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| - | # NACKEN | + | # Nacken |
| - | ## The Drowned | + | ## The Drowning |
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| **Holy Symbol:** A black horse with plants tangled through its mane \\ | **Holy Symbol:** A black horse with plants tangled through its mane \\ | ||
| **Realm:** Fast-moving rivers and hidden places where water runs deep and loud \\ | **Realm:** Fast-moving rivers and hidden places where water runs deep and loud \\ | ||
| - | **Ascended: | + | **Ascended: |
| **Status:** Alive, Worshipped \\ | **Status:** Alive, Worshipped \\ | ||
| - | Nature [[religion|god]] of forbidden knowledge, heartbreak, and vengeance. Nacken was once a nature spirit of rushing water who took the form of a black horse and haunted rivers, streams, and waterfalls. Alongside his brother Stromkarlen, | + | Nature [[religion|god]] of forbidden knowledge, heartbreak, and vengeance. Nacken was once a nature spirit of rushing water who took the form of a black horse that haunted rivers, streams, and waterfalls. Alongside his brother Stromkarlen, |
| - | Nacken is a capable teacher and a patient one, so long as his students show effort and ambition. He offers knowledge freely to those who seek it—but he expects results. Those who disappoint him are not simply punished. They are made into a story. | + | Nacken is a capable teacher and a patient one, so long as his students show effort and ambition. He offers knowledge freely to those who seek it—but he expects results. Those who disappoint him are not simply punished; they are made into a story. |
| #### Divine Influence | #### Divine Influence | ||
| Nacken’s influence is most strongly felt near moving water. | Nacken’s influence is most strongly felt near moving water. | ||
| - | He teaches, he inspires, and he manipulates. Those who seek him out often improve quickly, learning at a pace they would not otherwise achieve. He adapts his teaching to the individual and is capable of bringing out their full potential. | + | He teaches, he inspires, he offers advice, and he manipulates. Those who seek him out often improve quickly, learning at a pace they would not otherwise achieve. He adapts his teaching to the individual and is capable of bringing out their full potential. |
| - | He expects something in return. | + | He always |
| - | Those who come to him often do so out of desperation—whether for knowledge, for love, or for revenge. He is particularly drawn to those experiencing heartbreak, as it creates the kind of heightened emotion he thrives on. | + | Those who come to him often do so out of desperation, whether for knowledge, for love, or for revenge. He is particularly drawn to those experiencing heartbreak, as it creates the kind of heightened emotion he thrives on. He does not simply offer solutions. He provides the means for someone to pursue what they already want, often pushing them toward more extreme or decisive action. |
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| - | He does not simply offer solutions. He provides the means for someone to pursue what they already want, often pushing them toward more extreme or decisive action. | + | |
| Those who lack ambition or fail to make use of what he has given them often find themselves drawn toward the water. Accidents happen. Footing slips. A current pulls stronger than expected. | Those who lack ambition or fail to make use of what he has given them often find themselves drawn toward the water. Accidents happen. Footing slips. A current pulls stronger than expected. | ||
| - | He does not hide his nature. Failure is not enough. It must be felt. | + | Nacken |
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| - | He feeds on heightened emotion—especially heartbreak, grief, and the desire for vengeance. These emotions are, to him, the purest form of storytelling. | + | |
| #### Signs and Associations | #### Signs and Associations | ||
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| In humanoid form, he is charismatic and intense, with a presence that commands attention. He often carries a fiddle and is rarely seen without it. | In humanoid form, he is charismatic and intense, with a presence that commands attention. He often carries a fiddle and is rarely seen without it. | ||
| - | He performs when he appears. Even when speaking, it feels rehearsed, deliberate, and controlled. | + | He performs when he appears. Even when speaking, it feels performative, more dramatic than it needs to be. |
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| * Heartbroken individuals seeking revenge or closure | * Heartbroken individuals seeking revenge or closure | ||
| * Those attempting to win back a lost lover, regardless of cost | * Those attempting to win back a lost lover, regardless of cost | ||
| - | * Individuals seeking to remove rivals or obstacles in matters of love | + | * Individuals seeking to remove rivals or obstacles in matters of love or family |
| * Musicians, actors, and performers | * Musicians, actors, and performers | ||
| * Those who favor manipulation over direct conflict | * Those who favor manipulation over direct conflict | ||
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| Many who turn to Nacken understand that what they are asking for is dangerous, and proceed anyway. | Many who turn to Nacken understand that what they are asking for is dangerous, and proceed anyway. | ||
| - | He is especially appealing to those who feel wronged, rejected, or overlooked. He does not comfort them. He validates their feelings and offers them the means to act on them. | + | He is especially appealing to those who feel wronged, rejected, or overlooked. He does not comfort them. He validates their feelings and offers them the means to act on them. Whether the outcome is reconciliation or ruin is rarely his concern. |
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| - | Whether the outcome is reconciliation or ruin is rarely his concern. | + | |
| #### Tenets | #### Tenets | ||
| * If you seek knowledge, be prepared to use it | * If you seek knowledge, be prepared to use it | ||
| * Do not waste what you are given | * Do not waste what you are given | ||
| - | * Strong emotion is truth—do not deny it | + | * Strong emotion is truth, do not deny it |
| * If your heart is broken, decide what you will do about it | * If your heart is broken, decide what you will do about it | ||
| * A story must be seen through to its end | * A story must be seen through to its end | ||
| - | * If you fail, fail in a way worth remembering | + | * If you must fail, then suffer beautifully. |
| #### Clergy | #### Clergy | ||
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| #### Notable Temples | #### Notable Temples | ||
| - | Nacken rarely has permanent | + | Nacken rarely has dedicated |
| * Riverbanks | * Riverbanks | ||
| * Waterfalls | * Waterfalls | ||
| * Remote mountain streams | * Remote mountain streams | ||
| - | Temporary shrines | + | A cleric |
| #### Holy Days | #### Holy Days | ||
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| Nacken and his brother Stromkarlen were once nature spirits that grew into powerful fae bards. During the Age of Glory, they were cast into the mortal world by other fae. | Nacken and his brother Stromkarlen were once nature spirits that grew into powerful fae bards. During the Age of Glory, they were cast into the mortal world by other fae. | ||
| - | With the world newly open to stories and belief, they gained | + | With the world still reeling from the loss of magic, the novelty of their appearance allowed them to swiftly gain a following. Through music, performance, |
| Their true nature as fae is not widely known. | Their true nature as fae is not widely known. | ||
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| #### Other Myths | #### Other Myths | ||
| * A city once attempted to gain Nacken’s favor by offering him the most beautiful woman among them. He instead fell for a farm girl, whom the city had killed to preserve their own plans. In response, Nacken played a song so full of grief that the city drowned in its own tears. | * A city once attempted to gain Nacken’s favor by offering him the most beautiful woman among them. He instead fell for a farm girl, whom the city had killed to preserve their own plans. In response, Nacken played a song so full of grief that the city drowned in its own tears. | ||
| - | * It is said that those who ride his horse willingly are already part of his story. | ||
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