Church of Aaron/Sermon at Domus

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Description The Sermon at Domus was delivered by Avatar Sigurd Erickson as part of his missionary trip to spread the faith to the realm of Highmarch. It succinctly explains the deities and cosmology of the Church of Aaron with hints of underlying myths and legends.

Transcript of the Sermon

There is a world beyond that which we see, the world of spirits, demons and gods. There are innumerable deities. There may even be a god for the squeak of a door hinge, but these do not concern us. We are concerned with the five gods who reign supreme in our world. The origins of these gods is not known, perhaps they have always been.

Solomon is the god of fertility and wealth. Farms and towns are his primary domains though he may hold sway in cities as well. Famine and drought are signs of his displeasure.

Reina is the goddess of the wilderness. Though the other gods may congregate in cities Reina shuns them. She dwells only in forests, mountains and badlands and may conflict with Solomon over claims to certain pasturelands and with Mariana over the coasts. Solitary by nature she shuns all the other gods except for Aaron. When displeased Reina unleash monster hordes to punish civilization for its encroachments on the natural world.

Marianna is goddess of the sea and she reigns supreme in all coastal regions. Sea monsters, pirates and shipwrecks are her wrath. Note that the coasts of this continent are not navigable as they are in other lands, if we appease Marianna perhaps this will change.

Finally roT is the god of war and death. He is a grim god, once slain he rose from the underworld conquering death. Now the undead are his weapon of vengeance which he inflicts in the event of dishonorable war or cowardly peace. Strongholds are his domain, though he may reign in any region with fortifications or a standing militia. To be a disciple of roT does not call for love of the undead except insofar as roT himself has vanquished death.

These four all quarrel with one another, but Aaron is a friend to them all and so establishes harmony between them.

Each god of the Penta-Pantheon is to have their own religion led by the Avatars of each deity. Aaron was sent first as herald to the others, and I became his Avatar. The church of Aaron is dedicated only to Aaron, we do not worship the other four in our temples and so it shall be with the other Avatars and their faith traditions. When I became Avatar I signs and visions visited me. Any who have had such experiences should not hesitate to speak out for you may be a mighty god's living representative on Earth.

There is only ever one avatar for each god on Earth at the same time ergo I am the only Avatar of Aaron. When I die a new Avatar will be born. So it is with the Avatars of the other gods.