Hextor
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| - | Hextor | + | Hextor is the god of war, discord, massacres, conflict, fitness, and tyranny. The symbol worn and used by the followers of Hextor is a black, spiked gauntlet holding spiked arrows. He was slain in honorable combat during the [[War of the Gods]] by his mortal enemy, his good-aligned half-brother [[Heironeous]]. |
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| + | == Realm == | ||
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| + | Hextor's realm is the citadel of Scourgehold on the plane of Acheron. There, Hextor presides over his legions as they train in the Great Coliseum. | ||
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| + | == Dogma == | ||
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| + | The church of Hextor teaches that the world is a harsh, unforgiving place. The strong rule the weak, and power is the only reward worth having. Cruelty and mercilessness are necessary tools. Order must be forged from Chaos and law from anarchy, but order is meaningless without the will to enforce it. Tyrants are to be obeyed, and dissenters are to be oppressed or killed. Slaves must obey their masters. | ||
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| + | ===Scriptures=== | ||
| + | *'''''The Book of Hextor''''': This is the primary book of Hextor's church, telling of Hextor's youth and his decision to go to the Lords of Evil for boons that would help him against his unworthy brother Heironeous. The book is very old, most copies scribed in Old Oeridian. | ||
| + | *'''''The Celestial Grindwheel''''': This is a very heretical set of scrolls written by a Hextorian monk a century ago, hinting that Heironeous and Hextor are actually two halves of the same being. The scrolls suggest that the battle between the two sides helps balance out the good and evil in the multiverse, thereby preventing the destruction of everything. | ||
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Revision as of 10:51, 6 January 2010
Hextor is the god of war, discord, massacres, conflict, fitness, and tyranny. The symbol worn and used by the followers of Hextor is a black, spiked gauntlet holding spiked arrows. He was slain in honorable combat during the War of the Gods by his mortal enemy, his good-aligned half-brother Heironeous.
Realm
Hextor's realm is the citadel of Scourgehold on the plane of Acheron. There, Hextor presides over his legions as they train in the Great Coliseum.
Dogma
The church of Hextor teaches that the world is a harsh, unforgiving place. The strong rule the weak, and power is the only reward worth having. Cruelty and mercilessness are necessary tools. Order must be forged from Chaos and law from anarchy, but order is meaningless without the will to enforce it. Tyrants are to be obeyed, and dissenters are to be oppressed or killed. Slaves must obey their masters.
Scriptures
- The Book of Hextor: This is the primary book of Hextor's church, telling of Hextor's youth and his decision to go to the Lords of Evil for boons that would help him against his unworthy brother Heironeous. The book is very old, most copies scribed in Old Oeridian.
- The Celestial Grindwheel: This is a very heretical set of scrolls written by a Hextorian monk a century ago, hinting that Heironeous and Hextor are actually two halves of the same being. The scrolls suggest that the battle between the two sides helps balance out the good and evil in the multiverse, thereby preventing the destruction of everything.
