The Darkness

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The Darkness
Continent / Island Colonies
Capital Temple Irdalni
Banner
Maelstrom.jpg
Gods
Founding Prophet Idaho Gildre
Church Council
Temples
Alowca 0 Temple
Warmanoras 0 Shrine
Irdalni 1 Temple
Abaka 0 Shrine
Congregation
  • Priests: 1
  • Nobles: 1
  • Peasants:
    • Alowca: ~0
    • Warmanoras: ~0
    • Irdalni: ~0
    • Abaka: ~0
Realms of the Faithful
  • Aren

Lothos

Lothos, the God of Death, resides deep in the dark depths of the Gulf of Lothos. Nicknamed the SunStealer, it is said even light is destroyed in his presence, and a continual shroud of darkness surrounds him. Lothos is the collector of souls. His loyal followers, Yrasil and Xitrix, ensure the souls of humanity continue to flow to his dark abyss, to be claimed by him for all of eternity. He takes on many forms, sometimes appearing as a dark monster from the depths, sometimes a maelstrom to pull ships to their doom, or rarely in a humanoid form to interact with humanity.

The Dweller in the Gulf

The tribesmen dwelling in the jungles and along the coasts of Irdalni are responsible for the cultivation of a strange fruit, the rajabuah, with many strange properties. They refine this fruit into a concoction known as the Elixir, which gives a man impressive strength, and sends him into state of frenzy. When asked about how they came about the secrets of this Elixir, the tribal elders grow quiet, and gesture towards the sea and make vague references to a great dweller within the gulf. The tribes of Irdalni have offered sacrifices to this entity since ancient times, and have managed to keep its hunger sated. However, recent reports of destroyed ships and fishing vessels have caused concern, and few survivors have been found, their eyes extracted. The survivors describe a being with a humped, enormous carapace vaguely reminiscent of the armor of a giant insect, shining white gold. Its eyeless head is perched upon an obscenely arched neck, and the beast possesses a dozen legs, ending in fins. The beast also possesses a pair of proboscides with yard long, cupped ends.

Following these happenings, the tribesmen of Irdalni have begun to exhibit... Erratic behavior. They have been rising up against foreign invaders, killing in a mad frenzy, but have also begun to claim a disturbing amount of live prisoners. Deep in the jungle, it is rumored a statue of white gold exists, in the shape of this blind eidolon. Outside of invasion however, the tribesmen have grown more reclusive, only appearing to deliver shipments of the Elixir to the Harbinger's officials... In greater and greater amounts. However, reports have begun to surface of more and more tribesmen missing eyes, and moving from the jungles to dwell closer to the coast.

Yrasil

Yrasil is a trickster God who is responsible for leading men to their deaths through seemingly unfortunate accidents, unlucky events, or deceit. He is known to lure sailors with the call of distressed women on the sea, travelers to become forever lost in woods which suddenly reveal a shortcut to their destination, or to remove the locking pin of a stores laden wagon to result in an unfortunate accident. He appears frequently to men, promising them the desires which lay deep in their heart, yet delivering a skewed and wretched version of that desire. He will often appear to men as a trusted relative or friend, or a friendly stranger who can be trusted.

Xitrix

Xitrix, Skull Goddess, stirs bloodlust within the hearts of men to thrust themselves into battle. She scours the battlefields to collect the warriors who have died in her battles to lead them to Lothos and his dark deep. She pushes man to do battle, to kill and shed blood, and has the power to grant wonderful treasures upon the mongers of war. She always rewards those who bring death through battle to the Colonies. She supervises her battlefields from the sky, on midnight black wings, beautiful and deadly to behold. Black armor adorns her body, and her blood crimson cloak flows with a certain liquidity. She is never seen without her skull helm.

Ninesdamus The Trifold Goddess

Kishargu

The Devouring Mother

Ulala

Goddess of Orgies and Unrestrained Passion

Sulummar

Goddess of contempt

The Beginning

Epochs ago, when the world was still young, the gods languished in peace and tranquility. Human beings settled the regions of the Colonies, living in peace and mutual respect. However, this beautiful garden was not appealing to all. Namely, Yrasil and Xitrix. The two lounged in boredom, not allowed by the other gods to meddle in the affairs of peaceful mankind. Eventually, they became hateful of the other gods, and rued them for this segregation. Unknown to them, deep in the darkness of the Gulf of Lothos, Lothos had been born by the cosmos. In his infancy, Lothos emerged from his dark abyss, bringing the concept of death to the Colonies. The other gods were angered by the destruction of their eden, and they sought to reclaim it and destroy Lothos before he could become too powerful to be stopped. However, Yrasil and Xitrix had already conspired against the other gods. While Xitrix spurred the gods into a vengeful fury, Yrasil secreted the young Lothos away, hiding him in the sky. Xitrix convinced the gods to attack the abyssal lair where Lothos emerged. In a fury, the gods dived into the depths of the Gulf, charging deeper and deeper into the darkness, until they reached the very bottom, a realm of pure black. Unable to find their way, the gods got lost in complete black solitude for all of time. With the other gods trapped, Yrasil collected Lothos from the sky, and found the God of Death had destroyed half the light in the sky, leading to his nickname “SunStealer”. As the world revolved, it would pass over this portion of the sky which the SunStealer had destroyed, plunging the Colonies into night until it reached the lightside again. The Skull Goddess and the Trickster God returned Lothos to his dark home and turned to the world which was now their playground. Xitrix introduced mankind to war, and in doing so, guaranteed an everlasting flow of souls to her master.