Lin: Last of the gods?

   After the Sundering, as chaos exploded across Gloe, the gods now free of their shackles began to lash out at one another in ways hitherto unseen. The world suffered these god wars for centuries and as is well documented in our histories, Ng emerged as the last of surviving god to challenge the very Oracle herself in Obsidian. There, upon The Pale, surrounded by the Waters of creation, she was slain after her second attempt at invasion and thus her threat was forever ended and the gods extinct. Out in the barbarian lands they still worshiped their deities, refusing to believe they had been killed. For centuries the peoples of these lands prayed in vain, their words borne away upon the wind,  never to be heard.
  However, rumors in academic and religious circles have consistently held that Ng was not the last god, that another remained hidden, avoiding all conflict and contact except with her own peoples. Lin the god of all of the Wilds of Inne, was not accounted for in the histories. Most believed that being militarily weak she was slain by Ng or another of the gods with little effort and thus did not bear mentioning, but this seems more a contrivance to avoid investigating her further. Perhaps, it was even an idea propagated by Lin herself to maintain her anonymity. And the Wilds of Inne, a land so treacherous that no one who has entered has ever returned, provides her shelter from prying religious and scholarly eyes. Lin was cunning and wise, she cherished the people under her care and was counted among the good gods. Who her people are is unknown and will most likely remain so until someone can mount an expedition strong or clever enough to return.
  Does Lin still rule in the Wilds of Inne? Has she remained hidden all this time, concealed from even the Oracle herself?  It would be a nice thing to know that at least one of the gods survived Ng.

Patrica Hume
Amateur Historian & Purveyor of Things Once Thought Lost

Excerpt found in a badly deteriorated notebook discovered behind Patricia's dresser after her death in 1653 A.S. Patricia herself was always considered an oddity amongst the Humes. While she possessed great intelligence, she preferred to remain separate from most people, never attending a social function, never making use of the Companions and only rarely dining with the family.