"Ladies!
Gentlemen!
Mortals deceived by those so-called great gods!
Please open your all-seeing eyes and see clearly the nature of the entire universe!
Use your smart heads and think carefully!
If these so-called gods are as omnipotent as they claim, then why do they need the faith and worship of mortals?
Will they die for various reasons, and even fight with each other like children?
All the gods today are just a bunch of liars and impostors!
Maybe there is indeed one or several real gods behind all of this, but they must be transcendent from everything, and are not even existences that mortals can understand, let alone be easily observed.
And these hypocritical gods are just channels to connect to the true God, so they can give priests the power to worship the gods.
Their identity is just a group of mortals like you and me, but they have some secrets, knowledge and abilities that we don't know.
Anyone can do this as long as they have the knowledge and ability to master these secrets.
And not only these guys who claim to be gods, but also the outer planes such as hell, abyss, and the mechanical realm are all lies.
Wake up!
My dear brothers and sisters!
Let us embrace the cruelest truth in the universe together, and then explore the secrets hidden behind it.
Once you become one of us, you can gain the power to fight against the gods..."
Accompanied by an impassioned voice, a hybrid man suspected of being a devil and an angel was standing in the downtown area of ​​Ascatella, raising his hands and giving a speech to the passing crowd.
From listening to the content, you will know that she is 100% a senior member of the "Godless God Society", and even her own existence will be regarded as a blasphemous existence by both good and evil parties.
This woman of unknown age has a face as beautiful as an angel and a sexy figure like a succubus. Half of her wings are white wings and the other half are devil's bat wings.
The skin on the front is as white as milk, while the back is covered with black spikes and carapace like a temptress.
One of the two feet has normal toes, while the other one looks like a sheep's hoof.
It is estimated that only a place like Sigil, which is very "tolerant" and where all kinds of weird ideas meet, can such a mixed-race child be born.
There is no doubt that in the continent of Faerûn, where belief in gods is the mainstream idea, the concept of gods instead of gods is undoubtedly quite deviant, and even direct physical annihilation on the spot is not an exaggeration.
Fortunately, Ascaltra, the capital of the West Coast Empire, is one of the very few cities that has practiced religious freedom for a long time.
As long as there is no substantial threat or damage to society, generally speaking, no one will care what you are promoting.
This is why Blind Eyes can successfully establish a church here and encourage more ignorant civilians to dig out their eyes and believe in themselves.
Not to mention beholders, even devils can conduct business in a semi-public manner and hold various activities.
So even though the statement that gods are not gods is a slap in the face of all gods, the major temples really don't have any good solutions to it.
After all, they do not claim to be gods, nor do they ask mortals to believe in themselves or some evil monster. The abstract concept is naturally not considered a cult, it is just an expression of a philosophical point of view.
Many scholars and young people who came into contact with the organization for the first time have shown great interest, and occasionally some people even come to debate with it.
But unfortunately, although Toril is considered an important material plane in the entire universe, it is still far behind the psychopaths in Sigil in terms of knowledge and debating skills.
Even the chief high priest of Ogma, the god of knowledge, was speechless by this half-demon, half-angel guy.
What's more, facts speak louder than words.
Gods who are not members of the Divine Society can really resist divine power to a certain extent, and can also completely invalidate many divine spells.
After seeing this scene, ordinary people were quickly attracted by its unique cosmology and values, and even took the initiative to join it and become a member of the organization.
But since the churches of the gods began to unite and use other means to fight back, the non-god churches no longer have the same glory as they did at the beginning.
The reason is simple.
Anyone who joins or intends to join this organization will be followed and watched 24 hours a day by members of the church of Helm, the god of guardianship, and Bane, the god of tyranny.
No matter where you go, you will see a pair of eyes that are either serious and vigilant, or staring at you with cold and evil eyes.
It would be weird if this mentality didn’t explode.
