Zymmyr

Zymmyr
(Deity)
Titles	The Master of Pacts and the All Consuming Fire
Adjective	Zymmyrian
Alignment	LN
Areas of Concern	Pride, Contracts, Revenge
Worshipers	Clerics, Paladins, Judges, Lawyers, Merchants
Domains	Fire, Destruction, Law
Subdomains	Ash, Smoke, Rage, Catastrophe, Inevitable, Judgement
Favored Weapon	GreatAxe
Sacred Colors	Red

Zymmyr (pronounced Zim-mir), the god of contracts is known for his acts of violence against those who break the agreed upon rules.

Dogma

Zymmyr and his followers wish to abide by the rules as stated in the contract, no matter how small. He expects his followers to obey his command to punish those who break their contracts, no matter the cause or effect.

History

Not much is known about the history of Zymmyr. Since the Age of Enstrangement in 1800TC Zymmyr was already the leading god of the known gods:

• Kugacred , his wife
• Kugaled , his son
• Tondrys , his daughter
• Tizzayss his daughter
• Irledus , his nephew

Zymmyr is credited with guiding the civilization of humanoid races.

Home

No followers have been to Zymmyr's home / realm / plane.

Appearance

Zymmr is often depicted as two persons. One can be described as a clean, refined and cultured part. Dressed in an embroidered cloak and fine clothes, Zymmyr is often depicted writing on scrolls.

The other part is often described as dirty, petty and violent. Dressed in Hide armor with a ragged cloak and a giant GreatAxe reigning down fire onto his enemies.

Providence

The faithful of Zymmyr believe that all positive signs in the world are signs of the god's approval while all negative signs point towards a contract being broken.

Servants

Zymmyr and his faithful hold all creatures that are intelligent in high regard, especially those who make contracts.

Church of Zymmyr

The churches in the various Major Cities across Dagrae can be considered old and not much is known about when they were build. Since the dagraenians can remember, this patron god servers as a backer in conflicts about a contract between two parties. Therefore the church of Zymmyr is frequented by merchants of all kind.

The temples of Zymmyr are designed to function idependently of one another, usually serving a single community or region. The individual clergy are usually aligned with the local goverment but are required to fight those who break the contracts

Worshipers

Zymmyr is primarily worshiped by judges, merchants, lawyers, and aristocrats, though many others turn to the worship of the Master of Pacts in order to receive certainty that whatever is in the contract is being enforced. Zymmyr's faithful believe structures represent the protection provided by contracts and always hold formal ceremonies indoors. Regular services are generally held in the morning and often involve public punishments of those who broke the contracts.

Clergy

The Clergy of Zymmyr is primarly composed of clerics and inquisitors, occasionally paladins are called into his service aswel. Clerics and Paladins are granted special favor with the preparation of the spell burning hands in order to punish those who do not listen

The priesthood sees their role as responsible for encouraging civilization, trade, and law by promoting co-operation and fairness and by providing loans and other banking services. They encourage thrift and neighborly behavior as a means to enhance each individual's self-interest. Their own service to the community may include pro-bono legal services but they do not donate healing services—except those that help overall community and public health.

Knowledge of the law and community news are important areas of concern and part of the daily routine to the priesthood. Younger members are expected to carry news and administer justice, typically carrying a golden pen to compensate the family of any criminal executed.

The clergy never give money, regardless of the need, but will instead loan the required funds at a reasonable rate, recording the details in the books and records of the church. Conversely they themselves are expected to tithe to the church and often ensure the funds are available to tithe from income generated by their direct investments in the local community.

Most Zymmyr priests attired for formal services dress in robes of red silk trimmed with golden thread with a black belt or necklace of gold holding a single, golden pen. They also often wear half-cloaks of deep red with golden threads.

Temples and shrines

The largest temple is located in Amberhorst. The various temples have one thing in common and that is that they offer civil services in order to establish contracts.