The Phoenix Avatars

The Phoenix lords are the founders, and embodiments of the aspect shrines, the warriors archetypes. They have defined how the Aldari wage war since the fall of the dominion. Each lord was in many ways beyond mortal, binding their souls to their armor they became a mantle. Should one fall another aspect warrior could take up their armor, in time merging with the gestalt that was the phoenix lord. Over their millennia of constant combat, each lord carved the archetype of their respective aspect into the warp. This would play a key role in their acesnion, duirng Ahras folly.

The ascension of the Phoenix lords to godhood was not a day of celebration or triumph, but an act of desperation. the fallen phoenix, Arhra chosen of Khaine in his madness endanger the souls of the Aldari, attempting to raise Khaine from the dead with eight hundred and eighty shards within the reach of the blood god. In an act of hubris known as Ahra's folly. Using all but one of the remaining shards of khaine, the revrernce of their followers, and their own self forged archetypes, they Ascended to goodhood. Using their new power they where able to prevent the Blood God from stealking the bloody handed ones link to the Aldari's souls, and banish the mighty avatar of khrone the blood god hard forged from the stolen shards.

the ascension of the phoenix lords into godhood in many ways was a formalization of their role rather than a transformation of it. going from metaphorically embodying aspects of war to literally doing so. In terms of raw power, each Phoneix avatar is on par with a typical exalted Damon.

## Asurmen, The Hand of Asuryan

The first and greatest of the phoenix lords, it was Asurmen who found and trained the rest. He is the patron of Dire avengers, the generalist soldiers of the Asari. In addition to his transcendent skill with the blade, he wields Anaris the greatest blade ever forged by vaul. As a god of war, Asurmen embodies the Honor of Soldiers, the ideal of holding to morality even in the bloody fires of war.

## Amon Hakarat, The Blinding Blade

The founder of the Crimson Hunters, the formost pilots among the aldari. Skilled beyond reason and bound to their craft on a metaphysical level, they form a deadly whole worth more than the sum of its parts. Amon Perished in battle against the Ct'an known as the Destroyer, being slain truly and totally. As of yet, none have yet risen to clam the mantle and become the next Phoenix avatar of the crimson hunters. As a good of war, he represented the freedom afforded to solders during war.

## Baharroth, The Cry of the Wind

The founder of Swooping Hawks, winged flying infantry who are among the most deadly jump troops in the galaxy. As a god of war, they embody Revenge and retribution

## Drastanta, The Tempest of Starlight

The founder of shining spears, skilled jetbike cavalry, one of the most mobile formations avilable to the aldari. As a god of war, they embody the heroic will and determination that soldiers can find in the crucible of war.

## Fuegan, The Burning Lance

The founder of the fire dragons, infantry equipped with devastatingly powerful Melta weapons. While slow by the standards of the Aldari, the fire power they can bring to bear more than makes up for this. As a god of war, they embody the vast and terrible destruction that war brings.

## Irillyth, The Shade of Twilight

The founder of the Shadow specters, prism cannon wielding stealth infantry. using low emission jet packs and holofieds, they drift across the battlfiled like a ghost, burning down distant enemies before fading away. As a god of war, they embody the unending nature of a soldiers duty and the etneral pressence of war.

## Jain Zar, The Storm of Silence

The founder of the howling banshees, terrifying blade masters. The howling banshees wield deadly melee weapons capable of slaying even terminators with ease, bolstering this is the psionically infusesd banshee wail, sowing terror in their wake. As a god of war, they embody the desperation and fear of death that comes with war.

## Karandras, The Shadow Hunter

Uniquely among the Phoenix avatars, Karandras was not hte founder of his aspect shrine. Insated he ascend in the wake of Ahra's defection to the drukari. Nevertheless, he stands as an equal to the rest. He is the lord of the striking scorpions, heavily armored and armored infiltrators, combinign the dangers of stelth troops with the killing power of heavy infantry. As a god of war, they embody the brutal truth that untimely, war is about killing the enemy.

## Lhykosidae, The Warp Spider

The founder of the warpspides, teleporting heavy infantry. Wearing heavy armor, and using rapid teleportation they close to close range before opining fire with their horrifyingly deadly weapons. As a god of war, they embody protection, the act of shedding blood to protect those one loves.

## Maugan Ra, The Harvester of Souls

The founder of Dark Reapers, death dealing heavy infantry, the Dark reapers eschew more exotic strategies, instead focusing entirely upon dealing death. As a god of war, they embody Death itself.