Grimace

Grimace is the Deity of suffering and death. They protect the oppressed and the downtrodden, and reward those who suffer. They punish those who oppress others. Grimace grants strength through suffering. Grimace is know by many names in different places: the Martyr, the Pain, the Suffering, the Justice, the Retribution, the Vengeance, the Cruelty.

Grimace visits the worthy in a dream or a vision. The worthy is transformed (Tempered) and given the strength or means to enact justive and bring suffering to the world. Grimace picks those who they know will further the Cycle. The Cycle begins when the worthy experiences suffering. Then, the worthy becomes enraged by the injustice they suddenly see with extreme clarity all around them. They then enact their justice. The 'most' worthy will eventually see the injustice of their own Deity, and aim to destroy Grimace. Once they do, they become a part of Grimace and are forced to enact the suffering and injustice they've fought against.

Physical Form
Grimace appears as a cloud of insects, a black fog, a writhing mass of thorny vines.

Symbols

 * A grinning wolf with blood dripping from its mouth - does the blood belong to the wolf, or to its prey?
 * Rats
 * Thorns, thorned plants (gorse, rose, mesquite, cacti, etc.)
 * Flies, cockroaches, and other pests
 * A warhammer with a thorned haft
 * A thorny, bloody rose, bent into a circle.
 * Steel

Portents and Superstitions

 * Clouds of pests
 * Vines growing quickly overnight, overrunning, covering objects
 * If you cough three times, it's because you're breathing Grimace's breath - tragedy will befall you soon.

Current Known Followers

 * Grimassi
 * Ersa Penn