Religious Practices

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No matter where a person is from or resides, it is impossible to deny the existence of deities and their associated power. The presence of magic is all but universal, and the influence of the many deities of the multiverse is widely visible. Knowledge of the Old Gods is ingrained in culture, from language to oral and written history, both inside and outside of the home. Though some may be closer to a deity, or their pantheon, than others, the deities of one's peoples and plane are a constant presence within daily life.

Worship in general does not deviate much from the standard of the dedication of altars (as well as temples and shrines), making of offerings, and purview-associated enactments.

The Prime Material
Practise is typically observed both in groups and individually, although worship of the Concepts and Old Gods is most frequently public and on a larger scale. Household, or individual, worship is most often directed toward the Champions. Holidays and festivals usually have either time or space dedicated to an associated deity. For example, a Harvest Festival is likely to see a shrine erected which is dedicated to Tseri, goddess of the Earth, and/or Zefari and Siro, deities of life and death, respectively.

All deities have symbols associated with them, though they may vary slightly depending on location and culture. Universally, however, from Old Gods to Champions, each has a colour, a stone, and an arcane sigil or shape. These things are used in the design of altars, arcane focuses, and on objects dedicated to the deities.

It is common for homes to have small altars dedicated to at least one Champion. These altars typically contain the Champion's associated stone and colour, as well as offerings and other items related to their purview. Larger, permanent altars usually exist within a community, while temples are relatively rare and typically dedicated to the Old Gods. Temple locations are not dependent on the size of an associated city, but rather placed on land considered holy. Pilgrimages to these temples occur a number of times throughout any given year.

Actual ceremonies of worship depend heavily on the deity. The Old Gods tend to have more solemn, structured ceremonies, while the Concepts are given ceremonies which embody their purview, and a blöt is held for the Champions. There are even songs and stories that tell of Champions attending blöt in physical form, which would of course be highly regarded.

Due to the exodus around and after the Planar War to the Prime Material plane, some areas and cultures (for example, the Tilesakur and the peoples of Remnant) worship deities of non-native planes. These ceremonies and practices follow the same general structure as they would on any other plane.