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Twiggy at 17:52, 12 August 2026

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	Agramant - or sometimes ''the'' Agramant - goes by a number of names. It is usually identified as male, and is commonly called ''The Howler'' or ''The Hunter in the Wastes''. He's also known as ''Wendigo'' in some places.		Agramant - or sometimes ''the'' Agramant - goes by a number of names. It is usually identified as male, and is commonly called ''The Howler'' or ''The Hunter in the Wastes''. He's also known as ''Wendigo'' in some places.

	Agramant is also known as the ''Devourer of the Fallen'', ''The Voice of the Pines'', ''King of the Feast'', ''Creak of the Ice'', ''Wicked Liar'' and ''Giver of Gifts''. In [[Wintermark]] the [[Suaq]] call him ''Blood-on-the-Snow'' and the [[Kallavesi]] call him ''The Dream of Famine''. In some old [[Varushka\|Varushkan]] tales he is referred to as ''The Whisperer'' or ''The Wastewalker''; these stories focus on the belief that he tries to encourage the hungry and the lost to atrocious acts in the name of survival, or how he lures the greedy to acts of self-debasement and madness until they finally snap and become literal or figurative monsters.		Agramant is also known as the ''Devourer of the Fallen'', ''The Voice of the Pines'', ''King of the Feast'', ''Creak of the Ice'', ''Wicked Liar'', ''He who calls the Lost to Feast'', ''Twigsnap'', the ''Cold North Wind'' and ''Giver of Gifts''. In [[Wintermark]] the [[Suaq]] call him ''Blood-on-the-Snow'' and the [[Kallavesi]] call him ''The Dream of Famine''. In some old [[Varushka\|Varushkan]] tales he is referred to as ''The Whisperer'' or ''The Wastewalker''; these stories focus on the belief that he tries to encourage the hungry and the lost to atrocious acts in the name of survival, or how he lures the greedy to acts of self-debasement and madness until they finally snap and become literal or figurative monsters.

	In [[Highguard]] the [[Magister\|magisters]] call him ''The Abominable One'' and many count him the worst of the [[eternal\|eternals]]. In [[The Brass Coast]] and parts of [[Dawn]] he is sometimes called ''The Horned Manticore'', and there are several stories that suggest the [[Legendary beasts#Sphinxes and Manticores\|beasts of the same name]] are his children. In [[The Marches]] he is often mentioned as ''The Harvester of Graves'' or more colloquially ''Old Bloody Teeth'', while the lower classes in [[the League]] sometimes call him ''Scrandaddy'' and only partly in jest. The superstitious spit when they mention him by any of his epithets - there are old stories that suggest that food eaten or drink drunk will cause a stomach upset while you still have the same saliva in your mouth that spoke his name.		In [[Highguard]] the [[Magister\|magisters]] call him ''The Abominable One'' and many count him the worst of the [[eternal\|eternals]]. In [[The Brass Coast]] and parts of [[Dawn]] he is sometimes called ''The Horned Manticore'', and there are several stories that suggest the [[Legendary beasts#Sphinxes and Manticores\|beasts of the same name]] are his children. In [[The Marches]] he is often mentioned as ''The Harvester of Graves'' or more colloquially ''Old Bloody Teeth'', while the lower classes in [[the League]] sometimes call him ''Scrandaddy'' and only partly in jest. The superstitious spit when they mention him by any of his epithets - there are old stories that suggest that food eaten or drink drunk will cause a stomach upset while you still have the same saliva in your mouth that spoke his name.

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	Agramant - or sometimes ''the'' Agramant - goes by a number of names. It is usually identified as male, and is commonly called ''The Howler'' or ''The Hunter in the Wastes''. He's also known as ''Wendigo'' in some places.		Agramant - or sometimes ''the'' Agramant - goes by a number of names. It is usually identified as male, and is commonly called ''The Howler'' or ''The Hunter in the Wastes''. He's also known as ''Wendigo'' in some places.

