Mourningstar

The Hammer's Fall

Mourningstar represents war in all its form. It is the patron deity of warriors, killers, knights and soldiers. Those that seek strength and wish to conquer find a place in Mourningstar's court. Mourningstar despises cowards, schemers, and pacifists. It is not common practice to establish churches to Mourningstar. Those that are devoted to war see the battlefield as their holy hall. Mourningstar is not defined by one image and is interpreted differently between cultures. The prevailing interpretation is that of a figure with a blade stabbed through them. Different interpretations often change the weapon; some stories from those who claim to have seen the manifestation of Mourningstar recall it was a knight pierced by twenty arrows, others still claim to have seen a skeleton riding a beheaded horse. Some claim that Mourningstar is the blade itself and not the figure. Many have tried to attempt a ritual to force Mourningstar to manifest but none have done so successfully. Stories of supposed sightings appear more in areas where large wars, massacres or battles have taken place. The common story is that a battered and brutalized figure would appear to a warrior in the night and challenge them to a duel to the death. When manifested, Mourningstar appears as a figure with a weapon piercing some part of their body. This figure and weapon will always be different but they are often clad in armour and bearing many wounds. Blood pours from the wound that the weapon has created, endlessly and in impossible amounts.

Divine Domains

War

Holy Books & Codes

Mourningstar looks down on the cheap tricks of magic and as such, her most devout followers will often refuse and scorn the use of magic.

Divine Symbols & Sigils

Mourningstar is represented by the icons of weapons, typically a large spiked mace or sword. Statues and depictions of the deity herself are typically shown as a figure, sometimes male, sometimes female, but always with a sword pierced through its stomach. It is tradition to take a renowned sword from a war that was won, and to imbed it within the stomach of a statue of Mourningstar.

Holidays

There is no dedicated holiday for Mourningstar, but the victory feasts after a war or large battle is won are often held in her honour. At these feasts, a sword is chosen from one of the greatest warriors that took part in the battle, to be placed on the statue of Mourningstar. The statue will be built at the location the battle took place and the dead are often buried near it. It can be a sign of respect to take a sword or other weapon from the greatest of warriors that your side defeated and use their blade for the statue. These victory celebrations are called Feasts of Mourning.