The Armorican Kingdoms

1. Mordiggian, the Ghoul God

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   The Great Ghoul, Mordiggian, is another ancient god, said to be a brother of Set and the uncle of the Arcturan Titan of the Underworld, Cthonus. He is a horrible deity, called the Charnel God, who has no worshippers, at least among the ranks of Men, though some do offer him their dead as a form of placation of his hunger. His name comes from the Arcturans, who call him the Demon of Cannibals, and say that he resides in the deepest circles of the Inferno.
   Certain necromancers call upon the powers of Mordiggian, offering him corpses and blood in exchange for black powers puissant and evil. It is said that the wizard Eibon once summoned the Ghoul God, and that, also, there is a ruined city where there once lived a people, the only ones ever to truly worship Mordiggian, and here there is a fragment of the Charnel God's skeletal hand.
   Mordiggian has no worshippers, and possesses no symbols. The dark rituals tied to his worship are written in black tongues accessible only to sorcerors skilled in evil lore. Mordiggian is never represented, except as a shadow within other scenes, as one of the royal murals in the Marcosian capitol of Assenero, called "The Slaying of Khoora Bronzeblade", in which the hero Khoora's death scene is suplemented by a curious darkness between the fallen Khoora and his adversary, representing the presence of Mordiggian.

2. R'lim Shaikorth, the Great White Worm

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   R'lim Shaikorth is an ill-regarded polar deity, said to be the brother or son of Aphoom Zah, Lord of the Pole. The White Worm is a vicious and bestial god, worshipped by few, but his power is great, and he may also call upon the near-limitless puissance of his relative, Aphoom Zah. The Radothites know him by a different name, Skurra-Maggu Jott, and say that he is the father of all ice. They say that Roth, their god, imprisoned him in the never-melting iceberg of Yikilith.
   Some sorcerors call upon R'lim Shaikorth, but more often that worship goes to Aphoom Zah, who has a greater control over the forces of cold. The White Worm has a small following among the very northern coastal towns which his floating iceberg-domain of Yikilith visits. Sacrafices to the White Worm are left to freeze to death and then tossed into the sea to drift to Yikilith where R'lim Shaikorth devours them. The presence of this god casts a great cold over the places that he frequents, and prolonged exposure causes utter death from cold.
   R'lim Shaikorth has no symbols, but he is said to be in the shape of a massive white serpentine worm, with a horrid humanoid face possessed of bloody-red eyes.

3. The Helvetians

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   The Helvetians are the people of a small, mountain kingdom known as Helvetia, which occupies a small portion of the westernmost arm of the Khossus Mountains. The Helvetians are a warlike people, and often sell the services of their warriors to other nations.
   Helvetians are very similar in appearance to Marcosians, however, they tend to be shorter, around 5'3"-5'7". Helvetian men wear thigh-length wool tunics and pantaloons tucked into leather boots, with a knee-length fur-lined sleeveless coat. They also wear a scarf of cloth, tied around the neck with the ruffled extra length hanging out, much like a neck-tie. They wear their hair cut short, with short beards being acceptable among older men. Helvetian women wear knee-length dresses with form-fitting leggings underneath, and leather slippers. They also wear the long, fur-lined coats, but forgoe the neck-ties. They always wear their hair up.
   The Helvetians are a war-like, embattled people. They are hardened deeply from centuries of battle against Alssons and Eregardi, who surround their alpine kingdom on both sides. They seem to be born with weapon-skill. All Helvetians, male and female, train with the sword and the spear up to the age of puberty. Men may choose to continue this weapon training, while women, though continued warriorship is frowned upon, may choose to continue their training, or get married. The Helvetians, as it is apparent, are much more gender equal than other cultures. Helvetians also have a long tradition of hiring out their warriors as mercenaries to supplement the little wealth their nation can gather.
   Helvetians worship mostly Marcosian or Imperial gods, though gods such as Felica and Zlonty are also worshipped.
   
   Helvetian Names: Zlontana (M), Ellice (F), Lonty (M), Reamy (M), Luenne (F)

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