"Offerings and not taxes?" Penric asked to clarify. "Or tithes?" Look, monetary and other physical donations to the Temple went to pay divines and to upkeep even if the spirit of the offering was dedicated to the god, but it was made clear that offerings such as prayer and song were fine for those who had none.

Penric isn't used to the idea that gods had physical needs, like hunger or cold. If they did.