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Folder: Religions
Title: Ancient Faiths & Forgotten Gods
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# Ancient Faiths & Forgotten Gods
## Overview
Long before the worship of the Nine Lights became widespread, older religions flourished across Ashenveil.
Most disappeared alongside the civilizations that practiced them.
Fragments remain hidden within ruins, forgotten inscriptions, and fading oral traditions.
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## Forgotten Faiths
Many ancient cultures worshipped:
Celestial beings.
River guardians.
Living mountains.
The stars themselves.
Nameless creators whose identities have been lost.
Whether these beings truly existed remains unknown.
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## Lost Temples
Ancient shrines can still be found beneath forests, deserts, mountains, and ruined cities.
Many contain symbols that no modern scholar can interpret.
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## Modern Study
The Arcane Conclave and Brotherhood of Explorers carefully document newly discovered religious sites.
Most temples remain undisturbed out of respect—and caution.
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## Rumors
Some claim forgotten gods still answer prayers.
Others insist the oldest temples were never abandoned.
Only sealed.
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## Adventure Hooks
• Translate ancient inscriptions.
• Explore a newly discovered temple.
• Prevent relic hunters from looting sacred ruins.
• Determine whether an ancient faith has secretly survived.
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## Related Pages
• Lost Civilizations
• The First Age
• Arcane Conclave
• Cult of the Veiled Star