The World Tree/Gagaur
Summary
Gaguar is the god of the underworld within the World Tree campaign setting. Gaguar is worshiped by creatures and monstrosities of the Underdark, Abyss, and Shadowfell and is described as having a reptile or serpent head carrying a skull.
According to ancient texts, Gaguar created mortality and fear to counter Ra-Orn's creation of life and sentient beings.
Origin
During the battle between Vareus and Katasis, it is said that Vareus "cut out the heart of Katasis and cast into oblivion" where it was able to grow and recreate itself. Katasis, with her final moments, separated Vareus in his moment of glory and pride into his three true selves (the brain creating Althum, the heart creating Nazuma, and the spirit creating Gaguar). When the Material Plane was formed by Gielel and Hasdum, the heart of Katasis still battled against the veins of Vareus, forming the Feywild and the Underdark as the battle raged. When the war had ended, each piece of the two deities created the current greater deities, with Ra-Orn ruling over life and nature and Gaguar ruling over death and his domains.
Clergy
Listed below is the current structure in society of worshipers of Gaguar
- Worship: solemn group prayer
- Holidays: Gaguar is celebrated at funerals.
- Event: Most "celebrations" of Gaguar include animal sacrifices or gold offerings to his shrines in order to allow loved ones to pass through the Shadowfell and Abyss and into Ysgard.
- Members: Must have experienced death either personally or through someone close and are required to celebrate Gaguar once a ride.
- Divine Interaction: Gaguar rarely interacts with the Material Plane, only doing so to collect the souls of the dead and furthering necromancer societies.
