![]() 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.Tyrants are to be obeyed, and dissenters are to be oppressed or killed. Order must be forged from Chaos and law from anarchy, but order is meaningless without the will to enforce it. Cruelty and mercilessness are necessary tools. The strong rule the weak, and power is the only reward worth having. The church of Hextor teaches that the world is a harsh, unforgiving place. Hextor tend to operate openly, working hand in fist with the laws of the land. Other prominent cathedrals in North Kingdom include the Malachite Spires in Delaric, led by Patriarch Krennden, and the Basilica of the Scourge in Bellport, led by Patriarch Halldrem. ![]() The leaders of Grenell's orcish allies are admitted only rarely. ![]() Undead guardians have been placed throughout the building. ![]() The imposing cathedral features statues of Aerdy warriors and superb stained-glass windows, friezes, and murals featuring scenes of historic battles of Oeridians against orcs, goblins, the Flan, and just about everyone else. The Cathedral of Hextor lies at the heart of Grenell's palace, the Cyst, in Eastfair. Places dedicated to the worship of Hextor tend to be dark, bloody, and grim. The See of Medegia was ruled by a Hextorian cleric for a time, and according to legend an early Aerdi kingdom known as the Medegian Bladelands was dominated by Hextor's faithful. The faith of Hextor has historically been most concentrated in the Great Kingdom. Some of the better-known orders are the Company of the Twin Shields, the Order of the Six Severed Hands, and the Gray Knights of the Great Skull.There are also Hextorian fighting-monks, the most famous of which is the Brotherhood of the Gray Hand, which dedicated to the preservation of Oeridian culture and the destruction of an order of Heironean monks called the Order of the Glory Everlasting. The church of Hextor is supported by numerous religious-military orders, tracing their origins back to the church armies of the Great Kingdom. Senior priests are called Patriarchs or Matriarchs, while those who command armies are known as Patriarch-Generals. Titles used by Hextorian priests (which reflect those of Heironeous) are Scourge of the Third Rank, Scourge of the Second Rank, Scourge of the First Rank, Champion of Tyranny, Knight Terrible, Knight Horrible, Knight Malevolent, and Knight Tyrant. The titular head of the Church of Hextor is Grenell I, Overking of North Kingdom.Īs with Heironeous, the priesthood has a strict hierarchy. One example is Zbavra, a cleric of Hextor who is now part of Mammon's court. Clerics of Hextor often work in cooperation with devils, sometimes under the patronage of Dukes of Hell. The traditional dress of the clergy of Hextor are blood-red robes. They believe in properly caring for their slaves, but insist that slaves obey the will of their master without hesitation or question. They believe slavery is a necessary evil, the rock upon which civilization is built. However, they prefer educating nonbelievers first, and using force only when other means fail. 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. Non-evil worshipers of Hextor embrace the security and order that the Scourge of Battle brings. There, Hextor presides over his legions as they train in the Great Coliseum.Ĭongregations of Hextorians can be found in Alhaster and especially throughout the North Kingdom, where Hextor's church is the official state religion. Hextor's realm is the citadel of Scourgehold on the plane of Acheron. His other form is that of an athletic young male, with dark hair and light skin. He wields a weapon in each hand: a spiked flail, a battle axe, a battle pick, a longsword, a mace, and a falchion. Hextor is often depicted as a hideous, gray skinned, six-armed humanoid bearing two large tusks jutting from its lower jaw wearing armor clad with skulls.
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