On this day, Heim, the "God of Justice and Origin Guard", held a plenary meeting in the Pole Star Camp.
The Pole Star Camp, the meeting place of the gods, is also known as the "Conference Hall".
This is the only completely neutral place among many planes. It is not owned by any gods and does not have any native races. If anything, His Majesty AO can barely be regarded as the master of this place.
Camp Polestar is only a small demiplane, shaped like a large, majestic hall decorated with majestic pillars and opening up to a starry sky.
Special portals leading to the realms of all gods in the Toril universe surround this hall, a plane where the gods can communicate and convene in order to deal with certain urgent matters.
Whether it is a meeting between just two gods discussing an alliance, or a meeting involving the entire Faerûnian pantheon, the Pole Star Camp is a safe place for discussion.
The Pole Star Camp exists outside the general Toril universe, and its connection with the star realm is extremely weak. The best way to travel in and out is through special portals. Neither mortals nor gods can set off from the material plane.
, reach the Pole Star Camp through the astral realm, because there is no colorful pool leading to this plane in the astral realm.
On this day, hundreds of incarnations of gods and demigods came here through special portals to participate in an important meeting.
"This place hasn't been so lively for a long time. Gee, there are so many people here today."
"Is His Majesty AO about to wake up? Look at Heim, his expression is very interesting."
"Stop joking, why are we here? Isn't it because of the lady of the night?"
The powerful gods of Faerûn seemed to have made an appointment to come together after the other middle and low-level gods were seated.
Talos, god of storms and destruction.
Jergal, the god of death.
Shuna, goddess of love.
The earth goddess Chantia.
Ogma, the god of knowledge.
Selun, the goddess of the moon.
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The incarnations of the powerful gods appeared one by one and sat in the most eye-catching position in the center of the hall.
The gods held their breath or whispered. They were surprised by the number of gods arriving this time. In the past, so-called collective meetings, there had never been so many powerful gods willing to come.
The person presiding over the meeting was Heim, the "god of justice and origin protection".
His incarnation is a tall man wearing heavy armor and a serious expression. He wears iron gloves and holds a balancing scale.
However, before he could speak, Shuna, the goddess of love with long fiery red hair, teased:
"How majestic, Heim. After the death of Tyr, the god of justice, you inherited his priesthood. Now tens of thousands of years have passed, and you are already one of the most powerful gods in the world. You are quite famous.
How charming is His Majesty AO?"
Several jeers suddenly came from the powerful god's seat.
Heim only had medium powers at the beginning, but because he had been loyally working for AO, he got benefits and his powers became stronger and stronger.
Now Heim has reached godhood 19, and his Church of Justice is also the most powerful and influential church in New Faerûn.
The Church of Justice takes care of almost everything. It is a bit like the police of the Earth and the United States, so it has offended many people.
Heim's face darkened when he heard the sarcastic words of the goddess of love. He didn't understand where he had offended this goddess.
But he did not choose to quarrel with the goddess. He held up the scale with his iron hand, looked around and said:
"Everyone, you must know the reason why I called everyone here today.
A catastrophe may be about to happen!
A riot of magical energy swept across the entire crystal wall system, which meant the birth of a new magic network goddess. However, this was not a good thing.
I saw darkness, the deepest darkness, and the power of darkness would expand along with the magic network, endangering all civilization and order.
The night is long and winter is approaching. All life may have to live in the cold darkness in the future. We cannot sit still and wait for death. We must unite to stop the expansion of darkness!"
His impassioned voice spread throughout the Pole Star camp.
However, very few responded.
Many gods knew that the new Magic Network Goddess was born. After all, the magic network covering the crystal wall system made so much noise, and everyone was not blind.
But they don't understand why this is a crisis.
"Lord Heim, the reappearance of the Magic Network is in line with the tide of the force of the universe. There seems to be nothing wrong with the ancient and mysterious goddess of the night becoming the master of the Magic Network. Where does the crisis begin?"
A young god of the new generation only stood up and asked doubtfully.
This question brought out the thoughts of many gods.
The new generation of gods generally do not understand the goddess of night. They only know that she is an ancient, mysterious, powerful and very low-key goddess.
After the End War, Shar focused exclusively on how to become a god. For tens of thousands of years, she had only a handful of miracles and was almost forgotten by the gods.
Her reputation has improved a lot as a result.
Strong in strength, but indifferent to fame and wealth, neither fighting nor grabbing, aloof from others.
There is no conflict of interest between the gods and the goddess of the night, and they naturally have a good impression of her.
