The Loa

At the dawn of time, before the age of the Gods, there was only Tor-Haddam, the creator. Among his first living creations were the Loa- the pristine, ideal forms of all life that were to come, and from these, each species of animal came forth and multiplied. Tor-Haddam awakened the Loa by breathing into their nostrils the breath of life. For millennia, they presided over the face of the primeval material plane until The One Who Was Not Created came. When Tor-Haddam split into the pantheon of Gods, the Loa faded and became demigods of a sort, returning to the deep, uncharted and forgotten places of the earth to wait, and sleep. Vanishing avatars of a bygone age, they hover in forgetful mists over the surface of world, touching it with the fading essence of their dreaming will, making their presence known and felt in near imperceptible ways. It is thought that for every animal, there is a Loa. The Grippli are most aware of the Loa, acknowledging them with the burning of candles and incense, and whispering to them of the contemporary world, while listening to echoes of wisdom from the past. It is unknown how many Loa have fallen silent and gone mythical, and how many yet linger into the third age.
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Some even believe that in everything resides a minor Loa.. from the smallest cookfire, or trickling stream, to the largest volcano and rushing river. They believe that by acknowledging and honoring these Loa, a measure of understanding, and in some cases control can be reached with the essence of the world itself.
Divine casters who choose to follow an ideal instead of a deity draw their power from the Loa who are sympathetic to their philosophy.  All domains are available to those who identify with the Loa. The Loa do not have favored weapons.
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