A Pact of Milken Purity

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Hesthor, cow spirit of pure waters, bovine purging, and soul preservation, lesser of Scorthuz.

 

The Prophet of Rah’tuma, the long lost culture whose faith of Ka’tau characterized their way of life, traversed the realms of purity once written about in the canons of his people. From these realms poureth the bounties of Hesthor, cow goddess of pure waters. It was these waters which vanuqished Iblees from the realm more than once, and overcame the machinations of the Aengu-daemons with the strongest of Heka.

 

This same Heka which appears as powerful cascading streams of milken purity was needed once more. The first Rah’muns were not merely guided by the Ra’tuhmet’s light alone, but they were also protected and preserved through Hesthor’s waters. What might the world look like should her waters run freely again, from the heavens of Ka’tau into the realms of Men?

 

These questions consume the mind of Atemu as he traverses through the realms of purity with two adherents of the faith of Ka’tau. The domain of purity, headed by Scorthuz, came in a kaleidoscope of manifestations. In this particular instance, they walked the grounds at the perimeter of Hesthor’s realm, governed by a spirit once lost to time: Ramazet, God of the Pure Path of Heka.

Ramazet stood before the group sat upon his canoe, which floated upon waters glowing with the essence of Hesthor, a union of milk and regular waters which sparkled with immaculate purity. 

 

“YE who wish to embark upon the pure path, state your names.” Ramazet remarked.

 

After a brief discussion, Ramazet demanded a penalty for passage: construct a shrine to his glory in the material realm and come back with followers. 

 

Atemu approached the ancient spirit and merely locked eyes with him, a smile manifest upon his bronze-colored face.”Allow us passage to the cow goddess and all in the realm of Rah’tuma shall know your name once again, ancient spirit.”

 

Atemu’s bargain sufficed, and the spirit sheperded him and his group to the realms of Hesthor. Hesthor’s domain was just as described in the old Rah’mun lore: The landscape is replete with sparkling oases of milk, water, and honey, which are surrounded by half-men half-cow priests all bearing the cross of Ka’tau upon their bodies and the Cowbell of Hesthor around their necks. Towering obelisks of marble and diamond glimmered in the atmosphere, radiating pure Heka from their structures. 

 

A single building defined the tone of the realm. A silver pyramid surrounded by several marble obelisks shone brightly, overrun with a hue of pure silver-blue light. A cadre of cow-men and priests emerge from the center of the pyramids, four of each surrounding both sides of the divine Litter they held. Sitting upon the Litter rests a woman with the head of a cow and the body of a human woman, strewn with jewlery, wearing a cowbell with an eye of Ka’tau inscribed upon it, and wielding an Ankh sceptre pouring with pure waters from its head.
 

The Cow-goddess, known as Hesthor of pure waters, the second light of Creation after the birth of the Ra’tuhmet, gazed kindly upon Atemu and his coterie. Atemu fell to his feet, beckoning favor from Hesthor and asking to represent her upon the mortal plain.

 

“My child, you shall bring forth my waters from the source of these heavens of Ka, my domain, and they shall flow freely throughout your world.”

 

“Mighty Hesthor,” Atemu began, “the agents of Isfet which wander our land, these foul darkspawn, will your waters give my people authority over them?”

 

“Shhh,” Hesthor said, placing her bovine finger to her mouth as she poured fourth a cup of water towards the spiritual form of the Pharaoh, “rest easy, my child; you shall have the authority to bring forth my Heka to wash out all that is impure. Now take this bequeathment and go..”

 

Atemu’s body radiated with a blue light as ethereal waters with the consistency of milk overtook both him and his cadre, sending their souls back into the mortal realm.

 

Atemu, the latest Pharaoh and prophet of the Rah’mun peoples, now possessed the mandate of purity in his soul. He would now wield Hesthor's Heka to purify the Creation in the name of Ka'tau, and call forth the power of his Lady so all may be cleansed.

 

And so shall the river of purity flow strong in this world..

 

Spoiler

A pact with Hesthor, lesser spirit of pure waters under Scorthuz. 2/5 slots taken.

 

Edited July 20, 2023 by Boknice275

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Shrine established [T1]

 

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Shrine established inside the Temple of Hesthor in Rah'tuma [T1]

 

 

Edited November 13, 2023 by Boknice275

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Champion documentation (progressing Hesthor shrine in Rah'tuma to T2. Only two champions needed for T2 progress).

 

Adorellan -

-Sacrifice an impure soul to Hesthor OR introduce someone to the Hesthor faith [incomplete]

 

-Raise an obelisk of Hesthor in a foreign land [incomplete]

 

 

 

Striggyr - Tasks

 

-Sacrifice an impure soul to Hesthor OR introduce someone to Hesthor faith [Complete]

 

Introducing someone to Hesthorianism and bargaining with him to learn more.

 

-Raise an obelisk of Hesthor in a foreign land [complete]

 

A shrine built in the sands of Sulianpoli

 

 

 

Dakath - Tasks

 

-Sacrifice an impure soul to Hesthor OR introduce someone to Hesthor faith [complete]

 

Dakath killed a poltergeist while praying to Hesthor.

 

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-Raise an obelisk of Hesthor in a foreign land [complete]

 

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Edited December 7, 2023 by Boknice275