# Divine Imprisonment ## Source section: 3. Cosmology & Divine Structure ### Category Historical/Religious Phenomenon ### Known Facts - [[The Great Purge]] hunted and imprisoned fallen gods of the old world. - [[The Old Gods]] may have been lost or imprisoned around The Breaking. - [[The Brotherhood]] claims their gods are imprisoned and the New Gods are liars. - [[The Opus Codex]] discusses the transition after The Breaking and the idea that the Brotherhood’s gods are imprisoned. - Myvendra’s brother is imprisoned by the [[The Elilim Seal|Elilim Seal]]. - [[The Great Purge]] account from the archive suggests many fallen gods, ancient entities, and survivors of the old world were imprisoned rather than killed. ### Known By - Party, through documents and [[Myvendra]] - [[The Brotherhood|Brotherhood]] - [[Solland]] historical/religious authorities - [[Sol Spire]], likely - [[Free Thinkers]], possibly - [[Myvendra]] ### Connected To - Old Gods - Fallen Old Gods - [[The Elilim Seal|Elilim Seal]] - Great Purge - [[Solland]] - [[The Brotherhood|Brotherhood]] - [[The Opus Codex|Opus Codex]] - [[Myvendra]] - [[Yuvendra]] - Q’ruhm - Imprisoned devouring entity ### Open Questions - How are gods imprisoned? - Where are they imprisoned? - Are there multiple prisons? - Can imprisoned gods still influence dreams, visions, symbols, or followers? - Are Old God symbols signs of weakening prisons? - Did [[Solland]] imprison gods for justice or control? - Can imprisonment corrupt a god? - Are any New Gods maintaining the prisons? ## Source section: 10. Threats & Phenomena ### Category God-Prison Phenomenon / Seal Magic / Post-Breaking Mystery ### Known Facts - [[The Old Gods]] were lost, imprisoned, or otherwise removed around The Breaking. - Solland’s Great Purge hunted and imprisoned fallen gods of the old world. - [[Myvendra]] says her brother is trapped behind the [[The Elilim Seal|Elilim Seal]]. - Her brother is assumed to be [[Yuvendra]]. - [[Myvendra]] believes only someone powerful can open the Seal. - [[Lucius Neeve|Lucius]] may be powerful or useful enough to do so. - [[The Brotherhood|Brotherhood]] doctrine claims the New Gods are imposters and that the true gods are imprisoned. - The party has seen repeated themes of prisons, seals, trapped souls, trapped gods, and contained entities. ### Known Effects - Prevents divine or ancient entities from acting freely. - May allow limited influence through dreams, visions, symbols, cults, or artifacts. - May be weakening or actively targeted by powerful figures. ### Known By - [[Myvendra]] - [[The Brotherhood]] - Full party, partially - [[Solland]] historical texts - [[Sol Spire]], likely - [[Free Thinkers]], possibly ### Connected To - Old Gods - [[The Elilim Seal|Elilim Seal]] - [[Myvendra]] - [[Yuvendra]] - Great Purge - New Gods - [[The Brotherhood|Brotherhood]] doctrine - [[The Opus Codex|Opus Codex]] - [[Vhail's Blade|Vhail’s Blade]], thematically but not confirmed - [[Ovk]] containment, thematically but not confirmed ### Open Questions - Who created the divine prisons or seals? - Where are imprisoned gods held? - Are all Old Gods imprisoned? - Are any dead? - Are any free? - Can imprisoned gods influence the world? - Did [[Solland]] create the prisons, discover them, or exploit them? - Is the [[The Elilim Seal|Elilim Seal]] connected to [[The Great Purge]]? - What happens if one divine prison opens?