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		<title>Rock at 11:07, 1 November 2025</title>
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		<author><name>Rock</name></author>
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		<title>IanFordam at 02:20, 15 June 2022</title>
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{netbook}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{netbook}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;So named for their origins, [[Grabenite]] [[folktale|folktales]] speak of [[the Ascended]] as mortals ascended to [[deity|divinity]].&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;p. 169&quot;&amp;gt;[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 169&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The Ascended constitute what was once the native [[religion]] of the [[Grabenite]]s before [[Graben Island]] was taken by [[the Mists]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 131, 151&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; There are no [[cleric]]s of the Ascended remaining among the [[Grabenite|Grabenites]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;p. 158&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; (though some remnant of their veneration by [[&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;adept}&lt;/del&gt;adept]] remains, see below). When Graben Island was taken by [[the Mists]], the Ascended&#039;s clerics found their connection with their deities severed, depriving them of their [[spellcasting]] abilities. Soon thereafter, the Ascended as a [[religion]] effectively became [[defunct]], though the Grabenites still fondly tell stories of these [[immortal|immortals]] as symbols of pride in their ethnic heritage. A few [[traditionalist]] Grabenites even go through the motions of paying respect to the [[hearth deity|hearth deities]] [[Fredar]] and [[Fredara]], but this is not true worship enough to power a [[divine spellcaster]].&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;p. 169&quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;So named for their origins, [[Grabenite]] [[folktale|folktales]] speak of [[the Ascended]] as mortals ascended to [[deity|divinity]].&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;p. 169&quot;&amp;gt;[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 169&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The Ascended constitute what was once the native [[religion]] of the [[Grabenite]]s before [[Graben Island]] was taken by [[the Mists]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 131, 151&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; There are no [[cleric]]s of the Ascended remaining among the [[Grabenite|Grabenites]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;p. 158&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; (though some remnant of their veneration by [[adept]] remains, see below). When Graben Island was taken by [[the Mists]], the Ascended&#039;s clerics found their connection with their deities severed, depriving them of their [[spellcasting]] abilities. Soon thereafter, the Ascended as a [[religion]] effectively became [[defunct]], though the Grabenites still fondly tell stories of these [[immortal|immortals]] as symbols of pride in their ethnic heritage. A few [[traditionalist]] Grabenites even go through the motions of paying respect to the [[hearth deity|hearth deities]] [[Fredar]] and [[Fredara]], but this is not true worship enough to power a [[divine spellcaster]].&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;p. 169&quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The reason for the above separation of [[priest]] and divinity remains a [[mystery]]. It may be due to a refusal of the Ascended to buy into [[the Unspoken Pact]] or perhaps some plan made by [[the Dark Powers]]. Strangely, not all priests of the Ascended are cut off from their divine patrons. [[Outlander]] clerics from [[Meredoth|Meredoth&#039;s]] home world of [[Mystara]] retain their abilities if they find themselves trapped in the [[Demiplane of Dread]].&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;p. 169&quot; /&amp;gt; At least one [[priest]] among [[the Strangled]], [[Igil Wotanshand]], seems to have retained his power.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;p. 136&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In addition, [[the Wise Women]]  of [[Graben Island]] - [[adept|adepts]] originally empowered by [[the Ascended]] - still retain some degree of their power, though it has been significantly warped and [[corrupted]] due to their not realizing the transformation of their [[familiar|familiars]] into [[dread familiar|dread familiars]] and fall to [[Evil]]. Believing the counsel of their familiars beyond reproach, the Wise &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Woman &lt;/del&gt;gradually fell alongside their dread companions.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;p.151&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The reason for the above separation of [[priest]] and divinity remains a [[mystery]]. It may be due to a refusal of the Ascended to buy into [[the Unspoken Pact]] or perhaps some plan made by [[the Dark Powers]]. Strangely, not all priests of the Ascended are cut off from their divine patrons. [[Outlander]] clerics from [[Meredoth|Meredoth&#039;s]] home world of [[Mystara]] retain their abilities if they find themselves trapped in the [[Demiplane of Dread]].&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;p. 169&quot; /&amp;gt; At least one [[priest]] among [[the Strangled]], [[Igil Wotanshand]], seems to have retained his power.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;p. 136&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In addition, [[the Wise Women]]  of [[Graben Island]] - [[adept|adepts]] originally empowered by [[the Ascended]] - still retain some degree of their power, though it has been significantly warped and [[corrupted]] due to their not realizing the transformation of their [[familiar|familiars]] into [[dread familiar|dread familiars]] and fall to [[Evil]]. Believing the counsel of their familiars beyond reproach, the Wise &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Women &lt;/ins&gt;gradually fell alongside their dread companions.