D&D style guide to some of the old Finnish Gods a person might dedicate themselves to follow

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  1. I don’t think it’s fair to classify Kullervo as evil. He was a victim who wanted revenge after a life of abuse and misfortune.

  2. So I researched Tursas (Iku-Tursas/Iku-Turso); the Neutral Evil God of the Abyss a bit:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iku-Turso

    > _Iku-Tursas, Iki-Tursas, Meritursas, Tursas, Turisas among others) is a malevolent sea monster in Finnish mythology, best known for appearing in the Kalevala. Nowadays **Meritursas means octopus** in Finnish, named after Iku-Turso,_

    > _His appearance remains unclear, but he is described with several epithets: partalainen (the one who lives on the brink, or alternatively, the bearded one), Tuonen härkä (the ox of Tuoni, Death), **tuhatpää (thousand-headed), tuhatsarvi (thousand-horned)**. It was sometimes said that he lived in Pohjola, but that may be because Pohjola was often perceived as the home of all evil._

    > _Iku-Turso, son of Old-age,_

    > _Nevermore arise from the ocean,_

    > _Nevermore let Northland-heroes_

    > _See thy face above the waters_

    > _Nevermore has Iku-Turso_

    > _Risen to the ocean-level_

    > _Never since have Northland sailors_

    > _Seen the head of this sea-monster._

    Umm, I’m pretty Tursas is Cthulhu

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