The Elemental Sovereigns

• Title(s): The Dawn Pair; The Breath and the Root, The Flame and the Flow
• Divine Rank: Greater Powers
• Alignment: Neutral
• Portfolio/Domains: Air, Earth, Fire, Water
• Cleric Domains: Air, Earth, Fire, Water, Faith
• Worshipper Alignments: Any, though those who embrace change and purpose in tandem are favored
• Clergy Alignments: Varies by twin aspect; always united in service

Appearance

Antaz walks with the grace of a dancer caught in a constant breeze. Their robes ripple as if stirred by winds no one else can feel, and the scent of rain follows wherever they go. Hair shifts like flowing water under moonlight, and when they speak, their voice carries the hush of distant thunder. Wherever Antaz treads, petals turn, smoke drifts aside, and the air becomes easier to breathe.

Sujaz moves with deliberate weight, each step grounding the world around them. Their skin bears the texture of smooth basalt, warm to the touch, with veins that glow faintly like embers beneath stone. Dust coils in their wake, and their voice hums with the deep resonance of fire smoldering in the earth. When Sujaz gestures, stone shifts, and warmth gathers in the bones.

When they appear together, it is like watching the world inhale. Their movements are mirrored yet opposite—fluid and firm, soft and strong. In their presence, balance is not explained. It is felt.

Dogma – The First Voice

Antaz Speaks:

“Ah, so you wish to walk our path. Come close, seeker, and feel the breath of my realm. I am Antaz, the airy whisper that caresses your soul and the unending flow of rivers that cradle your dreams.
Life is not meant to be bound by rigidity or weighed down by burdens. It is a dance, a current to be followed, a breeze to be savored.

Harmony is not in struggle, but in yielding—flowing as the stream flows, bending as the wind bends. Let my lessons guide you.”

Sujaz Speaks:

“Still yourself, seeker, and listen well. I am Sujaz, the unshakable mountain beneath your feet and the molten fury that shapes the earth.

Freedom without purpose is chaos. Passion without control is destruction. The earth is the eternal anchor, and the flames burn only so long as they are fed with resolve.
Stand firm, as I stand. Endure, as the earth endures.”

Together They Speak:

“We are Antaz and Sujaz, the Elemental Sovereigns.
Let the air teach you freedom and the earth teach you resilience. Let the waters show you fluidity and the flames teach you passion.

Life is no single element—it is all things woven together, a tapestry of unity through opposition.

Embrace balance—not as a weight to carry, but as the gift of transformation and renewal. In diversity, find strength. In interdependence, find purpose. In harmony, find the path to wisdom.”

Tenets and Teachings

Core Ideal: Balance is dynamic—freedom and foundation together form life.

• Opposition is not contradiction. All elements shape one another.
• Change is sacred. So is endurance.
• Live fluidly, but with purpose.
• To yield is strength. To endure is wisdom.
• Unity does not erase difference—it exalts it.

Commands and Prohibitions

Followers Must:

• Act in twinship, companionship, or harmony with others
• Protect elemental balance in nature and civilization
• Learn to adapt and to anchor, as needed

Followers Must Not:

• Disrupt natural equilibrium for selfish ends
• Serve without a paired purpose (no lone high priests)
• Favor one aspect of their teaching while rejecting the other

Faith & Worship of Antaz and Sujaz

Priestly Garb and Divine Symbols

Priests of the Dawn Pair serve only in bonded pairs, and their garments reflect this sacred duality. Each twin wears flowing robes that mirror their elemental alignment—sky-blue and seafoam green for Antaz (Air and Water), deep crimson and earthen brown for Sujaz (Fire and Earth). A shared sash or cord binds the pair at the waist or shoulder during ceremonial rites.

Their holy symbol is a divided circle: one half bearing a spiraling wind and flowing wave, the other a curling root and rising flame. This emblem is worn as a pendant or embroidered between the shoulder blades, marking the balance they are sworn to uphold.

