Narag Narg

Demigod, Male
Symbol: A clenched hand grasping forked lightning.
Home Plane: Altemeri
Portfolio: Chaos, darkness, destruction, gales, lightning, sea, storms, thunder, violence.

Narag Narg is the nemesis of his brother, Azerond. His penchant is for whipping the seas into frenzied, chaotic storms. His sole aim is the destruction of all that Azerond creates. He is evil and spiteful and greatly feared. While not as powerful as his brother, he is a constant menace, sinking ships and creating great destructive waves that he sends crashing against the shores. The name of Narag Narg sends a shiver through those whose livelihood depends upon the sea, except for those that use it for their own evil purpose.

Doctrine: Where Azerond brings light, Narag Narg brings darkness; where Azerond brings calm, so Narag Narg brings chaos. Narag Narg's sole purpose is to destroy all the good of Azerond and replace it with chaos, violence and destruction and he urges those that follow him to do likewise. Pirates, smugglers and all the violent and selfish users of the seas are drawn to Narag Narg and they can be found along the coastlines of Arrasia.

Worship: Very few temples to Narag Narg exist and those that do are usually sinister places, found in dark caves along the coastline, where the seas are violent and treacherous. The priests are usually expert sailors who understand the local waters extraordinarily well. They are also almost always at the center of local pirate and smuggling activities, acting as centers of information and safe houses, as well as places where loot can be stashed for a while. The priests wear dark blue clothes - so dark that it appears as black to most people - which are usually practical and sea worthy.

Nandagon

Demigod, Male
Symbol: A thistle with a bright mauve flower and three leaves.
Home Plane: Cerawaru
Portfolio: Barbarians, chaos, hunting, nature, strength, wilderness.

Nendagon is a central figure to the Norvs, who populate much of the north of Arrasia. He also has a large following amongst barbarians, rangers and wild nomads. Fighters are also sometimes drawn to his ethos. He despises civilization and modernization, preferring the toughness, strength and chaos of the wild. He enjoys nothing more than the thrill of the hunt with the wind in his long, unkempt golden locks.

Doctrine: The followers of Nendagon spend much of their time fretting over the modern world, regarding urbanization and civilization as evils to be opposed whenever possible. For them, the true joy of life can only be found in the wild lands, testing themselves against the strength and majesty of nature in its truest sense. Survival is everything and to pit themselves against the creatures of the wild in mortal combat and survive is to prove their worth and value, both to themselves and others. Scars from such combat are worn proudly, as badges of strength and vigor.

Worship: Places of religious significance to the followers of Nendagon, where they can pay him homage, are only found in remote and wild places. They are almost entirely natural affairs, but usually have wooden posts on which furs, pelts and animal bones hang. Chimes are also commonly found in such places, delicately carved out of hollowed bone, which help to give these places an ambience and mystical presence. The priests are wild and take on the nature of a single wild beast, whose pelt or fur they wear as if as a second skin. This is always the creature that the priest killed as part of their indoctrination.

Ney Allond

Demigod, Female
Symbol: A proud stag with large antlers.
Home Plane: Forasia
Portfolio: Animals, centaurs, moon, nature, night, seasons, trees, wood elves, woodland.

Ney Allond is worshipped by centaurs and highly regarded by the wood elves. She represents night and nature. It is Ney Allond who lights the night sky and it is she who maintains the balance of the woods and homelands of the centaurs and wood elves. She is neither good nor evil, but understands that both are necessary to maintain balance and order within the natural world.

Doctrine: Ney Allond urges her followers to maintain the delicate balance of the ecosystem that exists within the forests and woodlands of the world and to tend it where necessary. Should it be necessary to clear a space or thin the undergrowth, in order for natural harmony to be achieved, so it should done. Likewise, should plants require planting and tending, in order that they grow strong, so it should also be done. The followers of Ney Allond can often be found in woodlands at night, celebrating their work with wonderful feasts, their beautiful songs drifting through the trees and their merriment and mirth pushing away any evils that may surround them.

Worship: Places of worship to Ney Allond can be found in woods and forests as clearings, with the remains of many small fires surrounded by logs which have been worn from their long use as seats. Often, the area immediately around them is dense and difficult to pass through, but the clearings themselves are always tidy and open to the sky. The ceremonies always take place at night and are lively affairs, with much singing and feasting. The priests wear white gowns with silver symbols sewn into them, which shimmer under the light of the moon.

Olgden

Demigod, Male
Symbol: A wooden pole with a blue and silver diamond dangling from one end and a tied bundle on the other.
Home Plane: Tharad
Portfolio: Arts and crafts, commerce, community, family, halflings, jewelrymaking.

