Red Dead Redemption 2

I think that the pagan ritual site has been misinterpreted this entire time.

It is a vodun ritual. You can see the veves on the alter. Demballah and Ayida Wedo (I believe, could be another veve, I'm not 100%) are on the actual rock alter. And then the design on the ground is Papa Legbas veve.

In vodun rituals you have to petition to Papa Legba and he gets to decide if your petition is worth passing on to the other Iwa. That's why Legbas veve is there.

Demballah is described as: "Damballah is among the most beloved and important lwa. He bestows wealth, prosperity, good health, and fertility to devotees and can expose the location of missing treasure. He regulates moisture and rain."

Ayida Wedo's veve is present at the ritual site because she is Demballahs wife.

So, that's interesting. Especially since it seems to always start storming if you sit there for too long.

But also, I have found nothing in the vodun religion that would make the corpse make sense. They, for the most part, do not sacrifice like that. And the very small branches that do deal with the dead, do not do it like it is presented at the pagan ritual site.

But you know what would make sense for the location and time period it is found? Religious extremists murdering whoever created that alter and impaling their corpse in the center of it as a warning, Vlad Tempest style.

I don't think that the corpse was a part of the ceremony. I think that corpse was put there after all of that was already created and used.

Also, "He is a stickler for cleanliness. He doesn’t like strong, pervasive odors of any kind, but especially tobacco. If you smoke, then do so far from his altar space or anywhere associated with him"

^ could someone try to smoke a cigarette near the alter, just for the sake of science? I don't believe it will do anything but it's interesting. I lost my copy a while back and haven't had much time to play anyway. I would appreciate it!