Word of Binh

The Word of Binh is an ancient religion that goes back almost 70,000 years. Binh was a ancient hero who was the first person to make the trip to the Faewild and survive. He returned a changed and slightly broken man, but told of the powerful creatures of endless age who would grace the lives of those who would take up and worship them. Ever since then people have taken up the religion and seen Fae in their own home. Deals have been struck by rich and poor with the Fae and lives were forever altered. Today around 50 million people follow this religion.

Binh told of a core group of Fae, called ArchFae, that rule over the Faewild and held the most importance. Each member of the group is cunning and devious, with stunning powers unique to each one. Each Fae seeks to build their own power looking for any way to upset the power balance. This group includes the following: Baba Yaga, Mother of All Witches; Hyrsam, the Prince of Fools; Neifion, the Lord of Bats; Oberon, the Green Lord; The Prince of Frost; Queen of Air and Darkness; Dahlia, The Stag King; Titania, the Queen of the Seelie Court; Verenestra the Oak Princess; Kannoth, the Vampire Lord of Cendriane. Through the years the each Fae's power grew and fell. After around 20,000 years people began to notice that Dahlia, The Stag King would no longer respond to any offers and seemed to have disappeared. Those adventurers, few and far between, who went to the Faewild no longer reported him to be there at all. Around the same time two new Fae lords arrived: Zybilna, the patron of the Witchlight Carnival and Nintra Siotta, the Princess of Shadow Glass.

As mentioned before the Faewild is a very real place that can be accessed by brave adventurers who seek all kinds of prizes from the Fae lords, whether worshipers or not. Those who live to tell the tale to mortals are treated as prophets by followers of Binh and given much wealth to tell their stories of the Faewild.

These Fae often play games with each other and mortals to gain any advantage they can. As such, to take after their deities and to sharpen their minds if they would make a deal with one, followers of the Word of Binh play many games in their spare time and to many it is a practice of faith.

No one has ever gotten a straight answer about how the Faewild or any world came into being when making a deal with the Fae. Many suspect that they Fae themselves do not know, but others consider this thought to be sacrilege. The one thing that we do know for sure is that the Fae have been around longer than mortals as a few have mentioned a time before mortals.

The most practiced ritual for those who practice this religion is to make Fae circles with offerings for deals to make with any Fae, great or small, that would listen. the magnitude of these rituals depends on the size of the ask, and there are version that would leave open the trade for further discussion rather than a single offer. This is done daily by some and only for emergencies for others.

Another ritual that is of spiritual importance to many who practice the less deal-bargaining side of the religion is the Fae dance. On three dates, one on the 15th day of summer, one on the 30th day of winter, and one on the anniversary of Binh's return from the Faewild, large groups head out into the wilderness distancing from any civilization for at least two days. They gather suitable distances from their homes, often in similar spaces, and dance in the ancient tradition of the Fae. These groups will watch as a fire begins to form in the center of their dance. The fire burns wonderful colors of leafy greens, muted blues, and deep purple. It is believed that this dance can guide the spirits of the deceased to rest, though you do not need to have lost anyone to dace the mystical dance.

The religion's sacred grounds is a small, strange statue that sits in the desert of Annhonanhia. From the history that has been passed down this is what Binh used to access the Faewild. There has never been a recorded attempt to use it again as this is though to be disrespectful to Binh and his triumph. There are, of course, other ways to access the Faewild which is how other adventures make it there.