Emberus

## AI Description

**Sun and Ash God Emberus. Level 250.**

**Warning: This is a deity. He is invulnerable on this floor.**

**This is a locked god. There will be no sponsors of this deity this season.**

*This god has been summoned to this location. Summoning rules apply.*

The youngest brother of Taranis, and half of the sun duology, Emberus strongly feels he is the best-suited candidate to ascend to the Celestial Throne. Known to be stoic and indifferent to the suffering of all but those he feels worthy, Emberus can be a just god if the fancy strikes him. The problem is the fancy hasn’t struck in a very long time. He’s usually an unmitigated asshole who’ll arbitrarily burn everyone you know and love just for looking at him funny. He’s considered one of the most unhinged of all the pantheon.

His twin brother is Hellik, another sun god who is quite obsessed with killing both Emberus and big brother Taranis. It’s a very dysfunctional relationship. I guess most families are like this. You probably don’t want to get involved.

Emberus’s very presence can be deadly to crawlers, and that’s just when he’s in his regular form. When he gets emotional, things really start to heat up.

Word on the street is that since his favorite son was murdered by an unknown assailant, Emberus has been acting even kookier than usual. The dude plucked his own eyes out in his grief. It was really gross.

## Devotee Notification

Congratulations, Crawler. You have devoted your life and fate to one of service. You are now an adherent of Emberus, God of Sun and Ash!

Your ranking in the church: Acolyte.

*Warning: You do not have a cleric or paladin class. As such, you may not ascend past Devotee. See the Deity tab for more information.*

Emberus, the personification of a star’s destructive power, welcomes you into his warm embrace. He welcomes all who accept his core philosophy. Emberus believes power, once held, must never sit idle. It is to be used and never squandered.

Because of your new-found faith, you must adhere to the following rules, lest you provoke the god’s wrath.

* You mustn’t cause harm to fellow worshippers of Emberus.
* You must stop and offer a single drop of blood at an Emberus temple at least once a day. If no temples are found in a 30-hour period, you must make the offering at the sun shrine that has now appeared in your personal space.
* Five percent of all looted gold must also be tossed into the shrine.
* You may not own or wield any magical gear that is blessed by the god Hellik.
* You must successfully complete all issued church quests.

All adherents in good standing with the God Emberus receive the following holy benefits:

* Access to all Temples of Emberus.
* All temples of Emberus now appear on your map.
* All temples of Hellik now appear on your map.
* All worshippers of Emberus will be indicated with a symbol.
* All worshippers of Hellik will be indicated with a symbol.
* All Hellik-worshipping NPCs, crawlers, and mobs killed by you will now offer 100% more experience.
* Immunity to Burn effect.
* All physical attacks by you have a 10% chance to inflict Burn.
* Free access\* to Club Vanquisher, regardless of previous and current affiliations.
* Every five consecutive days of worship, you will receive a boon from the god.
* Additional benefits and responsibilities will become available as your worship circle increases.

## Baptism by Fire

You have grown closer to your god, Emberus. He is pleased by your suffering.

Your new rank: Devotee.

*Warning: because you are not a Cleric or a Paladin, this is the highest rank you may obtain.*

This new rank comes with the following benefits:

* Your Burn immunity has been upgraded. You will no longer take environmental damage from heat or lava environments, such as Sheol. (Note. That does *not* mean you are protected from direct contact with fire or lava.)
* You may now cast a level-10 *Self-Immolation* once a day. Be careful with this one. Remember that little warning you just got about direct contact with fire.
* Your tithe amount has moved from 5% to 10% effective immediately.