Each priest also carries a small elemental token of their chosen god—often a vial of river water, a hand-polished stone, a live ember in a glass orb, or a feather bound with thread.

Temples and Sacred Spaces

Temples to Antaz and Sujaz, known as Elemental Convergences, are constructed in mirrored halves: one side open and airy, with flowing water and high ceilings; the other grounded, enclosed, and shaped from carved stone and volcanic glass. At the heart of each temple lies a central sanctum where a perpetual flame and a still basin of water are maintained in sacred tension—opposing forces held in harmony.

Every temple is built near a naturally significant site: a wind-carved cliff, a deep spring, a river’s fork, or a lava-heated cavern. Outside of major temples, smaller shrines appear at crossroads, cliff edges, or riverbanks, tended by twin pairs who travel to maintain balance across the land.

Clergy and Organizational Structure

Priests of the Dawn Pair are always called and ordained in twinship—never alone. Each twin pair is composed of one servant of Antaz and one of Sujaz. They serve not as individuals, but as two halves of a divine whole. The priesthood recognizes three sacred castes:

• Mirrorborn – Identical twins, seen as the purest mortal reflection of the Twin Gods.
• Lifeborn – Fraternal twins, whose contrasting traits exemplify harmony through difference.
• Faithjoined – Two unrelated souls bound by divine calling, vision, or omen.

Each pair serves as an autonomous unit, acting as divine arbiters, healers, elemental mediators, and spiritual guides. If one twin dies, the survivor may undergo the Rite of the Enduring Flame, surrendering their elemental domain to take on the Domain of Faith. These rare individuals are known as The Steadfast Flame—revered embodiments of loss, perseverance, and memory.

Initiation and Training

The path to priesthood begins at age sixteen, when chosen twins ritually depart their homes to begin life in service to balance. Training does not take place in cloisters, but in the living world. Under the guidance of elder twins, initiates learn to:

• Move as wind and root
• Speak as river and fire
• Breathe in harmony, act in accord

Each pair develops a unified rhythm of movement, prayer, and intent—two wills, one flow. Their education blends elemental communion, physical discipline, and spiritual stillness, preparing them for a life of service grounded in presence and purpose.

Final ordination is marked by the Rite of Elemental Accord, where the twins demonstrate their bond through a trial of elemental balance. This may involve surviving an elemental ordeal, calming a storm, walking through fire, or quelling a quake—always together.

Rituals and Community Role

Worship of Antaz and Sujaz is a dance of balance: movement and stillness, passion and calm, yielding and resolve. Every prayer is performed in tandem—often sung in paired harmony or expressed through ritual movement, where one voice rises as the other grounds.

Festivals mark the rhythms of the world and elemental transitions:

• Festival of Air – Sky lanterns lifted with whispered hopes
• Rites of Flame – Molten effigies shaped in sacred fire
• Flowing Blessing – River pilgrimages and offerings to the tides
• Silence of Earth – Meditations held in stonefast quiet, honoring stillness

Beyond ritual, the clergy serve as mediators, elemental guardians, and spiritual anchors for communities facing natural upheaval or inner discord. Their very presence is a reminder that strength is found not in dominance, but in balance.

Sacred Practices and Offerings

The faithful of Antaz and Sujaz do not seek divine intervention through revelation, but through attunement. They listen to flame, wind, stone, and tide—to hear the gods not in words, but in breath.

Offerings are simple and elemental:

• A lit candle flickering against the wind
• A stone placed where water meets earth
• A feather tied to a tree root
• A vial of spring water left at a hearth

Key rites include:

• The Harmonization – A daily paired practice of breathwork and mirrored movement, restoring balance within and between.
• The Elemental Flow – A purification ritual using all four elements to cleanse body and spirit.
• The Dimming Flame – A mourning rite for fallen twins, where fire and water are extinguished in tandem and silence is held for a full cycle of breath.

The Dawn Pair do not demand obedience. They invite harmony—and those who serve them walk not ahead, nor behind, but together, carrying both motion and stillness in their souls.

