Shattratath
| Shattratath | |
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| General Info | |
| Impact: | Major |
| Aliases: | God of Fear |
| Soulcards: | The Priestess Inverted, The Hermit, The Crimson Butterfly |
| Character Info | |
| Race: | Voidling |
| Body: | Monster |
Shattratath is the god of fear and considered a major god. He resides within the Silent Ocean and is usually fast asleep.
Role
Shattratath is the god of fear. His purpose is to strive life to find a way to overcome their fears by directly confronting them. While most people consider him an evil force, Tael has actually accepted him quite kindly, though the mass distinction of the Silent Ocean did leave a bad taste.
Appearance
Shattratath's physical form resembles a giant Kraken-like phantom, with its tentacles looking like bloodstreams in the water. He chose this form strictly based on the rumors of what people thought the god of fear would look like and made it worse.
Life on Tael
Shattratath resides at the bottom of the Silent Ocean, within Shattratath's Realm. He is voluntarily cursed to eternal slumber by Dormiria, which is easily broken temporarily by even the slightest noise. He will quickly return to his slumber, but will also use the short time not only to check out the current state of the world but also to trigger a Night of Waking Terror. He is constantly surrounded by Hivejellys, which makes the Silent Ocean by far one of the most dangerous areas in the world to traverse.
Night of Waking Terror
The Night of Waking Terrors occurs on the Night of days when Shattratath has been awoken. On those nights, he infests everyone's dreams with nightmares and horrors of each and every creature's life. While most sleep it off as just a nightmare, others can potentially die of a heart attack, shock, or in some cases even due to casualties during a mass panic
Hivejelly
Main article: Hivejelly
A glowing organism forming the majority of inhabitants of the Silent Ocean. Its most distinct feature is its hive cores that are set on the ocean floor and its tendril-like arms reaching out into every direction, sometimes even getting close to the surface. The cores are all connected with each other via thick tendrils along the ocean floor. The entirety of that organism forms one giant brain reaching across most parts of the Ocean as well as deep into Shattratath's Realm.
History
Shattratath broke away from the Voidlord of Destruction and landed right in the middle of the southern Waters of Tael. The moment he entered the waters, all life in close proximity instantly died of the shock due to sudden flashes of their greatest fears and unimaginable horrors before their eyes. Over time, the influence of his power spread throughout the entire world. The effects were weak enough that life merely occasionally got slight nightmares; however, as Shattratath's power grew, so grew the intensity of the nightmares, until eventually, people were at first afraid to go to sleep and eventually entirely refused to. This was the moment when Dormiria, Goddess of rest and dreams, stepped in, as she couldn't sit idle as people stopped believing in her spark. She cursed Shattratath into an eternal slumber, limiting the effects of his powers to the close area of his residence, which is nowadays known as Shattratath's Realm. However, due to both gods being quite equal in might, the curse is extremely weak and Shattratath can wake up by even the slightest noise. He will, however, fall back to sleep shortly after, though it usually is still enough time to bring nightmares to Tael's life for the coming night.
Tael later visits Shattratath:
"Why would you allow me to stay on this world, for I bring nothing but chaos beyond even my control?"
"Fear brings a lot of disarray, that is correct. However, it is also a great motivator for society to keep moving forward, given the right amount of course."
"But I cannot control that, for even I am afraid of my own powers!"
"Do not worry, you have shown the world the meaning of Fear, and Dormiria has found a way to limit your power. As long as you slumber, the world will move forward, driven by the terrors you showed them"
"And whenever you wake up, not only can you, if even for just a moment, enjoy the fruits of your existence, you will also remind the world what it means to fear"
"Then so be it, I shall gladly accept your gift of life and reside within this realm, far away from all other life. But when my slumber ends, I will make any moment of it count, as you wish. The world shall fear the day that i arise, for they will remember their true nightmares"
Cleric's Deity Abilities
Minor
Manifest Horror: Apply the horrified effect to one target for two turns with a Willpower check equal to the cleric class level.
Usable once per day. If the attack misses, it can be used again this day. This Ability is considered a Spell Action with a range of 10 meters.
Major
Conduit of Shattratath: For the next hour, your target will have to succeed in a Willpower 15 check at the beginning of every turn or become horrified for that turn. The cleric can choose to end the effect early at any time.
Usable once. Recharges after 30 days.