Dralmoxis

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Dralmoxis is the Lord of Rebirth. He is a Kracian deity, although his worship never extended beyond a handful of followers and cults. It is largely believed that his worship gained momentum as part of an increasing Kracian fascination with mysticisim, particularly in Korsyra, though some have argued that he was in fact a much older deity who coexisted along with Elementalism and was perhaps even worshiped in pre-civilized times in Krace. There are few areas where his areas seem to overlap with Elemental spirits such as Althenar (Life), Kethalis (Death) and even Dryad (Nature). A few radical historians and theologians have even argued that Dralmoxis is an earlier (and more benign) version of Thanatos, who later became very influential on the Woldheim continent.

He preaches that life, death, and rebirth are an endless cycle; he is a patron of peaceful, painless death. He is also often associated with agriculture and all that is growing. He is typically portrayed as an man with a white beard and a great crown of olive bushes. (Olives were extremely important to Kracian agriculture.)

Dralmoxis was ironically most popular among the Kracian slave population; the educated elites of Krace, particularly in Ajaxae, regarded him as something of a superstition.