Characteristics
Physical features
Fury most often appear in the pleasing shape of one of Hell's greatest warriors, a mighty Erinyes.
Mental traitss
Fury is arrogant, greedy, hateful, spiteful, and vain. She never forgives any kind of slight and is focused on obtaining more power and wealth. She disdains mortals, regarding them as mere disposable tools in her schemes. When needed, she is charming and fey, but her self-serving and reptilian personality betrays her sooner or later.
She has an insatiable greed for treasures but prefers that her followers bring it to her in the form of gifts instead of searching for riches on her own.
Abilities
Fury's arrogance may be her undoing. Even as a mortal dragon, she saw humanoid beings as little more than insects. Now as an archdevil, Fury's hubris has only grown. She begins all combat in her fiendish form unless circumstances require her to fight as a dragon.
At the beginning of combat, Fury spreads damage as widely as she can, demonstrating her power to as many creatures as possible. When she is forced to assume draconic form, Fury realizes that her opponents are not as weak as she suspected, and focuses her fire on a single creature to kill it as fast as possible, then raise its soul as a devil using her Lair Action. Even in this state, she fights without care, for she knows she will soon be reborn in Hell if she is killed outside the inferno. If she finds herself in any danger of defeat within Hell's borders, Fury plane shifts away to her old lair on the Material Plane to recuperate. She seethes with anger at not just her wounded pride, but also the loss of her mighty treasure and of such a critical disruption in her war against Asmodeus. Any adventurers who force Fury to retreat in such an undignified manner rise to the top of her list of nemeses.
Fury has sworn to dethrone Asmodeus, and has chosen weapons and developed a breath weapon specifically designed to destroy fiends — and to slaughter celestials — in case the gods of the upper planes decide that her quest to kill the King of Hell is a threat to the cosmic balance. Curiously, the
Magic Asmodeus used to transform Feth'razaal into a devil still lingers in Fury's draconic form, and any creature that s@he bites may begin to turn into a devil itself. This suits Fury well enough, as it lets her tear through mortal opponents as if they were Asmodeus's servants.
Lair
Fury rest upon a treasure hoard befitting an archdevil, an island of molten gold in
Avaritia, her layer of hell.
Worship
Worshipers
Rare are the mortals who worship Fury nowadays, as many blame her and her brother Bahamut for the
Draco-Giant War. The rare worshiper are regrouped under a common banner, the
Cult of Dragon.
Kobolds do tend to worship the three ancient dragon gods and to be part of the cult, as they adore dragons and their gods.
Rites
Clerics of Fury prayed at dusk, as part of a ritual known as Tithing. The Tithing required a small tithe, typically several gold coins or a small gem, which were hidden in the cleric's cupped hands while praying, then buried.
History
Elegy for the first world
According to the ancient draconic myth Elegy for the First World,
Sardior was the first creation of Bahamut and Feth'razaal, a dragon unlike either of its creators. With a slender form and glistening ruby scales, Sardior embodied an otherworldly beauty and majesty. As the inaugural creation of the dragon gods, Sardior was both immensely powerful and deeply cherished by its divine progenitors.
With Sardior’s guidance, countless other dragons came into being. Yet, none could rival his uniqueness. During the era of proto-dragons—a
Time when dragons possessed limited intellect but already wielded extraordinary power—Sardior stood apart. He was revered as a god alongside Bahamut and Feth'razaal, embodying wisdom and strength unmatched by his kin.
Dawn war
In the war between gods and primordials, Sardior was corrupted by a primal disease that turned proto-dragons into cannibalistic savages. Sardior transformed into a titan, gaining monstrous strength and becoming a predator of dragons, consuming his kin to grow even more powerful.
Dawn of the Dragon Gods
Sardior’s destructive hunger divided dragonkind. While some, like
Talonixa, sought to oppose him through war, others like
Ysera advocated diplomacy. Betrayed by those who viewed Sardior as the pinnacle of draconic evolution, Sardior consumed even his supporters, becoming an unstoppable force.
Grieving over their creation, Bahamut and Feth'razaal hesitated to destroy Sardior. Eventually, a group of powerful dragons—
Alexstrasza, Ysera,
Malygos,
Nozdormu, and
Neltharion—united to confront him. Despite immense power and sacrifice, they could not kill Sardior outright. Instead, they banished him to the
Void, preventing further devastation.
Bahamut and Feth’razaal, masters of numerous divine domains—Life, Nature, Earth, Time, and Magic—chose to divide their divine essence. As a reward for their valor, they bestowed this power upon the five chosen dragons. These blessings elevated the dragons, granting them ascension to godhood.
Later, During the War of the Ancients, the ancient dragon gods trusted the newly ascended god to protect and help their kind. Tension arising between Feth'razaal and Bahamut after the betrayal of Neltharion, Bahamut believing his sister and himself should have taken action against the him, when Feth'razaal insisted they shouldn't get involved in mortals after, nor in other god conflicts.
However, Feth'razaal raged when Neltharion's betrayal was exposed. She was furious that the other dragon gods were weak enough to fall for such a trick, believing they no longer deserved her or her brother's aid.
hoard and treasures
Feth'razaal was already worshiped as the main deity of the cult of dragons. In those days, she was known as Feth'razaal Goldenhide, because her ebony-red scales were studded with the golden tribute she demanded from her followers. In time, however, her hunger for power and wealth surpassed her subjects' ability to pay homage.
Feth'razaal’s insatiable desire for power, treasures, and dominance knew no bounds. She yearned to bring the entire world within the grasp of her claws, driven by an all-consuming greed. Her ambitions did not go unnoticed; the King of Hell himself, Asmodeus, became intrigued by her resilience, cunning, and unrelenting hunger for more.
