Place
Halls of Rakash
The Halls of Rakash are invoked in the hunting customs of the Frann and Giant cultures of the Lands of Exile. These peoples respect their prey and hold its fight and inevitable fall to be sacred.1
As a show of that respect, a hunter is expected after each hunt to let a few drops of their own blood fall into the dead prey's mouth and to wish it a smooth passing to the Halls of Rakash, named for Rakash.1
Notes
- ↑BookBook of Dead, p. 103
Sources
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- BoDBook of Dead(Bad Badger Games, 2024), p. 103
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