Hextor

The Herald of Hell, Scourge of Battle, Champion of Evil

Hextor is the god of War, Discord, Massacres, Conflict, Fitness, and Tyranny.
Hextor is often depicted as a hideous, grey skinned, six-armed humanoid bearing two large tusks jutting from its lower jaw wearing armour clad with skulls. He wields a weapon in each hand: a spiked flail, a battle axe, a battle pick, a longsword, a mace, and a falchion. His other form is that of an athletic young male, with dark hair and light skin.
Places dedicated to the worship of Hextor tend to be dark, bloody, and grim.

Divine Domains

Competition, Destruction, Domination, Evil, Law, Tyranny, War.

Holy Books & Codes

The Book of Hextor: This is the primary book of Hextor's church, telling of Hextor's youth and his decision to go to the Lords of Evil for boons that would help him against his unworthy brother Heironeous. The book is very old, most copies scribed in Old Antarian.

The Celestial Grindwheel: This is a very heretical set of scrolls written by a Hextorian monk a century ago, hinting that Heironeous and Hextor are actually two halves of the same being. The scrolls suggest that the battle between the two sides helps balance out the good and evil in the multiverse, thereby preventing the destruction of everything.

Divine Symbols & Sigils

The symbol worn and used by the followers of Hextor is a black, spiked gauntlet holding six arrows.

Tenets of Faith

The church of Hextor teaches that the world is a harsh, unforgiving place. The strong rule the weak, and power is the only reward worth having. Cruelty and mercilessness are necessary tools. Order must be forged from Chaos and law from anarchy, but order is meaningless without the will to enforce it. Tyrants are to be obeyed, and dissenters are to be oppressed or killed. Slaves must obey their masters.
Non-evil worshippers of Hextor embrace the security and order that the Scourge of Battle brings. They believe that only the harshness of Hextor's order can create perfect justice for all, and that these ends justify the means they use to attain them. However, they prefer educating nonbelievers first, and using force only when other means fail. They believe slavery is a necessary evil, the rock upon which civilisation is built. They believe in properly caring for their slaves but insist that slaves obey the will of their master without hesitating or questioning.
The traditional dress of the clergy of Hextor are blood-red robes. Clerics of Hextor often work in cooperation with devils, sometimes under the patronage of Dukes of Hell. 
The church of Hextor is supported by numerous religious-military orders. Some of the better-known orders are the Company of the Twin Shields, the Order of the Six Severed Hands, and the Grey Knights of the Great Skull.
Hextorian services feature chanting, wind instruments sounding discordant notes, shouts and screams, and iron weapons striking against solid objects.
Hextorians swear mighty oaths in battle, such as "Strength in victory!" "Mercy is for the weak!" or "Death to the unworthy!".
Before a Hextorian priest can advance in rank, they must demonstrate their martial prowess and fitness to rule. The nature of these feats varies, but they are all revealed through prayer and divine revelation. They can vary from tests of endurance that can be performed within the temple walls to unholy crusades against the forces of Good.
There are also Hextorian fighting-monks, the most famous of which is the Brotherhood of the Grey Hand, which dedicated to the preservation of culture.

Holidays

Blooding. During the week of Growfest, Hextorians exhibit their strength, fitness, and martial prowess, sacrificing the lives of war prisoners to feed their god. Others cut themselves, offering their own blood to Hextor.
The Fist of Eternal Malachite. Celebrated on Midwinter Day, this holiday commemorates the battles that helped Hextorians gain ascendency.

Divine Classification

God

Religions

• Hold of the Sea Princes

Alignment

Lawful Evil

Gender

Male

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