Ilmater

The Crying God, the Lord of the Rack, the One Who Endures, the Broken God

Ilmater teaches that there is finite suffering in the multiverse, and those who can endure more than their share can alleviate the hardships of others. On occasion, it is fitting to return a ‘share’ of the pain a tormentor causes as a reminder that though the faithful of Ilmater suffer to shield the weak, anyone distributing suffering deserves to feel its sting.
Illmateri don’t have calendar-specific celebrations, only personal rituals or those specific to the church. When the duties of the faith become too emotionally or physically overwhelming, followers can perform a ritual plea, which grants a ten-day rest from their normal duties. Some clergy rest in order to perform tasks the church would otherwise not officially permit.
Priests and priestesses of Ilmater also perform the Turning, wherein they perform final rites and prayers with a dying creature in order to ease its suffering and bring it a measure of peace in the face of death.
Throughout Faerûn, Ilmater’s faith is mainly exercised by knightly and monastic orders. The reach of such orders can be found throughout the continent and especially in sites of battle.
The followers of Ilmater often enjoy a sense of protection in formal battlefields, as striking one down is often seen as a terrible affront. In turn, clerics and other devout Ilmateri seek to bring alleviation to friend and foe alike, their suffering of equal importance in the eyes of the deity.

Divine Classification

Life domain

Alignment

Lawful Good