The current god of law, oath, and vow, residing in Elysium.
Details
Vormonde is the highest judge over both god and mortal (e00 02:15). He defeated his brother, heard as Seeger, some time before the great wyrm was put to sleep, and became Edyrea’s presiding authority on justice (e00 02:15).
His priests serve as Edyrea‘s judges and lawyers. His followers understand lawfulness as the creation and keeping of oaths; as a result, law on Edyrea works mostly through vows and agreements rather than fixed codified statute — entering someone’s land, for instance, implies an agreement to follow their rules (e00 02:15).
Vormonde’s special judges, called Arbiters, are roaming peacekeepers not tied to any one town or road; they arbitrate disputes between people and hunt down and kill those who break deals (e00 02:16). The Queen’s Guard largely disregards him, creating political tension between the two (e00 02:12).
For very important trades where truth is paramount, people sign a Vormondian agreement, or slip: the super-magical version of a contract, which lets an Arbiter come after anyone who goes back on it (e05 01:06, e05 01:07, e05 01:07, e05 01:07, e05 01:08). Anise traded the party information under one (e05 01:07). In Trade Alley, a Vormonde Arbiter read out the crimes of a woman whose hand the Queen’s Guard then cut off for stealing bread (e05 00:10, e05 00:10, e05 00:11).
Relationships
- Elysium — where Vormonde resides.
- Edyrea — where his priests and Arbiters administer justice.
- The Queen's Guard — in political tension with Vormonde’s authority.
Episode history
- e00 (02:15) — introduced as Edyrea’s god of law.
- e05 (01:07) — Vormondian agreements; an Arbiter at a public punishment.