The Risen

It started like any other night, especially when the veil was thin. Our small seaside village welcomed the spirits of those who were lost at sea in the past year. Our priestess, pale-skinned and ethereal-looking, adorned in the colors of the deep ocean, had already started preparing for this night’s work. I watched in amazement. My lifelong aspiration was to train as a priestess, welcoming the deceased and guiding them to the realms beyond. I wouldn’t be of age for training for at least […]

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My current philosophy (unless there's a good reason to be more limiting in a given setting) is to have a more vaguely defined pantheon in the setting, which players can adapt to their view of how a character interacts with the divine.

So in one setting there's The Transcendence & The Forty Companions, and in another setting, there's The One and The Ten Thousand Spirits.

More detail, in case its of use:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SA3NMvZesk7dexoqF3HoOmLrc4OVZeTPBN415Vf2BOE/edit?usp=sharing

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