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{{culture \|related=[[Purelake]] \|world=Roshar \|universe=[[Cosmere]] \|books=[[The Stormlight Archive]] }} '''Nu Ralik''' ~~was~~is a deity secretly worshiped by the people of the [[Purelake]] on [[Roshar]].{{book ref\|sa1\|i\|1}} ==Beliefs== {{quote\|Foreigners were so stupid. Of course Nu Ralik was their god, but you always pretended that he wasn't. [[Vun Makak]] — his younger, spiteful brother — had to be tricked into thinking you worshiped him, otherwise he’d get jealous. It was only safe to speak of these things in a holy grotto.\|[[Ishikk]] on the [[Purelaker]] religion.{{book ref\|sa1\|i\|1}}\|}} [[Rysn]] notes that every Purelaker she has met cares deeply about their gods.{{book ref\|sa2\|i\|3}} The Purelakers believe that Nu Ralik has a great deal of influence on their lives. [[Ishikk]] believes that Nu Ralik is responsible for both the quality of his daily fishing catch and [[Maib]]'s recent finger aches.{{book ref\|sa1\|i\|1}} Ishikk also believes that Nu Ralik holds sway over his destiny, and he often mentally appeals to Nu Ralik regarding potential events in his future.{{book ref\|sa1\|i\|1}} {{quote \|... Nu Ralik knew that the boundaries of nature were far more important than the boundaries of nations. Ishikk was a Purelaker. First and foremost. By tide and sun he was. \|Ishikk{{book ref\|sa1\|i\|1}} }} Nu Ralik has an indeterminate association with the natural world. Ishikk has little regard for kingdoms or borders, believing that Nu Ralik places precedence on natural boundaries.{{book ref\|sa1\|i\|1}} Purelakers also have a strong penchant for being in the sunlight{{book ref\|sa3\|92}} and keeping their feet in the water to feel the tides;{{book ref\|sa1\|i\|1}} Ishikk thinks "Nu Ralik forbid!" in regards to wearing a shirt.{{book ref\|sa1\|i\|1}} ==Secrecy== Although Nu Ralik is the true god of the Purelakers, in public they always swear by [[Vun Makak]], Nu Ralik's jealous and spiteful younger brother.{{book ref\|sa1\|i\|1}} They believe that they must trick Vun Makak into believing that they worship him instead.{{book ref\|sa1\|i\|1}} They do not speak Nu Ralik's name outside of their [[holy grotto]]s,{{book ref\|sa1\|i\|1}} although in one instance a Purelaker invokes Nu Ralik's name when he is about to die.{{book ref\|sa3\|92}} {{quote \| Oh, Nu Ralik ... We shouldn't have killed the guard. I just wanted ... wanted to see the sun again ... \| A Purelaker convict paralysed by [[Szeth]]{{book ref\|sa3\|92}} }} Despite the efforts of the Purelakers, their worship of Nu Ralik is not completely secret, as both [[Jasnah Kholin]] and the [[Seventeenth Shard]] are aware that he is their true god.{{book ref\|sa2\|3}}{{book ref\|sa1\|i\|1}} == Notes == <references /> {{complete\|[[User:Big Smooth\|Big Smooth]] ([[User talk:Big Smooth\|talk]]) 11:23, 18 June 2019 (MST)}} ~~{{stub}}~~ {{Stormlight}} [[~~Category~~category: ~~Religion~~religion]]