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[Weirdsound]

You dispatch a messenger to the Dwarven pantheon.

3

Some time later you receive a politely worded reply, informing you that your assistance is not required at this time.

0.4 CS:

The Intermediary Skoonheid appears before you with a mortal prayer he deems worthy of your personal attention.

"My queen, one of your faithful, a merchant by the name of Dumpling, has recently come into a good deal of wealth. He wishes to spend a good portion of it honoring his goddess, and is asking for advice on how he might do so. What should I tell him?"

A: "He should erect a monument to my beauty!"
B: "He should donate money to my clergy!"
C: "He should use his great wealth to attract a beautiful and exotic trophy wife!"
D: "He should purchase supplies and companions, and travel to the wilderness in search of natural beauty!"
E: "Remind him that mortals have free will! HE should choose how he will honor me."

[mightymushroom]

C
We made beautiful people. Now we want some beautiful children.

[Harry Baldman]

D! Maybe he can find some magical beasts to convert or, failing that, a nice place for people to go and reach enlightenment. Adding itinerant elements to our cult can only help in the long run.

[ZBridges]

A

[NRDL]

C
We made beautiful people. Now we want some beautiful children.

+1

[mightymushroom]

C
We made beautiful people. Now we want some beautiful children.

+1

Thanks for the support but I think I like Harry's reasoning even better. After all, one observes that mortals tend to have too many of the puling, puking little nuisances without much encouragement at all.

Switch to D. Find a good enough spot and he may found our first temple, a center of our worship for centuries to come.

[Weirdsound]

"Tell the merchant to go on a quest, and seek out natural beauty!"

"As you command, so it shall be."

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A few weeks later, Skoonheid informs you that Dumpling has left town with several dozen followers and a few wagons full of supplies. You instruct your court to inform you when and if he returns.

0.6 CS:

Skoonheid approaches your throne yet again with another interesting prayer.

"My queen, a common thief named Tuft has prayed to you with an interesting delema. She was robbing the house of an important noble who claims to be a member of your cult, only to find that her mark keeps an entire room devoted to Lace, the Dwarven Goddess of artifice. Tuft, who is devote in her worship of you, finds the hypocrisy of the noble disgusting, but cannot expose it without exposing her own crimes! What shall I have her do, my queen?"

You ponder the situation, and ultimately decide to...

A: Instruct the court to exact divine punishment upon Tuft! I will not tollerate theives!
B: Instruct the court to exact divine punishment upon the noble hypocrite! I will not have my people ruled by the faithless!
C: Instruct the court to exact divine punishment upon both parties!
D: Order Tuft to come forward and make the truth public!
E: Offer Tuft your protection if she wishes to come forward with the truth.
F: I'm gonna ignore this one. Petty thieves are beneath me, and I don't care less about the noble so long as he doesn't push his outside religion in public.

[mightymushroom]

No option to let both of them be?

E
Maybe we can find uses for a reformed totally trustworthy well-she-won't-live-too-long-anyway thief.

[Weirdsound]

No option to let both of them be?

Added.

[RoseHeart]

F

[Leonardo8]

E,we are a fair goddess.

[Criptfeind]

B

We are divine, we don't need thieves to seek out and punish the faithless (at least not openly!)

[NRDL]

E

[Weirdsound]

You decide of offer Tuft protection if she wishes to come forward with her story.

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A few weeks later, The story of Tuft's actions reaches your throne.

5

The thief came clean in public, accusing the powerful noble of faithlessness and hypocrisy. The town listened, invaded the accused noble's house, and finding Tuft's claims true killed the old dwarf and his family before distributing their wealth around the community. Your people are happy with the sudden windfall, and truly the noble's grim fate will stand as a dark example to others who may consider walking his path!

1

Sadly, it seems that dwarves don't take too well to thieves. After dealing with the noble, they turned their attention to his accuser; Tuft was tried and executed so quickly, that word of her prayers for mercy and protection did not reach your throne until it was too late!

A: So be it. Nobody knew I promised Tuft protection, so I lose nothing in her death.
B: Perhaps I should send a small portion of my host to track her soul to the local afterlife, and attempt to mount a rescue.
C: I must keep my word! Prepare my host to launch a full assault against the local afterlife, consequences be damned!

[NRDL]

C fuck it, no man left behind.