Imborh

The Grim Hunter, the Heart of the Wild, the Judgment Tree, Master of the Grey, Lord of the Hidden World & the Grim Hunt

The Predator-Prince & Lord of the Grim Hunt

Patron of Hunters, Woodsmen,

Trackers, Refugees, Extreme Weather, Dark Flora, Wolves & Other Predators

Imborh is the personification of the wilderness areas of the world. An ancient Power whose origin is buried under the sands of time. Imborh is often said to be the son of Erda, the Earth-Mother, driven to the darker side of the Wild by the Titanomachia. Having waded in the blood of so many and surviving required the most primal mindset, it is said by those who fear the deep woods and dark hills that Imborh never recovered from the war. That the Power is the avatar of the savagery of nature; red in tooth and claw. He represents the primal, savage side of nature and revels in the thrill of the hunt, the pursuit of the predator, the stretching of thick tree limbs on a brilliant day, the smell of fresh earth and the rot that lays subtly beneath it; reminding all that Life is a Circle.

He is the Divine Predator; an essential part of the Circle of Life and Nature's recurring death-then-rebirth.

Worshippers

Imborh is worshipped by multitudes individually and as part of the Divine Triune and other pantheistic/animistic hierarchies. He is revered by hunters who offer a portion of their prey, torn fresh and steaming from the carcass where it falls, up to Imborh. His charms lay upon their necks and his blessings feed their children. He is recognized as the primal side of the Circle but an essential component nonetheless. Those who traverse the unmapped lands, delve between the trunks in deep-darkened forests; they beseech him to guide them through or ward off his fellow predators. Even among those who fear the darkened woods, Imborh is at least propitiated as a means to keep his endless hunger and Wild Hunt from claiming them on an outing. That his blessings may keep those who work in the wilderness such as foresters, wardens, charcoalers, and trappers. Offerings of animal entrails collected from a butchering, vermin caught by house cats or traps, the discarded innards of prey and other such items are laid out so that Imborh may feed his Grey Pack into a sated sleep while a loved one is out amongst the trees.

Divine Domains

Major Spheres

Animals, Courage, Hunting, Plants, Stealth & Weather

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Minor Spheres

All, Death, Divination, Elemental (all), Fertility*, Heal/Harm, & Protection

Holidays

Traditional observations of changing seasons along with other Natural Powers. Imborh has a vested interest in the Autumnal Equinox when the flurry of Life and Birth comes to an end. From that day until the Winter Solstice, the wildlands are believed to be in his thrall as he ensures that the weak, sick and infirm wildlife are preyed upon and their life may pass through to the next generation. In some areas, the Spring Equinox features Imbohr's visage as well, often in Spring fertility 'chases' and other more earthy traditions amongst the rural populations. During these night-time affairs, young men pray to the Hunter to aid them to seek out their 'prey' and some such traditions even have the males dress in horned masks or other accoutrements to symbolize the Hunter.

Divine Classification

Unknown, Power

Church/Cult

Vigils