Editing Sigil:Rhughash (section)

== Strength, Mercy, and Debt ==

Uragh devotion to Rhughash does not require contempt for other Powers. Their religious life is practical enough to recognize that one virtue does not answer every need. An Uragh may honor [[Sigil:Ardis|Ardis]] after surviving a wound, invoke Korda at a burial, respect [[Sigil:Inglorian|Inglorian]] in matters of oath and justice, and still regard Rhughash as the Power who most clearly understands the nature of life.

This can produce devotional behavior that outsiders mistake for inconsistency.

It is not.

The Uragh take obligations seriously, and divine obligations are no exception. If Ardis has shown mercy, gratitude is owed. If Korda has guided the dead of one's family, his road deserves respect. If a local spirit has given shelter, safe water, or warning, one does not insult it merely because Rhughash is greater.

The story of [[Sigil:Thragga|Thragga]] restoring a fallen statue of Ardis in a deserted shrine is often used as an example of this attitude. Thragga did not convert, nor did he abandon Rhughash. He simply remembered that Ardis had once done him a good turn.

To an Uragh, this required no theological explanation.

A debt existed.

He paid it.