Asharahlafillah: the Many Faiths of Southrun

In Southrun, it is said that there are 10,000 gods. Not all of them are equal in power or precedence and no two of them are worshipped, cajoled or influenced the same way.

Generally speaking, there is no office of priest for any of the gods; though there may be remote temples and monasteries dedicated to some of them, and some might have full-time monastics. The so-called holy men of Eastrun are Diviners, who seek to determine what Fate has in store for both the gods and mortal men alike. 

Rather than have a clerical office, the priest of every tribe, faction and household is the patriarch of the family. It is he who issues blessings, solemnizes contracts, negotiates marriages, and tends to the family idols. He makes sacrifices of burnt offerings and when in cities, will sometimes see to the organization of a parade or festival to honor one deity, or another.