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| Arn | |
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| Domain | Everything |
| Other Names | The First; The First God ; Holiest of Holies ; The Progenitor ; Aan Tal |
| Symbols | Rune of Arn (two concentric circles around a black dot) ; White Face |
| Children | Ashra; Vuh; Elim; Everything else indirectly |
| Priest Colours | Red |
Arn is the name given by the people of the Isles of the Dawn to the supreme being whom they believe created the universe and all within it.
Appearance[]
Arn is depicted as a bald Human male or female, who is sitting cross-legged, thinking deeply.[1]
History of the Worship of Arn[]
Arn was believed by the ancient civilisation of Kelios to have been The First.[2] A being beyond imagination and time that created the gods and let them go on to create what they would. It is said that it was Arn who created and planted the magical Earth from which the world of Titan was made by the gods.[3] The main group of people to worship this god are those who dwell on the Isles of the Dawn.
However, when worship of Arn was at its zenith many of these people were destroyed by the eruption of a volcano on one of the isles.[3] That particular Isle no longer exists due to that eruption.
Some of the people who live on the remaining Isles still worship Arn but not to the same degree. These peoples believed that Arn ruled over the Celestial Court and that when they died they would join Arn in the heavens.[3]
Shazi was a prophet of Arn in ancient times.[4]
Current Worship[]
Priest of Arn addressing worshippers at the Altar of Earnest Entreaty in Traole
Some scholars have postulated that Arn is the personification of all the forces, gods, and beings in the universe. Certainly, those who still worship Arn perceive worship of pantheons as only perceiving an aspect of Arn.[5] Thus, the universe in which Titan resides is "Arn". In this theory the most gross divisions of Arn's "personality" are as follows: Ashra represents the "Good", Elim the "Evil" and Vuh the "Neutrality" as the people of Titan might say, although the reality is of course much more complicated.
Adherents of Arn believe the deity dwells outside the Macrocosmos (possibly in the mysterious region called Limbo).[6] Here Arn observes the Younger Gods and occasionally intervenes to keep the Macrocosmos in balance and thus working properly.[6]
The worship of Arn is is manifested in many ways across the isles from the red clad priests of Traole to the reclusive monks of the mountain monasteries (such as the Baochou Monastery).[1][7]
The Kreehul species venerated The Sitting Prophet, described as a "goodly servant of the first God Arn".[8]
On the Isles of the Dawn there is a perceived drifting away from the worship of Arn, and some priests believe this is due to the increasing presence of influences foreign to the Isles, notably from Hachiman.[9]
Outside the Isles of the Dawn, Arn still has a following in other remote locations. Arn is venerated in the Inland Sea region (where Arn is known as Aan Tal) and in Zamarra, by the Wazarri Priests.[1] Arn is also revered in the some city-states of the Glimmering Sea area, such as Agra and Bei-Han.[1] It is also thought by scholars that Arn may be worshipped in the hidden city of Throben in the Old World.[1]
Further Notes[]
- The priests of Arn in Traole on the Isles of the Dawn were skilled exorcists.[10]
- An Undead Samurai on Kyo-Kyara Island was slain by a priestess of Arn from Sunara (indicating the priesthood of Arn has a presence on the former island).[11]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Gods of Titan - p. 34
- ↑ Encyclopedia Arcana Vol I - Treasures - p. 40.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Titan - The Fighting Fantasy World - p.28/??
- ↑ The Crimson Tide - 300
- ↑ The Crimson Tide - 1
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Gods of Titan - p. 140
- ↑ The Crimson Tide - para. 251
- ↑ Gods of Titan , p. 12
- ↑ The Crimson Tide - 33
- ↑ The Crimson Tide - para. 334
- ↑ "Undead Samurai", Return to the Pit , pg. 201