The Beast
Bestial savagery and bloodlust, fury and hunger, the hunt and the hunted. Carnage and violence, destruction and brute force. The Beast is the god of savage things and the sacred act of ritual murder that men call "hunting."
Divine Domains
War, Death
Divine Symbols & Sigils
Several different animal heads in a cluster, a dragon's wings, red rope tied in a cross knot, a pair of red antlers
Mental characteristics
Personal history
Other Names: “Reiarach,” a Dragon deity worshipped in Hyli centuries past. The Arachlaird of Hyli claimed descent from Reiarach to build his rebellion against the Sovereignty in (908). The Octani see Reiarach as a manifestation of The Beast
"The Red Stag:" The red stag is a sacred hunter's symbol, representing the danger of the hunt and the careful balance of life in the wild, where the hunter may become prey in the moment.
"The Beast of Blood": A mad manifestation of the god who hungers endlessly, often depicted as a naked humanoid figure with the heads of a stag, wolf, lion, snake, goat, horse, bear, bat, boar and rat. Cults of the Beast of Blood had a spike in the early dark ages, and were often found in rural or savage wildernesses where humans struggled with their environment and relied on game.
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