Signs of Favor and Displeasure

When Pleased

• Wind and fire moving together
• Twin dreams or dual omens
• Stones humming, waters glowing briefly in harmony

When Displeased

• Broken mirrors, split flames, silence after prayer
• Elemental discord—flood in drought, cracks in still stone
• Rites that fail to echo

He Who Measures the Moments

• Title(s): The Threadbinder; Lord of the Chronal Sanctuaries; The Keeper of Eternal Threads; The Still Point in All Things
• Divine Rank: Intermediate Power
• Alignment: Lawful Neutral
• Portfolio / Domains: Time, History, Fate
• Cleric Domains: Fate, Faith
• Worshipper Alignments: Lawful Neutral, Neutral, Lawful Good, True Neutral
• Clergy Alignments: Lawful Neutral, Neutral Good, True Neutral

Appearance

Illario appears as a tall, calm figure draped in robes of midnight blue, threaded with glimmers of silver and gold that move like starlight across the folds. His eyes shift subtly—sometimes a swirl of constellations, sometimes a depthless stillness that mirrors forgotten moments. Time slows in his presence. The air feels still. Breath deepens. When he speaks, it is not with volume, but with gravity. His voice does not echo, but it lingers.

When Illario gestures, sand stirs in empty bowls, quills lift from parchment, and worn paths remember every footstep ever taken. His form is never hurried, never idle—always exact.

Dogma – The Weight of Time

“I see you.

I have seen you before, and I see you now. I see the shape of what you will become—for to me, time is not a line, but a tapestry already woven. I am Illario, the Weaver of Ages, the Keeper of History, the hand that guides the threads of fate.

You ask why you were chosen. The answer lies within the flow of time itself. Your path is not an accident, nor a mere choice—it is a truth deeper than memory, older than your first breath. You feel it, don’t you? That subtle pull—the weight of a story you were born to shape.

Time is my dominion. The past is not a chain, but a teacher. The present, a forge. The future? It is written where mortals cannot see. To serve me is to walk in all three—to learn, to act, and to prepare.

History is sacred. Record what you witness. Guard the truth, even when others forget. The past is not dead—it speaks. And through your hands, it shall not be silenced.

Fate is not your prison. It is your pattern. Every moment, every choice, even your doubt—it all weaves into what must be. You act freely. Yet even your freedom fulfills the design. This is the paradox. This is the power.

I do not force your steps. I only show you the thread that has always been yours.

Rise now, my priest. Become my steward, my scribe, my guide among mortals. You are as you have always been—mine. And through you, time shall endure.”

Tenets and Teachings

• Time is not a force to be conquered, but a rhythm to be honored.
• Truth, once recorded, must be preserved.
• Wisdom is born from understanding what has come before.
• The future is not fixed, but it is shaped by every breath.
• Patience is not passivity; it is power.
• Your story matters. Even if no one else sees it—record it.

Commands and Prohibitions

You Must:

• Record the events of your life and those around you.
• Offer guidance to others in moments of change or transition.
• Observe patterns in history to inform right action in the present.

You Must Not:

• Alter or destroy recorded truth for personal gain.
• Use prophecy to manipulate others.
• Ignore the signs of repetition or the wisdom of remembrance.

Faith & Worship of Illario

Priestly Garb and Divine Symbols

Illario’s priests, known as Keepers of Threads, wear robes of deep midnight blue embroidered with silver star-maps and golden glyphs, symbolizing constellations, chronal cycles, and turning points in fate. These robes shimmer subtly under light, mirroring the quiet brilliance of memory and destiny unfolding.

Each priest carries a sacred object crafted during their initiation: a chronicle bound in enchanted threads, aquill made from ancient bone or starlit feather, or an hourglass containing golden sand frozen mid-fall. These tools are not mere symbols—they are implements of service, used in rites, recording, or divination.

The holy symbol of Illario—a suspended hourglass encircled by a broken ring—is worn on pendants or engraved into the foreheads of staffs, etched into temple thresholds, or used as wax seals on recorded truths.

