Bao Tse, The Furred Bodhisattva
Risen God of Inner Peace, Strength, Virtue, and Enlightenment
Titles: The Furred Bodhisattva, Master of the Three Pillars, The Skyshaman, Master of the Inner and Outer Self, Qigong Lord
Roles: Guide to Nirvana, Teacher of Self-Actualization and Empowerment, Harmonizing the desires of the outer self with the needs of the inner self,
Master of the Martial Arts
Favored Weapon: Unarmed Strikes
Alignment: Lawful Neutral
Area of Worship/Followers: The Eastern Continent, The Ursini, Monks, Men of the Cloth, Warriors traveling the road of Self-Improvement
Main Temple and Location: Three Pillar Temple, Ursune, Eastern Imperium
Church Moniker: The Church of the Skyshaman
Rival/Enemy/Unliked Gods: None
Obedience: Spend an hour in quiet meditation or training and practicing the ways of martial combat.
Effect: Gain a racial +2 to all saves or checks made to resist Mind-Affecting, Poison, or Sleep effects. You cannot become fatigued through non-magical means, though a magical effect can still force the state upon you.
Divine Domains
Strength, Travel, Law, Protection, Community
Holy Books & Codes
The Tri-Pillar Sutras
Divine Symbols & Sigils
Three Pillars within a perfect circle surrounded by clouds
Tenets of Faith
An enlightened soul dwells within a collected mind, and a sound body. To bring Mind and Body into balance, always strive to keep a calm, ordered mind and a body tempered by meditation and observation. A chaotic soul can never find the harmony to reach enlightenment.
Existence is suffering, caused by craving and attachment. It is the attachments of the material that keep a soul anchored to impurity and keep it from re-entering the cycle.
Enlightenment is the cessation of this suffering caused by existence. To achieve enlightenment, one must strive to abandon craving and attachment, as well as all worldly desires.
Craving and attachment cannot be left behind without first experiencing them, so strive to experience both extreme virtue and extreme vice, but do not get lost in either.
The road to inner peace is achieved through a unification of mind and body. Resist the temptation of craving and attachment through endless training, reflection, and self-improvement.
Never close your door to one who is lost, and likewise never turn away the wisdom of another. Mentorship helps both parties along the path to enlightenment.
Holidays
The Festival of the Bear
Divine Goals & Aspirations
To teach others to reach enlightenment.
Spread the teachings of mastery of the inner and outer selves.
Teach all creatures to strive for harmony and to respect their elders and ancestors.
No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.
Divine Classification
Religions
Alignment
Lawful Neutral
Children
Quotes & Catchphrases
The man who speaks of virtue without experiencing vice will suffer longer than the man who indulges in vice while striving for virtue.
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