Incabulos [Greater Power]:
Incabulos is the Power of evil sendings - plague, sickness, drought, famine, nightmares. He is hideous in aspect, with skeletal hands, a deformed body, and a nightmarish visage. The black-cloaked rider of nigthmare steeds has few worshipers in the Flanaess, but many seek to propriate him with offerings. This is especially true in lands ravaged by famine, where disease has spread from unburied bodies on battlefields, and where chronic fear grips the common folk.
The scattered priests of this Power have opportunities to sway hearts and minds in places of despair. Incabulous delights in being feared as much as in being revered; he is said to be able to use almost irresistible sleep spell on victims, but he loves to sense their abject fear before he closes their eyes.
Those who worship this terrible Power are intensely secretive. Even other evil priesthoods hate them. Incabulous's temples are always subterranean affairs in forsaken lands or desolate places. Services to the Power feature weird humming and droning chants in near darkness, illuminated only by light from fat, smoky black candles. Followers celebrate multiple iniquities with their priests and pray for the arrival of more evils into the world.
Incabulos' Priests:
The priesthood is highly secretive; many members are paranoid to the point of insanity. Fear and threats are used to maintain secrecy and the obedience of juniors. Priests of Incabulos revel in suffering, slow tortures, and inflicting disease and misfortunes.
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