Worshippers of Olgden can be found wherever there are halflings, but is followed by very few outside of this racial group. Olgden is the son of Olmus and Pittok and after the murder of his father, at the hands of his own mother, he and his sister, Thim, sundered Wynord from Damarkan and took with them the halflings, who were gifts to Pittok from Shylar. He has had little to do with the other Aslah or their creations since.

Doctrine: Olgden urges his followers toward finding acceptance through hard work and excellence in whatever it is they do. His followers are well known for their industry and workmanship and are well regarded throughout Arrasia. Olgden also urges halflings to look after their family and respect their elders and believes that the best way to secure their safety is through strong kinship.

Worship: Temples of Olgden can be found wherever there are halflings. Some are no more than small, wooden buildings, while others are far more elaborate, made of stone and decorated with all the skill that halflings are capable of. The ceremonies are brief and light hearted and the priests, who wear earthly colored smocks, are generally easygoing and very receptive.

Omuz

Greater Deity, Female
Symbol: Three inter-linked circles of red, yellow and blue. Where all three meet at the center are two crossed keys.
Home Plane: Ornefernen
Portfolio: Childbirth, creation, fertility, mothers, women.

Deity of creation, women and childbirth, Omuz is a very popular deity. Her motherly nature is embraced by mothers and those who work with children, as she is gentle, kind and thoughtful. The daughter of Gygafrak, and sister to Fandor, it is said that in her flows the fertility of Desdemar. She stood by her brother during the war with Amman and is also the occasional lover of Mynax, with whom she has a daughter, Sha Dorrain.

Doctrine: Omuz calls upon her followers to fill the world with their offspring and stand together to fight the evils that would destroy them. It should always be within one's nature to be gentle and forgiving, but also to use sharp words where necessary, in order to educate and guide. She also believes that to offer a helping hand to a neighbor, who may be in need, or to help guide the lost and comfort the lonely are all part of the qualities that her followers should aspire to. Above all, however, is the care and protection of the children, for it is they who represent its future.

Worship: Temples of Omuz can be throughout Arrasia. They are never too large or elaborate, but always places of warmth and comfort, where people come for protection and a sense of well-being. The majority of the priests are women, who wear red togas with white sashes around their wastes. They are well known for their work within the community, helping the poor and needy and comforting the lonely. They also help look after and raise the children of the community, often schooling and guiding them.

Ordal

Demigod, Female
Symbol: A yingyang symbol of yellow and black halves.
Home Plane: Za
Portfolio: Abundance, animals, earth, fertility, weather.

Ordal has a large following in Urgolia, but has very little elsewhere. To the Urgolians, she looks after the world in which they live - controlling everything from the weather to fertility and nature itself. She has long served Urgomond, even before he was himself released by Crayver and became Aslah, and was rewarded for her loyalty - and for her popularity amongst the people of Urgolia - by being released from his service. She has since continued to serve him, though now herself as one of the Aslah.

Doctrine: Ordal looks for enterprise in her followers, for their lives will be pitted against the forces of nature and to survive, skill, understanding and industry will all be required. In life, what will be, will be, for life is harsh and nature uncaring. As such, Ordal has a nonchalant attitude towards her followers, preferring that they rely upon themselves and use their own abilities in life. She sees the races - both good and evil - as being no more than, or no less than, anything else in the natural world; that like nature itself, they are no more than the whim of the Aslah who created them.

Worship: As her followers are primarily nomadic, temples are rare. However, with settlements appearing along the Syramassa River and Sarazoa Sea, some have sprung up, taking the form of large circular areas, surrounded by wooden pickets, lowest at the point of entry and tallest exactly opposite this point. Inside, large wooden posts of different heights are driven deep into the ground and carved into bizarre, animalistic or wild faces with wooden chimes hanging from them. The priests wear pelts and furs and play a central role within the tribe, whether nomadic or otherwise. They are always in conflict with the tribal warlord, which is regarded as healthy, as this represents the conflict that exists between man and nature.

Pax

Demigod, Female
Symbol: A pointing dismembered hand. From the finger shoots a bolt of lightening.
Home Plane: Thesop
Portfolio: Arrogance, disdain, magic, mind control, spontaneity.

Pax is mostly Popular amongst sorcerers, who find her spontaneity and arrogance appealing. As arrogant as she is charismatic, she delights in all forms of magic, but has a penchant for its more mind warping elements. Once a powerful celestial, called by many the Witch Queen of the South, she was persuaded by Fandor to serve him with the promise of immortality. Her powerful magic was significant and helped Fandor establish control over the south in his war against Amman.

