Bane is trying to get a foothold in Oerth. He already has enough followers here to be a full fledged god. His followers (The Black Hand) are creating havoc in the North Kingdom of the Flannese at the cities Eastfair and Edgefield. His followers found some necromancers who follow Orcus and have allied with them. Bane’s followers  consider adding the chaos of the necromancers and the undead can only help them in their plans to gain power within the lands. Bane is Lawful Neutral. However, followers range from good to evil in nature depending on their goals. Being a god who uses law to impose tyranny, Bane would likely have nicknames involving security and defense from lawlessness, such as ‘the Iron Protector’ or ‘Guardian of Virtue*’ or ‘Honor’s Shield’ or ‘Great Martyr’.

Bane is Zura’s mate and together they are in the same pantheon. They work closely together. As he wants to rule the world of the living and she wants to rule the world of the dead

As for his actual name, ‘Bane,’ there are quite a few LE tyrant-gods, such as Hextor (Greyhawk) or Chardun (the Scarred Lands), but word-fragments like ‘hex’ and ‘char’ might also be kind of ominous sounding…

*’Virtues’ such as obedience, to the point of turning in family members if you feel they are engaged in thoughtcrime, or keeping women ‘in their place,’ barefoot and pregnant and utterly subservient to their husbands, pumping out a new generation of warrior-sons to defend the homeland from lawless sorts and heathens and savages.

#So named because he is said to have given up his own worldly pleasures, and encased himself entirely in the black armor of mourning, so that he might devote his existence to defending the world from corruption and chaos. His ‘sacrifice’ makes him a bodhisatva-figure, who has kept his armor and weapons ready, while those who live their lives in righteous accordance to the harsh rules required to keep chaos and suffering at bay are allowed to lay down their armor and weapons as they enter paradise, to finally know peace and security in a place that knows no threat, for the ‘Great Martyr’ stands forever at the gates.

Bane’s Commandments

• Never allow your fear to gain mastery over you, but drive it into the hearts of your foes.
• Punish insubordination and disorder.
• Hone your combat skills to perfection, whether you are a mighty general or a lone mercenary.

Bane’s main intention is still to become overlord of all the known lands. Only on the day when his servants sit on all the thrones of the world will Bane finally rest. Until the day when he is finally and completely defeated, the world will not be safe from his rulership.