Mórin

“You were born in blood and in pain. It is only fitting that you should end the same way.”

– Neluna Moonsong

The Mórin are dark and traitorous humans, former Rhïan, who have for reasons unknown turned their backs on the light of the human sun god, Rhïarrh. They now worship the ancient Násr, Móri as a goddess in her aspect as the harvester and gatherer of souls, whom they call “She-who-eats-the-dead”.

They have built a massive subterranean temple city deep within these caves called “Mórinaïkharóth” which means “the city of death”. In the deepest cavern in the shadowy depths of Mórinaïkharóth is an underground lake, in which dwells the Myrmaïathan, one of the greatest sea dragons to have ever lived. The Mórin believe the Myrmaïathan to be an incarnation of Móri and they make countless living sacrifices to her until the ocean surrounding the mouths of the caves runs red with blood.

The Mórin generally shun the light of the sun, preferring to never leave the darkness of their underground city. Fortunately for them, an endless stream of Lánaraï, Kheïtanni and other more foolish beings continue to dare to enter their subterranean lair, hoping to find ancient and valuable treasure – and more often than not, end up on their sacrificial altars as a gift to their dark goddess. Those who manage to avoid the violent Mórin cultists still must contend with other, even more savage creatures who dwell in the darkness.

The Mórin worship Móri, one of the Násr (Aëdr ruling council) as a goddess. Like most of the Násr, Móri fell to Vónekh VII during the War In Heaven and is now lost – lying dormant somewhere deep below the earth. The Mórin are former Rhïan, a slave-race created by the Lánaraï, though they have long thrown off the shackles of rule and turned from the light of Rhïarrh – whom the Rhïan worship fanatically.

As one of the Násr, Móri once represented the aspect of the harvester, the gatherer of souls and the infinite cycle of life and death – though the Mórin have taken a somewhat once-sided view of the myriad complexity of the Násr. Theirs is a cult of death and sacrifice, with little in the way of subtlety or nuance. Their goals are equally straightforward – they seek to find the resting place of their goddess, Móri and raise her back to the surface to rule.

Once she arises, they believe that the world must fall under her sway. If Móri is a goddess of death, then there can only be one way to bring all under her command – the death of every living thing on Vónekh VII.