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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Knightfall" data-source="post: 1839045" data-attributes="member: 2012">LOKUNGod of Mischief, Patron of Thieves, The Fiery North, The Sky TravelerGreater DeitySymbol: Flame and iceHome Plane: Material PlaneGodly Realm: Hougard (Winter’s Hall)Alignment: Chaotic neutralPortfolio: Mischief, fire & ice, thieves, trickery, duality of chaosWorshipers: Barbarians, elementalists (fire), para-elementalists (ice), rogues & assassins, bards, bugbears, centaurs, dwarves (glacier), fire giants, frost & ice giants, dragons with the fire or cold subtypeCleric Alignments: CN, CG, CEDomains: Chaos, Cold, Fire, Secrecy, Trickery, WrathFavored Weapon: DaggerLokun is the North God of Mischief, although he is rarely referred to by that title. He is more often referred to as The Sky Traveler or as The Fiery North, in Lands of Harqual. Lokun is an alternate aspect of an Old God, an Asgardian called Loki, who is venerated in the distant lands of Hjemland on the continent of Kanpur. (Only his most devoted followers know of this alternate aspect.)Since the end of the Divinity War, Lokun’s Norse wife, Sigyn, as well as his sons, Narvi and Vali have become known in the Northlands. (Sigyn isn’t a member of the North Gods, instead being considered Interloper Gods, while Lokun’s sons are considered the adopted divine children of the North Gods.) Lokun’s Godly Realm is located on the island known as Hougard in the icy waters of the North Sea. While the entire island is considered part of his Godly Realm, it is the structure known as Winter’s Hall, in the center of the island, that is his true Godly Realm.Thus, mortals could find their way to the island’s edge, even if Lokun didn’t wish them to. However, they wouldn’t be able to locate Winter’s Hall, or even set foot upon Hougard, without the divine permission of The Sky Traveler.Lokun manifests to his worshippers a lot, in many different ways. These manifestations are usually not readily apparent as being a sign from The Fiery North, as Lokun is known for playing tricks on his own followers. He only sends his Avatar in dire emergencies and his Avatar hasn’t been seen anywhere south of the Greystone Mountains in nearly 800 years.Lokun’s Avatar is never apparent as such. Lokun always cloaks himself in secrecy and a veil of disguise. The few times his Avatar hasn’t appeared under a veil of secrecy, it takes the form of a Medium-sized human with hawk-like features and slick, black hair. His skin is the color of muted fire burning in the shadows. His dark purple garments are finely crafted and are often trimmed in a fiery pattern along the cuffs and edges. Black wolf’s fur lines the Avatar’s garments, which always look untouched by the weather. Lokun’s Avatar always carries a +5 chaotic flaming dagger and also has been seen wielding a +5 chaotic flaming burst longsword.Note: The schism between the North God Lokun and the Asgardian Loki happened before Loki betrayed the Asgard by tricking Hod into killing Balder.DogmaThe worshippers of Lokun are accepted throughout the Lands of Harqual. Lokun is a god suffering through duality. He is forced to endure the bound pain of Loki, but is free to roam the Multiverse as a member of the North Gods. Thus his followers are often unpredictable and bound to both the good and evil sides of chaos.Lokun teaches a freedom of spirit, which manifests in his faithful as a need to be pranksters. Mischief is the right of all beings and it is the dual duty of the followers of Lokun to teach others to cause mayhem and yet not to cause so much mayhem that the world is undone. Stealing isn’t a crime unless you are caught, although it is discouraged against the faithful of the other North Gods.Lokun is known as the Fiery North and, thus, his followers must live a fine line between the cold of ice and winter versus the heat of the torches’ flame and the burning of the dragon’s breath. Lokun’s followers in the Northlands teach their peers the importance of fire, while those in the Far South teach the masses that cold sustains life under the extreme heat of the sun.All this is the dual nature of The Sky Traveler.Clerics and TemplesLokun’s chaotic nature means that his clergy are known for their inability to stay in one place or follow the rules while they’re there. They are seen as troublemakers by those not in the Church of Lokun, even by the followers of the other North Gods. However, they’re usually welcome in strict lawful society, just not by the rulers of said societies. They tend to shake things up, which endears them to the poor and jaded, as they are great bringers of change.The Church of Lokun doesn’t have temples of its own, instead petitioning the churches of the other North Gods to allow them to use their temples while visiting the area. The followers of Hansa, Kuil, Narvi, Sanh, and Vali are the most likely to allow Lokun’s clergy to ‘use’ their temples. None of the lawfully-aligned churches of the North Gods allow Lokun’s clergy into their temples.Lokun’s clergy is mainly made up of clerics, adepts, barbarian/clerics, cleric/fire elementalists, and cleric/rogues. The Church of Lokun is the only North God church to allow true assassins amongst its faithful, although they must be cleric/rogue/assassins and are not allowed to assassinate the clergy of other North Gods.As mentioned above, Lokun doesn’t have any temples, but there are many hidden shrines dedicated to the North God of Mischief. These shrines are always secret places and can only be found through the use of thieving skills and guile. They are often trapped with mechanical traps or magical fire or cold traps. It is said that there is a dungeon complex located somewhere under the sand and rock of the Great Expanse that is one huge, trapped sanctum dedicated to Lokun.</blockquote>

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