Gods

**Gods** are powerful beings that exists in the Cradleworld. Many beings and natural phenomena have been worshipped in the Cradle, like the Moon, the Sun, frogs and so forth. Anything can be worshipped, but there is a select few of Greater Gods that are truly powerful, in that they grant their followers the ability to use magic.

There are 6 Greater Gods in the Cradleworld.

Every God has power over a School of Magic and their priesthood can teach these to new initiates.

All Gods are equal in power, however their strengths and weaknesses vary.

Gods can not be killed, and appear only during admin-controlled events.

## List of Gods

Clitus - The god of water. Worshipped by hobbits, mankind and those who love peace and getting wet. Appears as a Blue Axolotl, sometimes called the Bucket God.

Babar - The god of fire. He holds greed and destruction in high regard, but also is violently opposed to the hurting of pigs. Worshipped by the Piglins. Appears as a magmafied hoglin with molten tusks and a burning back.

Baron Samedi - The god of souls. The Baron carries the dead to the Afterlife, or rejuvinate them as undead slaves. Worshipped by undead players and the mysterious Soul Hunters. Appears as a voodooistic enderman with a top hat.

Nanook - The god of ice. He holds hunting and honor in high regard and is worshipped mostly by those who live in a snowy climate. Appears as a great polar bear.

Mother Moo - The god of earth. Fallen into obscurity after the Olympian war with the Troll Tribes, but still worshipped by trolls, farmers and those who like dirt. Appears as a great cow or mooshroom, depending on the culture.

Bloody Queen - Blood goddess worshiped by secret cults. Bloody Queen demands sacrifice of blood and holds betrayal and victory-at-all-cost as Her signum.

## Organized worship

Gods love grand ceremonies. They like sacrifices.

Priests are responsible for their religion and holding ceremonies.

The High Priest is the ultimate authority to the Gods for events, and are thus in regular contact with the admins.

Priests can do magic if they have garnered the power of the God. If a priest slacks off or doesn't act in accordance with that specific god's doctrine, server mods will sooner or later remove the magic from that player, since the gods don't let ungodly priests use their powers.

Sacrifice is an integral part in the religions of the Cradleworld. Every God wants something and the priests are the ones most likely to figure out what.

## Rules of Sacrifice

Please understand that if everyone got to talk to their Gods, it would quickly loses it's importance. It's a very rare occasion to get in contact with your God and when it happens, it's probably the greatest moment in your character's life.

### The Four Golden Rules

**1 - Self-sacrifice is LAME** - Since we all respawn. Unless you die a canon death, altering your play style and changing your character/account name, nothing much will come of you sacrificing yourself. This type of sacrifice requires the player to tell the Moderators well in advance. You can not sacrifice yourself just to come back in a stronger form.

**2 - Sacrifice does not always yield return** - Gods are assholes. Sometimes when you sacrifice your valuable netherite, the Gods will be like: "Okay. Thank you." Do not sacrifice expecting to get better stuff. Although sometimes it happens...

**3 - Sacrifice does not mean free stuff** - If you act like the gods are there to act as loot boxes, the gods might get angry with you and feel free to mess with you. Especially if you just leave your sacrifice in a chest labeled "For Clitus" by the side of the road. There is not ritual or gravitas there. If you've done a shitty sacrifice like this inside your town and the next day there's lava pillars and a hole of an explosion in your house, it's the Gods showing their disdain.

**4 - Be SPARING with how often you sacrifice to your God** - Remember that everyone is doing sacrifices ALL the time to ALL the Gods. Priests handle the religion. We admins do not have the time to be there for every little prayer and that's the sad reality of it. If you want your sacrifice to have an impact beyond the RP affecting you and your closest friends, make sure it is a large event inviting a lot of players. Don't wait for Admins to make themselves known.

## Other Gods

Anything can and has been worshipped during the centuries. River spirits, the Sun in the sky, powerful magicians who've used their power to trick followers, all of it. However, only certain Gods do actually offer power.

## History

#### The Age of Heroes

During the first Olympus-Troll War the Mothermoo was kidnapped by olympians. Was later freed by the trolls.

During The Night That Never Ends-event, Nanook featured prominently.

During the afterparty at the First Conference of Memnon on 2022-01-08, the God Clitus made an appearance at the Happy Pig Nightclub. Clitus introduced a new custom music disc to the hobbits and danced for a while, after returning to the sea. High priest Deiiwa explained that their God was pleased with the successful conference, finally bringing some stability and unity to the world of the Cradle.