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For the most part, native Mercan’s pay homage to [[Selûne]], the Moonmaiden of the night. According to history, in the very early stages of construction, Mercan founders would build well into the night, not knowing of course the time of day, since they were building well beneath the sand. However, a crystal was discovered while carving out the first sleeping quarters of the city which would always glow when the moon was up, even when far beneath the sand. Figuring it was a gift from the Moonmaiden herself, the founders took it as a sign of her blessing and have worshiped her ever since. The crystal turned out to be a common find after carving more of the city out and it provides much of the “natural” light for the city which explains why those who reside in the city are “nocturnal”. | For the most part, native Mercan’s pay homage to [[Selûne]], the Moonmaiden of the night. According to history, in the very early stages of construction, Mercan founders would build well into the night, not knowing of course the time of day, since they were building well beneath the sand. However, a crystal was discovered while carving out the first sleeping quarters of the city which would always glow when the moon was up, even when far beneath the sand. Figuring it was a gift from the Moonmaiden herself, the founders took it as a sign of her blessing and have worshiped her ever since. The crystal turned out to be a common find after carving more of the city out and it provides much of the “natural” light for the city which explains why those who reside in the city are “nocturnal”. | ||
=== | === Serpentine (Evil) === | ||
The followers of the Serpentine included not just Yuan-Ti and Mercans, but many in the region who were a member of the '''Cult of the Serpentine,''' the cult's goals included reviving a number of Yuan-Ti anathema buried from old holy wars in the deserts, as well as reclaiming surface lands in the name of Merca and the ancient Serpentine people. | The '''Serpentine''' represented the splinter cell of Mercans who worshipped their ancient racial gods, gods like [[Sseth]] and [[Serket]] (who some scholars believe may also just be the same god). Most of the Serpentine Mercan lived under or near the city of [[Al'Adeaf]], which was itself protected by a power anti-magic blessing known as the [[Sanctity of the Markets]]. To overcome this, the Serpentine sometimes had '''Serpentine Totems''' which subverted the anti-magic, allowing them to draw on dark Yuan-Ti blood magics. | ||
The followers of the Serpentine included not just Yuan-Ti and Mercans, but many in the region who were a member of the '''Cult of the Serpentine,''' the cult's goals included reviving a number of Yuan-Ti anathema buried from old holy wars in the deserts, as well as reclaiming surface lands in the name of Merca and the ancient Serpentine people. | |||
== Holidays == | == Holidays == |