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| − | '''The Cult of Hades''' is a loose religion characterized by the worship of the deity of death, generally called [[Hades]]. With devotees scattered across | + | '''The Cult of Hades''' is a loose religion characterized by the worship of the deity of death, generally called [[Hades]]. With devotees scattered across Dargarth (and assumedly the rest of world), it is a fast-growing religion, with many powerful [[cleric|clerics]] appearing to spring from the air. |
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| − | The chosen few who were both unlucky enough to die, and lucky enough to meet Hades, are gifted with wondrous powers over life and death, and commanded to create and send powerful souls to | + | The chosen few who were both unlucky enough to die, and lucky enough to meet Hades, are gifted with wondrous powers over life and death, and commanded to create and send powerful souls to the underworld. These few are the spearhead of the Cult of Hades, and most worshipers answer to a cleric. |
==Practices== | ==Practices== | ||
Revision as of 19:00, 29 January 2013
The Cult of Hades is a loose religion characterized by the worship of the deity of death, generally called Hades. With devotees scattered across Dargarth (and assumedly the rest of world), it is a fast-growing religion, with many powerful clerics appearing to spring from the air.
Clerics
The chosen few who were both unlucky enough to die, and lucky enough to meet Hades, are gifted with wondrous powers over life and death, and commanded to create and send powerful souls to the underworld. These few are the spearhead of the Cult of Hades, and most worshipers answer to a cleric.
Practices
The Cult of Hades' main goal is to send powerful souls to the underworld for Hades to do with as it sees fit. This is achieved in two basic ways:
Killing great heroes
Though difficult if the Hades cultist isn't of comparable skill, this act has been shown to directly gain influence with the underlord.
Mercy on the weak
Many assume death worshipers kill all they can, this is not so; weak souls have little value to Hades. By giving them a chance to get stronger, it makes another future opportunity.