Rakmou-Dahmu, Last of the Old Gods
Old God of Ecosystems, Nature, Balance, and the Elements
"Hnnnnnnh...a visitor has arrived before me, it seems. And rather than violence, he comes bearing words instead - how curious...I do not believe we have met, Commandant. Have you business with me...?" "Forgive me, Honored Fourth - I do not come for myself, but on behalf of The Ineffable. But on his behalf and mine both, I offer you my most sincere and heartfelt greetings." "Mmmm...? Ah, yes...I had felt...a stirring in my soul, like...mmm, no matter. You have explained certain happenings suitably for me, then...what might the Founding Titan, my precious child, possibly seek of me? I am a sad shell these days, I fear, of who I once was during the dawn times. So much - and so many - lost...forever, I fear..." "All the same, he has dispatched me here with haste to retrieve you. This cosmos will scarcely be able to sustain his weight for long - his words, not mine - but for what little time he has here and with what little agency he yet retains, he seeks to right what few wrongs he can." "Hnnnnnh...to think, his reawakening has not dulled that meddling streak of his....well, I suppose I cannot turn you away. Still, to think he would manage to intervene in my affairs so directly in his state..." "I'm told it was brought to his attention by another - one who has kindly helped my new master focus his fractured nature and scattered thoughts to important matters and understand all that has happened since the dawn times." "Ohoh...yes, I see...the third brother yet meddles, does he? Mmmm, very well. I remit myself into your custody, Commandant. I suspect this mysterious benefactor would have words with me....and I, with him. As we once did, long ago...during...happier times." "Thank you, honored one - and please, try not to weep. There are many whom my master is now compelled to punish - but you are no sinner. This cosmos wronged you and your siblings - and by my master's grace, these lower realms shall not be your tomb."Titles: The Holy Fourth, The Last of the Old Gods, The Great Worldturtle, Lord of the Living System, The Elemental Root, The Shellfather, Master of the Cardinal Four, The Elemental Emperor Favored Weapon: Rope-Trident Alignment: True Neutral Church Moniker: Church of the Holy Fourth Obedience: Fill small containers with each of the four main elements(Fire, Water, Earth, and Air) if you do not already possess such items, and place them at the key points of a hand-drawn ritual circle representing the corresponding cardinal direction - South Representing the Vermillion Bird of Fire, North Representing Black Tortoise of Water, West Representing the White Tiger of Earth, and East Representing the Azure Dragon of Air. Once the circle is drawn and the containers placed, sit in the circle's center and spend an hour reciting a prayer to the beasts of the four cardinal directions, then finally to The Holy Fourth itself. Once the prayers are up, spend the rest of the hour in prayer and chanting dedicated to an Elemental Plane of your choice(Excluding the Positive/Negative Planes). Obedience Effect: You gain resistance 10 to the elemental type associated with the Elemental Plane you focused your prayers on during the obedience, and gain the basic manipulation wild talent for the associated element as well as the ability to manipulate the chosen element - up to a number of pounds of material equal to 1lb per HD at a time. You gain the ability to breathe underwater if you couldn't already, and one Burn 0 Utility Wild Talent of your chosen element as a kineticist of your level.
Divine Domains
Fire, Water, Earth, Air, Plant, Travel
Artifacts
Rakmou-Dahmu's faith is not known to possess any artifacts - whether because the faith is small in size and scale or because the faith simply hides them, is unknown. Though merely a rumor, perhaps the most likely candidate for why the faith is known to possess so few artifacts is believed to trace back to the ancient rivalry between The Old Gods and The Major Gods - meaning the Major God's followers may well seek out relics of Rakmou-Dahmu's faith and destroy them wherever possible, thus neccessitating the hiding of such things.
Holy Books & Codes
The Jade Codex
Divine Symbols & Sigils
A turtle shell with basic symbols representing Fire, Water, Air, and Earth carved on it
Tenets of Faith
Roam, Wander, and Explore Travel the world, bask in beauty, and know its truths - there can be no substitute for your own senses.
Watch over the World. Keep the environment and its ecosystems clean, pure, and preserved against pollution, persecution, or excess predation.
Peace reigns supreme. Live in harmony with your neighbors and with nature. Do not rise to violence unless inaction would allow it to happen unto you or another.
Document and Dictate. Leave a written legacy of all you do and meet that may stand the test of time and endure long after your passing. Do not allow what or who has been to be forgotten.
Go beyond bias. Facts are the only truth - do not allow any work to be stained by bias. Cleanse such tainted works wherever they are found and do not allow yourself or others to be fooled by falsities or misdirection.
Holidays
Day of Expedition
Divine Goals & Aspirations
To protect the environment and all creatures who it home.
To preserve the purity of the Ecosystems of the world.
To keep a record of all living memory.
To protect the Tortle species.
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Long are the roads I have walked, the trails I have blazed, and the adventures I have had. Yet I alone am placed above my peers because I know that, more than all others, I know nothing.
Divine Classification
Alignment
Lawful Neutral
Children
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