Lore:Gyub

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The Pit of Fain
Please accept our offering, merciful one.
Extend your tentacles and accept this gift.
Bless us, Embryonic Prince.
May this offering satisfy your infinite maw.
—Gyub, Lord of the Pit[1]

Gyub (also known as the Lord of the Pit, Warbling Redeemer, and Embryonic Prince) is an obscure tentacled entity worshipped by the Heretics of Fain in the Shivering Isles.[1][2][3] The Heretics made offerings to Gyub in a ritualistic manner. They would take "volunteers," suspend them over the Pit of Fain (a vertical root tunnel within the mountain's core), chant prayers dedicated to Gyub, and release the offerings into the abyss, never to be seen again.[1][2][4] In 3E 433, the Heretics were making arrangements for a mysterious ritual they referred to as the "Rebirth". This ceremony necessitated a substantial number of "volunteers" who would be offered as sacrifices.[1][2]

Gallery[edit]

  • Fain

  • A dead volunteer

Notes[edit]

  • There is no tangible evidence of Gyub's existence, and it is possible that the sacrifices made to Gyub were consumed by the creatures inhabiting the root caves at the bottom of the Pit of Fain.[3]

See Also[edit]

Books[edit]

  • Gyub, Lord of the Pit — A liturgy in praise of an unholy monster
  • Scroll — A request for more "volunteers" to aid in an obscure ceremony

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Gyub, Lord of the Pit
  2. ^ a b c Scroll
  3. ^ a b Fain in Oblivion: Shivering Isles
  4. ^ Dead Volunteer in Oblivion: Shivering Isles
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