| Sebek | |
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| Titles | Lord of Crocodiles, the Smiling Death |
| Deity Power | Demigod (Mulhorandi) |
| Home Plane | Heliopolis |
| Symbol | Crocodile head wearing a horned and plumed headdress |
| Alignment | Neutral Evil |
| Portfolio | River hazards, crocodiles, werecrocodiles, wetlands |
| Domains | Animal, Evil, Scalykind[1], Water |
| Favored Weapon | “The Sorrowful Spear” (longspear, shortspear, or half spear) |
| Cleric Alignments | CE, LE, NE |
| Worshipers | Druids, inhabitants of crocodile-infested areas, rangers, werecrocodiles |
Character and Reputation[]
Sebek (seh-beck) is second only to Set in evil in the pantheon of Mulhorand. He is strong, but also cruel and capricious. He enjoys eating people, but can be swayed by piteous begging (if it is accompanied by the promise of bigger meals). He enjoys cruel humor and mean-spirited pranks. He loathes genuine displays of heartfelt emotion and is said to have a heart of ice. The Lord of Crocodiles has a strong streak of insecurity toward his status in the Mulhorandi pantheon, a fact that has been exploited by daring mortals in the past.
Clergy and Temples[]
The church of Sebek is loosely organized, its hierarchy little more than a constantly changing pecking order. Werecrocodile clerics spend their days bullying their fellows, hunting, luring humans to their doom, and designing fantastic schemes to seize power in Mulhorand, Unther, and Chessenta.
Clerics and druids of Sebek pray for their spells at dusk, when the hot sun fades and the time for hunting draws nigh. Villagers seeking to ward off the attack of crocodiles hope to appease Sebek by the monthly sacrifice of animals (and occasionally sentient creatures) outside shrines located deep in the swamp. The remains of the sacrifice are left within the shrine for the crocodiles. Many a worshiper has failed to leave quickly enough after making a sacrifice and fallen prey to the jaws of crocodiles attracted to the site. Many clerics and druids multiclass as fighters, and most attempt to become werecrocodiles.
History and Relations with other deities[]
Sebek is the poor relation of the Mulhorandi pantheon, effectively an outcast. Although he is not formally banished, he is simply ignored. Most of the Mulhorandi deities view Sebek with condescending scorn, and the Lord of Crocodiles return their antipathy. Sebek has worked with Set in the past, but the Brother of Serpents treats Sebek with contempt and uses him only as a temporary ally of convenience. Even Malar harasses Sebek, angry at this foreign deity holding even a tiny part of the portfolio of lycanthropes.
Dogma[]
Hunt or be hunted. Kill intruders in the swamps, weed out the weak, terrify human commoners and weaklings into propitiating Sebek, dominate your fellows, and eventually turn the world into one vast swamp. Seek recognition for your acts in the name of the deity, for he is a powerful deity to be feared. You will be amply rewarded with choice prey, wealth, and territory when Sebek finally assumes the role within the pantheon that he deserves.
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