M'iaq (Grisaire Supplement)
M'iaq[edit]
Alignment. Chaotic Evil
Domains. Trickery, Tempest
Divine Rank. Greater Deity
One of Premius' primary patron gods, M'iaq is a masked trickster who encourages deceit and cunning. He is often thoroughly malicious at worst and mildly neutral at best, seeding influences for political overthrows and distrust. His influence is by far one of the most pervasive in recent Grisaire history, as though he never left. M'iaq, Tribore, and Orshiidi are known to be the Mind Givers who created basic sentience on Grisaire. It is said that M'iaq's gift to mortals was their sentient cunning, which in turn led them to innovate but also scheme against one another and be paranoid. His common depiction is usually a black and white figure on a podium or soapbox. The symbol of the god is an arrowhead whose tip is replaced with a bullet. He is also known as the creator of the illusion school of magic.
Aspects[edit]
M'iaq is known to have a thousand faces, emphasizing his facetious nature. His most popular forms include that of a decrepit old man who wanders the world, causing mischief and spreading half-truths that inevitably lead to chaos. He is a major patron of the city of Houlloghen, in Kalim, where he takes the form of a bronze-scale hydra named Baehmot leading the Church of the Ruby Fruit. M'iaq's divine portfolio often entails shrewdness, cunning, and fickle feelings that lead to resentment and other negative emotions and eventually actions that reflect these influences. Like Orshidii, M'iaq remains rather active in the affairs of the world through his aspects.
Baehmot, Avatar of Greed[edit]
The Church of Ruby Fruit is a well-known establishment in the bustling city of Houlloghen, as well as most of Kalim. The Church's patron is none other than M'iaq, but they specifically depict him as Baehmot the bronze hydra. In this form, M'iaq is a fearsome, multiheaded creature. Like a true hydra, Baehmot has ten draconic heads.
Balroq, Sage of Barbs, Avatar of Malice[edit]
Counterpart of Turaq, Orshidii's avatar of progress, Balroq is not necessarily an opposing force. Rather, their similar appearances made people scratch their heads. Balroq appears as an old man with long hair and a beard braided to hang in one single tail behind his head. He is known to have a very unwelcoming face and a very eager ear for gossip, especially harmful information. Balroq essentially makes sure that information reaches the wrong ears. Wives and husbands become suspicious of their spouses cheating on them; regular laborers grow increasingly unsatisfied with work and seek get-rich-quick schemes... such things are the work of Balroq.
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