	Agramant is also known as the ''Devourer of the Fallen'', ~~and~~ ''The Voice of the Pines''. In [[Wintermark]] the [[Suaq]] call him ''Blood-on-the-Snow'' and the [[Kallavesi]] call him ''The Dream of Famine''. In some old [[Varushka\|Varushkan]] tales he is referred to as ''The Whisperer'' or ''The Wastewalker''; these stories focus on the belief that he tries to encourage the hungry and the lost to atrocious acts in the name of survival, or how he lures the greedy to acts of self-debasement and madness until they finally snap and become literal or figurative monsters.		Agramant is also known as the ''Devourer of the Fallen'', ''The Voice of the Pines'', ''King of the Feast'', ''Creak of the Ice'', ''Wicked Liar'' and ''Giver of Gifts''. In [[Wintermark]] the [[Suaq]] call him ''Blood-on-the-Snow'' and the [[Kallavesi]] call him ''The Dream of Famine''. In some old [[Varushka\|Varushkan]] tales he is referred to as ''The Whisperer'' or ''The Wastewalker''; these stories focus on the belief that he tries to encourage the hungry and the lost to atrocious acts in the name of survival, or how he lures the greedy to acts of self-debasement and madness until they finally snap and become literal or figurative monsters.

	In [[Highguard]] the [[Magister\|magisters]] call him ''The Abominable One'' and many count him the worst of the [[eternal\|eternals]]. In [[The Brass Coast]] and parts of [[Dawn]] he is sometimes called ''The Horned Manticore'', and there are several stories that suggest the [[Legendary beasts#Sphinxes and Manticores\|beasts of the same name]] are his children. In [[The Marches]] he is often mentioned as ''The Harvester of Graves'' or more colloquially ''Old Bloody Teeth'', while the lower classes in [[the League]] sometimes call him ''Scrandaddy'' and only partly in jest. The superstitious spit when they mention him by any of his epithets - there are old stories that suggest that food eaten or drink drunk will cause a stomach upset while you still have the same saliva in your mouth that spoke his name.		In [[Highguard]] the [[Magister\|magisters]] call him ''The Abominable One'' and many count him the worst of the [[eternal\|eternals]]. In [[The Brass Coast]] and parts of [[Dawn]] he is sometimes called ''The Horned Manticore'', and there are several stories that suggest the [[Legendary beasts#Sphinxes and Manticores\|beasts of the same name]] are his children. In [[The Marches]] he is often mentioned as ''The Harvester of Graves'' or more colloquially ''Old Bloody Teeth'', while the lower classes in [[the League]] sometimes call him ''Scrandaddy'' and only partly in jest. The superstitious spit when they mention him by any of his epithets - there are old stories that suggest that food eaten or drink drunk will cause a stomach upset while you still have the same saliva in your mouth that spoke his name.

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	In [[Highguard]] the [[Magister\|magisters]] call him ''The Abominable One'' and many count him the worst of the [[eternal\|eternals]]. In [[The Brass Coast]] and parts of [[Dawn]] he is sometimes called ''The Horned Manticore'', and there are several stories that suggest the [[Legendary beasts#Sphinxes and Manticores\|beasts of the same name]] are his children. In [[The Marches]] he is often mentioned as ''The Harvester of Graves'' or more colloquially ''Old Bloody Teeth'', while the lower classes in [[the League]] sometimes call him ''Scrandaddy'' and only partly in jest. The superstitious spit when they mention him by any of his epithets - there are old stories that suggest that food eaten or drink drunk will cause a stomach upset while you still have the same saliva in your mouth that spoke his name.		In [[Highguard]] the [[Magister\|magisters]] call him ''The Abominable One'' and many count him the worst of the [[eternal\|eternals]]. In [[The Brass Coast]] and parts of [[Dawn]] he is sometimes called ''The Horned Manticore'', and there are several stories that suggest the [[Legendary beasts#Sphinxes and Manticores\|beasts of the same name]] are his children. In [[The Marches]] he is often mentioned as ''The Harvester of Graves'' or more colloquially ''Old Bloody Teeth'', while the lower classes in [[the League]] sometimes call him ''Scrandaddy'' and only partly in jest. The superstitious spit when they mention him by any of his epithets - there are old stories that suggest that food eaten or drink drunk will cause a stomach upset while you still have the same saliva in your mouth that spoke his name.