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;p.151&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;As [[Meredoth]] hails from [[Mystara]]&amp;lt;ref name=DoDp.79-80&amp;gt;[[Domains of Dread]] p.79-80&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, the Ascended are the Immortals of that [[outlander world]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;As [[Meredoth]] hails from [[Mystara]]&amp;lt;ref name=DoDp.79-80&amp;gt;[[Domains of Dread]] p.79-80&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, the Ascended are the Immortals of that [[outlander world]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;So named for their origins, [[Grabenite]] [[folktale|folktales]] speak of [[the Ascended]] as mortals ascended to [[deity|divinity]].&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;p. 169&quot;&amp;gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;{&lt;/del&gt;[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 169&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The Ascended constitute what was once the native [[religion]] of the [[Grabenite]]s before [[Graben Island]] was taken by [[the Mists]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 131, 151&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; There are no [[cleric]]s of the Ascended remaining among the [[Grabenite|Grabenites]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;p. 158&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; (though some remnant of their veneration by [[adept}adept]] remains, see below). When Graben Island was taken by [[the Mists]], the Ascended&#039;s clerics found their connection with their deities severed, depriving them of their [[spellcasting]] abilities. Soon thereafter, the Ascended as a [[religion]] effectively became [[defunct]], though the Grabenites still fondly tell stories of these [[immortal|immortals]] as symbols of pride in their ethnic heritage. A few [[traditionalist]] Grabenites even go through the motions of paying respect to the [[hearth deity|hearth deities]] [[Fredar]] and [[Fredara]], but this is not true worship enough to power a [[divine spellcaster]].&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;p. 169&quot;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;gt;p. 169&amp;lt;&lt;/del&gt;/&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;ref&lt;/del&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;So named for their origins, [[Grabenite]] [[folktale|folktales]] speak of [[the Ascended]] as mortals ascended to [[deity|divinity]].&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;p. 169&quot;&amp;gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[&lt;/ins&gt;[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;]] &lt;/ins&gt;p. 169&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The Ascended constitute what was once the native [[religion]] of the [[Grabenite]]s before [[Graben Island]] was taken by [[the Mists]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 131, 151&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; There are no [[cleric]]s of the Ascended remaining among the [[Grabenite|Grabenites]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;p. 158&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; (though some remnant of their veneration by [[adept}adept]] remains, see below). When Graben Island was taken by [[the Mists]], the Ascended&#039;s clerics found their connection with their deities severed, depriving them of their [[spellcasting]] abilities. Soon thereafter, the Ascended as a [[religion]] effectively became [[defunct]], though the Grabenites still fondly tell stories of these [[immortal|immortals]] as symbols of pride in their ethnic heritage. A few [[traditionalist]] Grabenites even go through the motions of paying respect to the [[hearth deity|hearth deities]] [[Fredar]] and [[Fredara]], but this is not true worship enough to power a [[divine spellcaster]].&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;p. 169&quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The reason for the above separation of [[priest]] and divinity remains a [[mystery]]. It may be due to a refusal of the Ascended to buy into [[the Unspoken Pact]] or perhaps some plan made by [[the Dark Powers]]. Strangely, not all priests of the Ascended are cut off from their divine patrons. [[Outlander]] clerics from [[Meredoth|Meredoth&#039;s]] home world of [[Mystara]] retain their abilities if they find themselves trapped in the [[Demiplane of Dread]].&amp;lt;ref&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;p. 169&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;&lt;/del&gt;/&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;ref&lt;/del&gt;&amp;gt; At least one [[priest]] among [[the Strangled]], [[Igil Wotanshand]], seems to have retained his power.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;p. 136&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In addition, [[the Wise Women]]  of [[Graben Island]] - [[adept|adepts]] originally empowered by [[the Ascended]] - still retain some degree of their power, though it has been significantly warped and [[corrupted]] due to their not realizing the transformation of their [[familiar|familiars]] into [[dread familiar|dread familiars]] and fall to [[Evil]]. Believing the counsel of their familiars beyond reproach, the Wise Woman gradually fell alongside their dread companions.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;p.151&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The reason for the above separation of [[priest]] and divinity remains a [[mystery]]. It may be due to a refusal of the Ascended to buy into [[the Unspoken Pact]] or perhaps some plan made by [[the Dark Powers]]. Strangely, not all priests of the Ascended are cut off from their divine patrons. [[Outlander]] clerics from [[Meredoth|Meredoth&#039;s]] home world of [[Mystara]] retain their abilities if they find themselves trapped in the [[Demiplane of Dread]].&amp;lt;ref &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;name=&quot;&lt;/ins&gt;p. 169&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&quot; &lt;/ins&gt;/&amp;gt; At least one [[priest]] among [[the Strangled]], [[Igil Wotanshand]], seems to have retained his power.