Agriotheon
"Those most destructive and vile gods, whose sole purpose is the destruction of what is built and the dissolving of the realms of order and peace."
Divine Origins
Formed alongside the Politheon and Astrotheon, the Agriotheon's gods are those depicted as violent and unhelpful to the schemes and developments of civilization. Many of these gods are from orcish, human, and dark elves (the Tener), and are worshipped out of fear or in exchange for power. This is largely because these gods aren't known to be forgiving, kind, or even fully feeling. The name "Agriotheon" means "Wild Gods" and for many in the world this is exactly what they are. They are chaotic, unpredictable, and represent unpleasant parts of life and reality.
Ethics
The concern of those who worship the Agriotheon primarily are one of two options: The worshipper believes themselves to be maintaining a grand cosmic balance or otherwise checking the civilized world. The other option is for power and power alone. Due to these, the Agriotheon's worshippers are primarily concerned with the destruction and overthrowing of power systems and civilization.
Worship
Most of the worship of the Agriotheon is contractual, with very few worshipping them out of habit or some feeling of obligation. In a way, the worship of the Agriotheon is more free and fair than that of the Politheon since all worship is by choice. That being said, worship is still extremely dangerous given that the gods of the Agriotheon are quicker to vengeance than their more civilized kin. Besides this, their worship often includes mutilations, the sacrifice of sentient beings, fell magics, and great harm.
This being said, the worshippers of the Agriotheon rarely see this relationship as abuse or frightful. They understand the cost of failure and most are willing to undertake whatever is required to either serve their gods or gain immense power. For most of them though, a single failure is enough to meet a terrible fate. Those who fail Throg for example might painfully transform into a starved and eternally hungry hyena-folk or full hyena. Those who fail Fevrin may be turned into beasts or eaten alive by the animals they once commanded. Scylla's worshippers may become beings of twisting serpentine coils with minds fractured beyond recovery. All of these fates will certainly lead to death and may even be worse than such an end.
Sects
Each god has their own sect. These cults are almost constantly at war along their own personal lines of loyalty. The worshippers of Echidna for example hate the worshippers of Scylla, seeing them as the worshipper of an usurper and attempted traitor. A worshipper of Typhon however will feel no such hatred and may scoff at the squabblings and even outright war between these cultists. Many of the more natural gods such as Fevrin and Throg find Velvax and Kuropta to be unnatural and vile, which causes their worshippers to do battle against each other.
Founding Date
Late 2nd Age
Type
Religious, Pantheon
Alternative Names
Gods of Chaos, Gods of Destruction
Parent Organization
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