Overview
Malar is the lesser deity of hunting, stalking, bloodlust, and bestial savagery in the Faerûnian pantheon. The Beastlord was the epitome of the dark, bloody side of nature[1] though in his more favorable aspects was worshiped by those who identified with the wild natures, grace, and amorality of predators. Despite being revered as the hunger and hunting instinct of beasts among druid circles however, he despised The Balance of nature that druids and other nature deities sought to uphold.
Description
Malar had two favored forms when he was prowling the Realms: the Beast and the Master of the Hunt. As the Beast, he was a 12 feet (3.7 meters) long, man-high feline creature, sleek and supple in his movements. His ebony fur was matted with blood, which dripped endlessly from his talons and fangs, and he could not speak in this form. The Master of the Hunt meanwhile was humanoid and as tall as the Beast was long, though it too had black fur. Above his red eyes was a large rack of antlers able to melt away and reappear at his will, while below them was a whuffling, flesh-draped hole rather than a nose and mouth. Though able to speak in this form, he only did so in a low, growling undertone or vicious snarl.