What are the idols? Spirits of worship? Caretakers from our forest lord? Ghosts born out of long dead heroes?
Our guardians were heralded by the rise of that cruel demon king, the polluted prince that the forest lord used to love with his almighty fatherly heart. Were these spirits pieces from his shattered divine heart when it broke as tragedy struck?
No such historical record exists about where he went once the prince fell down into that realm of evil but the primal Idols took his place in caring for our kingdoms and people, granting powers or blessings from rites they shared to the ancestors of so-called nobility.
Thankfully, the common man can simply pray for rain during a drought and they’d listen but to end it would still need those holy rites. They’re not ignorant to greedy and evil monsters, however, nothing is free in this world to gain such power.
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To me that tells me those spirits intentionally limited the spread for avoiding abuse. It could’ve been done in a more sane way than empowering tyrants hungry for more petals to stuff their pockets. I heard the third hero was blessed with wisdom of every rite possible by the king
I may go on a pilgrimage to the same world tree, these questions that burn within my heart about Idols, their rites, and even our forest lord’s fate point me towards seeking out this man for his knowledge. If he allows it then I may learn more by traveling with him.
I cannot be the only one to have these ideas and if someone were to get them, It’d have to be me.

