Lythos

### Habitat

Lives in a massive mountain range in the Plane of Earth, though it can appear anywhere by transporting itself through the ground

### Predators

High level Cosmic Horrors (?)

**Lythos** is the **Prime D'ao** as well as the Primordial Genie powering the Plane of Earth after being created by the Protas known as 'The Source'. All the D'ao (and all the other stages of their life cycle that exist are fragments of **Lytho's** power given form.)

## Biography

### Origin (848,881,906 BR)

Created following The Battle of The Sublime Digger to serve as the caretaker and regulator for the Elemental Chaotic Plane of Earth created by The Source to serve as a source for magical elemental renewal in the event of his demise or disappearance.

### First Sighting (1350s)

**Lythos** was first observed by 'mortal eyes' by the dimensional traveling School of the Fox witchers Chovod and Vedalt as they explored the Elemental Planes in turn. They observed **Lythos** at a distance as he surfaced from a set of mountain ranges to commune with his **D'ao**.

## Physiology

**Lythos** resembles a gargantuan D'ao, or more apt to say D'ao resemble much, much smaller versions of **Lythos**. He easily the size of a mountain in his natural state but can change his body size at will both bigger and smaller.

## Relationships

### Relatives

#### Parent(s)

##### The Source

Lytho's creator and the closest thing Lythos has to a father.

#### Siblings

* Protas
	+ Metatron (Son of **The Source** and Asherah, patron god of the Akeros) & Betlena (Daughter of **The Source** and Asherah, patron goddess of Spirits)
	+ Ritarin (Son of **The Source** and Asherah, patron god of the Law and Order) & Xaknera (Daughter of **The Source** and Asherah, patron goddess of Duty)
	+ Wijun (Son of **The Source** and Asherah, patron god of Beasts and the Hunt) & Dumera (Daughter of **The Source** and Asherah, patron goddess of Agriculture)
	+ Cimbris, God of Wisdom and Healing (Son of **The Source** and Asherah, patron god of Wisdom and Healing) & Noxlena, Goddess Of Science and Logic (Daughter of **The Source** and Asherah, patron goddess of Science and Logic)
	+ Xyzotl, God of the Harvest (Son of **The Source** and Asherah, patron god of the Harvest) & Ituna, Goddess of Sky and Storms (Daughter of **The Source** and Asherah, patron goddess of Sky and Storms)
	+ Idos, God of Trickery (Son of **The Source** and Asherah, patron god of Trickery) & Orlena, Goddess Of Chance (Daughter of **The Source** and Asherah, patron goddess of Chance)
		- Fanbris, God of Games (Grandson through Idos and Orlena)
	+ Huses, God Of The Dark (Son of **The Source** and Asherah, patron god of Dark) & Quxasis, Goddess of Winter and Ice (Daughter of **The Source** and Asherah, patron goddess of Winter and Ice) Elementia
	+ Arges, The Primordial Genie of Aether.
	+ Hydros, The Primordial Genie of Water.
	+ Pyros, The Primordial Genie of Fire.
	+ Stratos, The Primordial Genie of Air.
	+ Rhea, The Primordial Genie of Nature.
	+ Dur-Baagal, The Primordial Genie of Ice.
	+ Nebula, The Primordial Genie of Steam

#### Descendants

* D'ao, Earth Elementals, Earth Daemons, and Earth Mephits

## Abilities

* **Prime Being**: **Lythos** is a prime being of the D'ao variety, having been the origin of the species.
* **Primordial Earth Generation**: **Lythos** can generate primordial earth, earth so ancient that it was from the beginning of the universe. Being more powerful than ordinary earth generation, **Lythos** can use this power for a variety of powerful effects.
	+ **Primordial Earth Aura**: **Lythos** can release and surround himself in/with earth and earthen materials for defensive and/or offensive purposes, possibly becoming almost untouchable and granting them various abilities/attacks. The aura also gives **Lythos** enhanced physical capabilities such as speed, strength and durability.
	+ **Primordial Earth Blast**: **Lythos** can release earth over a specific target area causing great damage and/or delivering great shock waves of pure force.
* **Primordial Earth Manipulation**: **Lythos** can create, shape and manipulate earth of an ancient primordial nature, they can cause natural earth effects such as mudslides, earthquakes, and sinkholes to manifest. **Lythos** is able to override other forms of Earth Manipulation as earth is the domain of **Lythos**. Similar to other primordial elements, the raw potency and primeval nature of this power enables **Lythos** to easily overpower immunities to earth based powers.
	+ **Mineral Manipulation**: **Lythos** can create, shape and manipulate any/all minerals, a naturally occurring, homogeneous inorganic solid substances with a definite chemical composition and characteristic crystalline structure, color, and hardness. This includes rocks, which are composed of grains of one or more minerals or mineraloids held together by chemical bonds.
		- **Mineral Constructs**: **Lythos** can turn minerals into different shapes, objects and materials of varying complexity, permanence and solidity, ranging from items such as tools and weapons, to other forms such as images, entities and structures. **Lythos** can use this ability for almost any situation, creating anything he needs.
		- **Mineral Generation**: **Lythos** is able to generate any kind of mineral at will with no consequences (Including Dimeritium).
	+ **Stone Armor**: **Lythos** can form armor around his body or a shape it from stone and minerals for protection and physical boost. **Lythos** can also shape the armor into new forms for weapons, transportation, even constructs of the element.

## Trivia

* While **Lythos** is the Primordial of Earth, earth in this case leans more towards soil, rocks, minerals, etc. His sister the Primordial of Nature, Rhea is more about plant life, trees, animals, etc.

## Permissions from the Article's Author

As the author of this article, I state that **Lythos** is a character who is free and available to use in stories and articles as long as they are not for monetary gain, all I ask is that you honor the lore present and if you include them in any of your stories to add the events to the biography timeline on this page.

## Notes

* **Lythos** is a pure fanon creation intended to serve as the origin point for the D'ao of the Earth Elemental Plane as it is fanon and there is no official proof of Lytho's existence in the Witcher works outside the fanon community.