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;p. 136&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In addition, [[the Wise Women]]  of [[Graben Island]] - [[adept|adepts]] originally empowered by [[the Ascended]] - still retain some degree of their power, though it has been significantly warped and [[corrupted]] due to their not realizing the transformation of their [[familiar|familiars]] into [[dread familiar|dread familiars]] and fall to [[Evil]]. Believing the counsel of their familiars beyond reproach, the Wise Woman gradually fell alongside their dread companions.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;p.151&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;As [[Meredoth]] hails from [[Mystara]]&amp;lt;ref name=DoDp.79-80&amp;gt;[[Domains of Dread]] p.79-80&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, the Ascended are the Immortals of that [[outlander world]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;As [[Meredoth]] hails from [[Mystara]]&amp;lt;ref name=DoDp.79-80&amp;gt;[[Domains of Dread]] p.79-80&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, the Ascended are the Immortals of that [[outlander world]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Gonzoron</name></author>
	</entry>
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		<title>Rock at 22:51, 8 November 2020</title>
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		<updated>2020-11-08T22:51:21Z</updated>

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				&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Revision as of 16:51, 8 November 2020&lt;/td&gt;
				&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l2&quot;&gt;Line 2:&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;So named for their origins, [[Grabenite]] [[folktale|folktales]] speak of [[the Ascended]] as mortals ascended to [[deity|divinity]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;p. 169&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 169&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The Ascended constitute what was once the native [[religion]] of the [[Grabenite]]s before [[Graben Island]] was taken by [[the Mists]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 131, 151&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; There are no [[cleric]]s of the Ascended remaining among the [[Grabenite|Grabenites]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;p. 158&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; (though some remnant of their veneration by [[adept}adept]] remains, see below). When Graben Island was taken by [[the Mists]], the Ascended&amp;#039;s clerics found their connection with their deities severed, depriving them of their [[spellcasting]] abilities. Soon thereafter, the Ascended as a [[religion]] effectively became [[defunct]], though the Grabenites still fondly tell stories of these [[immortal|immortals]] as symbols of pride in their ethnic heritage. A few [[traditionalist]] Grabenites even go through the motions of paying respect to the [[hearth deity|hearth deities]] [[Fredar]] and [[Fredara]], but this is not true worship enough to power a [[divine spellcaster]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;p. 169&amp;quot;&amp;gt;p. 169&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;So named for their origins, [[Grabenite]] [[folktale|folktales]] speak of [[the Ascended]] as mortals ascended to [[deity|divinity]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;p. 169&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 169&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The Ascended constitute what was once the native [[religion]] of the [[Grabenite]]s before [[Graben Island]] was taken by [[the Mists]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 131, 151&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; There are no [[cleric]]s of the Ascended remaining among the [[Grabenite|Grabenites]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;p. 158&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; (though some remnant of their veneration by [[adept}adept]] remains, see below). When Graben Island was taken by [[the Mists]], the Ascended&amp;#039;s clerics found their connection with their deities severed, depriving them of their [[spellcasting]] abilities. Soon thereafter, the Ascended as a [[religion]] effectively became [[defunct]], though the Grabenites still fondly tell stories of these [[immortal|immortals]] as symbols of pride in their ethnic heritage. A few [[traditionalist]] Grabenites even go through the motions of paying respect to the [[hearth deity|hearth deities]] [[Fredar]] and [[Fredara]], but this is not true worship enough to power a [[divine spellcaster]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;p. 169&amp;quot;&amp;gt;p. 169&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The reason for the above separation of [[priest]] and divinity remains a [[mystery]]. It may be due to a refusal of the Ascended to buy into [[the Unspoken Pact]] or perhaps some plan made by [[the Dark Powers]]. Strangely, not all priests of the Ascended are cut off from their divine patrons. [[Outlander]] clerics from [[Meredoth|Meredoth&#039;s]] home world of [[Mystara]] retain their abilities if they find themselves trapped in the [[Demiplane of Dread]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;p. 169&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; At least one [[priest]] among [[the Strangled]], [[Igil Wotanshand]], seems to have retained his power.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;p. 136&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In addition, [[the Wise Women]]  of [[Graben]] - [[adept|adepts]] originally empowered by [[the Ascended]] - still retain some degree of their power, though it has been significantly warped and [[corrupted]] due to their not realizing the transformation of their [[familiar|familiars]] into [[dread familiar|dread familiars]] and fall to [[Evil]]. Believing the counsel of their familiars beyond reproach, the Wise Woman gradually fell alongside their dread companions.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;p.151&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The reason for the above separation of [[priest]] and divinity remains a [[mystery]]. It may be due to a refusal of the Ascended to buy into [[the Unspoken Pact]] or perhaps some plan made by [[the Dark Powers]]. Strangely, not all priests of the Ascended are cut off from their divine patrons. [[Outlander]] clerics from [[Meredoth|Meredoth&#039;s]] home world of [[Mystara]] retain their abilities if they find themselves trapped in the [[Demiplane of Dread]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;p. 169&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; At least one [[priest]] among [[the Strangled]], [[Igil Wotanshand]], seems to have retained his power.