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Eliam, God of  Her teacher was so deliciously hypocritical, and vicariously feeling it through the tears of the child was blissful. But still, he did have a certain fondness for the girl, and flavouring that hypocrisy with either guilt or deliberate self-imposed ignorance would be as a cherry atop a veritable sundae of false faith. So, walking the line between feigning sympathy and actually being sympathetic so that even he couldn't say which it was, he advised her, "My dear girl, do you really, truly believe in your heart of hearts that that is what will happen? I'll let you into a little secret: She has some piercings of her own. Some of them are very naughty. Now, you and I have no way to know that, of course, but it is nonetheless completely true. As with all truths, be careful with it."  A kindness for the girl. just a hint of his skills as a Firebrand Orator +4, playing upon the false religiosity +2 of her teacher.
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Eliam, God of A veritable feast of misaligned sanctimony! How best to season it further? Why, let's play a little visit to the teacher in question, Miss Jancowitz, through a 'holy' vision as she sleeps tonight. After all, given her accusers, her would-be judges, jury and executioners were guilty of the exact same thing. So, cloaked in a vision of the appropriate divine messenger, choosing the least appropriate and comfortable dream to intrude upon, he went with one of the classic openers. "Mila Jancowitz, do not be afraid."
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Dec 20, 2017 01:20
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Eliam, God of A gesture to strengthen the dream, to keep the shock from waking her just yet. "You are dreaming, and I bring you tidings which you will find it useful to remember when you awaken. See before you, arrayed, your accusers, those who stand in judgement with your livelihood in the balance." Another gesture, and their physical visages appear, unflattering, warts and all portrayals laid bare before her across her psyche. "Witness their hypocrisy, know their sinful nature, nothing more than whitewashed tombs who pretend at piety." He clicks his fingers, and in a wave, their piercings are highlighted in idolatrous gold upon their forms, all accurate in placement. "Know that this is the truth, their false self-righteousness and sanctimony on display." Religiosity +2 and Firebrand Orator +4 to embolden her with the truth, to further set the cat among the pigeons.
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Dec 21, 2017 18:17
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Eliam, God of Aaaah. The gift that keeps on giving. It didn't matter to him if the hypocrites were in their present positions or forced to move on, didn't even matter if they were happy or even content: The outcome of the scandal was not going to make them any less prideful or sanctimonious when it came to their own faith. The wave of disillusionment energised him, but better to let this field lie fallow to refresh for future harvests. For now, it was time to move on, and he knew just the person to call. Sending forth his will to one of his most adept purveyors of false faith, a televangelist by the name of Hank Burroughs, "There's a wretched den of sinners over in Shargeton that are just ripe for your brand of revival. Fly on in and lay down the good word, then lend out your jet to a good brother who has some work to do in Atlantica City, keep the chain of blessing going." Using Hank's Religiosity +2 coupled with Eliam's Firebrand Oratory +4 to get him complying, with Every Church an Open Door +2 to hitch a lift on the private jet to where all the action is up in Atlantica City.
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Eliam, God of Mortal luxury was useful only as much as it twisted mortal hearts and ruined mortal faith. Nearly every scripture around the world warned of it, 'The love of money is the root of all evil' to quote but one, which made it all so very, very beneficial to his cause. Those who had been utterly twisted by its siren call and used religion as a dragnet for their own gain were among his truest thralls, which had the side benefit of said thralls having the wherewithal to be of the best service to him. The Scandal of Shargeton had been exceedingly pleasant: The hypocrites at the heart were no less hypocritical, even those whose livelihoods were diminished, but turning over the rock so that everyone could see the lurking things scurrying let that get magnified to wither and erode the faith of pretty much anyone who took an interest. What, then, for Atlantica City? As he traded niceties with the televangelist, he reached out ahead to see what potential there was on landing, where to sow seeds or to reap, any religion, any denomination, be it mosques, temples, synagogues, churches or wats. Perhaps there were others like himself there, Best to keep an eye on the competition. Reaching out with Religiosity +2 to survey the spiritual land in Atlantica City on aproach, looking for potential opportunities and threats.
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Eliam, God of A place without hypocrisy but with humans? Now there was an oddity worth looking into. He felt around the bloated and swollen nodes of hypocritical false faith until he found what should be suitably comfortable lodgings a stone's throw away from that area of frankness and honesty. He directed his thrall's chauffeur accordingly, then sat back to drink in the essence of Using Every Church an Open Door +2 and Religiosity +2 to establish a fresh base of operations at the expense of a sanctimonious host, near to that curious patch of truthiness.
