The Ruined

The Ruined are one of the two main pantheons within the world of Dissaria, they got their name due to the original battle during the Influencing, where during a battle amongst the gods, they fought against the Harmonious, and were "ruined" by the combined power of the Harmonious, scattered across planes of existence only to slowly reform in the years to come, eventually leading to The Reemergence.

The Ruined are worshipped in secret in most of the world, they are seen as evil and horrible and most nations outlaw their worship. Many groups have formed around these gods though, and are considered to be plagues against the rest of civilization.

The true origin of what happened during the battle during Influencing is still unknown to this day, and many scholars debate on weather these gods are truly considered "evil", and what the circumstances around their ruination actually were. This kind of discussion is often stamped out by nations and the church's alike, as such most of it is kept secret and discussed behind closed doors away from prying eyes and ears.

## **Tiamat, the Chromatic Hoard**

**Tiamat**, is the **God of Greed, Selfishness, Confidence and Conflict.** She is said to lead people towards a selfish life, causing them to hoard for themself and never help anyone else. Tiamat is said to be the most selfish being of all, with no loyalty to anyone or anything. She is said to be incredibly cunning, and that she wishes to hoard everything in the world into one pile for herself.

Tiamat's followers worship her with the representation of the 5 chromatic colors, some may wear clothes with all these colors, others may wear rings with 5 gemstones representing each of the colours. Many followers of Tiamat are chromatic dragons, and those who are humanoid, often fall in service of a chromatic dragon, believing it brings them closer together by helping chromatic dragons build their hoard. Others take as much as they can, and keep it for themselves, hidden away from everyone else. Some purposefully ruin others reputation and sew conflict amongst allies.

She appears as gigantic feminine dragon, her body is mostly that of a red chromatic dragon, with lines of that other 4 chromatic colours scattered across her scales. She has 5 giant dragon heads, each representing a different chromatic colour, with the center head being a giant red chromatic dragon head. Her main symbol is that of 5 dragon claws in a circle corresponding to each chromatic colour. More elaborate symbols are 5 dragons heads in a circle corresponding to each chromatic colour.

## **Kuthon, the Abyssal Maw**

**Kuthon,** is the **God of Torture, Enslavement and Imprisonment.** Kuthon is argued to be the most cruel and sick of all the gods, he is said to love torturing anyone he can get his hands on and enjoys. He is said to guide those with thoughts of hurting others to act on those thoughts, some people believe that when they think about harming someone else, that it must be Kuthon influencing them. He is cruel and twisted, during the Reemergence Kuthon was said to revive entire armies, but not fully, leaving them in a state of continuous pain between life and death.

Kuthon is mainly worshipper by murderers and twisted induvial who seek pleasure in others pain, these are often people involved in criminal activities, but also regularly include jailers and executioners. Some see Kuthon as just another form of justice, this includes many judges, who see giving out certain punishments as a way to connect with Kuthon. People offer sacrifices and torture individuals in his name, many use instruments inspired by deep sea creatures and monsters as a way to show their devotion. Many pirates worship Kuthon as well.

He appears as a giant sea serpent like creature with, covered in mouths with sharp rows of teeth across his body. His main symbol is a mouth of razor sharp teeth with a light in the middle. More elaborate symbol is that that of mouth filled with razor sharp teeth rising up from an the ocean.

## **Forene, the King of Discord**

**Forene,** is the **God of Domination, Leadership and War.** Temp

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## **Soosano, the Voice in the Dark**

**Soosano,** is the God of Persuasion, Secrets and Darkness. Temp

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## **Jal'gorath, the Ravaged Warrior**

**Jal'gorath,** is the **God of Anger and Destruction.** Temp

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## **Cyric, the Lost Mind**

**Cyric,** is the **God of Insanity, Nightmares and Delusions.** Temp

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## **The Amalgamated One**

**The Amalgamated One,** is the **God of Abominations, Undeath, Disgust and Fear.** Temp

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## **Erashai, the Silenced Serpent**

**Erashi,** is the **God of Herbalism, Snakes, Silence and Murder**. Temp

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## **Garneth, the Grasping Hand**

**Garneth,** is the **God of Obsession, Revenge and Envy.** Temp

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## **Ilora, the Alluring Heart**

**Ilora,** is the **God of Addiction, Pleasure, Excess and Lust.** Temp

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## **Vorre'thum, the Wandering Pestilence**

**Vorre'thum,** is the **God of Instinct, Plague, Tradition, and Swarms.** Temp

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