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Very long ago, when the gods walked amongst man, Alron was worshiped with his twin sister, Tarnathwen, and shared the portfolio of beauty, arts, and love. However, when Rhysvial lost his way, he kidnapped Alron, subjecting him to torture so appalling that his mind warped and twisted into a completely different being.
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Once worshiped along with her twin brother, Tarnathwen was a demigod of beauty, arts, and love. However, when Alron lost his way and became the god of pain, she took on the guise of vengeance, and became the goddess of revenge. 
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Now, Alron possesses quite possibly the sickest and evil minds in the multiverse. His position as the god of pain is well-deserved, and he has been the root of countless atrocities committed throughout time. 
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Tarnathwen is a goddess held in high regard by the Drel-Reev, (Elves for you round ears) who often identify her mood swings and boisterous attitude with the fey blood that courses through their veins.
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Spheres of Influence: Pain. However, Tarnathwen's worshipers associate him with envy and loss.
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Spheres of Influence: Tarnathwen has many guises; her most known spheres of influence is revenge and trickery, but she is still associated with beauty, art, and love. (and partying. Lots, and lots of partying.)
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Symbol: Three skulls connected through a barbed chain.
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Symbol: A hornet.
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Depiction: A giant man with tight-fitting leather that exposes his bleeding wounds. Hooked chains and small cages dangle from the exposed ribs, with his innards removed to reveal an empty cavity. He wears a bloodied blindfold, and is often depicted with his weapon, Deathbringer.
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Depiction: A woman wielding a dagger, surmounted by insectoid wings. 
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Month: Alron's month is Alros, and is the first month of winter.
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Month: Tarnath, the last month of winter.
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Ruler of Gehenna: The Valley of Gehenna was ruled by Alron shortly after his fall from grace. When Belial had seen his crimes, he felt that the young god deserved to be punished. Representing the pantheon, Aletrod struck a deal to exile Alron to the plane of Gehenna instead of confine him to hell, banning his access from Erilen for as long as the sun hung in the sky. 
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Princess of Feywild: Tarnathwen lives in the feywild with her mother, ruling over a large mountain range dominated by the race known as the Vespans. 
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Vespans: See racial page that probably won't get done anytime soon. (Essentially a race of bee people.)
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Tarnathwen(Sister): The conflict between Tarnathwen and Alron is outright legendary. The two are locked in constant strife, which is shown both through their clergy and themselves.
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Notable Relations
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Sylvannas(Mother): Though not nearly as intense as the rivalry he has with his sister, Alron and Sylvannas clash quite often.
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Alron(Brother): Tarnathwen truly misses her old brother. Despite the futility in it, she constantly battles him in an attempt to bring him back to where he once was.
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Rhysvial: Alron has a very special hate for Rhysvial. Despite being changed into the hideous god he is now, Alron still has fond memories of the tortures he's endured, wishes to one day release The Worldbreaker from his prison so that he may enact vengeance.
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Sylvannas(Mother): Sylvannas and Tarnathwen share a loving relationship, and assist each other whenever necessary. Despite this, the two are known to bicker with one another, namely over the fact that Tarnathwen is unwilling to give up on her brother.
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Rhysvial: The whole reason that Tarnathwen is the goddess of vengeance is because of Rhysvial. Tarnathwen seeks to one day strike Rhysvial down herself, no matter how impossible that may sound.
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Worshipers of Alron pride themselves in their ability to both inflict and withstand massive amounts of pain. While their clergy is often stereotyped to be full of sadistic savages, the Alroan faith is typically organized in a clearly defined hierarchy, based upon the physical power, endurance, and ability to endure pain. 
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Rath: In short, Rath constantly attempts to woo Tarnathwen. All attempts have ended outside of his favor.
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There is no centralized Alroan church. Instead, worshipers and clergies can be found throughout the world in small sects or shrines, or as individual people. A common stereotype that sprung from Almura is for a noble house to secretly host dark rituals, kidnapping peasants or civilians for their perverse needs.
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Churches and Clergy
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As stated before, Elves hold Tarnathwen in high regard. She's also quite popular among the exotic races, such as Tieflings or Sylvani. Followers of Tarnathwen fulfill varied roles, but often contain a large amount of thrill seekers, spies, or performers that support the goddess' mercurial nature. Scandals or mischief isn't uncommon among the clergy, which often causes the worship of Tarnathwen to be taboo in some traditions.
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Tarnathwen is also often worshiped by the catfolk or harpies. Temples created by these races often create brothels attributed to her.
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Alroan worshipers aren't exactly a bookish faith, they prefer to experience everything first hand as opposed to reading books. 
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Funnily enough, Tarnathwen isn't necessarily worshiped alongside her mother all too often. Elven communities are typically the only place where you can find actual Tarnashan shrines and churches, which are naturally designed with marble architecture and Elven design. It isn't uncommon for the church of Tarnathwen to be a host for thief or assassin guilds, and are often used for the sake of claiming retribution or information for a certain price. These booths are one of the many reasons that Tarnashan churches are banned throughout Erilen.
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Holy Texts
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Tarnathwen's clergy doesn't really focus on books. Instead, the few tenets that make up the organization are typically passed on through word of mouth.
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Deathbringer: Alron's weapon. Deathbringer is a heavily curved greatsword that's used to place the final strike upon his victims.
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Clergy of Alron prefer weapons designed to draw out pain, such as holy water sprinklers, whips, barbed chains, and hooks.
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Sting: Tarnathwen's dagger. It's said that the blade brings great pain to those that wrong the wielder.
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Tarnathwen's worshipers will often wear scant clothing that accentuates henna dyes or tattoos found across their body.
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Rituals
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Torment's Embrace: A faithful Alroan worshiper is selected and pampered for three days. They are given whatever they please, and on the final day, after having all limbs and non-vital organs removed, are appointed as the faith's 'Embraced'; a seer and torture toy for the rest of their life. 
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Remembrance Day: On the 1st of Alros, worshipers of Tarnath pay their respects to the fall of Tarnathwen's brother. Remembrance day is generally what prevents Tarnathwen's churches from being found anywhere outside of Elven or Harpie communities, as followers of Tarnathwen seek to put down those that wronged them -- often times in blood. Followers of Tarnathwen gather at midnight each remembrance day, where they have a great feast after fasting for the day.
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Seers are taken to torture rooms, where they make predictions and omens from the screaming of kidnapped victims.
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A LOT OF FUCKING PARTYING: A lot of partying. More than the god of freedom. Like, holy shit, if Tarnathwen's followers aren't partying they're likely causing mischief instead.