Korth the Mountain Father
Korth is the eldest and strongest god of the Alamarri pantheon, and everything found in the mountains stems from him. It is through his watchful gaze that the Alamarri people receive everything they need, be it prey for hunters or green fields for shepherds.
Many stories surround him, and this article acts as a way to gather together many of those legends.
Divine Symbols & Sigils
It is believed that Korth, at some point, made the dwarves as servants of the land. It should be noted, few if any dwarves believe this.
Tenets of Faith
Through Korth's benevolence, those who believe in him will forever receive everything they need — be it prey for hunters or green fields for goatherds. If game is scarce, hunters come back empty-handed, or crops fail to grow, believers will seek to appease Korth through self-suffering. It is the belief that Korth wanted all people to be molded after him: strong, sturdy, and without flaw. To him, being able to endure self-made suffering willingly is a testament to your abilities and strength.
Mental characteristics
Personal history
"In the beginning, Korth created the earth. It was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. Endless bodies of water extended outwards, and Korth saw his reflection. He saw himself as perfection, and knew that there needed to be something to witness such greatness. Over the next 3 days, Korth created the foundation of the world. On the first day, Korth reached deep into the waters and created heat. Much of the endless ocean evaporated and as it did so it revealed the land. Korth unveiled his hands to show a perfectly spherical ball that was burning hot and filled with blinding white light. He threw it high into the sky so it could shine its light all across his domain. On the second day, Korth took the flat lands he had uncovered and made them rugged. He grabbed mounds of earth and raised it high, thus creating the mountains. Yet nothing he made was able to cherish what he was nor what he accomplished. In his fury, he slammed his fist down onto the lands, creating caves and tunnels that dug deep beneath the surface. Crevasses and canyons formed, too, and allowed the vast ocean to spill into the lands in forms of rivers and lakes. On the third day, he decided to fill the empty lands with life made of his own image. Korth's voice boomed out, 'Let us make man in My image, according to My likeness; let them have action over the world I have granted them'. So Korth created men in his own image. They came to him and said they could not stand such a burning hot sun, for they would burn beneath it. Thus, Korth made tall trees that gave man shade. They then told him that they had nothing to eat, so Korth filled the lands with herbs they could eat and creatures that walked on land for them to feast upon. Then, when night came, they told him once more that they could not see at night, so Korth gave them a moon. The people continued to come back, asking more from Korth, and he grew furious that they were not as strong as he. He raised his hand up, about to strike everything down, but at that moment a woman walked out from the vast oceans that still covered much of his world. She saw the world for what it was, and with her voice alone soothed Korth's fury. This woman, the Lady of the Skies, convinced him that the world was too dangerous for his people at this time as the mountains had hearts and the land fought over itself to gain Korth's reverence. Unable to see another way, Korth brought his people to the base of a great mountain: Belenas. Belenas was made so that it had no heart, unlike all the others. Korth told his people, 'Remain in the mountains. They will grant you all you need'. Believing that the traits seen in Korth may have also been present in his people, the Lady of the Skies made people in her image. The two became the first groups of men and women, and they began their ascent up Belenas. Korth, interested in seeing what these people could achieve, decided to go to the peak of Belenas and watch from his throne. To help in doing so, the Lady of the Skies made all manners of creatures that would fly high over the earth and serve as her eyes. Eagles then flew down from the clouds and picked up the two of them, taking them to the top of Belenas." — A tale often told by shamans, thanes, and other believers in the Old Alamarri faith
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