Shrine of the Failed
The Shrine of the Failed is a hall of monuments in Absalom's Ascendant Court to those who have failed the Test of the Starstone.[1]
Contents
History
It was founded centuries ago, and routinely expanded since by the families of the fallen and other residents of Absalom.[1]
Structure
The shrine consists of a series of stone rooms holding shrines that are as elaborate as the caretakers can manage, but are usually no more than a few personal items of the deceased.[1]
Inhabitants
The shrine's caretakers wear black mourning robes, but claim no divine calling, holy texts, or philosophy.[1] Most visitors view it as a novelty and leave quickly, but there are occasionally devout worshippers who believe that one of the failed is a god who is merely quiescent.[1]
Enshrined failures
There are many failed memorialized at the shrine. The most notable include:
- Demuren, god of sacrifice[1]
- Gobru, god of fish and the bountiful sea[1]
- Mellag, god of rot[1]
- Oggo, god of the sixteen poses[1]
- Plokkis, god of spoiled food and wastefulness[1]
- Silmor, god of blades[1]
- Spuchasta, goddess of hallucinatory incense and herbs[1]
- The Muted God of silence and serenity, also known as the Unspoken One[1][2]
- Yepyari, goddess of clouds and tornadoes[1]
- Zimpar, god of the screaming fear[1]
Cults of the failed
Some of the failed gods nevertheless gain followers; indeed, some gain genuine followers, but many 'cults' are actually tricksters out to fool the gullible.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 Owen K.C. Stephens. (2008). Guide to Absalom, p. 16. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-141-1
- ↑ Clinton Boomer. (2009). Hands of the Muted God, p. 3. Paizo Publishing, LLC.
- ↑ Savannah Broadway, Paris Crenshaw, Neall Raemonn Price, David Ross, Owen K.C. Stephens, and James L. Sutter. (2013). Faiths & Philosophies, p. 12. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-543-3