D'MIEZAK'R

D'miezak'r (pron. De-MEE-zack-RR)

Depicted As

- A young, naked man, sitting on the crescent moon looking thoughtful or moody.
- A young, naked man, holding two narwhal tusks (which in glyphs often look like staffs)
- A young man wearing ragged clothing. No jewellery.
- Often shown as or with the narwhal, and sometimes with dolphins and whales. Sometimes shown as a narwhal opposite a white beluga, representing his 'marriage' to Karijiana.
- Sometimes shown as a narwhal with two tusks, or riding a narwhal with two tusks.

Other Names

Dimiezakyri

Symbols

The Moon.
Narwhals.
Cetaceans (barring the beluga).
Nudity.
Silver.
Moose.

Presides Over

D'miezak'r is a remote god and is considered cold-hearted and aloof. He has no particular love of humans, or many land-based animals, though he can occasionally appear as a guide. He has a clumsy grace which relates back to his early associations with the moose.

Despite his presiding over all cetaceans (barring the beluga) and many fish, he is not considered an ocean god. He presides over the night sky, particularly on nights when the moon is shining.

Connections to Other Deities and Folklore

He is linked closely to Karijiana the sun goddess, and also therefore present in all stories of lunar and solar eclipses. It is thought that he is often self-absorbed until the hour of midnight, when he makes love to Karijiana. He is also warm and loving at times when he shines in the sky with the sun. When they are in the sky together, it is a time of profound power and love. He sheds his coldness and becomes a generous and giving deity, capable of great feats of gentleness and compassion. It is considered profoundly unlucky however to interrupt Karijiana or D'miezak'r during solar and lunar eclipses, as this is - in folklore - when they renew their wedding vows or realise that they cannot spend the rest of their lives together.

He is not commonly associated with any other deity in the Vilturj pantheon except for Vasilia, the Midnight Star, who has been considered a manifestation of Karijiana.

Has been remotely associated with Lesavny in some stories, where he is often shown as the god with a stronger set of morals or ethics. For this reason, D'miezak'r is often associated with natural law, while Lesavny is associated with contravening that natural law.

Times of Honour

- Night-time, especially when the moon shines. However, direct worship of the full moon was considered bad luck, as he was thought to show his full light for Karijiana.
- Eclipses. Not a time of direct appeal, but many celebrated the love of Karijiana and D'miezak'r at this time by celebrating personal relationships, making plaited breads, and eating sweetened minces.
- Midnight.
- When the sun and moon shine together.

Places of Honour

- Under the light of the moon
- The ocean and sea shore.

Offerings

- Silver
- Ivory
- Semen (if male)
- Blood (if female, menstrual blood included)
- Singing and 'siren calls'
- White flowers
- Vodka
- Juniper
- White shells
- Staffs and ornaments made of white wood.
- Effigies of whales.