	Agramant has his own names of course~~, he~~ often refers to himself by sobriquets like ''Friend of the Forgotten'' and similar. It's rare for mortals to use such a name, and ever rarer for it to bode well when they do.		Agramant has his own preferred names, of course. He often refers to himself by sobriquets like ''Friend of the Forgotten'', the ''Good Knight'', and similar. It's rare for mortals to use such a name, and ever rarer for it to bode well when they do.

	The [[Sumaah Republic]] simply call him ''Traitor'', but think him part of [[The Thrice-cursed Court\|Satrapy of Woe]].		The [[Sumaah Republic]] simply call him ''Traitor'', but think him part of [[The Thrice-cursed Court\|Satrapy of Woe]].

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	In [[Highguard]] the [[Magister\|magisters]] call him ''The Abominable One'' and many count him the worst of the [[eternal\|eternals]]. In [[The Brass Coast]] and parts of [[Dawn]] he is sometimes called ''The Horned Manticore'', and there are several stories that suggest the [[Legendary beasts#Sphinxes and Manticores\|beasts of the same name]] are his children. In [[The Marches]] he is often mentioned as ''The Harvester of Graves'' or more colloquially ''Old Bloody Teeth'', while the lower classes in [[the League]] sometimes call him ''Scrandaddy'' and only partly in jest. The superstitious spit when they mention him by any of his epithets - there are old stories that suggest that food eaten or drink drunk will cause a stomach upset while you still have the same saliva in your mouth that spoke his name.		In [[Highguard]] the [[Magister\|magisters]] call him ''The Abominable One'' and many count him the worst of the [[eternal\|eternals]]. In [[The Brass Coast]] and parts of [[Dawn]] he is sometimes called ''The Horned Manticore'', and there are several stories that suggest the [[Legendary beasts#Sphinxes and Manticores\|beasts of the same name]] are his children. In [[The Marches]] he is often mentioned as ''The Harvester of Graves'' or more colloquially ''Old Bloody Teeth'', while the lower classes in [[the League]] sometimes call him ''Scrandaddy'' and only partly in jest. The superstitious spit when they mention him by any of his epithets - there are old stories that suggest that food eaten or drink drunk will cause a stomach upset while you still have the same saliva in your mouth that spoke his name.

			Agramant has his own names of course, he often refers to himself by sobriquets like ''Friend of the Forgotten'' and similar. It's rare for mortals to use such a name, and ever rarer for it to bode well when they do.

	The [[Sumaah Republic]] simply call him ''Traitor'', but think him part of [[The Thrice-cursed Court\|Satrapy of Woe]].		The [[Sumaah Republic]] simply call him ''Traitor'', but think him part of [[The Thrice-cursed Court\|Satrapy of Woe]].

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	In [[Highguard]] the [[Magister\|magisters]] call him ''The Abominable One'' and many count him the worst of the [[eternal\|eternals]]. In [[The Brass Coast]] and parts of [[Dawn]] he is sometimes called ''The Horned Manticore'', and there are several stories that suggest the [[Legendary beasts#Sphinxes and Manticores\|beasts of the same name]] are his children. In [[The Marches]] he is often mentioned as ''The Harvester of Graves'' or more colloquially ''Old Bloody Teeth'', while the lower classes in [[the League]] sometimes call him ''Scrandaddy'' and only partly in jest. The superstitious spit when they mention him by any of his epithets - there are old stories that suggest that food eaten or drink drunk will cause a stomach upset while you still have the same saliva in your mouth that spoke his name.		In [[Highguard]] the [[Magister\|magisters]] call him ''The Abominable One'' and many count him the worst of the [[eternal\|eternals]]. In [[The Brass Coast]] and parts of [[Dawn]] he is sometimes called ''The Horned Manticore'', and there are several stories that suggest the [[Legendary beasts#Sphinxes and Manticores\|beasts of the same name]] are his children. In [[The Marches]] he is often mentioned as ''The Harvester of Graves'' or more colloquially ''Old Bloody Teeth'', while the lower classes in [[the League]] sometimes call him ''Scrandaddy'' and only partly in jest. The superstitious spit when they mention him by any of his epithets - there are old stories that suggest that food eaten or drink drunk will cause a stomach upset while you still have the same saliva in your mouth that spoke his name.

