Winged Messenger (updated 2004/03/24)

  Mog, the Spider God (Southmarens)    Mrmym, the Sky Dragon (Baal)    Tark, Lord of Flies (Avathar)    Wendigo, the Howling God (Kith, Alu) 

The "Winged Messenger" is the primal aspect representing a messenger who swiftly carries the word of the gods, avoiding any obstacle with luck, skill, and cunning. He also represents elemental air, sky, wind, clouds, archery, cunning, and travel. He was greatly admired by the Eldar, for He embodies many Eldar ideals, and they knew him as Hirmenel, the "Rider of Clouds". Most cultures depict him as a wing-heeled messenger or archer bearing a trumpet. Sometimes he travels in state with loud proclamations, other times in secret to deliver messages discreetly in signs or whispers that only the intended recipient can understand. The "Winged Messenger" is also responsible for delivering rains and storms sent by the Earth Mother, and for delivering knowledge from the "Keeper of the Void".

Mog, the Spider God (Southmarens) (updated 2004/03/24)

This god is a man-sized, four-legged spider with a man's head. The gossamer web of Mog is said to contain the fates of every living creature, and he delivers these fates as the Southmaren "Winged Messenger". Some would say that each man only lives as long as he can scurry about on the web while evading Mog's grasp.

Mog's has many worshipers who seek to cheat their fate through a combination of luck and obeisance. In addition, His spider servants watch everything that mortals do from the rafters or eaves of buildings. They also deliver the fates that Mog has seen in His web, spinning down on unseen webs like foul birds. The touch of a spider in Southmaren culture is considered to be a very ill omen indeed, as is seeing a bird trapped in a spider's web.

Mrmym, the Sky Dragon (Baal) (updated 2003/11/13)

Mrmym appears as a fleet-winged silver-scaled dragon unmatched for speed who carries the messages of the gods. He is the patron of all birds, messengers, travelers, and honorable contests of archery and agility. Mrmym is often symbolized as a bolt of lightning, for such is his speed, and he often delivers storms and rain for Xohm. The sky dragon can breathe a hail of birds that dart like arrows.

Tark, Lord of Flies (Avathar) (updated 2004/03/15)

  Brotherhood of Seth 

Tark is the Avathar "Winged Messenger" in its dark aspect as a bearer of false messages. While he is called the "Lord of Flies", that likely refers to his ability to trap men in webs of intrigue and deceit. It is said that Tark was the god who tricked the guardian Dragons into releasing the Kaeden from their imprisonment.

Tark rarely assumes his favorite forms, a Draconic or man-like spider (Dragonspider or Drider), usually appearing in disguise. However, he is also able to appear as a tall, slim, joyous man, as he is adept at using deception, manipulation and even propaganda to achieve his goals. He is also revered by assassins, and when possible He wields a deadly black bow that shoots poisoned arrows.

It is possible that Tark is one of the dread gods of the Deep Old Ones, known by the name Nyarlathotep.

Wendigo, the Howling God (Kith, Alu) (updated 2004/05/12)

Ithaqua, Vitra (Alu), the Wind Walker, the Wendigo, God of the Cold White Silence

In Kith mythology, the Wendigo is a malevolent god who brings hunger, madness, and death in icy storms. It is usually described as a decrepit "Horned God" with a heart of ice, but sometimes the creature is thought to be entirely made of ice. The Wendigo is also said to manifest as a whirlwind of angry air that bites and howls but remains formless.

The Wendigo is noted for its fearsome cruelty and diet of human flesh. Also, any human who partakes of human flesh (as a means of combating starvation) is believed to become such a creature himself. While filled with tremendous strength, he will forever be tortured by an unyielding hunger for more human flesh. This myth is used as a deterrent and cautionary tale among Northman Kithocs whose winters are long and bitter and whose hunting parties are often trapped in storms with no recourse but to consume members of their own party.

Some believe that the Wendigo is the Ulfhedinn wolf [ more... ]