Wrathmane

Wrathmane is the god of aggression, conquest, violence, ego, and war. He is often depicted as a bull-headed man with horns. He is sometimes called the "First" Lord of Hate, and is seen as Althuzah's general and chief executive.

Mount Wrathmane is also the central-western volcano in Haelfaun. The god Wrathmane is bound here, hence the volcano takes his name. The volcano's ancient Cayrien name is Pauvion. At the beginning of the series, the volcano is dormant, but it comes to life suddenly in Book 2 and remains highly active throughout the series, until Wrathmane's defeat in Book 9.

The ga'arg call Wrathmane Lor Mkhuul (sometimes written as Lor'ghuul), which has no translation, but rather is more of an inspiring exclamation. It is roared as a battle cry.

Vassal: Since Wrathmane does not appear in Book 1, his man-kin vassal is yet unknown.

Agenda: Wrathmane's primary focus is marshaling and leading the ga'arg and eld and masterminding the war against man-kin. In particular, he wages simultaneous major campaigns against Eraphon to the south and against the Northreaches of Heschen-Auergau, Mayelle, and Palladian to the north. The warlords of Eraphon study and respect Wrathmane's generalship -- they thus tend to know a lot more than others about the mythology and legend surrounding Wrathmane.

Ghuul: Ga'arg who pledge to Wrathmane become dra'ghuul. The most recognizable dra'ghuul are the trow (twisted siabra) and torg (twisted ogrim). The trow use a mysterious magic similar to siabra paths to give Hate's army fearsome mobility in Landfall.

Wrathmane also leads the eld-kin, whom the Norst call anjotr, who are not technically dra'ghuul because they are born as eld, not as ga'arg. Like ga'arg and ghuul, however, there is a wide variety of eld, each with unique characteristics and names.

Most animals are not perceived as intelligent enough to serve Wrathmane. A wolf traveling alone is sometimes regarded as a servant of Wrathmane, but myth conversely dictates that wolves traveling in packs deeply distrust him. Owls are sometimes believed to be scouts for Wrathmane.