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;p. 136&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In addition, [[the Wise Women]]  of [[Graben &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Island&lt;/ins&gt;]] - [[adept|adepts]] originally empowered by [[the Ascended]] - still retain some degree of their power, though it has been significantly warped and [[corrupted]] due to their not realizing the transformation of their [[familiar|familiars]] into [[dread familiar|dread familiars]] and fall to [[Evil]]. Believing the counsel of their familiars beyond reproach, the Wise Woman gradually fell alongside their dread companions.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;p.151&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;As [[Meredoth]] hails from [[Mystara]]&amp;lt;ref name=DoDp.79-80&amp;gt;[[Domains of Dread]] p.79-80&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, the Ascended are the Immortals of that [[outlander world]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;As [[Meredoth]] hails from [[Mystara]]&amp;lt;ref name=DoDp.79-80&amp;gt;[[Domains of Dread]] p.79-80&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, the Ascended are the Immortals of that [[outlander world]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<author><name>Rock</name></author>
	</entry>
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		<title>Rock at 22:49, 8 November 2020</title>
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		<updated>2020-11-08T22:49:59Z</updated>

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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;So named for their origins, [[Grabenite]] [[folktale|folktales]] speak of &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;the &lt;/del&gt;[[Ascended]] as mortals ascended to [[deity|divinity]].&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;p. 169&quot;&amp;gt;{[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 169&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The Ascended constitute what was once the native [[religion]] of the [[Grabenite]]s before [[Graben Island]] was taken by [[the Mists]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 131, 151&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; There are no [[cleric]]s of the Ascended &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;remain &lt;/del&gt;among the [[Grabenite]]&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;s&lt;/del&gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;p. 158&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; (though some remnant of their veneration by [[adept]]&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;s remain&lt;/del&gt;, see below). When Graben Island was taken by [[the Mists]], the Ascended&#039;s clerics found their connection with their deities severed, depriving them of their [[spellcasting]] abilities. Soon thereafter, the Ascended as a [[religion]] effectively became [[defunct]], though the Grabenites still fondly tell stories of these [[immortal]]&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;s &lt;/del&gt;as symbols of pride in their ethnic heritage. A few [[traditionalist]] Grabenites even go through the motions of paying respect to the [[hearth deity|hearth deities]] [[Fredar]] and [[Fredara]], but this is not true worship enough to power a [[divine spellcaster]].&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;p. 169&quot;&amp;gt;p. 169&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;So named for their origins, [[Grabenite]] [[folktale|folktales]] speak of [[&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;the &lt;/ins&gt;Ascended]] as mortals ascended to [[deity|divinity]].&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;p. 169&quot;&amp;gt;{[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 169&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The Ascended constitute what was once the native [[religion]] of the [[Grabenite]]s before [[Graben Island]] was taken by [[the Mists]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 131, 151&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; There are no [[cleric]]s of the Ascended &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;remaining &lt;/ins&gt;among the [[Grabenite&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;|Grabenites&lt;/ins&gt;]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;p. 158&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; (though some remnant of their veneration by [[&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;adept}&lt;/ins&gt;adept]] &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;remains&lt;/ins&gt;, see below). When Graben Island was taken by [[the Mists]], the Ascended&#039;s clerics found their connection with their deities severed, depriving them of their [[spellcasting]] abilities. Soon thereafter, the Ascended as a [[religion]] effectively became [[defunct]], though the Grabenites still fondly tell stories of these [[immortal&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;|immortals&lt;/ins&gt;]] as symbols of pride in their ethnic heritage. A few [[traditionalist]] Grabenites even go through the motions of paying respect to the [[hearth deity|hearth deities]] [[Fredar]] and [[Fredara]], but this is not true worship enough to power a [[divine spellcaster]].&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;p. 169&quot;&amp;gt;p. 169&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The reason for the above separation of [[priest]] and divinity remains a [[mystery]]. It may be due to a refusal of the Ascended to buy into [[the Unspoken Pact]] or perhaps some plan made by [[the Dark Powers]]. Strangely, not all priests of the Ascended are cut off from their divine patrons. [[Outlander]] clerics from [[Meredoth]]&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&#039;s &lt;/del&gt;home world retain their abilities.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;p. 169&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; At least one priest among [[the Strangled]], [[Igil Wotanshand]], seems to have retained his power.