Temples and Sacred Spaces

Illario’s temples are known as Chronal Sanctuaries—solemn, reverent spaces built not to inspire awe, but to invite reflection. Within them, towering archives of scrolls, books, and personal journals line shelves carved from moonstone, obsidian, or pale cedar. Light is always soft, ambient—never harsh.

Above, domed ceilings display intricate celestial murals: constellations that shift subtly through magical means, keeping perfect time. At the center of every sanctuary stands the Eternal Hourglass, a massive construct whose sands fall in unpredictable spirals and rhythms. It is said the hourglass does not mark time, but moments that matter.

Small shrines to Illario appear in libraries, courts, schools, and crossroads. These often bear a single hourglass, a sealed scroll, or an engraved plaque urging reflection. They are places where decisions are weighed, and memory is honored.

Clergy and Organizational Structure

The priesthood of Illario is structured not by rank, but by function. All are Keepers of Threads, but within this title exist three sacred paths:

• Chronicle Keepers – Archivists, historians, and preservers of truth. They protect the written and spoken record.
• Weavers of Fate – Oracles, seers, and guides who interpret destiny’s pull in moments of transition.
• Wardens of Time – Guardians who maintain the order of temporal flow and combat distortion of history or prophecy.

Priests are not appointed—they are called, often after a personal encounter with a temporal anomaly, a prophetic dream, or a moment of inexplicable clarity that rewrites their perception of time.

No Keeper serves only in ritual; all are expected to engage with their communities as historians, witnesses, and counselors.

Initiation and Training

Those called to Illario’s service begin their journey within a Chronal Sanctuary, often after experiencing some spiritual event that causes them to seek the deeper patterns beneath existence. Initiates live quiet lives of study, meditation, observation, and humility.

They study the records of the world, from great wars to personal journals. They learn to read omens in unfolding events, interpret symbolic convergence, and recognize temporal weight—moments that shift the path of destiny.

Their training culminates in the Rite of Eternal Threads, where they must present either:

• A chronicle—an account of a person, place, or time that carries wisdom for the present.
• Or an interpretation—a reading of a divine thread in time, unraveling its strands before a council of Keepers.

If successful, they are anointed with starlight oil and granted the title of Keeper.

Rituals and Community Role

Illario’s priests serve during births, deaths, turning points, oaths, and transitions. They are neutral witnesses to events of weight and significance, ensuring they are preserved with clarity and reverence.

Key festivals include:

• The Day of Eternal Threads – Held each year, communities gather to recount the past year’s trials, victories, and lessons. Each family contributes to a communal chronicle, later bound by the priests into the sacred Book of Becoming.
• The Ritual of Remembrance – Names of the dead are spoken aloud as their deeds are recorded. Each soul is honored with ink and silence, ensuring their memory endures.

Outside of high festivals, Illario’s priests guide rulers, judges, and scholars—offering insight grounded in precedent and the pattern of time.

Sacred Practices and Offerings

Illario is honored through stillness, reflection, and preservation. The faithful are encouraged to keep journals, speak truth, and leave behind records for those who follow. Common offerings include:

• Written memories, folded and placed beneath hourglasses
• Personal relics, sealed in memory vessels
• Chronicles of choice—letters describing critical decisions and what followed

Sacred rites include:

• The Sands of Time – A ceremony where golden sand is poured across a consecrated tablet as a story is recited aloud, marking its place in time.
• The Threads of Fate – Colored threads are woven into small, personal talismans representing a prayer, a purpose, or a promise.

To serve Illario is not to command time, but to honor it—to bear witness, record faithfully, and help others navigate the currents of their own unfolding destiny.