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Eliam, God of Now this was interesting. Someone knew he was in town to play, and whoever it was was deserving of that capital 'S', which narrowed it down almost certainly beyond the teeming hordes of humanity. Another being like him, then, or one sufficiently akin to be in the same ballpark? Given the suggested location, just outside the area on the outskirts totally devoid of delicious repugnant hypocrisy, it was more than likely this would answer some of the fascinating brainteasers that greeted him in this citywide den of sinners, and probably provide him with several brand new ones. How could he refuse? He inhaled a heady draught of self-deception, and sent a request to some rich, obese highrollers who believed themselves to be particularly pious and godly, as evidenced by the almighty blessing them with their extravagant stretch limousine, which of course they'd be happy to lend out to further the 'good work', aren't we so holy? With that scheduled, it was just a case of enjoying himself until the appointed time, raising up a fresh, healthy crop of rot-sweet sanctimony in the hearts and minds of a touring church group who were otherwise beginning to have second thoughts, just enough time and effort to tide him over until then. Onward to the meeting, his appearance respectably besuited. He will happily go to the meeting, his primary target is the area on the edge of town devoid of his fodder. Other actions taken here are mainly fluff, a daily slice of life. If they need a roll, he'll apply +2 Religiosity, +4 Firebrand Orator and +2 Every Church an Open Door to get these impious people seeing things his way.
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Eliam, God of He inclined his head respectfully: Peers were infrequent in his experience, but there was no need to make trouble when this very succinctly answered his questions. "Ah, an active power. I accede to your terms: I feel their faith is strong, and I have no conflict with you. If anything, I commend you: Not a trace of heresy or deviation from your will, not even the usual human background. I deal in dead and damaged faiths, I have no business here." At least, not yet. Hard for a faith to die with an active deity, after all. Definitely something to leave for a few centuries. let it mellow. Let the humans get their mitts all over it unguided first. "Thank you for your welcome. Fare well." So, that left the university, which was not entirely untainted. For now, he withdrew back to his stronghold. Eliam can respect that, and accepts the terms unreservedly. Slim pickings compared to the rest of the city, short of subverting that established power. He'll make a move on the university next turn.
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Eliam, God of He sought the epicentre of the lack, the eye of the absent storm. Somewhere around here was likely another active power, and he tried to trace it down, identify common traits and flavour. Using Religiosity +2 to try and see who is at the heart of this, track them down and learn to identify Powers more easily by their footprint..
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Eliam, God of Eliam narrowed down the search to the epicentre itself, focused on the one being at the heart of it, extended his divine senses... and rocked back in surprise. Couldn't be. Couldn't be! That entity? Here? Now? Eliam hadn't seen it since all that business down in the tropics! What an absolute stroke of luck! He laughed, surprise and joy breaking into a huge wave of amused relief, and headed in, once they were assured of privacy, to greet his old friend. "Karanas, the Three Precepts of Learning, as I live and breathe. Wonderful to see you again! If I'd known you were in the city, I'd have called ahead! So, this is the 'Temple of the Mind' you were hoping to found? I'm impressed! So much in such a short space of time, I am genuinely delighted for you..." It's an old friend with whom Eliam has worked together previously, a power of Learning and Education who was having trouble with a heretic cult whose erroneous teachings were crimping their style. They parted on excellent terms.
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Eliam, God of "The Fisherman, yes. He extended a cordial invitation, we came to an amicable agreement." The conversation ebbed and flowed, Eliam as the guest hiding his discomfort. He had, after all, come here of his own volition. "An Ewiiaabaayb seer, you say? Such a fascinating belief system, very old, lots of offshoots. No promises, but I'll certainly look into the matter." Using Religiosity +2 to understand the Tribal traditions and beliefs, and to feel for any deviancy or unorthodoxy from them amongst the local believers
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Eliam, God of The thing about corruption is that it was very rarely far from power, and Falling Owl was the epicenter of power amongst the ewiiaabaayb. Who, then, ran the casinos? Who had the access and the clout to be placed in authority over them? Who did Falling Owl trust implicitly? Who, but his own kin, his own flesh and blood? Eliam set about winning the casino controllers over, none other than Falling Owl's wife and daughter. +2 Religiosity, +4 Firebrand Orator and +2 Every Church an Open Door to get the casino owning wife and daughter seeing things his way.
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