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Chapter Two: The Gods of Aeliode
Gods of the Watchful Storm
Onhr
Titles: The Spear, Lord of Beasts, The Unyeilding Storm
Portfolio: glorious death, war
Typical Worshipers: camp followers; soldiers; the
militarily minded
Typical Worshiper Alignment: Any Lawful (few Good)
Domains: Animal, Destruction, Glory, Law, War
Subdomains: Feather, Heroism, Inevitable
Favored Weapon: Ranseur
Minor Ritual: Sacrifice of a ram and wearing a portion
of its pelt.
Sample Blessing: “Death in battle is the highest calling.
May you die well.”

Symbol of Onhr
Onhr appears to be a tall and muscular male, with a headdress of four feathers and no hair. He is often portrayed as
sitting on his great stone throne (Makset) with his great
spear (OnhurKa) leaning against the thrones arm. He sits
bare-chested wearing a studded leather skirt.
Once Onhr was a great warrior. He would work with

the god Esus to create stronger and more powerful foes
against which he would prove his skills. Through the centuries of antiquity they created stronger, swifter, and cleverer
adversaries and set them free throughout existence. Once
freed, these creations would gather strength with the goal
of challenging Onhr and destroying him. Onhr always met
them on the field of combat and Onhr always won. He was
removed from the cares of the other gods and lived only
for the hunt. The four feather of his headdress are trophies

commemorating his four greatest opponents. The spirits
of his kills reside in these feathers and, at Onhr’s will, the
feathers take the forms of these past kills for Onhr to fight
again.
Tulhesa was the only god who showed interest in
Onhr’s battles. The other gods viewed Onhr’s activities
being from shortsighted and unimportant to needlessly
destructive and self-indulgent. Tulhesa was Onhr’s only
companion among the gods.
Then Tulhesa was slain. It is said that Onhr found her
corpse, and in his grief he vowed vengeance, hoping to
honor her in the only way he knew how. It is then said
that Onhr made a vow to rid the world of the chaos he
believed lead to Tulhesa’s death. He would keep her body
in memorial.
He then began to try to rid her body of what he saw
as parasites that were coming to inhabit it. Humans,
dwarves, elves, and all sorts of creations of the other gods
had migrated to Tulhesa’s body and were profaning it. He
began a systematic destruction of these creatures he saw
feeding off the body of Tulhesa. As he could not destroy the
other gods’ creations, he saw within the world a tendency
for violence, and he began to exploit it. He guided the
beings towards self-destruction so that Tulhesa’s corpse
would become untainted.
Priests: Priests of Onhr often rise from the ranks of professional soldiers and other militarily minded people. They
take on the role of being the emissary between the will of
Onhr and the will of those who commands the armies.
Onhr’s priests are often seen performing blessings for warriors and soldiers of fortune, providing tactical advice to
commanders based upon signs sent by their god, as well as

taking care of the bodies left after battle.
Worshipers: Worshipers of Onhr are almost entirely current or retired soldiers and those who support soldiers. The
god’s strict tenants and harsh punishments for transgressions are beyond the ability of most noncombatants to
understand or find useful to their day to day life.

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