Doctrine: Followers of Pax are especially prevalent in Karnish and the lands of the south, which she once called her home. Pax urges her followers toward creative spontaneity, which she believes keeps the mind alert and prepared for the unexpected, and delights in seeing unusual and creative combinations of magic and spells. Above all else, Pax enjoys nothing more than her followers exerting their influence over the minds of others and charming them with powerful spells and curses.

Worship: Temples dedicated to Pax are usually small, stone buildings, tucked away from the main thoroughfares. The ceremonies are colorful affairs, with alchemical powders and oils used to whip the congregation into a frenzied state in which they are longer in command of their own faculties. To avoid mishaps, the temples are generally plain and any decoration usually made of stone to avoid damage. The priests wear simple clothing of gray and white, with yellow trim, but also wear swirling tattoos on their faces and hands. They are also generally slightly disheveled and unkempt.

Pith

Demigod, Male
Symbol: A twin faced head, with a human face on one side and a skull on the other.
Home Plane: Aivas
Portfolio: Dead, death, mortality, old age, repose, shadow, wisdom.

The Keeper of the Dead, it is Pith who takes the souls of the deceased to the great Halls of The Dead in Golgoria. He cares not for how the dead are taken, by means fair or foul, for he knows that death is the natural way and, in the end, the mortal journey of life must be concluded. Pith is widely represented throughout Arrasia, for few can escape the inevitability he brings.

Doctrine: The followers of Pith see themselves as the cleansers of the world, who alleviate pain and suffering and clear the path for renewal and new life. Without them, the world would be filled with sinister shadow, where lost spirits would wander aimlessly, without hope or guidance and filled with despair. Through Pith, however, the path to the Halls of The Dead shines like a silver thread through the shadow, guiding the dead to their, usually, final resting place.

Worship: Temples of Pith are often tucked away from view, out of sight of the majority of the population. Despite this, they are elaborate buildings, with large buttresses and spires and decorated with gargoyles and statues of Pith and his minions. Inside they are somber places, with burning candles, incense, prayer and chanting all adding to the atmosphere. The church is divided into two sects, who stand morally opposed to one another. The Church of Repose is for those who consider themselves to be cleansers and purifiers of the world. The Church of Death are more sinister and attract a more unsavory following. The priests wear long, black cassocks, with large hoods that cover their faces and sleeves that widen and cover their hands. A golden trim on the priests of the Church of Repose is all that distinguishes them from the Church of Death.

Qayoba

Demigod, Female
Symbol: Two parallel wavy lines. One is blue, the other yellow. They are set in a green triangle.
Home Plane: Onop
Portfolio: Balance, jungle, nature, plants, rain, sun.

Qayoba brings balance and harmony to the great jungles of the world, bringing both rain and sun in equal measure and maintaining the natural environment in which the jungles and savannas flourish. She and Setsop are enemies, as are the tribes that follow them. Qayoba lives in the great jungle of Onop, which is located amongst the outer planes of Paradorn.

Doctrine: Qayoba's followers are primarily found in and around the great jungles of Arrasia, where they fight against the evil servants of Setsop, amongst others. They see the jungles as living, organic places that require the harmony and balance of the natural world in order to survive and thrive. As such, they believe that all things must, by nature, have an opposite - where there is light, there is also dark; where there is good, there is also evil; where there is life, so there is death - and thus is the natural balance and order of the cosmos maintained.

Worship: Temples to Qayoba are rare, but when built are dramatic, usually taking the form of pyramids within jungle clearings which reach into the sky. As the followers of Qayoba are tribesmen and nomads who dwell in the hot and humid environment of Arrasia's jungles and savannas, the priests are more akin to witch doctors and shaman who are believed to look after the spiritual needs of the tribe. Many wear bones and skulls as decoration and use simple, but striking alchemical tricks to add to their dramatic aura.

Ragmannon

Greater Deity, Male
Symbol: A hammer with an orc's face on either side of the hammering surface.
Home Plane: Tyr
Portfolio: Evil, half-orcs, hate, ogres, orcs, violence, war.

Ragmannon is the creator and deity of orcs, though he is not alone in those who the orcs give their allegiance to. Some ogres are attracted to Ragmannon, as are some evil humans. Ragmannon was a great servant of Voln and offered his allegiance to Hakkan in the early wars of Herophet, through which he received his freedom and became Aslah. Later, he would stand against his old allies and instead side with Olmus, especially during the Infernal Wars. His visage is that of a great orc and he loves nothing better than to wield his destructive warhammer.

