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Marignon proclaims a new saint, St. Onbec the Angry
Onbec began life as a simple spy in the service of Marignon. As the war with Pythium began, he provided crucial information to military leaders on the location of heathen forces, but upon entering the Forest of Saran, Onbec passed into legend. This little grove, on the very doorstep of the capitol city of Pythium, was a particular insult to God. A temple to the false prophet of Pythium was used to train foul druidic mages, and a graveyard there was regularly ransacked for the foul potency which can be extracted from the dead. When Onbec saw this, the righteous anger of the LORD came over him. He called on Aftial, goddess of courage, took up his broad sword and attacked the four guards at the temple.
As he approached, Onbec was hit by a rock, flung from a cowardly slinger. Despite this wound, which will leave him permanently weakened, Onbec was able to rout the entire force, killing two of the unbelievers, sending another fleeing, and capturing the leader. This craven centurion proved to be commander of all Pythium forces in the forest, and he quickly surrendered the entire province into the hands of Onbec. Not content to rest there, Onbec single-handedly tore down the false temple, digging up the very foundations and uttering removing this abomination.
When word of this miraculous victory reached Marignon, the Three of Three immediately decided to take the unusual step of canonizing Onbec while he yet lives, naming him St. Onbec the Angry, and making him patron saint of all spies and scouts. His sign shall be the simple board sword, and those who need strength may pray to God in his name. The Church attempted to recall him from the front lines, but St. Onbec has disappeared again into the wild, there to report on the motions of the heretics, and carry the anger of the LORD against His enemies.
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