Sebek

Sebek, once known as Sebakar in Unther, is a jealous, vain, and evil member of the Mulhorandi pantheon. The Lord of Crocodiles is a member of low-standing, yet rivaled only by Set in his wickedness.

Description

Sebek usually appeared in one of two forms. The first, known as the "Lord of Crocodiles", was that of a Mulan man possessing the head of a crocodile. This form typically wore a horned and plumed headdress. The second form, known as the "Smiling Death", was that of a giant crocodile. The appearance of a giant crocodile's smile was used a sign of favor and disfavor.

Personality

Sebek delights in devouring humans, but can be convinced not to through obsequious begging and offerings of even greater meals.

Activities

Before the Spellplague, Sebek rarely manifests in the material world, usually sending his avatar to hunt.

Worshippers

Worship of Sebek was rare, and even considered anathema in some places, such as Chessenta, though he was often well respected in communities near large populations of crocodiles.

Priests of Sebek wore linen skirts and collars, and shaved their heads. They favored no ornamentation in crocodile form. When preparing for combat, the clergy of Sebek favored light armor and simple weapons.

Clerics of Sebek prayed for spells at dusk.

Clergy

All clergy of the church of Sebek were werecrocodiles, usually of Mulan descent.

Priests of Sebek spend much of their time planning methods of seizing power in their surrounding regions.

The city of Sekras housed a temple that served as the center of the church of Sebek, known as the River's Maw. Upon the city's destruction, the clergy relocated to the Adder Swamp of Chessenta. No temples dedicated to the "Smiling Death" were known to exist as of 1358 DR. Orders

All werecrocodiles followed Sebek, though no organizations were known to be sponsored by the church.

Rituals

Monthly offerings of meat were dedicated to Sebek in order to ward off crocodile attacks.

Priests of Sebek had to kill a sentient creature monthly, as well as create at least one new werecrocodile from among the humans living in Mulhorand each year.

Relationships

Sebek was an outcast in the eyes of the rest of the Mulhorandi pantheon, though he was known for occasionally being ally of his father, Set. Sebek often had conflicts with Malar, who disliked the Mulhorandi deity for possessing a portion of his portfolio of lycanthropes.

History

Sebek was the son of an ancient manifestation of the Mulhorandi god Set and a bestial archfey of the Feywild known as Mornach. In the Year of the Grisly Ghosts, 1183 DR, the largest sect of Sebek's worshipers were expelled from Mulhorand by the Brotherhood of Those Who Smile in the Face of Death. They resettled in Chessenta.

During the Time of Troubles in 1358 DR, Sebek battled Malar's avatar in the Adder Swamp in a titanic struggle that destroyed large areas of the region.[note 1]

In the late years of the 15th century DR, some rumors said that Sebek was living in the Adder Swamp within a werecrocodile nation named in his honor.

Sebek

Demigod

Basic Information

Titles

Lord of Crocodiles
The Smiling Death

Pantheons

Mulhorandi

Serves

Horus-Re

Attributes

Alignment

Neutral Evil

Symbol

Crocodile head surmounted by a horned, plumed headdress.

Realm

Prime Material Plane

Portfolio

Crocodiles, Rivers, River Hazards, Werecrocodiles, Wetlands

Favored Weapon

The Sorrowful Spear (longspear, shortspear, or halfspear)

Following

Worshippers

Druids
Inhabitants of crocodile-infested areas
Rangers
Werecrocodiles

Alignments

LN, NE, CN

Domains

Evil (-)
Water (Rivers)