Doctrine: The followers of Ragmannon, like Ragmannon himself, care for no one except themselves. Mostly thoroughly evil, they enjoy nothing better than causing misery to others and enjoy it all the more if done on a grand scale. Ragmannon especially has a penchant for war and urges his followers into violent conflict with their neighbors, whoever they might be. Often, this overspills into violence between themselves, such is the blood lust for war and destruction. Certainly, throughout Arrasia, the massed ranks of Ragmannon's orcs are a truly fearsome sight that instills fear into the hearts of those facing them.

Worship: Ragmannon cares little for worship and prayer, preferring his followers to pay homage through war and violence. As such, no real temples exist, with small shrines preferred. However, it is rumored that one vast and sinister temple can be found in Ragmannon Gorge, which is said to be built out of a massive cave and which is the home of Ragmannon when he comes to Arrasia. The priests are shaman who help bolster the courage and strength of the warriors prior to battle.

Rougon

Demigod, Female
Symbol: A single golden wheat.
Home Plane: Oradu
Portfolio: Abundance, agriculture, earth, fertility.

The deity of Earth, Rougon is popular in Eppen and the Falagrim Peninsula, where she brings fertility and abundance. During the great siege of Eppen, it was Rougon who kept the fields filled with grain and the lands fertile, which helped the populace avoid the worst effects of the Amman blockade during the Second Eppen War. She is often in conflict with Hayn, who along with Destor, with whom she has a daughter, Sassa, form the Aslah regarded as the Falagrim pantheon.

Doctrine: Rougon has a deep love and affinity for her followers and none more so than the people of Eppen, for whom she kept their fields and crops abundant during the great siege of that land during their wars with Amman. Her followers are hard working, who work the land and understand its needs and the methods which make their crops most ripe and which produce the greatest quantity. They believe that the land needs to be worked and nurtured before it will offer up its rewards and that wild land is wasted space, where weeds and wild plants suck out its fertility and richness.

Worship: Temples to Rougon are common throughout Eppen and the Falagrim Peninsula, found especially in agricultural communities who rely upon the land for their well-being. They are nearly always simple stone buildings, generally small, but always well decorated with baskets of vegetables and fruit and bundles of wheat. The priests wear simple gowns, made of wool, and often play significant roles within their community, especially around important farming dates, such as the planting season and the harvest.

Sassa

Demigod, Female
Symbol: A blue, gray, white and black rolling, curvy wave.
Home Plane: Phoras
Portfolio: Divers, fishermen, lightning, rain, rivers, sailors, storms, thunder, water.

The daughter of Destor and Rougon, Sassa is popular in Eppen and the Falagrim Peninsula, as well as the coastal regions of Yam, Orith and Syrámä. When spirits were at their lowest and Eppen was on the verge of destruction, as the great army of Amman looked to consume their lands, Sassa shook and stirred the sea into a rage that all but destroyed the Amman fleet, beginning the decline of the Amman empire and Hakkan.

Doctrine: Those who follow Sassa understand the destructive capability and ambivalent nature of the sea and that its power is to be respected at all times. However, the rewards of the sea are great and to test yourself against the awesome danger and unpredictability of the seas of Arrasia brings its own reward. Those that live along the coastlines of Eppen and the Falagrim Peninsula, who rely upon the sea for their livelihood, understand better than most both the dangers and rewards inherent in the waters that they so rely upon.

Worship: Temples can be found along the coastline of Eppen and the Falagrim Peninsula, usually playing prominent roles in fishing communities and those that rely upon the sea for their livelihood. They are often made from the wrecks of ships that have floundered upon the rugged and dangerous coastlines and, therefore, often come in odd shapes and sizes. The priests wear sea blue cassocks with orange turbans and sashes around their waist. They are significant members of the community who understand the local coastlines and currents in detail.

Setsop

Demigod, Female
Symbol: A green pool from which stares a black eye.
Home Plane: Fye
Portfolio: Bogs, decay, disease, fungi, insects, ooze, rotting, swamps.

The great deity of oozes, swamps and insects, Setsop is foul to look upon, as she resembles a large ooze, with many horrible faces peering out. Her followers can be found throughout the jungles and swamps of Arrasia, where they will more often than not be at war with the followers of her hated enemy, Qayoba. Setsop dwells in the great swamp of Fye.

Doctrine: Setsop's most singular desire is to fill the universe with disease and suffering and to turn the fertile lands into quagmires and fetid swamps. Her followers are most common around the swamps and jungles of Arrasia and are always evil, spreading the misery of Setsop's desire wherever they go. In the southern jungles, the tribal followers of Setsop war with those of Qayoba unceasingly and the history between the tribes is often long and bloody.

