Religion In Arduin

Arduin is a place of incredible religious diversity. This diversity springs not only from the mindset of Arduinians in general, but also due, in large part, to the presence of the Arduin Nexus. There is not only a great deal of religious tolerance, but also more than a little apathy on the part of large portions of the population. Nevertheless, in a land where the gods take a proactive (some say meddlesome) role in the day-to-day affairs of mortals, it is the rare Arduinian who does not pay at least some lip service to some deity or belief.

While Arduin is home to a multitude of deities, most important to the cosmology of Arduin are the three gods making up the Triune Moon Pantheon.

The Triune Moon Cults

In the beginning before the time of the ten thousand gods, there were but three true gods (and one great “demon”) in all of the world. These three had, as far as anyone can ever know, always existed. Each was an avatar of some facet of “what is”. Each had its abode upon or within one of the three moons circling the world. Each of them had powers and abilities unique unto themselves and which was not duplicated by any of the others.

  • Shagrath – The first of these three and physically the smallest is The Red Moon Spyder, Shagrath. It was he (so speak the time hoary myths) who wove the very stuff of the world into existence. Because this was so, there is always very much of this god in everything. This is very unfortunate as Shagrath is the epitome of all that is evil and dark. This god is also “Lord” to all of the spyders and their kin, as well as a constant dabbler into the affairs of all beings of any sentience. He loves nothing more than to corrupt and turn to evil all things bright and good.

 
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