Heim knocked on the table with his left hand, his eyes were blazing, and he said in a stern tone:
"That's because you don't understand the lady of the night at all, so you have such naive thoughts.
Shar is insidious, cunning, ruthless, evil, greedy and hateful. She hates all light and life, trying to destroy the entire world and return everything to nothingness and darkness. She is an out-and-out madman, an extremely evil evil god!
She is already very powerful, almost unparalleled.
If she is allowed to gain the power of the magic net again, then the entire crystal wall system will be shrouded in darkness and there is a risk of destruction at any time!
Don't think I'm being exaggerated. You can ask the surviving gods of the old era, those demigods and legendary lichs, and you will know how crazy and evil the Lady of the Night is.
If she uses the power of the magic network to ascend to the Supreme God's throne, it will be a disaster for the multiverse!"
These harsh words made the gods a little frightened and they looked at each other.
Some new generation gods only began to ask those ancient gods to learn about the Lady of the Night.
Soon, everyone was a little dumbfounded.
Almost none of the gods from the old days only had good things to say about the Lady of the Night, and all had a bad impression of her.
Evil, crazy, insidious, ruthless... there is almost no good word to say.
The gods of the old days did not wrong Sha'er.
Shar, female, represents the original darkness, the complete nothingness before time begins to flow. She is an indifferent and powerful divinity. She is extremely eager to return to the peaceful nothingness of the beginning, so she plans in the dark to destroy all civilizations and civilizations.
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These descriptions directly tell you that Shar's teachings are anti-social and anti-human.
If you believe in other evil gods, you may still have a future, but if you believe in Shar, you will have nothing in the end.
The goddess of the night was not generally bad in the past, and there were few goddesses more evil and crazy than her in all of Faerûn.
Perhaps only the Spider Goddess Rose can compete...
However, times have changed.
A god from the new generation only questioned, saying:
"Well, the goddess of the night was really terrible and extremely evil before, but it's different now. At least she hasn't done anything extraordinary in the past tens of thousands of years.
Lord Heim, maybe the goddess has corrected her evil ways or switched sides?"
This statement was echoed by some gods.
The gods of the old era basically didn't have a good impression of Shar, but they had never experienced that era, and they had never been harmed by Shar. Mere hearsay could not make them share the same hatred.
"Innocent!"
"childish!"
"I don't believe Sha'er will change her ways. This is more ridiculous than wolves eating grass and sheep eating meat!"
"That's right, the goddess of the night is already powerful enough. We can't let her control the power of magic. Then she will be invincible and completely superior to us!"
"I've had enough of those madmen. The three gods of death and Cyric have all fallen. It's her turn!"
Some gods from the old era stood up and agreed with Heim.
Among them are the powerful Lord of Storms, Talos, the Furious Gods, the Guardian God Torm, the God of Artisans and Craftsman Gond, and others.
Seeing that the time was ripe, Heim, the god of justice and origin protection, coughed lightly and said loudly:
"We cannot sit back and watch the goddess of the night expand her dark power wantonly. Everyone, this is not a crisis against a certain god or a certain camp. At this moment, we should put aside our prejudices and act together!"
"What should we do?"
"It is inevitable that the magic network will cover the crystal wall system. We cannot reverse this process even if we work together. Why, are we going to enter the shadow plane and attack the goddess' kingdom of God?"
"This is impossible, no one can do this!"
Maybe some people didn't know how powerful the Night Goddess was before, but now everyone knows that the dark tide and magical torrent sweeping across the universe is a power that even the gods can't match.
"quiet!"
Heim looked at the noisy Pole Star camp and shouted, his eyes blazing, "It is not feasible to enter the shadow plane. Most gods will be suppressed there, let alone step into the kingdom of the Lady of the Night.
But we can attack her from other angles, such as faith.
I suggest that the gods unite to attack the Church of the Night Goddess on the continent of Faerûn, annihilate her believers, and strive to interrupt her promotion!"
Even if it can't be interrupted, it can still interfere and delay her progress in becoming a god.
When His Majesty AO wakes up, he will deal with this evil god who dares to peek into the throne of the Supreme God.
Heim, the God of Justice, thought in his heart, looked at the gods, and continued to speak impassionedly:
"I will immediately declare war on the goddess of the night, and let the Church of Justice begin to eliminate the goddess's followers. Gods, for the sake of justice and the safety of the universe, please help me!!
I won’t let you all work in vain, I swear by the River Styx, for all the gods who participated in this operation, I will record your merits, and in the future, the great AO will come to discuss your merits and reward them!"
At this time, many gods became excited.
