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B Sanama Reason for Existence Daka Fal frst appeared during the Great Darkness, ater Grandather Mortal was the frst to eel Death's touch and the way was opened or the living to die. Many resisted this change and clung to lie longer than they should. They lived in hopeless ear aid the disintegrating world where !haos seeped in, and the living and the dead blurred together. "t was then that Daka Fal appeared and taught the #ncestors how to separate the living ro the dead. $e taught the living liv ing how to test a creature to see i it is truly alive or i it is a phanto spirit. $e also taught the frst burial rites to keep the dead ro harassing the living aterwards. For this service and ensuring that huanity's #ncestors survived the Darkness, Daka Fal was naed the %udge o the Dead by the Gods, or it is he who knows their power and holds all the secrets o Death. The cult proises proises a personalised e&istence e&istence ater death, death, where a worshipper worshipper who has honoured his #ncestors and heeded the wisdo o those who cae beore, shall be granted a sae place aongst the. #s they have suoned and beseeched their #ncestors, so shall the worshipper add their knowledge and power to the #ncestor's collective. anaa is an old inor Goddess o the Dara $appans. he was a child o (rnalda the (arth Mother and $yki, )ord )ord o *easts. Much o her history is lost to the yth tie, but it is known that she was raised in the teachings and knowledge o the $orned Man. $er children, the snakes, acted as essengers in the spirit world or their Mother and Grandother, Grandother, slithering through any places where those with eet could not walk. The Golden nake nake clan has acted as a reuge reuge or anaa's worship, worship, intertwining it with their own veneration o spirits and the #ncestor's. Many o the woen o the clan propitiate the Goddess alongside (rnalda, gaining insight and prophetic knowledge in return return or their oblations. The en venerate her as a Great pirit, understanding that i they show her respect and grant
shelter to her children, that she can reveal any secrets to the. Social Position The religion o Daka Daka Fal Fal is an integral link in the cosic cosic structure. structure. "t supports the reality o huan ortality by worshipping the )ord o the Dead, and by drawing upon the dead or strength to survive in lie. #t the sae tie it provides the basic barriers to help protect weak huans ro the ighty powers o the spirit world. The cult o Daka Fal Fal is widespread aong aong the disa+ected ebers ebers o rlanthi rlanthi and -ra&ian tribes, wherever Gods and people disagree. #s happens in ost such circustances, there is little actual social power or prestige in a Daka Fal priestly position , e&cept in rare clans where #ncestor worship takes priacy over culture Gods, such as rlanth, (lal or aha. /egardless o the degree o respect they are a+orded, the haan0-riests o Daka Fal have power which cannot be denied. The orces they represent are too undaental to be eradicated, and Daka Fal Fal will e&ist as long as people die. Daka Fal has no $oly Day beyond the rituals observed during acred Tie. pecial oblations are ade to anaa on ildday o Fertility week in the (arth eason Likes and Dislikes The cult dislikes Gods in general, but is willing to coproise coproise itsel in avour o o being let alone when possible. till, it is a hostile world ull o iinent dangers, and the cult distrusts all spirits and Gods which have not been astered. astered. $owever, there is no particular dislike o any one deity, beyond two core types. !ults who spread Death without reason, such as 1orak 1oran, because Death separated separated en ro ro their birthright. birthright. The second, is !haos, !haos, which is a specialised or o Death, but capable o destroying Gods and spirits as well as ortal beings. The cult holds another special special hatred or 2ivaort and his $ero, Delecti Delecti the 3ecroancer, who resides the the 4pland Marsh. 2ivaort represents the ultiate blasphey, where soeone willingly surrenders their peranent peranent aspect 5the soul6 to be destroyed in return or perpetual worldly e&istence. The cult respects respects any who honour their their ancestors and eels eels reorse reorse and epathy or spirits who are lost or without their own #ncestors. They oten seek to reedy this and restore restore the natural order o spirits wherever they can. Membership Requirements
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Lay Member )ay Mebership is given ree to all living people. This includes all huanoid races who worship this deity. #nyone is allowed to enter into the general worship o Daka Fal Fal and to venerate their #ncestors. "ndeed, cult philosophers whisper that all ortals are ebers, ebers, whether they realise it or not.
