A few adventurers found the gods’ shrines, and pieced together fragments of the legends of the Nine Gods. Stories of Omu’s nine trickster gods died with the Omuans who worshiped them. The jungle reclaimed Omu, and it fell into ruin. The archlich resumed his odyssey across the planes, content that the dungeon would feed his phylactery with the souls of dead adventurers. When the tomb was complete, Acererak murdered the Omuans and sealed them in the tomb with their false gods. He then enslaved the Omuans and forced them to carve out a tomb for their defeated gods. They inspired him to create his own dungeon below the city.Ī little over a century ago, Acererak entered Omu and slew all nine trickster gods. Acererak, who is fond of deathtraps, marveled at the trials concocted by the Omuans. Omu’s bloody trials drew the attention of Acererak, an archlich who wanders the cosmos in search of souls to harvest. Omu’s glorious past was lost, but its people endured. They built statues in their names and schemed against each other to assert their chosen god’s dominance. The trials provided entertainment for the degenerate Omuans and fed their weakling gods with much-needed sacrifices.įor nine decades, the city folk lived by the mantras of their trickster gods. On holy days, the mettle of aspirant priests was tested in their nine shrines, with deadly consequences for failure. Too weak to grant miracles to every follower, they concocted elaborate trials to winnow the clergy. The new deities were divisive and often cruel. Desperate for redemption, the Omuans tore down their temple to Ubtao (oob-TAY-oh) and raised shrines to these nine trickster gods. They disguised themselves as jungle creatures and promised great power in return for devotion. With Ubtao (oob-TAY-oh) gone, primal spirits arose from the rainforest to bewitch the few remaining Omuans.
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