Zebuxoruk
The Forsaken
History
Zebuxoruk is known as The Forsaken, The Disgraced, and the Ungod. He neither good nor evil, as many tales place him on either side, typically biased towards those who wrote the lore. Among the pantheon, he is either despised or completely ignored by all of the other gods and goddesses. Zebuxoruk is a mysterious entity that some say embodies the mortal spirit. His thirst for knowledge resulted in an unsettling revelation of the nature of the pantheon itself. Multiple times, he has become a mortal man wandering the worlds such as Norrath. Many believe that he began his life a mere mortal, but through his acquisition of knowledge, ascended to godhood. Returning to mortal life could have been something he wished for or it could have been a punishment by other gods for being a thorn in their side. Zebuxoruk is truly an enigma. At the height of the Iksar Empire in Kunark, it is said that Emperor Venril Sathir discovered a magical book called "The Unholy Writ of War" and used its contents to build the Sebilisian Empire. The origin of the book was kept a secret for many years. The truth is that Kotiz, the powerful Iksar necromancer, met in secret with Zebuxoruk and was taught from the Unholy Book of Zebuxoruk the battle strategies and magics of the future. Tactics and knowledge that would not become discovered for many years. All that the ungod asked in return was fifty sacrifices. Venril Sathir discovered Kotiz's secret pact with Zebuxoruk and killed his fellow Iksar, taking the book for himself. This explains the accelerated advancement of the Iksar during this period. During the Age of Turmoil, he sought to teach the mortals of his discoveries and opened the Plane of Knowledge to them. Rumors tell of a hidden city on Norrath that honors, but not worships, Zebuxoruk. The ungod himself could not care less for such a place. The city is run by lorekeepers who collect and protect all proof of the Forsaken's existence, works, and effects on the world. These keepers are typically fallen priests, paladins, and shadow knights who have been forsaken by their own deities and now seek true neutrality within the universe.
Divine Classification
Demigod
Alignment
Lawful Good
Species
Realm
Children
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