Canarak
The Fierce Brother, the Savage Hand, Vicious
Canarak is the chaotic evil god of violence, rage, bloodlust, carnage, brutality, savagery, and murder. He is only happy when he rages and destroys. He has no great plan or idea. He spent the years since his awakening by the river seeking out like-minded races and leading them in battle, appearing as one of them. In this way, he has become the favored god of most of the chaotic evil races of the world. The orcs, for example, see him as a powerful orc god-king who will lead them into the final battle against the pathetic dwarves and elves. He drives these races on under hundreds of names and in hundreds of shapes, but his followers among the five mortal races know him for what he is: the father of destruction and bloodlust. Canarak is not bound by the Compact and can influence mortal events directly, but he must be careful, lest he bring the wrath of Heaven down on his head. The Compact does not protect him either.
Canarak keeps himself secret and works to fulfill the dark pact with the Three Brothers because, like many mad pack animals, he is somewhat loyal to his family, and wants to ascend to power alongside his kin. Of course, if that ever comes to pass he will likely turn on them, but for now, he doesn’t want them to fall behind. He works with them, but his special concern is conquering the pillar of water so that Heaven will fall, and the Abyss will become his personal domain. Though he is chaotic evil, there is no alliance between Canarak and the Abyss. He would conquer the demon princes and make their home his domain. Thus, the denizens of the Abyss fear and despise him.
Canarak is a tall, feral figure with long red hair, matted with dirt and blood. His mouth is filled with sharp teeth and his hands hold two wicked, curved blades. He is never shown in armor but usually naked, ready to pounce on a foe.
The symbol of his worshipers is a humanoid hand with bestial claws. This is the symbol that even good people recognize as the sign of Canarak, if they’ve heard of him. As a secret sign, Canaraketh wear fangs, claws, iron nails or sharpened bones arranged in a group of four, with one other set apart: the four clawed fingers and thumb of their god.
