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<blockquote data-quote="Rhialto" data-source="post: 1721413" data-attributes="member: 630">What everyday side is there to mass murder?&nbsp;&nbsp; Erynthul isn't the god of simple violence--hell, Hextor, Hieroneus, St. Cuthbert and Kord could be said to have that under their portfolios as well--he's the god of Slaughter.&nbsp; Of killing because you like it.&nbsp; Most societies are not going to feel comfortable with them hanging around.&nbsp; (I mean, Olidammara's bad enough, but at least you don't have to check for missing persons once his holy days passed...)&nbsp; What's more I'd say some gods really are persona non gratas in their little pantheons--Seth comes to mind--and while a person may mention them in prayers and oaths, they aren't going to worship them directly.&nbsp; Erynthul strikes me as a Devil sort of god--you don't pray to him, you don't talk about him, you don't do anything to attract his interest, because he's evil, nasty, and unpredictable.&nbsp; You don't try to get his favor, because when you've got his attention on you, you don't know if you can keep his favor.As for his priests--these guys aren't standing around discussing the ramifications of murder--well, not all the time anyway--they're going out to commit murder.&nbsp; An Erynthul worship ceremony isn't meeting in a hall and reciting a liturgy--it's knifing a man in a back alley and then muttering a short prayer to Erynthul over the body.&nbsp; Then its on their way, because people aren't going to kill themselves, you know.&nbsp; At least not in the numbers to keep Erynthul happy.&nbsp; Now I'm not saying that Erynthul won't have organized temples in some evil and dark neutrality dominated lands, and these might operate under the rationale you mentioned.&nbsp; But Erynthul's speciality is not only anti-social, it's actively destructive.&nbsp; You don't pray to Erynthul to protect you from violence--you pray to Pelor to protect you from Erynthul.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Rhialto, post: 1721413, member: 630"] What everyday side is there to mass murder? Erynthul isn't the god of simple violence--hell, Hextor, Hieroneus, St. Cuthbert and Kord could be said to have that under their portfolios as well--he's the god of [i]Slaughter[/i]. Of killing because you [i]like[/i] it. Most societies are not going to feel comfortable with them hanging around. (I mean, Olidammara's bad enough, but at least you don't have to check for missing persons once his holy days passed...) What's more I'd say some gods really are [i]persona non gratas[/i] in their little pantheons--Seth comes to mind--and while a person may mention them in prayers and oaths, they aren't going to worship them directly. Erynthul strikes me as a Devil sort of god--you don't pray to him, you don't talk about him, you don't do anything to attract his interest, because he's evil, nasty, and unpredictable. You don't try to get his favor, because when you've got his attention on you, you don't know if you can keep his favor. As for his priests--these guys aren't standing around discussing the ramifications of murder--well, not all the time anyway--they're going out to commit murder. An Erynthul worship ceremony isn't meeting in a hall and reciting a liturgy--it's knifing a man in a back alley and then muttering a short prayer to Erynthul over the body. Then its on their way, because people aren't going to kill themselves, you know. At least not in the numbers to keep Erynthul happy. Now I'm not saying that Erynthul won't have organized temples in some evil and dark neutrality dominated lands, and these might operate under the rationale you mentioned. But Erynthul's speciality is not only anti-social, it's actively destructive. You don't pray to Erynthul to protect you from violence--you pray to Pelor to protect you from Erynthul. [/QUOTE]

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