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#1 zombiegleemax Dec 04, 2004 21:55:02	I was just wondering if the non humans of Ravenloft (specifically elves, dwarves, gnomes, halflings) have their own pantheon of deities that they worship? In the RL PHB it alludes to the fact that there are "statues to long forgotten deities and heroes" so I was just wondering if there was any official word on that.
#2 Mortepierre Dec 05, 2004 4:58:12	So far, and as best as I can tell, no. All demi-humans in RL seem to worship "local" deities. That said, since parts of the demiplane were "stolen" from other worlds, there is certainly a possibility of old abandoned temples lying forgotten here and there.. with all that implies in terms of treasure, guardians and "natives" mistaking them for something else (and starting false cults as a result) ;)
#3 ivid Dec 05, 2004 7:11:01	As the Caliban IMC are just deformed and handicapped humans cast out from the cruel and merciless Darkonian society who gather in small tribes and terrorize the land, they don't worship any deity, are sometimes even unable to speak...
#4 Matthew_L._Martin Dec 05, 2004 9:58:49	I believe Gazetteer II makes a passing reference to some Darkonian nonhumans worshipping the gods of their people--and given Darkon's peculiar qualities, you can find just about any religion there. Sithican elves appear to be generally irreligious, but Second Edition material suggests that the pious among them follow some version of the Dragonlance pantheon. Otherwise, they're most likely to follow Ezra--the Lawful Evil sect is headquartered in the elven city of Nevuchar Springs in Darkon--or Hala. The Lawgiver's doctrine doesn't have much room for nonhumans. Matthew L. Martin
#5 Mortepierre Dec 05, 2004 11:08:51	As the Caliban IMC are just deformed and handicapped humans cast out from the cruel and merciless Darkonian society who gather in small tribes and terrorize the land, they don't worship any deity, are sometimes even unable to speak... Head over to the Fraternity of Shadows general forum and read the fantastic Fane of the Twisting Form thread for a radical change to that point of view ;)
#6 ivid Dec 05, 2004 14:53:35	Quite brilliant, I must say! This may give me a good background - some of the Caliban were meant to worship a deity that makes them collect human body parts... *Normally, I am not that morbid!*
#7 zombiegleemax Dec 05, 2004 17:16:00	For some referrence to The Fang of the Twisting From, a character named Finder Martin is being played in the Galen Saga (also on the FoS forums) is dedicated to the religion. I step away from canon by having Sithican and Darkonese elves, and sopme pockets of cwarfs worshipping other gods. Sithinan elves worship deities from the Dragonlance setting, Darkonese elves worship Celtic deities, the dwarfs I mentioned follow Nordic deities.
#8 Mortepierre Dec 06, 2004 4:05:46	In other words, you're still applying the religious guidelines from DoD, right? Being partial to that book myself, I like it.
#9 ivid Dec 06, 2004 5:03:45	IMC the Eternal Order hunts and kills worshippers of others religions - and my players have not yet had the chance to find such *heretics*. (Will change in the future...) In my Darkon adventures, there are worshippers of the following gods: Azalin - Humans Elder Elemental God of Stone - Dwarfs Lug - humans from the South A random lesser Demon - Caliban Tribe of the Fang The Black Forest - Living deity of the dark elves
#10 zombiegleemax Dec 06, 2004 10:27:45	In other words, you're still applying the religious guidelines from DoD, right? Being partial to that book myself, I like it. In a word, yes. I like the real world ties for some pockets of the demihuman races. I thought they fit rather well.