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<blockquote data-quote="Rhialto" data-source="post: 16092" data-attributes="member: 630"><p><strong>Gods of Tur An Tiel, Part Seven; The Cultic Gods</strong></p><p></p><p>The so-called Cultic Gods are not a pantheon--they are a collection of miscellaeneous powers who fit in with no other group. Though contrast between the individual dieties is quite striking, they all share some attributes--they fit in no other alliance, though they may be mentioned in passing in religious texts of the formal pantheons, they are often secretive, and their religious practices are usually shrouded in mystery.</p><p></p><p><strong>Redos, The Faceless One, the Incomprehensible</strong></p><p>Chaotic Evil (Neutral) Greater Power</p><p>An ancient, and malignant miasma, Redos is a strange power who rules (or seems to rule) the Beyond, that strange place that lies at the end of time, and space. A vile, devouring evil, Redos slowly spreads outward, seeking to engulf worlds. Its mind (Redos has no gender) is completely foreign to the people of Tur An Tiel--its desires, unknowable. Redos is worshiped by strange mad cultists who seek to further its unfathomable ends, whether out of a sick longing for reward at its tendrils, or merely an innate desire to serve it is impossible to say. Redos is represented through a large variety of obtruse and estoric symbols, though it is said it sometimes appears as man with no face, clad in rags that are in fact its hanging skin.</p><p></p><p><strong>Sirus, the Rotting King, the Lord of Decay, He-Who-Sees-the-Fall-of-Man</strong></p><p>Neutral Evil Intermediate Power</p><p>Once Sirus was the god of the Rus people, their Lord of Harvests. No longer. Now Sirus is the Rotting King, the half-dead god who presides over the slow decay of all ripeness. Sirus is a strange and bitter god, who extors his followers to quicken the decay that will one day overwhelm all, so they can hasten his kingdom. Sirus is worshipped by the corrupt, and depraved who delight to see what is fresh wither. Many Rus worship him in the hope that he will restore them to their former greatness. Sirus's priests are corrupt clerics and druids, all skilled in matters of desecration. Many become a strange form of lich when they feel properly "learned". Sirus is represented as a withered corpse dressed in kingly garments, his eyes glowing a rotten green.</p><p></p><p><strong>Vod, Old One-Eye, the Trickster, Lord of the North, the Hanging God</strong></p><p>Chaotic Neutral (Evil) Intermediate Power</p><p>The mysterious god of many Nordveni (the Ashveni worship their own strange powers) Vod is a sort of trickster, a one-eyed sorcerer who hung himself to gain a knowledge of death. The Nordveni put everything from war to magic at Vod's booted feet. Vod is an unusual power, as he seems to have no connection to any of the other powers of Tur An Tiel, and indeed seems to have originated on another world, whose destruction he fled. Cunning, decietful, and patient, Vod seems to be gaining worshipers on the Bones of the Dragon slowly, but surely. He is represented as an old man with one-eye, either in traveler's garb, or in full battle mail.</p><p></p><p><strong>The Deirj, Lord of Dooms, The Great, Grey, Grim God</strong></p><p>Neutral Intermediate Power</p><p>The ogres of Tur An Tiel are a varied bunch, adopting the religious practices of others. In the North, many worship Vod, in the Sleurithian Empire, they worship those strange gods, while others worship Vaaldusk, or Ymir, or Maegresh. But in truth, most ogres favor one god above all others--the Deirj, the grim Lord of Dooms who they say guides their fates. The Deirj is he who unleashes hardship on all who dwell on Tur An Tiel, to make them strong. The ogres say they are his most loved race, for they are a people who love to stand by their own power. The Deirj is pictured by them a colossal ogre, clad in a grey cloak, and grey of hue, holding an axe.</p><p></p><p><strong>The Nameless One, The Wanderer, the Unbound God</strong></p><p>Chaotic Evil Lesser(?) Power</p><p>This mysterious power is a mystery to all mortals in Tur An Tiel. </p><p>His name is never uttered.</p><p>His past is never spoken of.</p><p>His existence is never confirmed.