Horuman

 The God of War

Also called: The Sublime General, Lord of One Hundred Weapons

Deific Rank: Intermediate Deity

Symbol: A single ring with four rings within it

Home Plane: Tomaku, the Great Battlefield

Alignment: Lawful Neutral

Worshipers: Warriors, soldiers, monks, tacticians

Cleric Alignments: Any lawful

Domains: Strength, Nobility, War

Favored Weapon: Glorious Cleaver (nine-ring broadsword)



Strong beyond measure, the Zanpakuan god of war called Horuman serves Bornaon as his chief retainer and mightiest general. Horuman despises cowardice and disorder, driving chaos and traitors before his gleaming spear. Depicted as a towering, muscular human with neatly-combed and bound white beard and hair, yet eternally youthful, Horuman is as much a scholar and poet as he is a warrior and tactician. The master of a hundred weapons, his chief favorite is a golden sibat, which can extend its size and pursues enemies when thrown.

History and Relationships

<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;">Though his birth was in the Misty Jade Mountains of Zanpakgyō, Horuman became the chief retainer of the Sun King after the two clashed in an honorable duel regarding Horuman's sister, Eternal Mikura. Impressed by the war god's power and mastery of strategy, Bornaon accepted his surrender and asked only that he serve as his highest general. Thus worship of Horuman spread to Barram; a jade statue of the Sublime General famously stands in the Garden of Gathering in the former Imperial Palace.

<p style="margin-bottom:0in;border-width:initial;border-style:none;padding:0in;line-height:0.22in;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;">Though Fireheart does not approve of Horuman's more evilly-inclined worshipers, he does not interfere, as he believes in leaving the war-god's affairs to himself (though he shows no mercy to tyrants who follow his retainer). Though more chaotic gods find him oppressively strict, he has a curious admirer in Rekmaa, who may find his codified conduct extremely boring, but admires his tremendous strength and warlike nature. For his part, the Lord of One Hundred Weapons is not sure what to make of her occasional flirtations, especially given how mercurial the Queen Clad In Rage can be.

<h2 style="margin-bottom:0in;border-width:initial;border-style:none;padding:0in;line-height:0.22in;">Dogma

<p style="margin-bottom:0in;border-width:initial;border-style:none;padding:0in;line-height:0.22in;">Be gracious in both victory and defeat; no mortal prowess is eternal.

<p style="margin-bottom:0in;border-width:initial;border-style:none;padding:0in;line-height:0.22in;">Speak forthrightly to friend and foe, yet pursue subtlety in all other deeds.

<p style="margin-bottom:0in;border-width:initial;border-style:none;padding:0in;line-height:0.22in;">To withdraw from battle is not cowardice; to waste life and strength upon the unattainable is foolishness.

<p style="margin-bottom:0in;border-width:initial;border-style:none;padding:0in;line-height:0.22in;">Balance is the essence of the warrior's path.

<h2 style="margin-bottom:0in;border-width:initial;border-style:none;padding:0in;line-height:0.22in;">Clergy and Temples

<p style="margin-bottom:0in;border-width:initial;border-style:none;padding:0in;line-height:0.22in;">The priesthood of Horuman wear neat, short robes with high slits in the sides to allow freedom of movement. It is practically unheard of to see his clerics without arms and armor, and even his monks are known to be more prone to exploring their philosophical leanings through physical combat. It is traditional for his clergy to wear their hair neatly bound in the customary Zanpakuan queue. Cleanliness and care for one's possessions is considered a necessary skill by Horumanics.

<p style="margin-bottom:0in;border-width:initial;border-style:none;padding:0in;line-height:0.22in;">Horuman's temples are famously fortress-like, though few in number outside of Zanpakgyō; most who would pray to the god of war visit his shrines which are located in all Bornaonite temples.