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The Faction noticed that the concept of a celebrity was similar in that they could be viewed by transmissions but remained apart from people and they could become the face of their ideas. On the [[human]] colony world [[Ordifica]], the Faction fully infiltrated the media-obsessed culture within a couple years to create loa in the [[medianet]]. [[The Remote]] carried on a belief in loa. They referred to powers that [[Rassilon]] barred from entering [[N-Space]] as loa, including [[The Cold (Interference)|the Cold]]. In their dramatisation of the [[Yssgaroth]] breaking into N-Space, [[Omega|the Engineer]] referred to them as loa. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Interference - Book One (novel)|Interference]]'') | The Faction noticed that the concept of a celebrity was similar in that they could be viewed by transmissions but remained apart from people and they could become the face of their ideas. On the [[human]] colony world [[Ordifica]], the Faction fully infiltrated the media-obsessed culture within a couple years to create loa in the [[medianet]]. [[The Remote]] carried on a belief in loa. They referred to powers that [[Rassilon]] barred from entering [[N-Space]] as loa, including [[The Cold (Interference)|the Cold]]. In their dramatisation of the [[Yssgaroth]] breaking into N-Space, [[Omega|the Engineer]] referred to them as loa. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Interference - Book One (novel)|Interference]]'') | ||
In [[18th century]] [[Saint-Domingue]], "new and hungry" loa of the Revolution were created by followers of the revolutionary [[Makandal]], who himself was believed to have become a spirit after his execution. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Adventuress of Henrietta Street]]'', [[COMIC]]: ''[[Bêtes Noires & Dark Horses (comic story)|Bêtes Noires & Dark Horses]]'') In the [[20th century]], | In [[18th century]] [[Saint-Domingue]], "new and hungry" loa of the Revolution were created by followers of the revolutionary [[Makandal]], who himself was believed to have become a spirit after his execution. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Adventuress of Henrietta Street]]'', [[COMIC]]: ''[[Bêtes Noires & Dark Horses (comic story)|Bêtes Noires & Dark Horses]]'') In the [[20th century]], [[Baron Samedi]] and the [[Petro god]]s were worshiped as evil gods in [[Haiti]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[White Darkness (novel)|White Darkness]]'') At the same time, Makandal's followers incorporated much of the [[Catholic Church]]'s mythology and continued to honour their saints while practicing other rituals; ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Adventuress of Henrietta Street (novel)|The Adventuress of Henrietta Street]]'') in 20th century Haiti, the [[Rada Loa]] included [[Patrick (saint)|Saint Patrick]]. A small group in Haiti originating from [[Dahomey]] also worshiped the [[Great Old One]]s, including [[Cthulhu]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[White Darkness (novel)|White Darkness]]'') [[Hermes]] suggested that the gods of Haiti were [[Immortal]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Deadly Reunion (novel)|Deadly Reunion]]'') | ||
[[Dreekan voodoo]] had [[Treeka'dwra]], a messianic beast-god. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Storm Harvest (novel)|Storm Harvest]]'') | [[Dreekan voodoo]] had [[Treeka'dwra]], a messianic beast-god. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Storm Harvest (novel)|Storm Harvest]]'') | ||
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