</p><p>And yet his cult endures. It is unknown why, though some speak (vaguely) of a horrendous crime in his past that resulted in his banishment. Others (his cultists especially) say that he is not unnamed out of punishment, but fear, for he has sworn no covenant with the other powers, and they hold no sway over him. Some accounts connect him to the foul disease "the Black Breath", or as some call it, "the Blight". He is never represented--however his cultists use as a symbol a red sphere.</p><p></p><p><strong>Amraphel, the Black Blade, the Lord of Devils</strong></p><p>Lawful Evil Lesser Power</p><p>An old, fallen power, Amraphel is the Lord of Devils. He rules the beasts from his citadel in the infernal city of Dis, the center of their realm. Fierce and disciplined, Amraphel leads his troops forever into battle against Arioch, his opposite, and nemesis. Amraphel is worshiped by mortals who wish to court the favor of devils. These are commonly called "infernalists". He is represented as a tall, majestic looking man holding a black sword. He is winged, and his left foot is a hoof.</p><p></p><p><strong>Arioch, the Many-Clawed, the Prince of Demons</strong></p><p>Chaotic Evil Lesser Power</p><p>Ancient nemesis to Amraphel, Arioch rules Demons from the his castle in the demonic city of Pandemonium, the center of their realm. Wild and cunning, Arioch hatches a million schemes against his rival, the only thing saving Amraphel being Arioch's lack of patience. Arioch is worshiped by those he has initimidated, and those who wish to court the favor of demons. These are commonly called "diabolists". He is represented in many ways, but usually as a great beast with many claws.</p><p></p><p><strong>Bel Faegar, the Unholy One, the Beast, He-Who-Death-Cannot-Hold</strong></p><p>Chaotic Evil Lesser Power</p><p>God of Vampires, Bel Faegar is an ancient hunger that cannot be sated. Feared even by Thanatos, Bel Faegar plots and dreams of world ruled by his children, the Undead Lords. Bel Faegar is said to have sprung from the rotting remains of a huge worm that set forth to devour the World. The Beast is widely worshipped in the bleak kingdom of Urek Mersa, and is seldom worshipped elsewhere. He has entered into an alliance with Sirus and Xailoth, called "the Unholy Three" with the intent to overthrow Thanatos. The outcome of this would-be coup is yet to be seen. Bel Faegar is represented as tall, horned creature, eyes glowing red, fangs dripping with blood.</p><p></p><p><strong>Triphanos, Lord of Shipwrights, the God Who Fell, the Drowned Lord</strong></p><p>Neutral Good Lesser Power</p><p>Patron God of the Iskerne, Triphanos is said to have fallen on their isles, where he taught them to build ships, and to make their living from the seas. Eventually he fell afoul with either Evesha or Onurga (tales vary as to which), and was forced into combat against them to save his people. He won, but was forced to stay in the sea to keep them safe. The Iskerne leave him offerings at festival times, and invoke them to keep their ships safe. He is represented as a tall bearded man, dripping with water.</p><p></p><p><strong>Xailoth, the Black-Cloaked, the Cold Lord, He-Who-Stands-In-Darkness</strong></p><p>Neutral Evil Lesser Power</p><p>A god who was once a man, Xailoth is a former Sleurithian necromancer who obtained godhood after a failure to achieve a superior form of lichhood using a sphere of anhilation. The attempt killed his body, but his mind lived on, and became God of Undeath. Xailoth is a lesser, rarely worshipped power, making his way through cunning and skill. His cult is small, but includes many necromancers. He is represented as a tall pale man, dressed head to toe in a long black cloak.</p><p></p><p><strong>Sisethena, Our Lady of Shadows</strong></p><p>Neutral Lesser Power</p><p>The mysterious goddess of the Ulheru, it is said that "Our Lady of Shadows", (the meaning of the name Sisethena) gave up her mortal life to give Ulheru their powers over shadows and illusion. Her worship is a closely guarded secret of the race's. She is never represented.</p><p></p><p><strong>Lydeth, the Worm that Gnaws, the Lurker in the Darkness, the Blind Lady</strong></p><p>A mysterious goddess, Lydeth is the lady of deep, dark places beneath the earth. She is worshipped by many Dark Goblins, as well as twisted and evil humans, elves and Nibelungen. She is subtle and treacherous, with a great hatred for many of her rival gods. She seems to bear especial hatred for Thanatos and Malkys--some legends say Thanatos defeated her, and then gave her to Malkys as a toy. She is traditionally represented as a woman with the tail of a worm below the waist, and blind, white eyes. Her symbol is a coiled tail.