| Other Names | The Brawler |
| Status | Demigod |
| Area Of Control | Athletics, Sports, Competition, Skills |
| Ethos | Competition strengthens the body and sharpens the mind. Only through continually striving to defeat yourself can you improve yourself. |
| Pantheon | Human |
| Worshipers | Warriors, gladiators, hunters, some knights - mostly northerners, mostly men |
| Appearance | Zothok appears as a short, stocky and well muscled human male. |
| Symbol | Medal, badge, statuette, ribbon. |
Zothok is the master of competition. He represents many things : fair play, sacrifices made for competition, the thrill of victory, the agony of defeat, etc., etc. He also represents the mindless animal drive the hurtles athletes forward to win at any cost. Zothok is unbeatable at any contest involving physical prowess, but wrestling and brawling are his favorite sports. At such forms of unarmed combat, Zothok is truly unbeatable.
As he was in life, Zothok was an athlete and almost unbeatable. His greatest battle was also his last. A confrontation between Zothok and his main adversary. A great deal of public interest and betting was placed on this confrontation. When faced by a superior swordsman in lethal arena combat, he began to lose for the first time in his life. In order to steal his opponent’s advantage, he dropped his own weapon and threw himself on to his opponent’s sword, impaling himself. This changed the match from swordplay to wrestling and Zothok crushed his opponent’s skull. He won, but at the cost of his life.
No major temples to this religion exist, but shrines and individual priests are fairly common. They are more common in Normidia, Bathynia and Vorrik than in other areas of the world. Priests of Zothok are always in outstanding physical condition, very competitive and very outgoing. They tend to challenge everyone and win in the name of their god.
This page last updated Wednesday, December 24, 2008. Copyright 1990-2009 David M. Roomes.