Worship: Temples to Setsop can be found deep in the swamps and jungles of Arrasia. They are usually elaborate, with large, ornate stone doors leading to a complex of rooms filled with acid, poison and disease. Large statues of Setsop are also common in such places. The priests are thoroughly evil and spiteful individuals, feared even by the other followers of Setsop. Covered in pustules, warts and the scars of previous diseases that have wracked their bodies, they are vile to look upon. Their clothes are usually little more than filthy, stinking rags that attract all manner of vile insects and creatures. The priests are divided into two factions: those of Air and those of Water and the two sides are often violently opposed.

Sha Dorrain

Demigod, Female
Symbol: Two entwined doves sitting on a golden orb.
Home Plane: Urdun
Portfolio: Beauty, charm, hedonism, love, passion, sex.

The deity of love and lovers, Sha Dorrain is frivolous and beautiful, with an interest solely in her own (sexual) desires. Lovers, pleasure seekers and hedonists throughout Arrasia look to Sha Dorrain to help them fulfill their desires. She is the daughter of Mynax and Omuz and dwells on Urdun, an outer plane of Damarkan.

Doctrine: The followers of Sha Dorrain are seekers of pleasure who look to fulfill all their wishes and desires. Many consider them to be superficial and self-centered, hedonists who seek nothing but pleasure and personal gratification, though they themselves believe they spread joy, passion and personal satisfaction. To the followers of Sha Dorrain, the needs of the individual must be fed and nurtured in order for any community to achieve its maximum potential.

Worship: Temples to Sha Dorrain can be found throughout Arrasia. Although they are rarely the primary church and are usually tucked away out of view, they are almost always attractive buildings, decorated externally with fine architecture and statues. Internally, they are pleasant upon the senses, with lighting and exotic smells used to set the ambiance. The priests are generally highly charismatic individuals who wear navy blue tunics with dark mauve trim.

Tannun Maruth

Greater Deity, Male
Symbol: A great silver tree under which sits the beautiful, cross-legged figure of Shylar.
Home Plane: Henipur
Portfolio: Elves, good, high elves, magic, trees, woodlands.

The son of Shylar and Pittok, Tannun Maruth embraces the spirit of the elves. His pleasures are magic and the woods and forests of Henipur and Arrasia. He is also a lover and creator of great and wonderful artifacts. He is worshipped by nearly all elves, in some manner, except dark elves, as he is seen as the purest of those whose bloodline stems from Shylar. It was also Tannun Maruth who assisted Glornias, the Queen of the elves, which helped turn the tide of events against Tettungba and the dark elves in The Second Great Elven Strife.

Doctrine: The followers of Tannun Maruth can be found wherever elves are found. He is also the deity of high elves, who only dwell in Henipur. However, it is especially amongst the wood elves that Tannun Maruth finds his greatest support for his love of the woods and forests of Arrasia, being the direct offspring of those from his very own homeland, Henipur, is legendary. Such places that the wood elves dwell are mysterious and magical, where the power and majesty of Henipur is greatest upon Arrasia. Tannun Maruth always urges his followers to protect and defend these places, for they are a direct link with Shylar and the past.

Worship: The temples of Tannun Maruth are often elaborate wooden buildings built high amongst the greatest trees found in the forests. Highly organic, the buildings are often half consumed by nature itself, which is used by the elves in clever ways to improve the strength and functionality of the temple. The priests are dressed in greens and browns and play an important role within their community, being considered the wisest amongst them.

Tettungba

Demigod, Female
Symbol: Spider in the middle of a pentagon shaped web.
Home Plane: Murster
Portfolio: Dark elves, darkness, deception, poison, spiders, spies, trickery, tyranny.

Tettungba is the deity of dark elves - elves who were drawn to her and corrupted during the days of Layagat. Twice she has sought to destroy the surface elves, but twice she has eventually been thwarted and driven back into the darkness of Arrasia's underworld. She is a foul, bloated spider, filled with hate and venom and Tannun Maruth is her mortal enemy.

Doctrine: Tettungba thinks nothing of sacrificing her followers to fulfill the needs of her latest whim and sees them as little more than pawns at the mercy of greater forces. The majority of her followers are made up of dark elves, who she long ago corrupted and converted to her cause, and she encourages in them a doctrine of survival of the fittest and divide and rule. As such, dark elven communities are harsh and highly competitive in nature, with the different houses seeking dominance over their counterparts and, in the process, gaining greater favor (and protection) from Tettungba.

