The Mockery - Dol Azur
The Mockery, The Betrayer
The Sovereign of Betrayal and Bloodshed, The Mockery represents dishonorable combat and unjust war. His worshipers include assassins, rogues and evil warriors, as well as the infamous Flayed Hand.
He is known in some circles as The Betrayer and was once a member of the triumvirate of combat deities; his betrayal lead to his flaying and banishment from the Sovereign Host.
The legendary red dragon Dularanahk was betrayed during The Dragon War against The Bannerlords by her brother Dulazurak. They may be the inspiration for Dol Arrah and The Mockery, whose name was once Dol Azur.
Often the Mockery is portrayed as a half-fiend red dragon. Sometimes appears as ghastly human warrior with the skin stripped from his body, cloaked in the skins of his enemies.
The brother of Dol Arrah and Dol Dorn.
Divine Domains
Domains: Destruction, Domination, Evil, Illusion, Trickery, War.
Divine Symbols & Sigils
Holy Symbol: Five blood-spattered tools, laid out in the rough shape of the divine Octogram of the Host.
Tenets of Faith
Prayers and Rites: The Mockery is often invoked just before a killing, whether through assassination, armed combat sometimes rituals. Sacrifices usually consist of things valued by the petitioner’s enemies, perhaps a trusted weapon or beloved mount.
Shrines: The Mockery’s shrines are downright ghastly, more charnel pits than temples. Bloody chains dangle from the ceiling, and the walls are hung with strips of skin. Rather than cleaning up blood spilled in the god’s name, priests treat it chemically to retain its fresh color and viscosity, so that shrines seem literally coated in blood.
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