Av’arghad

Av’arghad's form shifts and changes like the currents of the sea.

Av’arghad is an Íshnubar of Yishagoth, created by the Erraté Shog-Ammonoth, and rules over the aspects of rumour and currents. Av’arghad is a member of The Anointed, Shog-Ammonoth’s cadre of chosen gods, and is the sibling of Karglath, the pair once having been a single being before being torn apart by the actions of Uhrnothoon.

## Description

Av’arghad is the will and desire left behind when the god Kargarghad was killed, without any of its structure or direction. Formed from Kargarghad's flesh, Av’arghad was given power by Shog-Ammonoth and elevated into the ranks of the Anointed almost immediately following her violent birth. This left her formless and without direction, though she was sustained by Kargarghad's will. Deciding to explore her realm, Av’arghad spread herself across her Domain of Yonghag-Gnar, and united her flesh and form with its currents. Soon, where the god began and her Domain ended became unclear, and Av’arghad lost herself in the waters she ruled.

Now Av’arghad is a being of instinct and will, and little else. When called forth by her master or the other Anointed, Av’arghad emerges as a collection of assembled strings of flesh and sinew, a slave to the Aspects that she is purported to govern. Her influence on Terra Aletheia is as chaotic as her own existence, with no rhyme or reason applied to the concepts or physical properties she commands.

## Origin

Av’arghad, along with Karglath, were once a singular being, a Primordial elf who lived in hopes of seeing the entire Realmsphere. A traveller, this being spent their entire life crafting a vessel that could sail the endless energy of the Outer Realms. Their efforts would soon prove to be fruitless however, as the coming of the War of the Gods diverted much of the individuals resources. With little time and no support, the elf decided to try the craft without first running test flights. The initial launch was successful, and the craft managed to breach the barrier between Terra Aletheia and the Inner Realms, but as it surged forward it began to fracture. Unable to handle the stressors that a loosening reality subjugated it to, the craft exploded, and the elf mortally wounded. As it's body drifted through the realms, it finally settled in Yishagoth.

Shog-Ammonoth took an interest in the pathetic corpse, and offered it power. With time fast running out, the elf accepted, and the Íshnubar Kargarghad was born. Kargarghad was the youngest of the Anointed, and used its power in ways the other had never dreamed of. Soon it began to display a mastery over the divine that eclipsed its siblings, and it was revealed that the explosion had fractured Kargarghad's soul. It's ascension to divinity had healed the damage done, but its soul had been changed as a result, and was now doubled in size and complexity. This had effectively given Kargarghad a twin soul, a quirk which afforded it more potential than any other Íshnubar.

Uhrnothoon, seeing the power Kargarghad possessed, desire to join the multi-souled union, and pushed her way into Kargarghad's realm. Caught off guard, Kargarghad could do nothing as Uhrnothoon forced herself upon it. Her attack proved disastrous however, and Kargarghad's body and Domain were split asunder by the concentration of energy. Kargarghad was dead, and its place rose Karglath and Av'arghad, its bones and flesh given sentience.