Erythro

The mother of nightmares and madness that gives birth to unholy and unspeakable creatures in any world they travel too. Her unholy symbol is that of a jackal as it resembles her face in the higher planes.

### **History**

Erythro is a mighty goddess of evil that achieved godhood. In the ages past she has many lovers giving birth to many demons, malformed, and ugly creatures of the realm such as demons, ogres, gnolls, goblins, and other creatures that are outcasts of the world.

### **Appearance**

Erythro is depicted as a demonic female with the face of a jackal constantly giving birth, she might have been responsible for some of the evil in the world but one is for sure from unholy text that she gives birth to beings, thoughts and dreams. She gives birth to demons, nightmares and madness. She wields a falchion against the forces of good in hopes to rule over the world and the higher realms one day.

### **Relationships**

**Tessara**

 Erythro hates Tessara as Tessara is aware of her but treats her as an annoyance rather than a threat or equal.

**Godelyn**

           Erythro has an unhealthy fixation on romancing Godelyn, and wants to capture her, torture and twist her into the most terrifying goddess just below her. Erythro would love to become partner, and lover of Godelyn.

**Kroa and Gruga**

           Kroa and Gruga are the greatest enemies of Erythro; it is written that Erythro romanced both Kroa and Gruga but only for the purpose of power and experimentation. Her first lover was Kroa, Erythro quickly seduced Kroa and the two began influencing those around them with the dark evil powers they wielded. If anyone crossed Erythro or her lover Kroa they retaliated in an effort to ruling over them and showing off their combined strength and power. However Erythro’s attention was quickly taken to Gruga. The destruction that Gruga brought seduced the mind of Erythro. Erythro wanted to rise even higher and quickly taken to Gruga in seducing the god to give her a child, a child of unimaginable power. Kroa found out about Erythro’s affair with Gruga and waged war against Erythro, and soon Gruga found out the real plot of Erythro and the war expanded among the three deities as Erythro’s true intent was to be the sole ruler of the higher places, including them. This war was written in ancient text called the Dark Deity War.

### **Providence**

Erythro’s favor manifests as violent dreams, and madness giving birth to deformed children with demonic appearances that proves fatal to the mother. These pregnancies can be unexplained or explained but all depends on the will of their goddess and their loyalty.

### **Servants**

**Gnollite**

 This slavering monstrous gnoll-demon, a gnoll twisted by the demonic powers of Erythro in ancient times. They kill in the name of Erythro.

### **Church of Erythro**

The church of Erythro is scattered and lacks an overall hierarchy, yet it is rare for two priests’s to come into direct conflict, as they recognize each other’s devotion and hostility for other religions.

### **Worshippers**

The followers of Erythro seek to destroy and murder the innocent as their goddess wills them to do so in her favor to cause madness in the world to breed to nightmares. Some even attempt to become mothers to give birth to the unspeakable on the material plane. The baby born in the presence of Erythro must be baptized in the blood of the innocent while they are being born.

### **Clergy**

**Clerics**

 Clerics that follow Erythro are dressed in their dark robes and may have symbol of their goddess embroidered on their robes. Clerics are able to infuse their dark energy into corpses or undead to take control over them and use them against their enemies. They participate in sacrifices of the innocent in the name of their goddess with their goddess favored weapon a Falchion. These rituals are used to spread madness, nightmares and raise demons from the underworld. The purpose of each ritual is stated before preparation begins.

           Clerics that lead others in the name of Erythro will wear the mask of Jackal made from leather or metal as they are favored among her. They lead the rituals and sacrifices with other clerics and worshippers.

**Assassins**

 Assassins that follow Erythro where armor and clothes that are dark with the symbol of Erythro embroidered, burned, or imprinted on them. Assassins can choose to use the Falchion or Dagger in the name of their goddess when they are given a target. They are used to eliminate threats that could threaten their order.

### **Unholy Texts**

**The Skull of Gnollite**

 The skull of a gnollite who died in the service of Erythro, this object is locked in place by a strap of a book until a special word is uttered. The book has the ability to speak the goddess’s will in several languages, every few years her worshippers meet to hear its teachings and heroes from each tribe undergo a series of contests to determine which group is to keep it next.

**Skins of the Followers**

           The skins of the followers are four straps that bind a book; each strap carries its own rites of power and fertility. Each strap is made of a different species, human skin, jackal skin, hyena skin and wolf skin.

### **Holidays**

The cult of Erythro does not celebrate any known holidays; deformities, demonic visitations are often the cause of celebrations among them. They do favor months of autumn, births and baptizism in the name of Erythro.

### **Favored Animals**

The sacred animals of Erythro are jackals, hyenas and wolves and any deformed or evil hybrid animals.