The Strife Emperor

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Blood-drenched armies of brutal warriors oft crush their foes in the name of the Strife Emperor, the patron of warfare and conquest. To serve his will is to accept the call to conflict, seeking lesser people to break and subjugate. Warmongers worship the Strife Emperor as they strike out at the world to bend it beneath them. The Strife Emperor twists all living things to his iron will, even forcing nature itself to bow to his whims. He grows his armies not by rallying demons, but by corrupting noble creatures into monsters and by destroying the wilds to fuel his engines of war.
Depiction: The Strife Emperor is often depicted as a brutish, ogre-like man clad from head to toe in jagged black armor. Heads dangle from his belt, and the shadows that obscure his helmeted face do not hide his unblinking yellow eyes. Those who long for conquest often see their own people as superior to all others. Thus, somewhat appropriately, depictions of the Strife Emperor are contentious and myriad: he is usually portrayed as a member of whatever race currently bears his banner.  In Corena, The Strife Emperor is most often depicted as human as he is frequently revered in the human dominated and conquesr driven country of Winchester.
Commandments of the Strife Emperor:

1. Fear is your ally. Conquer your fear, and inspire it in your foes.
2. Disorder and rebellion are to be punished severely.
3. To kill is life’s greatest pleasure, and perfecting the art of slaughter is life’s greatest pursuit.

Province: Conquest, Tyranny
Domains: Many of the Strife Emperor’s clerics are granted powers of the Forge, Order, or War.