Erokan

**Erokan the Torturer of Gods** is one of The Twelve gods who make up the calendrical year. Erokan has dominion of the the 8th month of the year during the cycle of Akat. Erokan is the god of Torture, Machinery and Suffering.

Formerly the premier craftsmen of the God Erokan the dwarves are now but a shell of the heavenly lives they once lived, and they will do anything to reach that level of sacredness again. Erokan once was the god of crafting, mining and machines thousands of years ago while he was still a member of the Gods of Odem.

However, Erokan’s chaotic orientation encouraged him and his servants to create anything in the name of machinery. He believed that restricting what his followers could construct would inhibit his goal of creating the most advanced machines possible. These beliefs would eventually be his downfall. The dwarves, his servants, set out on making immense weapons of war and pain, to utilize on his enemies. These machines of death eventually outshone his other creations, and it was obvious Erokan took great delight in constructing these horrid machines. The dwarves in their heavenly diligence created the most horrible and despicable torture device known to both mortals and immortals. Horrid enough to cause even the most powerful gods to be enveloped in impossible and unholy pain, this device caused great fear amongst all the gods. The other members of Odem didn’t see the benefit of Erokan’s construction as he did, and they unanimously decided to cast him out from the heavens and be done with him. Shot from the heavens and cursed to plunge down to his inevitable perdition, Erokan’s fall from grace shook the world. Now one of the Gods of Akat, Erokan’s broken and ruined body found itself among the wicked gods of the underworld. His new life now is devoted to his final construction, and he and his cruel followers attempt to rebuild his immortal torture device and enact revenge on the Gods of Odem.

After the events of Erokan’s removal from heaven the other gods decided that the dwarves need not be punished for the sins of their master and so they were granted a compromise; they would not suffer the same fate as Erokan, but instead be cursed to become mortals.

This is how the dwarves came to be in Moro and they have decided that they must use their skills of construction for good and not follow in the footsteps of Erokan.

## Structure

Ranks in the Church of Erokan
 Flayer
 Impaler
 Grand Shrike | 1

The Tree of True Suffering is a massive metal barbed tree located somewhere in the unexplored western lands of Moro. The tree is made of sharp metal and stands nearly 200 meters tall. The sharp spikes that protrude from the bloody tree holds the mangled corpses of thousands of victims. Some still live, however, experiencing true, unimaginable, unending and torturous agony as they are subject to the wrath of the torturer of gods. The location of the tree is a closely guarded secret amongst the church of Erokan and countless failed expeditions have been unsuccessful in finding the horrifying tree.

## Artifacts

#### **Crown of Torment**

A torture device that is placed on the head of victims. The iron helmet contains hooks, needles, saws and blades that all react to the victims movement to cause them excruciating pain. The helmet is voluntarily worn by a worshipper of Erokan as a show of their faith.

## Imprisonment

During the events of The Desecration War, the gods of Akat were all imprisoned to attempt to reduce their power and control over mortals. Erokan, after being deceived in a vision shaped by the Meriala the Maiden of Dreams unknowingly imprisoned himself in the Godbane, a horrifying device he created to inflict the most excruciating pain imaginable on a deity. When he awoke thinking he had trapped Ouros in his dreadful machine instead he realized he had trapped himself imprisoned in the city of Akat on the moon Hadaar cursed to spend an eternity in an agony of his own making.