#cult of the lamb anchordeep

[dracofaun]

Welcome. Defeat the Bishops.

[cult-of-a-buttercup]

Headcanons of the Old Faith: Anchordeep

Darkwood

Anura

Narinder’s Faith

Silk Cradle

Festivals:

The festivals held in Anchordeep aren’t many, and aren’t as casual as some held in other lands.

Whenever Anura holds their festival for wines and beers, most Anchordeep followers like joining in- they might now enjoy beer, but if you ask any of them they’ll talk wonders about the wine and signature drinks sold there. Kallamar used to attend as well, until one day when both bishops got into a quarrel because the bishop of pestilence refused to drink something Heket had created, be it because of his paranoia or because of some sort of prank.

Anchordeep also holds its own festivals, the most popular one being an artisan gallery where artists, jewelry makers and writers sell their best works. During the duration of this celebration, merchants of other islands also drop by to sell things from their own lands, resulting in a good place to exchange things such as relics and treasures.

There is also a small festival, or rather a competition, to collect the crystals that grow along the depths of Anchordeep and the caves along the beach. Whoever collects the most has the honor of gifting them to Kallamar (though he gets all of them anyways) and gets a piece of jewelry from his own collection.

Rituals:

Most rituals of Anchordeep are simply there to fill doctrines and Kallamar’s ego.

At the start of every season, Kallamar has all of his followers reunite in his temple to do a massive healing ritual: to stay healthy for the next few months, everyone must bring forward an offering. It can be gold, gemstones, different types of jewelry or praisings of the Great Pestilence. Paintings, poetry and sculptures all count as praisings, and often give an extra boost when brought forward to the bishop. He still heals followers who don’t bring gifts that meet his standards, but appearing empty handed can be the cause of a totally unrelated pest- either in a household or to a specific follower.

Besides that, Kallamar hosts balls every full moon so his followers could thank him for keeping sickness at bay, again. The dance lasts the whole night, and is followed by three days of holy rest. Those who didn’t attend often get sick with small sicknesses, but those who would miss every ball for a period of time were taken as prisoners and questioned- Kallamar saw them as heretics, making plans and schemes to take him down while he’s too busy to notice.

Since Anchordeep is filled with fancy buildings to keep up its image of the “better cult”, Glory of Construction rituals are held every month, after careful planning of where new buildings should go and which buildings could use a new coat of paint. Despite it meaning new decorations, something most of Kallamar’s followers love, the ritual itself it’s quite disliked due to them not really wanting to do the hard work- which is why a follower can spend an amount of its own savings to request for a follower from Anura to do the work for them, with and official request from Kallamar of course.

Anchordeep’s weddings are, of course, grand. They are held individually, are overseen by high priests and officiated by Kallamar himself- they have months if not years of thought put to them, since the decoration of the ceremony has to stand out from the other weddings held in the rooms of the temple. Because of this, they are the most expensive weddings amongst the Old Faith, but are seen as absolutely worth it. The clothes are made of fine fabric, decorated with seashells, crystals and sometimes different types of seaweed.

However, funerals are not held at all- its association with death are too heavy for Kallamar to be okay with them, so instead followers of Anchordeep are sent to Silk Cradle or Darkwood to mourn their loved ones, the choice of which land to go to up to the follower. Unlike Heket’s followers however, they are given enough gold for the trip, and a few days of rest after coming back from their travels.

Worshipping:

To worship Kallamar one must show appreciation for health. Which can be shown easily by strutting around Anchordeep, attending sermons and attending any sort of ritual held by the bishop of pestilence. If not shown through this, gifts and offerings also can work quite nicely. If a follower gets sick, be it because of bad luck or because of a lack of worship, it can be easily fixed by offering Kallamar gifts, or simply singing him his praises.

Clothing:

It is no surprise that most of Anchordeep’s cultists prefer to be covered in jewelry from head to toe, fin or tentacle. Due to being underwater, clothes are often flowy and thin to not weigh too much, especially combined with tons of jewelry. There are certain doctrines on what to wear when out and about, mainly to keep up an image. Clothes cannot look old, be ripped or not be adorned with at least one piece of silver or gold, preferably real silver or real gold.

Amongst cultists:

With Kallamar’s following being used to the more glamorous and vain lifestyle of their leader, a lot of them work as high class artists or spell casters. Big gatherings for either balls, masquerades or other fine activities are the usual, anything less than being found lowbrow or just plain mockery.

Anchordeep’s riches allow it to be more of a citadel, being a good place for writers, artists, spellcasters and architects to grow in. The streets are filled with fine establishments of everything you can imagine, more often than not thriving with the snobbery of the followers living there- due to this, scams are a constant danger. Though most of the time if a follower gets caught in one they’re too prideful to actually admit it.

It was also the cult with the most lambs before Narinder’s imprisonment. Once the prophecy of a lamb liberation came around, Kallamar ordered the capture of all lamb followers- they were soon sent to Silk Cradle to be held in prisons until the bishops figured what to do.

Outside of Anchordeep, this underwater city seems to be the most popular place to live in, due to its low danger and luxurious customs. Though, it is also seen as a place filled with snobs, lacking in actual substance when looking behind the decorated buildings, fancy gatherings and golden lamps.

[abyssal-citadel]

Anchordeep

“Oh, I’m going to do one more simple sketch before I go to bed!” <- nothing but lies

The jellyfish were very fun to draw

[cultofsnowfall]

Kallamar, The Pestilence Bishop of The Blue Crown in Anchordeep!

Here’s some Kallamar Headcanons!

