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The '''Jeskeri Mysteries''' was a religious cult on [[Sel]] which involved human sacrifice.{{ref|b|e|c|32}} It is an offshoot of [[Jesker]], but [[Galladon]] insists it is a perversion of Jesker.{{ref|b|e|c|16}}{{ref|b|e|c|19}}
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|books=[[Elantris (book)|Elantris]]
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The '''Jeskeri Mysteries''' wasis a religious cult on [[Sel]] which involvedinvolves human sacrifice.{{book ref|b|e|cElantris|32}} It is an offshoot of [[Jesker]], butwhich [[Galladon]] insists it is a perversion of Jesker and scarcely related.{{book ref|b|e|cElantris|16}}{{book ref|b|e|cElantris|19}}
 
WhenJesker [[Hrathen]]ascribes talkedimportance to [[Dilaf]]the heheaven's wonderedmovements, aboutlike his religiousthe fervormoon, and compared it in mind more withthe followers of the Jeskeri Mysteries ratherfrequently thanhold findingrituals suchon peoplenights inof the religionfull of Shu-Derethmoon.{{book ref|bElantris|e|c|333}}
 
When [[Hrathen]] first talked to [[Dilaf]] he wondered about his religious fervor and thought it more in line with the attitudes of followers of the Jeskeri Mysteries rather than those of [[Shu-Dereth]].{{book ref|Elantris|3}}
On [[Sarene]]s effort it was revealed that King [[Iadon]] followed the Jeskeri Mysteries cult and also sacrificed women.{{ref|b|e|c|33}}
 
[[Sarene]] discovered that King [[Iadon]] followed the Jeskeri Mysteries and had ritually sacrificed several female palace servants as petitions for supernatual intervention from the Jesker spirits.{{book ref|Elantris|32}}
 
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