Poacea

= Poacea (The Holy Grass) =

The Origin Of The Grass
The Holy Grass was created by ancient semi-aquatic sloths, their presence noted by the caves through Samuel's Peak that connects both sides of The River of Tears. After the sloths extinction it was abandoned and left that the top of the mountain. Sometime after the discovery of Eldham a settlement was built on top of the mountain. It is unknown if the grass was ever noticed by the inhabitants, unfortunately no information could be found on it. Eventually the town was abandoned and the grass was once again forgotten about. Many years later a citizen of the nearby town of Surif named Westrik Sprout-Petruzk built a fort on the mountain. While construction was underway he explored the ruins of the old town. Westrik rediscovered the grass above an abandoned farm. There under the grass he pitched a tent and fell asleep. In his dream the grass spoke to him, telling him about the great danger the worlds of Stoneworks are currently in.

The Teachings Of The Grass
The worlds of Stoneworks are being eaten away by glow lichen. This nasty plant rapidly dissolves rock as well as bedrock. The evil vines grow out of hand destabilizing the worlds. The Holy Grass of Azencrowne was bewitched by the giant aquatic sloths (now extinct) to fight the growing threat of glow lichen. The floating grass became sentient and was instructed to guide future inhabitants on how to give it power. The grass has very little influence without worshipers, it uses the energy given to them by its followers to beat back the malevolent glowing plant. Additionally the grass will occasionally take sacrifices and drain them of their energy to grow its power. Sacrifices can be anything from precious items to living creatures. The grass without power has been proved disastrous, without any followers to give it energy The Holy Grass was unable to save Jagdas as the lichen grew out of control and collapsed the world. Even within Eldham with very few followers The Grass was unable to stop the lichen from eating away the bedrock and opening up the lowest reaches of the world. According to legend if the grass is given enough power it can grant miracles to protect its followers or spread its influence.

Churches
There are a number of churches and shrines to The Holy Grass throughout Eldham. Right now there are two religious locations (churches or shrines) and more are surely on the way.

The Church of The Holy Grass (Church of Azencrowne)
The original and most important church of the religion. It holds the holy grass itself and is where the largest sacrifices are always done. The church is a large structure in the city center. It is the second building to be built in the city making it pretty old.

The Church of The Holy Grass (Church of Klatch)
The Church of Klatch was built to study the relationship between the Holy Grass and The Sleeper. The building itself is used in conjunction with a slightly older shrine directly across the street from the church.