BUNG THE SMILING GOBLIN
"All monsters are not monstrous: If they have a mind, they can be taught. If they have a heart, it can be softened. If they have soul, they can be saved."
Bung was a goblin born in the Great Spine of Felterra. He was born on the path of the monster-- to fight to kill to survive.
Goblins short and violent lives and die meaningless deaths. The highest purpose of a goblin is to die for the leader or to become the leader. They do whatever it takes, without any philosophy or morality, to just make it out every encounter. They're reviled by society and they revile society. They are treated like monsters and they become monsters. And, if not for fate, Bung would have become a monster too. Eventually, he would've been killed by a rival goblin, a hungry creature or a bored adventurer. Goblins don't live long lives or die of natural causes.And Bung would've died too. He was attacked by a random adventurer and left to die. That's when he was saved a wandering monk and nursed back to health in their monastery.
The monks accepted Bung, they treated him like a brother, they shared their wisdom and, as his body grew stronger, so did his heart and mind. Eventually, Bung decided to stay and learn as much as he could from the monks. Eventually, word got around of the monster sage and goblins from all over the mountains, those desperate to learn or have their problems solved, sought Bung out. He made his home on the top of the mountain and, after much meditation and contemplation, he attained enlightenment and became a living idol.
He taught the monsters, not just goblins but orcs, ogres and all monstrous humanoids that were willing to seek out peace, that they need not submit to their baser nature. He taught that through compassion, through education, through charitable acts, through hard work and through suffering, even a monster can become a person and all people deserve to be saved. Adherents of Bung are found throughout Felterra, using his simple lessons to inspire themselves and their actions, as they seek to abandon the greedy and violent lives of their ancestors. For this reason, goblinoids can be found in Felterra's greatest city, practicing their discipline, and hoping to prove themselves worthy of respect and trust from other peoples.
BUNG
Title(s)
The Pacifist, The Role Model, The Green Guru, The Smiling Goblin, The All-Friend
Pantheon(s)
Naryan
Power Level
Lesser Deity
Alignment
Neutral Good
Symbol
A smiling face
Realm
Elysium
Portfolio
Peace, redemption, balance, tame monsters, charity
Domains
Life, Protection
Worshipers
Goblinoids, pacifists, monstrous peoples, outcasts, vegans
Favored Weapon
Unarmed Strike
Holy Day(s)
Bung Festival
DUREL THE COLLECTOR
A library made of amber crystal has been seen by scholars rising out of the deepest depths of the ocean and sinking into the dunes of the desert in Felterra. The library is said to hold more scrolls, more tomes, more valuable artifacts, more priceless treasures, more powerful magicks, more collected specimens and more mysteries than all other collections of the mortal plane combined. It even has books that contain entire demiplanes.
It's master is said to be a great amber dragon who guards the treasure trove jealously. He is Durel, the immortal, ingenious and implacable collector, and he will greet those that find their way into The Library provided they impress him with their knowledge, provide him with a gift to add to his collection and, most importantly, earn his trust. He is willing to borrow out items, sometimes even using his power to create temporary copies of items, to aid would-be colleagues in exchange for increasing his collection.
But thieves? Well, there is always room for more specimens in the Zoological Wing.
DUREL
Title(s)
The Amber Dragon, The Librarian, The Knowledge Hoarder, The Draconic Academic, The Book Wyrm
Pantheon(s)
Naryan
Power Level
Greater Deity
Alignment
Neutral
Symbol
An hourglass in the claw of a dragon
Realm
The Library
Portfolio
Knowledge, treasure, collections, history, preservation
Domains
Knowledge, Arcana
Worshipers
Dragons, magic users, scholars, writers, collectors
Favored Weapon
Staves
Holy Day(s)
Bung Festival
FAR RAY NUFF THE COSMIC JOKE
Sometimes what doesn't kill you doesn't make you stronger. It makes you...stranger.
In the case of the deva Fah Ray Nuff, his final mortal incarnation was driven to mad impulse by the intense visions of the future. His visions were not merely a gift from the gods but a temporal side-effect of his future meddling in time and space. Fah Ray Nuff was an adventurer.
He tried to help his friends. Even when they didn't want his help. Even when his madness caused him to do terrible things. Through a series of misadventures initiated by the Dice of Many Things, he and his friends nearly destroyed the great city of Beniro and threatened the very fabric of reality itself. But via self-sacrifice in the final battle against the transdimensional entity the Murder of Crows, Far Ray Nuff fulfilled his destiny and achieved a higher state of being.
His purpose is still a mystery. For now, he is a curious god that uses his powers for his own amusement.
FAH RAY NUFF
Title(s)
The Cosmic Joke, The Chaos Mage, The Mad Prophet, The Purple One, The Pancake God
Pantheon(s)
Naryan
Power Level
Lesser Deity
Alignment
Chaotic Neutral
Symbol
A stack of pancakes
Realm
Terra Nada
Portfolio
Madness, whimsy, randomness, glee, stupidity
Domains
Arcana, Trickery
Worshipers
Magic users, fools, beggars, anarchists, rabbits
Favored Weapon
Staves
Holy Day(s)
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LYSSA THE RABID
When the Primordial Ouranos was struck down by his own son, Kronos, his blood rained down from heaven. Born from this brutal betrayal was Lyssa, the embodiment of madness and rage, she is the progenitor of mental illness among the mortals of Narya, especially the sort that cause violence like rabies. It is Lyssa that is called upon by the gods who seek to punish mortals for their wrath by causing them to misdirect their rage.
LYSSA
Title(s)
The Rabid Goddess, Furor, The Redblood, The Twisted Knot, The Biter
Pantheon(s)
Naryan
Power Level
Lesser Deity
Alignment
Chaotic Evil
Symbol
A twisted knot of snakes
Realm
Limbo
Portfolio
Madness, suffering, violence, confusion, disease
Domains
Death
Worshipers
Mentally ill, caretakers, ill wishers, dogcatchers
Favored Weapon
Spiked chains
Holy Day(s)
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