Maleskari

Maleskari
Black, jawless skull
Aliases	God of Shades
Alignment	Neutral Evil
Divine Rank	Demigod
Pantheon	Praemal
Portfolio	Ghosts, shades, undeath
Domains	Evil, Death
Home Plane	Unknown
Worshippers	The Forsaken, necromancers, shades, undead
Favoured Weapon	Scythe

Maleskari is the god of undeath and shades in Praemal.

History

Maleskari supposedly achieved divinity, when the Thousand Martyred Souls of Maleskari, as they came to be known as, commited ritual suicide in his name. He once manifested in Prime Material Praemal, where he fought against an avatar of The Iron God, and gravely wounded him.

Appearance

Maleskari is depicted as a figure draped in a black cloth. Underneath the cloth he's wearing a baroque, black, spiked full plate armor, with a skull showing through the helmets visor.

Worshippers

Maleskari is worshipped by those who seek undeath, and especially by incorporeal undead. Many of his rituals require ritual suicide, so his worshippers are often found as small cults. Among the rituals is also the ritual to create soulshades, an arcane process that turns people into shadowy versions of themselves, who rise as shades upon death. Rumors say that the noble house of Sadar is planning on re-establishing the faith in Ptolus.

The deities of Ptolus
	Lawful	Neutral	Chaotic
Good	Castain - Frega - Gaen Kirhist - Locharit - Lothian Mocharum - Tardeshou - Torskal	Aldinach - Ardaen - Celestan - Hannan Melann - Mirresh - Navashtrom Taeshandra - Thamus	Ahaar - Blurrah - Herkan - Jode Myliesha - Raddashin's Eye
Neutral	The Iron God - Morachon The Old Man - Teun - Tevra Unnah - Ynchabolos - Yurabbos	Asche - Engelan - Harredda Kharos - The Lady - Ni-Gorth Niveral - Rajek - Sylvanae The 24 Gods of the Hours Unnom - Watcher of the Skies	Charlathan - The 53 Gods of Chance Inurath - Juranis - Ollom - Phoeboul
Evil	Danace - Heiran	Kran - Maleskari	Baalhazor - The Demon Gods Destor - Father Claw - The Galchutt Gorgoth-Lol - Nareis - Ravvan