#Dark Sorcery

[thedarksorcerer]

WAR FOR THE SORCERER’S CROWN

Aka: THE SORCERER WAR

@lead-sorcerer @the-silliest-sorcerer @sorceress-foxgirl-lilac @hat-of-knowledge @sorcery-and-socialism @sorcererest-sorcerer

Uranos, the Dark Sorcerer, stands at the top of the Island’s volcano. The sky is dark with storm clouds. Crimson lightning heralds the deep rolling thunder that sounds almost like war drums.

(In the minds of every sorcerer, a voice dictates his message)

SORCERERS! HEED MY CALL!

LET ME REMIND YOU OF WHY WE FIGHT AND WHY WE ARE SO FEW!

(Just as the voice spoke, a cacophony of images enters the sorcerers’ minds. They show a war, long and bloody, and at the center of this war, a crown. The Sorcerer’s Crown, which grants the wearer dominion over all sorcerers.)

(Then, how the war ended. @sorcererest-sorcerer cast a spell to erase all participants of the war from time and memory, so that war never happened, destroying nearly all the sorcerers on Wizard Island Island.)

NOW RALLY, AND LET US SETTLE THIS MATTER ONCE AND FOR ALL!!!

[savage-kult-of-gorthaur]

LIKE SOMETHING STRAIGHT OUT OF A COMIC BOOK -- DOING THE "KING OF COMICS" PROUD.

PIC INFO: Spotlight on a 2D and/or comic book accurate cosplay of Etrigan the Demon, the Arthurian-inspired demonic superhero from DC Comics, created by Jack "King" Kirby. Photo credit & location unknown.

Source: https://x.com/SalAbbinanti/status/1780750732423012413.

[vieramars]

Hot salt water is fucking WITCHCRAFT

[savage-kult-of-gorthaur]

NO CULT, BUT THE CULT OF MELKOR.

Melkorism: The Worship of Morgoth

The vast majority of the information we have about the worship of Morgoth comes from the Silmarillion. When Sauron convinces Ar-Pharazon and the Numenoreans to start worshipping Morgoth, this is what he said:

‘Darkness alone is worshipful, and the Lord thereof may yet make other worlds to be gifts to those that serve him, so that the increase of their power shall find no end.’

And Ar-Pharazon said: 'Who is the Lord of the Darkness?’

Then behind locked doors Sauron spoke to the King, and he lied, saying: 'It is he whose name is not now spoken; for the Valar have deceived you concerning him, putting forward the name of Eru, a phantom devised in the folly of their hearts, seeking to enchain Men in servitude to themselves. For they are the oracle of this Eru, which speaks only what they will. But he that is their master shall yet prevail, and he will deliver you from this phantom; and his name is Melkor, Lord of All, Giver of Freedom, and he shall make you stronger than they.’

So, the basic teaching or philosophy of Melkorism is basically that Melkor and Darkness are supreme in the world, and that the Valar invented Eru Iluvatar to be a false god that they use to control men and keep them from reaching their full potential. It also seems that the Numenoreans believed that Morgoth would “release them from Death”, and give them the immortality that Iluvatar and the Valar denied them.

Tolkien didn’t write much about the specifics of Melkorism, for all that - by the end of the Third Age - it’s likely that a majority of the men of Arda were Morgoth worshippers (though how sincere they were in their beliefs is unclear, as they were basically controlled by Sauron.) What we do know is this:

In Numenor a great temple was built, a circular building with a great dome on top. The center of the dome was left open, and from this opening the smoke of the temple’s altar rose into the sky. The first offering in this temple was Nimloth, a tree from Valinor given to the Numenoreans by the elves. Afterwards, though, humans were sacrificed in the temple (usually those who were faithful to the Valar.) It’s possible that human sacrifice remained part of Melkorism in later ages and other places.

In the Second Age, Sauron presented himself as a representative of Morgoth. In this situation, Sauron rises to power as a high priest. However, by the end of the Third Age, Sauron had changed his story, and now claimed to be Morgoth himself, meaning that the people would be worshipping him directly.

Necromancy isn’t mentioned in direct relation to Melkorism, but as it was generally considered a dark and evil act, it wouldn’t surprise me (more about contact with ghosts in this post, if interested.)

