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The World of Teréth End - Religions - Dark Gods |
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"Wulwur looked out upon the fields where his tenants stood, despairing their wilted crop. There would again be no harvest this year. The Valanian had noticed the shrines fallen into disrepair, many of the stones had been removed to repair fences and chimneys. They had sowed Kandlan's reward in the past and now would feel his wrath." Tome of the Golden Harvest  |
Parng Old Bitch of Lyrast, Snake Goddess
The Ortor-Bludzru of Lyrast do not know how or when Parng came to them, and find it baffling that people should wonder of things that happened so long ago. The Ortori people of the Eastern Lyrasti mountains are content with their patron Goddess, the Old Bitch of Lyrast, Parng. The Priesthood The Ortor-Bludzru are ruled by the Scaled Order in accordance with the laws laid down by the Old Bitch of Lyrast. Ortori chieftains are chosen by the priesthood and are regularly members of the Scaled Order. Day-to-Day Activities: In the mountains where the Ortor-Bludzru live, lizards and snakes are very common. Worship of the Old Bitch does offers no protection to these animals, which instead are viewed as gifts from the Goddess. The skins of lizards are used in clothes, their bones are made into tools and jewelry, and their meat is eaten. Though not protected from the Ortor, the reptiles are seen as gifts from Old Bitch Parng and therefore are not for consumption or use of anyone else. Because of this, the Ortor sometimes play the part of wardens for the same animals. This reverence for reptiles does not extend to Dágul. Holy Days/Important Ceremonies: Initiation into the Scaled Order includes a terrible ritual where the initiates hide is cut and slowly pulled from his body. This has been described as the Shedding. During the Shedding, attendant spellcasting priests and mundane healers do their best to keep the Ortor from dying. When all skin has been removed, the initiate is covered in snake and lizard skins and then slathered with a specially prepared ichor that hardens around the body. The initiate is then placed in a cave for ten days. After this "incubation", the hardened shell is cracked from the body revealing the Ortor's new "scaled" body. D&D: Proper "scaling" adds +2 to an Ortor's natural armor. Major Centers of Worship: Within the mountains west of Narsk, rises a large tower, built to resemble a coiled serpent. The tower is very old, and few believe that the Ortor constructed it, though the Bludzru claim their forefathers did just that. The Serpent Tower is the high temple of Parng, and though many Ortor travel vast distances to stand in the tower's shadow, only priests of the Scaled Order may enter. It is believed that the bones of the Old Bitch lie within the tower, remains of her mortal life, before she transcended. High priests that have looked upon her bones claim that Parng stood over 20 feet tall. All those who pilgrimmage to the Serpent Tower are presented with a small metal necklace with the snake sigil stamped onto one side. An Ortor-Bludzru that dies with the Serpent Tower necklace joins with Parng in the afterlife, all others are greedily devoured by the demons that encircle her realm.
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Navigation Dark Gods There are some gods that remain unmentioned in polite company, but whose presence can be felt in many lands. Agārkrauk
(ortor, tasserus) Domains Spellcasting clerics of Zeyir have access to the following domains Animal |
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Ref. PHB (Player's Handbook), DF (Defenders of the Faith), FR (Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting), © Wizards of the Coast  |
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