Agnitejas

Fire - Light/Warmth/Destruction

Depicted as an ancient Dragon made of obsidian with molten lava beneath his scales, spewing fire unto the world, or a man with the proportions of a stone giant with obsidian black skin.  He has medium length braided and beaded hair, and draconic eyes with fire red irises and black sclera.  He wears open chested robes of red and orange cloth, embroidered with thousands of tiny beads that glint with an inner light.  He is known to carry something akin to a wizard's staff made of charred wood with a large ruby filled with liquid firelight and carrying an open flame in the other.  Agnitejas is temperamental, offering comfort, aid, and safety in one hand, as well as wanton destruction and the desire to devour the world in the other, he is seen as having given fire to the mortal races as both a kindness and as a test, to see what thinking creatures would do with something so dangerous.

• Worship: Most civilizations have places of worship to Agnitejas, keeping a flame lit at all times in his name.  He is especially worshiped in places prone to forest fires, near volcanoes, and in places of deepest cold.

• Offerings: Worshipers offer tributes by burning incense and offering (typically wooden carvings) in the hopes that these will appease his desire for destruction and allow the civilized world to continue to harness his gift in peace. Larger civilizations may import a rare tree from one of Agnitejas’s dungeons, the Cinder tree’s bark is made of charcoal and its leaves are living flames.  Taking care of one of these trees is seen as a particularly sacred duty by the Priests and only the most pious are allowed near them.

• Celebrations: Many cities burn an effigy in Agnitejas’ name on the longest night of the year in thanks for his gift and their survival of the coldest days of the year, and to help fend off the darkness through the long night.

The Two Divine Pillars of Agnitejas

• Dungeon 1: Pyre of the Fallen

A burning battlefield, leads to the Ashen Sanctum, leads to a volcano.

• Dungeon 2: Temple of Blinding Radiance

Radiant Temple, every floor ending in an Inferno Arena.