</p><p></p><p><strong>Evesha, Mistress of the Deep</strong></p><p>Chaotic Evil Demipower</p><p>Goddess of Sea Monsters and Storms, Evesha is a cruel servant of Arioch's, and creator of krakens and other such beasts. She is worshipped by them and degenerate pirates. She is represented as a beautiful woman on the top, with a squid's tentacles below</p><p></p><p><strong>Aurdal, the Burner</strong></p><p>Chaotic Evil Demipower</p><p>The mad god of destroying fire, Aurdal serves Arioch, though like Evesha rebelliously. Aurdal seeks to burn all things, as do his cultists. He is represented as a man made out of flames.</p><p></p><p><strong>Atreos, the Baleful, God-Emperor of the Azerai</strong></p><p>Lord of the mysterious Azerai, Atreos led these otherworldly beings in their conquest of Tur An Tiel. He was eventually killed, though reports indicate his bodiless spirit remains on the Bones of the Dragon. He took the form of (and naturally was normally represented as) a tall being, clad in baroque armor, its eyes glowing with baleful light. His symbol was (and is) a heel, crushing a skull.</p><p></p><p><strong>Arthu Camides, the Scarred God</strong></p><p>Neutral Good Demipower</p><p>God of the Talos, Arthu Camides is the Sleurithian wizard who created the race, who they claim has ascended to divinity. Arthu is a god of suffering and healing, who looks out for his manufactured race. He is generally represented in crude sculptures as a scarred Sleurithian wizard.</p><p></p><p><strong>Seizrandi, the Prophet</strong></p><p>Unknown Power</p><p>A mysterious god, Seizrandi is said to know all of the future, and to have revealed portions of it in his book, the Seizran. He has no priests, and is not represented, for now is not the time.</p><p></p><p><strong>Vaaldusk, the Cruel, Godkiller and Elfslayer</strong></p><p>Neutral Evil <em>Demipower???</em></p><p>The famed Sleurithian tyrant and general who marched in the War of Twin Darks, many hold that Vaaldusk sought and obtained godhood. That is all they agree on, though many seem him as lord of cruel ambition...</p><p></p><p><strong>Heresiarchs</strong></p><p>The Power-Less</p><p>Heresiarchs are not gods, but priests--they worship not powers, but ideas. Their cults are usually small--many are simply wandering lunatics preaching their odd faith. They are not generally well-liked by the conventional priesthood, but occasionally tolerated.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rhialto, post: 16092, member: 630"] [b]Gods of Tur An Tiel, Part Seven; The Cultic Gods[/b] The so-called Cultic Gods are not a pantheon--they are a collection of miscellaeneous powers who fit in with no other group. Though contrast between the individual dieties is quite striking, they all share some attributes--they fit in no other alliance, though they may be mentioned in passing in religious texts of the formal pantheons, they are often secretive, and their religious practices are usually shrouded in mystery. [b]Redos, The Faceless One, the Incomprehensible[/b] Chaotic Evil (Neutral) Greater Power An ancient, and malignant miasma, Redos is a strange power who rules (or seems to rule) the Beyond, that strange place that lies at the end of time, and space. A vile, devouring evil, Redos slowly spreads outward, seeking to engulf worlds. Its mind (Redos has no gender) is completely foreign to the people of Tur An Tiel--its desires, unknowable. Redos is worshiped by strange mad cultists who seek to further its unfathomable ends, whether out of a sick longing for reward at its tendrils, or merely an innate desire to serve it is impossible to say. Redos is represented through a large variety of obtruse and estoric symbols, though it is said it sometimes appears as man with no face, clad in rags that are in fact its hanging skin. [b]Sirus, the Rotting King, the Lord of Decay, He-Who-Sees-the-Fall-of-Man[/b] Neutral Evil Intermediate Power Once Sirus was the god of the Rus people, their Lord of Harvests. No longer. Now Sirus is the Rotting King, the half-dead god who presides over the slow decay of all ripeness. Sirus is a strange and bitter god, who extors his followers to quicken the decay that will one day overwhelm all, so they can hasten his kingdom. Sirus is worshipped by the corrupt, and