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== [[Literature]] ==
* [[Ciaphas Cain]] kinda lives in a setting where God-Emperor of Mankind is very observable, but he thinks he's too busy fighting the countless forces of Warp to care about him personally (though never misses jokes at Cain's expense)
* With the notable exception of Brutha from ''[[
* Despite the medieval setting and the presence of many clerical characters, some characters in the [[Deryni]] works are less than devout.
** Nigel Haldane: The opening quotation describes him preparing to have his nephew King Kelson trigger some of the family's arcane powers in him. Given that he's facing an unfamiliar arcane ritual that also makes him confront the unwelcome possibility that he may become king himself, he feels the need to pray: "A little awkwardly, then, he bowed his head and framed his thoughts in a far more formal petition than was usually his wont..."
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== [[Web Comics]] ==
* Roy from ''[[The Order of the Stick]]'':{{verify|reason=Yes, this happened, but the spelling and grammar look bad, and Rich Burlew is usually a better writer than that. Also, a link to the individual strip would be lovely.}}
{{quote|'''[[Celestial Bureaucracy|Bureaucratic Deva]]''': Let me ask you something why did you never consider becoming a cleric yourself? You have halfway decent Wisdom and Charisma scores, you could have pulled it off.
'''Roy''' Well is awkward to say, given [[Fluffy Cloud Heaven|where I am]], but
'''Roy''': I mean. I guess my mom raised me to worship the [[Norse Mythology|Northern]] [[Fantasy Counterpart Culture|Gods]], but I always figured as long as I don't actively offend any of them, they'd leave me alone. }}
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