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Message: <blockquote data-quote="FreeXenon" data-source="post: 5535350" data-attributes="member: 6228">Iltanistar the Destroyer, the Bloodied Guardian, The Rage FatherI am in the process of writing a campaign and I have a massive tribe(s) of orcs that live on a deserty steppe area that is surrounded by mountains with 3 "entrances" into the steppes. I am thinking I will take what I have written here and make it chaotic evil and it will have a large following of orcish barabarian nomads riding wild-eyed and borderline insane horses that are scarred and flayed and near death, but still powerful and able to perform. What follows is what I have written in response to the what I rolled from the tables of the "<a href="http://www.wizards.com/dnd/downloads/dragon/398/398_Strange_Gods.pdf" target="_blank">Strange Gods</a>" article when just trying to generate a random god for fun. The actual rolls are at the bottom of the post. This is a bit disjointed but I think you get the idea.Iltanistar the Destroyer, the Bloodied Guardian, The Rage FatherEvil (Rage, Wrath, Destruction, Entropy, Vengeance, Slaughter)Iltanistar the Destroyer, the Bloodied Guardian, The Rage Father, is a remote sentient plant-like being composed of a mass of writing tentacles that make it look like a living and ever-moving tree with an erie set of wicked glowing blue eyes. Iltanistar does not know how it came into being or that it bears divine power, nor does it know that it has followers, and on the same token other divine beings do not care about its existence. It exists to destroy and consume all that it encounters in vengeance for its (and their) very existence.Iltanistar is evil, wicked, and prone to great fits of wrathful destruction. If it is not destroying something or fuming with anger, it is gloomy and despondent, awaiting for something to trigger its anger. It seeks the destruction of anything that it encouters. Sometimes it will choose an entrance like area and just sit there for as long as it takes for someone or something to pass through and trigger its anger, and then goes on an rampage of mindless destruction even ripping its way through non-living barriers to find something living to destroy. This is especially possible if it has been a while since it has encountered something sentient to destroy. It is sometimes worshippped by gladiators and slavers who find the Rage Father's merciless and evil ways convenient; vengeful treants, elves, orcs, and barabarian clans will sometimes be found dedicated to it. It has very few followers simply by the fact that no one has heard of it, and its followers tend to have a very, very short lifespan. FollowersMany of his followers are barabarians or those of the more wild or malicious types of elves. His followers are dedicated to destruction and being at the center of a blood drenched rage fest, moving from village to village, or war to war; or they are dedicated to hunting down any violaters of their ever expanding territory to capture and torture them for the nerve of entering; or violently and zealously protecting Iltanistar's very few shrines and hallowed sites. Iltanistar portends the ends of all things and sees itself as the end all things, and its followers will often be treated with violent and blood drenched dreams that may lead them to their next cycle of devastation and blood.Followers sometimes like areas with doorways or defined entrances that can clearly mark their territory for once someone passes through it will trigger their rage to destroy and relentlessly pursue the violater's destruction as well as anyone who gets in the way. Followers are easy to take offense at any perceived slight as an excuse to cut down someone or something. "Are you looking at me, boy?" *twitch, twitch* Areas surrounding a cult or tribe of Iltanistar tends to be flat and devoid of all things. Trees will be chopped down, rocks will be broken down into pebbles or smaller if it can be managed, hills will be leveled, plants will be ripped up or scorched, lands will be salted or poisoned, living critters wil be hunted down, slain, and left to rot (or even eaten if they can manage that much forethought). When their current area is devoid of everything they can move onto the next area or village to start the endless cycle of destruction.Devout followers' hair is often lank and oily, resembling tentacles due to lack of care or specifically working towards that look to emulate their Rage Father's tentacular appearance. Many will also paint the area's around their eyes blue too or wear masks with blue eyes and vines or rooots for hair. Followers tend to prefer bludgeoning or flail weapons to resemble branches and vines. They also will take feats and powers that will allow them to attack non-living objects to for even the inert things need to be destroyed and comsumed by the Rage Father. They also will be granted the Negate Healing and Subversive Word powers as a blessed gift of the Rage Father's unknowing granted gifts. From the Unearthed Arcana article "Strange Gods"7 align: evil9 origin: unknown/amnesiac4 goals: fulfillment of lustful urges7 gloomy0 wicked6 plant8 glowing eyes5 prone to anger9 none/not considered worth hating2 indifferent/unaware6 no more than a few hundred know of it; discovering the location of the culst is one of the tests19 Doorways11 addicted to sensations10 hair is often lank and oily, resembling tentacles6 2 vengeance</blockquote>

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