depraved who delight to see what is fresh wither. Many Rus worship him in the hope that he will restore them to their former greatness. Sirus's priests are corrupt clerics and druids, all skilled in matters of desecration. Many become a strange form of lich when they feel properly "learned". Sirus is represented as a withered corpse dressed in kingly garments, his eyes glowing a rotten green. [b]Vod, Old One-Eye, the Trickster, Lord of the North, the Hanging God[/b] Chaotic Neutral (Evil) Intermediate Power The mysterious god of many Nordveni (the Ashveni worship their own strange powers) Vod is a sort of trickster, a one-eyed sorcerer who hung himself to gain a knowledge of death. The Nordveni put everything from war to magic at Vod's booted feet. Vod is an unusual power, as he seems to have no connection to any of the other powers of Tur An Tiel, and indeed seems to have originated on another world, whose destruction he fled. Cunning, decietful, and patient, Vod seems to be gaining worshipers on the Bones of the Dragon slowly, but surely. He is represented as an old man with one-eye, either in traveler's garb, or in full battle mail. [b]The Deirj, Lord of Dooms, The Great, Grey, Grim God[/b] Neutral Intermediate Power The ogres of Tur An Tiel are a varied bunch, adopting the religious practices of others. In the North, many worship Vod, in the Sleurithian Empire, they worship those strange gods, while others worship Vaaldusk, or Ymir, or Maegresh. But in truth, most ogres favor one god above all others--the Deirj, the grim Lord of Dooms who they say guides their fates. The Deirj is he who unleashes hardship on all who dwell on Tur An Tiel, to make them strong. The ogres say they are his most loved race, for they are a people who love to stand by their own power. The Deirj is pictured by them a colossal ogre, clad in a grey cloak, and grey of hue, holding an axe. [b]The Nameless One, The Wanderer, the Unbound God[/b] Chaotic Evil Lesser(?) Power This mysterious power is a mystery to all mortals in Tur An Tiel. His name is never uttered. His past is never spoken of. His existence is never confirmed. And yet his cult endures. It is unknown why, though some speak (vaguely) of a horrendous crime in his past that resulted in his banishment. Others (his cultists especially) say that he is not unnamed out of punishment, but fear, for he has sworn no covenant with the other powers, and they hold no sway over him. Some accounts connect him to the foul disease "the Black Breath", or as some call it, "the Blight". He is never represented--however his cultists use as a symbol a red sphere. [b]Amraphel, the Black Blade, the Lord of Devils[/b] Lawful Evil Lesser Power An old, fallen power, Amraphel is the Lord of Devils. He rules the beasts from his citadel in the infernal city of Dis, the center of their realm. Fierce and disciplined, Amraphel leads his troops forever into battle against Arioch, his opposite, and nemesis. Amraphel is worshiped by mortals who wish to court the favor of devils. These are commonly called "infernalists". He is represented as a tall, majestic looking man holding a black sword. He is winged, and his left foot is a hoof. [b]Arioch, the Many-Clawed, the Prince of Demons[/b] Chaotic Evil Lesser Power Ancient nemesis to Amraphel, Arioch rules Demons from the his castle in the demonic city of Pandemonium, the center of their realm. Wild and cunning, Arioch hatches a million schemes against his rival, the only thing saving Amraphel being Arioch's lack of patience. Arioch is worshiped by those he has initimidated, and those who wish to court the favor of demons. These are commonly called "diabolists". He is represented in many ways, but usually as a great beast with many claws. [b]Bel Faegar, the Unholy One, the Beast, He-Who-Death-Cannot-Hold[/b] Chaotic Evil Lesser Power God of Vampires, Bel Faegar is an ancient hunger that cannot be sated. Feared even by Thanatos, Bel Faegar plots and dreams of world ruled by his children, the Undead Lords. Bel Faegar is said to have sprung from the rotting remains of a huge worm that set forth to devour the World. The Beast is widely worshipped in the bleak kingdom of Urek Mersa, and is seldom worshipped elsewhere. He has entered into an alliance with Sirus and Xailoth, called "the Unholy Three" with the intent to overthrow Thanatos. The outcome of this would-be coup is yet to be seen. Bel Faegar is represented