Yet, the Omnians tend to subsequently proclaim that human as a prophet, and say that Om has said that he is the only god. Om, like many other gods, likes to manifest to some human and claim to be one of the more powerful gods. The Omnians' fervent but often mistaken beliefs have long been causes of war on the continent of Klatch. Om's worshippers have founded a church-state, Omnia. Unless, and this is important, you are an eagle. Due to the time he spent as a tortoise, one of them involves commanding his worshipers to pick up tortoises and carry them wherever they bloody well please. When manifesting at the height of his powers, he speaks in commandments. This was after several years of being a tortoise.
Om, through an amazing coincidence, managed to land in a soft spot right next to his one surviving believer, Brutha, after being dropped from the sky by an eagle who hoped to eat the shattered tortoise. in Roundworld mythologies) but he only had the belief of two people in the world (Brutha and his Grandmother) so he appeared on earth as a tortoise with amnesia. (This is compared to a type of fish, which accumulates a bigger and bigger shell, then dies) In these times he tried to come to earth as a white bull or a swan (like Zeus, etc. Eventually the rituals and priesthood became the true focus of belief, leaving the god dying within the shell of a religion. After conquering and smiting his opposition's flock of believers he became the most powerful god in the area. He started (as all Discworld gods) as a faint pinch of ego, and as he accumulated belief he became more powerful and vengeful. In the events of Small Gods, despite having a huge empire of worshippers, he only has one true believer, Brutha. 3 Notable Sects, Schisms and Sub-DivisionsĪs far as gods go, Om is fairly lazy.
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