As we all know, belief is ambrosial to the gods, lifeblood that reignites vitality and crucially, power. More interestingly, it works for mortals as well. The sheer power of faith means that anyone and anything accumulates divinity as it gains renown or fear. The spirits are powerful in Liurza, especially after the Shattering. Where the Théan's magocracy worships only the Arcane Songbird and her nest of lesser gods, Liurza has a wide variety of local deities, demon gods and divine landmarks. Liurza's diversity is widely-renown and this extends to choices of gods. One may just approach the middle rings of Corphaksa, the famed Temple Rows, where numerous shrines and places of worship are crammed together, clamouring for supplicants. There are a few officially sanctioned deities, ones that have contracted with the state for a steady supply of believers.
The State Government of Liurza contracts with a series of spirits, useful to their attempts at regulating clerical and warlock power. While the clergy is legally separate from government, the warlocks are under no such restriction, making them the ideal weapon of choice.
The most common patron of the State Exorcists is The Armoury. Its powers are the most easily understood and controllable and even the most average of warlocks is able to walk away with some form of magical firepower. It is the newest of the State Deities, recently mollified and contracted.
The Dictation contracts with warlocks slightly higher in the bureaucracy, specialising in managing contracts and more importantly, hunting wizards. It manages words of power, be it magical or legal. Wealn is a sore spot for it, where the traditional talismanic Wizards are allowed to freely practice their craft.
The Prejudice is a threat in itself, the nuclear option for the Liurzan State. A deity that aims for utter obliteration needs to be heavily managed and controlled, and its very few warlocks are under strict supervision. They are blindfolded, gagged and put into glass enclosures, only allowed sun in times of national emergency.
There may be other minor gods or deities that the government traffics with but any speculation of that is strictly illegal and potentially damaging to one's health.
Other than the State Deities (whom legally are bonded to the state), there are a few gods that have strong follower bases in Liurza.
Lord Yan is the spirit of the Salt Lake from which all the White Roads spring, a ferocious dragon-faced man in minister's clothing. He governs Order and Life.
The First Saint is a Deva shaped like a wolf, with wings of pure flame. He guards the travellers as they journey and hunts evil. It governs Twilight, Nature and War.
The Gravesweeper is a shadowy figure, a pale figure dressed in dark blues and greys, faceless as they sweep the ground ahead of them. They govern Death, Peace and Knowledge.
The Arcane Songbird is a key faith of the Théans and thus has a small but devoted following in Liurza. It is an immensely jewelled bronze bird mechanism, powered by ghosts and demons. They govern the Arcane, Knowledge and Tempest.
The people are free to worship whatever they choose and gods rise and fall based on the whims of man's attentions.
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