> How far off am I? I assumed Ikadz to _not_ be a Chaos diety despite
>what the Prospedia (GoG) said since there's no indication of a true chaotic
>nature. He doesn't seem to eat people's souls, after all. What is the reason
>for Humakt's noted hostility towards him? I used that a bit in the scenario;
>the Yanafal Tarnass soldiers accompanying Aranae found her distasteful. I
>assumed that some of the Humakti hostility would still be present in the YT
>cult, but they'd still work with an Ikadz inquisitor.
Ikadz was given a small description in Lords of Terror (p.84). One spell was Pain Blow, I would suggest that another would be Visceral Agony, which is similar to Erotocomatose Lucidity except it causes Pain and not Pleasure. Due to his Inquistion nature, he might also have Detect Truth or Mind Read, but this would most likely be a Lunar sub-cult. Perhaps he has Shrive, which ensures that a soul that is about to travel to the Land of Death must first pass through Ikadz's Hell for a period of, errmm.... detoxification. Of course, the canidate doesn't have to be *willing*....=:)
Ikadz is NOT chaotic, but the Orlanthi most likely consider him so due to his evil, difficult to understand nature. Ikadz is worshipped in Dorastor, and in certain Lunar provinces according to the offical blurb, and I reckon certain Lunar Troops worship him aswell. I think Humakt would hate Ikadz because he perverts the nature of death by keeping the soul form going directly to it's proper afterlife. From my own cult write up of Yanafal Tarnils, I would suggest that this is not the case for YT, if they can work with broo then a few psychotic maniacs won't do any harm. Plus, YT's connection to death is considerably less than that of Humakt.
If you would be willing I would gladly work on a cult write up with you.
Runes:
Surely the Communication Rune is Issarie's Domain, Fate is most likely more connected with Arachne Solara than some petty Earth God of Death. I would say that Luck is part of the Trickster aspect, and connected to Disorder pretty strongly. Perhaps the actual owners of the Runes are long dead? Perhaps a god owns BOTH runes as both sides of his/her dualistic nature. I still vote for the Trickster.
Nikk E.
Nikk the Broo Shaman of Thed
http://www.personal.u-net.com/~eff
"If absolute power corrupts absolutely,
where does that leave God?"
-- George Daacon
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