Erythnul - Chaotic

Sovereign of War and Sacrifice

One day Hextor, decided he wanted to be the sole god of war and not share that title with his brother, Erythnul. So he proposed a game of ”Gambit of Ord” to decide who would be the god of war once and for all. Erythnul, enjoying competition, accepted the bet, against the objections of his siblings, and so the game was on and the dice came out. Hextor lost but was convinced that he had been cheated by Erythnul. 

In order to get even with Erythnul, Hextor unleashed The Destroyer's Flood. The world was covered in water sending many of the gods into hiding in The Great Arboretum. Those that didn’t hide or bow to Hextor died in the slaughtering known as the God Wars or Sh’Sl’Kar. With most of the gods in hiding, Hextor appointed himself ruler of Rüt, his first order of business was to eliminate Erythnul and his allies. Once he killed Erythnul, he hunted down any known allies and killed them as well.

Erythnul has a long-standing rivalry with Hextor, due to the latter stealing Erythnul's portfolio of War.

Suggested Backgrounds:

• Folk hero
• Gladiator
• Knight
• Soldier

Divine Domains

Protection War

Artifacts

The Executioner's Hood is one of three such items originally worn by one Xeric IV, who killed every member of his extended family two centuries ago.
The Morningstar of the Many is said to have been dipped in the blood of creatures from every plane. It resembles a mace carved with laughing mouths that takes on different characteristics every round.

Divine Symbols & Sigils

Animal Manifestation: Jackal

Tenets of Faith

The chaos of battle is the sacred charge of the worshippers of Erythnul. In all the myriad forms of terror and suffering that war creates, there is a strange kind of unity. This is part of the reason that Erythnul is called the Many. Battle is a test of merit and strength, and living and dying by the sword is the definition of the good life.   Many of Erythnul's worshippers believe that blood spilled in battle feeds their god, increasing his madness and bloodlust. Chaotic neutral worshippers believe that non-combatants and weak opponents are meaningless, and that killing them does nothing to satiate their god or prove their ability; killing those unworthy of a warrior's death even angers Erythnul, they believe. Chaotic evil worshippers, who are far more common, disagree, believing that all slaughter is a sacrament, and that the dying screams of innocents are music to Erythnul's ears, hymns in the church of the battlefield.

Physical Description

General Physical Condition

Erythnul resembles a 7-foot-tall (2.1 m), brutal-looking man. He is rubicund of complexion, hirsute, and muscular, with knotted muscles and a blocky frame. His dull-green eyes are filled with the madness of war. He typically wears red fur and red-dyed leather, and carries a stone-headed morningstar. A hole in the head of the morningstar creates a whistling noise as Erythnul swings it; the keening howl of the morningstar has been known to send those who hear it fleeing until they collapse from exhaustion. Erythnul is called the Many, because in battle his features continually shift from human to bugbear to troll to ogre to gnoll and back to human again. His spilled blood transforms into similar creatures. Erythnul delights in panic and slaughter. He can spread fear through his eyes.

Divine Classification

God