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== The Common Pantheon ==
== The Common Pantheon ==
The '''Common Pantheon''' consists of 12 gods of different domains worshipped primarily throughout the [[Araxian Empire]] and in [[Dhol]]. These same deities are viewed as aspects of a monistic whole within the [[Belgrit|Belgritian]] Church of the Divine Construction.
The '''Common Pantheon''' consists of 12 gods of different domains worshipped primarily throughout the [[Araxian Empire]]. These same deities are viewed as aspects of a monistic whole within the [[Belgrit|Belgritian]] Church of the Divine Construction and their domains are associated with various [[Dhol|Dholish]]/[[Henge|Hengian]] heroes within their nontheistic system of hero veneration.
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Due to its extreme age, the origins of this belief system are very uncertain. There is a sect which argues that the theological river is not the literal river that runs through the city, but simply an allegory for how to lead a virtuous life and find one's place in their community. Another sect believes the original worship was not focused on the river of water, but of the green and blue aether streams which flow alongside the Dumec before fanning out into [[The Wilds]] and the depths of the [[Arcane Ocean]], respectively.
Due to its extreme age, the origins of this belief system are very uncertain. There is a sect which argues that the theological river is not the literal river that runs through the city, but simply an allegory for how to lead a virtuous life and find one's place in their community. Another sect believes the original worship was not focused on the river of water, but of the green and blue aether streams which flow alongside the Dumec before fanning out into [[The Wilds]] and the depths of the [[Arcane Ocean]], respectively.
== Dholish/Hengian Heroes ==
The shared culture of Dhol and Henge rejects magic and the very notion of divinity, dismissing the so-called "gods" as simply very delusional people who have been so consumed by the sickness of magic that they have been consumed by it. Such lost and pitiable fools are of course unworthy of veneration. Instead, the people of Dhol and Henge primarily venerate a pseudo-pantheon of heroic figures from their own history, who they do not view as gods, but rather simply as exemplary people who embody the virtues of their culture and the lens through which they view their world.
Somewhat ironically, the name for the Hengian hero Jaaldir has come to be the common name for the Araxian guardian of the afterlife, whose Araxian name (Bargus) fell out of favor due to it being considered bad luck to speak his name. The real Jaaldir is said to have been an undertaker who tirelessly watched over and cared for the ancient burial grounds of Henge and who learned and shared the stories of everyone he ever laid to rest. He is known for saying "the dead live on in song upon borrowed breath."
