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AABN:  49886
Title: a book titled 'The Dead Gods'

This treatise has been prepared by the High Inquisition, for the
edification of mortals. Read well and be not deceived.

The Great Wars were truly catastrophic. God fought with god, and there were
more than a few casualties. A few were wounded but recovered, such as
Draak, Byung and Shadowfax. Others, their worshippers exterminated, slowly
succumbed to their wounds, unable to heal. A handful were destroyed
outright.

Below are the names of a few of these ruined deities, written here so they
may be not forgotten. These ones were clever enough to send out incarnates
of themselves to hide in the Realms of Light before they perished. Let it
be known that these incarnates were hunted by the Inquisition and our
agents until they were no more. And we took no pleasure in it.

Aleph - god of mazes, caves, underground and magma, patron of the fire
giants. It is rumored, due to his association with fire and his demonic
appearance, that he was at least part demon.

Astarte - a deity of summer storms, bringer of metamorphosis and change. It
had no clear gender, and would appear as an androgynous entity with pale
skin and bright red hair, standing in a whirlwind.

Charis - goddess of fertility, floods and the feminine cycle, often
associated with Fikh, the prophet of the moon. She was an earth-mother
figure, strong, nurturing and fecund. It is said she dwelt in the Northern
Ocean.

Dancer - god of mountains, hills and rocky places, patron of the stone
giants. He appeared as a perfected figure of a man, seemingly carved from
stone. He was believed to dwell in the Ash Mountains.

Dragonsinger - god of wortcunning, trances and day-dreams. He manifested
differently on each sighting, appearing as a juxtaposition of human and
dragon parts.

Goroth - god of mists, fog and dew - a minor deity, barely remembered. It
is said he looked like mist, and was difficult to focus on.

Kefka - god of ruins, hauntings and abandoned works of man. He appears as a
shuffling, cloth-wrapped figure with glowing green eyes. His center of
worship was in Jo'Kerin, in ancient times.

Leah - goddess of order, cunning and military strategy, also known as the
Maiden-Of-Pain. She appeared as an armored woman flanked by ethereal
soldiers. A few scattered cults continue to worship her as an aspect of
Islaine.

Nuriel - goddess of pleasure, patroness of courtesans and gamblers. She
manifested as a voluptuous woman with hypnotic eyes, quick to laugh and
quick to anger. It was said she watched over and tutored younger gods and
goddesses, teaching them to use their powers.

Phtom - god of sunken lands, forgotten patron of Atlantis. Appearing as a
curious blend of man and fish, Phtom was the original deity worshipped in
Atlantis. He perished when the Atlanteans turned from him to worship the
Olympian pantheon.

Tempus - the primordial dragon, father of the draconic races. He appeared
in many forms, all of them reptilian. Little is known of his origins.

There are a handful of beings that collaesce out of the divine energies of
dead gods. These entities are rare, and have only been encountered on
Purnima:

divine remnants - these invisible spirits are composed of small amounts of
energy from numerous defeated petitioned aspects. They are loosely bound
together and dissipate easily when attacked, but they can scour foes with
powerful barrages of elemental energies if not dispatched quickly. Remnants
usually lash out at any mortal they encounter.

godlings - these tiny, child-like beings sometimes arise from the energies
left behind when multiple incarnates are destroyed in the same place. They
retain little of the identity of the incarnates that spawned them, but are
exceptionally tough and tenacious in battle. They are generally peaceful,
seeking only to amuse themselves through play, though they can be vengeful
if wronged.