MORTAEL
God of Chaos, Death, and Corruption
About Mortael
Mortael is the Broken Flame—the Eternal who first questioned the perfection of Kai'lar and whose rebellion shattered the heavens. He embodies chaos, death, corruption, and relentless change. To some, he is liberation from stagnation; to others, annihilation made manifest. Mortael is both visionary and destroyer, the spark that unravels what cannot evolve. His presence is found in rot, entropy, endings, and the transformation that follows ruin. His followers embrace upheaval, believing destruction is the truest form of freedom.
Theological Mission
To break stagnation and prove that creation must change—even through destruction.
Social Mission
Followers sow discord, dismantle oppressive structures, and embrace entropy.
Titles
The Black Maw • Shatterer of Harmony • The Broken Flame • Lord of Ruin • The Devourer
Domains
Death, rot, chaos, endings
Symbol
Long: A jagged black circle devouring a silver flame, with tendrils of sickly green smoke.
Short: a black circle consuming a silver flame
Relationships
- Slain Lirieth in the Sundering
- Enemy of Liteon
- Revered (and feared) by Belial and Darketh
- Holds deep, hidden grief for the sister he killed
Regalia
Black-green robes, bone jewelry, masks shaped like broken circles.
Burial Customs
Bodies are left exposed to rot or burned in chaotic bonefires.
Clerical Hierarchy
- Ash-Vessel
- Deathwhisper
- Rotshaper
- Corruptor
- Maw-Priest
Holy Days & Festivals
- Night of Ruin – Celebrating entropy
- Sundering Eve – Memorial of Lirieth's fall
Taboos & Sins
- Preservation of doomed things
- Healing without cost
- Creating stability
Favored Offerings
Bones, decayed offerings, broken tools.
Temples & Shrines
Ruinous altars, caves, battlefields.
Who Commonly Worships Them
Necromancers, nihilists, corrupt kings.
Clerical Tenets
- Embrace change—force it if needed.
- Rot what is stagnant; shatter what traps.
- Death is liberation, not loss.
- Spread entropy where order suffocates.
- Power belongs to those willing to take it.
Rituals
- The Breaking: Smashing symbolic items to release "bound energy."
- Bonefire: Burning bone to commune with chaotic spirits.
- Voidchant: Whispered prayers beside corpses or battlefields.
Prayers
Daily Prayers
Morning: "Mortael, break what must fall today."
Evening: "Let decay strip falsehood from the world."
Before acts of upheaval: "Unmake stagnation."
Battle Cries & Blessing Calls
Battle Cry: "Chaos FREES you!"
Blessing Call: "Mortael's rot strengthens you—LET RUIN SPREAD!"
When corrupting or destroying: "From ruin comes truth!"