The Mystical Mole

Shortly after the invention of wheels, back when dinosaurs still roamed free and disco was the dance of choice, there was a tribe of pre-computer humanoid-types. This tribe, like most tribes at the time, had odd worship habits. Some worshiped the sun, others various types of plantlife. This tribe, though, worshiped the mole.

Out of love for the mole, across the footpath into their village, they created a mound of dirt, as if a path had been dug displacing dirt underneath the road. This mound caused them to pause upon entering or leaving the village, remembering their chosen deity. They were amazed at the magnificent power of the mole when later that summer, a "cart" from a distant land came through, and slowed upon entering the village. They knew that the mole must be known to others in distant lands!

Because of that, the decided to go forth into the world, to find their lost brethren. They departed, and went to join other tribes across the world. Yet, they also knew that non-believers would ridicule them for their faith in the all-mighty mole, and so they should keep their beliefs secret. So the followers of the mole infiltrated the other groups, keeping their origins and purposes secret.. but yet, they remain, to this day. Many modern establishments even retain the memory of this long-lost deity, building altars that must be passed before entering.