Phosphephos, God of Blacksmithing and Crafts

(Fos-feh-fos) Blighted God, born of the Giants.

He is regarded as an aggressive and vengeful god with a short temper and many, many wives of other races that are referred to as his Forge Wives.

His main and more known Forge Wives include:

~ Ignis, the first wife, born of Orc blood.

~ Flamma, the 3rd wife, born of Dwarfish blood.

~ Lucerna, the 6th wife, born of Elvish blood and believed to be one of the first Ambar Elves.

There are 14 Forge Wives in total and each represent a craft or aspect of smithing and fire.

In truth, Phosphephos is a stolen god, taken from the Giants legends of Ivar Brann, the first Fire Giant, his story twisted after Ivar’s slaves returned to civilised life and told his story, Ivar’s legends overtaking that of the original God of Crafts in Viothism, Phosphos, to create a blend of the two: Phosphephos, the God of Blacksmithing and Crafts, now a Fire Giant instead of a large Dwarfish man, now vicious instead of docile, yet still with many wives and still of all crafts, with the same fiery passion.

Though unless you are a Giant yourself then this fact is unknown and lost to time. All else who knows of Phosphephos know him as the Fire Giant God, one they worship in the flames and work put into their crafts, one they pray to for sharp blades and smooth carvings.

Phosphephos is said to be a rather isolated God, when lightning strikes and storms arise it is believed that he is arguing with another God that he has encountered nearby. Those who go searching never find him or never return.

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## Evoking Phosphephos

Evoking Method:

~ The evoker chants low as they either craft an item or mimic a craft, forging his symbol into the craft while either using or surrounded by one or more of 3 things: broken weapons or armour, hot coals and/or molten metal.

~ Ooc dice roll, 1-10 success, 11-20 failure.

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Evoking Result (1 of):

~ The next crafted item, be it potion, weapon, shield, armour, figure or otherwise, will be of flawless design regardless of expertise. The hand will be steady and true, the eyes keen and the mind somehow knowledgeable of the subject to craft it perfectly. One would have to actively be bad for it to not be flawless.

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Evoking Failure (1 of):

~ The next items of use that the character uses will break. Regardless. If they pick up a sword it will snap in half or be bendy, if they wear armour it will never fit and be cumbersome, if they drink a potion it will burn their throat and fail, sculptures will smack and crumble beneath their fingers.

This effect lasts for 2 days and includes even everyday items. The only immediate counter to this is extremely thick gloves made in Phosphephos’ name, these are so thick that they weigh a considerable amount and render hand mobility extremely difficult. They can be given by most blacksmiths who hold them in stock just in case.

However, these gloves do not *always* work, an ooc dice of 1-10 success, 11-20 failure is required each time the character holds an item to see if it will break.

Most characters are checked and given tests to pass irp before they enter a place of fragile or priceless items.

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## Phosphephos' Shrine in the Aramoor Cathedral

The following altar can be found in the Aramoor Cathedral. It is public access 24/7 and upkeep is regular.