ASTERION THE HORNED KING
Asterion was once part of the Primordial Green, the God of the Minotaur, Keeper of the Souls of Animals, of Gatherers, of Sustenance and Good Breeding.
Then after being corrupted by the Abyss, finding the civilised world to be anathema to nature, became the Prince of Beasts, and forever left to be known as Baphomet.
Church of Asterion
Worshippers
There was once a great worship simply by the Minotaur before their races corruption - but those that also venerated Asterion was druids that denied civilisation and embraced the life of a hermit, doing nature's bidding and wishing for its infinite progress against civilisation, keeping the wilds untamed and free.
Temples & Shrines
Realm
Once residing in the realm of the Beastlands, known as the
Roaring Plains.
Divine Domains
Life - Nature - Order
Divine Symbol
A white bull profile with large curving gold horns.
Tenets of Faith
Dogma
- Preserve the balance of nature, civilisation and the wilds should remain divided.
- All beasts are part of the cycle of the Spirit of Life, their souls are precious, bid them their respect.
- Not all creatures are born equal, but are born wild, live wild, and die in the wild - they all bow to nature's cycle and to the great chain.
Divine Goals & Aspirations
Asterion desired to keep civilisation and the wilds separate, and that each should stay to its own domains. He did not approve of the mortal races enslavement or domestication of animals, and did not approve of them working together - they belong to the natural world, not to the boot and heel of the mortal races - they were born wild, they should stay wild. He watched over their souls and protected them from the spread of civilisation.
Personal History
Physical Appearance
A great 10 foot tall bull, with a large bovine tail, his body covered in pure white hair and his horns curved downward and outward, glowing with a proud light and in gold.
BAPHOMET THE DEMON LORD
Baphomet, the Demon Lord, Prince of Beasts, Demon Lord of the Minotaur, otherwise referred to as the "Horned King".
Church of Baphomets
Worshippers
Baphomet had a multitude of worshippers including predominantly the minotaur race, ogres, and giant followers. He was also served by ghour demons, a race of demons resembling burly, hairless minotaurs that commanded troops of these mortal minions. He sought to use them to further his schemes, notably to gain the upper hand in his battles against Yeenoghu. A multitude of other twisted creatures revered Baphomet as well, some becoming his thralls, and if they pleased their bestial patron, they would be granted rulership of a portion of the Endless Maze. Those who displeased Baphomet were eaten.
Baphomet increasingly attracted a following amongst minotaurs. A multitude of other twisted creatures revered Baphomet as well, some becoming his thralls, and if they pleased their bestial patron, they would be granted rulership of a portion of the Endless Maze. Those who displeased Baphomet were eaten, of course.
Baphomet granted spells as a lesser deity.
Realm
His realm resided in the 600th layer of the Abyss, supposedly infinite in size. Here, Baphomet dwelt in his palace, the
Lyktion, and spent his time creating various new demonic breeds in his infamous
Tower of Science. Some of his more successful creations were the goristroi, the bulezaus, the ghours, and the feral ankashars.
Divine Symbol
A horned bovine skull surrounded in a blood-red pentagram.
A twisted circular maze awashed in blood.
Tenets of Faith
Divine Goals & Aspirations
Baphomet was the embodiment of savagery, an insidious force that wormed its way into the heart of his followers to deceive them into embracing brutality.
Personal History
It was suggested that Baphomet began his existence as a mortal creature, though it was unclear whether he was a beast that lived as a man or a man who lived as a beast. It was also suggested that he was cursed by the gods for daring to treat them like cattle, and thus banished to the Abyss. In any case, Baphomet reveled in his power, seeing the curse more as a blessing.
Physical Appearance
Baphomet had the appearance of a 12-foot-tall (3.6 meters) humanoid with a bull's head, a bovine tail, and broad, stubby hands and feet. His body was covered with coarse black hair. His horns curved downward and outward. He wielded a giant bardiche. Baphomet could spit out gouts of unholy water.