Recognizing a kindred spirit in Feth'razaal’s avarice, Asmodeus reached out to her. Feth'razaal, ever curious and intrigued by his cunning nature, began to visit Asmodeus semi-regularly.
New domain
After the war, eager for more power, Feth'razaal challenged Surtur, hoping to claim his strength. Their battle echoed through the planes, but Surtur emerged victorious, leaving Feth'razaal alive in an act of pity and humiliation.
This proved to be Surtur’s greatest mistake. Grievously wounded, Feth'razaal struck as he turned his back to her. With a final, decisive blow, she killed the god of fire. The consequences of this battle reverberated across Toriel, as flames ignited across multiple regions, flickering and exploding outward. But the flames of the world now had a new master.
Entombed
Punished for her actions, the giant gods decided to put an end to Feth'razaal's and greed. The dragon queen was entombed on the sea floor, her wrath and flames creating the
Night Island over her prison. Ever since, the island is a beacon to dragons, and thus hosted many battles. This, in turn, caused the island to be suffused with the
Magic of the slain dragons.
After the great extinction event, dragons and giants emerged as the sole survivors in the aftermath, with mortals retreating into hiding. Many seized this opportunity to expand their territories and amass hoards, a behavior actively encouraged by Feth'razaal among the dragons.
Tensions between dragons and giants escalated gradually, culminating in the capture and abduction of two dragons:
Caelestrasz, and
Merithra. Bahamut, viewing this act as unjust, urged the dragons to take action to retrieve their kin. With Feth'razaal's rhetoric also fueling the flames, the dragons initiated what would become known as the
Draco-Giant War using
Chromatic Dragon as proxy to convey her words from her prison.
The conflict revolved around the struggle for rulership of the lands and ownership of vast hoards, among numerous other grievances. However, as casualties mounted among the dragons, Bahamut recognized the futility and madness of such a large-scale conflict. Despite his pleas for retreat, many of his followers remained steadfast, refusing to abandon their brethren. In desperation, Bahamut sought assistance from Feth'razaal.
However, Feth'razaal's refusal to aid him deepened the rift between the two dragon gods, further escalating tensions. This marked the genesis of a conflict between Bahamut and Feth'razaal, resulting in the formation of three factions among the dragons: those who believed in Feth'razaal's cause, those who opposed it, and those who remained neutral and ultimately pledged allegiance to Sardior.
The conflict between the dragon gods prevented intervention from the other deities, as they feared Feth'razaal would be freed from her prison, resulting in escalating casualties among the dragons on the battlefield. The dragons ultimately emerged victorious, banishing the giants to their own island. However, this victory came at a great cost—the dragon population was decimated, and the gods found themselves divided.
In the wake of the devastation, Bahamut and his sister, recognizing the need for unity and the preservation of their kind, reached a truce. They agreed to set aside their differences until such time as the dragon population could thrive once more on Toriel.
Descent into the depth of hell
Feth'razaal, entombed and unable to visit Asmodeus for millennia, longed for freedom after the Draco-Giant War. She yearned to act as she pleased and to silence Bahamut’s eternal righteousness. Asmodeus, still savoring any connection with Feth'razaal, saw an opportunity and extended an offer.
He promised to release her from her prison, granting her the freedom she desired. In return, she would join him in the Nine Hells as his wife, commanding legions at his side. Tempted by the prospect of regaining her power and agency, Feth'razaal accepted his terms.
When Asmodeus freed her, he greeted the Dragon on one knee, presenting her with a band of Hell-forged gold. He sought her hand in marriage and she accepted his proposal. Feth'razaal knew that the King of Hell could not be trusted, and she knew that his proposal was a selfish gesture prodigiously stuffed with false humility, but she was flattered despite her better judgment. She took the pleasing shape of one of Hell's greatest warriors, the mighty Erinyes, and wedded Asmodeus in his great citadel. She vowed silently to match her treacherous new husband scheme for scheme, and wrest power from him just as he sought to undo hers.
But the game grew wearisome after centuries of play. The artifice of love and loyalty wore thin for both Asmodeus and his queen. Feth'razaal's disgust for the selfish, arrogant, and oft-distant King of Hell grew boundless, and one day she confronted Asmodeus on his iron throne. She took his ring from her talon, popped it in her mouth like a sweet, and spat the molten gold — melted by her dragonflame — in Asmodeus's face, then departed, vowing one day to claim Hell as her own and rule it as its rightful queen. Asmodeus was stunned for only an instant before he rose in fury and demanded his wife's head on a platter, but in that instant of shock, Feth'razaal had already gathered her numerous allies within the courts of Hell and flown from her old palace.
Feth'razaal discarded her old name — one which had been tainted by centuries of false love — when she broke her vow with the King of Hell and took on a new title that encompassed her boundless ambition and wrath: Fury. In the intervening eons, Fury carved out a mighty domain within the inferno and named herself an Archdevil . Many of the souls she claimed as a dragon millennia ago now loyally serve her as fiendish warriors, preferring the devil they know over the tyrannical rule of Asmodeus. Others take mortal form and venture into the world of the living to steal and pillage gold or souls to deliver tribute to their queen — just as they did in life. Someday, Fury knows she and her armies will grow powerful enough to dethrone Asmodeus once and for all. Until then, she is content to bide her time and live in luxury as Fury, Dragon Queen of Hell.
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Author's Notes
Inspired by Tiamat from the forgotten realms and by Fury from Legendary dragons.