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[alun-ura]

Alun as a Deity ;

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— DEITY OF: Oaths, Retribution, Wanderers.

ASSOCIATED WITH: Mountains, chains, the sun, forgetting something important, sudden inexplicable anger, whispered promises, quakes and shatters, lethargy, being unsure if a memory is truly a memory or a dream, homesick with no home, urgency to escape.

SACRED PLANTS: Forget-me-not, zinnia, myrica, rhododendron, oak, stemless gentian.

SACRED STONES/GEMS: Yellow turmaline, gold, topas, amber, sphalerite.

SACRED ANIMALS: Ram, lizard, yols.

COLORS: Black, navy blue, gold, dark red.

FOOD: Any kind of red meat, wine, tea.

SCENTS: Coal, sea breeze, petricor.

ACCEPTED OFFERINGS ;

Offerings are usually meant to request a favor of the deity besides for pure devotion if one desires protection in an upcoming journey or simple reprisal on another’s life, though the goddess isn’t too demanding with her offerings, there are a few items that will get her favor most likely than others.

Despite that, offerings shouldn’t be repeated too many times as it might not find the deity’s attention. Some form of variety or rare, curious items seem to be always appreciated. She’s not known to descend wrath on who doesn’t please her enough with their offerings, but if any of it seems to be distasteful in any form, she might cause the very opposite of what was asked of her. Flesh/blood offerings are known to be most respected kind.

Shrines and altars aren’t too hard to find, if one knows what they are looking for. In strange rock or crystals formations marked by blood, sometimes found in the most unexpected places - though one way to be certain is near cliffs and by sea. It’s often left with the remnants of some offering expected to be cleaned up after before someone proceeds to properly use it. It is also expected that anyone that approaches said shrines must bow in respect before offering or asking for anything.

Food; The most common offering and still one of the trickiest ones, there are rumours that any meal can be enough - but there are specifics that one should have in mind if they mean to really please the goddess; though none of it is certain or not. Such as human flesh, or any form of rare beast or monster, as long as it’s prepared properly and it must taste delicious, or else it might bring her own revenge upon them. Meals must always be accompanied with some form of drink, commonly wine or herbal tea.

Coin; There isn’t a specific form of coin or gold that she prefers, as long as it’s worthy in a way, though the most expensive/precious, the better. Be it coins or any form of currency from distant lands, silver to gold, and jewels, and so on. As long as it carries a price.

Gems; She seems to favor those who offer the gems associated to her, though any gem or crystal is properly taken, preferably polished and treated with the utmost care, to be offered among any form of soft cloth or bandages.

Common objects; There are a couple of random objects that could get her attention, diversifying in many forms and also value or how much she will appreciate it, which takes weight on how it will please her or how well she’d do any request. Such as; candles, bandages, any form of meaningful mementos or tokens, cigar, tomes, bones, etc.

Any Trivia:

If any offerings isn’t pleasing enough, its items will be left in the shrine untouched for several days, to either be cleaned or removed. While if the offering got to be upsetting to her, the only signal that will indicate such will be how almost everything will be either broken or immediately rotten.

Its often common to catch a glimpse of flowing silk, golden rings or dark blue hair when one finishes their offerings, much like the noise of chains dragging, or someone whispering something almost inaudible.

Some claim to have seen the deity bowing in return when they leave.