Kurell
| Kurell | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Portfolio: | Jealousy, Revenge, Theft |
| Home: | Limbo |
| Alignment: | Chaotic Neutral |
| Gender: | male |
| Class: | Thief 25, Fighter 20 |
| Superior: | none |
| Rules items | |
| Domains: | Chaos, Luck, Trickery |
Kurell is the Oeridian god of Jealousy, Revenge, and Thievery. His holy symbol is a grasping hand holding a broken coin.
Kurell's realm in Limbo is called the House of Locks.
Description
Kurell manifests as a tall, handsome, virile Oeridian man with bright green eyes and olive skin. He also sometimes takes the form of a large, black wolf with eyes of an equally vivid green. In his true form, which he does not deliberately reveal to anyone, he is a small, unattractive, slightly overweight man.
Relationships
Kurell was once pursued by Atroa, but he rejected her in order to pursue her sister, Sotillion, which earned him the displeasure of both goddesses, as well as Sotillion's husband, Zilchus, who is also Kurell's brother.
Kurell is allied with Joramy, Ralishaz, Syrul, Erythnul, Xan Yae, and Trithereon. Kurell is terribly jealous of Olidammara and Norebo, who are more popular among rogues than he is. Kurell is an enemy of Pholtus.
Dogma
Kurell teaches his worshippers to take what is rightfully theirs and to seize all their desires. Many believe that retribution for wrongs is more likely to be done correctly if they do it themselves.
Worshipers
Kurell's worship is prominent in the Bandit Kingdoms, among the Wolf Nomads, and among the Rovers of the Barrens. The power of Kurell's church has grown in the Hold of the Sea Princes since that land's capture by the Scarlet Brotherhood.
Prayers are offered nightly, and usually involve thoughts of vengeance.
Clergy
Clerics of Kurell tend to be self-centered, teaching my example rather than by doctrine. They seldom proselytize unless they see some immediate benefit to themselves. Many make a living as thieves or travel in search of wealth. Some of the clerics of Kurell are also assassins; these are highly paid and frequently used by the church itself. Clerics of Kurell are, perhaps oddly, generally trustworthy if no ill is done to them, as they do not wish to earn any vengeance upon themselves.
Temples
A forboding cave complex known as the Black Wolf's Lair can be found in the Burneal Forest in hex I5-68; it is considered a holy place by the followers of Kurell. In Atirr a small chapel to Kurell is within the College of Endings and Beginnings, the city's assassin's guild, where the assassins of the order pray for success on their missions.
Holy Days
- The Winter Solstice, the longest night of the year.
- Kurell's Night, the 11th of Goodmonth, when both Luna and [[Celene (Kule}|Celene]] are new.
- The Blood Moon Festival, when the coup against the Horned Society was seen as one of the most dramatic acts of vengeance ever undertaken, excepting only the Rain of Colorless Fire.
References
- Gygax, Gary. World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting ([[Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1983).
- Holian, Gary, Erik Mona, Sean K Reynolds, and Frederick Weining. Living Greyhawk Gazetteer (Wizards of the Coast, 2000).
- Miller, Andy, "The Oeridian Lesser Gods." Dragon #263 (Renton, WA: TSR, 1999)
- Sargent, Carl. From the Ashes (Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1992).