Jhil
Jhil the Merciless
Jhil
Description
Jhil is worshipped in gruesome ceremonies that include the torture of sacrificial victims. In Tombalku a Shemitish tribe of Aphaki worship Jhil, and in the north he is likely the patron of the Raven clan of Picts, having taught the Picts how to survive in the wilderness and how to honour Jhebbal Sag. Jhil commands dark spirits and is associated with mortality. He is also a messenger for his father Jhebbal Sag and the spirit world. Endowed with the gift of prophecy, he has empowered nortals to use dice to reveal his messages, giving man a method of augury. Jhil has an insatiable craving for food, blood and sex.Rituals and Beliefs
His worship is a gory ceremony, for he demands prisoners to be flayed alive on his altar. Certain hideous rites require the priests to eat portions of the human sacrifice.Priesthood
hils priests use dice as a means of divination. The whole of Pictish and Kushite society is expected to contribute directly to the upkeep of their priests (who are usually known as tribal magicians), building them their devil-devil huts and giving them a portion of the game caught by every hunt.Jhil
Children
JHIL
(Lesser Deity)
Pantheon: VariousGender: Masculine Regions: Southern Black Kingdoms Representations: A Giant Raven Sphere of Power:
- Air
- Law
- Strength
- Death
- Prophecy
- Within Southern Black Kingdoms
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