Whiro

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Alignment: Lawful Evil
Domains: Evil, Madness, Scalykind, Underworld
Favored Weapon: Dart
Symbol: a snake
Whiro (pronounced “WHY-row”) is the lizard-god of the dead, evil, and darkness. He lives in the dark misty underworld and is accompanied by the spirits of evil men. He inspires evil thoughts in the minds of people, and plagues mankind with vermin and disease.

When Tāne climbed up to the Twelve Heavens to gather knowledge for mankind, Whiro coveted the knowledge for himself. He sent his flying reptiles up into the sky to stop Tāne and capture the Knowledge Baskets, but Rangi favored Tāne and stopped the attack. The flying reptiles were thrown to the ground by a great wind, and became all of the crawling things of the earth (snakes, worms, and insects).

Whiro's mask is black, with the white mouth of a snake and brown spots on the forehead that represent insects, boils, or sickness. It is forbidden to make or wear the mask of Whiro, for it is believed that plague and death follows the mask.

Whiro belongs to the Fire Islands Pantheon.