Acrab

The scorpion king's form is unknown. This god is rarely if every seen, and he speaks through his prophets. Unlike the other races who typically honor the supposed form of their good, the desert people view scorpions with fear, believing it is a warning from the god that they are not pious enough. Icons of scorpions are typically found at the door way of homes, to say that the inhabitants know what it expected of them. Every 100 years or so, a new prophet, called the priest king, is chosen. The priest king travels around the land, moving among the people, speaking prophecies.  

In the Year of the Sundering, beginning in the winter of 5054 to the winter of 5055, our holy father came forth, and the reign of the priest kings was ended.

Acrab is a generous if not warm deity. His blessings come in the form of fertility, luck, riches and intellectual enlightenment. His expectations are steep and while rarely seen, the weight of his displeasure will come if justified. Stories tell of a family who had broken hospitality and slew their guests, and were found later their bodies stung to death by deadly temple scorpions, only the children were spared.

Dahwa
The Commandments Of ACRAB

In the Year of the Sundering, our father Acrab sent word that the ancient contract handed down by him thru the eighth Priest King would be returned to its rightful position as law and commandment of his people.

I am thy father, thy master, thy judge.  Seek not others before me, for their laws do not govern thee.  And thus I command thee.

Walk a path of righteousness.  Honor my laws.  Honor thy father and mother.  Honor the blood of my land.  Honor the five treasures that I have given thee. Seek glory in my name. Glory is the sublime balance between justice and mercy.

Be always the right minded man, forsake lust, ill-will, cruelty and pride.  Suffer not the ignorant, the wicked or those who put themselves above the position I have granted. Understand my truths.  The circle of suffering does not end with this life, and each has the right to walk another turn of the wheel, and thus gain release. 

Judge not lest ye be judged yourself.  Judgment is reserved for those most high in my eyes.  Forget not that those highest in my eyes are most watched. Make right speech. Let thy speech be both honest and harmonious.  Let not thy words place another in a position lower then thee, speak in full dominion when truth becomes a worthy act.

Make right action.  Take not that which is not thine by right, by need or by spoil.  Make not right as an excuse for greed.  Speak not of need that which does not nourish your body or the lives of your children.  Wage not war for spoil, gain or dominance.  Remember in all things that I have granted thee free will, let mine gift not destroy thee.

All other versions of the Dahwa were destroyed by his command.

Hierarchy in the Eyes of Acrab

Priest King
Priests
Righteous Leaders
Freemen
Free women
Slave men
Slave women
Criminals (during the time of their sentence only)
Horses
Camels
Cattle
Sheep
Goats
Scorpions, Spiders (other insects that reduce disease)
Dogs
Cats
Lizards
Birds
Snakes
Mongoose, Rat and other small mammals
Insects (that cause disease)
 

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