Dewriarch

> *"You heretic! Let the light of life dance among people, not hide it away!"* -Gardain Greathaul
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## Summary

Dewriarch (he/him) is the god of the ocean and patron of feasts. Dewriarch's Day is the second day of the week, and it is customary to prepare a big feast on this day.

## History

When Dewriarch was born, the dry Pyrusian lands were suddenly flooded with ocean for the first time. As one of the founding members of the Celestial Court, Dewriarch was tasked with creating one of the People of the Realm. Where the other deities created their own races for conquest, Dewriarch made his with the intention for them to be purely altruistic beings who would help serve the other People of the Realm. This was the invention of the Sea Servants, pacifistic and servile creatures that communicated with mild psychic telepathy. Impressed by this act of selflessness, Pyrus allowed Dewriarch domain over all oceans.

## Relationships

### Swendall

Swendall is best friends with Dewriarch, and the two of them enjoy going down to the mortal realm and messing with mortals. Dewriarch is known for clever pranks involving pretending to be a sea servant, and Swendall is known for getting bored during complicated pranks and just turning into a bear, a whale, or a mammoth. They also enjoy going to taverns on their respective days of the week for drinks and feasts.

## Legends and Stories

### The Mind Flayer

There was once a cunning sailor named Kinessa. She needed a crew for her ship. She prayed and asked Dewriarch for help. Being a kind deity, Dewriarch obliged, summoning forth several sea servants. Kinessa thanked the god, and set sail with her new crew. Later, Dewriarch checked in on Kinessa once again, only to discover that she was whipping her sea servants to make them work faster. Angry, Dewriarch considered smiting the mortal right there. However, he showed restraint, and decided to let it pass, considering it to be a moment of moral weakness for the sailor. He thought that perhaps she would see the error of her ways if given time. So he let her be. Yet it was not meant to be, for later still Dewriarch peered down from the clouds to see that Kinessa had sacrificed one of the sea servants to Val'Kalar to make its way through the storm. Enraged, Dewriarch considered smiting the sailor once more. Yet he did not. He bode his time. Transforming himself into a sea servant, Dewriarch snuck down onto the ship. Dewriarch intentionally made small mistakes in hauling the rigging, laying the ropes, and dropping the canvases. It was not before long that the entire ship was in disarray, being tossed up and down upon the seas. Kinessa was desperate for help, ordering her sea servants to do everything they could. Coyly, Dewriarch asked her if they should pray to Dewriarch for help. The sailor laughed, claiming that the old sea god was an easily-manipulated fool, and that she had a superior mind. It was then that Dewriarch grew beyond angry, proclaiming that if she truly had a superior mind, she should prove it. When Kinessa asked how, the sea god plunged his beak into the back of her head, eating her brain. He can confirm that she did indeed have a superior mind: It was delicious.

## Forms and Representations

### Sea Servant Form

Dewriarch takes the form of a colossal sea servant, or rather, sea servants take their form from Dewriarch.

## Organizations and Factions

The Copperclaw Coast is the largest faction of Dewriarch-worshippers in Cerrellus.

## Associated Ceremonies

A Dewriarchian funeral is typically a very happy affair with lots of drinking, where people come together to celebrate the person's life.