Crawling King (NE)

The Crawling King, otherwise known as Torog and He Who Tunnels Beneath the World, is an evil god of torturers, slavers, and jailers. His worshippers are those who take others' freedom and creatures living in the darkness below. It is said that pathways under the world are the result of his tears of pain and anger, and his realm is a network of deadly caves and manacles. He was defeated during the Calamity by the the Dawnfather and the Everlight. The Crawling King is largely depicted as a swollen, malformed worm slithering through the darkness below with a hairless human head at the helm, three arms carving through a lightless rock. As the patron god of slavers and jailers, the Crawling King offers guidance to those who rob others of freedom.

The Crawling King is a jealous god, and he will seek to destroy any rivals that try to challenge the Crawling King's rule over the domains of torture and imprisonment.

Since being sealed away by the Prime Deities, the Crawling King has never truly healed from the wounds he suffered. Every attempt to leave his prison is a torturous attempt on his permanently broken body. As the god of torturers, he takes inspiration from each failed attempt as new ways to inflict pain on mortals.

Commandments of the Crawling King

 * Seek and exalt places where no light touches.
 * Revel in the pain you inflict on others, and relish the pain you suffer yourself as an offering to the Crawling King.
 * Imprison those who cannot resist you, and drag all life into the darkness.