Fenrir

Fenrir, god of nature, hunting, beasts and fauna. He often takes the shape of a wolf when he visits the mortals.

Father of all were-creatures and the patient zero of lycanthropy, he himself is the son of Raten and a nymph he seduced and impregnated. Growing up along with his foster siblings Thist and Merrig, he eventually had two daughters with Merrig.

After giving birth to Fenrir the nymph abandoned him in the wilds, feeling her mind slipping as the nymphs all slowly became diseased. There he was found by Fjorr who took pity upon him and raised Fenrir as his own. After Fenrir had grown he went into the wilds in search for his mother.

When he finally found her, he realized it was too late as she had already been corrupted by the sickness and was a mere shell of who she once was. Seeing no other option, Fenrir pierced her heart with an arrow intent on killing her. This however, turned out to be a trap as when her body hit the ground it sprung open a doorway to the underworld and released a horde of its hellspawn upon the land. These creatures sprung fort and swept through the land. Only by the help of the Fomori, one of the eldest races, did Fenrir hold them back. Despite their best efforts, Fenrir and the Firbolgs were not able to force the hordes of evil back completely, and the land that they claimed was dubbed Darkmire, after the forces that now dwelt there. The forces from the underworld eventually evolved from their demon like forms into the Latargo by merging with the other races in the area (like the refugees from Velnaz). Any loyalty they ever felt for Raten, their former lord and creator, disappeared the second they gained Darkmire. They became fiercely territorial and ironically, began praising Fenrir as their liberator.

Fenrir himself did not escape unscathed as he was gravely injured. Though he  did eventually recover from his wounds, it was from then he realized the curse (or power) he had been born with. Any creature that came in contact with his blood became cursed with lycanthropy. Fenrir had always been able to change into any creature at will, yet he did not know why. Now, he was able to share this "gift" with those he found worthy, or those he wanted to punish. After his recovery, Fenrir swore to the Fomori that he would gift them the land for their courage and assistance. Before he departed, their leader asked Fenrir what they should call their new land. Fenrir responded by simply shaking his head and saying "I don't know of any name that would befit this dreadful place" and with that he disappeared into the night. Since that day, the land has been known as Dread marsh, and even though the Fomori view it as a beautiful place, few could argue that it's not a fitting name.

Continuing on his travels, Fenrir went through Darkmire, over the Burning mountains and headed towards the nothern shore. Here he found a tropical jungle inhabited by a group of kind felines he quickly befriended. Unfortunately he would not find peace here either as Scoron, the demon god, who was jealous of his brother, decided to intervene in his journey and sent forth his spawn, the Gnoll, creatures cursed by the same power that Fenrir held. However, Fenrir was prepared for this and together they managed to drive the Gnoll of. He stayed with his newfound friends for a while and even mated with some of them. The litters born from this union was the first Sfynx, and they still live in the land of Sakhet to this day.

Symbol: a wolf's head