Worship: The temples of Tettungba are dark, sinister and evil, found only in the deepest and darkest recesses of Arrasia, where the cities of the dark elves can be found. Sacrifice and misery are at the heart of the ceremonies to Tettungba, when the blood runs free and the flesh is defiled. The most powerful Priestess amongst the dark elves is the Great Thane, whom Tettungba selects from the High Priestesses. The High Priestess is always female and always head of the most powerful house within the city. Each city has its own High Priestess, who vie amongst themselves for the Great Thane's favor, as well as fending off the other houses from within their own community who seek their downfall and to become High Priestess themselves.

Thim

Demigod, Female
Symbol: An open hand in the palm of which sits a magnificent gem that gives off a great light.
Home Plane: Wynord
Portfolio: Carving, craft, halflings, gemcutting, light, masonry.

The Great Stone Hall of Thim, found in the outer plane of Wynord, resounds to the sounds of hammer and chisel as her minions and beloved halflings extend its halls and further beautify those already crafted. It is also where the Light of Vaalea can be found. Thim is the greatest of the halfling pantheon and is a lover of hand-worked items, from gems and stones to wicker baskets and tapestries. She is also the sister of Olgden.

Doctrine: Thim's followers can found wherever there are halflings and she is regarded as the greatest of the halfling pantheon. She encourages her followers to stick together and that teamwork is the best way to achieve their goals in the most efficient manner. She also believes that peaceful solutions to disputes are always preferable and more solid and long lasting than enforced outcomes, as generally all the parties involved are happy with a fair outcome. It also helps maintain a strong and harmonious community spirit, which is essential if the halflings are to survive the hardships that surround them.

Worship: The temples of Thim are found throughout halfling communities. The majority are built out of wood, though some are far more elaborate and built from stone. They are always located at the heart of the community and are often used as places of not only worship, but also as schools and community gatherings. The priests of Thim wear light gray robes with golden trim, which symbolizes the Light of Vaalea. They are important members of the community, acting not only as spiritual guides, but also as healers and providers, who always have a wise word or two ready for those that need them.

Torpeyak

Demigod, Male
Symbol: A serpent coiled around a javelin.
Home Plane: Hitenen
Portfolio: Darkness, stench, strength, troglodytes.

Torpeyak is foul and thoroughly despicable. A large reptilian creature, he emits a nauseating smell wherever he goes and is both fearsome and putrid to behold. He was once a powerful servant of Olmus, but was freed for his services during the Infernal Wars. He is the deity of troglodytes, dwellers of deep reaces of Arrasia, and cares for nothing else. He lives in the foul plane of Hitenen, one of the outer planes of Mulhata.

Doctrine: Only troglodytes worship the foul Torpeyak, their horrid and wicked tribes a testament to his strength and evil. Torpeyak loves strength above all other attributes and urges the strongest amongst the tribes to rise to the surface and fight for their right to lead. Survival of the fittest is at the heart of how Torpeyak believes his followers should behave, with the strongest leading the weak and benefiting from their strength. Tribes should be self-sufficient, relying on the other creatures who they share their lives with in the darkest depths of Arrasia as little as possible.

Worship: Although the troglodytes are fanatical in their worship of Torpeyak, there is little in the way of temples, as their building skills are virtually non-existent, preferring instead to dwell in natural caves. However, small shrines are common throughout troglodyte lairs, usually made up of small stones and bones and the occasional precious object. The priests are aggressive shaman who bolster the strength and courage of the tribe and who are held in high esteem.

Urgomond

Demigod, Female
Symbol: A Celtic cross carved with runes (reads My struggle, my power, my future).
Home Plane: Urgol
Portfolio: Conflict, expansion, strife, territory, vengeance, war.

Urgomond is popular amongst the Urgolians and the tribes of the east, but almost nowhere else. He embraces the spirit of Urgolia - war, strength and conquest are his concerns and under his patronage, Urgolia has grown and prospered. He is aggressive and quick to anger and loves nothing more than the taste of conflict and war.

Doctrine: The Urgolian's war-like nature reflects the qualities that Urgomond most admires. Life is war and war is life. To die upon the field, with your sword in your hand, at the hands of your foe, is the finest and most honorable death and the followers of Urgomond - and none more so than the Urgolians - have taken this to their hearts. Urgomond urges his followers to continually expand their lands through conquest and war and to use those lands that they defeat to create bigger and more powerful armies in a never-ending cycle of war and conquest.

Worship: There are very few temples to Urgomond, as he has no interest in such statements of grandeur, preferring his followers to show their loyalty upon the battlefield. However, a large temple does in fact exist in the capital city itself, Urgolia - a large wooden building that acts as the spiritual center of Urgomond upon Arrasia. The priests, wild shaman, are exceptionally powerful, being at least equal in rank and esteem as the tribal warlords, if not more so, and have a huge influence over the tribe. This often causes tensions between the shaman and the warlord, though such tension is regarded as a healthy reflection of the struggle of man within the wild and natural world in which he exists.

