Sol Invictus

Sol Invictus appraises his next opponent and finds them lacking.

### God of

The Prowess of a Warrior, Warrior's Spirit and Determination, Unstoppable Strength, War and Peace won by military victories, Patron God of the Meztec Empire (Former)

### Affiliated People

Human barbarians tribes, Mola-Mola-folk worshipers, various cults and religious sects, Meztec Empire (Former), Myrdirit (Limited)

### Relations

Husband to Nisha Anand (Deceased), Father to the Unconquerable Sun Jr.

### Appearance

Bald with a halo and a tanned body with outlines of solar glow symbol. He is well-built and equipped with naught but an orang silk kilt and belt.

## Common Knowledge

The Unconquered Sun is a well-known deity as His presence is often felt directly by His followers. An active God who traverses the Material Plane on His whims, He searches for new challenges among the Progenitor Pantheon of Orelisle. When not fighting his peers he heeds the prayers of His followers and trains them directly in temples or bests an intimidating foe that may disparage them in their time of need. Multiple cults and religions have formed to His worship and are both scholarly and martial in nature. The country of Aiur and some habitations of the Underdark may hold direct, firsthand accounts of His actions from multiple, verifiable sources.

## Powers

The Unconquered Sun has the power of Solar Fire, an Undefeated Warrior Spirit, Supreme Strength, Uncontested Tactical Mental Prowess and the Intimidation of Power one obtains by defeating multiple, strong opponents.

The source of this power comes from the strong, martial faith of the warrior elite of Orelisle who wish to emulate the traits the Unconquered Sun represents. Embodying one of the most inhospitable places in the Material Plane, the Sun, He also has some resistances to extreme environmental effects such as extreme pressure and of course, blindingly hot heat. Even without the powers of a Progenitor, the Unconquered Sun's martial ability is an intimidating prospect all on its own and few mortal champions could hope to last underneath His parrying blows and torrents of strikes; even if they came at Him all at once.

## Personality/Appearance

The Unconquered Sun can take on any appearance He so chooses, but some traits are constant between them. The Unconquered Sun is always hairless, always highly muscular, bears no armor save for an orange silk kilt with a magic belt, and has signs of extended exposure to the sun (varying by race from tanned skin to discolored scales). He also emanates a glowing halo of sunlight from His core, and a tattoo of the same light and intensity covers his body and culminates in an ancient, archaic solar symbol upon His chest. When the Unconquered Sun exerts Himself in combat, these lights grow in intensity. He also does not always appear as a male, but usually does.

When He addresses His followers He develops a teacher/student relationship with them. All others either fall under the categories of 'non-combatant' or 'enemy'. He considers Himself a guardian of Temporis and would defend it against the horrors without.

## Relations

He is the husband of Nisha Anand who is now deceased and father to His son, The Unconquerable Sun Jr. (known the inhabitants of Myrdirit as Sol Lux).

## History

### Origins

Sol Invictus began as a basic sun god formed from the afterbirth of the Apotheosis Desert, under the name Sol. The desert’s early inhabitants worshipped many aspects of Sol, and Sol Invictus, the Unconquered Sun was but one of these. A religious coup led by Sol Invictus’ cult in the city of Meztec led to the formation of the Meztec Empire, whose thousand year long conquest spread His worship across central Orelisle and even into parts of the Underdark.

In modern times, Sol Invictus’ worship is much less organized, working in smaller disorganized cults with different beliefs about proper worship of the Unconquered Sun. He also sometimes intervenes into the lives of people worshipping other warrior sun gods, co-opting their worship into his own.

### Dealings with Mortals

In His time on Temporis, Sol Invictus chooses to guide mortals in their way to develop their own martial abilities or traverse their own paths through life. A martial master in almost every humanoid combat ability known to mortals and Progenitor, Sol Invictus' students are renowned as a potent force that is very rarely trifled with.

### People/Places that worship them and why

Assorted cults in different parts of Orelisle. Formerly, the Meztec Empire.

### Associated markings and symbols

There is an ancient symbol of the sun etched onto His torso that flares with the glow of radiant sun energy.

Sol Invictus also created the text at Bone Peak, an ancient battle site in the eastern Apotheosis Desert.

### Current residence/plane

In the Material Plane, on the Sun that Temporis orbits.

### Meetings with the Binturian Party

Sol Invictus engaged in physical combat with Morgan, a Binturian who would later ascend to godhood. Otherwise, He has had no direct dealings with the Binturian Party.

### Details about relationships with other Beings or very important Mortals

He has won against most Progenitors in the Material Plane, even dueling Maelstrom at one point (though the victor was never clear).

## Further Information

* The Binturian Party
* Cult of Sol Invictus
* Incarnation
* Maelstrom
* Meztec Empire
* Morgan
* Myrdirit
* Sol Lux