Bhaal
Bhaal (pronounced: BAWL, BAHL, or Beh-HAHL), the Lord of Murder, was a god of death who favored murders that were carried out through violent or ritualistic means. Originally a mortal of Toril, Bhaal ascended to godhood along with Bane, the Lord of Tyrants, and Myrkul, the Lord of the Dead. The trio took on the portfolio of the ancient deity Jergal, and came to be known as the Dead Three. Gugari worshipers knew Bhaal as Niynjushigampo.
The Lord of Murder was feared throughout all of Faerûn—especially on the island realm of the Moonshaes. Despite this shared dread throughout the Realms, the exact nature of what the Lord of Murder had power over was contested among sages and scholars—in his best incarnation he might have taken strength in violently punishing murderers and warmongers. Challengers of this notion insisted that he judged whether a murder was righteous or not. Yet another ideal was propagated by the Bhaalspawn, his half-mortal children who had been spawned on Toril, who insisted that he simply wanted more murder.
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