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A campaign setting for [[Dungeons and Dragons]] 3.5.
'''Scarred Lands''' takes place on the planet Scarn, 150 after the second great war. The world is still in ruins from the conflict and it's aftermath.
In this world, the Titans created pretty much everything, including the Gods. But just like they created everything, they also destroyed everything - thus making room for new creations. The Gods, who depended on the prayers of mortals for their own sustenance, could not easily accept the wanton slaughter of their followers.
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** A variation is found in Vangal, the [[Chaotic Evil]] god of slaughter. He doesn't draw his power from prayer, but from violence, especially violence comitted by his followers. Technically he does need worship too, the worship just takes the form of mass murder.
* [[The Grim Reaper]]: This is one interpretation of the god of death, Nemorga. It's not necessarily his true form, but it's how most normal citizens visualize him.
* [[He Who Fights Monsters]]: Vode Nulan was a warrior mage obsessed with ridding the world of evil. When he spent a year empowering a blade for that exact purpose, he called on Madriel to give it one final blessing. Instead, Belsameth disguised herself as Madriel, and cursed the blade to drive him to become incredibly destructive in his quest. When he finally realized what he had become, Vode took one final step to rid the world of
** There are other examples in the series. Oberyn Amethyst fights against the oppressive Calastia regime, but actually hates all humans equally because it was humans who killed her family. Thadorius the Titanstalker hates everyone, and will kill any titanspawn he encounters, regardless of alignment.
* [[He Who Must Not Be Named]]: The fallen god of the forsaken elves is refered to as "That Which Abides". But it's not that people are afraid to speak his name, it's that they ''can't'' remember his name. Chern erased knowledge of his name from the world as one final "screw you" before he was killed.
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