The Church of St. Jabber
St. Jabber
Lesser Deity
Alignment: Lawful Good
Domains: City, Courage, Glory, Good, Healing, Law, Mysticism
Favored Weapon: Light Crossbow
The story of St. Jabber is complex, confusing, and often contradictory. What is unmistakable, though, is that he is by far the most worshipped idol in and around New Crobuzon. Religious scholars agree that St. Jabber began life as just an ordinary cleric of Darioch who lived around the time of the founding of New Crobuzon.
He is said to have been instrumental in many key events in the city’s early history; various stories credit Jabber with creating parliament, writing the city’s legal code, establishing the trade policies crucial to the city’s prosperity, and dozens of other feats. Scholars debate how much truth lies in these tales, but regardless of their factual accuracy they soon became the stuff of legend. It is said that Jabber “disappeared,” leaving the city after a nasty series of Torque storms in search of their source, for the purpose of putting an end to their chaotic effects.
While it is true that the frequency and severity of the Torque storms has lessened since the city’s early history, whether or not Jabber had anything to do with this is unknown. To this day, though, many individuals still refer to Torque as “Jabber’s Torque.” The stories and legends of Jabber steadily grew until he was officially deified by the church of Darioch. Little did they know at the time that Jabber’s influence would grow to surpass even that of his patron. Today, St. Jabber is the god of choice (and the curse of choice,) in New Crobuzon and its environs.
Lesser Deity
Alignment: Lawful Good
Domains: City, Courage, Glory, Good, Healing, Law, Mysticism
Favored Weapon: Light Crossbow
The story of St. Jabber is complex, confusing, and often contradictory. What is unmistakable, though, is that he is by far the most worshipped idol in and around New Crobuzon. Religious scholars agree that St. Jabber began life as just an ordinary cleric of Darioch who lived around the time of the founding of New Crobuzon.
He is said to have been instrumental in many key events in the city’s early history; various stories credit Jabber with creating parliament, writing the city’s legal code, establishing the trade policies crucial to the city’s prosperity, and dozens of other feats. Scholars debate how much truth lies in these tales, but regardless of their factual accuracy they soon became the stuff of legend. It is said that Jabber “disappeared,” leaving the city after a nasty series of Torque storms in search of their source, for the purpose of putting an end to their chaotic effects.
While it is true that the frequency and severity of the Torque storms has lessened since the city’s early history, whether or not Jabber had anything to do with this is unknown. To this day, though, many individuals still refer to Torque as “Jabber’s Torque.” The stories and legends of Jabber steadily grew until he was officially deified by the church of Darioch. Little did they know at the time that Jabber’s influence would grow to surpass even that of his patron. Today, St. Jabber is the god of choice (and the curse of choice,) in New Crobuzon and its environs.