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;p. 136&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; [[&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;The &lt;/del&gt;Wise Women]]&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, &lt;/del&gt;[[adept]]&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;s &lt;/del&gt;originally empowered by [[the Ascended]]&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, &lt;/del&gt;still retain some degree of their power, though it has been significantly warped and [[corrupted]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;p.151&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The reason for the above separation of [[priest]] and divinity remains a [[mystery]]. It may be due to a refusal of the Ascended to buy into [[the Unspoken Pact]] or perhaps some plan made by [[the Dark Powers]]. Strangely, not all priests of the Ascended are cut off from their divine patrons. [[Outlander]] clerics from [[Meredoth&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;|Meredoth&#039;s&lt;/ins&gt;]] home world &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;of [[Mystara]] &lt;/ins&gt;retain their abilities &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;if they find themselves trapped in the [[Demiplane of Dread]]&lt;/ins&gt;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;p. 169&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; At least one &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[&lt;/ins&gt;priest&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;]] &lt;/ins&gt;among [[the Strangled]], [[Igil Wotanshand]], seems to have retained his power.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;p. 136&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;In addition, &lt;/ins&gt;[[&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;the &lt;/ins&gt;Wise Women]] &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt; of [[Graben]] - &lt;/ins&gt;[[adept&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;|adepts&lt;/ins&gt;]] originally empowered by [[the Ascended]] &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;- &lt;/ins&gt;still retain some degree of their power, though it has been significantly warped and [[corrupted]] &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;due to their not realizing the transformation of their [[familiar|familiars]] into [[dread familiar|dread familiars]] and fall to [[Evil]]. Believing the counsel of their familiars beyond reproach, the Wise Woman gradually fell alongside their dread companions.&lt;/ins&gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;p.151&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;As [[Meredoth]] hails from [[Mystara]]&amp;lt;ref name=DoDp.79-80&amp;gt;[[Domains of Dread]] p.79-80&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, the Ascended are the Immortals of that [[outlander world]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;As [[Meredoth]] hails from [[Mystara]]&amp;lt;ref name=DoDp.79-80&amp;gt;[[Domains of Dread]] p.79-80&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, the Ascended are the Immortals of that [[outlander world]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Rock</name></author>
	</entry>
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		<title>Rock at 22:45, 8 November 2020</title>
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{netbook}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{netbook}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;So named for their origins, [[Grabenite]] [[folktale|folktales]] speak of the [[Ascended]] as mortals ascended to [[deity&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;}&lt;/del&gt;divinity]].&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;p. 169&quot;&amp;gt;{[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 169&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The Ascended constitute what was once the native [[religion]] of the [[Grabenite]]s before [[Graben Island]] was taken by [[the Mists]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 131, 151&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; There are no [[cleric]]s of the Ascended remain among the [[Grabenite]]s&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;p. 158&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; (though some remnant of their veneration by [[adept]]s remain, see below). When Graben Island was taken by [[the Mists]], the Ascended&#039;s clerics found their connection with their deities severed, depriving them of their [[spellcasting]] abilities. Soon thereafter, the Ascended as a [[religion]] effectively became [[defunct]], though the Grabenites still fondly tell stories of these [[immortal]]s as symbols of pride in their ethnic heritage. A few [[traditionalist]] Grabenites even go through the motions of paying respect to the [[hearth deity|hearth deities]] [[Fredar]] and [[Fredara]], but this is not true worship enough to power a [[divine spellcaster]].&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;p. 169&quot;&amp;gt;p. 169&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;So named for their origins, [[Grabenite]] [[folktale|folktales]] speak of the [[Ascended]] as mortals ascended to [[deity&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;|&lt;/ins&gt;divinity]].&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;p. 169&quot;&amp;gt;{[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 169&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The Ascended constitute what was once the native [[religion]] of the [[Grabenite]]s before [[Graben Island]] was taken by [[the Mists]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 131, 151&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; There are no [[cleric]]s of the Ascended remain among the [[Grabenite]]s&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;p. 158&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; (though some remnant of their veneration by [[adept]]s remain, see below). When Graben Island was taken by [[the Mists]], the Ascended&#039;s clerics found their connection with their deities severed, depriving them of their [[spellcasting]] abilities. Soon thereafter, the Ascended as a [[religion]] effectively became [[defunct]], though the Grabenites still fondly tell stories of these [[immortal]]s as symbols of pride in their ethnic heritage. A few [[traditionalist]] Grabenites even go through the motions of paying respect to the [[hearth deity|hearth deities]] [[Fredar]] and [[Fredara]], but this is not true worship enough to power a [[divine spellcaster]].