Lulir

"Hatred is a curse, so says the old legends; upon the Lord of Spite, indeed had a curse been placed."

— Gath Wranric, The Forbidden Ones

Lulir is the god of hate, spite and conflict in the Southern deities pantheon. He is the only deity in the pantheon unaffiliated with the Underrealm to be cast out and marked a Forbidden One.

History

Lulir, the god of hate and conflict, is a special case in terms of the forbidden deities. Unlike the others this series will cover, Lulir remains apparent in the Helthorian Pantheon, while the others are not present.

The reasoning for this oddity can be traced to the ancestry of the Lord of Spite; Lulir is not one of the old ones, but rather never had a title of old like the chief goddess and many others. As well as this, Lulir was born a full-blooded god, sired from Iyuun and Mulena, gods of the land and family, respectively.

It is quite peculiar how two peaceful gods can give rise to the embodiment of bitterness himself, but this may have something to do with the events that led to his elden godhood. When he was manifest, his parents strived to keep his conception secret from the sight of Chaos incarnate, wishing to keep him from disorder and malice.
Upon his birth, Lulir was taken to an alcove in the mountains whereupon it was intended he should remain there until this full godhood. However, Chaos divined that his nephew had begotten a child, and became furious that it had been hid from him. As punishment, Chaos cursed the child with anger and bitterness unbeknownst to the worlds both new and old.

Anger and negative emotion is seen as an omen of Lulir, and those who experience great anger are thought to be possessed by the god of himself. Although his worship is frowned upon across the Known World, temples and shrines are erected in his honour, often as an offering to keep his anger at bay.