He found himself being constantly questioned about the other Ascended gods. He spoke of Maul, whose doctrine promised the martial fortitude required to shield one's home and hearth from the encroaching wild beasts and the storms that tore at their fields. He asked of Ursula, whose grace was a balm for those whose bonds were fraying under the strain of poverty and illness, offering a path to fortify the fractured ties of family and community.
Seeing their desperation, the old man shared the critical, liberating truth he had gleaned from his godling tutors, the divine path was not a jealous monopoly. He taught them that one did not need to pledge an exclusive, singular loyalty to one deity. The Ascended were not contradictory in their dominion, rather, they were complementary facets of existence.
