Ilmater (pronounced: /ɪlˈmeɪtɛr/ ihl-MAY-ter), was the deity of endurance, martyrdom, perseverance, and suffering. Known variously as the Crying God, the Rack-Broken Lord, and the One Who Endures, Ilmater was the patron of the suffering, oppressed, and persecuted. He encouraged his followers to endure and encouraged others to help them by taking their burdens or places. Ilmater was a willing sufferer, bearing the pain of others to spare them from it, and it was said that if he had his way he would do so for all the suffering in the world.
