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-# ARIGOLD
+# Arigold
 ## The Maker
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   * Function comes before form
   * Mastery is earned through repetition and failure
-  * Leave your work better than you found it
+  * Leave your work better than when you last picked it up
 #### Clergy
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 #### Affiliated Orders
-  * Guild-backed temple craftsmen
+  * **The Order of Inspectors** - a dedicated group of inspectors dedicated to building and infrastructure construction, where failures can prove disastrous.
-  * Traveling inspectors and teachers
+  * **The Hivemasters** - a small sect of Arigold worshippers dedicated to the keeping of bees and self sustenance
-  * Orders dedicated to large-scale construction projects
+  * **Testers of Resolve** - considered heretical, the Testers of Resolve have infiltrated some churches and guilds in order to learn how best to destroy and dismantle. They claim that this is all merely in accordance of Arigold's will, to prevent shoddy workmanship.
 #### Notable Temples
-Temples of Arigold often function as workshops or guild halls:
+Temples of Arigold often offer basic education for various crafts, or at the very least serve as a hub for masters to find new apprentices. They always have an attached workshop for the creation of tools.
-  * Foundries
-  * Construction yards
-  * Large communal workspaces
-Work performed within these spaces is considered sacred.
 #### Holy Days
-  * The completion of a major project
+  * The completion of a major project is celebrated with a feast
-  * Seasonal beginnings of large construction efforts
+  * The autumnal equinox is celebrated as a time to prepare for winter projects, so that craftsmen can keep themselves busy when the weather becomes too harsh to travel. This holiday is taken more seriously in places with severe winters.
 #### Rites
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 Beeswax is dripped at the threshold and left in place until it is naturally worn away by use.
-This is a quiet prayer for longevity and success. The wearing away of the wax is intentional—crafted spaces are meant to be used, not preserved untouched.
+This is a quiet prayer for longevity and success. The wearing away of the wax is intentional; crafted spaces are meant to be used, not preserved untouched.
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 #### Relationships
-  - [[Ardanelle]] – Deeply respected. Arigold honors her sacrifice, though he understands the anger others direct toward her. He is concerned that the great library may now sit unused.
+  * [[Ardanelle]] – Arigold deeply respects Ardanelle and honors her sacrifice, though he understands the anger others direct toward her. He is concerned that the great library may now sit unused.
-  - [[The Scoundrel]] – Respects his cleverness and power, but views him as impatient and too willing to cut corners or cheat to achieve results
+  * [[The Scoundrel]] – He respects The Scoundrel's cleverness and power, but views him as impatient and too willing to cut corners or cheat to achieve results. In turn, The Scoundrel finds him to be quite boring.
 Arigold is not particularly social among the gods. He does not seek them out unless there is a reason to do so.
 #### Other Myths
   * It is said that unfinished great works are watched over until someone worthy can complete them
   * Some believe that Arigold walks among mortal workshops in disguise, observing rather than intervening
   * There are stories of tools that never dull, though such claims are often attributed more to skill than divine favor
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