Paleran

Overview
"'Power doesn't care what you call it because at the end of the day it knows it's far greater than you will ever be.' -Paleran when asked how to pronounce his name"Paleran is the God of Subjugation. His followers adhere to his tenets which are the 3 P's: Power, Persistence, and Patience. Power is first because it is the basis of all of their actions. Persistence follows as the path to power requires consistent effort and it isn't for the weak-willed. Patience is the last one as it requires a keen eye to know when to strike and when to bide your time and quietly collect your forces. Paleran's faithful typically have his symbol emblazoned on their gauntlets or outright tattooed on their preferred hand.

Paleran's faithful typically operate in small autonomous groups that answer to a central authority in any given region. When a member of that group becomes powerful enough they are instead granted independence and no longer have to report to that authority. This has allowed his faithful to spread quietly throughout most lands that would even have his worship outlawed due to the insidious nature of his tenets. The goal of most of these groups are to become his Chosen. Paleran offers a route to divinity and whenever a group becomes big enough they can beseech Paleran to undergo his Crucible. Paleran sends out a message to the rest of his faithful that someone is attempting to ascend and the Chosen must hold out long enough to receive all of Paleran's blessing. Failure is marked with the death of the Chosen and anyone who follows them executed for being so weak and having the audacity to proclaim to their God they wish to stand closer to them. Success yields them minor divinity under one of Paleran's many domains and he sponsors them until they can stand on their own. It is rumored that only 2 of his Chosen have ever succeeded although their Godly names are unknown.