For most residents of Athas, it’s a commonly accepted fact that if gods ever existed in the world, they are long since dead or driven off. The Blue Shrine, however, suggests otherwise. This ancient structure remains untouched by the hands of time, its white marble gleaming in the crimson sun. Within the shrine, an endlessly smoking throne rests before the altar. Those who sit in the throne and breathe the smoke experience a dizzying rush of visions: enormous, shining warriors battling beasts of living rock and wind, armies of priests kneeling in obeisance, the smell of incense, and the sound of ancient hymns rising to the sky.