Eurmal is the trickster god of the Rams. He is perhaps most well-known for having discovered First Sword, the sword that was Death. Though the precise tellings differ, he is often credited to have used it to slay Grandfather Mortal, inventing the act of murder. Humakt then took custody of the sword instead, so that someone more trustworthy could wield it.
Both Rams and Riders draw a connection between him and the great trickster spirit called Raven that Riders sometimes deal with.
Ride Like the Wind[]
Eurmal is never named in Ride Like the Wind, but he is alluded to, as the trickster deity of the Rams and their equivalent to Raven.
Lore[]
You clan circle may say the following of him:
- "[The Rams] too venerate the Great Trickster, but in a less feathery guise."
Lights Going Out[]
Eurmal makes his first appearance in Lights Going Out.
Worship[]
In Lights Going Out, you cannot build a shrine to Eurmal, but you can sacrifice to him.
- Bless: Blesses our clan
- Curse: Curses another clan
The treasure Eurmal's Turd aids actions undertaken by Tricksters and the treasure Trickster Jar grants magic whenever Eurmal comes out to play.
On the Ring[]
Eurmal's trickster followers can hold a place on the clan ring, but grant no Sacred Time magic slots. However, during Sacred Time, an Eurmal trickster may steal magic from another clan, earning you more magic to distribute that year than you normally would, or lose some instead, giving you less than normal. If you have one of Eurmal's tricksters on the ring, they may conceal potential dealings with Chaos from other clans (though not necessarily the gods). They somehow remain fluent in the event that language dies.
Eurmal calls both men and women to be his tricksters. In the noble selection screens and the clan ring, they are marked with the Illusion rune.
As Nobles[]
Eurmal's tricksters have their own set of portraits—two male and two female—with the tricksters portrayed as looking especially bug-eyed, unhinged, or silly.
There can never be more than one trickster among your nobles at a time.
Lore[]
Your clan ring has the following to say about Eurmal:
- "In the stories, Eurmal transgresses, and Orlanth asserts command."
- "Orlanth could keep Eurmal in check."
- "I never understood why Orlanth would keep a trickster around."
- "Normally it is we who call on the gods and not the other way around. But Eurmal is the sacred rule breaker."
- "Eurmal plays tricks, to show us other ways. Teghern tells lies, to destroy truth."
- "With Eurmal there is a trick inside every choice."
- "Eurmal has an odd spot among the gods."
- "On many occasions, First Mare kicked Eurmal, and each time he deserved it."
- "Trickster found what he thought was a stick but was really Death. Humakt took it, so someone trustworthy would have it."
- "Humakt had to take death from [Eurmal], or he would have ended the world long before Wakboth appeared."
- "Had Eurmal kept the First Sword he might have become Wakboth, or something worse."
- "Eurmal was the first to find death. Now death has found him."
- "Humakt picked up the sword to keep it from Eurmal's irresponsible hands."
- "When Eurmal found the First Sword he immediately used it to slay Grandfather Mortal."
- "Eurmal always manages to escape. Even from death."
- "Urox has killed Eurmal a number of times, but it never takes."
- "Eurmal has been killed many times and come back, and thus holds the secret to Orlanth’s return."
- "Eurmal first drummed this pattern on the head of haughty King Eldane."
- "Elmal never trusts Eurmal."
- "Elmal argued for his expulsion from the Storm Court."
- "Eurmal once turned Voriof's sheep into a pear orchard."
- "Eurmal has stolen many sheep."
- "Eurmal broke Inilla’s bowl and stole her berries."
- "Eurmal brought death into the world, but undeath was someone else's idea."
- "Eurmal might play a role in the revival of the world."
- "Eurmal is utterly reliable, unlike the spirit Trickster our ancestors worshiped."
- "Raven appeared before Beren, wearing the mask of Eurmal. Or was it the other way around?"
- "It's for times like this that Minlister the Brewer invented brewing, and Eurmal took credit for it."
Myths & Rituals[]
Eurmal has no rituals of his own in Lights Going Out, but he is one of the deities who can be contacted by traveling to a Gods War portal on the map; see Other Side: Eurmal Up a Tree, the event starting his event-chain in the Otherworld.
He and his supposed slaying of Grandfather Mortal also makes an appearance in the myth Humakt Divides Life from Death as well as the corresponding ritual Humakt Draws the Line. The same sequence of events is briefly mentioned in the myth Ages of Glorantha.
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