Ilxendren

Ilxendren was the patron deity of the ixzan. This lesser power was primarily worshiped by ixzan, and potentially ixitxachitl. They believed that Ilxendren was their creator, and so ixzan were known as "spawn of Ilxendren".

Description
Ilxendren appeared as a huge vampiric manta ray with a wingspan. The Demonray's eyes were bright red and its tail was long, blue-tipped and barbed.

Personality
Ilxendren was supremely arrogant and scornful god towards almost all species not his own, demanding its creations to terrorize all marine creatures nearby and actively encouraging them to display wanton cruelty, caprice, and arrogance themselves. The one exception to this rule was aboleth, which he both feared and admired. Though it might help its patron race, little stopped it from wreaking havoc on them purely for the fun of it.

Powers
The avatar of Ilxendren was skilled at fighting, as well as both wizardly and clerical pursuits. Ilxendren could swim through water at a rapid pace. This evil power had an extremely vicious bite, which sapped the energy out of its foes. It was also able to attack with its poisonous tail.

Ilxendren had the ability to transform its worshipers into greater vampires.

Divine Realm
Ilxendren dwelt in a vast, malodorous lake somewhere in the depths of the Abyss.

Activities
Ilxendren sometimes dispatched his avatar to assist a capable group of priests and vampiric or mutant followers against a new and sizable population of other races, and more rarely appeared and attacked his own communities, either as a punishment for lacking aggression or because such an act was capriciously cruel in and of itself.

Relationships
Despite despising most other species, Ilxendren was allied with a couple of other deities. Ilxendren counted those who first stood against the anti-Seldarine, Ghaunadaur and Kiaransalee, as its allies.

It had also made an enemy of several deities, particularly those of the anti-Seldarine. Its enemies were Lolth, Selvetarm, Vhaeraun, Eilistraee, Deep Duerra, Laduguer, and Shevarash.

Worshipers
In order to become a worshiper of Ilxendren, one had to be moderately wise and of chaotic evil alignment. They were able to turn undead. Its worshipers tended to be very cruel and were only sated by bloodlust.

Malydren, the Corralline City, was dedicated to the worship of Ilxendren.

History
Following the Great Flood, the Revelation of the Demonray occurred. This century-long religious war was between the ixzan themselves, and its purpose was deciding which power to venerate. Initially, ixzan worshiped powers such as Dagon, Panzuriel, and Demogorgon. However, after the wars, Ilxendren had firmly established its place as the patron deity of the ixzan.

In 602 DR, the ixzan, Phiaqiv the Lifeleech and Zekaqux Netherhaunt, were transformed into greater vampires by an avatar of Ilxendren.