			The [[Sumaah Republic]] simply call him ''Traitor'', but think him part of [[The Thrice-cursed Court\|Satrapy of Woe]].

	==Appearance==		==Appearance==

Twiggy at 14:15, 11 May 2026

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	In [[Highguard]] the [[Magister\|magisters]] call him ''The Abominable One'' and many count him the worst of the [[eternal\|eternals]]. In [[The Brass Coast]] and parts of [[Dawn]] he is sometimes called ''The Horned Manticore'', and there are several stories that suggest the [[Legendary beasts#Sphinxes and Manticores\|beasts of the same name]] are his children. In [[The Marches]] he is often mentioned as ''The Harvester of Graves'' or more colloquially ''Old Bloody Teeth'', while the lower classes in [[the League]] sometimes call him ''Scrandaddy'' and only partly in jest. The superstitious spit when they mention him by any of his epithets - there are old stories that suggest that food eaten or drink drunk will cause a stomach upset while you still have the same saliva in your mouth that spoke his name.		In [[Highguard]] the [[Magister\|magisters]] call him ''The Abominable One'' and many count him the worst of the [[eternal\|eternals]]. In [[The Brass Coast]] and parts of [[Dawn]] he is sometimes called ''The Horned Manticore'', and there are several stories that suggest the [[Legendary beasts#Sphinxes and Manticores\|beasts of the same name]] are his children. In [[The Marches]] he is often mentioned as ''The Harvester of Graves'' or more colloquially ''Old Bloody Teeth'', while the lower classes in [[the League]] sometimes call him ''Scrandaddy'' and only partly in jest. The superstitious spit when they mention him by any of his epithets - there are old stories that suggest that food eaten or drink drunk will cause a stomach upset while you still have the same saliva in your mouth that spoke his name.

	===Appearance===		==Appearance==
	Agramant is sometimes depicted as a massive, hairy monster with razor-sharp claws and wide, staring eyes. He is usually shown possessing a massive mouth of shark-like teeth, and is generally pale in colour and spattered with blood. In some cases he appears as a brutish and thuggish [[Orc\|orc]] wielding a club made from the legbone of a great beast.		Agramant is sometimes depicted as a massive, hairy monster with razor-sharp claws and wide, staring eyes. He is usually shown possessing a massive mouth of shark-like teeth, and is generally pale in colour and spattered with blood. In some cases he appears as a brutish and thuggish [[Orc\|orc]] wielding a club made from the legbone of a great beast.

