Orishas
Orishas are former gods made physically real by the Ascendency whose power fades with worship, eventually reducing forgotten members to ordinary visiting spirits.
Story so far
Asojano's description identifies him as one of the most respected and feared Orishas. The Ascendency once converted such gods into flesh while their worshippers and shrines sustained their power.
As believers disappear and temples crumble, former deities weaken, fade beyond the veil, and become ghommids able to visit the physical world only occasionally. Even these forgotten shells retain enough divine force to heal, kill, or corrupt an entire settlement accidentally.
Appearance
Former deities in ceremonial forms, their once-radiant divine outlines fading into translucent spirit bodies.
Role
The Orishas illustrate how belief, shrines, and the Ascendency govern divine existence in the dungeon universe.
Relationships
Sources — 1 recorded facts, by chapter
- Orishas are former gods made physically real by the Ascendency whose power fades with worship, eventually reducing forgotten members to ordinary visiting spirits.