Today we fall much lower than the Empyreal Lords. We’ve seen as deities for
the last few weeks, and brought you one of the lords of chaos, the Demon Lord Yhidothrus. This week’s randomly rolled character the gnome, Jertzal is a
follower of the lord of age, time, and worms. We know that many of his follower
flock to him out of fear of growing old and dying, many even becoming undead.
But who truly are his devotees?
As always, let us imagine we are sitting at our
theoretical gaming table. Our imaginary GM sets out the rules for the game we
will play. In this game, we are to make a follower Yhidothrus. The character
does not need to be a divine caster, just a devotee of the Demon Lord. What
character do you make?
For more information on Yhidothrus
Yhidothrus’ Pathfinder Wiki Page
Yhidothrus’ Archives of Nethys Page
The Weathered Skull
Although many think of sects as those who work together
for a common goal, groups of demon worshipers are rarely that cohesive. The
search for lichdom especially tends to see many lone casters in their ranks.
The Weathered Skull is more a group of organized competitors who happen to be
like-minded thinkers rather than an order of colleagues. The Weathered Skulls will
often steal ideas from other members or even outright sabotage their endeavors.
The group always has exactly seven members. The only
way a new member can become a skull is by removing an older member and taking
his place, or having an older member actually become a lich. Only two members
of the Weathered Skulls have actually become liches and one of those has since
been killed by undead hunters of Pharasma.
The Spiral Path
Even the circling spiral path for which this sect is
named has a beginning and an end. Members of the organization The Spiral Path
are nihilists that seek to bring about the end of everything. They take on
Yhidothrus’ aspects of murder and entropy—seeking to end not just the lives of
people, but of civilizations, objects, and existence itself. Many members of
this sect are outright insane.
It is said the Spiral Path is led by a particularly
twisted worm that walks. The soul of the spellcaster it devoured was already
dedicated to the Demon Lord and the newly formed creature continues to work
toward its master’s goals. The other members of the sect are all spiteful
folks, bent on the destruction of everything around them. The group’s base is
rumored to be in an old insane asylum.
Time Scryers
With his mastery over time and its flow, many of
Yhidothrus’ followers have a propensity toward seeing the future. Some from
practices and some just because the demon lord has the whim of bestowing upon
them this power. Although they worship a vile being like Yhidothrus, these
seers, diviners, and oracles have a penchant for accuracy that makes them much
sought after. The Time Scryers are particularly adept at their craft and have
banded together to further their own goals.
The goal of these oracles is no different than the goal
of many followers of Yhidorthrus, to cheat death. The Scryers, however, don’t
wish to turn into undead liches like some do. They have mastered a form of
magic which allows them to take years off of another person’s life and grant it
to themselves. When a petitioner comes to see their future they actually lose
some of their time on Golarion in the process. The thing about this magic is
that the participant must be willing, so each person who seeks their future
willing gives up this time.
Those who fear the turning of the hourglass, the
followers of the Demon Lord of age, time, and worms. Who is your follower of Yhidothrus?
Why have they chosen to dedicate themselves to the Ravager Worm? Where does
their devotion come from? Let me know in the comments.
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