Lore
Deities of Imarel - by T.A. Saunders ©2013 v1.0
| Classification | Ethos | Sphere of Influence | Home Plane |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terrestrial God | Chaotic | Undead, Fire and Earth | Ishaela, Adanum |
| Symbol | Animal | Servant | |
| A skeletal fist clenching a smoldering rock | None | Burning Undead, Fire-Crazed Moul | |
The story of Vakunah's fall is told elsewhere, however little is said of what came after the mighty Vocorian crashed to Ishaela millions of years ago. The Helid (a type of demon from the Universe that existed before Imarel's), Oruthun and Vakunah had become so weakened from their mutual struggle, that in order to survive, Oruthun merged with Vakunah's essence, effectively combining them into one being. In this merging, Vakunah as an ‘entity' won, but in the process, was driven mad with the colliding memories of a world so ancient, that it was alien to even him.
Trapped within the cold stone, submerged in the icy waters of Ishaela's World Sea, the evil of Oruthun's essence crept in and corrupted the just Vocorian Vakunah was. Already weakened, and suffering the immortal equivalent of a psychotic break, Vakunah was all too susceptible to this new, darker side of his nature and as time passed, succumbed entirely to it. It could be said that while he won the battle for his immortal spirit, he lost the war.
Vakunah, before his fall, was no less than eight hundred feet tall, and weighed easily over 5,000 tons, which physically makes him larger than the only other Vocorian to achieve a deity-like status, Adnor. What he would look like now, is impossible to say as he is still (for now) trapped within the prison that is Fogfall Island. Though, it is safe to assume that, like most Vocorians, he is comprised largely of rock, molten Vocorium and lava.
Vakunah does not have many worshipers, outside of the Moul of Fogfall Island, though in recent years, cults have been spreading across Ishaela, primarily in southern Palathia and Quivyn, dedicated to the Flame that Returns. Outside of the primitive shrine made by the Fogfall Island Moul, there is no organized temple dedicated to Vakunah, though again this may change, as he grows stronger. Events from the Great Scalding of 1362 have also gone far to increase this trapped mad god's strength, leading many to wonder if perhaps soon he may break free.