Sorash

Sorash

Sorash, now deceased, was a God of the Pantheon. He represented Conquest, Violence, and Masculinity. He was slain by Arachne Tellwyrn.

In his mortal life he was simply a mercenary thug who was nearby, rather than being part of Avei’s rebellion against the Infinite Order (10-52).

During the Third Hellwar, Sorash’s paladins worked together with Avei’s against the demon threat, although they were known antagonists of each other even at that early stage (Bonus #47). However this later became much worse. Shahai the Hammer (Hand of Avei) started the War of the Scions shortly after the end of the Third Hellwar by slaying Sorash’s demigod son and his mother, Sorash’s consort (11-17). Indeed Avei’s long term success over Sorash, especially during Shahai’s ham-handed decimation of the Sorashi cult is largely credited for giving the Black Wreath the opening they needed (11-17).

The diminished Sorash cult continued to contest with Avei’s. According to Elilial, who is admitted not a disinterested observer, “Avei and Sorash burned down half the world between them before Arachne put a final stop to that, just because their respective champions kept butting heads and they couldn’t leave well enough alone.” (13-35). Princess Yasmeen reports “Hands of Avei and Sorash considered each other worse than demons.” (14-6). Salyrene reports that by opposition, Sorash’s cult taught the Sisters of Avei ferocity (14-16).

Being the God of violence, Sorash was able to bless armies and drive them into frenzy seeking bloodshed (Bonus #47).

He was obsessed with power and dominance (10-34). He was highly secretive (10-34). He apparently engaged in nonconsensual slavery. He was widely disliked by the other Pantheon gods (10-34).

The events leading to his demise are not quite clear. However Arachne Tellwyrn was questing to personally meet and interview each god. During her quest to meet Sorash she was enslaved to him, intimately and involuntarily. Sorash apparently enjoyed nonconsensual slavery and humiliation, putting Tellwyrn on an actual leash with a jeweled collar and giving the name ‘Silky.’ (10-34). Tellwyrn was apparently able to absorb a significant amount of power from Sorash after his death (4-3).

The consequences of Sorash’s death reverberate thousands of years later. Tellwyrn was able to stare down Elilial because of her success. Mary the Crow indicates that the Pantheon Gods are much more careful to not grind mortals under foot even if there is strife or tension between them, since Sorash’s death (15-2). In the meantime, one of Shaath’s paladins, Angthinor, opted to betray and imprison his god in order to ensure some religious cult spoke for masculinity after Sorash’s demise (15-74).