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Malar

Title(s) The Beastlord
The Black-Blooded Pard
Power Level Lesser deity
Homeplane Fury's Heart
Alignment Chaotic evil
Portfolio Bloodlust
Evil lycanthropes
Hunters
Marauding beasts and monsters
Stalking
Worshipers Druids, evil lycanthropes, hunters, rangers, sentient carnivores,
Cleric Alignments
Domains Animal, Chaos, Evil, Moon, Strength
Favored Weapon A Beast's Claw (claw bracer)

Malar (pronounced MAHL-arr [1]), The Beastlord, is the lesser deity of the hunt, evil lycanthropes, bestial savagery and bloodlust. His dogma concerns savage hunts, the spreading of the curse of lycanthropy and general contempt for civilization.

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[edit] Worshipers

Malarites believe that it is honor to Malar if you make your killing bloody and long. His followers sometimes form in bands, called Hunts. While being forbade from slaying the young or the pregnant, Hunts typically follow his dogma and evoke wanton slaughter in Malar's name. Malarites are generally frowned upon by civilization, as they tend to wreak havoc in their wake. One exception of where the worship of Malar is allowed, is in Cormyr.

One of the most respected servants of Malar was Garmos Saernclaws, who is responsible for the gospel of Saernclaws by which all priests of Malar are bound, ensuring that hunts remain clean and disease-free.[2]

[edit] Holy Days

[edit] High Hunt

Main article: High Hunt

This ritual is a vicious hunt in which a captured humanoid is released, and for the next day and night attempts to escape the prowling worshippers of the Beastlord. If he manages to survive, he wins his freedom as well as, perhaps, other things.

[edit] Feast of Stags

This day has made Malar's worship more tolerable in certain areas. During the harsh winters in the northern parts of Faerûn, Hunts will choose a village in the wilderness, providing food for the people, with one or two Malarites pledging themselves to keeping the village fed through the snows

[edit] Relationships

[edit] Deities of Fury

Main article: Deities of Fury

Malar is one of the Deities of Fury, led by Talos.

He holds a long standing alliance with Lolth against the Seldarine, and other dark deities like Bane and Loviatar. He fights against deities of peace, civilization, and nature, but holds particular hate for Nobanion for defeating him in a battle during the time of troubles. Almost every other god hates him, including a number of other evil deities.

[edit] History

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[edit] Notes

  1. Ed Greenwood, Sean K. Reynolds, Skip Williams, Rob Heinsoo (June 2001). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition, p. 245. Wizards of the CoastISBN 0-7869-1836-5.
  2. Ed Greenwood, Jeff Grubb (July 1996). Cormyr: A Novel, p. 74. Wizards of the CoastISBN 0-7869-0710-X.

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Ao the Overgod
Major deities of Faerûn
Azuth | Bane | Chauntea | Cyric | Eilistraee | Gond | Helm | Ilmater | Kelemvor | Kossuth | Lathander | Lolth | Malar | Mask | Mielikki | Mystra | Oghma | Selûne | Shar | Shaundakul | Silvanus | Sune | Talos | Tempus | Torm | Tymora | Tyr | Umberlee | Uthgar | Waukeen
Other deities of Faerûn
Akadi | Auril | Beshaba | Deneir | Eldath | Finder | Garagos | Gargauth | Grumbar | Gwaeron Windstrom | Hoar | Istishia | Jergal | Lliira | Loviatar | Lurue | Milil | Nobanion | Red Knight | Savras | Sharess | Shiallia | Siamorphe | Talona | Tiamat | Ubtao | Ulutiu | Valkur | Velsharoon
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