Miscellaneous Quotes (VG)
The following quotes about Gods are from tier 4 diplomacy items
KOJAN
Beiganan - "Beiganan was more than a great merchant, but also one pulled to the home of the gods. His laugh is golden, his gaze silver, and his words drops of purest platinum."
Caishung - "All noble houses give thanks to Caishung, who chose them after the old emperors were slain. Valus' scribe now watches all Kojani, choosing those who will rise and those who will fall in station."
Ghalnn - "Ghalnn feeds on our souls, and yet he feeds us a wine of blood and power. No one who has tasted his wine will ever return to the life simple."
Hai Fang Su Li (Gloriann) - "Others know this harvest goddess as a mover of waters, as do we. For Sihari would scour the lands clean if not for Hai Fang Su Li and her staying hand. Honor her, and honor the rebirth that follows the howl of the storm."
Jin - "Jin is. Who does not know the legend of the god who gave up sense of self to become the spirit of the world?"
Paikyip - "Paikyip watches from the South all things. Burning, salting, loving, felling, building, travelling. Paikyip watches from the South."
Railounji - "Six praises to the starborn one, the tiger god who knows the suns' names. His visit brought more than truth, it brought... enlightenment."
Sartholas - "No thing can escape Sartholas when he seeks to hunt. The bow of Sartholas has plucked the eye of Paikyip, has spilled the blood of Haelufir, has pierced the heart of Hai Fang Su Li."
Sihari - "The sea gives us our sustenance, but also consumes our fishermen. Some are lost to the waters, and others dwell with Sihari, forever aiding her stormy wisdom."
Yu - "One cannot bow too low for Yu, who watches the seasons. The leaves turn by his brush, and he calls the snow to blanket the earth's slumber."
QALIA
Finch - "Want Finch's favor? Easy, pal. Just watch your mark, and pay close attention. It'll sting more if you take the anniversary present rather than the coin purse."
Garuzamut - "The most ancient of tales, the whispering of mothers to their small ones. Garuzamut! Destroyer of Worlds! From your talons lay the ruin of civilizations, and your breath expands the desert wastes. Our nightmares nourish you, great spirit of destruction! When the world is sick and ready to die, your blow will end it!"
Haelufir - "Dragon lord! Father of races, winnower of the undeserving, your blood births legend! The strength of eons commands all to bow before your majesty, and fear your burning wrath. By your strength the masses chant your name, begging for mercy!"
Kajiid Rukh - "The sand obscured my vision, and a new path lay before me. Oh Kajiid Rukh, thanks be to you for changing my ways. May your shell always bake under the sun, may tradition always bow to your ways."
Mard Jeddah - "Mard Jeddah, the Man of Sand. Who can gainsay a man who commands the legions of the desert and who commands the razorstorms of sand? He punishes the corrupt, yet gives his favor to the righteous - and only Mard Jeddah knows the path to righteousness."
Rakhashan - "My wife and I had a baby boy, our first. I took the port road to the temple to spill pure water and eat the black grain. I took comfort in the ancient path, blessed by Rakshasan when he was a man, before the Cataclysm. This road was trod by generations before me, and my son's great-grandchildren will walk it as well."
Sahari Jaddai (Gloriann) - "The sickening stench of carrion, the thirsty land bakes in the sun. Sahari Jaddai comes and floods the rivers, brings the storms which renew the earth."
Vol Anari - "Brother of the Sun! Bring me the strength to do what is right. May your purifying flames purge Telon of all that is dim and wretched. See me! I, too, burn with flames of righteousness! Inflame my heart to bring light to the dark places, and end the world's suffering!"
Vol Tuniel - "Sister of the Moon! Recall me in your dreams. Your silver eyes caress the subtle things, the wise things. Your wink makes the plants sway and the seas tremble. Oh, dreaming sister, touch my mind, reveal the hidden, inform the good. Watch us, Sister! Keep us in your dreams!"
Vothdar - "Vothdar! Teacher of the old ways, the ways of the guardian, of valor in arms. By your grace I protect my home, my family, my village, and revere my ancestors. Bless my sword arm, sharpen my watchful eye! Vothdar!"
Zhal - "The Follower of Zhal kissed me, and my lips burned like fire, such pleasure - and such suffering - inflaming my heart, my mind, my soul."
THESTRA
Alurad - "By the work of my hands I chain the world's dangers, link by link."
Fallen Star - "In the hands of the young, a little spark can turn into a forest in flames. In the hands of the gods, a world can turn into a cinder."
Gloriann - "The skies darken, the hail falls, but still I till the fields. The gods do not change my life, just my workload."
Grurok - "The spirits and gods are separate - though Grurok defies this, as he defies all that seek to contain his fury. I take from his example the strength to slay my foes."
Kaerullun - "You could be more than you are. You just have to dare to listen in the small hours of the night."
Kaon - "There is a seduction in the teachings from the outworlds. Kaon is a god, is a teacher, is cause for pain and madness. Who can question the goals of a god?"
Moraj - "We mourn the falling of Moraj the most. Gloriann's eyes sparkle with tears whenever she does his work."
Theindal - "I don't believe in perfection, I believe in purification. One does not become flawless without pain."
Typhon - "Typhon cannot be denied, cannot be questioned, cannot be defined. Master of the four winds, subject to none, friend to none, enemy to no one."
Vaelion - "The motion of the stars, the weft of the weave, the pattern of shadows on the forest floor. It is a code, an answer - to the riddle of Telon."
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