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	Agramant has claimed numerous times to be the source of the [[draughir]] although there is absolutely no evidence of this claim. Those dealing with Agramant would do well to remember that he ''lies'' and he lies ''often''.		Agramant has claimed numerous times to be the source of the [[draughir]] although there is absolutely no evidence of this claim. Those dealing with Agramant would do well to remember that he ''lies'' and he lies ''often''.
	{{CaptionedImage\|file=AgramantArt.jpg\|title="Voice of the Pines". Artist Unknown. An enigmatic part of the House of Leaves collection.\|caption=Agramant recruits bloodthirsty cults from among the desperate and the wicked.\|align=right\|width=400}}		{{CaptionedImage\|file=AgramantArt.jpg\|title="Voice of the Pines". Artist Unknown. An enigmatic part of the House of Leaves collection.\|caption=Agramant recruits bloodthirsty cults from among the desperate and the wicked.\|align=right\|width=400}}
	===Concerns===
			==Concerns==
	Agramant teaches that ultimately everyone is alone. That survival is all that matters - another breath is the only truly precious thing in creation. His twisted philosophy appears to include ideas such as the expendability of all those who are weak, and the need for the strong to prey on and devour the weak. He expresses the idea that only those with the will to power are truly aware of their place in the cosmos, and that those bound by rules, laws and the expectations of society or concern for others are little more than sheep, who deserve to be slaughtered by those with superior souls.		Agramant teaches that ultimately everyone is alone. That survival is all that matters - another breath is the only truly precious thing in creation. His twisted philosophy appears to include ideas such as the expendability of all those who are weak, and the need for the strong to prey on and devour the weak. He expresses the idea that only those with the will to power are truly aware of their place in the cosmos, and that those bound by rules, laws and the expectations of society or concern for others are little more than sheep, who deserve to be slaughtered by those with superior souls.

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	In Winter 385YE, the [[Silent Bell (Sodality)\|Silent Bell]] shared some of their understanding of Agramant and his followers which talked in some detail about the [[Hear_your_footsteps#On_The_Cults_of_Agramant\|cults of Agramant]] in the Empire.		In Winter 385YE, the [[Silent Bell (Sodality)\|Silent Bell]] shared some of their understanding of Agramant and his followers which talked in some detail about the [[Hear_your_footsteps#On_The_Cults_of_Agramant\|cults of Agramant]] in the Empire.

	===Boons===		==Boons==
	Agramant offers strength to those who undertake his ''Unspeakable Feast'' - usually a ritual involving the consumption of the fresh meat of a thinking being such as a human or [[Orc\|orc]]. He is also believed to be especially keen to encourage the [[draughir]] to embrace their facility to gain sustenance from rotten flesh. He may provide powers associated with physical weakness, most often through the evocation of his terrible howl - the same howl that can send mortals stumbling away in terror.		Agramant offers strength to those who undertake his ''Unspeakable Feast'' - usually a ritual involving the consumption of the fresh meat of a thinking being such as a human or [[Orc\|orc]]. He is also believed to be especially keen to encourage the [[draughir]] to embrace their facility to gain sustenance from rotten flesh. He may provide powers associated with physical weakness, most often through the evocation of his terrible howl - the same howl that can send mortals stumbling away in terror.

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	He rarely uses his powers or grants them as boons unless he receives some sort of tribute in return - usually a savage murder or act of cannibalism.		He rarely uses his powers or grants them as boons unless he receives some sort of tribute in return - usually a savage murder or act of cannibalism.

	===Rituals that deal with Agramant===		==Rituals that deal with Agramant==
	The following formulaic rituals are widely known to deal directly with Agramant. Rituals with an <sup>[[#1\|(1)]]</sup> are part of [[Urizen lore]] rather than [[Formulaic_ritual#Imperial_Lore_and_the_Ritual_List\|Imperial lore]]. Rituals that are defunct - either withdrawn by the eternal or no longer functional - have a line through them.		The following formulaic rituals are widely known to deal directly with Agramant. Rituals with an <sup>[[#1\|(1)]]</sup> are part of [[Urizen lore]] rather than [[Formulaic_ritual#Imperial_Lore_and_the_Ritual_List\|Imperial lore]]. Rituals that are defunct - either withdrawn by the eternal or no longer functional - have a line through them.

