron of the city, after some time this cities became rich and inportant trade centers.
Sailor claim that when they drink and pray for Nuve that they hear his singing in the ocean wind or comming from the depth of the ocean. There are many legends about ocean creatures what were his pets, another part talking about underwater cities and temples.
Anaved - Goddess of Nature, Life, and Hunting
Mother of all live that feed us care about us. One of the most beloved god from the patheon because all people were grateful for creation of human kind and for good harvests. Man love her for her beauty and women see her as model of mother. Anaved role was inportant in sociaty back that time. Farmers, hunters, shepherd were greatfull for her gives of nature. The greatest feasts were held in her name, also on family level when new child was born.
Hunters claim that when were drunk they can hear wood spirits which are her whisperers. According to the recovered files which claim that nobody no one could afford to destroy or take without thanks for gives from Anaved garden called nature.
Araza - Goddes of Knowledge and Creativity
Azara is muse of all engineers, artists and scribes. Thank to her knowledge and guidence human kind were able to create written language, art and machines to communicate, be pleasure by paint with song and lived belittled but machines. Her work push human kind from live in caves to build complicated structures. Thanks to her work Chalicebearers schribes were able to create big archives they are the source of what is left to our knowledge about Patheon of Chalice.
She was very popular amoung architects and engineers cuz she help them solve problems thats help to create new or evolved old styles.
Gorav - God of Building and Mining
Legacy of Gorav on Balar was foundation stone of civilization, he learn early human how to build houses, bridges, early ships and water canal for field irrigation. Gorav also show poeple the wealth of the mountains and the depths of the earth. After settlement of Balar was not seen much, it is said that he mining and building giant halls in the heart of mountains. 
Human must learn to make torches because Gorav was able to see in absolute darkness and crush stone with bare hands. There is one legend about his power that when gods start shapping Balar, his power was so big that he carried whole mountains on his back. Miners have tradition of making marks of Gorav name on the sides of caves, reason was protection before danger what depth of Balar hide. 
Radegast - God of War and Craftsmanship
People were vulnerable from the beginning until mighty Radegast showed up. People have many with knowledge what gods give them, he understat that human kind dont have same power as gods so he create help from them. Radegast then how to craft thinks like spear, tools to inprove human capability to create things. Radegast was also know as the executioner on Solov court, he learn human kind how to manege their inner rage and fight. That one of many things what help tu push frointier over whole Balar on surface. 
His biggest time when he shine was during war with Void. Colossus embodiment of fire and rage. Whitness claim that see him almost kill several Void gods and as only one from the whole patheon get without scratch after fight with Grisha the Malevolent .
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