Nantillion
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Nantillion was forbidden to split the Shanata, and has not created a race of his own. Nantillion is the god of the the strong, the smart, the capable and cunning. Because of this most followers favour elitism. The philosophy of Nantillion is the basis of Midgard politics and the "might is right" attitude of the Shanata. It teaches that people are not born equal, and that people should not be treated as such. If people are weak, they are born weak and natural selection will, and should, root them out. Nantillion almost never interferes all he does is motivate people to help themselves, instead of them helping directly. A very motivated (or strong) person will be said to " be "Blessed" by Nantillion. This can both be said as a compliment or a warning ("Don't obsess over this one goal of yours!"). Nantillion actively hates the weak and insecure, but never actively seeks to harm them them; he claims their weakness will do the work for him. Nantillion is generally motivating and will often preach "self-improvement". His angels, the passion stokers, are incorporeal and invisible beings that stoke up the passion in the heart of mortal beings. They inspire people to stop complaining about their problems and act out to improve the situations they find themselves in. If the mortal is still unable to solve their problems they will find a way to achieve those goals (either by learning it to the mortal or getting others to do the work for them). Passion stokers are generally drawn to strong persons, making them even stronger by proxy and creating an upwards spiral. They feed on the powerful positive energy's and aura's expressed by strong persons. As with most angels, the older the servitar, the stronger it will become. The oldest of the passion strokers are able to inspire even the lowest peasant to the greatest heroics. His demons, the passion shades, are incorporeal and invisible beings that eat away the passion in the heart of mortal beings. This degrades them to start complaining about their problems instead of acting to improve the situation. The victims lose their motivation for their tasks and their problems will grow, while they get more depressed over it. Passion shades are drawn to weak persons, making them even weaker by proxy and causing a downwards spiral. They feed on the powerful negative energy's and aura's expressed by weak persons. As with most demons, the older the servitar, the stronger it will become. The oldest of the passion shades are able to degrade even the strongest of minds into a shambling wreck.
Good Worshipping Methods
Nantillion is worshipped trough initiation rituals. Usually somebody joins a secret or elite group (a group not open to all, a group that demands their members hold some degree of power of some sort) and Nantillion is called upon. People open up their secrets to the group, sacrificing the secrets to Nantillion and he will screen the person whether he is worthy to enter the group or not. If Nantillion is pleased by the worship he will either send passion stokers or shades, depending on whether he thinks the member is good enough to join. Although the members don't know whether Nantillion approves of the initiation or not, they will see the results soon enough.
Evil Worshipping Methods
Evil cults centred around Nantillion tend to be elite to the extreme. Consisting of various pyramid schemes, not letting know the left foot, what the right hand is doing. They strive to either eliminate the weaker persons from society (sabotaging charity funds and the like) or are a group of highly trained elite professionals that help each other grow even stronger, over the body's of the weaker in society.
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