There are are no particular re7uireents re7uireents to belong, e&cept e&cept that the )ay Meber Meber participates in cereonies and heeds the wisdo o those who cae beore hi. The cult o+ers no autoatic benefts , but provides the accuulated knowledge that the #ncestors gathered while they were alive. )ay Mebers ay learn pirit Magic up to level 8. They ay easily learn the spells o+ered in the !ult lists, or give additional o+erings or the chance to learn spells gained ro /ando #ncestors. #ncestors. Initiate/Assistant Shaman "nitiates ust be willing to disavow all previous cult connections and stand by the rules laid down by Daka Fal and their #ncestors. /ules deeed necessary to lead worthy lives by their orebears and those which protect the borders borders o lie and death. "nitiates are e&pected to help deend their -riest9haan, and to assist in rituals and other agical acts. They ust help provide or their upkeep, as well as providing ood and shelter. This accounts or around :;< o their tie outside o Godday. "n return, they will be taught the ways and ysteries o haanis. "n practical ters, the "nitiate spends our days a week peroring duties or their haan, one day a week practising shaanistic skills and one day a week being directly trained by their haan Those wishing to draw draw power ro ro the #ncestors and associated spirits, spirits, ust swear to ollow the Taboo's laid down by the clan's $igh haan. For the Golden nake clan= • • • •
atch over the Faily bey the will o the #ncestors 3ever dishonour an #ncestors 3ever *ind or -ossess -ossess a relative without perission
anaa's path o spiritualis is not re7uired but the Taboo's ust be ollowed i the "nitiate wishes to gain knowledge or power ro the sub0cult. • •
3ever duel to the death 3ever allow a snake or tribe eber to su+er needlessly.
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# new "nitiate9#ssistant haan will be taught the specialist agical skill o pirit ense, the counication skill o pirit peech and will gain initial
training in agical skill o pirit !obat. They are also able to train these skills, as well as pirit )ore. They ay sacrifce sacrifce - to gain Divine agic agic ro the #ncestors #ncestors and associated cults. This agic will be spent until prayed or again during acred Tie. "nitiates ay learn pirit Magic up to level @ or attept to sel suon and then battle9bargain or higher level agic, i they eel able. Shaman-Priests The haan0-riests haan0-riests or or the core o the the cult. nce a eber has undergone undergone the ritual to awaken his Fetch, he is considered a ull haan and a cult elder in his own right. They ust have :;
!ereony uon pirit !obat pirit )ore
The candidates ust also have :;< to have a reasonable chance o survival. To To awaken the Fetch Fetch and becoe a haan, haan, the assistant ust ust peror peror the ritual at a holy place that lets hi enter into a ystical spirit 7uest, asting and praying to awaken the powers within hi. $e reains on his 7uest or Cd?C days. #t its conclusion the $orned Man, the First haan, will appear and take
the candidate along the path on his Eourney. Eourney. $e ust ace challenges o resolve and the spirit, eventually culinating in a battle with The *ad Man. " he succeeds, he will eerge a ull haan. " not, he will be lucky to only die a fnal death. /une /une )ords ay regain their spent Divine agic spells each week, by casting the orship orship spell at an appropriate shrine, holy place or area created by #&is Mundi on Godday. haans ay learn cult pirit Magic up to level . They are also the ost profcient in uoning the relevant spell spirits or propitiating their #ncestors to potentially learn any pirit spell at any level. 3aturally, the higher the spell level, the ore potent the spirit holding it will be or the ore gits the #ncestor will re7uire to teach it. Magic Spirit Magic • • • • • • •
Detect (neies Dispel Magic $eal pirit creen econd ight 2isibility #ny known and obtained through #ncestors #ncestors
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orship #ncestors Divination (&tension Mindlink arding #&is Mundi Free Ghost Ghos t uon #ncestor "ncarnate #ncestor pirit Guardian pirit Melding /esurrection
Flesh Man -rovides pirit *lock anaa -rovides nake $ead Snake ead
Special Sanama Rune Spell
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D!ration "# min!tes$ range sel%$ re!sable$ non-stackable This spell turns the head of the caster into that of a giant snake. He gains 3 points of head armour (losing the benet of worn armour there) and a Bite attack of 50 plus his !ttack modier" modier" doing #d$ damage. This Bite attack can be used in addition to normal attacks and parries" though it must be used 3 strike ranks apart from an% other attacks. The bite in&ects poison with a 'T eual to the caster*s current +,. The chance to hit ma% be increased b% e-perience.
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