Efestus

> ***"In the days of old, the entire multiverse would tremble before the might of a Dragon. And I will see that they tremble once more."*** - Efestus, to Dorah, during their battle in the Astral Sea.
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## Efestus

### Affiliations

Rivantan (Formerly), The Gith Army

Efestus is a mighty red dragon, born long before the founding of Othas Rest. He previously partnered with Rivantan in the Pinborough Peaks, until her death, and is a known antagonist of the Guild.

## Biography

Efestus was born long before the founding of Othas Rest, when humans were few and far between, and the ancient dwarves still resided in their under-mountain citadel. He lived in the Pinborough Peaks, with his fellow dragon, Rivantan. Together the two would oversea the surface world, as it's caretakers, watching humans slowly colonise and expand across the Ridings.

Rivantan and Efestus has very different views on their duty to the humans. While Rivantan believed their role was to nurture, Efestus saw it as one to rule and subjugate the weaker humans. The two dragons would often be at odds with one another over their differing viewpoints.

### Study of Dracokin

> ***"Rivantan thought too charitably of your kind, but I see you for what your truly are. Filth. You carry the blood of the mightiest race in all the cosmos, but you taint it with your humanity. Just looking at you makes me sick! "*** - Efestus, to Dorah, regarding her being a Dracokin.
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During their time together, Rivantan and Efestus spent much time researching the nature of Dracokin - humanoids born with the essence of dragons. Rivantan found the existence of Dracokin to be a curious development, and sought to mentor and nurture them as they discovered their powers. Efestus, however, saw the Dracokin as a slight against dragonkind, an insult to their power, and abominations to be purged from the world.

Though they continued to document and observe the known Dracokin, Rivantan and Efestus would continue to have several disagreements. The disagreement would ultimately turn openly hostile, and led to a mighty battle between the two.

Though Efestus was badly wounded, he was victorious in the battle, eventually dragging Rivantan back to their lair and burning her body to ash. After which, he sequestered himself in the Dragon Isles to recover and was not seen or heard from for millenia.

### Dragon Isles and Meeting Dorah

Efestus would spend many centuries in slumber in the Dragon Isles, as he recovered from his battle with Rivantan and plotted his conquest of the Ridings. During this time, he would assume form of a small halfling, to avoid any detection.

Eventually he would encounter members of the Adventurers Guild, including Dorah, a young Dracokin from Kaiju Canyon. Unaware of her nature Efestus entertains conversation with the young adventurer, until he is eventually tricked and captured inside a Bag of Holding.

Unable to return to his true form, for risk of splitting the bag and banishing himself to the Astral Sea, Efestus remained inside the bag carried by Dorah, who would occasionally commune with him.

### The Astral Sea

After spending many months inside the bag, gleaning information from his captor, Efestus discovered that Dorah was a Dracokin, and was heading to Rivantan's lair to learn more about her kind. Efestus tried to lure Dorah and her friends along a more dangerous path, in the hopes the mountains would kill her, and opted to tear himself free of the Bag of Holding, plunging him into the Astral Sea.

Over time, Efestus consolidated power across the Astral Plane, subjugating the native Githyanki to worship him as their god.

### Battle with Dorah

> ***"You traveled this far just to die at my hand? Very well. Your charred corpses will float across endless void of the Astral Sea for all eternity."*** - Efestus, to Cass and Dorah.
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After defeating Raphael and the Von Valentine Vampires, Dorah and Cass began a journey through the planescape. While Cass did so with the intention of helping Mercer, Dorah did so knowing it would one day bring her to the Astral Sea, where she could face Efestus once more.

In the Astral Sea, Dorah encountered Efestus and his Githyanki army, and the two dragons battled across the void.

### Death and Resurrection

Despite his strength, Efestus was defeated by Dorah, and, after a length battle, he was killed by the young Dracokin's lighting breath

Many months later, attempts to revive Efestus were concocted, which were eventually successful, and the dragon returned to command his Githyanki Armies once more.

## Personality

Efestus is a violent and angry dragon, filled with pride, malice, and rage. He believes Dragonkind are the superior race, and the rightful rulers of all the planes. He tolerates those who revere him, and seeks to destroy any who do not submit to his rule. He hates Dracokin with a passion, seeing them as having tainted their dragonblood, and seeks to destroy all if them.

He is arrogant and prideful, believing himself superior to any he faces. He will go out of his way to bait and antagonize his foes, even offering them advantages in combat, solely to prove his superiority.

## Trivia

* Over several thousand years old, Efestus is the oldest creature known to exist in the Ridings as of *AOR 550*
* After releasing himself from the Bag of Holding, Efestus spent 13 months in the Astral Sea before being killed by Dorah; the equivalent of 130 years.
* Despite his incredible power, Efestus' arrogance have directly caused his downfall at the hands of Dorah twice
	+ Believing he could not be outsmarted by her, Efestus was tricked into being sealed inside the bag of holding by Dorah, to prevent him destroying Hollyhead.
	+ Eager to prove his superiority, Efestus ordered his Githyanki Army to stand down so that he could face the young Dracokin alone, leading to his death at the hands of Dorah.

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