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This is the Firebringer, also called Firebearer, Flamebringer or Flamebearer, a minor deity of Vengeance, Flame and Destruction, and subordinate of Thedas, God of Death, Curses and Salt.

As part of the Cursebringers he's something like a Herald of Thedas, although he and the other Cursebringers mostly act independantly of the God of Death, and Harbinger of Doom and Disaster.

Like the others, he is a Harbinger of Catastrophe, but in contrast to his Brothers, he is more active as a Deity of Vengeance.

Wherever there is commited a terrible crime, chances are to find him there to cast flaming retribution on the evildoers.

Sometimes he's used as a cover up of commited crimes, by people envious of their neighbors fertile soil, trapping them in their home and burning it to the ground, so they can own their neighbors land, or to kill and burn a Rival, claiming they were claimed by the Bearer of Flame, to name just two examples.

Those who do so play a risky game, and many who did this live in constant fear of him. Many stories claim, that those who did this died in a fire at some point, and that there was seen a lonly figure on a horse, standing on a nearby hill, before vanishing.

He's wearing a full plate armor, which seem to consist out of molten steel, with the leather- and chainmail-parts consisting seemingly of molten rock or basalt.

A Crest of Flames adorns his helmet, that completelly covers his face, leaving only a slit in which one can see absolute darkness with a faint bluish glow and what seems like a few freckles of bluish-white light, reminding of stars, as well as at least one glowing eye, resembling blue-burning embers.

Where he walks, his feet set the ground aflame, leaving behind footprints of scorched earth.

The appearance of his steeds reaches from a sometimes burning skeletal horse, over normal looking horses of all colors with blazing manes and tails all the way to horses with a coloring of coal-black basalt, cracked open like dry earth, with the cracks glowing in a deep red or yellowish orange, tail and mane ablaze, leaving behind scorchmarks where its hooves touched the ground.





Dies ist der Feuerbringer, auch Feuerträger, Flammenbringer oder Flammenträger genannt, eine geringere Gottheit der Rache, Flammen und Zerstörung, und Untergebener von Thedas, Gott der Toten, Flüche und des Salzes.

Als Teil der Fluchbringer ist er so etwas wie ein Herold Thedas', obwohl er und die Fluchbringer zumeist unabhängig vom Gott der Toten agieren, und Vorbote von Unheil und Zerstörung.

Wie die anderen ist er ein Vorbote von Katastrophen, doch im Gegensatz zu seinen Brüdern agiert er mehr als Rachegottheit.

Wo auch immer ein schreckliches Verbrechen verübt wird, besteht die Möglichkeit ihn dort zu finden um an den Übeltätern flammende Vergeltung zu üben.

Manchmal wird er als Mittel zur Vertuschung begangener Verbrechen benutzt, von Personen die, von Neid auf den fruchtbaren Boden ihrer Nachbarn zerfressen, diese in ihren Häusern einschließen und anschließend niederbrennen, um an das Land ihrer Nachbarn zu gelangen, oder einen Rivalen töten und verbrennen, und behaupten, der Bringer der Flammen hätte ihn geholt, um nur zwei Beispiele zu nennen.

Diejenigen, die so handeln, spielen ein riskantes Spiel, und viele von ihen leben in ständiger Furcht vor ihm. Viele Geschichten erzählen davon, wie diejenigen, die solche Verbrechen begingen, irgendwann ihr Ende in den Flammen fanden, und das auf einem nahen Hügel eine einsame Gestalt auf einem Pferd zu sehen war, bevor diese verschwand.

Sein Körper ist von einer vollständigen Plattenrüstung bedeckt, die aus geschmolzenem Stahl zu bestehen scheint, während Teile, die normalerweise aus Leder oder einem Kettenpanzer bestehen, aus geschmolzenem Gestein oder Basalt zu sein scheinen.

Ein Kamm aus Flammen schmückt seinen Helm, welcher sein Gesicht vollständig bedeckt und nur einen Schlitz offen lässt, hinter dem man absolute Dunkelheit erblickt, kaum erhellt von einem schwachen, bläulichen Schein und etwas, das wie vereinzelte Sommersprossen aus bläulich-weißem Licht, ähnlich winzigen Sternen, scheint, sowie mindestens eines seiner Augen, die wie blau brennende Glutstücke erscheinen.

