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'''Praying for salvation''' | '''Praying for salvation''' was the act of praying to [[Maya]], the Great Mother, for safe delivery unto Her [[Halls of Maya|Halls]] after one had [[Death|died]]. After making one's way through the Halls as a soul, one would, if the Creatrix deems your death untimely (and most [[Adventurers|adventurer]] deaths are), reawaken in the [[Cave of Maya]] where She would have re-crafted one's old body into one as good as new. | ||
There are other means of returning to life. Of the various methods, praying for salvation | There are other means of returning to life. Of the various methods, historically praying for salvation costed the most [[experience]] in addition to that which was already lost through death itself, and was usually done when one has no other means are available. | ||
After the fall of [[Bal'met]] and the final sacrifice of Maya, [[Thoth|Thoth, the Endbringer]] took over responsibilities of judging souls. The modern equivalent to praying for salvation is [[embracing death]]. | |||
[[Category:Death]] | [[Category:Death]] |
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