Post by Caladel, God of Storms on Dec 2, 2006 1:43:58 GMT -5
Jonathan opened the bronze double doors that made up the front entrance to the temple. He walked inside and the doors closed behind him.
He looked around, he was in the main sanctuary. He walked to the front, where a podium with a book about storms lay open. The podium was set upon a large, raised platform that made up the front portion of the temple's sanctuary. Light filtered in through large stained glass windows that gave the entire place a golden hue. The pews were made of yew and had no paddings on them, but no one had ever complained about that.
Jonathan walked through a wooden door that stood behind the podium, now he was in a circular room with six doors. One of these doors was the one he had just come through, the others led to various rooms. Two of them were for private prayer, another two was for study, and the last was for sacrifices.
The monk entered one of the two prayer rooms and sat on a stone pedestal that stood in the center of the otherwise empty room. He opened up the book about storms he had brought with him from his home and began to read a few things. Suddenly, a gale came through and shut the book.
Slightly frustrated that his god was evidently playing a joke on him, and slightly awed that his god had decided to create a small storm in only a humble monk's presence, he reopened the book. This time, however, there was a new first page. And on that page, was written these words:
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Commandments of Caladel
1. Servants shalt not disobey Caladel.
2. Loyalty and need will determine if a prayer or request shalt be answered.
3. Do not steal from another follower.
4. Do not kill another follower for ANY reason.
5. Do not marry one who is not a follower.
6. Do not speak a curse upon Caladel.
7. Do not speak a curse upon another follower.
8. Do not speak a blessing upon one who is not a follower.
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Now incredibly awed by the acts of Caladel, Jonathan, who was sitting on the pedestal, fell of the stone and pressed his face and hands to the floor and wept with joy and amazement at this great compliment. He, of all people, had been given the list of commandments that all followers were to obey. He, of all people, was bestowed the task of spreading the word to other followers across the land.
Unfortunately, he did not know that within the same day, Caladel had told the commandments to two other people...
He looked around, he was in the main sanctuary. He walked to the front, where a podium with a book about storms lay open. The podium was set upon a large, raised platform that made up the front portion of the temple's sanctuary. Light filtered in through large stained glass windows that gave the entire place a golden hue. The pews were made of yew and had no paddings on them, but no one had ever complained about that.
Jonathan walked through a wooden door that stood behind the podium, now he was in a circular room with six doors. One of these doors was the one he had just come through, the others led to various rooms. Two of them were for private prayer, another two was for study, and the last was for sacrifices.
The monk entered one of the two prayer rooms and sat on a stone pedestal that stood in the center of the otherwise empty room. He opened up the book about storms he had brought with him from his home and began to read a few things. Suddenly, a gale came through and shut the book.
Slightly frustrated that his god was evidently playing a joke on him, and slightly awed that his god had decided to create a small storm in only a humble monk's presence, he reopened the book. This time, however, there was a new first page. And on that page, was written these words:
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Commandments of Caladel
1. Servants shalt not disobey Caladel.
2. Loyalty and need will determine if a prayer or request shalt be answered.
3. Do not steal from another follower.
4. Do not kill another follower for ANY reason.
5. Do not marry one who is not a follower.
6. Do not speak a curse upon Caladel.
7. Do not speak a curse upon another follower.
8. Do not speak a blessing upon one who is not a follower.
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Now incredibly awed by the acts of Caladel, Jonathan, who was sitting on the pedestal, fell of the stone and pressed his face and hands to the floor and wept with joy and amazement at this great compliment. He, of all people, had been given the list of commandments that all followers were to obey. He, of all people, was bestowed the task of spreading the word to other followers across the land.
Unfortunately, he did not know that within the same day, Caladel had told the commandments to two other people...