&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;p. 169&quot;&amp;gt;p. 169&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The reason for the above separation of [[priest]] and divinity remains a [[mystery]]. It may be due to a refusal of the Ascended to buy into [[the Unspoken Pact]] or perhaps some plan made by [[the Dark Powers]]. Strangely, not all priests of the Ascended are cut off from their divine patrons. [[Outlander]] clerics from [[Meredoth]]&amp;#039;s home world retain their abilities.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;p. 169&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; At least one priest among [[the Strangled]], [[Igil Wotanshand]], seems to have retained his power.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;p. 136&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; [[The Wise Women]], [[adept]]s originally empowered by [[the Ascended]], still retain some degree of their power, though it has been significantly warped and [[corrupted]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;p.151&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The reason for the above separation of [[priest]] and divinity remains a [[mystery]]. It may be due to a refusal of the Ascended to buy into [[the Unspoken Pact]] or perhaps some plan made by [[the Dark Powers]]. Strangely, not all priests of the Ascended are cut off from their divine patrons. [[Outlander]] clerics from [[Meredoth]]&amp;#039;s home world retain their abilities.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;p. 169&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; At least one priest among [[the Strangled]], [[Igil Wotanshand]], seems to have retained his power.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;p. 136&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; [[The Wise Women]], [[adept]]s originally empowered by [[the Ascended]], still retain some degree of their power, though it has been significantly warped and [[corrupted]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;p.151&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<author><name>Rock</name></author>
	</entry>
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		<title>Rock at 22:44, 8 November 2020</title>
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;So named for their origins, [[Grabenite]] [[folktale]]&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;s &lt;/del&gt;speak of the [[&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;deitydeities of [[[the &lt;/del&gt;Ascended]] as mortals ascended to &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;divinimity&lt;/del&gt;.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;p. 169&quot;&amp;gt;{[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 169&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The Ascended constitute what was once the native [[religion]] of the [[Grabenite]]s before [[Graben Island]] was taken by [[the Mists]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 131, 151&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; There are no [[cleric]]s of the Ascended remain among the [[Grabenite]]s&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;p. 158&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; (though some remnant of their veneration by [[adept]]s remain, see below). When Graben Island was taken by [[the Mists]], the Ascended&#039;s clerics found their connection with their deities severed, depriving them of their [[spellcasting]] abilities. Soon thereafter, the Ascended as a [[religion]] effectively became [[defunct]], though the Grabenites still fondly tell stories of these [[immortal]]s as symbols of pride in their ethnic heritage. A few [[traditionalist]] Grabenites even go through the motions of paying respect to the [[hearth deity|hearth deities]] [[Fredar]] and [[Fredara]], but this is not true worship enough to power a [[divine spellcaster]].&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;p. 169&quot;&amp;gt;p. 169&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;So named for their origins, [[Grabenite]] [[folktale&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;|folktales&lt;/ins&gt;]] speak of the [[Ascended]] as mortals ascended to &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[deity}divinity]]&lt;/ins&gt;.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;p. 169&quot;&amp;gt;{[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 169&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The Ascended constitute what was once the native [[religion]] of the [[Grabenite]]s before [[Graben Island]] was taken by [[the Mists]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 131, 151&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; There are no [[cleric]]s of the Ascended remain among the [[Grabenite]]s&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;p. 158&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; (though some remnant of their veneration by [[adept]]s remain, see below). When Graben Island was taken by [[the Mists]], the Ascended&#039;s clerics found their connection with their deities severed, depriving them of their [[spellcasting]] abilities. Soon thereafter, the Ascended as a [[religion]] effectively became [[defunct]], though the Grabenites still fondly tell stories of these [[immortal]]s as symbols of pride in their ethnic heritage. A few [[traditionalist]] Grabenites even go through the motions of paying respect to the [[hearth deity|hearth deities]] [[Fredar]] and [[Fredara]], but this is not true worship enough to power a [[divine spellcaster]].&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;p. 169&quot;&amp;gt;p. 169&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The reason for the above separation of [[priest]] and divinity remains a [[mystery]]. It may be due to a refusal of the Ascended to buy into [[the Unspoken Pact]] or perhaps some plan made by [[the Dark Powers]]. Strangely, not all priests of the Ascended are cut off from their divine patrons. [[Outlander]] clerics from [[Meredoth]]&amp;#039;s home world retain their abilities.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;p. 169&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; At least one priest among [[the Strangled]], [[Igil Wotanshand]], seems to have retained his power.