I should mention that Sauron made all this up, obviously, and didn’t even believe it himself. Tolkien mentions in “Myths Transformed” that Sauron basically created this dark religion as a way to turn the Numenoreans from the Valar, and to make them easier to control (ironic, since that’s what he claimed the Valar were doing.) And, since it was so successful, Sauron continued using this tactic in the lands to the east and south of Middle Earth, strengthening his control over the men of these regions.

SOURCES: The Silmarillion, The Histories of Middle Earth vol. 10 (“Myths Transformed”), Tolkien’s Letter #183

((Wonderful art of Morgoth’s temple during the drowning of Numenor by John Howe))

[saganssorcery]

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Artist in the watermark 🔥🖌️

[legionofmyth]

Hyperborea 3rd Edition - Combat Mechanics

🎲 At some point every character is going to need to fight to survive. Let’s take a look at the Hyperborea 3e combat mechanics. #Hyperborea3E #TabletopRPG #TTRPG #OSR #DnD

HYPERBOREA 3E – Player’s Manual – [PDF]HYPERBOREA 3E – Referee’s Manual – [PDF]At some point every character is going to need to fight to survive. Let’s take a look at the combat mechanics in Hyperborea 3E. Introducing Hyperborea 3rd Edition, a thrilling tabletop roleplaying game that will transport you to a world of sword and sorcery inspired by the works of Robert E. Howard and other pulp…

[swornsword]

[thedarksorcerer]

I’ll give you 5000 currency to anyone who can:

Unbrew a potion

Grow an absolutely massive tree

Do complex healing magic

And complete this stack of memory exercises

Hey!

Does anyone have any odd jobs I can do? I don't have any money right now.

I can:

brew potions

grow plants (nothing massive though)

do basic healing magic

Maybe some other stuff as well that I don't remember

[gravemud]

Knight of Eyes

[pedrogferreira]

last spell, acrylic on paper.

Follow me on Instagram and X

[vorpalfae]

It’s dangerous to go alone, take this

[thedarksorcerer]

I will purchase this abomination for any amount of money.

And if you will not sell to me I will steal it…

(Hey if you enjoy these polls I have been doing, should I create an art side blog, and post these asks there?)

[savage-kult-of-gorthaur]

"....LORD OF THE WEREWOLVES; HIS DOMINION WAS TORMENT."

NOTE: My first post of 2024, apparently, but it's still only 4 PM in my part of the world.

PIC INFO: Resolution at 749x1054 -- Spotlight on Gorthaur the Cruel, "Lord of the Werewolves," in fair form during the First Age, from his fortress at Tol-in-Gaurhoth, "The Isle of Werewolves," artwork (A4, watercolor + CG drawing) by "Nuaran," c. 2015 (via DeviantArt).

"Sauron was become now a sorcerer of dreadful power, master of shadows and phantoms, foul in wisdom, cruel in strength, misshaping what he touched, twisting what he ruled, lord of the werewolves; his dominion was torment."

--" THE SILMARILLION," by J.R.R. Tolkien, Chapter 18: "Of the Ruin of Beleriand," written by J.R.R. Tolkien, published in 1977

Source: https://lore-master.com/f/gorthaur-sauron-and-the-isle-of-werewolves.

[gifmovie]

[saganssorcery]

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Artwork: 🎨StephaSketch 🔥🖌️ on Etsy ✨

[thedarksorcerer]

Sure… so you… can use it against us?

Yeah right

WAR FOR THE SORCERER’S CROWN

Aka: THE SORCERER WAR

@lead-sorcerer @the-silliest-sorcerer @sorceress-foxgirl-lilac @hat-of-knowledge @sorcery-and-socialism @sorcererest-sorcerer

Uranos, the Dark Sorcerer, stands at the top of the Island’s volcano. The sky is dark with storm clouds. Crimson lightning heralds the deep rolling thunder that sounds almost like war drums.

(In the minds of every sorcerer, a voice dictates his message)

SORCERERS! HEED MY CALL!

LET ME REMIND YOU OF WHY WE FIGHT AND WHY WE ARE SO FEW!

(Just as the voice spoke, a cacophony of images enters the sorcerers’ minds. They show a war, long and bloody, and at the center of this war, a crown. The Sorcerer’s Crown, which grants the wearer dominion over all sorcerers.)

(Then, how the war ended. @sorcererest-sorcerer cast a spell to erase all participants of the war from time and memory, so that war never happened, destroying nearly all the sorcerers on Wizard Island Island.)

NOW RALLY, AND LET US SETTLE THIS MATTER ONCE AND FOR ALL!!!