Blaze

*“We lie about our past to make peace with the present. If we accepted the truth of our history, we would find no peace – our consciences would not permit it. Nor would our rage."*

-Blaze

## History

A figure lost to history, the records of the Druid Society had the following to say about him.

"*Male Half-Elf, held as a messiah by the Druids, had the shortest yet most world-altering reign of a Druid ever, gave the Druid Society the structure it bears today, led an army of Druids against an invasion force of Demons, acted as both a general and a mediator in a war between deities and preserved the world from its possible breaking at the hands of a coalition of insane and evil deities, gave the Druid Society inter-planar recognition and political representation, and and was granted Hierophant status in record time due to his incredible actions. He was a Forest Druid, and ruled for one year. Blaze disappeared directly after becoming a Hierophant."*

 This erases much about the mysterious druid, both deliberately and out of ignorance.

Whether Blaze was born an elf or a half-elf is unknown, but at some point he was slain and reincarnated as the other.

Blaze's closest companions were Sabrael and Agragor, all three of whom ascended to become demigods. Blaze and his successor Mael were the last two demigods to lead the Druid Society.

Blaze was not the first Grand Druid, but was the first to willingly step down, becoming the first Hierophant. He would set a precedent that lasted centuries until Lothaire Parvaiz became the first Grand Druid to refuse to relinquish power.

Blaze neither founded the Holy Council, nor was he responsible for admitting mortals to its ranks, but he did ably negotiate between warring factions within the institution to avert a war between the gods.

Some would claim this description to be shameless hagiography, and point to the many conflicts Blaze sparked in order to rise in the Druid Society. One way or another, he did not leave the world a worse or better place.

A man claiming to be Blaze was encountered years later by his son Gallery. The man made his abode on the sun, and declared himself to have become a paladin.

A man definitively identified as Blaze visited Arendur over 2000 years after his reign. He exchanged a few words with Tolumvire of Arendur, and gave him some advise about how to rule. He may have counseled the other Philosopher-Kings, but this is unknown.

Blaze was one of the heroic spirits on Tir na Og that appeared before Silvius in the doomed timeline. Nonetheless there were other spirits in Arawn's realm who were alive in the alternate past, proving nothing about Blaze's status and whereabouts.

## Personality

Secrecy is second nature to Blaze. He operated best when others did not know what he was thinking, and therefore remained unpredictable to keep others from knowing his ultimate intentions. He believed that forces of the world existed in a balance, and that suffering came when those forces come into conflict. His wife was slain and my son lost to him, and Blaze never forget their faces, though he never spoke of them. Though slow to anger, when provoked, his rage was blind and unreasoning.