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Trickster gods12/4/2023 ![]() ![]() From that day on, Obo’laka the zorbo and I’jin the almiraj became terrible enemies.Īt noon, a brave kamadan hopped down from her rock. The almiraj snuck recklessness in the pot, which she saw as a virtue, and Ubtao spat out the stew when he tasted it. Catching such virtues wouldn’t be easy, so she asked a wily almiraj to help her. To convince Ubtao of their worth, she decided to cook him a stew made from all their good qualities. One morning, a wise zorbo emerged from her hollow tree and spoke to the dying Omuans. The rains stopped, the jungle withered and died, and death swept through Omu. Long ago, the god Ubtao hardened his heart and vowed to weep for the people of Omu no longer. Orvex was able to tell the heroes the tale of the Nine Trickster Gods: Soon they recovered the first of the nine Puzzle Cubes needed to enter the Tomb of the Nine Gods. Such mercy did not last long.ĭay 172 – The heroes have stumbled onto Kubazan’s Shrine towards the SW corner of Omu. Omu’s glorious past was lost, but its people endured. They built statues in their names and schemed against each other to assert their chosen god’s dominance. The trials provided entertainment for the degenerate Omuans and fed their weakling gods with much-needed sacrifices.įor nine decades, the city folk lived by the mantras of their trickster gods. On holy days, the mettle of aspirant priests was tested in their nine shrines, with deadly consequences for failure. Too weak to grant miracles to every follower, they concocted elaborate trials to winnow the clergy. The new deities were divisive and often cruel. Desperate for redemption, the Omuans tore down their temple to Ubtao and raised shrines to these nine trickster gods. They disguised themselves as jungle creatures and promised great power in return for devotion. With Ubtao gone, primal spirits arose from the rainforest to bewitch the few remaining Omuans. ![]()
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