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On Jaern, the violence of Mishra has been tamed somewhat, with many Mishrites serving as demolitionists under the employ of cities, destroying that which is old and no longer has use. Fear of the Boon of Destruction is less prominent on Jaern than on Cahyali; on Cahyali, the name **Aremakh** is synonymous with ruin. Cahyali considers Mishra to be a goddess of war, particularly the sort of war that is base and bloody. | On Jaern, the violence of Mishra has been tamed somewhat, with many Mishrites serving as demolitionists under the employ of cities, destroying that which is old and no longer has use. Fear of the Boon of Destruction is less prominent on Jaern than on Cahyali; on Cahyali, the name **Aremakh** is synonymous with ruin. Cahyali considers Mishra to be a goddess of war, particularly the sort of war that is base and bloody. | ||
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==== The Adversary, Aremakh==== | ==== The Adversary, Aremakh==== | ||
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This aspect of Mishra appears as a lion-headed beasthide orc with six arms, standing near sixty feet tall. She bears a crown of blades, and unearthly ribbons of spectral flame emanate from her form. The face of the Adversary is usually twisted into a roar, and she wields a different weapon in each hand. Aremakh wears an outfit composed of a short linen top adorned with golden accessories, | This aspect of Mishra appears as a lion-headed beasthide orc with six arms, standing near sixty feet tall. She bears a crown of blades, and unearthly ribbons of spectral flame emanate from her form. The face of the Adversary is usually twisted into a roar, and she wields a different weapon in each hand. Aremakh wears an outfit composed of a short linen top adorned with golden accessories, | ||
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To these followers of Orus, they took on a new persona, one who urged on the wanton destruction, | To these followers of Orus, they took on a new persona, one who urged on the wanton destruction, | ||
- | As the movement gained more and more popularity, the sect of Orus eventually became too large and split off from the main church as its own priesthood and temple, just as the aspect of Orus separated from the main wellspring of emotion into Mishra, a fully formed deity of their own right. Scholars believe this myth regards the birth of Agni, who is the most widely worshiped aspect of Mishra on Jaern. | + | As the movement gained more and more popularity, the sect of Orus eventually became too large and split off from the main church as its own priesthood and temple, just as the aspect of Orus separated from the main wellspring of emotion into Mishra, a fully formed deity of their own right. Scholars believe this myth regards the birth of The Guiding Hand of Ruin, who is the most widely worshiped aspect of Mishra on Jaern. |
The worship of Mishra as a war goddess came after her birth, as explosives and firearms began to see more use in war. As the death tolls from these devices mounted, many came to see their destructive force as something dark, and feared the deity worshiped with them. | The worship of Mishra as a war goddess came after her birth, as explosives and firearms began to see more use in war. As the death tolls from these devices mounted, many came to see their destructive force as something dark, and feared the deity worshiped with them. |
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