The god of Stagnation, also known as the Great Mistake is an outsider that forced itself into the order of the Cycle, disrupting the system that existed since the world’s inception. It came to be from the spinal fluid spilled in the death of the first living beings, Gnasha, whose death came before its predetermined time.

As the many creatures comprising Gnasha’s mind died one by one at the hands of the Gnarin’s three deans, the thick black liquid that seemingly endlessly poured out of the corpses was Limbo itself. Seeping deep into the lands of Gnasha, the very continent entered a state of perpetual rot where not even those already dead can find rest.

Anything that consumes this substance becomes tainted, decaying rapidly until it is stuck in a state between life and death, never to change again. Even trees whose roots suck up nutrients from the festering ground are not immune, withering and drying until neither leaves nor fruits are left, yet standing forever still.

There are those who willingly partake of Limbo’s blessings, mostly those who fear the coming end of their lives, becoming worshippers of the Lah of Rot. Many followers have gathered under Saminas, the dean of Gothria who in his boundless thirst for knowledge had consumed the substance out of pure curiosity.

By preaching sweet lies of a deathless existence in bliss, he brought the masses to his side and created a massive cult known as the Perenials. In an event referred to as the Great Feast, the Gnarin who listened to Saminas’ words all partook of a ritual in which they consumed a great amount of Limbo.

As the only deity with a strong physical presence, not many places outside of the continent of Gnasha have felt the influence of the newly created Lah, the only one with a substantial presence being the Undying of Dela’Lah on Sadrin, whose ruler had brought it from afar to shift the scales of power within the holy city.

These men in contrast to the Perennials see their stagnated bodies with a utilitarian outlook and no deeper connection to what Limbo represents.

The largest problem the cults of the god of Stagnation face is that they cannot reproduce or increase their number in any way whatsoever. To combat this issue many of them practice keeping a small population of those who have not yet consumed the dark sludge, only allowing them into their ranks after having children. In some extreme cases, unwilling mortals are treated like cattle by the fanatics.

Temples of this Lah are few and far between for worship is conducted as massive gatherings of devotees come together to commune with their deity. These buildings are usually great in size, but scant in decoration, with those mostly being holy symbols or fetishes symbolizing eternity and immortality.

The largest and most significant ceremony is carried out by the Perennial Cult, a repeat of the Great Feast where all Limbo-Consumed members gather at their grand temple to feast upon the black sludge of their god.

As the god of immortality, Limbo doesn’t present the afterlife as a pleasent thing at all, instead it offers staving it off indefinately. Many followers truly fear death, either the uncertainty of what happens, or knowing the fact that something may disturb their eternal rest.