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	Agramant offers strength to those who undertake his ''Unspeakable Feast'' - usually a ritual involving the consumption of the fresh meat of a thinking being such as a human or [[Orc\|orc]]. He is also believed to be especially keen to encourage the [[draughir]] to embrace their facility to gain sustenance from rotten flesh. He may provide powers associated with physical weakness, most often through the evocation of his terrible howl - the same howl that can send mortals stumbling away in terror.		Agramant offers strength to those who undertake his ''Unspeakable Feast'' - usually a ritual involving the consumption of the fresh meat of a thinking being such as a human or [[Orc\|orc]]. He is also believed to be especially keen to encourage the [[draughir]] to embrace their facility to gain sustenance from rotten flesh. He may provide powers associated with physical weakness, most often through the evocation of his terrible howl - the same howl that can send mortals stumbling away in terror.

	He is also said to be a consummate hunter; that he can hunt not only in the Winter ~~Realm~~, but can somehow hunt in the dreams of others, finding anyone who has ever known hunger or desperation. Agramant can deliver or empower many curses, and by hunting in the dreams of an enemy he can drive them slowly insane, twisting them until they turn against their neighbours attacking and slaughtering without warning; such unfortunates often believe that they have transformed into bloodthirsty beasts, free of the constraints their human scruples place on them.		He is also said to be a consummate hunter; that he can hunt not only in the Winter realm, but can somehow hunt in the dreams of others, finding anyone who has ever known hunger or desperation. Agramant can deliver or empower many curses, and by hunting in the dreams of an enemy he can drive them slowly insane, twisting them until they turn against their neighbours attacking and slaughtering without warning; such unfortunates often believe that they have transformed into bloodthirsty beasts, free of the constraints their human scruples place on them.

	He rarely uses his powers or grants them as boons unless he receives some sort of tribute in return - usually a savage murder or act of cannibalism.		He rarely uses his powers or grants them as boons unless he receives some sort of tribute in return - usually a savage murder or act of cannibalism.

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	* [[The life of Penni the White]] - Discussion of one of the more famous historical individuals known to have made deals with Agramant.		* [[The life of Penni the White]] - Discussion of one of the more famous historical individuals known to have made deals with Agramant.
	* [[Famine_and_feast#Founder_of_the_Feast\|Famine and feast]] - 386YE Summer plenipotentiary response		* [[Famine_and_feast#Founder_of_the_Feast\|Famine and feast]] - 386YE Summer plenipotentiary response
	* [[Hear your footsteps]] - Winter ~~385YE~~ detailing the followers of Agramant		* [[Hear your footsteps]] - 385YE Winter detailing the followers of Agramant
	<quote by="''Beware the Agramant'', Valshok Juerdann">Beware the Agramant, my child, <br>		<quote by="''Beware the Agramant'', Valshok Juerdann">Beware the Agramant, my child, <br>
	When the moon is fat and the sky is clear;<br>		When the moon is fat and the sky is clear;<br>

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	==Further Reading==		==Further Reading==
	* [[~~Life~~ of Penni the White]] - Discussion of one of the more famous historical individuals known to have made deals with Agramant.		* [[The life of Penni the White]] - Discussion of one of the more famous historical individuals known to have made deals with Agramant.
			* [[Famine_and_feast#Founder_of_the_Feast\|Famine and feast]] - 386YE Summer plenipotentiary response
	* [[Hear your footsteps]] - Winter 385YE detailing the followers of Agramant		* [[Hear your footsteps]] - Winter 385YE detailing the followers of Agramant
	<quote by="''Beware the Agramant'', Valshok Juerdann">Beware the Agramant, my child, <br>		<quote by="''Beware the Agramant'', Valshok Juerdann">Beware the Agramant, my child, <br>

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	==Further Reading==		==Further Reading==
			* [[Life of Penni the White]] - Discussion of one of the more famous historical individuals known to have made deals with Agramant.
	* [[Hear your footsteps]] - Winter 385YE detailing the followers of Agramant		* [[Hear your footsteps]] - Winter 385YE detailing the followers of Agramant
	<quote by="''Beware the Agramant'', Valshok Juerdann">Beware the Agramant, my child, <br>		<quote by="''Beware the Agramant'', Valshok Juerdann">Beware the Agramant, my child, <br>