Vaeldrin's Mark - Vaeldric Pantheon - Lore Spotlight - Kor, The Lord of Shadow

Kor, The Lord of Shadow

• god of darkness, and malice
• goes by many names: The Faceless One, The Lord of Shadow, The Dark Lord, The Eater of Dreams, and The Soul Devourer
• brother to Vaeldrin and uncle to Vaeldrin's sons
• Patron of the Dark Elves, and all who practice demon magic

Kor existed at the beginning, whenever that was. Him and his brother circled each other across the void, maintaining the balance between good and evil. Kor, unlike his brother, developed the ability to create over time. He began raising armies of demons in his black realm, and wished to conquer the void and end his brother once and for all. Kor is nothing but pure and sinister evil. He wishes the be the only entity in the universe by destroying all others. He is responsible for the great war between the giants and men, as well as for creating the dark elves and the dreaded Aardonyx lizard men. After his brother’s corporeal form had been finished, Kor sent his coiled tendrils of malice into the world and created a grudge between Rosan and Ghror. The two brothers grew to resent each other and began to fight in the high heavens. Thus began the war between the humans and giants for whom the two gods gave patronage. Vaeldrin would not know peace for ages to come. Kor had his nephews in the palm of his hand, and he took them. They are now forced to fight each other in Kor’s realm until the Prophecy of the Marks is fulfilled by one man and one giant. The capture of his nephews was not enough, for Kor wished to leave his own marks on his brothers already scarred world. Kor began breeding his demons with captured humans which allowed them to take physical form. Thus, Kor tossed his new creations, the Aardonyx swarms into the world. Their mindless onslaught would terrorize the mortal races of Vaeldrin for a long time. He also sought to corrupt the human race to create a race of his own. He began imbuing humans with dark magic and eventually they became the Morrivar, or dark elves. The Dark Elves themselves, are not evil, but the magic they practice, and the lord they serve are.