CazicThule
Cazic-Thule: The Faceless, Lord of Fear
Appearing in Norrath with the second wave of gods during The Elder Age, Cazic-Thule, Lord of Fear, was drawn to the swamps and jungles of Norrath and there created the green skinned Trolls and reptilian Lizardmen.
Followers of Cazic-Thule fear their Lord and believe that only by causing terror in others will they be spared his vengeful wrath. They strive to beat down and suppress all hope. Fear rules their lives and through fear they rule the lives of others. Pain, misery, violence, torture, living sacrifice; these are the tools of a Cazicite. Many Lizardman tribes are devout followers of Cazic-Thule, but his number of humanoid followers grows daily, a cold shadow slowly engulfing the bright spots of Norrath in a nightmare of horror and pain.
Cazic-Thule is worshipped by the the entire Iksar race, many Trolls, a few Ogres, and by the heretic Erudites of Paineel. He has Shamen (and Beastlords) among the Trolls and Iksar, and Clerics among the Erudites. Erudite and Iksar Necromancers spread his fear, and he sponsors Shadowknights among all four races.
Cazic Thule is the father of Terris-Thule and Morell-Thule, as well as being responsible for the ascension of Vazaelle to demi-godhood.
Lore
The Lost Altar of Cazic Thule, The Eyes of Cazic:
Hidden beneath the city of Grobb lies a lost altar of Cazic Thule known as The Eyes of Cazic, a holy place that granted his followers visions from their god. The story of this altar is related in Everquest via the in game book called "The First Vision", presented below:
The First Vision
Hidden in the bowels of Night Keep in the early days of Grobb lay a tunnel leading to a small cave, no torches donned the walls of this place and a small wooden altar was the only object within.
Those initiated into the order of shadowknights in Night Keep knew this place as The Eyes of Cazic. It was here that the Warlord Grimgash, after he and the Warlord Jurglash completed their clan's victory over the residents of Innothule swamp came to give thanks to Cazic Thule for their dominance. After three days of disciplined meditation in this chamber with neither food nor drink Grimgash received a vision from the Lord of Fear. Through his mind he foresaw a great order of disciplined troll warriors mixing their natural fighting skills with the dark powers of Cazic Thule, spreading terror throughout the swamps of Innothule and beyond. Grimgash ordered a keep built around the cave. Thus began the order now called the Shadowknights of Night Keep. The newly initiated troll shadowknights under Warlord Grimgash were sent into this cavern to receive a vision from Cazic Thule thus setting the path of their destiny. Through the guidance of the visions granted by The Eyes of Cazic Thule, the shadowknights of Night Keep led several successful campaigns against the Frogloks of Guk. The eyes revealed to Cazic's faithful trolls the hiding places of the Frogloks and the Froglok advances on Grobb before they came to pass.
As the years passed and the swamps rose beneath Grobb, water and sludge began to swallow The Eyes of Cazic Thule. The shadowknights of Night Keep tried to keep the swamp at bay but eventually the cavern became submerged beneath Grobb, The Eyes of Cazic Thule lost to the new generations of Shadowknights. Without the influence of The Eyes of Cazic Thule, the Teir'dal of Neriak found it easier to persuade young trolls into the service of Innoruuk, and Night Keep became an army divided between two Gods. It is whispered in the shadows of Night Keep that should one of Cazics faithful reach The Eyes of Cazic Thule beneath the waters and sludge of the swamp and survives, they shall become the mightiest of all shadowknights and shall lead Grobb in victories unparalleled by the great warlords of days gone by.
Creation of the First Iksar Monk:
Cazic Thule was directly responsible for the creation of the first Iksar monk, Tynn. This story is related in Everquest via the in game book "Tome of Cazic Thule 2" which is part of the Whistling Fists quest for monks and presented below:
Tome of Cazic Thule 2
Zan Fi believed in his power and made way to do battle with Cazic Thule in his own plane. Dispatching his minions one by one he came to the Lord of Fear. He saw and threw challenge to him. The battle lasted for days, Cazic Thule was weakened but Zan Fi would be defeated in the end. Cazic Thule seeing this amazing skill in battle decided that it should be instilled into the broodlings of his great race. He took the essence of Zan Fi and placed it into an Iksar, Tynn. Cazic Thule bestowed unto Tynn the gift of the Whistling Fists. He did this as a mockery of Zan Fi and his failure in battle. He was placed within the empire of Iksar with only one thing in mind, to train other Iksar the way of the monk to inflict a new breed of fear and pain unto their foes.