The Rook

The Rook is a deity associated with corvids, death, and the afterlife or underworld. Also called Brother Death, he comes from the central plains of the DSRR. 
=== Common Appearance(s) ===
The Rook is described as a masculine figure, and is the oldest of the corvid deities of the Lowlands. 
=== Mythological Connections ===
The Rook is brother to both the Raven and the Magpie.
=== Cultural Significance ===
The Rook is not explicitly connected to a particular Red tribe. However, worship of the Rook is fairly common on a small scale throughout the DSRR, especially in the central plains. The Rook is in all cases described as representing death. In some cases this is very abstract, the Rook acting as an ill omen or a portent of death. In others, the Rook is a courier for the very souls of the deceased, taking them to a hidden kingdom between sky and earth. However, this tie to death does not make the Rook a villain in Lowlands mythology. Because the Rook is often described as having little interest in mortal affairs, the Rook is not so much directly venerated as indirectly honored. 
=== Notable Followers ===
Because of the small scale and decentralized nature of veneration of the Rook, it is suspected that many historical Red figures had some tie to this prevalent religious figure that was simply never mentioned.
Category:Deities