The Ash Father

Mafius

The Ash Father is the central religious figure to the Cult of the Ashes.

Divine Symbols & Sigils

His mark is a sigil drawn in ash.

Holidays

The Great Conclave, in which the Cult of the Ashes gathers to settle disagreements amongst it self and discuss future plans.

Divine Goals & Aspirations

The Ash Father seeks vengeance on the traitor. To accomplish this he must test the strength of the worthy to form an army capable of enacting his vengence.

Mental characteristics

Personal history

The astute scholar of the history of Desemshia will recognize the tale of the Ash Father to be similar to the history of Mathias. Only with more mythical and fantastic details added in the retelling. An equally astute scholar of the nature of the Cult of the Ashes would know the folly in even hinting at the mundane origin of thier religious figure.
According to the Cult of the Ashes, The Ash Father lived in a distant land and time. He was a proud warrior who loved his wife dearly. Unfortunately a close ally proved to be a traitor when he slew The Ash Father's wife and fled. The Ash father swore vengeance against the traitor who he once saw as a close friend. The traitor hid behind a great enemy army.
To enact his vengeance the Ash Father would need an greater army. To accomplish this he created a world of violence and chaos, and filled it with dangerous animals and people. According to the Cult of the Ashes, Ospur is that world. It is intended to test the faithful and give them opportunities to prove their worth to the Ash Father. Honorable warriors join him after death as they train in his mustering hall until the final battle. Dishonorable warriors are forgotten and left to fade to nothing as they are forgotten.

Accomplishments & Achievements

His greatest accomplishment was the creation of Ospur as his grand proving ground.

Morality & Philosophy

Honor is paramount to the Ash Father. Honor can be most easily understood as one's utility and usefulness to his fellows. In this way it is equally honorable to be a clever foragers, or a ingenious craftsman as a brutal skullsplitter.
Keeping ones vows is crucial. If one's vow cannot be trust the one can only be expected to fail when the vow becomes due.
Kindness is unimportant. Sloppy work with a kind word can cost lives. While tidy work with a harsh word can save lives. Also charity is considered wasted effort. Even a child can, and is expected, to contribute to tasks they are capable of. However the Ash Father is not cruel. The injured or young are merely expected to carry thier own weight.

Divine Classification

Diety

Species

Human

Church/Cult

Cult of the Ashes