as tall, horned creature, eyes glowing red, fangs dripping with blood. [b]Triphanos, Lord of Shipwrights, the God Who Fell, the Drowned Lord[/b] Neutral Good Lesser Power Patron God of the Iskerne, Triphanos is said to have fallen on their isles, where he taught them to build ships, and to make their living from the seas. Eventually he fell afoul with either Evesha or Onurga (tales vary as to which), and was forced into combat against them to save his people. He won, but was forced to stay in the sea to keep them safe. The Iskerne leave him offerings at festival times, and invoke them to keep their ships safe. He is represented as a tall bearded man, dripping with water. [b]Xailoth, the Black-Cloaked, the Cold Lord, He-Who-Stands-In-Darkness[/b] Neutral Evil Lesser Power A god who was once a man, Xailoth is a former Sleurithian necromancer who obtained godhood after a failure to achieve a superior form of lichhood using a sphere of anhilation. The attempt killed his body, but his mind lived on, and became God of Undeath. Xailoth is a lesser, rarely worshipped power, making his way through cunning and skill. His cult is small, but includes many necromancers. He is represented as a tall pale man, dressed head to toe in a long black cloak. [b]Sisethena, Our Lady of Shadows[/b] Neutral Lesser Power The mysterious goddess of the Ulheru, it is said that "Our Lady of Shadows", (the meaning of the name Sisethena) gave up her mortal life to give Ulheru their powers over shadows and illusion. Her worship is a closely guarded secret of the race's. She is never represented. [b]Lydeth, the Worm that Gnaws, the Lurker in the Darkness, the Blind Lady[/b] A mysterious goddess, Lydeth is the lady of deep, dark places beneath the earth. She is worshipped by many Dark Goblins, as well as twisted and evil humans, elves and Nibelungen. She is subtle and treacherous, with a great hatred for many of her rival gods. She seems to bear especial hatred for Thanatos and Malkys--some legends say Thanatos defeated her, and then gave her to Malkys as a toy. She is traditionally represented as a woman with the tail of a worm below the waist, and blind, white eyes. Her symbol is a coiled tail. [b]Evesha, Mistress of the Deep[/b] Chaotic Evil Demipower Goddess of Sea Monsters and Storms, Evesha is a cruel servant of Arioch's, and creator of krakens and other such beasts. She is worshipped by them and degenerate pirates. She is represented as a beautiful woman on the top, with a squid's tentacles below [b]Aurdal, the Burner[/b] Chaotic Evil Demipower The mad god of destroying fire, Aurdal serves Arioch, though like Evesha rebelliously. Aurdal seeks to burn all things, as do his cultists. He is represented as a man made out of flames. [b]Atreos, the Baleful, God-Emperor of the Azerai[/b] Lord of the mysterious Azerai, Atreos led these otherworldly beings in their conquest of Tur An Tiel. He was eventually killed, though reports indicate his bodiless spirit remains on the Bones of the Dragon. He took the form of (and naturally was normally represented as) a tall being, clad in baroque armor, its eyes glowing with baleful light. His symbol was (and is) a heel, crushing a skull. [b]Arthu Camides, the Scarred God[/b] Neutral Good Demipower God of the Talos, Arthu Camides is the Sleurithian wizard who created the race, who they claim has ascended to divinity. Arthu is a god of suffering and healing, who looks out for his manufactured race. He is generally represented in crude sculptures as a scarred Sleurithian wizard. [b]Seizrandi, the Prophet[/b] Unknown Power A mysterious god, Seizrandi is said to know all of the future, and to have revealed portions of it in his book, the Seizran. He has no priests, and is not represented, for now is not the time. [b]Vaaldusk, the Cruel, Godkiller and Elfslayer[/b] Neutral Evil [i]Demipower???[/i] The famed Sleurithian tyrant and general who marched in the War of Twin Darks, many hold that Vaaldusk sought and obtained godhood. That is all they agree on, though many seem him as lord of cruel ambition... [b]Heresiarchs[/b] The Power-Less Heresiarchs are not gods, but priests--they worship not powers, but ideas. Their cults are usually small--many are simply wandering lunatics preaching their odd faith. They are not generally well-liked by the conventional priesthood, but occasionally tolerated. [/QUOTE]
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