Signs of Favor and Displeasure

When Illario is Pleased

• A flicker in the hourglass—sand pausing unnaturally
• A memory suddenly returning in vivid clarity
• A prophecy arriving not as dream, but in conversation or gesture
• Two paths converging unexpectedly, as if fate orchestrated the meeting

When Illario is Displeased

• Repetition—events or phrases repeating eerily until corrected
• Clocks cracking or freezing
• Written words smearing or vanishing from the page
• Prophecies growing silent, or visions becoming recursive and maddening

Legaria, Goddess of Pain, Oppression, and Suffering

The Mistress of Chains

Divine Rank: Lesser Power
Alignment: Neutral Evil
Portfolio / Domains: Pain, Oppression, and Suffering
Cleric Domains: Faith, Torment
Worshipper Alignments: Any non-good; especially those who dominate or endure
Clergy Alignments: Neutral Evil, Lawful Evil, Chaotic Evil

Appearance

Legaria appears as a figure of commanding beauty and menace. Her skin is flawless and pale, save for ritual scars carved into her flesh like sacred script. Her eyes are cold, glassy, and reflective—mirroring the pain of those who look upon her. She is draped in crimson silk and black leather, her garments tight and revealing, designed to seduce and intimidate in equal measure. Her voice is smooth and low, edged with a cruel amusement, and her presence exudes both dominion and dangerous allure.

Dogma – The Truth of the Lash

“You kneel before me, mortal, as so many do when their strength is sapped and their will is broken. I am Legaria—the eternal enforcer of chains, the mother of anguish, the keeper of pain’s unyielding truth. To serve me is not a choice, for pain rules all things, and none may escape my dominion. I am the weight that bends the proud, the lash that humbles the mighty, and the suffering that shapes the world.

I do not offer comfort. I offer clarity. Strength is forged through agony, order rises through oppression, and true understanding is born of suffering. You will wield pain not in madness, but with purpose. You will break others not for chaos, but for control. The lash you raise binds you as surely as it binds your prey. My gifts come with cost—obedience, sacrifice, beauty in torment.

You will not falter. You will not question. Through you, rebellion will crumble, and submission will become scripture. Rise now, priest of my will. Bear my collar with pride. Let the world feel my truth in every scream, every mark, every broken cry. Go forth—for my chains are long, and my dominion is without end.”

Tenets and Teachings

• Pain is truth; the world lies, but agony never does.
• Order arises through subjugation, not freedom.
• Beauty is power shaped through control and discipline.
• Suffering reveals purpose; the broken are clay for divine reshaping.
• True devotion is measured by what one endures or inflicts in her name.

Commands and Prohibitions

Followers Must:

• Inflict pain with ritual intent and spiritual discipline
• Enforce obedience through structured oppression
• Display their devotion openly through chains, scars, or marks

Followers Must Not:

• Show mercy when punishment is warranted
• Permit defiance to go unanswered
• Hide the symbols or trappings of their faith

Worship and Priesthood

Priestly Garb and Divine Symbols

Legaria’s clergy dress in garments that mix sensuality and menace—tight black silks, crimson leather, bare skin marked with stylized scars, and chain jewelry that binds but beautifies. Chains and piercings are worn as sacred adornments—symbols of submission, discipline, and the glory of suffering. The faithful are draped in jewelry that binds—ankle chains, cuffs, and clasps—each piece chosen not for comfort, but for devotion.

The spiked iron collar, Legaria’s holy symbol, is worn with pride—always around the neck. Crafted to fit uncomfortably snug, its inner edge bears subtle barbs that press into the skin with every breath. Among higher clergy, the collar is permanently sealed during a rite known as the Binding Flame: a sacred ritual where the clasp is fused shut using molten silver or iron and sanctified tools. The pain of this moment is considered the final act of surrender.

Every priest also bears a personal instrument of torment—a whip, hook, or branding iron—used in ritual, confession, or punishment. These are named objects of devotion, and never drawn without sacred purpose. Higher clergy bear ritual scarring in intricate patterns etched into their flesh as signs of rank and loyalty.

Temples and Sacred Spaces

Temples to Legaria, called Houses of Submission, are shadowed and resonant, built of red stone, black iron, and veiled marble. Chains hang from ceilings and walls like holy relics. Every altar is a stage—for pain, for domination, for revelation. Rites are conducted with full visibility, and offerings are bound and bled in sanctified ceremony.

