Zaesaerth (Zay-Say-erth)

God of Death and Darkness (a.k.a. The Deceiver, The Serpent of Shadow, The Wyrm of Night, The Dragon of the Dark, The Black Lamb, Herald of the Endless Night, The Serpent of Eternal Sleep, Dreameater, The Night Lord)

Zaesaerth the Deciever. Zaesaerth gained the title of the Deciever because of his lack of wings, his siblings constantly referred to him as a "false dragon". Zaesaerth is the dragon god of Death, secrecy and Darkness, and is followed by many cults and evil worshippers. Despite the fact that Zaesaerth does not actually involve himself in their beliefs, nor does he condone their actions, he is often associated with their dark doings and is thought to be a god of evil by a large portion of people.
It is also believed that Zaesaerth often visits those who are about to die. Many brought back from near death have claimed to have seen a black lamb, wearing a mask of a white wolf and with ghostly white eyes. One half of the pair of hunters of dead souls known as the kindred spirits. Though this is only partly true, and only the dead know the truth behind the lamb's actual identity.


Common or known followings:
Night-Watchman
Mortuary workers
Grave diggers
Hunters
Many obscure cults

Divine Symbols & Sigils

A winding serpent with a human skull for a head

Tenets of Faith

• All Life Ends
• All Light Fades
• Fear not the Darkness
• Embrace the Unknown

Holidays

Worship of Zaesaerth peaks during the moon of death as many festivals, rituals, and celebrations are held at this time.It is also common in most cultures to have a celebratory, or ritualistic gathering for the death of someone you cared about.
Gnomes have a very close connection to the God of Death because of the nature of their reproductive cycle. While not all embrace Zaesaerth and his domain, nearly every Gnome gives offering in some shape or form, even if only because of cultural superstition.

Physical Description

Body Features

Zaesaerth is a wingless dragon and is of a completely different body frame as most dragons. Zaesaerth has a long and slim serpent-like frame that is ridged with spines, and unlike most serpents he has four legs that protrude from his body that are tipped with large claws. He has a head that is large and bulky, with a jaw bristling with menacing teeth.

Facial Features

Zaesaerth's primary facial features are his charcoal grey teeth, his amber colored eyes, and the pair of long mustache-like whiskers that come off of his face behind his nostrils.

Social

Contacts & Relations

Zaesaerth typically has the following number of paladins:

• Auxiliary: 600
• Chosen: 60
• Avatar: 6

Zaesarth chooses those who witness, bring about, or actively seek death, as well as those who tend to the dead. It is common for a paladin of Zaesaerth to be a soldier, a mercenary, a hunter, a murderer, or simply an outright violent individual. Zaesarth has also chosen many grave keepers, and shamans. Those who witness the "other side" of life are almost immediately visited by Zaesaerth in some way or another, and most end up as the god of death's paladin.

Relationships

Luma

Rival (Vital)

Towards Zaesaerth

0

Dishonest

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Zaesaerth

Rival (Vital)

Towards Luma

-5

Dishonest

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Relationship Reasoning

Luma is the embodiment of light, as Zaesaerth is the embodiment of darkness, they are rivals from their very core.

Divine Classification

God

Current Location

Valungard

Species

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Ethnicity

Black Dragon

Other Ethnicities/Cultures

• Serpent Dragon

Spouses

Siblings

Gender

Male

Eyes

Amber

Hair

Ebony horns and spines

Skin Tone/Pigmentation

Ebony scales