Formed when the long suffering
Kenhika formulated an alliance with the new desert dwellers of the Donhuid by their leaders unifying aspects of their belief.
With them focusing on the commercial gain of the abundant salt and minerals in the
Salt Spires as well as the harsh punishing conditions.
Divides
It features a diverse mixture of virtuous to malicious divines.
The Opportunity:
The Horned Three:
The Protectors:
Divines
Titan
The Titan is seen as the opportunity of life. For without him the small chance of life is impossible not wanting to be greedy with this gift he entrusted part of the role to the followers of the pantheon and the divines he created himself. He was betrayed by three of his children, the Horned Three, and was imprisoned by Shesire. There isn't much else documented about him as most of his work details forging the heavens and other planets, with some astronomers believing he had other children on other worlds, and that the stars are holes that act as passageways to the place he lays imprisoned.
Shesire
Seen as one of the Three Horns she uses her influence on mortality to cause conflict and strife, thus going against the wish of her good-hearted siblings and pleading followers. Her art of deception and corruption was so powerful she managed to completely seal away the Titan preventing him from punishing her.
However foul her deeds are, she played an important role in survival during harsh times making her hold a great following.
Jhetal
Seen as one of the Three Horns they are depicted as a ruthless vulture harpy seen as a tyrant who preys on the weak. There is also a less common depiction of them with bat wings which only appears in relation to stories of
Vampirism. Once they prey on the soul the soul is sent to be reborn into the world. This led to there being a cult following supporting their actions as the natural cycle of life. Many nightmares during the early youth feature the victim seeing aspects of their final breath in their last life.
Yari
Seen as one of the Three Horns they are seen as a betrayer and rebellion. They cause severe storms and natural disasters making them attributed to plague and suffering. Their dependency on order and the joining forces feeling betrayed by their homelands brought a particular distrust of the divine.
Yogsha
The hermaphrodite warrior of the empires they are seen as vigilant of safety for all that walk the righteous path.
They have also deemed the punisher of those marauders who turn against the safety of society and harm those in their way.
They are also seen as the guard against the Horned Three by administering virtues to prevent their influence.
Tomi
He is associated with wealth and persuasion, he is a divine of fortune. He governs all wealth and gives things value making him the patron of traders and collectors. A few thieves also are known to worship him, but his morals speak against taking from others with malicious intent. His ring is known to be the most sought after artefact of his for it has the potential power to make the wearer irresistible. But the power is brought with a curse that was placed on the ring when a thief stole it, when you seek the ring for malicious intent it will bind itself to you and strip your ability to speak.
Hara
She is associated with motherhood and fertility, while this is true she is also known for protection and hunger.
There is a story of how her artefact lost its amber jewel and dislodged it while protecting her followers from
Marduh, the demonic dragon tyrant. The Amber dislodged from the shield when bashing against Marduh and fell into the dragon's horde, it was endless and was long forgotten.
After an eternity of laying in the dragons' horde, the Amber was found and worn by a crusader known as the Amber Heart, he was gifted immortality in return for his service to protect the world. Acting as an extension to Hara he would appear through the ages when called upon.
Drawings depicting Hara's battle show a typical female giant wielding the shield of Hara.
Most depictions of this female match up with the Amber Heart Crusader, even though the Crusader is never depicted holding Hara's shield.
Duagha
He is often associated with the many aspects of labour and the country from it. His worshippers vary greatly from the common forager and salt harvesters to the wealthy noble traders.
He also governs the sphere of rewards and pleasure making him hold a great deal of worship over prostitution where the two spheres intersect.
Odhun
She is often referred to as the webspinner for she foretells the future. She holds an association with the moons and often has an absence of rooves in her temples to allow her followers to gaze upon the cosmos. She is the patron of destiny and prepares for the future, this also makes her have influence over marriage with many of her temples holding ceremonies for couples becoming bound together.
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