Religion

There are two main cults: the **Church of the Holy Light** (monotheistic) and the **Old Religion** (polytheistic). They mostly tolerate each other, but in **Medelan** in particular, the Church of the Holy Light is actually more influential.

**Eisen**, for example, is a follower of the **Cult/Order of Light** (he often swears by saying "By the Lord of Light!") while the **Order of the Rose** are actually sacred warriors of the goddess **Pretheve**.

There is a main pantheon which most races worship —the so called Old Gods— but a few species have their own deities.

It is revealed that at least certain gods play games with the fate of the world and are restrained only by the rules of the game and their willingness to spend points (Interlude - Voices in the Woods).

## Polytheistic

### Pretheve

* the Goddess of the Earth, Fertility and Love (Ch. 50)

### Shanduk

* the God of the Beasts (Ch. 109)
* seems to be known for his crows (Ch. 109)
* all animals grown under the blessing of the God of Beasts, they are pretty much superior in everything compared to the rest of their kin. They are faster, tougher, smarter and longer lived, not to mention incredibly loyal (Ch 132).
* producer of Shandukian Horses

### Toa

* First mentioned in Ch. 112
* God of Storms

## Monotheistic

### Church of the Holy Light

First mentioned in Ch. 50. It's mainly a human religion and an Imperial one to be specific, but devotees of different races are usually welcome.

* **Lord of Light** (Ch. 55)
	+ **Saint Diane** (Ch. 61)
* Order of the Holy Architect, a branch of the Church of Light.

Despite the evidence of other gods the Church of Holy Light claims supremacy by dubbing the other deities "agents/emissaries" of the one true god. The other deities accepted this solution for diplomacy's sake and because the Church of the Holy Light was very, very powerful at the time. In the end, it worked fine for both of them. It's like how the saints are treated in Catholic countries: some people pray directly to God/Jesus, but there are a lot of people who prefer praying to the saints.

## Religious events

* Toathale **Ch 128**
	+ It's the holy day of Toa, the god of storms and winter.
	+ The Church of Holy Light calls it Midwinter Eve.
	+ people decorate their homes with mistletoe, snowbloom flowers and red ribbons, and they all meet each other on the streets to exchange presents and gestures of goodwill. Then they light up candles at sunset and they all have a big feast that lasts until the last candle goes out. And finally, those who are particularly devoted to Toa go to a temple to pray.
	+ It is customary to give more presents to those in need during Toathale, especially children.
* Praethuvia **Ch 128**
	+ It’s the holy day of Praetheve, the goddess of life and fertility. She’s also considered the goddess of love, so some of her celebrations, and especially Prethuvia, can get… a little extreme in certain places. Rennhafen is quite famous for how Prethuvia is celebrated in the Red Light district.

## Notes

1. ↑ https://discord.com/channels/738726289799905290/738726751118819448/818217301685436486
2. ↑ https://discord.com/channels/738726289799905290/738726751118819448/961043180478951494
3. ↑ https://discord.com/channels/738726289799905290/738729544688861205/741063262795464797
4. ↑ https://discord.com/channels/738726289799905290/738726751118819448/959585211937611776
5. ↑ https://discord.com/channels/738726289799905290/738726751118819448/961218412489633832
6. ↑ https://discord.com/channels/738726289799905290/738729544688861205/741064591647440959
7. ↑ https://discord.com/channels/738726289799905290/738729544688861205/877145512002875433