Fourga
References: Titan:Literal; Blacksand:Literal;
Region/Subregions: Titan
Type: 'Deities and Spirits' : 'Gods and Dark Lords'
Indexed Under: The letter 'F' and under the category 'Deities and Spirits' and subcategory 'Gods and Dark Lords'
Dates: n/a
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Description:
The God of Pride.
He is the son of Usrel.
Other names include Vinar and Pirin.
In Khare (and indeed all Kakhabad) Courga is his brother.
In Khare they are a pair of warring brothers who fight each other to produce different degrees of pride and humility in the characters of people.
However, Fourga?s worship here has been in decline since the rise of Kakhabad where he is portrayed as a vengeful God; most remember his name as little more than a curse ("by Fourga's pride!").
'Pride goeth before a fall' is indeed true in Khare.
His priests preach that pride comes from within and should not be confused with arrogance.
Even so pride is no longer considered a virtue here.
In the rest of Titan these two deities are both brother and sister AND a married couple.
They have a child, Telak (who is not acknowledged in Khare, but is replaced with a number of demi-deities who govern his sphere).
Lendleland peasants and nobility avidly worship him.
In Brice he is also worshipped.
In this country the church of Dyshyos (as he is known there) is powerful and along with the church of the Swordbearer (Telak) impose a heavy tithe on those who are permitted to own their own land and live in the cities.
Fourga is often depicted as a warrior and is accompanied by a hunting dog, which is his symbol.
He has close associations with Durrak because of this.
The temples of Fourga are very often imposing Square structures with a Dome dominating the building.
The priests that tend these temples will normally be dressed in robes of his sacred colour Red and you may well encounter adventuring priests of this deity.
This deity is a member of the Hall of Mind.