Urist sat upon a platinum throne in what was becoming the altar room for the high priest of Ber Steelearthen. The High Priest was there, along with the High Priestess. They were knelt before the Queen with an offering of kittens for Ber Steelearthen. The priest and priestess had already slit each kitten open, and smeared the blood upon their faces in ritualistic cleansing. Queen Urist sat stone still, watching them closely.
When they were done, they bowed their heads. The Queen stood up, and produced an old dwarven skull. She held it before the two holy dwarves with both hands. Then she solemnly spoke.
"All life dies. One must meditate upon death before one's spirit can attain true wisdom. This skull once held everything this dwarf had ever known. It was this dwarf's entire universe. Now it is empty and drained of it's power. One must ponder this. One must understand what it was that flowed through this being that brought him life. Then and only then will you understand the God that we worship."
The two dwarves gave their ritualistic response in unison. "Glory unto Ber Steelearthen, the Dyes of Brightness, the supreme deity of all jewels and shiny things. It is he who lends us the jewel of life...and all life springs from Ber's jewels."
The Queen gave a nod to the High Priest, who then set the pile of dead cats ablaze. The smoke had nowhere to go within the cave, and wafted throughout the temple, leaving the smell of kitten death soaked into the walls. Urist knew that Ber Steelearthen was watching the blessing of his temple with great delight.
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