Erion

**Erion** is the Eriadel God God of War, the figure head of the Argent Spear Cult, and the father to many notable demigod heroes. Having been born and raised during times of conflict, Erion was one of many warriors to be trained in combat and learned to enjoy the bloodlust that was common on the battlefield. As the years past and he gained more life experience, Erion's attitude soon changed and allowed him to improve his logistical, strategic, and tactical skills and to foster a better relationship with his followers.

## Background

Erion was born to a family of lower gods who held insignificant influence within their community, one whose only purpose was to produce divine children. Seen as having superior physicality and magic than the other children, the young Erion was placed within a training regime to one day fight within the wars fought by the gods. Under the supervision of an active War God, Erion was taught the basics of warfare before his age was artificial accelerated and put to work as a warrior.

As the centuries passed, Erion was eventually raised up and became a prominent God of War that was worshipped by wild human tribal warriors who praised him for his bloodlust. He fought against many foes in these times, most prominently Giant King Poraki and Fukuren, a powerful phantom-wolf. His achievements and renown became ingrained within the archives of the gods with each brutal victory against their enemies that seemed limitless at the time.

Unfortunately, the time eventually came when the conflicts of the gods came to an end and new, worthy foes that required him were no longer present to be opposed.

### New Life

Having settled down following the end of his wars, Erion came to become a local god that assisted his human worshippers with agricultural needs, including increased crop growth and good harvests. As the tensions across Erdyn began to rise again, his people slowly began to pray for him to defend them against the evils that laid beyond their territories. While he was apprehensive at first due to his past and his time of self-reflection, Erion decided to help those he came to love by provided blessings in areas of protection.

The more protection he provided, the larger the people of Eriadel were able to expand their borders, and with larger borders they were able to increase their own numbers, which brought increased prayers for Erion. To assist him, he used his own powers to spawn various daimons and called upon old godly friends. Eventually, a new familia of gods was formed and worshipped by Eriadel, with Erion becoming one of its most cherished gods who became a new War God, one that focused on all paths of warfare instead of simple barbarism.

## Personality

Erion had a fairly sarcastic wit that contained a dry, morbid sense of humour that showed his outlook on the glory of battle. He promoted bloodthirsty tactics that resulted in heavy losses on both sides, all the while simple believing it was the true cost of war. As a War God, he was arrogant and openly threatening towards those he saw as beneath him. Because of this, it is difficult for him to trust others, only giving important tasks to those who show their skill. Despite this, he was smart enough to look into himself and see his own faults to improve upon them.

After many years of self reflection however, Erion had adapted himself into a calmer and more reasonable god. He later became relatively benevolent (as much as a war god can be) and began adopting less militaristic and more protective measures to assist others. Along with his new outlook, he took a broader scope in regards to combat and the effects it has outside of battle, such as agriculture and logistics.

## Powers & Abilities

Erion possesses power that is above average for War Gods, having participated and survived far more conflicts than his younger peers and considered one of the strongest non-Chief Gods in the world. While he initially had simple brute strength in his arsenal, he has since added various magical techniques that boost the abilities of his allies, and diminishes his enemy's. His reserve of magical energy allows him to conduct spells effortlessly in ways that no mortal magician can hope to comprehend.

* **Immortality**: Erion has the potential for an indefinite lifespan and is immune to all forms of non-divine disease, illness and the effects of ageing. As an immortal, the soul of Erion can survive without a physical body and can be reborn should it survive. He can only be killed through powerful means or by the power of another god.

* **War Manipulation**: Using his aura, Erion can help focus the minds of soldiers, increasing their cohesion and attention to detail on the battlefield. In addition, he can manipulate the thoughts of the opposing side to stir emotions such as fear, nervousness, and further unbalance their minds.

* **Plant Manipulation**: Although known widely as a war god, Erion is capable of effecting plant growth to allow accelerated food production. He can also replenish the soil to support continued growth acceleration long-term.

* **Blessings**: Erion is able to grant splinters of his powers to those he decides are worthy of if. As a agricultural god, he can ensure the successful growth of crops that will be free from illness as long as they maintain good behaviour in society, along with a rich soil to sustain it. As a war god, Erion can bless entire units of soldiers to increase their focus and battle cohesion, along with temporary enchantments to their weapons and armour as long as they abide to his code of ethics in combat, and out.

### Equipment

* **Risabul**: This spear is Erion's current weapon of choice. Imbued with his divine aura, Risabul is an extremely powerful weapon that has been used for centuries.