According to Kaaranese belief, those who die persist, their spirits lingering in an afterlife of sorts, the Halls of Detrasa. Some are rumoured to walk among the people, watching and judging. Others have more direct control, guiding the affairs of mortls, able to be appealed to with prayer and veneration, and some small sacrifice of food or drink - ancient Warrum cults once sacrificed maidens, but the practice was banned when the region was conquered by the Mopadan Confederacy. Though not Gods in the traditional sense, the Kaaranese do revere the spirits of their ancestors. Each clan has at least one patron spirit, usually the founder or a particularly successful or famous figure from the clan's history. Some spirits are the patrons of entire nations, or embody particular aspects of the un