Uther

Greater Deity, Male
Symbol: Spear of Onnus.
Home Plane: Cerador
Portfolio: Good, horses, riding, strength, strife, swiftness, travel, war.

Uther ranks amongst the greatest of the Aslah and was the first mortal to ascend the ranks of the immortals. The tale of Uther is a long one. He was born a slave in Herophet but escaped after the rescue of Kavak. After a great journey, he settled in Arrasia in the new land of Norvsond, populated by those who had followed him from Herophet. Later, he traveled south and brought peace there. Later still, he came to Layagat, where he witnessed its destruction. It was his war against the dwarves that saw him return to Herophet, where he continued his war with Hakkan. Despite his defeat, Adria gave him the status of Aslah, after she discovered his broken body upon the shores of the River Mothex. He is the owner of the Spear of Onnus, which he retrieved during his escape from Herophet.

Doctrine: Uther's followers love the taste of combat and swift raids and enjoy the wind in their hair as they travel far and wide. Uther loves courage and strength above all other qualities and both admires and expects these traits in his followers. His always desires to see good triumph over evil and he expects his followers to seek out evil and defeat it. To stop in admiration of your own triumph is to be defeated by lethargy, which Uther despises as much as he does cowardice and evil itself.

Worship: Temples take a different form in the north and south. North, they are long, wooden buildings, plainly adorned and places where the dead are revered and remembered and located at the heart of communtities. In the south they are stone buildings, well defended, where carvings of Uther, Adria, Onnus and Desdemar abound and found on the bounderies of civilization. The priests wear skins and furs and have long, unkempt beards and a wild demeanor.

Vihahn

Demigod, Male
Symbol: The head of a howling wolf set against a full moon.
Home Plane: Theydoyn
Portfolio: Desert elves, horizons, wild beasts, wild elves, wilderness.

Vihahn enjoys the wide-open spaces, the wind in his hair and the hunt. He is a wild and rough deity, but his love of the wild and for his desert and wild elves are the guiding factors in his decision-making. He has no time for civilization and urban laws, or for national boundaries or land ownership, believing instead that what there is belongs equally to everyone and no one. He is also popular amongst some barbarians, wild people and rangers.

Doctrine: Vihahn cares mostly for his desert and wild elves, who live wild and nomadic lives and whose histories are both ancient and rich. They, as he, care nothing for national boundaries and concepts of land ownership, which they reject as arrogance and foolishness, and continue their migrations as their ancestors have done for thousands of years before them. They live on their wits, surviving from day to day in the wild environments of Arrasia, under constant threat from their enemies and their ancient ways being constantly challenged by the modernity of the world in which they now live.

Worship: Very few, if any, temples of Vihahn exist, since nearly all of his followers are nomadic tribes who traverse the plains of Arrasia. However, there are many places along the migratory routes of the nomads which are considered to be of spiritual significance, including burial grounds and natural areas given special significance by the tribes over thousands of years. These are always visited on their migrations and are often the cause for much spiritual and religious introspection and celebration. The priests are generally considered the wisest amongst the tribe, who bring guidance and healing, as well as fulfilling the tribes spiritual needs.

Xagraxsus

Demigod, Male
Symbol: A gold-rimmed black disk with a dark gray (almost imperceptible) eye in the center with a red pupil.
Home Plane: Arrasia
Portfolio: Darkness, destruction, discord, earthquakes, evil giants, fire, half-orcs, khoqqix, ogres, orcs, panic, underworld, volcanoes.

The son of Gort and Voln, and brother to Hakkan, Xagraxsus lives deep under Arrasia and causes the earth to stir in great earthquakes and volcanoes. His followers can be found in dungeons and caverns, but are not unknown on the surface. Xagraxsus is the Lord of Darkness, having defeated all challenges to his authority at one time or another, and it is his foul language, Xamian, which is now most widely spoken in the darkness of the belly of Arrasia. Xagraxsus has long been scheming to control Herophet, which he believes is his by right.

Doctrine: Cunning, deceitful and scheming, Xagraxsus manipulates and uses his followers to achieve his aims. Although he thinks nothing of sacrificing them to the alter of his plans, he also brings them power and stability within the violent maelstrom of life in the underworld of Arrasia. All manner of evil is attracted to Xagraxsus and he serves all their needs.

