PANMORNE (3603)
War is a constant in life. Conflicts brew when disagreement occurs, when goals contrast, or when limited resources are wanted by more than one party. These are often solved by word, combat, trade, and everything in between, often to the detriment of some and the benefit of others. While some find themselves lost in these moments, true students of warfare know that each battle is just one of an ongoing war. They know that wars are made of countless skirmishes, whether victories or losses, and that what matters more than any battle is that the war itself is won, even at the cost of their own life. Panmorne holds this aspect to be an essential quality in those who aim to be victorious. Those who worship him know that their enemy will deploy any number of tactics to win, and that they must aim to foil each. They deploy numerous strategies of their own, be it deception or honesty, all with the mindset that it brings them a step closer to ending whatever war they find themselves a part of. Neither madmen nor rampaging marauders, Panmorne expects his followers to employ strategy in their war of choice, but those strategies should never be at the cost of the principles and standards they hold to. As such, he does not entertain teaching orcs or any others too short-sighted to properly wage a war. There is a vast difference between someone who uses strength and someone who is limited to it. Despite his focus on war, Panmorne does not revel in it. War, as many things are, is a means to an end. It is not something to be engaged in for its own sake. War, Victory, and Combat are Panmorne's domain, and proper shamans can find themselves imbued with the paths of Desolation, Vengeance, Divine Anger, Seraph's Wing, or Demonspawn. Those seeking Panmorne should know he enjoys overlooking the ocean from fertile fields while continuing his war-plans, gardening, or training.