Vane



The God of tyranny, murder, envy, greed, and slaughter. He maintains his residence in the Nether Planes, specifically The Nine Hells.

He is referred to as "The Great Evil"


 * Symbol: Bloody sword held by a hand with fire in the background
 * Alignment: LE
 * Portfolio [Domains]: Tyranny, murder, envy, greed, and slaughter [Trickery and Death, DMG pg. 46]
 * Favored Weapon: Longsword

Description
Vane is a looming presence. He is evil, maniacal, and dastardly deity. He hates and attempts to destroy all the other deities and the world. He is evil incarnate. He is a tall man in demonic armor, sharp teeth, claws on his hands, and blood dripping from his mouth.

Vane has been a part of or had a hand in every evil plot and scheme throughout history. He is responsible for the deaths of innocents, the invention of murder, and infecting many with greed. The Divine Cataclysm was brought about by his followers causing greater and greater evil, forcing the followers of the Higher Planes to become more and more powerful to stop them, which ended with the Divine Cataclysm.

Vane has no allies in any of the deities, but he has allied with various deities of the Nether Planes, but only temporarily. He feels his only equal is Aubade, and often tries to pick fights with his followers. He is the only deity that Isbrea hasn’t dallied with because his evil makes him so ugly that she can’t stomach him.

Clergy
There are no temples for Vane, but merely secret altars and various underground ritual chambers. There isn’t a very organized power structure so these sites operate independently to cause as much evil in the immediate area. Only when Vane deems it will these separate groups coalesce into a larger army and cause greater evils.

The clergy are vile people, hoping to destroy and kill everyone. They are serial killers at best, and cannibal serial killers at worst. They always use live sacrifices for all their rituals, even if the ritual doesn’t call for it. They wear red with a hint of black when performing rituals, but often dress in common garb to keep their allegiances secret.

The clerics pray for their spells at midnight. Either they are up that late or get up in the middle of the night to pray. They perform sacrifices to cast curses on local areas or various influential people in the nearby area. The kill various innocent people to inspire fear and paranoia, and perform rituals on the crime scene before they leave.

Dogma
Evil is the natural state of the world, and it should be returned to it. Murder and slaughter will create fear, paranoia, and hatred. Take what you want, kill who gets in your way. Those who have more than you should be killed and their wealth taken. Nothing is secure and nothing is sacred.