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According to Kaaranese belief, those who die persist, their spirits lingering in an afterlife of sorts, the Halls of Detrasa. Some are rumoured to walk among the people, watching and judging. Others have more direct control, guiding the affairs of mortls, able to be appealed to with prayer and veneration, and some small sacrifice of food or drink - ancient Warrum cults once sacrificed maidens, but the practice was banned when the region was conquered by the Mopadan Confederacy. Though not Gods in the traditional sense, the Kaaranese do revere the spirits of their ancestors. Each clan has at least one patron spirit, usually the founder or a particularly successful or famous figure from the clan's history. Some spirits are the patrons of entire nations, or embody particular aspects of the un

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  • According to Kaaranese belief, those who die persist, their spirits lingering in an afterlife of sorts, the Halls of Detrasa. Some are rumoured to walk among the people, watching and judging. Others have more direct control, guiding the affairs of mortls, able to be appealed to with prayer and veneration, and some small sacrifice of food or drink - ancient Warrum cults once sacrificed maidens, but the practice was banned when the region was conquered by the Mopadan Confederacy. Though not Gods in the traditional sense, the Kaaranese do revere the spirits of their ancestors. Each clan has at least one patron spirit, usually the founder or a particularly successful or famous figure from the clan's history. Some spirits are the patrons of entire nations, or embody particular aspects of the un
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  • According to Kaaranese belief, those who die persist, their spirits lingering in an afterlife of sorts, the Halls of Detrasa. Some are rumoured to walk among the people, watching and judging. Others have more direct control, guiding the affairs of mortls, able to be appealed to with prayer and veneration, and some small sacrifice of food or drink - ancient Warrum cults once sacrificed maidens, but the practice was banned when the region was conquered by the Mopadan Confederacy. Though not Gods in the traditional sense, the Kaaranese do revere the spirits of their ancestors. Each clan has at least one patron spirit, usually the founder or a particularly successful or famous figure from the clan's history. Some spirits are the patrons of entire nations, or embody particular aspects of the universe that have been ascribed to them. Morheka the Great, founder of the Morhekan Empire, is remembered as its patron spirit and assumes the position normally ascribed to a war deity, while former Joralan matriarch Juno is revered by most of the continent as a guardian of love and fertility. Their borderline-deity status has lead the Prophets to declare the religion heretical, and most of their followers practice in secret or have fled the rest of society to practice in peace. There have been many modifications to the original religion, with the incorporation of the Great Journey the most readily apparent. Originally an attempt at gaining a small degree of Prophet acceptance, it was retained even after the religion's declaration as heresy by the Prophets, though not in the traditional sense - the Kaaranese belief is that each person must embark upon their own individual Great Journey, purifying themselves so that they might attain Godhood in the next life. The Torch of Wisdom is commonly used to represent the veneration of these spirits, but its use predates this sytem by many thousands of years. Nevertheless, it has been adopted as a widespread and seemingly innocuous symbol of resistance againt Prophyet religious oppression.
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