Ilgathan Church

Religions of Therrah

The Ilgathan history of the Godswar differs from the rest of Therrah. In the Ilgathan version, Ilgath was indeed a seed god. While war raged in western Therrah, Ilgath unified and organized the peoples east of the Barrier Mountains, ending rivalries that had spanned millennia. From afar, Ilgath divined the carnage beyond the mountains. The warlord Yarroth and his disciples cut a bloody swath across half of Therrah in their lust for power. Yarroth had struck deals with various celestial beings to bolster his army. The brothers, Rylos and Kel, waited in the highlands to join Yarroth’s horde. Ilgath knew their hunger and rage could not be sated, but he did not have the power to withstand them alone. In this time of need, Ilgath turned to Ky Zherros, a tiefling nether mage, and expert in all things infernal. If Yarroth had turned the Heavens against Ilgath’s people, Ilgath would use the Netherworld to defend them. Nether mages from far and wide responded to Ilgath’s call. When Yarroth’s horde crossed the Barrier Mountains, they were met by an abominable horde from the Netherworld. Yarroth retreated, but regrouped in the north. Kel the Bloodthirsty had opened a gate to the Heavens, planning to unleash a deathless celestial army upon Ilgath’s people. Ky Zherros and the nether mages responded by opening gates to the Netherworld throughout the north. This neutralized Kel’s celestial army and created the land of perpetual planar war known as the Kellian Wastes. Western people interpreted Ilgath’s mastery of the infernal as a secret pact with the Nameless One. Actually, according to Ilgathan doctrine, “Good can dominate evil; evil can be re-purposed for the common good.” Necromancy, blood magic, and nether magic are common practices in Ilgath, harnessing dark forces to bring power or profit to the empire. Ilgath, over 13,000 years old, still rules as God-Emperor. In his authoritarian theocracy, power is everything. Those with power have a responsibility to consolidate and grow that power to be used for the betterment of the empire. The individual is unimportant, only the empire matters. Social structure is stratified by law. All lesser races (orcs, goblinoids, ogres, trolls, kobolds, lizardfolk, etc.) are slaves of the state; this is to harness their evil natures for the public good. Terms of servitude and slavery are common forms of punishment in the Ilgathan Empire. Only humans and tieflings are eligible for positions in the church or government. All other religions are outlawed in the Ilgathan Empire; the punishment is death.

Priests of the Ilgathan Church:
 * Alignment: A cleric of the Ilgathan Church can be of any alignment.
 * Channel Energy: Followers of the Ilgathan Church may channel positive or negative energy.
 * Domains: Any
 * Favored Weapon: Any