Odin, The Lord of the Hanged
Dead God of Wisdom, Shamanism, Death, Divination and Magic
Titles: The Raven King, The Lord of the Hanged, The Thunder Emperor, The Allseer, The Greybeard, The All-Knowing, The One-Eyed Conqueror, The Raging Shaman, The Grand Poet
Roles: Watch over the Giant Pantheon, Bring victory to the faithful, Watch and See everything, Embody raging battle-frenzy and Shamanism
Favored Weapon: Swordspear
Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
Area of Worship/Followers: Giants/Giantkin, Outcasts, The Elite, Rulers
Main Temple and Location: The Sundered Throne of the Thunder Emperor, Frozen Spire Island
Church Moniker: Church of the Raven King
Rival/Enemy/Unliked Gods: Moradin, Brom, Isla Rhona, Murdine
Obedience: Hang yourself from a suitably high place by the neck(or other important bodily location that would threaten your life) while you wear a cloak of raven feathers(Or carry them on you, if that is not feasible). Remain hanging for as long as your bodily processes will allow(1 hour maximum), letting your mind wander as you attempt to glimpse the truth of reality. Do not open your eyes the entire time you hang.
Obedience Effect: You can reroll all checks made to pierce effects that block divination attempts(Such as nondetection, etc) and take the higher result. Treat your caster level check for this purpose and for all divination effects as 4 higher than normal. Twice per day, you can dictate the result of any d20 roll for a creature you can see by glimpsing into the manifold futures and picking the result you wish. This ability must be used after the dice is rolled but before the result is revealed.
Divine Domains
War, Death, Knowledge, Magic, Animal
Holy Books & Codes
The Omnipotent Portents
Divine Symbols & Sigils
A Raven within an Eye
Tenets of Faith
It is the good war that hallows any cause, not the inverse.
Forsake the average and the plebeian. Strive for excellence above all others and all else.
The outcome nor the reason matters in war or battle, only the raw battle-frenzy born from such places.
Limitations and obstacles are to be overcome by any means necessary. Whether the means be devious, inscrutable, or wise and inspired, claw your way to ever more wisdom, more knowledge, and more power. No act is too virtuous or too vile in the pursuit of such things.
Honor is for the limited. Embrace ecstasy in all forms and let it vivify and imbibe your life, and let creativity and deviousness flow through you always.
Be as one with and embody the animals that surround you. Embody the rage of the charging bear, the wisdom of the raven, and the nimbleness of the monkey.
Holidays
Day of Thunder's Fall
Divine Goals & Aspirations
Gain more knowledge and power.
Foster excellence above all else.
Promote war, battle, and the berserk spirit.
Inspire others to achieve their goals through any means possible.
Relationships
History
The second of the Giant Gods to die beneath the hammer of Moradin during The Jotunhunts, Odin had until his death been the genius tactician and leader of the Giant Pantheon, and almost single handedly was keeping Moradin and his Dwarves from truly claiming victory over them after the death of Thor...yet, in a daring plot, Moradin and his children Gods infiltrated Valhalla and slew Odin in his throne room before his wife, Freyja, leaving her alive as a savage reminder to the Giants of their past. With his death, only the daring Baldr remained alive, and the Giants had all but lost.
No one was as much of a bastard as Odin. Sure, history makes him look nice...but the man hung himself to learn more secrets. He was obsessed. He always had to win, always had to know everything, always had to be on top. He'd backstab, lie, connive, and fuck everyone over if it meant gaining more knowledge, more power, and MORE. Bastard. Hope he rots.
Divine Classification
Religions
Alignment
Chaotic Neutral
Spouses
Siblings
Children
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