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The Eternal Order

2019-03-10T10:49:59Z

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{{Infobox Deity
|Name = The Eternal Order
|Symbol = [[File:Eternal Order Symbol.jpg|150px]]
|Alignment = Neutral Evil
|Divine Rank = Unknown
|Pantheon = Ravenloft
|Portfolio = Death, The Dead
|Domains = Death, Evil, Knowledge, Repose
|Home Plane = Demiplane of Dread
|Worshippers = Darkonese
|Favoured Weapon = ''The Reaper's Tool'' (Scythe)
}}
The '''Eternal Order''' is a deity worshipped in the domain of Darkon in the [[Dungeons & Dragons]] setting of [[Ravenloft]]. It is the state religion of that domain in 2nd edition, although its popularity is waning sharply in 3rd edition. Expanded details on the deity, and particularly the variant sect found in the [[undead]] city of Necropolis, are presented in the [[Ravenloft Gazetteer]] II. The religion was originally codified by Azalin Rex as a tool of social control.

The Eternal Order is a death and undead-centric religion that preaches that the living stole the land of Darkon from the dead, who will eventually reclaim it in the Hour of Ascension. The church took a major hit after their claim that the Great Upheaval was the Hour of Acension, which came because of the weak faith of the Darkonese. This just made said weak faith weaker and shattered the hold the Church had over the hearts of the people. The Eternal Order worships several death-related deities of other religions, and rituals mostly consist of trying to appease the dead to delay the Hour of Ascension.

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The Lawgiver

2019-03-10T10:44:12Z

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{{Infobox Deity
|Name = The Lawgiver
|Symbol = [[File:Lawbringer Symbol.jpg|150px]]
|Alignment = Lawful evil
|Divine Rank = Unknown
|Pantheon = Ravenloft
|Portfolio = Law, Fate, Judgement, Obedience, Order, Rulership, Tyranny
|Domains = Bindings, Death, Evil, Law, War
|Home Plane = Demiplane of Dread
|Worshippers = Vaasi, Hazlani
|Favoured Weapon = Whip, Flail
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The '''Lawgiver''' is a deity worshipped in the domains of Hazlan and Nova Vaasa in the [[Dungeons & Dragons]] setting of [[Ravenloft]]. His clerics say that to speak his true name would strike a mortal dead, so he is only called the Lawgiver, the Iron Tyrant, and the Black Lord. His church enforces the rigid stratification of Vaasi culture, to the point where they frown on intermarriage and don't fraternize with fellow clergy of different social status. When the Lawgiver fell silent during the Grand Conjunction, a schism grew in his clergy; some believe that he was incapacitated or even killed, and that all they worship are empty lies. The official church stance is that the silence was simply a test of faith and [[heresy]] is ruthlessly purged.

The Lawgiver was originally [[Bane]], a deity from the [[Forgotten Realms]]. Terms of the licensing deal between [[White Wolf]] and [[Wizards of the Coast]] meant that White Wolf couldn't directly reference IPs from any other D&D setting, so Bane got a name change. His church is expanded upon in the [[Ravenloft Gazetteer]] volumes I and V. The Church of the Lawgiver preaches strict social stratification, harsh laws, and absolute obedience. The human form is considered perfect, with demi-humans being cursed, the disfigured being shunned, and body modification being seen as willful degeneracy. Arcane magic is considered evil, being the poisoned "gift" of the religion's Satan figure, Mytteri.

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The Ancestral Choir

2019-03-10T10:40:02Z

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{{Infobox Deity
|Name = The Ancestral Choir
|Symbol = A flute
|Alignment = True Neutral
|Divine Rank = Unknown
|Pantheon = Ravenloft
|Portfolio = Wisdom, Foresight, Protection, Beauty, Truth
|Domains = Knowledge, Luck, the Mora
|Home Plane = Demiplane of Dread
|Worshippers = Kartakans
|Favoured Weapon = Battleaxe
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The '''Ancestral Choir''' is a deity worshipped in the domain of Kartakass in the [[Dungeons & Dragons]] setting of [[Ravenloft]]. It is one of several deities who were created for the 3rd edition run of the game to minimize direct references to other settings, having originally begun as a cult of the minor [[Forgotten Realms]] deity [[Milil]]. A minor religion, it was covered in the [[Ravenloft Gazetteer]] I.

The Cult of the Ancestral Choir is not actually so much a singular deity as a form of ancestral worship; believers hold that dead humanoids join the Ancestral Choir, where they are tasked with singing the world into shape, while animals go to the Dark Forest, where they do pretty much what they'd normally do without human interference. While everyone joins the Choir, the wicked are doomed to always have their contributions drowned out, no matter how hard they sing.

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