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Twin Gods
The Twin Gods is the name often given to Alarath and Amarath.1
Origin
According to legend, The Dark One first created the two as a single being, but out of fear of their power he divided their souls. The twins remain very alike, yet each has a character of their own.1
In history
In the Second Age, the twin gods took an interest in the young human race and sent their avatars among them.2
In the Empire
The Empire's idea of the "ideal citizen" asks that one be a subject, but also an ally, of the Twin Gods and the other Greater Gods against the absolute darkness.3 Most churches within the Empire belong to Alarath and Amarath.4
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