Rammak

Rammak is an ancient god, perhaps one of the oldest. Some believe he even predates the creator since the sea was already there when the creator began to forge the surface world. According to Theologians he is not strictly evil, but is older than Good or Evil. Only wishes to see the world and all who live on it end, and so is indistinguishable from evil to our minds.

Rammak has played a massive part in every religion and mythology, but very little is known about him. Even in well-known creation myths his origins are not explained, he and the sea simply 'are' as though explaining them is completely unneccesary or impossible.

As the pure embodiment of Chaos, Rammak is disliked and controversial but not without followers. Revolutionaries may pray to him when toppling an old kingdom, only to turn and curse him once they begin building their own. Also, many people have built their lives on the sea and so have respect for Rammak as the King of the Sea even if not as the Lord of Entropy. In Saregnia and Ridahn for example, sailors and fishermen may prayers that an outsider might see as unusual, often along the lines of "By setting foot in your waters, I am consigning my fate to your will O Rammak. But please, because of my humility before you, please destroy me another day and not this one." Obviously he is worshipped out of fear in this case. Some however believe that Chaos is an inherantly noble goal, and the 'destruction' that Rammak will bring will simply be putting an stagnant and boring world out of its misery so a new one can be born.

His most notable deed is his attempt to eat the great isle, which forced the shattering. According to ancient folklore, Mankind spoke with the spirits of Magic as a solution to all their problems, and the speech became so loud that Rammak heard it, and learned of the location of the world. As he charged towards the Great Isle, the only solution was for the isle to be split in half so that he would swim harmlessly through the center.