Ancalagon
Dusty Dragon
I have to say, I really do enjoy creating these kinds of systems.
The Yoon Suin setting is very cool is that it has neat elements but not everything is explained. For example, a few clues:
So I decided that the river had this diffuse divine "essence" in it. The gods are spirits that use the essence of the water, and the energy from the sacrifices to "power" themselves. Powerful followers ensure that the sacrifices keep coming to fuel their god/patron so that their own magic is fueled.
So there is this weird... economy of energy, power, going on. The gods are dependent on their followers for sacrifices and maintaining the temple/shrine, and are dependent on the energies of the river. The followers need their god to "transform" the energy of the sacrifices and of the river into "usable" energy (spells, blessings etc).
The Yoon Suin setting is very cool is that it has neat elements but not everything is explained. For example, a few clues:
- there are hundreds of gods
- the gods demand sacrifice
- some of the gods are very minor
- the river is known as "the God River"
So I decided that the river had this diffuse divine "essence" in it. The gods are spirits that use the essence of the water, and the energy from the sacrifices to "power" themselves. Powerful followers ensure that the sacrifices keep coming to fuel their god/patron so that their own magic is fueled.
So there is this weird... economy of energy, power, going on. The gods are dependent on their followers for sacrifices and maintaining the temple/shrine, and are dependent on the energies of the river. The followers need their god to "transform" the energy of the sacrifices and of the river into "usable" energy (spells, blessings etc).