God-Spirit of Teréðor
Nysāen scrambled across the mountainside. Reaching the next rise, he looked back over his shoulder. As the sun sank beneath the western pillar, the long shadow grew behind him. Even now he could hear the shadow’s whispers, shifting and stirring within. As it grew nearer, he could make out the rise and fall of indistinct words, strung together like the songs of mute choristers. Before his fear and sense returned, the shadow was upon him and the world of day and night was lost to twilight. The voices were clear now and his voice forever joined the others, in praise to the Lifegiver.
Identity
- Title(s) – The Lifegiver
- Influence – Nature, Lunacy
- Appearance – Wōd is rarely given an anthropomorphic form. Despite being given a male gender, Wōd is most commonly revered in natural formations.
Attributions
- Symbol –
- Focus – Stone
- Color(s) –
- Element – Earth, Plants, Water
- Animal –
Cult
- Center of Worship –
- Scriptures –
- Leader –
- Priesthood – Ancient Order of the Lifegiver
- Orders – Stonewatchers of Knerl
- Aspects –
- Touched – Ragboot
- Holy Days –
- Friends –
- Enemies – All Deist Cults and Orders
- Sayings –
Introduction
The ancients of Teréðor worshiped a god that embodied the forces of nature. The people left little written record about the religion, but did leave statues and shrines scattered throughout the continent. What little evidence remains of the Cult of Wōd has led scholars to believe that the religion was widespread, transversing both land and cultures. Today, the religion survives in a reincarnated form that may or may not reflect its origins. The old shrines are still used and revered by druids and spirit-shamans, but the old rituals, songs, and dances are lost to time.
The Cult
Despite early beliefs of the religion which tied it to the Land of Teréðor, the cult of Wōd has been embraced throughout the world over the last thousand years or so. Ironically, the wide dissemination of the Wōd faith is probably due to the Dekàli efforts to spread the word of their own Gods and culture (not of Wōd). The pervasive use of Dekàlic may have given the Cult an unexpected exposure on three continents. The most notable exposure being the name of the largest moon, Wōd. Today, pockets of the faith (or an interpretation of the faith) exist throughout the World of Teréth End.
The Dekàlic theory does not explain the Cult’s ancient following among the isolated Shul.
The Priesthood
The largest group of Wōd followers call themselves the Ancient Order of the Lifegiver.
The followers of Wōd use a written language called Wōdic. The use of Wōdic is relatively new, having been created at Wōdshart Kdar, Kændal within the last several hundred years.