Worship: There are four distinct churches: the Church of the Dark Apostles, the Church of the Apostles of the Flame, the Apostles of the Church of Immortal Flesh, and the Church of the Apostles of Destruction. Each has their own temples and competition between them is often violent. A fifth distinct branch is that followed by the khoqqix. Temples are ornately carved and grand in scale. They are usually carved out of natural caverns, and the natural features used and altered. Each of the four main churches work tirelessly to promote themselves in the eyes of Xagraxsus and gain his favor.

Yerraz

Demigod, Male
Symbol: A serpent's eye.
Home Plane: Hul
Portfolio: Enslavement, massacres, slaughter, strength, undead, war.

Half-brother to Hakkan, and son of Onnus and Voln, Yerraz was a loyal servant of Hakkan. His credos are warfare, slaughter, enslavement and conquest and his mood is always dark. His worshippers are mainly found in Amman and the old Amman regions of the Karnish empire, as well as Magasoa. Though not found in great numbers elsewhere, they are nonetheless found wherever the dark hand of Amman once touched, meaning they can still be found in the oddest of places.

Doctrine: Strength, order and discipline are essential in what makes a formidable fighter, soldier or army. With these traits, an army, even when confronted with superior numbers, always has chance to prevail. It is also essential that, in victory, no mercy or quarter be given and that an enemy should be humiliated through slavery or massacre. The reputation of an individual fighter or soldier, or of the army as a whole, should send such fear into the heart of their enemies that the seed of their defeat has already been planted. It is also common practice for the followers of Yerraz to augment their armies with undead - especially skeletons. During the battle itself, the bodies often rise as zombies to continue the fight.

Worship: Temples of Yerraz are always ornate stone buildings. Statues of the dead abound and hundreds of carved faces of the dead, scarred and contorted, can be found inside and out. Enormous statues of Yerraz dominate the temples and undead often serve as guards and servants. Priests are often evil necromancers who are the voice of Yerraz on Arrasia. They wear green and yellow hooded cassocks with lime-green trim, their hands and faces covered in strange tattoos.

Zidodd

Demigod, Female
Symbol: A lizard from above, with a curved tail and angled as if it is turning around and set in triangle.
Home Plane: Denezasax
Portfolio: Birth, lizardfolk, protection, reptiles, strength, water.

Zidodd's priority is the protection, well-being and propagation of her beloved lizardfolk and other matters are of little concern to her. Zidodd was herself once a mortal lizardfolk, during the age of their darkest hours when they stood alone, with none to guide them amongst the Aslah and when the world seemed set against them. Dismayed, angry and alone, Zidodd set off to challenge the Aslah themselves. After a long and bitter journey, she finally came to Tuska and there drank from the Fountain of the Immortals and was rewarded with immortality, becoming the protector and guiding spirit of all the lizardfolk.

Doctrine: Zidodd urges her followers to trust no one, for betrayal and deceit are the only reward for those foolish enough to put their faith in others. The history of the lizardfolk, long since lost to the annals of time, has always been a lonely one and alone they stand against the world, befriending only those who have something they want or need. For long they were forsaken and only the strength of Zidodd, they believe, has seen them survive the perils of the world.

Worship: Lizardfolk are fanatical in their worship of Zidodd, carrying charms and religious symbols on their person at all times. There are no temples, but instead places of religious significance, where they go for religious ceremonies and spiritual guidance. Lizardfolk shaman wear simple jewelry made from hemp, stone and wood, roughly carved and shaped and play an important role within the tribe, bringing spiritual guidance, healing and even advice on important matters.

Zykerathox

Greater Deity, Male
Symbol: A throne licked in flames.
Home Plane: Herophet
Portfolio: Betrayal, conquest, evil, fire, plague, treachery, undeath.

After the defeat and death of Hakkan, Zykerathox became the steward of Herophet until a new master would emerge to take over the throne of evil. Over the centuries, his power and influence grew and he hatched a plan to make Herophet his permanent home. Learning of Gygafrak's bid to take the throne, he schemed and planned so that all his competitors declared their hand and with the help of his powerful ally, Justice, set them against one another until they were each sufficiently weakened and he declared himself the new Lord of Herophet and declared war on the whole cosmos, but especially in Arrasia.

Doctrine: Cunning and scheming are the mantras that the followers of Zykerathox live by. Through good planning and timing, anyone can be overcome and your aims attained. While everyone else loses their head, the long hatched and carefully made plans will reveal themselves and bring victory. Zykerathox's own rise to the ultimate power of evil was the very essence of all he stands for.

Worship: Zykerathox understands all too well the power of worship and temples to him are beginning to emerge, especially in the war torn Fallen Lands. These mostly take the form of old churches being corrupted to the worship of their new master, an irony that Zykerathox finds most amusing. Priests wear fearsome visages of the dead - skull masks and bones and cured flesh all being very common.