Aten
Aten is a rarity among the gods of Midgard: a jealous god who forbids the worship of all others by his followers. Priests of Aten may never be pantheistic priests, and his followers are known for their unyielding devotion to their faith, including the expulsion of “unbelievers” from villages devoted to Aten. He is not a maker and forger, but the shining light that defines the day, the protector of the weak and the elderly, a friend to heroes and the foe of dark gods. His radiant face is difficult to look upon, for his divinity and glory outshine all mortal understanding, and his solar magnificence likewise outshines all other gods. So sure are the Aten-worshippers of this that claim all other gods are mere “reflections” or “pale shadows” of true godhood. The only gods whose divinity they debate much at all are those of Lada and Khors, Aten’s semi-divine offspring. These the Atenites treat as saints, prophets, or powerful priests rather than as faiths of their own, and small shrines to Lada and Khors are common. The truly golden light of faith and reason, though, is clearly that of the Sun God himself. Long before his ascension he was an ambitious priest of Nuria, however his ambition would prove far greater than his loyalty to the God-King. Aten cast down the current God-King Horus and banished him to wander the deserts. Later in his life he would be chosen by Khepri to become one of the Ascended.
Depiction. Aten appears as a bronzed skin man with the divine light of the sun radiating through his eyes.
Worshippers. Aten is followed by humans, dwarves, and gnolls in Nuria and elsewhere in the South.
Commandments
Depiction. Aten appears as a bronzed skin man with the divine light of the sun radiating through his eyes.
Worshippers. Aten is followed by humans, dwarves, and gnolls in Nuria and elsewhere in the South.
Commandments
- Worship and sacrifice.
- Two hours must be spent in prayer daily; the sunrise, noon, and sunset hours are ideal for this reflection, and worshippers who fail to gaze upon the light-giving sun daily do so in peril of their souls and afterlife.
- Aten wants gold, gems, incense, and chanted prayers throughout the hours of the day, and candles, mirrors, and magical light to glorify his temples by night.
- All worshippers of Aten must attempt to convert infidels before slaughtering them, though this is sometimes a perfunctory effort at best.
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