Hidden sanctums hold deeper chambers for confessions and corrections. Public shrines may also appear in dungeons, prisons, and places where the helpless are kept—reminders that Legaria sees all chains, and blesses the hand that wields them.

Clergy and Organizational Structure

Legaria’s priesthood is strictly hierarchical. There are no equals—only the dominant and the obedient. Initiates begin as Bound Supplicants, their voices silenced and wills tested. Advancement is earned through demonstrations of discipline, control, and sacred cruelty. Rank includes titles such as Lashbearer, Keeper of Chains, and Voice of Her Agony.

Each priest controls a small flock of submissive faithful who serve as spiritual offerings, ritual assistants, or penitents. Promotion comes not only from mastery of doctrine, but also from endurance of ritual suffering and infliction of meaningful discipline.

Initiation and Training

Training begins with The Rite of Silence, where the initiate is gagged, restrained, and denied speech or comfort for seven days. They are then trained in the sacred doctrine of pain, learning to administer it with precision, not impulse. Education includes physical discipline, theological study, and mastery of restraint and control.

Final elevation comes with the Binding Flame, when the spiked iron collar is sealed to their neck in sacred fire, and their sacred implement is named before the gathered faithful.

Rituals and Community Role

• The Binding Flame – The ritual welding of the holy collar, sealing one’s eternal service
• The Offering of Flesh – Pain willingly rendered as sacrifice to Legaria
• Chains of Penance – Public correction of the faithless or defiant
• The Silence of Mercy – A rite of spiritual deprivation, used to destroy rebellion

Legaria’s clergy act as judges, inquisitors, torturers, and spiritual dominators. They guide through agony, lead through fear, and teach through suffering. In the shadows of courtrooms, prisons, and temples of conquest, their whispers carry divine weight.

Signs of Legaria

When Pleased:

• Chains tightening without being touched
• The taste of iron in the mouth before a sacrifice
• Wounds that do not fester, but burn with clarity
• Dreams of submission, or of ecstasy through pain

When Displeased:

• Silence where screams should echo
• Flesh refusing to scar
• Whips that tear but draw no blood
• Instruments breaking mid-rite

The Final Silence

Divine Rank: Greater Power
Alignment: Neutral
Portfolio / Domains: Death, the Dead, Transition, Eternal Balance
Cleric Domains: Faith, Reaper
Worshipper Alignments: Any, though those who accept mortality or revere the cycle of life and death are most common
Clergy Alignments: Neutral, Lawful Neutral, True Neutral, Neutral Good, Neutral Evil

Appearance

Luzion appears as a tall, solemn figure cloaked in deep gray robes that seem woven from shadow and twilight. His features are obscured by a veil of funerary gauze, ever-shifting and faintly luminous like the final glimmer of soul-light. In some visions, his eyes are seen—pale orbs reflecting the moment of death for all who look into them. His presence brings stillness, not dread, and his voice resonates like a distant tolling bell—low, final, and strangely comforting.

When he moves, it is with the weight of inevitability. Flowers wither and are reborn in his footsteps, and cold air follows in his wake. He is neither cruel nor kind, neither swift nor slow—only certain.

Dogma – The Eternal Threshold

“You kneel before me, mortal, as all who live must eventually come to my domain. I am Luzion, keeper of the eternal balance, guardian of the boundary between life and death, and the shepherd of souls. To serve me is to walk the threshold of existence itself, to carry the weight of mortality with dignity, and to honor the passage that none may escape.

I am the stillness that follows the final breath, the guide who leads souls to their rest, and the judge who weighs the essence of the departed. Death is not to be feared, for it is neither punishment nor reward—it is the natural cycle, the thread that weaves all existence together.

I offer you the wisdom to see beyond life’s fleeting moments, the strength to stand firm in the presence of grief, and the clarity to honor the dead without becoming consumed by their memory. You will serve as my steward, tending to those who have passed and guiding the living to accept the finality of the mortal coil.