Before Being Indoctrinated:

🦑 • Kallamar knows how to expertly wield all weapons. It’s concerning how many he owns at his temple

🦑 • Tends to throw his followers and the other Bishops under the bus and judges every one of their actions

🦑 • His temple is extremely tidy, crystals lined up everywhere and very decorative

🦑 • Kallamar rewards his loyal followers more than just the promise of long and healthy lives, he actually listens to their input during sermons and takes their advice, having more respect for them

🦑 • In the presence of his other siblings he is less inclined to speak, afraid of causing his siblings distress

🦑 • He’s a hoarder and loves shiny things, wanting his cultists to offer him crystals, coins, pearls and anything glimmering at his temple

🦑 • When facing mortals he has extreme confidence but anyone that’s stronger and more powerful than him besides the Bishops this god complex shatters

🦑 • If Kallamar is in Fight or Flight mode god forbid he realizes flight won’t work. If he has no other options he has a sword, a staff and a holy grenade at his disposal to use against the threat

🦑 • Kallamar can find fault in anyone. Not taking the blame for anything he’s done

🦑 • Being the Ex-Bishop of Anchordeep his society is responsible for the production and harvest of the crystals and coins that The Old Faith uses for currency

After Being Indoctrinated:

🦑 • He is the most cautious and considerate Ex-Bishop. He care about everyone’s feelings much more than his fellow siblings

🦑 • At first The Lamb couldn’t even talk to him without Kallamar bursting into tears. Eventually he became less and less panicky and learned to get used to the cult

🦑 • With Kallamar’s ears gone he has a difficult time hearing and understanding sounds and other member’s voices. So if someone quietly comes up behind him he will shriek and freak out, thinking he’s being attacked: usually with a panic attack following afterwards

🦑 • Kallamar has exceptionally good lip reading skills being deaf. He also uses sign language and taught The Lamb and other cult members to use it if he’s having trouble lip reading

🦑 • He is a pescatarian and prefer’s to eat fish mostly. He will even accompany The Lamb when visiting Pilgrim’s Passage so he may fish for more salmon, being his favorite type of seafood

🦑 • Kallamar is the shortest Ex-Bishop being 5’4 ft tall. He suffered a huge stunt in growth due to the constant diseases he suffered from before

🦑 • He is very lithe and underweight. His tentacles making him seem heavier then he is

🦑 • His voice is either extremely loud or soft, having no volume control due to not being able to hear his own or others tone

🦑 • Kallamar has always been shy and uncomfortable with the spotlight. Even so, he can be a major drama queen

🦑 • Kallamar swears to never dissent against The Lamb as he is still extremely afraid of The Red Crown

🦑 • Kallamar is a perfectionist at everything. Since he is the cult architect he makes sure that the place looks clean and pretty. He’s extremely strict with decorating and placement of new buildings

🦑 • Whenever someone gets sick, he panics and immediately apologizes thinking he caused them to attract a disease

🦑 • Very timid around anyone except his fellow siblings, having a very meek nature

🦑 • His hobbies include jewelry making and weapon smithing, using his 2 pairs of arms to efficiently craft it

🦑 • With being indoctrinated his immune system has weakened severely as the blue crown helped strengthen his system. Now he frequently gets sick over the littlest of things

🦑 • He is very wary around Narinder and The Lamb, still having fear over The Red Crown

🦑 • Kallamar is the only Poly Ex-Bishop, building relationships with a few special cult members and treasuring them

[aveloka-draws]

13 Underwater

[bamsara]

Doodle for a scene I'm writing in chapter 20 of Trod. Needed to draw a cornered Lamb sitting in the eye of a monster skull

[skyartworkzzz]

The Calamari Spouses

Tried to figure out how Id translate their appearances cuz Holy shit these bitches TRICKY-

Some things may change futurely but thats how Ill interpret each of them for now <3

Closeups under the cut for the small doodles!

[acis-arts]

Day 13: Underwater

COTLtober Promptlist

[fireflywingss]

family bonding in anchordeep

let's hope aym doesn't try to eat an exploding jellyfish

[nosleepreal]

Comic about the crowns

Blue has it worse/srs

[therekinperson]

Cats with Cat-pillar vs Former Bishop with Cat-pillar [Reference for Dandelion/Fanchild] there should be more references for the crusade maps in cotl 😭😭

[thesleepiemooth]

Isn't it Lovely

Day 13 underwater

"This truly is a lovely place...."

i didn't line art this one cause i just really liked the sketch look uvu

[phenixthechangling]

I've been getting into the Cult of the Lamb Fandom a little bit and decided to make my own Au. I'm calling it "Cult Anchor" for now, but It might change. Anyways, here's the au version of the "Lamb", well, rather the leader of the cult in this Au.

So essentially, in this Au, Kallamar took the fall for Narindar, but Narindar was kinda a jerk about it to Kallamar. After the Prophocy, that one from Kallamar's lands of Anchordeep would liberate him and exact revenge on the other bishops. Slowly, the bishops had the creatures of Anchordeep slain, but one Axolotl managed to meet Kallamar and become the vessel of the Blue crown.

The Axolotl is called Ancor, and their a sweetie pie, unless you cross them.

Idk if anyone has done this before, but I'm definitely enjoying making my au.

[pinetreespants]

Day 13 Underwater

[aveloka-draws]

Forneus steals your bitch what do you do?

Part 1

Part 2

[mi-xin]

“Winds of change blow; dost thou sense it? Around us, the world creaks and turns. Afore, it stood immobile. Motionless centuries grow rust. Now Leshy hath fallen.”