Mythic Vistas: SpirosBlaak - Property Is Theft!

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The Horde
The Splintered God, They-Of-The-Many
Symbol: An upraised claw formed from
many fractured splinters. Each aspect’s name,
wrien in Lycanthus, the language of the
lycanthropes, is added to this symbol by their
separate followers.
Alignment: Varies depending on aspect.
Portfolio: Varies depending on aspect.
Domains: All receive the following, plus
the domains listed in their description:
Evil, Shapechanger (if a shapechanger)*, Humanoid (if an evil
humanoid)*.
Worshippers: Kav, shapechangers, goblinoids, orcs, other evil
humanoids. Each aspect of the Horde also has worshippers specific
to them alone.
Favored Weapon: Varies depending on aspect.
The god known collectively as “the Horde” consists of several
divine individuals who share a united consciousness. Each have
minds, personalities, methods, and goals that are distinctly their
own, but their experiences are all shared with their fellows of the
Horde; what one senses, suffers, or thinks, the others do as well.
And although the Horde is a part of Dracos’ pantheon, not even the
other gods know where they came from.
The Horde comprises many individually worshipped
aspects/deities (see Aspects of the Horde, page 17).
Kutsutema
The Whispering Mistress, the
Obsidian Harlot, the Will Taker
(Faedian)
Symbol: Two horizontal
serpents, one facing in each direction, that vaguely resemble a pair
of lips.
Alignment: Neutral evil.
Portfolio: Deception, lies, seduction.
Domains: Corruption*, Darkness*, Lust*, Secrecy*, Trickery.
Worshippers: Spies, thieves, prostitutes, spurned women.
Favored Weapon: Short sword.
The mother of Panathon and Shivanos from an indiscretion with
the then-young Phaetos, Kutsutema is as untrustworthy as she is
seductive and beautiful. Kutsutema is a lithe, buxom blonde with
icy-blue eyes and an inviting smile painting her as the epitome
of innocence. Despite her designs and methods, Kutsutema
surprisingly remains on good terms with Phaetos, although the
laer god always tries (unsuccessfully) to convince her to change
her ways. Since the birth of their children, Phaetos and Kutsutema
have maintained a relationship of sorts—one purely based on lust.
Phaetos
The Grand Weaver, The Blind God, the
Pathfinder (Faedian)
Symbol: A set of scales centered within a
violet pyramid.
Alignment: Neutral.
Portfolio: Fate, prophecy, fortune.
Domains: Air, Destiny*, Knowledge, Luck,
Time*.
Worshippers: Prophets, fortunetellers, gamblers.
Favored Weapon: Sickle.
Phaetos, brother of Akrasia and lover of Kutsutema, the mother
Chapter Three: Religion
of his twin sons, the gods Panathon and Shivanos, is one of the more
enigmatic members of the pantheon. His binds his eyes tight with a
black cloth to prevent himself from driving other mad by the swirling
paths of fate found within them. His loyal companion and surrogate
eyes, the immortal celestial lion, Remiticus, always accompanies the
Grand Weaver. Since Gods’ Fall, Phaetos sequestered himself in a
hidden location. He only leaves his haven to couple with the alluring
Kutsutema, his lover of many years.
Spiros
Sword of Righteousness, the Shining Cavalier, the
Bronze Warrior (Faedian)
Symbol: A gilded, shining heaume with an
upwardly turned longsword behind it.
Alignment: Lawful good.
Portfolio: Justice, righteous bale, valor.
Domains: Courage*, Good, Lavayne (if
lavayne)*, Law, Nobility*, War. Spiros’ clerics
may not cast any spells with the Chaos
descriptor.
Worshippers: Paladins, officers of the law,
knights, cavaliers, lavayne.
Favored Weapon: Longsword.
Spiros is a gilded knight in fluted, decorative full plate. He keeps
his visor down, and from the eye slit a bright light spills forth. Spiros
never reveals his face, for he epitomizes the unbiased, faceless nature
of justice. The Shining Cavalier is not well disposed towards arcane
spellcasters or magic due to an unknown incident that occurred long
ago with Cinnoldis. Even the other gods are rumored to know nothing
of the cause, although many suspect it somehow concerns the lavayne.
Knowing the strained relation between the two, Cinnoldis’ role in
Spiros’ disappearance certainly raises many unanswered questions.
The Church of Spiros
The Shining Cavalier is the official patron deity of the Archduchy
of SpirosBlaak, even though other gods have a broader base of
worshippers than he does on Dracos. With its seat of power in Vas,
a city ruled by Spiros’ clergy —the city’s true ruler is nothing but a
figurehead, the Church of Spiros, simply the Church, is perhaps the
greatest political power in the Archduchy; in fact, the Church oen
wields more power than the Archduchess.
Missionaries of Spiros are a common throughout the land. They
work to bring the word of the one true faith — in most of their eyes,
anyway — to those who do not adhere to the tenets of their patron.
Worse yet are the agents of the Inquisition of Swords, who use their
sanctioned authority to question, detain, and sometimes even kill
men and women who believe their gods more powerful than Spiros.
Such activity would not be so terrible if it was restricted solely to
worshippers of fell gods such as the Horde or Sallous Yar, but the
inquisitors are renowned for zealously pursuing their goals beyond
all moral boundaries.
Sycleese
The Radiant Mother of All, She-Who-Bears-the-
Cycle, the Unrelenting Seasons (Faedian)
Symbol: An infinity symbol contained
within a blazing sun.
Alignment: Neutral good.
Portfolio: Marriage, healing, birth, death,
the seasons.
Domains: Air, Death, Fire, Good, Hearth*,
Healing, Protection, Sun.