Among them, the Church of Helm sent out the Vigilance Knights, who were famous for their harsh law enforcement and never showed mercy, while the Church of Benn sent out the Dark Guards, who were known for their brutal methods of suppressing various riots.
Just look at the empty scene around the podium at this moment and you will know the attitude of the people of Ascatla towards this foreign sect.
Few idiots would give up their current comfortable and comfortable life for a relatively novel point of view.
Even if there are ignorant people who don't know what's going on and want to go over and listen, they will soon be persuaded to retreat by the fierce vigilance knights and dark guards.
After all, the City of Gold Coins is the most secular and materialistic place in the entire Faerûn continent.
Wealth is what local people desire most in their hearts.
If you have the time and risk being punished for listening to such a deviant speech, you might as well work two more jobs to make money and improve your life.
Of course, compared to the Godless Society, the situation of the Doomsday Guards Order a few streets away is much better.
Because they are not destructive maniacs in nature, nor do they advocate being enemies of gods, countries and government agencies, they just simply like to get pleasure and satisfaction from the process of the decline of all things.
Therefore, it was not targeted too seriously, and people could be seen coming in and out of the temporary headquarters sporadically.
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However, due to its obvious tendency towards chaotic evil in its philosophical views, there are also paladins and a team of guards from the Knights of the Burning Heart stationed there.
In short, the officials responsible for managing Ascaltra are very wary of these outsiders, and they have no idea what they want to do.
But what they don't know is that this kind of inexplicable behavior, like a psychosis, is exactly the characteristic of the major factions in Sigil.
In a special place like Sigil, which has portals to all planes of the universe, if you want to become powerful, you must abandon reason and logic and plunge yourself into a state of hysterical madness.
Looking at the leaders and major figures of the major factions in Sigil, none of them can be called "normal".
They are either outright paranoid, or psychopaths who often do things inconsistently.
But only one thing is certain, that is, they firmly believe in the philosophical views of the faction they belong to.
Seeing the non-Godly members of the Guild of Gods speaking nonsense on the podium, the senior paladin Kaidong, who was responsible for leading the team to maintain law and order and prevent bloody conflicts today, couldn't help but sigh slightly.
"Sigh - I am really getting old, and I feel a little unable to keep up with the rapid development and changes of Ascatella.
Whether it is the expanding urban area, the streets dotted with high-rise buildings, or the forging hammers and looms driven by water conservancy on both sides of the river, it seems as if more than ten or even decades have passed in a flash.
Especially the group of sects from Sigil City in front of us, each one is simply more troublesome than the last.
I don’t know how long this bloodless confrontation can last, maybe a fierce conflict will break out tomorrow.
If possible, I hope the city hall and courts will evict them as soon as possible.
Otherwise, it will only be a matter of time before a fight breaks out."
"Sir, why haven't the city hall and the court signed a decree to expel them? Especially that God is not a god, it has obviously involved blasphemy."
A young trainee paladin next to him asked with a puzzled expression.
Kaidong smiled bitterly and explained: "Because according to the current legal system of the empire, these sects have not violated any laws.
What you think is blasphemy is actually just denying the sanctity of the gods, not their existence.
Therefore, there is no way to expel them if we follow the normal process.
The only thing we can expect now is direct intervention from His Majesty the Emperor.
Only he, and only he, can be above all rules and laws.
Okay, stop talking nonsense and pay more attention to what’s going on around you.
Never allow crowds to gather, otherwise once they are incited, the consequences will be very, very serious."
"Don't worry, there are vigilance knights and dark guards hanging around, no one dares to get close."
Another female trainee paladin, also young, complained in a low voice.
As the oldest unofficial law enforcement agency in the entire Amn region, the Knights of the Burning Heart are quite dissatisfied with the division of power in their hands after the establishment of the Empire.
After all, they used to have a series of functions such as investigation, evidence collection, law enforcement and trial.
As long as no nobles or wealthy businessmen are involved, every paladin is equivalent to a mobile court, which can handle various disputes and cases of all sizes at any time.
To be continued...