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Worshippers of Deities

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#1
chapien
Jun 15, 2008 14:21:42 Alright, here is a question I have always wondered. If all worshippers go to the realm of their deity after death (And after their brief stay in Kelemvor's Realm), what happens to all those dead followers when the deity dies? Do they just expload or randomly set on fire or something like that? On the flipside, what happens if a dead soul is killed? Just curious, really.
#2
GreenKnight
Jun 15, 2008 14:26:02 Rich answered this in regards to Mystra's death and the destruction of Dweomerheart. All her worshippers ended up back on the Fugue Plane, and Kelemvor reassigned them as appropriate, sending some to Selune and others to Shar, while others stayed in his city.
#3
JudgeDookie
Jun 15, 2008 14:28:44 We don't know--at least, last I was aware. There was a debate on this a while back. From consensus, most people wanted the souls annihilated with the god. In practicality though, they should all go to Kelvmore for redistribution, so to say.

EDIT: Or as GreenKnight would say.
#4
chapien
Jun 15, 2008 14:29:26 Thanks! Now, what about when that follower dies after death? Like is killed by some demon raiding the deities realm or something? Do they get reborn or something?
#5
suin_bahhar_02
Jun 15, 2008 15:59:21 A petitioner has 2HD and some immunities depending on the plane and are basicly oblivious and slow. When removed from their homeplane by force they get teleport to a random place within 100 miles. Sages speculate after a petitioner dies they merge with the plane they are on or the diety they serve itself. A diecide with a collapse of the plane could result in a significant amount of souls getiing lost on the astral. I believe the stats for Lost Souls can be found in MM2.
#6
Shemeska_the_Marauder
Jun 15, 2008 20:20:43
Thanks! Now, what about when that follower dies after death? Like is killed by some demon raiding the deities realm or something? Do they get reborn or something?

If they have a patron deity, that god can return them to petitioner status (though this is rare for most gods to do). Otherwise, the dead soul/petitioner if killed on its home plane is either absorbed back into the plane itself, or merges with its deity. If killed outside of their home plane, the soul is destroyed and lost.
#7
todesherr
Jun 15, 2008 21:30:41
If they have a patron deity, that god can return them to petitioner status (though this is rare for most gods to do). Otherwise, the dead soul/petitioner if killed on its home plane is either absorbed back into the plane itself, or merges with its deity. If killed outside of their home plane, the soul is destroyed and lost.

Long time no see Arcanaloth!
#8
lord_karsus
Jun 15, 2008 22:05:13 -I personally like the idea that, should the deity die, their soul loses it's unique composition, and the soulstuff that makes up a soul (Incarnum?) simply merges with the plane. If the plane collapses, because of the death of the deity, perhaps it merges with the Ethereal.
#9
chapien
Jun 16, 2008 10:23:49
-I personally like the idea that, should the deity die, their soul loses it's unique composition, and the soulstuff that makes up a soul (Incarnum?) simply merges with the plane. If the plane collapses, because of the death of the deity, perhaps it merges with the Ethereal.

I like that idea aswell!
#10
lord_karsus
Jun 16, 2008 11:14:37
I like that idea aswell!

-I don't know too much about Incarnum, but I believe the theory holds up to all of those rules.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 chapien Jun 15, 2008 14:21:42	Alright, here is a question I have always wondered. If all worshippers go to the realm of their deity after death (And after their brief stay in Kelemvor's Realm), what happens to all those dead followers when the deity dies? Do they just expload or randomly set on fire or something like that? On the flipside, what happens if a dead soul is killed? Just curious, really.
#2 GreenKnight Jun 15, 2008 14:26:02	Rich answered this in regards to Mystra's death and the destruction of Dweomerheart. All her worshippers ended up back on the Fugue Plane, and Kelemvor reassigned them as appropriate, sending some to Selune and others to Shar, while others stayed in his city.
#3 JudgeDookie Jun 15, 2008 14:28:44	We don't know--at least, last I was aware. There was a debate on this a while back. From consensus, most people wanted the souls annihilated with the god. In practicality though, they should all go to Kelvmore for redistribution, so to say. EDIT: Or as GreenKnight would say.
#4 chapien Jun 15, 2008 14:29:26	Thanks! Now, what about when that follower dies after death? Like is killed by some demon raiding the deities realm or something? Do they get reborn or something?
#5 suin_bahhar_02 Jun 15, 2008 15:59:21	A petitioner has 2HD and some immunities depending on the plane and are basicly oblivious and slow. When removed from their homeplane by force they get teleport to a random place within 100 miles. Sages speculate after a petitioner dies they merge with the plane they are on or the diety they serve itself. A diecide with a collapse of the plane could result in a significant amount of souls getiing lost on the astral. I believe the stats for Lost Souls can be found in MM2.
#6 Shemeska_the_Marauder Jun 15, 2008 20:20:43	Thanks! Now, what about when that follower dies after death? Like is killed by some demon raiding the deities realm or something? Do they get reborn or something? If they have a patron deity, that god can return them to petitioner status (though this is rare for most gods to do). Otherwise, the dead soul/petitioner if killed on its home plane is either absorbed back into the plane itself, or merges with its deity. If killed outside of their home plane, the soul is destroyed and lost.
#7 todesherr Jun 15, 2008 21:30:41	If they have a patron deity, that god can return them to petitioner status (though this is rare for most gods to do). Otherwise, the dead soul/petitioner if killed on its home plane is either absorbed back into the plane itself, or merges with its deity. If killed outside of their home plane, the soul is destroyed and lost. Long time no see Arcanaloth!
#8 lord_karsus Jun 15, 2008 22:05:13	-I personally like the idea that, should the deity die, their soul loses it's unique composition, and the soulstuff that makes up a soul (Incarnum?) simply merges with the plane. If the plane collapses, because of the death of the deity, perhaps it merges with the Ethereal.
#9 chapien Jun 16, 2008 10:23:49	-I personally like the idea that, should the deity die, their soul loses it's unique composition, and the soulstuff that makes up a soul (Incarnum?) simply merges with the plane. If the plane collapses, because of the death of the deity, perhaps it merges with the Ethereal. I like that idea aswell!
#10 lord_karsus Jun 16, 2008 11:14:37	I like that idea aswell! -I don't know too much about Incarnum, but I believe the theory holds up to all of those rules.