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|anathema=Attempt to improve the world or yourself | |anathema=Attempt to improve the world or yourself | ||
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|animal=Louse | |||
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{{this}} was the trickster god of cynicism and belief in the futility of knowledge and reason. | {{this}} was the trickster god of cynicism and belief in the futility of knowledge and reason. | ||
== Depiction == | |||
Yrom often appeared as a decrepit old wanderer. He was dirty and unkempt and wore rags which were torn and moth-bitten. His color was brown and his symbol was a bowl; either empty or filled with dust. | |||
== Worship == | |||
Congregations of Yrom consisted of priests and gymnosophists who lived ascetic lives of begging and foraging. All excesses and luxuries were given as sacrifices to their deity by being burned or buried. Lavish temples and icons were considered profane and unsuited for worship. Plain, unconsecrated spaces were preferred venues for ceremonies. | |||
Latest revision as of 19:50, 7 August 2026
| Yrom | |
|---|---|
| The Idiot God | |
| Portfolio | Foolishness Asceticism Shamelessness |
| Worshippers | Cynics |
| Edicts | Besmirch authority Live ascetically Destroy written records |
| Anathema | Attempt to improve the world or yourself |
| Gender | typically male |
| Sacred Animal | Louse |
Yrom was the trickster god of cynicism and belief in the futility of knowledge and reason.
Depiction
editYrom often appeared as a decrepit old wanderer. He was dirty and unkempt and wore rags which were torn and moth-bitten. His color was brown and his symbol was a bowl; either empty or filled with dust.
Worship
editCongregations of Yrom consisted of priests and gymnosophists who lived ascetic lives of begging and foraging. All excesses and luxuries were given as sacrifices to their deity by being burned or buried. Lavish temples and icons were considered profane and unsuited for worship. Plain, unconsecrated spaces were preferred venues for ceremonies.