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Message: <blockquote data-quote="I'm A Banana" data-source="post: 528650" data-attributes="member: 2067"> SEKOLAH The Great SharkAlignment: Lawful EvilWorshipers: SahuaginDomains: Evil, Law,Strength, WarFavored Weapon: TridentHome Plane/Domain: Baator/Night SeaPantheon: GreyhawkDivine Rank: Intermediate Deity (12)Classes: Fighter, RangerPortfolio: Sahuagin, Sharks, BattleSalient Abilities: (15) Alter Size, Avatar, Banestrike (Elves), Call Creatures (sharks), Control Creatures (sharks), Divine Blessing (Strength), Divine Fast Healing, Divine Ranger, Divine Storm, Divine Water Mastery, Extra Domain (strength), Grow Creature (shark), Rejuvination, Speak with Creatures (sharks), Wound EnemySpecial Possessions: NoneAlternate Domains: AnimalSymbol: White sharkDescriptionFrom Defenders of the Faith: "the god of the sahuagin, Sekolah is lawful evil. He is the Great Shark, the Joyful Hunter, and the Caller from the Deapths. Besides being the patron of sahuagin, he is god of plunder, hunting, and tyrrany"Sekolah appears as a massive white-skinned shark, when he appears at all.DogmaTake what you want. Dominate those who have it now. Feed on their spoils, and make them your own.The teachings of Sekolah reflect his role as an icon of bloodlust, gluttony, and rulership. He is ever-hungry, always searching for a new feeding frenzy, continually scanning the seas for any nourishment. And when he finds it, he destroys whatever has a claim on it, and makes them and all they have his own. Similarly, he teaches the sahuagin to find what nourishment they can in the work of others, to destroy and dominate those who posess what they desire, and to lay claim to all the sea that they wish to. A sahuagin who is lazy in this, or who treats prey with compassion and kindness, is an abberation and a blasphemer.Clergy and TemplesThe priests of Sekolah (who are nearly always female) wear white, and often adorn themselves with pearls. Frequently, they are also found in white sharkskins, and many wear the jaws or teeth of sharks as decoration. They serve their community as the leaders and organizers of raids and battles, and are considered the authorities on the distribution of goods. The are second in authority only to the nobles (who are nearly always male).Temples are gaudy affairs, often made of bone and stone, and decorated with hanging sharkskins, trophies of war, and the occasional pearl.Rites and RitualsPriests of Sekolah will make grand rituals out of battle preparations, stirring their poeple into a frenzy before leading them out to the "hunt." Much of Sekolah's rites revolve around hunting, from finding the "prey" (the town to be raided and conqueored), and tracking them down to destroy them.They also enjoy a tradition of embodying sharks in their battles, many sahuagin taking a joy in organized hunting and killing and taming of the wild creatures that are their raid targets.MythographySekolah is interesting, mythographically, in being a lawful creature associated with traditionally chaotic stereotypes. The solitude of a shark's existence. The intense fury that is a feeding frenzy. The secrecy. All normally point to a subverter of order, rather than an imposer of it.The motivation likely simply lies in the "top of the food chain" status of the shark. It is solitary not because it doesn't have order, but because it inspires terror in the other sea life. The sahuagin are more concerned with evoking that same terror than in emulating a shark's every action. Like everything to these people, the shark is just a tool to be used. It is intimidation, not imitation, that causes the shark to be utilized by the sahuagin.LegendsThe myths surrounding Sekolah are few. Many describe him taking on and devouring some monster as another, and this often serves as an allegory for the sahuagin's victory over that creature. The sahuagin are not known for their artistry or creativity, but they are known for their power -- to them, the shark is an allegory for their race as a whole, and so every conquest of theirs is a victory of Sekolah's.Etc.Prestige Classes· Hunter of Flesh: A PrC revolving around a "lawful barbarian," with frenzy powers and divination and plant/animal magic.· Sharkmaster: A PrC revolving around the acquisition and usage of sharks in many areas of life.Plot Hooks· Frenzy Control: Something has gotten out of hand in a sahuagin villiage. A mutant has flown into a blood frenzy, and causes it in others near him. The frenzy has snowballed so that most of the inhabitants of the villiage are now blood-crazed. A sahuagin baron has called upon the PC's to quell the riots -- using any nessecary means.· Fish out of Water: Recently, coastal villiages have been besieged by "flying sharks," many of them diving into the town and killing much of the population. The mystery is not only who made the sharks fly, but how, and why? Odly, they seem to be searching for something, as non-food related items are also smashed or broken to bits.</blockquote>

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