Wo er geht setzen seine Füße den Boden in brand und hinterlassen Fußspuren aus verbranter Erde.

Die Erscheinung seiner Rösser reicht von einem (manchmal brennenden) Skelett-Pferd, über normal erscheinende Pferde aller Farben mit flammenden Mähnen und Schweifen, bis hin zu Pferden einer Färbung von kohlschwarzem Basalt, aufgesprungen wie trockene Erde, die Risse glühend in tiefstem rot oder gelblichem orange, Schweif und Mähne in Flammen, die jeweils nichts hinterlassen als Brandspuren wo ihre Hufe den Boden berührten.

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Comments: 35

Leanndra51 [2020-05-24 17:57:29 +0000 UTC]

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ThorinWolfson In reply to Leanndra51 [2020-05-26 13:12:21 +0000 UTC]

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Leanndra51 In reply to ThorinWolfson [2020-06-09 22:39:35 +0000 UTC]

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StarGamerWorld [2020-03-03 14:05:16 +0000 UTC]

Wow, this is a neat character! Really like how he is a harbinger of catastrophe that acts more like vengeance If I may ask, is he quite powerful with his blade and abilities?

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ThorinWolfson In reply to StarGamerWorld [2020-03-03 21:14:25 +0000 UTC]

In the Setting I'm working on, he is kind of a Demi-God.

At least that's the closest to what he and his brothers are that I can think of.

He is a Harbinger of Catastrophe and acts as one, but he acts more as Deity of Vengeance and Retribution.


He is pretty powerful. Not as powerful as Thedas for example, but definetelly more powerful than most mortals.

Most of the time he has to restrain his powers to not burn everything down, but if he gets serious, I think he could take down a dragon with ease.

He is able to heat objects pretty much at will, and due to the nature of his body and armor, it's impossible to touch him without catching fire.

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StarGamerWorld In reply to ThorinWolfson [2020-03-03 22:12:39 +0000 UTC]

That sounds really interesting. Must be quite impressive if he's like a demigod. Do you ever want to do stories about him? It sounds like a series about him would be really interesting.

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ThorinWolfson In reply to StarGamerWorld [2020-03-04 18:01:55 +0000 UTC]

Well, the Cursebringers are actually full, albeit only minor, Deities.

Powerlevel-wise they're about as powerful as Demi-Gods are portrayed in media.


I haven't planned on it at this point.

He originates from a Story idea I had about 7 years ago, which I try to write a novel about.

He was more or less planned as myth for the background of that story, so the world maybe feels a bit more alive.

Maybe I'll do some stories and myths with him and others at some point, if I ever come to finish my original idea.

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StarGamerWorld In reply to ThorinWolfson [2020-03-04 18:03:50 +0000 UTC]

No worries. The Cursebringers sound interesting, though I can understand that they are mostly supposed to be myth

If I may ask, what personality does Firebringer have? Though a Cursebearer, he seems to have a bit to his character given the picture and the description of him.

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ThorinWolfson In reply to StarGamerWorld [2020-03-04 18:33:58 +0000 UTC]

Hm, I guess, in D&D terms, he would be Lawful Neutral (or Chaotic Neutral, probably depending on which Role he serves that moment).

On one hand he brings chaos and catastrophe in form of fire (burning buildings, fields and such, for example).

On the other he brings justice and retribution in his role as Deity of Vengeance.

I think, the easiest term to describe him would be "As changeable as the Flames".

As personification of Fire, he has a stong Will to suppress his temper and hot headedness, though sometimes he looses his cool.

And like his brothers, if given an order, he will follow.


That's most of what comes to mind at the moment.

I hope I was able to answer your question.

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StarGamerWorld In reply to ThorinWolfson [2020-03-04 18:36:20 +0000 UTC]

That does answer my question. I really like it It sounds like he does have a bit of a human-side to him, given his will, but also hot-headed. He sounds like he's in an interesting spot as some Neutral deity with being an agent of catastrophe but also vengeance.

Can you imagine him being in any fights that are a struggle for him? Like an evil, almighty monster or deity that he ends up fighting as part of his role as vengeance.

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ThorinWolfson In reply to StarGamerWorld [2020-03-04 19:24:39 +0000 UTC]

Hm... I can't think of any at the moment.

