This article is about the priest of Talos. For the Waterdhavian noble family, see Maerklos.
Maerklos, known as Stormherald[note 1] and The Rending Storm, was a legendary warrior-priest of Talos the Destroyer active early in the history of the Talassan church.[1]
Personality[]
He was a man of ferocious nature.[1]
History[]
Considered to be the first and the greatest of the Storm Lord's warrior-priests, Maerklos was renowned for summoning storms, obliterating whole cities, and looting their wealth, all in devotion to his god.[1]
But one of his greatest acts was creation—that of the Sword of Storms, an artifact of great destructive power. Maerklos worked with over a dozen wizards in its forging and enchanting. The sword was later lost, long before the mid–14th century DR, but thought to be somewhere in Alaghôn, Turmish.[1]
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Notes[]
- ↑ "Stormherald" is a rank amongst the clergy of Talos, as mentioned on page 156 of Faiths & Avatars, so it's possible that Maerklos actually held that rank, or that the rank was named for Maerklos's nickname.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Ed Greenwood (January 1995). “Elminster's Everwinking Eye: A Treasure Tour of Turmish”. In Jean Rabe ed. Polyhedron #103 (TSR, Inc.), p. 25.