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;p. 136&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; [[The Wise Women]], [[adept]]s originally empowered by [[the Ascended]], still retain some degree of their power, though it has been significantly warped and [[corrupted]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;p.151&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The reason for the above separation of [[priest]] and divinity remains a [[mystery]]. It may be due to a refusal of the Ascended to buy into [[the Unspoken Pact]] or perhaps some plan made by [[the Dark Powers]]. Strangely, not all priests of the Ascended are cut off from their divine patrons. [[Outlander]] clerics from [[Meredoth]]&amp;#039;s home world retain their abilities.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;p. 169&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; At least one priest among [[the Strangled]], [[Igil Wotanshand]], seems to have retained his power.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;p. 136&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; [[The Wise Women]], [[adept]]s originally empowered by [[the Ascended]], still retain some degree of their power, though it has been significantly warped and [[corrupted]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;p.151&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Rock</name></author>
	</entry>
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		<id>http://fraternityofshadows.com/w/index.php?title=Category:The_Ascended&amp;diff=116912&amp;oldid=prev</id>
		<title>The Lesser Evil at 19:17, 12 April 2016</title>
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		<updated>2016-04-12T19:17:30Z</updated>

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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{netbook}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{netbook}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;So named for their origins, [[Grabenite]] [[folktale]]s speak of the [[deitydeities of [[[the Ascended]] as mortals ascended to divinimity.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;p. 169&quot;&amp;gt;{[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 169&amp;lt;/&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;&lt;/del&gt;ref&amp;gt; The Ascended constitute what was once the native [[religion]] of the [[Grabenite]]s before [[Graben Island]] was taken by [[the Mists]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 131, 151&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; There are no [[cleric]]s of the Ascended remain among the [[Grabenite]]s&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;p. 158&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; (though some remnant of their veneration by [[adept]]s remain, see below). When Graben Island was taken by [[the Mists]], the Ascended&#039;s clerics found their connection with their deities severed, depriving them of their [[spellcasting]] abilities. Soon thereafter, the Ascended as a [[religion]] effectively became [[defunct]], though the Grabenites still fondly tell stories of these [[immortal]]s as symbols of pride in their ethnic heritage. A few [[traditionalist]] Grabenites even go through the motions of paying respect to the [[hearth deity|hearth deities]] [[Fredar]] and [[Fredara]], but this is not true worship enough to power a [[divine spellcaster]].&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;p. 169&quot;&amp;gt;p. 169&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;So named for their origins, [[Grabenite]] [[folktale]]s speak of the [[deitydeities of [[[the Ascended]] as mortals ascended to divinimity.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;p. 169&quot;&amp;gt;{[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 169&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The Ascended constitute what was once the native [[religion]] of the [[Grabenite]]s before [[Graben Island]] was taken by [[the Mists]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 131, 151&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; There are no [[cleric]]s of the Ascended remain among the [[Grabenite]]s&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;p. 158&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; (though some remnant of their veneration by [[adept]]s remain, see below). When Graben Island was taken by [[the Mists]], the Ascended&#039;s clerics found their connection with their deities severed, depriving them of their [[spellcasting]] abilities. Soon thereafter, the Ascended as a [[religion]] effectively became [[defunct]], though the Grabenites still fondly tell stories of these [[immortal]]s as symbols of pride in their ethnic heritage. A few [[traditionalist]] Grabenites even go through the motions of paying respect to the [[hearth deity|hearth deities]] [[Fredar]] and [[Fredara]], but this is not true worship enough to power a [[divine spellcaster]].&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;p. 169&quot;&amp;gt;p. 169&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The reason for the above separation of [[priest]] and divinity remains a [[mystery]]. It may be due to a refusal of the Ascended to buy into [[the Unspoken Pact]] or perhaps some plan made by [[the Dark Powers]]. Strangely, not all priests of the Ascended are cut off from their divine patrons. [[Outlander]] clerics from [[Meredoth]]&amp;#039;s home world retain their abilities.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;p. 169&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; At least one priest among [[the Strangled]], [[Igil Wotanshand]], seems to have retained his power.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;p. 136&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; [[The Wise Women]], [[adept]]s originally empowered by [[the Ascended]], still retain some degree of their power, though it has been significantly warped and [[corrupted]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;p.151&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The reason for the above separation of [[priest]] and divinity remains a [[mystery]]. It may be due to a refusal of the Ascended to buy into [[the Unspoken Pact]] or perhaps some plan made by [[the Dark Powers]]. Strangely, not all priests of the Ascended are cut off from their divine patrons. [[Outlander]] clerics from [[Meredoth]]&amp;#039;s home world retain their abilities.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;p. 169&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; At least one priest among [[the Strangled]], [[Igil Wotanshand]], seems to have retained his power.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;p. 136&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; [[The Wise Women]], [[adept]]s originally empowered by [[the Ascended]], still retain some degree of their power, though it has been significantly warped and [[corrupted]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;p.151&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<author><name>The Lesser Evil</name></author>
