Vithyo - The World of Syphora

> [!infobox] > >> [!caption] >> ![[Vithyo.png]] >> Holy Symbol of Vithyo > ###### > | | | > | ---- | ---- | > | **Type** | [[Prime Deities]] | > | **Title** | - Father of the Dark - God of Darkness - Dark God - Heathen God | > | **Domain** | Monsters, Discord, The Abyss | > | **Symbol** | Dark wings, upside-down male figure, horns | > | **Gender, Pronouns** | Masculine, He/him | > | **Alignment** | Chaotic Neutral | > > ##### > | | | > | ---- | ---- | > | **Associations** | Creatures, darkness, guilt | > | **Holy Day** | Darkest Day (7th of Druseer) | > | **Weapon** | Glaive | > | **Animal** | Bat, beetle | > | **Gemstone** | Obsidian | > | **Flower** | Bat orchid | > | **Major Arcana** | The Emperor (and Judgement) | > | **Colors** | Black, red, dark grey, purple | **Vithyo** (/ vih-th-yoh/), also known as the **Father of the Dark**, the **God of Darkness**, or the **Heathen God**, is the god of creatures, discord, and the abyss. Worship to him is largely frowned upon across Syphora. It is primarily monstrous races who pray to him. He is renowned across the world as the father who harbors darkness around every corner of [[Syphora]]. ## **Description** #### **Appearance ...** Vithyo is often depicted as a demonic male with black skin, red eyes, and messy black hair with uneven demon horns. Upon his body is a blackened sash and loincloth, as well as chains upon his horns and left ankle. He is often shown beside demons or his children, [[Viskari]] and [[Horheus]]. He can often be seen before dark skies and dark red moons whilst sprouting blackened feathered wings and a halo that resembles horns. #### **Personality ...** Of all the prime deities, he is the most loathed and feared in all of [[Syphora]], and legends regarding him are as inconsistent as time itself. From legends of his betrayal and atrocity to myths of his innocence and impurities that have left him guilt-ridden. Those who pray to Vithyo seek horror and discord--to destroy, to enrage, to fill the world with chaos and send balance to the very depths of nothingness. However, not all followers of Vithyo wish for evil -- simply offering prayer to the deity in which they owe their lives to, whether monster or in accord upon his role in [[the Calamity]]. Worship to Vithyo is worship to the very monsters and evils that roam the world. For this very reason, it is rare to find any soul but a monster themselves finding comfort in him. ## History #### **The Emergence ...** ... ## Places of worship and holy sites ... ## Known worshippers ... ## Holy day Vithyo's holy day is the Darkest Day, on the 7th of Druseer ... ## Artifacts ... ## Gallery >[!grid] >![[The_God_Vithyo.png#cap|Depiction of Saia by Laurencin]] ## Trivia - ...