The Hunters - Cult of Malar

BASICS

• Are not averse to hiring bandits and bounty hunters for their tasks*
• Feared throughout the plateaus for hunting sentient humanoids for fun
• Know that Renard is out in the world somewhere (due to Cthulhu's link to him) and are working with him, as he is a powerful ally
• Always looking for Eldathir, though the real reason for this quest is a secret they keep as not all know they are allied with Cthulhu (looking for Carafe of Eldath as it is needed for the ritual to resurrect him)
• Cabal of Cthulhu
• FULLY EQUIPPED with LYCAN WEAPONS to Counter Mak'Ti and Vrae Lycan Weapon Options

* NOTE - were the ones that hired Bandits to find Eldathir, bandits allied with Renard  

APPEARANCE AND WEAPONS

• Usually clothed in animal skins and loose brown and dark green cloaks to camouflage them in the wild
• Greater Hunters usually bear Greatswords and Heavy Crossbows, and practice a perverse form of Blood Hunting Blood Hunter
• Lesser Hunters usually wield Longswords, shortswords and longbows, and are known to hunt young dragons and wyvern as training Dragon Hunter
• Been recruiting Lycanthropes from FEYWILD and SHADOWFELL to their ranks

Wererat CH 2
WerebatCH 2
Werewolf CH 3
Wereboar CH 4
Werebear CH 5
Weretiger CH 4

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MALAR

Malar (mahl-arr) is a primordial, savage deity who revels in the hunt and the blood of the kill. Appearing as a sleek and supple catlike beast with blood-spattered ebony fur, Malar delights in instilling fear in his victims, for he can literally smell and taste the essences of their terror. The Beastlord is known by many names in many lands, including the Stalker along the shores of the Vilhon Reach, the Render across the Endless Ice and the Great Glacier, the Blue Bear among the Uthgardt, and Herne among the orcs of the High Forest.

History and Relations with other deities

Malar is an ancient deity who dates back to the days when the first beasts stalked the land. He has always hated the Fair Folk and maintains a long-standing alliance with Lolth against the Seldarine. Over the centuries, he has tried to usurp power from other deities with varying degrees of success. He is one of the Deities of Fury, along with Talos (his superior), Auril, and Umberlee, and he is allied against the deities of peace, civilization, and nature, but harbors a particular loathing for Nobanion since that deity defeated him in a fierce conflict, known as the Roar of Shadows, during the Time of Troubles.

Dogma

Survival of the fittest and the winnowing of the weak are Malar’s legacy. A brutal, bloody death or kill has great meaning. The crux of life is the challenge between the hunter and the prey, the determination of who lives or dies. View every important task as a hunt. Remain ever alert and alive. Walk the wilderness without trepidation, and show no fear in the hunt. Savagery and strong emotions defeat reason and careful thought in all things. Taste the blood of those you slay, and never kill from a distance. Work against those who cut back the forest and who kill beasts solely because they are dangerous. Slay not the young, the pregnant, or deepspawn so that prey will remain plentiful.

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