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|a=DR-RAESH
|t=Re: Gods and death
|d=06/23/2011 02:35 AM CDT
|n=1021
|f=The Races of DragonRealms \ Kaldar - The Korner
|c=r
|p=Well, it looks like Caraamon quoted the post I was going to dig for, so that saves me some time.

Really, I don't have a whole lot to add that wasn't covered in that post:

[[Post:Kaldar -- 2011 - 3/22/2011 - 1:22:57|http://forums.play.net/forums/DragonRealms/The_Races_of_DragonRealms/Kaldar_-_The_Korner/view/998]]

Given that, there are no plans to change the way favors or death's sting work for favorless {{PRel|Kaldar}}. If you wish to play a devote follower of an [[Albarian]] {{PRel|Immortals|god}}, you will need to deal with doing so without favor, or discover why they have, apparently, stopped granting favors. Be grateful the 13 are willing to extend you enough help to return to life despite your lack of faith in them. However, ou will need to worship them if you wish them to soften [[death's sting]].

All of this does have some interesting theological consquences. Among the Kaldaran elite worship of the 13 is fairly common and still on the rise as more and more Kaldar abandon their old Gods in favor of the worship of those of a more demonstrable power. Conversely, among the Kaldaran masses worship of the 10 has remained significantly more common since favors are a scarcity even among those who worship the 13 (Just as it is for the masses of other races). Of course, even among the masses worship of the 13 is on the rise. Some convert because of the example set by the Kaldaran elite, others because the majority people they grew up with worship the 13.

One fact is abundantly clear, a centuries long trend has begun accelerate in the last few decades: Among the Kaldar, the worship the 10 is losing ground.

EDIT: For clarification, I am speaking here of the Kaldar in [[Kermoria]]. While not common knowledge among PCs, the Kaldar in Albarian have remained much more true to the 10, though worship of the 13 still exists within their culture. Specifics are outside of the scope of this post (and common knowledge).

On a developmental level, this is something I've given a lot of thought to and am really looking forward to developing further -- I've just got a lot on my plate at the moment (Both DR projects and RL) so I can't really give a time line right now. For that I do apologize.

-[[Raesh]]
|sub=Alaudian pantheon,Favors
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