Rakkarim¶
Contested
Named in the open questions Rakkar's pantheon and the Kalari founders (Rakkarim, Rakkari or Rakkai) and Goddess of Chaos; demigod alignments; Azrael (Azrael as Lord of Undead here or as an Ascendant of Anariel).
The Rakkarim are the pantheon of Rakkar, "patrons of wild races, orcs, goblins and dragonkin" (S420), marked in the newest reckoning of the gods with the dragon. They are Einar like the Kalari, sprung from the same rebellion and sharing the same fall: in the Fifth Age the Sancturi call both "Riven" and purge both alike (S326). Also called the Rakkari, and in the oldest accounts the Rakkai, where the name covered the Dark Gods as well; that overview marks its own account "no longer correct … dark gods and Rakkai are separate" (S429).
Membership¶
| Deity | Title in the newest reckoning | Domain |
|---|---|---|
| Rakkar | Lord of Strength; Lord of Conquest | Life, Union |
| Uaros | God of the Sea, Lord of Tempests | Matter |
| Thanatos | The Reaper | Life |
| Sethek | Lord of the Desert | Matter |
| Cordia | Mistress of Frost | Matter |
| Xana | Queen of Curses | Creation |
| Azrael | Lord of Undead | Creation |
| Cyric | Lord of Murder | Life |
| Agnus | Lord of Sacrifice | Life |
| Vidar | Patron of Thieves | Thought |
| Tyra | Queen of Slavers | Union |
| Koth | The Judge | Union |
Rakkar, Uaros and Thanatos head the list (S420).
Lesser members¶
Thanatos¶
"The Reaper" in the Domain of Life (S420). In the Fifth Age he is one of the Night Gods, the surviving old gods "organized under a single pantheon" beneath Necatus, listed sixth in "relative power" (S020).
Cordia¶
"Mistress of Frost" (S420). The old compendia count her among the Dreamers, the Sleeping Gods, and mark her Rakkai: her symbol is the Snowflake, she is "creator of Frost-Giants, Frost-Demons, Yeti", "married to Necatus" and "youngest sister to Arya and Vana" (S429). See Arya.
Azrael¶
"Lord of Undead" in the Domain of Creation (S420). The Trumpet of Xecheros, "an ivory horn decorated with carved jade skulls and bones", is "aligned to Azrael, Lord of the Undead. It summons/animates corpses in the nearby area to serve the caller. Only a disciple of the God Azrael will be able to control them" (S010). An older note instead makes Azrael an Ascendant of Anariel, an An'zarai leading the Vindicators of the Dawn, "crusaders to destroy nascent evil" (S422); the conflict is filed.
Sethek¶
"Lord of the Desert" in the Domain of Matter (S420). Nothing else is recorded.
Xana¶
"Queen of Curses" in the Domain of Creation (S420). Nothing else is recorded.
Cyric¶
"Lord of Murder" in the Domain of Life (S420). Nothing else is recorded.
Agnus¶
"Lord of Sacrifice" in the Domain of Life (S420). Nothing else is recorded.
Vidar¶
"Patron of Thieves" in the Domain of Thought (S420). Nothing else is recorded.
Tyra¶
"Queen of Slavers" in the Domain of Union (S420). The Sancturi Pantheon worships "Untyra: Lady of Knowledge and Crafting (Tyra)" (S132).
Gap
The Queen of Slavers and the Lady of Knowledge and Crafting share a name and nothing else in the sources; neither explains the other.
Koth¶
"The Judge" in the Domain of Union (S420). Nothing else is recorded.
History¶
The name is older than the pantheon. In the Age of Titans the Ventari, servants of the Einar, "became fractured as some decided to follow Rakkor, while most remained loyal to Kalas", and in the Age of Faerie "some of Rakkor's Ventari (Rakkari) conspired against the Faeries, and Demons were created" (S372, S384). "The Rakkari were successful in bending a large group of primal dragons to their cause", and the Second War of the Dragons ended in "the dominion of the Rakkari" (S372). "After Rakkar and the other Dark Gods had split with Kalar, the Titans became pawns in their conflict" (S429); "a large number of primal dragons have been corrupted by Rakkar, and they and their broods no longer serve Kalar" (S429), and "3 Rakkari Primal Dragons were slain" at Gor'Turra (S429). See Primal Dragons.
After the Death of Kalar the Rakkari took their share: Kalar's and Orandos's remaining shards "were split among the Kalari, Rakkari and Necatus" (S422).
The Fifth Age¶
To the Sancturi the Rakkarim are Riven with the Kalari. "The faithful of the Rakkari are tied through hierarchical dominion to Kalar, and so they suffer the same issues" in death (S318). "The priests of the Kalari and Rakkar will tell you that the Sancturi heathens are transitioning just fine … directly to Hell", and both priesthoods "sell consecrated symbols for warriors or other nomads" (S318). In the Great Purge of 554 to 565 SM the Sancturi "purge all Riven (Kalari & Rakkari) priests and raze all shrines, churches and temples" (S326). In the Hellgate War "Kalari & Rakkari - what is left of them. They still distrust each other but try (with some difficulty) to work together", seeking to "recover their power, restore or gain control over Mithis and the Sun" (S132). Among the Riven Kingdoms, Brusau takes Rakkar for patron, and "most Kalari and Rakkari priesthoods" support the Knights of Ex-Malefica (S319). Altandon keeps a Temple of Rakkar "with Vigil & Monks" and a Temple of Uaros (S189).
Yet the newest Fifth Age list counts Rakkar, Thanatos and Uaros not among the Dead Gods but among the Night Gods who "survived the age of the dark sun" and act "in accord when it comes to matters with gravitas" under Necatus (S020). The question is filed on Rakkar's page.
Earlier accounts¶
The compendia of the Earlier Ages have one body, "The Dark Gods, The Rakkai": Rakkan, Necatus, Uaros, Pyri and Nefia, "Einar which have taken over domains which once belonged to Kalar and/or embraced the dark sides of their domains", who "are of the opinion that power and progress is achieved through conflict, chaos and struggle" and "seek to supplant Kalar's vision with their own and become the new masters of Terrun" (S372, S429). The Twilight Gods "will ally themselves with the Kalari or Rakkai based on their own objectives" (S372). The newest reckoning separates the Rakkarim from the Dark Gods, who "literally seek the end of the world", and moves Pyri to the Unaligned and Nefia to the Dark Gods (S420).
Pages in this section¶
| Page | One line |
|---|---|
| Rakkar | Lord of Strength, Vitality and Conquest; the Resurrected God. |
| Uaros | God of the Sea, Lord of Tempests, Famine and Drought. |