Mormekar
Quiet, Fearful, the Deliverer, the Shadow, the Grim Wanderer, the Las t Guide, Death
Mormekar (MORE-muh-kar) is the neutral god of death, rebirth, the dead, the dying, those who destroy undead,
those seeking rebirth, and the reborn. The god’s symbolic creatures include vultures, worms, coyotes, and others that feed on carrion. He is most strongly associated with the crow. Ignorant people connect him to the undead, but undead are anathema to him. The phoenix is one of his symbolic aspects, for the majestic bird dies, is consumed by fire, and reborn in it. In the burning flame of the phoenix, one might see Mormekar’s face.
He is worshiped by all people, including some who know nothing about the gods of the tree. The power of death touches all who are mortal. Worship is not gratitude, however, and most are quite wary of the power of Mormekar, avoiding his temples if possible. Yet all who die are, when they can be, brought to a temple of Mormekar for final rites, to ease passage to the land of Mormekar’s son, Maal. In any case, it is not a popular church, and few join its holy orders. No single class is regularly associated with Mormekar, nor is any one class less likely to have his worshipers than any other.
Divine Domains
Death and Rebirth
Divine Symbols & Sigils
Mormekar is shown as the tallest of all the gods, but willow-wand thin. Cloaked in black and bearing a staff of charred wood (the last remnant of Eliwyn before she was reborn), it is never clear what mortal race he most resembles, for his face is rarely shown completely. His skin has the pallid color of the dead, and his eyes are a colorless white.
Mormekar's symbol is his burnt staff, or another charred piece of wood. This recalls the pyre upon which the gods were burned, his staff, and the fire of death and rebirth he wields. When a simple, quick symbol of Mormekar is needed, people use a smear of soot.
Tenets of Faith
Duty of Death
Mormekar’s chief concerns are claiming the dead, and ushering the reborn back to the Material Plane. His duty rules him, save for his love for Morwyn. He’s fond of his son, and sees him regularly while he bears the dead to Maal's Kingdom, but Mormekar never joins Maal’s arguments with the other gods. Mormekar cares nothing for the conflicts of Heaven, good, evil, and the rest. They’re all the winking of an eye, here and gone in one slice of infinity. Thus he has no strong feelings about mortals, so long as they respect his authority. All things die, even worlds and planes. One day he will bury the gods, or burn them on celestial pyres. How death comes, and to whom, are not his concerns, so long as the order of dying is not unnaturally interfered with. Until the end of everything comes, the Wanderer attends to his duty, presiding over all the lesser endings of things. Anyone familiar with the legends knows Mormekar’s love for his wife is the only thing that takes precedence over his duties. Over the years, some have asked Death not to take them because they too know a stronger love, but this has never been known to succeed. Otherwise, the undead are an insult to him: a vile act that violates the sanctity of death. He charges all those who worship him to battle the undead, and the necromancers and other, vile beings who create them.A Solitary God
Mormekar is a lonely figure among the gods, and has no servants. Prayers to him are heeded by Camael, and other members of the angelic host. There is no room in his wanderings for companions or servants.Relationships
History
Divine Classification
God
Religions
Alignment
True Neutral
Church/Cult
Spouses
Morwyn
(Spouse)
Siblings
Children
Related Myths
