Chapter 178 Donation

Ilmet, the God of Weeping, the Lord of Brokenness, and the Lord of Perseverance.

He is the God of suffering, martyrdom, and perseverance. He is known for his empathy and perseverance. He gives words of help and comfort to those who are in pain, suffering, or in urgent need of help.

He is a voluntary sacrificer, a god who voluntarily bears the burden for others. He is also the god of the oppressed and those who are treated unfairly, and one of the legendary Three Saints of Justice.

Scar knows some things about this god, and there is a reason why Scar knows these things. Although he has never said it clearly, he is actually a person of faith.

The god he believes in is Torm, who is called the God of Duty and Loyalty by the world, together with Tyr, the God of Justice and Incompleteness, and Ilmet, the God of Suffering and Perseverance.

(Torm is also the patron saint of the paladins, but because of his personal experience, although Scar believes in Torm, as a Hell Knight, his power does not come from this god, so he cannot be called Torm's paladin.)

At the same time, because of this relationship, he actually knows a lot about this god.

It is said that if possible, the God of Weeping will shoulder all the pain in the world to save others from suffering.

But He cannot do it, even if He is a god, He cannot do this, so He blesses those who are willing to endure the actions of others. It is said that martyrs who die because of others will always receive the blessing of Ilmet, enjoy the final peace, and receive God's reward after death because they did so.

Skar walked towards the temple. When he was in Levington before, he had visited the Temple of Mercy in Levington, and learned from those followers of Ilmet that the God of Suffering has another place to preach in the lower city. I guess they should be talking about this temple in front of them.

Those believers also said that their bishop Father Logan brought some believers to the Lower City to buy supplies in order to welcome the upcoming refugees, but according to Scar's understanding, the believers of the God of Suffering often do not hold too much property.

The priests of Ilmet walk between disease, famine and trauma, and his followers often give away what they receive again. As long as there are people in need of help around, any supplies in their hands will not last long.

So Scar inferred that Father Logan should not have too much property in his hands. The reason why he came to the Lower City was probably to seek help from fellow Ilmet believers. Otherwise, if he wanted to buy supplies, he could actually go to the Outer City. The prices in the Outer City are much cheaper than those in the Lower City, so there is no need to come here.

So Scar took out the remaining 75 platinum coins from his bag again. He wanted to donate all the money to solve the worries of these respectable people. This move was also to help his compatriots. These priests of the suffering god were absolutely trustworthy. Even with such a large donation, Scar was not worried that they would embezzle it for their own selfish desires. However, to be on the safe side, he planned to find the high priest Logan first and then hand the money to him in person.

He walked into the temple made of stacked stones. The temple of Ilmet was very simple. Although it was built with smooth rocks, there was no decoration to decorate it. A statue of Ilmet that looked equally simple stood in the middle, but no believers worshipped in front of the statue because they were all busy.

At this time, there were more than a dozen plain-dressed believers of the Suffering God in the temple. On his right, several Ilmet believers set up a simple stand. Some wounded people were waiting in line for treatment by Ilmet believers. This was also a means of livelihood for the temple. After all, no matter how devout their faith was, believers still needed to eat. They would provide relatively low prices for the people to treat others.

On the left, several civilians who looked very poor were telling something to a believer in front of them. There was a place covered with linen beside them. Scar recognized that it should be a corpse on the ground. Yes, Ilmet believers seemed willing to provide a simple but solemn burial for the common people. This was also the only funeral that the common people could afford.

Scar didn't look at it much. He found a relatively free believer of Ilmet and asked him about the High Priest Logan. The believer who was pulled seemed a little surprised. After all, ordinary people should not know where Logan is now, but he still told Scar the whereabouts of the High Priest because Scar was a holy warrior.

After thanking the believer who showed him the way, Scar followed the instructions and came to the back of the temple, where most clergy usually rested. However, before he really went there, he first paid respect to the statue of Ilmet as an admirer.

He also saw the engraving board placed on the base of the statue, on which some of the prayer words of Ilmet's believers were recorded.

Our Lord Ilmet, we cry for you, because of our weakness, you have to be punished for all living beings.

Our Lord Ilmet, please cry for us, because of our weakness, suffering still exists in the world.

Our Lord Ilmet, bear our pain, just so that others will no longer suffer.

My Lord Ilmet, because of our weakness, my Lord Ilmet.

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Skar found the High Priest Logan in the back. He was an old man in his 60s. He was thin, his skin was tanned by the sun, and his clothes were very simple. Compared with other believers, he just wore an extra robe.

He had a neatly trimmed beard, but half of his hair and beard were white. He was obviously in his twilight years, but his eyes were very bright.

He was now talking to a man who was about the same age as him, dressed similarly, but had no hair. When Scar walked over, their conversation had ended. The bald old man shook his head in a low voice, and Archbishop Logan's face also showed obvious fatigue.

Scar probably guessed what they were worried about, so he walked up to Archbishop Logan and expressed his identity and purpose.

Faced with Scar's help, Father Logan and the archbishop of the nearby Temple of Suffering, Father Lison, were all very surprised.

They didn't expect that a person who was supposed to come to Baldur's Gate from Eltoril to seek asylum could actually come up with so much money to help his suffering compatriots.

But they didn't doubt that the money came from an improper source. After all, no one would donate stolen money to the temple, and Scar was a holy warrior.

"Thank you, powerful and compassionate man. With this money, the Temple of Mercy and the Temple of Suffering will be able to support the people who will come to Baldur's Gate. If some of this money is saved, it should be enough to provide food for thousands of people for a month. May Ilmet's eyes be on you, and may the suffering of your compatriots forever go away."

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