@TheEdVerse I have yet another afterlife ? for ya: what happens to the souls of infants & children? Do they go to the god their parents (most) worshiped, by a god who tends to watch over children, or are they considered "unclaimed"?
— 🏳️🌈 Kendra Lawrence 🏳️🌈 (@Kendradream) March 12, 2021
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It depends on the child or infant. If they noticed one deity, or a priest or ritual or manifestation of that deity, over others, their soul goes to that deity (which is one reason why some parents and some clergy like to give… 2)
…toys to be chewed upon, hugged, and loved in cradles that are symbols of, or associated with, particular deities). If they were baptised or consecrated to a deity, and worshipped no other deity more strongly, they are claimed…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) March 14, 2021
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…by THAT deity. If they fell in love with an image (painting or sculpture) associated with a particular deity…and so on. Deities are “grabby” when it comes to souls; “unclaimed” is something no one wants. Deities of the dead… 4)
…even try to claim souls by conducting particular funerary rites.
And Lurue will try to find and guide the souls of all who die alone in the forests or wilderlands; if they have no deity to cleave to, they’ll abide with her.#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) March 14, 2021