Jhil



JHIL The Merciless 

Pantheon

 * Pictish Pantheon

Regions of Worship

 * Black Kingdoms
 * Pictland
 * Ghanata (Darfari)
 * Tombalku, a Shemite tribe of Aphaki

Jhil is likely the patron of the Raven clan of Picts. He taught the Picts how to survive in the wilderness and how to honour Jhebbal Sag.

Divine Relationships

 * Jhebbal Sag (father)
 * Gullah (brother)

Representation
Jhil is another son of Jhebbal Sag, whose form is that of a raven. He is sometimes seen as a ravenbeast, the form of his children.

Gender representation: male

Symbolism

 * Ravens
 * Crows
 * Flayed Man

Spheres of Power

 * Air
 * Law
 * Strength
 * Death
 * Prophecy

Jhil commands dark spirits and is associated with mortality. He is also a messenger for his father Jhebbal Sag and the spirit world. Endowed with the gift of prophecy, he has empowered nortals to use dice to reveal his messages, giving man a method of augury. Jhil has an insatiable craving for food, blood and sex.

Rituals & Beliefs
His worship is a gory ceremony, for he demands prisoners to be flayed alive on his altar. Certain hideous rites require the priests to eat portions of the human sacrifice.

The Priesthood
Jhil's priests use dice as a means of divination. The whole of Pictish and Kushite society is expected to contribute directly to the upkeep of their priests (who are usually known as tribal magicians), building them their devil-devil huts and giving them a portion of the game caught by every hunt.

Implementation IC & In-Game
Jhebbal Sag religion.

More Information

 * Faith and Fervour (Conan RPG Book)
 * Across the Thunder River (Conan RPG Book)