For justice and the safety of the universe, they cannot be moved, but rewards from God can.
Cyric, Midnight and Kelemvor are living examples. Because they were rewarded by the gods, they became powerful gods with unlimited glory.
Some ambitious or passionate gods immediately approached Helm and expressed their willingness to help him.
Of course, more gods are still indifferent, especially those powerful gods.
Almost all powerful gods chose to leave.
Shuna, the goddess of love, left the seat of the powerful god, glanced at Heim who was surrounded by dozens of gods, and sneered:
"What a loyal dog. For the sake of his master, he dares to take action against a goddess who is about to ascend to the highest level."
Heim is the spokesperson of AO, and the powerful gods all have complicated feelings about AO.
They are in awe of His Majesty AO's unparalleled power, but at the same time they are disgusted with someone always riding on their head. Deep down in their hearts, they also long to become gods above gods.
"Heim is doomed to be disappointed. He does not understand the essential difference between a superior god and a powerful god. The current goddess of the night is not the mad god Cyric before."
Next to him, Ogma, the God of Knowledge, said calmly.
This wise and knowledgeable god only wore a pair of exquisitely crafted and ornately decorated armor, and carried a beautiful-sounding snow-wood Atyn harp.
He used the piano to play the most perfect notes and sighed:
"Even her personality, philosophy, attributes, and the essence of her divine power have changed. With the power of the magic network, she has no possibility of failure."
Can annihilating believers affect the promotion of a god?
Indeed it can.
If other gods were to ascend to the highest level and be attacked by Heim like this, their success would really be in vain, leaving them with eternal hatred.
But Shar is not among them.
According to his speculation, the power of the magic net alone was enough to push her to the throne of a god, and it did not require much power of faith at all.
Even if the gods' actions go smoothly, it will take at least several decades to wipe out all of Shar's followers, and within such a long time, she will have been promoted long ago.
After becoming a god, it doesn't matter if all the believers die.
God does not need believers.
Jergal still looks like a withered and fragile mummy, his pale yellow eyes are lifeless, and his divine power barely meets the standards of a powerful god.
He leaned on his crutches and left the scene slowly. The new generation of the God of Slaughter followed him with a respectful look on his face.
"Senior, can the goddess of the night succeed? That guy Heim wants to dig out the foundation of the goddess this time and kill them all."
The young God of Slaughter asked curiously.
"Ahem."
Jacob looked like he was about to die at any moment, "You are too young and know too little. It is ridiculous to look at a god from the perspective of a powerful god.
Even if you are a god who is in the process of being promoted, you are not a normal god."
This is a bit of an answer to the question.
The young god of killing looked confused.
Jergo looked at Heim, who was surrounded by some gods and talked impassionedly about how to wipe out the followers of the goddess of the night. He seemed to be in a good mood, and the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and he said:
"God is above God, there is no camp, no priesthood, no fixed attributes, and no need for believers.
To put it bluntly, God is neutral, absolutely neutral.
Good and evil, right and wrong, light and darkness, good and evil, are just the rules of the game of the gods.
When Shar can control her evil and crazy nature, she has saved enough. God is just a slave to the divine priesthood and belief, while God is the master.
Roy, the young god of killing, do you know that the key step in becoming a god is to cut off the connection with believers, thereby transcending the shackles of the power of faith.
Heim, hehe, after all, he is just a dog.
He had no idea what kind of existence his master was. Because he was loyal, he never thought about the nature of gods above gods.
His behavior is very interesting and makes people laugh.
When Shar wakes up, she might even thank him."
When Roy, the God of Killing, heard these words, his eyes were shocked and he didn't know what to say.
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Three days later, Waterdeep.
The churches of Gods such as Heim, the God of Justice, Thom, the Guardian God, and Talos, the Lord of Storms and Destruction, united and sent a large number of paladins and priests to surround the port area.
The port area of Waterdeep is a "violent place, with endless squabblings filling the entire area, only occasionally interrupted by sporadic trade, wandering wild dogs, and a few brave watchers."
But today, it's extremely quiet here.
The road leading to the slums was almost deserted. The usual large number of workers, beggars, gangsters, and homeless people had all fled this place.
City Lord Grafite wore a golden chainmail, held an ax, stood in front of a large number of guards and paladins, and said:
"The great and strict God of Justice has declared war on the evil Thieves Guild and the Church of the Dark Goddess. We are gathered here today to completely cleanse the cancer of these cities, this filthy land! The enemy is powerful, you are afraid
?"
"Justice will prevail, justice will prevail!"
The paladins raised their swords and shouted loudly.
