Lost Gods

"I swear by all the lost gods, whoever they may be."

The Lost Gods are a pantheon of deities currently being rediscovered throughout Rathnir. While their origins are unverifiable, they seem to have originated from the nomadic Najer culture, then forgotten as the nomads settled in villages.

Currently, only three deities have been confirmed (Menkauhor, Lowena, Sakeda, and the god of death), with others theorized.

The Lost Gods symbolize those who were lost in certain places, allowing them to guide you whenever you are there.

The Buried Bells


First rediscovered inside the buried temple at present-day Najera'jad, the Buried Bells are the first lost god to have been unearthed. While it's form is unknown, it signifies renewal. Two bells suspended by chains serve as the symbol of the deity; with the left representing life (chimed at birth) and the right signifying death. (chimed at funerals)

It is thought that villages customarily had two bells in their town center to as to have a homage to the Buried Bells.

Proverbs
There are two known proverbs referencing this deity, found inscribed in the temple at Najera'jad.
 * "Men, kings, and even gods may fall, but you shall rise again."
 * Written in response to when tragedy befalls someone.
 * "The Bell tolls for thee - the bell tolls for me."
 * Written to convey the passage of generations; The young surviving their ancestors.

Incomplete
There are also two incomplete sayings, obscured by the passage of time
 * "The sands spill away, and reveal a brand new day. One of miracles and whose bell rings for its"
 * "But for those guard the nest, Shall soon come their eternal So with eyes set on a setting sun, they hear a tolling duties"

The Shrouded Flame
The "Shrouded Flame" is the Lost God of heat and fire. It signifies persistence and strength. It takes many forms, but is often represented by braziers and lanterns. It is also strongly connected with the sun, and sometimes flowers. The sun on the Najer flag is sometimes attributed with elements of a flower.

In many ancient Najer texts, the Shrouded Flame represents the experience of existence. The capacity of heat to both engender life and to burn it is often used metaphorically. This imagery is especially potent for those in the Najer homeland, where the desert sun scorches all but the toughest of plants. Flowers in the desert represent success and prosperity in the face of overwhelming difficulty.

The Colossus of Nahrayn is thought to be a homage to this deity.

The God Of Death And The Underworld
The god of death is a very neutral god ruling over death. Often this god is depicted as evil due to ruling over the underworld but this is false. Represented by a small Blackstone coffin with horns of a goat growing out of it. When someone is in the coffin they will pass through the limbo and once they reach the end they will enter their burial site and roam as there sprit. When this happens there coffin will begin to slowly grow out dark green leaves holding onto the world. If the leaves are destroyed the connection will fail and the spirit will be stuck in there coffin, this is why fires are seen at the entrance of a tomb that way the spirits will not leave the tomb. This is also tied to the God Of Deaths happiness with the world, when unhappy all these leaves will begin to wilt into a darker color. To fix this the ritual of the dead will be performed in a tomb.

The underworld is a path through a dark plain where the God of Death will guide you through with a lantern burning with the souls of the evil who did not walk the path through this plain. All wrongs in your life will be read to you, and all issues you caused will be told to you. To this the only way to pass is to come to peace with everything in your life, only then can you pass. Once passed you will be in your burial site left to do anything from reliving your life to taking a new body. If you can not come to peace you will burn in the lantern held by the God.