Malar Malar ( pronounced " MAHL - arr " ) , The Beastlord , was the lesser deity of the hunt , evil lycanthropes , bestial savagery and bloodlust . His dogma concerned savage hunts , the spreading of the curse of lycanthropy , and general contempt for civilization . After the events of the Spellplague , he was an exarch of Silvanus . History . At some point in the 1350s DR , Pasha Abon Duum of Manshaka had fortuitously been granted guardianship of the kittenlord , heir to the power of the cat lord , a minor power of felines . However , Duum desired to corrupt and dominate the child , and therefore made a deal with the mightier power Malar to keep the vengeful old Catlord off his back . Duum wished to use the cat lord ' s power of planar travel to journey into the Outer Planes and , using the Claw of Malar , even challenge Tyr , god of justice , and gain awesome power . In exchange , when he was done with the boy , Duum would give him to the Beastlord . Learning of Duum ' s wicked intentions for the boy , the Catlord came and rescued him , but Malar pounced upon the Catlord as he fled . The Catlord handed over the boy to the rogue Conner ( who ' d been guided onto the scene by the goddess Selûne ) and , to buy time for him to carry the child away and hide him , fought Malar . The Catlord and Malar battled for three days and three nights , before the Catlord escaped , and it was a year before his wounds even healed . The scars would not . However , in the Year of the Prince , 1357 DR , Duum was tricked and thwarted and Tyr seized the Claw of Malar instead . Relationships . Malar was one of the Deities of Fury , led by Talos . He held a long - standing alliance with Lolth against the Seldarine , and other dark deities like Bane and Loviatar . He fought against deities of peace , civilization , and nature , but held particular hate for Nobanion for defeating him in a battle during the Time of Troubles . Almost every other god hated him , including a number of other evil deities . Although Malar and Silvanus were not fond of each other and typically viewed each other as opponents , after the events of the Spellplague , Malar became subject to Silvanus ' rule as a resident of the Deep Wilds . Despite this , Silvanus did not rein in Malar . Worshipers . Malarites believed that it was an honor to Malar to make one ' s killing bloody and long . His followers sometimes formed in bands , called " Hunts " . While forbidden to slay the young or the pregnant , Hunts typically followed his dogma and evoked wanton slaughter in Malar ' s name . Malarites were generally frowned upon by civilization , as they tended to wreak havoc in their wake . One exception where the worship of Malar was allowed was in Cormyr . One of the most respected servants of Malar was Garmos Saernclaws , who was responsible for the gospel of Saernclaws by which all priests of Malar were bound , ensuring that hunts remained clean and poison - free . Holy Days . The High Hunt ritual was a vicious hunt in which a captured humanoid was released , and for the next day and night attempted to escape the prowling worshipers of the Beastlord . If they managed to survive , they won their freedom as well as , perhaps , other things . The Feast of Stags day made Malar ' s worship more tolerable in certain areas . During the harsh winters in the northern parts of Faerûn , Hunts chose a village in the wilderness , providing food for the people , with one or two Malarites pledging themselves to keeping the village fed through the snows . Appendix . Creative Origins . Malar was first created by Ed Greenwood , mentioned in the " Down - to - earth divinity " article of " Dragon " magazine # 54 ( October 1981 , pg 52 ) .