Pundras

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Pundras, The Faceless One is the deity of strife, conquest, and tyranny. He is one of the most well known Deceiver Gods and is often followed by those who lean into the idea of conquest. Some have attributed some of the worst major leaders around the realm as champions of Pundras, regardless of their religious persuasions or not.

Appearance and Symbols

When depicted, the primary feature of Pundras is his lack of a face. Many depictions show them as a large humanoid with either no face, or one masked by a large helmet designed to resemble a skull. When the helmet is shown, the ashy smooth faceless head is covered in a set of dark and imposing shadows that fill in the voids of the helmet. Otherwise, Pundras is often dressed in a variety of massive armor pieces filled with regalia and draping with the bones of their conquests. Often they are show wielding a large spiked morningstar that has a chain wrapped around its handle.
At one point there were several symbols used for Pundras as a memorial to their conquests. However, most often they have been replaced by a visage of a skull being pierced by a spike. Many religious scholars have indicated that this has a dual meaning, a warning for the enemies of Pundras and his followers that this as how they shall find their end. The second meaning is a reference to the event that allegedly cause Pundras to lose his face during The Shatter.

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Worship

Like many of The Deceiver Gods, Pundras is not openly worshiped in many nations of the worlds. However, unlike many of the other Deceiver Gods, Pundras still retains at least some level of worship from a full nation. Many of Pundras' followers still hide away in secret practicing more and more towards their final goal of conquest against what they believe are weak willed nations.

Steelwind Lords

The Steelwind Lords were originally a group of merchants following under the guidance of Uvalian, using their mercantile knowledge to find their own fortune in the lower reaches of Fieldas. However, in the last few decades, the lords that control the region have found themselves influenced more and more by a faction in their ranks that worship Pundras and are pushing them to start to conquer new parts of the realm, regardless of the difficult terrain to their north.
In the region of cities that form the Steelwind Lords, there are at least three direct temples to Pundras. There are claims that the placement of these were specific, with at least one scholar saying that there seems to be some form of divine ritual being crafted using the temples. These three pyramids each contain a powerful weapon at their peak that emits a sickly green light around the cities. When confronted during trade negotiations, the Lords seem to think that this is a light of luck from Uvalian. Though, as recently noted in the past few years, the three of them are starting to look more and more sickly.

Pundras

Deity Information

Type	Higher Deity
Titles	The Faceless One Tyrannical Hand The Conqueror
Domains	Strife Conquest Tyranny
Common Symbol	A skull with a spike through it.
Gender	Male
Pronouns	He/Him
Creature Type	Celestial
Alignment	Neutral Evil
Home Plane	Lyrasol

Worship Information

Associated Domain	War Death Blood Order
Associated Patronage	Celestial Fiend
Divine Artifact	Tyrant's Smile

Order of Shadows

While many within the Order of Shadows follow under the guidance of Exa and her penchant for hidden and forbidden knowledge. There are many, particularly in the Barony, who follow Pundras, particularly for his connection to the idea of conquest. One of the order's main chapter, led by the Fourth Baron, are particularly known for their abilities in combat. As a result, there is a strong link between this company of warriors and Pundras, believing that they have the divine commands of Pundras and his partner Exa to control the population through tyrannical means.

Ossalimarian Empire

Pundras is not one of the approved deities within the Ossalimarian Empire, however despite this there are several cults and individuals that are dedicated to the worship of Pundras, particularly their convictions of conquest and tyranny. Many of these are people who have faced some level of cruelty at the hands of another. In their darkest moments, this beautiful angel approached them in their dreams, wearing black armor and looking regal. By the time many of the learn who they are working with, they are already in deep enough to stay.
The most significant group following Pundras in the Ossalimarian Empire are the Council of Tyranny, who are seeking to influence King Leivan Ossalimar to pass on his strong form of tyrannical ruling and restriction. The Council have sought to invade on the various methods of influence towards the king. The most successful member of this group is Marisson de la Vonsick, the current Hand of the Empire, and second most powerful member of Ossalimarian Imperial politics. Slowly she is attempting to use her influence to pass on the ways of Pundras to other nations.

Commandments of Pundras

• Fear strikes at the heart of every creature. Abandon it in your mind and search for it in your enemies.
• Disorder and rebellious natures should be discouraged, if not outright destroyed.
• Conquest is a title best earned, not gifted.

History

Pundras was one of the most prominent members of the attacks against the Primordial Titans in The Dawning. In doing so, Pundras found their face being burned off in the assault against Krelva.

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Pundras was involved in the first attacks during The Shatter with Disaki, and Zeradoth. They all attacked Sovmora on the very first days of the conflict.
During The Shatter Pundras took control of many of the Goblinkin, taking them from theri home in the Fae Lands. in doing so, many of them were altered by the curses and torture that Pundras placed upon them, changing their forms to be more dimmuntive regardless of their origins. To this day, a curse still remains on some Goblinkin that makes them prone to attacking those around them to conquer them.

Known Worshippers

Name	Pronouns	Description
Malithan Bornate	He/Him	Once a powerful ruler over all of Ossalimar, Malithan was a fervent worshiper of Pundras and purveyor of The Reign of Bornate. A worship which granted Malithan more and more power as he was successful in his conquest. It was only in the final battles where a contingent of rebels and fighters of Heimter that Malithan started to lose his blessings from Pundras. As a result, Malithan ended up being abandoned by Pundras, leaving him for a year to be tried and executed, weakened by his lack of power.
Marisson de la Vonsick	She/Her	Hand of the Empire, second only to King Leivan Ossalimar in the Ossalimarian Empire's Government. She is a fervent worshipper of Pundras, and a founding member of the Council of Tyranny, a group dedicated to spreading the influence of Pundras through the Ossalimarian Empire and its restrictive and somewhat tyrannical ways.
Garna Vyseer	She/Her	A sly and confident worshiper of Pundras who looks to sow strife across the realm of the Steelwind Lords. She is invoking the power of a ritual given to her by Pundras in a dream, to alter the leylines of the world to imbue her with the ability to take over the region and hope to summon the long dead champion of Pundras to conquer the world.

Divine Artifacts

Tyrant's Smile

Fragment of The Shatter
A large morningstar said to resemble the one that Pundras himself uses. It was created as a implement of war for a vengeful champion of Pundras during The Shatter. It has since been passed between wielders in a line of bloodshed and death. It has been taken and currently used by a Fire Giant who is using it to overtake a powerful empire of Fire Giants in the Tokevis region. They also used the weapon to take down and subjugate several families of Frost Giants.

Conqueror's Arm

Fragment of The Shatter
A powerful longsword crafted by a champion of Pundras, Conqueror's Arm is said to contain a fragment of the champion's spirit that calls on its wielders to conquer more and more of the parts of the world. Some claim that the last time Conqueror's Arm was seen was in the hands of Malithan Bornate who was taken over by its influence to conquer more and more of the continent until it eventually led to his death at the hands of Raynar Ossalimar.

Strife's Infiltrator

legendary shield
A large shield said to be made of the same material as Pundras' armor. It allows the wielder to defend against all weapon attacks, but also allows a them to wield a powerful blast to push enemies away with necrotic energies.

Terror Blade

legendary greatsword
A blade that is taller than most people made of a dark steel. The blade is said to be sentient and guides the user to produce a stronger attack against others. However, if they fail to kill another creature within a week, they find themselves being drained until they commit another murder.