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The people of the World of the White Rat worship a variety of gods, major and minor, who tend to make their presence known in the world in concrete, verifiable ways; there is little to no atheism because the gods demonstrably exist. | The people of the World of the White Rat worship a variety of gods, major and minor, who tend to make their presence known in the world in concrete, verifiable ways; there is little to no atheism because the gods demonstrably exist. | ||
The cult of the White Rat is widespread; the Dreaming God, whose religious fight demons, is also widely | The cult of the White Rat is widespread; the Dreaming God, whose religious fight demons, is also widely worshiped, demon-hunting being a necessary societal task. In the Archenhold area, other regionally worshiped gods include the Forge God, the Four-Faced God, the Many-Armed God, and the Lady of Grass. The Saint of Steel’s god-touched paladins specialized in killing those who needed killing, until the god’s death. | ||
Saint Ursa holds a status somewhere between saint and minor deity, with an order of nuns in the north. The Hanged Mother is a minor deity | Saint Ursa holds a status somewhere between saint and minor deity, with an order of nuns in the north. The Hanged Mother is a minor deity worshiped in Archenhold; the current Archon favors her and allows wide latitude to her followers. | ||
== Technology == | == Technology == | ||
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== Timeline == | == Timeline == | ||
The books are set in the mid-1300s; Swordheart begins in the year 1346<ref>Swordheart, chapter 3</ref>. The dates below are calculated relative to 1346. | The books are set in the mid-1300s; [[Swordheart]] begins in the year 1346<ref>Swordheart, chapter 3</ref>. The dates below are calculated relative to 1346. | ||
; ~550 (1346−800): cult of the White Rat emerges amid plague, in cities of the old empire, in the west<ref>Swordheart, chapter 26</ref> | ; ~550 (1346−800): cult of the White Rat emerges amid plague, in cities of the old empire, in the west<ref>Swordheart, chapter 26</ref> | ||
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; 1346: Halla first draws the Sword<ref>Swordheart, chapter 3</ref> | ; 1346: Halla first draws the Sword<ref>Swordheart, chapter 3</ref> | ||
; 1349: death of the Saint of Steel<ref>https://twitter.com/mlkharrington/status/1486856862754656256</ref> | ; 1349: death of the Saint of Steel<ref>https://twitter.com/mlkharrington/status/1486856862754656256</ref> | ||
; 1352: Stephen meets Grace<ref>https://twitter.com/UrsulaV/status/1486819132385501191/photo/1</ref> | ; 1352: [[Stephen]] meets Grace<ref>https://twitter.com/UrsulaV/status/1486819132385501191/photo/1</ref> | ||
; 1353: Istvhan travels north with Galen<ref>https://twitter.com/UrsulaV/status/1486819132385501191/photo/1</ref> | ; 1353: [[Istvhan]] travels north with Galen<ref>https://twitter.com/UrsulaV/status/1486819132385501191/photo/1</ref> | ||
; 1354: Galen meets Piper<ref>https://twitter.com/UrsulaV/status/1486819132385501191/photo/1</ref> | ; 1354: Galen meets Piper<ref>https://twitter.com/UrsulaV/status/1486819132385501191/photo/1</ref> | ||