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| LordofBones |
Posted - 07 Mar 2016 : 12:58:17
SOBEK
the Raging Torrent, Lord of Waters, Lord of Rivers, Lord of Crocodiles, Father of Crocodiles, the Rager, Son of the Dark Water, the Smiling Death
Intermediate Power of the Outlands
Symbol A crocodile's head crowned with a pharaoh's headdress surrounded by a counter-clockwise swirl of dark water
Domain Outlands/the Great River
Alignment Neutral
Aliases Sebek (Mulhorandi), Petesuchos, Sebek-Re
Superior none
Allies the Mulhorandi pantheon
Foes Set
Servitor Creatures alligators, brine dragons, bunyips, crocodiles (normal and dire), dracolisks, hydras, marids, mummies, snakes, water elementals, water orms, werecrocodiles
Manifestations a huge spectral crocodile wearing a royal headdress visible only to the wearer, the Scepter of Was glowing sea-green while pointing towards a destination
Signs of Favor the snap of a crocodile's jaws when there are none, sapphires near riverbanks (favor), a mummified crocodile egg in a crocodile's footprint (disfavor)
Worshipers soldiers, warriors, philosophers, kings, swamp-dwellers, water wizards, benign werecrocodiles
Cleric Alignments TN, NG, NE, LN, CN
Portfolio crocodiles, rivers, wetlands, swamps, military prowess, fertility, protection, power, might, reptiles
Domains Destruction, Knowledge, Protection, Repose, Scalykind, Strength, War
Subdomains* Aeon, Blood, Catastrophe, Defense, Ferocity, Psychopomp, Purity, Resolve, Rivers, Saurian, Souls, Tactics
Favored Weapon Spear of the Eternal Torrent (Spear)
Sobek, known Sebek on the Planes, the Crocodile God, is a mysterious power of rivers and prowess that has recently begun to exert his influence upon the Realms. Often confused with the demipower of the same name, this new deity has quickly been building a clergy for himself with the backing of the Mulhorandi pantheon.
In truth, Sebek is an old god said to have been born from water and darkness as Re rose from the sun and fire. A neutral god, Sebek never meddled in the affairs of his fellow deities and built for himself a reputation as an impartial observer and judge. He is alternatively wise and thoughtful, and fearsome and ferocious. Seldom has Sebek's neutrality been broken, although he stepped in to aid Isis and Osiris during Set's persecution of them. Initially not worshipped in Faerun, Sebek was recently alerted to a power masquerading as him on the Prime World of Toril. Upon investigation, the Lord of Crocodiles grew furious at Set's attempt to besmirch his name and petitioned Ao for access to Faerun.
Sebek loathes Set for his deification and continuous support of the demipower that has stained his name. Of the Mulhorandi pantheon, he is closest to Osiris and Isis, whom he aided during the period between Set's murder of the death god and Isis's resurrection of him. His relations with the rest of the Faerunian pantheon are still in their infancy.
Sebek's avatar generally appears as a tall crocodile-headed man in royal robes or a soldier's well-polished armor. The Lord of Crocodiles wields a mighty spear endowed with powerful curses that he retrieved from the waters of his birthplace. He carries the Scepter of Was, an ureaus-shaped staff gifted to him by Isis that can deliver harmful as well as beneficial effects. He sometimes takes the form of a truly massive crocodile with teeth of adamantine and scales the size of tower shields.
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| Seethyr |
Posted - 07 Mar 2016 : 22:04:23
Sweet take on a completely underutilized (and very cool) deity from RW mythology! Thank you for sharing! |
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