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Born to the god of decay and the god of light, Ferine was destined to be an unconventional grabbag of traits. Ferine is a god that deals very little with the other gods - He prefers to be around wildlife, either wandering the worlds cataloguing fauna, or guarding and taking care of sanctuaries of wildlife untouched by humanoid hands.

Worshippers

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Ferine has two types of worshippers.
The first type is the most common type, which are hunters praying for a successful hunt, lycanthropes hoping for acceptance and power, and anyone who believes in the protection of wildlife. They are usually the druids and the trappers, believing in the neutrality of nature and upholding the balance of the food chain.

The second type is the one that worship the darker parts of his portfolio - The cannibals, hunters of wanton slaughter, the hungry and the humankind-rejecting lycanthropes. They believe in a god of rage, bloodlust and hunger, typing him as a less neutral, more evil type of god.

In truth, Ferine is neither extreme, and is a more balanced mixture of the two. After all, there is no hunt without hunger, no beast without bloodlust.

Holy Days

On roughly the 21st of December (or whatever the date is for the longest night in universes that do not follow the traditional calendar) a Wild Hunt is organised.

This entails that a random being, be it animal, man, or otherwise, is indiscriminately chosen to be the 'prey' to a (trial-chosen) group of hunters under Ferine's reign. The prey has, from the start of the Hunt, roughly until whenever dawn strikes to elude the hunting party or to fight their pursuers to the death. Should they manage to escape, they will be given a reward for their impressive display of survival. Otherwise, the reward goes to whatever hunter deals the finishing blow. It is theorised by mortals that, from time to time, the chosen prey can be picked by other gods, though this is a rare occurrence, if one at all.

It is rare that Ferine himself leads the hunting party, accompanied by his pack of wolves, but when it occurs, it is reason for celebration to the hunters themselves.

Hunters

Hunters, not to be confused with regular human hunters, are beings inexplicably drawn to a Hunting Lodge in a secluded valley, surrounded by miles upon miles of wildlife and nature, hidden deeply away within. Those within are beckoned by Ferine himself, chosen for their impressive aptitude for hunting, and are trained to an outrageous level of skill. 

They are, in a way, the chosen hunters for the gods - They are called in to hunt any query the gods ask of them, usually to take down beings too powerful or destructive to mortal beings. For their service, the hunters enjoy near-immortality (though a stupid mistake will still cost them their lives), until retirement. The downside being that they will always be bound to the Hunting Lodge, and will not be able to resist the call of the hunt, meaning that leading a (relatively) normal life is monstrously hard, if not downright impossible.

These are also the hunters that can go through a trial to have a chance at being chosen to be part of the hunting party for the Wild Hunt.

Realm

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Ferine's realm, where followers in life go to after death, is called the Eternal Hunt. It is a valley of forests, mountains and rivers, bathed in permanent light of a full moon, filled to the brim with wildlife and hunters, locked in the eternal cycle of hunted and hunting. Here, hunters and lycanthropes need not worry about persecution, and can indulge in hunting as much as they like, or simply 'live' a peaceful 'life', whichever they choose to do. And deep within the Eternal Hunt, hidden from plain view in a secluded valley, is the Hunting Lodge. Ferine and his pack of wolves can often be found here, if not wandering around Deciternal.

Has refused to create his own castle like all the other gods - Prefers to either stay in his parents' castle or in the wilderness of the worlds the gods reign over.

Always carries along a book with him and guards it with his life. No one knows what the book holds - But some people theorise it is simply a bestiary.

Doesn't keep track nor control where the eyes on his body and clothes go. Sometimes they're on the side of his hood like they're supposed to be. Sometimes they're on his cheekbones. Sometimes on his hands. Those are bad days.

Can manipulate shadows to a degree, but mostly uses it to show creepy images to scare people.

Doesn't control what his claw-mouths grab onto and/or chew on.

Collects plush animals.