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<blockquote data-quote="Helldritch" data-source="post: 7959417" data-attributes="member: 6855114"><p>Evil deity will appeal to the desperate, the vengeful, the downthrodden, the left out, the sick, the angry, in short, to anyone with negative feelings. As I said earlier, most of the worship directed toward evil deities is the placating type. People want that deity to be at ease and not doing what it is representing. It takes a special depraved kind of person to actively worship a deity for what it represents.</p><p></p><p>The Shar example you gave is perfect. It clearly represent what I explained. The shades of grey that are necessary to start accepting evil acts and tenets. So was the example of Hextor that I gave. It really depends on the portfolios of the deity to define how it will approach potential priest/worshipers. Take for example Nerull. The god of death, darkness and underworld. His sale pitch won't be to appear as a potential savior. Potential worshipers are those that lost family or loved one through violence. They will be encouraged to take revenge on the killer of their loved one. Be it directly at them or their loved ones or simply their associate. The string of death will be to ensure the downfall into evilness of the new worshiper. Once in the clutch of evil, the lure of power will become the main drive that will ensure that the worshiper stays faithful. </p><p></p><p>Nerull will not hide its ugliness but will count on it. He will appeal to assassin and those of shady work as a mean to help hide themselves (darkness aspect). The Death aspect will still be there as these killers are providing a steady supply of death to the Reaper. </p><p></p><p>The underworld aspect will come to the fore for those who are near death or have loved one that are near death. They will try to placate the deity into releasing the soul of their deceased to their rightful eternal resting place/plane faster. </p><p></p><p>So as you can see, the worship of an Evil deity can be appealing to almost anyone. It is only a matter of circumstance and will power that will determine if you fall into worship or placating mode.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Helldritch, post: 7959417, member: 6855114"] Evil deity will appeal to the desperate, the vengeful, the downthrodden, the left out, the sick, the angry, in short, to anyone with negative feelings. As I said earlier, most of the worship directed toward evil deities is the placating type. People want that deity to be at ease and not doing what it is representing. It takes a special depraved kind of person to actively worship a deity for what it represents. The Shar example you gave is perfect. It clearly represent what I explained. The shades of grey that are necessary to start accepting evil acts and tenets. So was the example of Hextor that I gave. It really depends on the portfolios of the deity to define how it will approach potential priest/worshipers. Take for example Nerull. The god of death, darkness and underworld. His sale pitch won't be to appear as a potential savior. Potential worshipers are those that lost family or loved one through violence. They will be encouraged to take revenge on the killer of their loved one. Be it directly at them or their loved ones or simply their associate. The string of death will be to ensure the downfall into evilness of the new worshiper. Once in the clutch of evil, the lure of power will become the main drive that will ensure that the worshiper stays faithful. Nerull will not hide its ugliness but will count on it. He will appeal to assassin and those of shady work as a mean to help hide themselves (darkness aspect). The Death aspect will still be there as these killers are providing a steady supply of death to the Reaper. The underworld aspect will come to the fore for those who are near death or have loved one that are near death. They will try to placate the deity into releasing the soul of their deceased to their rightful eternal resting place/plane faster. So as you can see, the worship of an Evil deity can be appealing to almost anyone. It is only a matter of circumstance and will power that will determine if you fall into worship or placating mode. [/QUOTE]
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