Spatalos

[spah-tah-lohs]

Basic Information

Name: Spatalos
Domain: Profligacy, Wastefulness, Myopic
Title: The Wastrel, The Shortsighted Fool
Alignment: Chaotic Excess
Symbol: A gaping maw lined with teeth
Primary Worship Area: Decadent courts, opulent estates, and places of overindulgence

Appearance: Spatalos is depicted as a gaunt, skeletal figure with skin stretched tight over his bones. His head resembles that of a predatory beast, but it appears weak and wasted away to little more than gaping jaws with sunken, hollow eyes. His legs are bowed and unbelievably frail, resembling those of a stork. He wears tattered cloth that hangs loosely from his emaciated frame. Where his stomach should be is an open maw lined with countless teeth, perpetually exuding drool, symbolizing his insatiable hunger and greed.
Height: 290cm
Weight: Variable
Distinguishing Features: The open maw in place of his stomach, lined with countless teeth.

Traits: Indulgent, shortsighted, wasteful
Strengths: Can incite and amplify desires for excess and wastefulness in others, causing them to overindulge to their detriment
Weaknesses: His shortsighted nature, mean that what he gains he inevitably wastes immediately, be it followers, resources or even favorable battle positioning.
Goals and Motivations: To spread wastefulness and excess, feeding off the overindulgence and profligacy of mortals to increase his power.

Allies: Vilcren
Rivals/Enemies: Listunos, Mercio,
Attitude towards Mortals: Sees mortals as pitiable creatures, he seeks to insight overindulgence and consumptions while the opportunity allows. This leads to wastefulness however, and famine and poverty follow where ever Spatalos’ influence takes root.

Creation Myth: When humanity spread across Staterum, their rapid expansion and desolation of the natural world for resources left many areas barren and destroyed by their wastefulness and myopic nature. From the desolate and ruined lands, Spatalos was born, embodying humanity’s wasteful tendencies and excessive greed. He emerged as a skeletal figure, a manifestation of the very essence of profligacy and excess that had ravaged the land. Spatalos stands as a grim reminder of the consequences of unchecked consumption and the relentless pursuit of indulgence.
Major Cults and Religious Practices: The main worshipers of Spatalos are the Gnolls of Donatus Stultitia, said to have been born from his corruption.
Rituals: Although not much is known of the specifics of Gnoll practices, every year there is a major raid, with numerous Gnoll tribes gathering for this sole expedition. During this raid, many hostages are taken, assumed to be used in thier dark rituals to Spatalos.
Clergy and Temples: Beyond the Gnolls, worship of Spatalos is very rare, as only fools seek to bring to inevitable despair that follows in his wake.

Major Plot Points in World History: Spatalos is most well known as the creator of Gnolls. However, his influence has often been felt across Staterum, leading time of great famine and poverty across the lands, particularly in Eastern Kair’Thear.
Artifacts:
- The Tree of Donatus,
- Spatalos’ Sickle,

”Let your desires flow unchecked, for life is fickle and there is no pleasure in restraint.”