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| ====== Taur ====== | ====== Taur ====== | ||
| - | The god of death and gatekeeper of the underworld, Taur constantly makes his way between the [[Shadow Realms]] and the [[Divine Realms]] through the [[Twilight Planes]]. He judges souls as worthy of passing on to [[Twilight Planes#Ishranna]] or being cast into the [[Twilight Planes#Ulag]]. He is a tall and stately man with a short dark beard and shaven head. In his left hand he carried the iron shod staff of judgement, while his right holds a scroll containing the names of the dead. It is said that his voice can frighten spirits and command the dead, even clerics of other gods show deep respect for clerics of Taur. | + | The god of death and gatekeeper of the underworld, Taur constantly makes his way between the [[Shadow Realms]] and the [[Divine Realms]] through the [[Twilight Land]]. He judges souls as worthy of passing on to [[Twilight Land#Ishranna]] or being cast into the [[Twilight Land#Ulag]]. He is a tall and stately man with a short dark beard and shaven head. In his left hand he carried the iron shod staff of judgement, while his right holds a scroll containing the names of the dead. It is said that his voice can frighten spirits and command the dead, even clerics of other gods show deep respect for clerics of Taur. |
| When Taur is judges the dead unworthy he dons a black hooded cloak with a gauzy face to hide his features as he sends them to the Ulag. In this same tradition executioners don similar garb before killing their charges. | When Taur is judges the dead unworthy he dons a black hooded cloak with a gauzy face to hide his features as he sends them to the Ulag. In this same tradition executioners don similar garb before killing their charges. | ||
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| === Order of Midnight === | === Order of Midnight === | ||
| - | //Main Article: [[Order of Midnight]]// | ||
| This knightly order or warrior-clerics travel the land searching for the restless dead. Whether conjured by a necromancer or simply not buried with their full last rites, the knights combat the undead and send them back to await their judgement. They will then perform the last rites to ensure that they never return to the world. Those found to be practicing necromancy will find themselves the eternal enemy of the order and if caught will be burned alive so that their sins may be cleansed. | This knightly order or warrior-clerics travel the land searching for the restless dead. Whether conjured by a necromancer or simply not buried with their full last rites, the knights combat the undead and send them back to await their judgement. They will then perform the last rites to ensure that they never return to the world. Those found to be practicing necromancy will find themselves the eternal enemy of the order and if caught will be burned alive so that their sins may be cleansed. | ||
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| === Night of the Spirits === | === Night of the Spirits === | ||
| - | This is the last new moon of the year and a time when Taur releases the spirits of the dead that have not been judged upon the world. Those houses that do not appease these spirits may find that they have a series of visitations during the night. It is common to appease them with sweetcakes, wine, and fat candles. The spirits seek to find a mortal that will pray to Taur on their behalf so that they may pass into the Afterlife. The longer they have been in the Twilight Realm the more violent they can become. It is possible for the oldest spirits to partially manifest themselves upon the world and attempt to take their revenge upon those that have forgotten them. | + | This is the last new moon of the year and a time when Taur releases the spirits of the dead that have not been judged upon the world. Those houses that do not appease these spirits may find that they have a series of visitations during the night. It is common to appease them with sweetcakes, wine, and fat candles. The spirits seek to find a mortal that will pray to Taur on their behalf so that they may pass into the Afterlife. The longer they have been in the Twilight Lands, the more violent they can become. It is possible for the oldest spirits to partially manifest themselves upon the world and attempt to take their revenge upon those that have forgotten them. |
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| ===== Legends ===== | ===== Legends ===== | ||
| - | It was Taur who stayed the hand of [[Lom]] in carrying out the judgement of [[Byrne]] against [[Nar-dök]] when the [[creatures:devil]] created the [[creatures:norfaun]]. Taur proposed a game of cups for the life of the devil. When he won Bryne spared the devil, but instead of freeing him he punished the devil by making him wander the [[Ulag]] in search of escaped souls. Nar-dök is now the guardian of Ulag for all eternity. | + | It was Taur who stayed the hand of [[Lom]] in carrying out the judgement of [[Byrne]] against [[Nar-dök]] when the [[lore:devils]] created the [[creatures:norfaun]]. Taur proposed a game of cups for the life of the devil. When he won Bryne spared the devil, but instead of freeing him he punished the devil by making him wander the [[Ulag]] in search of escaped souls. Nar-dök is now the guardian of Ulag for all eternity. |
| {{tag>deity temple_of_light}} | {{tag>deity temple_of_light}} | ||