	</entry>
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		<title>The Lesser Evil at 19:17, 12 April 2016</title>
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		<updated>2016-04-12T19:17:06Z</updated>

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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{netbook}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{netbook}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The Ascended constitute what was once the native [[religion]] of the [[Grabenite]]s before [[Graben Island]] was taken by [[the Mists]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 131, 151&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; There are no [[cleric]]s of the Ascended remain among the [[Grabenite]]s&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;p. 158&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; (though some remnant of their veneration by [[adept]]s remain, see below). When Graben Island was taken by [[the Mists]], the Ascended&#039;s clerics found their connection with their deities severed, depriving them of their [[spellcasting]] abilities. Soon thereafter, the Ascended as a [[religion]] effectively became [[defunct]], though the Grabenites still fondly tell stories of these [[immortal]]s as symbols of pride in their ethnic heritage. A few [[traditionalist]] Grabenites even go through the motions of paying respect to the [[hearth deity|hearth deities]] [[Fredar]] and [[Fredara]], but this is not true worship enough to power a [[divine spellcaster]].&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;p. 169&quot;&amp;gt;p. 169&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;So named for their origins, [[Grabenite]] [[folktale]]s speak of the [[deitydeities of [[[the Ascended]] as mortals ascended to divinimity.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;p. 169&quot;&amp;gt;{[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 169&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; &lt;/ins&gt;The Ascended constitute what was once the native [[religion]] of the [[Grabenite]]s before [[Graben Island]] was taken by [[the Mists]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 131, 151&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; There are no [[cleric]]s of the Ascended remain among the [[Grabenite]]s&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;p. 158&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; (though some remnant of their veneration by [[adept]]s remain, see below). When Graben Island was taken by [[the Mists]], the Ascended&#039;s clerics found their connection with their deities severed, depriving them of their [[spellcasting]] abilities. Soon thereafter, the Ascended as a [[religion]] effectively became [[defunct]], though the Grabenites still fondly tell stories of these [[immortal]]s as symbols of pride in their ethnic heritage. A few [[traditionalist]] Grabenites even go through the motions of paying respect to the [[hearth deity|hearth deities]] [[Fredar]] and [[Fredara]], but this is not true worship enough to power a [[divine spellcaster]].&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;p. 169&quot;&amp;gt;p. 169&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The reason for the above separation of [[priest]] and divinity remains a [[mystery]]. It may be due to a refusal of the Ascended to buy into [[the Unspoken Pact]] or perhaps some plan made by [[the Dark Powers]]. Strangely, not all priests of the Ascended are cut off from their divine patrons. [[Outlander]] clerics from [[Meredoth]]&amp;#039;s home world retain their abilities.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;p. 169&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; At least one priest among [[the Strangled]], [[Igil Wotanshand]], seems to have retained his power.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;p. 136&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; [[The Wise Women]], [[adept]]s originally empowered by [[the Ascended]], still retain some degree of their power, though it has been significantly warped and [[corrupted]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;p.151&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The reason for the above separation of [[priest]] and divinity remains a [[mystery]]. It may be due to a refusal of the Ascended to buy into [[the Unspoken Pact]] or perhaps some plan made by [[the Dark Powers]]. Strangely, not all priests of the Ascended are cut off from their divine patrons. [[Outlander]] clerics from [[Meredoth]]&amp;#039;s home world retain their abilities.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;p. 169&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; At least one priest among [[the Strangled]], [[Igil Wotanshand]], seems to have retained his power.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;p. 136&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; [[The Wise Women]], [[adept]]s originally empowered by [[the Ascended]], still retain some degree of their power, though it has been significantly warped and [[corrupted]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;p.151&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<title>The Lesser Evil: The Lesser Evil moved page The Ascended to Category:The Ascended</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;The Lesser Evil moved page &lt;a href=&quot;/wiki/The_Ascended&quot; class=&quot;mw-redirect&quot; title=&quot;The Ascended&quot;&gt;The Ascended&lt;/a&gt; to &lt;a href=&quot;/wiki/Category:The_Ascended&quot; title=&quot;Category:The Ascended&quot;&gt;Category:The Ascended&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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