NAME :: Asmios
AGE ::
CLASS :: Cleric
Deity :: Asmus
Asmus is a god related to blood sacrifice, harvests, wrath, vitality and economics. Asmus is pleased when different species of animal are sacrificed to him, the rarer the sacrifice or novelty to him and amount of blood leaked or consumed during the process, the more pleased he is.
Asmus has a legion of demons that are summoned from his 'sphere of influence' realm, this place isn't really understood by humans aside from those higher ups in the cult. The upper echelon of humans that enact his will when he feels wrathful or if he feels his influence is declining may receive verbal communication in the form of visions, otherwise he is quite silent. He is usually inactive when his thirst is sated but when he is not sated, negative things can occur in rapid continuation in the proximity of his followers, he will often stir or prod his subjects if he feels they are not meeting his quota before summoning members of his legion. Human sacrifice is usually preferred when the species of human is a hybrid as there are less mixed race beings available to sacrifice or if they are older or larger as the quantity of blood is higher thus he usually prefers the sacrifice of adult males.
Demons related or summoned from Asmus' legion usually have large yellow horns with thin red hair spanning over their entire body, they have large fangs capable of tearing through flesh and any flesh consumed by them is felt by their master. Asmus' demons feel as if they are his children and rarely will turn against him. They are capable of breathing fire, usually to roast meat, slicing open corpses even if they have protective scales depending on their ranking within the legion or level of maturity. They are usually summoned through ritual processes or are appearified near shrines or followers as a form of punishment or to complete tasks. These demons grow in maturity relative to amount of tasks performed for their master and bodies they have consumed, they usually conform to their orders as it is the most consistent way to grow and they feel a kinship to their species and do not want to be isolated from the 'source' or their home 'sphere of influence'.
Asmus has a deep hatred for any religion that stops ritual sacrifice or deplores it as part of their ideology, followers of his cannot stay in buildings related to such religions unless it is for the purpose of deception, they will receive night terrors from Asmus or imps will be dispatched to their area to warn them of their treachery.
Some isolated villages and farmers make pacts with Asmus in exchange for survival of their crops through his vitality magic which is unrelated to rainfall, they are required to sacrifice percentages of their livestock. Asmus prefers to make deals with adventurers, traders or hunters as they are more likely to fight or transport exotic animals and are more likely to be in remote areas where they can perform rituals. He is an older god, so he is quite obscure and has small remote sects of followers.