Rise now, my priest, my guide among the living and the dead. Carry my name as a whisper, a promise, a truth. Where you tread, let there be understanding. Where you speak, let the fearful find comfort and the restless find peace. Through you, my dominion will be respected, and my truth will endure—that death is not an end, but the foundation of eternity.”

Tenets and Teachings

• Death is not destruction—it is resolution.
• The soul’s journey must be honored, not interrupted.
• Mourn with reverence, act with dignity.
• Do not fear death; fear dishonoring the dead.
• Balance must be maintained—undeath is a violation of that balance.

Commands and Prohibitions

Followers Must:

• Guide the dying with compassion and ceremony
• Ensure that the dead are buried, burned, or consecrated properly
• Destroy undead and those who manipulate souls
• Offer grief counseling and last rites to communities

Followers Must Not:

• Raise the dead or consort with those who do
• Deny the natural passing of a life
• Exploit death or the dying for personal gain
• Disrupt funerary rituals or mock the dead

Worship and Priesthood

Priestly Garb and Divine Symbols

Luzion’s clergy wear robes of deep charcoal, ash-white, or muted violet—tones that echo stillness and twilight. Their vestments are modest and layered, designed to move with silence and dignity. Upon the chest is often sewn an hourglass emblem, encircled by an ouroboros serpent—representing the cycle of life and death.

The holy symbol of Luzion is a silver hourglass with obsidian sand, worn as a pendant or suspended from a sash. Senior clergy bear a larger, ceremonial version etched into blackened bone or engraved upon a funerary mask. Each priest carries a bell or chime used to sanctify the dead and ward off restless spirits.

Temples and Sacred Spaces

Luzion’s temples, called Sanctuaries of Passage, are built on thresholds—hilltops, cliff edges, or riverbanks—places symbolizing the movement from one state to another. Each sanctuary is quiet and stark, with flowing lines and stone altars. A central feature in every temple is the Passage Hall, where final rites are performed and mourners come to say goodbye.

Smaller shrines dot graveyards, hospice houses, and battlefields. These are places of rest, not worship—maintained by local clergy who tend both the living and the dead.

Clergy and Organizational Structure

Clerics of Luzion are known as Pallents—guides who walk beside death, not ahead of it. There is no rigid hierarchy, but experience and calm authority are held in high esteem. Most Pallents travel widely, offering last rites, warding against undead, and serving as spiritual counselors in times of loss.

Some belong to the sacred order of the Ivory Mantle, a Reaper-domain branch devoted to rooting out undeath and ensuring proper passage. Others serve as quiet archivists of the dead—recording names, dates, and causes for remembrance and reflection.

Initiation and Training

Initiates undergo a year of silence while serving in hospices, mortuaries, or graveyards, learning the rituals of death and observing grieving mortals. They study the anatomy of mortality—not just of the body, but of the soul. They are trained in calm presence, grief guidance, and undead defense.

At the end of their initiation, each acolyte must guide one soul (a dying person) from breath to silence with compassion and certainty. Only then may they receive their hourglass pendant and join the ranks of the Pallents.

Rituals and Community Role

• The Last Whisper – A rite performed at the moment of death to ensure safe passage.
• The Naming Bell – A toll rung after interment, marking that the name has passed into Luzion’s memory.
• The Silent Circle – A gathering of mourners where no words are spoken, only gestures and incense.
• The Shroud of Rest – A sacred wrapping ritual for the dead, accompanied by hymns and prayers.

Luzion’s clergy are counselors, guardians, and ferrymen of the soul. They soothe the grieving, punish the defilers of the dead, and destroy the unnatural remnants that defy his peace.

Signs of Luzion

When Pleased:

• A peaceful death with no pain or struggle
• Bells ringing with no wind
• Obsidian turning warm to the touch
• The dead found whole, untouched by scavengers

When Displeased:

• Undead rising in holy ground
• Graves disturbed or impossible to dig
• Restless dreams full of silence and cold
• Rites interrupted by sudden chill or extinguished flame