He Who Knocks

He Who Knocks is a mysterious swamp deity born out of the land of The Dolina Peninsula. They were responsible for the purge of Tiamat worshipers in the land during The Night of a Thousand Knocks. They are worshiped by the Grove of Voiceless Whispers whose practices are largely a mystery.

Description

Titles: He Who Knocks, The One of Curses, The Great Returner

Domains: Nature, Twilight

Alignment: Neutral

Worshipers: The Grove of Voiceless Whispers

Holy Symbol: A Deer skull on a bed of leaves.

"He Who Knocks" rarely appears in their physical form to anyone outside the cult. When they are not manifested they are able to transport their spirit to any point across Dolina. In doing this they mostly either take the form of a dark cloud or a strange beast.

They do have two noted manifestations of their true form. The first was their manifestation on the Night of a Thousand Knocks, where they took the form of a tall humanoid figure with a cloak of dark leaves and with the head of a deer skull. Their second and primary manifestation, and what is belied to be their true form they only show to their cult, taking the form of a large winged figure with a body of bones and vines with shark claws, expansive colorful wings, and a bloody deer skull.

It is unknown what the true origins of "He Who Knocks" is. Some believe he may be a fey spirit who came to the land to fill the void left by Tiamat while many of the god's more fervent worshipers claim that "He Who Waits" was always present and is old as the land itself. What is known though is that "He Who Knocks" first officially manifested during the Night of a thousand Knocks and purged Dolina of many of its Tiamat worshipers. Some believe they did this as Tiamat's influence over the land had began to fade and that it was the land itself fighting back against her poison.

The name of "He Who Waits" along with his other associated titles do not come close to his true name. The only mortal that the deity ever reveals their true name to is the current Arboreal, leader of the Grove of Voiceless Whispers.

Works

"He Who Knocks'" first and greatest work began on The Night of a Thousand Knocks. Falling like a shadow over the region, "He Who Knocks" traveled to every door of every family in the land. He would proceed to knock on every door of a household that still worshiped Tiamat and lay down three curses. Each curse would begin with a similar knock on the family's door.

First was Curse of Reclamation. In the following days, all of the family's property would rot and decay, returning to the land. The Second was the Curse of Hunger. In the following weeks the family would be beset by and endless hunger never to be sated no matter how much they would eat or drink. Then their was the Curse of Retribution which would fall on the seventh second of the seventh minute of the seventh hour of the seventh day of the seventh week after the first knock. First, the patriarch of the family would combust into flames that could not be dossed by any means. Then, the matriarch would be beset by the birds and beasts of the land, to be torn apart until their was not but bones. All of the sons would jump into the water and drown themselves while all of the daughters would run into the forest where their skin would turn to bark, their feet to roots, and their fingers to leaves.

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