Komate

The God of Beasts
Also Called: The Earth Lord, Father of Beasts

Deific Rank: Greater Deity

Symbol: A spreading oak tree

Home Plane: The Beastlands

Alignment: True Neutral

Portfolio: Animals, plants, nature, earth

Worshipers: Animal-trainers, barbarians, druids, farmers, hunters, rangers, miners

Cleric Alignments: TN, NG, LG, NE

Domains: Animal, Earth, Plant

Favored Weapon: Komate's Fang (pickaxe)

Second-eldest son of Kanaste and the third-eldest of her children, Komate (Koh-mayt-ah) is almost completely feral, behaving much as his creations. He lives in quiet seclusion from other gods, roaming the Beastlands in the company of various animal lords. There is no malice or deceit in him, and he finds these qualities repugnant in others. However, he is not overly benevolent either; his ethics are those of a wild animal. Behind his feral behavior, however, is a keen and curious intellect, prone to exploration. It was Komate who taught mortals the arts of taming fire, crafting shelters and traps, and tracking animals. As the Earth Lord, Komate is also often found underground, crafting caves with his pickaxe and conversing with earth elementals.

History and Relationships
Komate shies away from most other gods, though he does take any offered opportunity to bicker with his younger sister, Rekmaa, as they are of opposing elements and his trees defy her lightning strikes with their height. (She has also never forgiven him for ruining her fun by teaching mortals how to make shelters.) He does like the company of quiet Darja, however, and he finds Haanoc amusing. He assisted in the creation of Pynaa, and has crafted two deific beings with Kanaste's assistance: Azdrosil, lord of lycanthropes, and Kyrmak, god of the ocean abyss. Rokh-Rani, the god of steel, is his son, conceived with an ancient, god-like dragon.

He is, however, most fond of Fieraa, the lunar goddess. With Darja's help, he created the veil which transforms the Drawer of Tides' mysterious tears into magical gemstones, and he granted dominion over lycanthropes (considered by some to be the greatest of his creations besides the behemoths) to her, tying them to the Greater Moon.

Dogma
Take what you need and nothing more; use all that you take and waste nothing.

Respect the wild things in their environments and learn from them.

Spurn the excesses of civilization.

Treat the children of Komate with care.

Never dig deeper than you need.

Clergy and Temples
Komate's temples are always hidden in forest glades or dry caves, though his shrines are a common sight at the edges of farming communities. His clergy wear simple tunics or robes of earth brown trimmed in forest greens and often go barefoot, the better to feel the earth underfoot. They pray for spells most often at dusk, but will do so at dawn if necessary.