## Murklak – The Goblin God of Fury ### Overview **Murklak** is the ferocious god of rage, survival, and blood-soaked glory revered by warrior goblins across **[[Karudasos]]**, especially among the militant faction known as the **Bloodclaw Covenant**. To his followers, Murklak embodies the purest form of power: unfiltered, explosive fury. He is not a god of strategy or long-term conquest, but of unrelenting violence, personal vengeance, and the fire that drives a goblin to rise against overwhelming odds. More than a deity, Murklak is a cultural force—a primal scream in the face of extinction. He represents the goblin will to fight even when broken, to strike even when dying. --- ## Depiction - **Form:** A massive goblin wreathed in ever-burning flame, with jagged tusks, glowing eyes, and claws that drip molten blood - **Eyes:** Said to burn with the rage of the first goblin to ever fall in war - **Weapons:** Carries no blade—his claws, fists, and teeth are his instruments of death - **Voice:** A roar that echoes through the blood of his faithful before battle --- ## Domains - **Primary Domains:** Fury, War, Survival, Blood Magic - **Secondary Domains:** Wrath, Glory through Combat, Fire --- ## Worship & Rites Murklak is worshiped not in temples, but on **battlefields, arenas, and pyres**. His rites are performed through bloodletting, ritual duels, and sacrificial combat. His most devout followers enter combat trances, becoming avatars of his rage. ### Common Rituals: - **The Roar of Murklak:** A war cry shouted by his warriors before charging into battle, believed to awaken divine fury in their veins. - **Blood Offering:** Before battle, warriors cut their palms and offer their blood to the fire, chanting his name. - **Trial by Fire:** To earn a warband’s place, a goblin must survive a trial of pain and flame under Murklak’s gaze. --- ## Tenets of Faith 1. **Strike First. Ask Never.** 2. **Rage is purity. Fury is strength.** 3. **Blood is the oldest prayer. Spill it.** 4. **The weak should burn. The strong must rage.** --- ## Clergy and Champions Murklak does not have traditional priests. His clergy are **battle-ragers, war-shamans, and pyre-chanters**—warriors who bleed magic and set fire to the ground they walk. ### Titles Among Followers: - **Ashcaller:** Shaman who invokes Murklak through flame and smoke - **Bloodhowler:** Champion berserker who channels divine fury in battle - **Flameborn:** A goblin reborn through fire rituals, permanently marked by holy burns --- ## Influence in [[Karudasos]] Murklak's faith fuels many goblin warbands and smaller tribes who value raw strength and emotional freedom. The **Bloodclaw Covenant** has raised entire legions under his banner, forming a militant spiritual society where strength is the only currency. Murklak's influence clashes with the more industrial, ordered values of the **Flameforged Assembly**, who view rage as inefficient. This conflict has created internal tension within the **[[Shadowspire Dominion]]**. --- ## Symbols and Relics - **Symbol:** A clawed hand dripping blood in a red circle - **Relic:** **The Emberfang Totem** – Said to ignite the fury of Murklak in all nearby goblins when held aloft during war - **Sacred Color:** Crimson - **Holy Flame:** Any fire lit with blood as its first fuel --- ## Final Notes Murklak is the divine embodiment of goblin wrath. His power is not found in courts or scrolls but in screams, scars, and songs sung over the dead. Where there is fire, pain, and rage—Murklak walks. > “When the world says die, we roar louder.”