The Occitanian Compendium; Dread Saints and their Worship.

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Quote :: There are only two stages in which the evil powers of Occitanian worship can be identified. The first, and lesser of the two is 'Judge', meaning that it was once a Saint, before being corrupted. In death they now serve their masters in eternal darkness, and are twisted and shaped by the void in which they are trapped. As such, they are ferocious and wild, and untamed. In life they were downtrodden citizens of the Empire, shunned by the powerful and feared by the weak. In death, they are absolute, with otherworldly malice that reaches upwards to corrupt the mortal world.

The second, and more powerful tier is 'Dread Saint', meaning one greatly revered Saint who has fallen into the Void below, or has fallen out of worship. Most Saints eventually die out and join the ranks of the Dread Saints, their minds twisted and confused. These powers thrive off the sins of mortals, greed, fear, anger, pain, hatred and lust to name a few. Although many masquerade as revered Saints of Occitan, most who have fallen do not wish to be summoned from their resting places. They can be worshipped, though this is condemned throughout Occitan ever since the Fauerzeit Convention. These Dread Saints have the ability to reach out to choice mortals.

HARNOST - The Emperor of the Void and the male Dread Saint of REVENGE

HILDEGARD - The female Judge of LUST.

Quote :: Hildegard Kassen is the judge of lust and the sister of Lora. She fell into the void early in the days of the Occitanian Empire after worship of Lora began to become popular at the expense of her own. Her past is not fully recorded, and we do not know what she followed in her beliefs as a patron saint. We do know that she modlled herself in her sisters image in an attempt to rekindle her worship, but the attempt failed, causing her jealousy to manifest itself as a heavy doubt on her heart. She fell not long after. Her arrival in the void was unnanounced, and upon arrival she started to sow the seeds for her powerbase. Cursing her sister and blaming her for her personal failures, she formed a new persona for herself in a twisted mockery her sister's image, and still lies in wait for her chance to rise.

JOSEPH - The male Judge of DREAD, FEAR and TERROR.

Quote :: Joseph Blucher in his past life was a male knight of the Occitanian Order. He served in many persecutions and genocides across the Empire and was renowned as a symbol of anti-Kazuth sentiment. Upon his death, he was canonized as the patron saint of honour. The Fauerzeit Convention banned the worship of him after complaints by Kazuth rebel forces. Upon loss of worship, Joseph descended into the void, becoming a judge of dread, fear and terror. He now watches from the shadows, awaiting his chance to corrupt weak-minded mortals. He also feeds off those who fear. His main sources of siphoning this valuable resource is by visiting the dreams of little children, sowing nightmares in his image.

UBEL - The male Judge of LIES and DECEPTION.

Quote :: Records of Karl Ubel's early life have long been sought out and destroyed by the Order of the White Palace, but somehow his legend and worship have persisted. Legend has it that he was one of the first to be canonized, and one of the first to experience true power as a Saint. For a time, he was benevolent and kind and was worshipped by many across Occitan. However, as more and more Saints began to be canonized on their death beds, he felt neglected and jealous. He slowly sowed seeds of lies and deceit amongst his peers and fell into the void not long after. We do not know what conflict his lies caused, but we do know that he is no longer worshipped, except only by small cabals and witch groups, hoping to channel his power for illusion magicks.

VARELM - The male Judge of COWARDICE.

Quote :: Farengar von Varelm was a reputable mage within the Occitanian Empire. Rumour has it he was the first man to come up with the idea for the Occitanian Kreuze, a device used to torture heretics over 200 years ago. Upon his death he was canonized as the patron saint of innovation and craftsmanship. However, after growing tired of sitting idly, he put his mind to deep thought and devised a new weapon capable of harvesting dead souls to feed his urge for power. Striving for eternal knowledge, he fled to the deepest recesses, hiding away from his fellow Saints, whom he feared would seek him out and destroy him. He feel soon after, taking his tool of siphoning with him. We do not know where he has gone.

ZURIEL - The female Judge of DEATH.

CARPUS - The male Judge of GREED.

NAGEL - The male Judge of GLUTTONY.

LANDAU - The female Judge of TYRANNY.

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