Hextor
| Hextor | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Portfolio: | War, Discord, Massacres, Conflict, Fitness, Tyranny |
| Home: | Infernal Battlefield of Acheron |
| Alignment: | Lawful Evil |
| Superior: | none |
| Rules items | |
| Domains: | Law, Evil, War |
Hextor is the Oeridian god of war, discord, massacres, conflict, fitness, and tyranny.
The symbol worn and used by the followers of Hextor is a black, spiked gauntlet holding spiked arrows.
Description
Hextor is often depicted as a hideous, gray skinned, six-armed humanoid bearing two large tusks jutting from its lower jaw wearing armor clad with skulls. He wields a weapon in each hand: a spiked flail, a battle axe, a battle pick, a longsword, a mace, and a falchion. His other form is that of an athletic young male, with dark hair and light skin.
Relationships
Hextor is the half-brother and sworn enemy of Heironeous, and the son of Stern Alia. Another brother, Stratis, is mentioned in literature for the Chainmail miniatures game in Dragon Magazine #285, but he is deceased.
Hextor has a long-standing rivalry with Erythnul, from whom he took the portfolio of War. He also counts Tamara among his enemies.
Clergy and temples
Known temples to Hextor can be found in Alhaster and especially throughout the North Kingdom, where Hextor's church is the official state religion.
The traditional dress of the clergy of Hextor are blood-red robes.
Creative origins
Hextor was created by E. Gary Gygax.
References
- Gygax, Gary. "The Deities and Demigods of the World of Greyhawk." Dragon #67 (TSR, 1982).
- Gygax, Gary. World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting (TSR, 1983).
- Holian, Gary, Erik Mona, Sean K Reynolds, and Frederick Weining. Living Greyhawk Gazetteer (Wizards of the Coast, 2000).
- Moore, Roger E. Greyhawk: The Adventure Begins (TSR, 1998).
- Noonan, David. Complete Divine (Wizards of the Coast, 2004).
- Redman, Rich, Skip Williams, and James Wyatt. Deities and Demigods (Wizards of the Coast, 2002).
- Reynolds, Sean K. "Core Beliefs: Heironeous." Dragon #354 (Paizo Publishing, 2007).
- Reynolds, Sean K. "Core Beliefs: Hextor." Dragon #356 (Paizo Publishing, 2007).
