Kalia Deities

The Kalia Deities are a pantheon that has made its way to the Orange Isles after mysterious groups showed up on the west and east coasts preaching about the new gods during the war. The religion has gained a following along the coasts of the two continents and continues to spread. The core beliefs seemed to catch on quite quickly in the war, talking of the value of determination, skill, and virtue. The reach was cut short because many who took up the practices were also fighting in the war and would die before being able to spread the religion. Through the trials of the war the religion persisted and now has a sizable following of 9.8 million. There is no sacred site on this face of the earth, but one exists in other regions of the world yet unknown to the peoples of Orange Isles.

The religion is often practiced by tradespeople, especially those who work with their hands to make things. This could be those who make swords, those who shape hedges, or those who bake bread. It has gained great popularity among those people because it extols them for their work. There is no requirement for those who practice the religion to make things with their hands, as many followers do not; however those who do work with their hands feel a strong affinity to the religion. Those who make the religion their way of life are called Archemos and live in clusters with other Archemos. Together the Archemos maintain a homestead with crops and many other amenities, the only requirement is that the Archemoses that live there have to help build it and it have to be built from the ground up. So if they wished to build a steel structure for their house they would first have to build a furnace to shape the steel, but would not necessarily have to find the ore or do it with no guidance. Though the Archemos value hard work above all else, they are also instilled with virtue. They consistently donate portions of their crop to locals who struggle to afford food, even if that means that they must be without enough food themselves. These Archemos clusters often have specialties and turn out exceptional works in their area of expertise.

According to legend, there was a group of tradespeople who were moving through a deadly drought and heatwave on their way to complete a bridge that would physically and metaphorically connect two cultures and countries. The group were experts in their respective fields and were desperately needed to fix fatal mistakes that the last crew had made. As they rushed to their work they abandoned needs for themselves as they sped through their long journey the driver and architect, Egert, noticed that the ox that were pulling their cart were not there anymore but their cart rushed onwards. As he looked back to tell his friends he saw them bathed in radiant light and full of power. "Faster" shouted Sfir, the stone mason, and as the words left her mouth they arrived at the job site, a week earlier than expected, without rations or ox to pull their cart. The crew completed the historic bridge within hours of arrival, and it has held strong for hundreds of years.

There were eight original gods who were present on the trip including: Egert, Sfir, Lika, Kjal, Narish, Vash, Cbirn, Avsesh. There have been many new additions to the Kalia Pantheon through birth or the granting of godhood. There are now countless gods for smaller professions and those that are developing. The most common way to communicate with the gods is to talk as you work and hope for a reply.