Since he and his Brothers are only minor Deities, probably most of the major Deities, like Thedas.

But since they are on a parallel World, all kinds of things end stranded there.


Oh, just remembered one. Probably the Shadowbeast.

A Being from a foreign World, consisting of everchanging, living shadow.

That thing is pretty hard to kill definitely, and would probably be on D&Ds Tarrasque Level Difficulty.

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StarGamerWorld In reply to ThorinWolfson [2020-03-04 19:25:53 +0000 UTC]

Ah, a parallel world? That does sound really interesting! Does Firebringer and the other Cursebearers have a backstory in mind? Or are their origins supposed to be deliberately vague?

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ThorinWolfson In reply to StarGamerWorld [2020-03-04 20:28:08 +0000 UTC]

They do not. At least not yet.

The Cursebearers are mostly personifications of Natural Disasters: Storms, Snow, Floods, etc.

One of them, the one handed Driver (or Ferryman, depending on the region), is said to only foretell ones approaching Death.

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StarGamerWorld In reply to ThorinWolfson [2020-03-04 20:30:47 +0000 UTC]

Oh wow, that is really interesting. So then Firebringer is also a sort of personification of wild fires and infernoes and such?

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ThorinWolfson In reply to StarGamerWorld [2020-03-05 17:06:10 +0000 UTC]

Yes, kind of.

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StarGamerWorld In reply to ThorinWolfson [2020-03-05 17:07:28 +0000 UTC]

Ah, that makes sense. Would it be fun theoretically if he struggled against any Tarrasque-level threats or opponents?

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ThorinWolfson In reply to StarGamerWorld [2020-03-06 18:32:29 +0000 UTC]

I'm not sure, I understand what you mean.

Could you explain?

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StarGamerWorld In reply to ThorinWolfson [2020-03-06 18:34:56 +0000 UTC]

My bad. I mean, would it be interesting for a story if Firebringer fought threats like the Shadowbeast which are a struggle for him to beat? You said it was on Tarrasque Level Difficulty so I figured a lot of Tarrasque-level creatures would be difficult for Firebringer

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ThorinWolfson In reply to StarGamerWorld [2020-03-06 19:06:34 +0000 UTC]

Yes, I think, in D&D terms the Shadowbeast would be at least a CR 30 Creature.

Till now, the Shadowbeast is the most dangerous Creature in that World.

I haven't planned on him fighting against it, but it would sure be interesting.

But I guess, it'd be difficult for him alone though, he'd probably have to bring at least one of his Brothers with him.


I say this from a In-World point of view.

In that World exists a Race of what could inspire Tales of Gods in our World, technologically very advanced to a point they're able to harness the elements.

Closest of a comparison I can think of right now: Think a mixture of Disney's Atlantis: The Lost Empire and Marvel's Asgard.

They had a few descendants of mixed blood with the Races of Man and Elves.

Those Descendants were kinda immune to dying. They could be hurt, wounded or slain, but they wouldn't stay dead. Their bodies would heal wounds, or, in case of severe damage, like Death, completely rewind their own bodies time, meaning they get younger. Due to that these Halfbloods adopted the Name of Einherjar for themselves.

There were ten of them, when they fought the Shadowbeast.

After the battle, there were only three of them left, with one of them having an arm lost permanently.

And the Thing was not quite dead yet.


So, at the moment I have absolutely no idea, how a fight between the Firebringer and a Shadowbeast would end.

It'd definitely be difficult for him, but how difficult exactly, I'm not sure at the moment.

I have a bit more Worldbuilding to do before that.

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StarGamerWorld In reply to ThorinWolfson [2020-03-06 19:10:00 +0000 UTC]

Goodness, wow, the Shadowbeast fought that before? That'd be pretty terrifying then. Very interesting though that it existed for that long.

As a rough idea then, would a lot of CR 30 monsters, if there's others in your setting, pose a big threat for Firebringer? (though that sounds very much near the top of the power scale for that setting)

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ThorinWolfson In reply to StarGamerWorld [2020-03-06 20:33:43 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, especially considering that magic is a pretty rare thing in that world.

Magic exists there, but it's more of a low magic setting.

There are pretty much just two Races that can use magic.

One are Dragons, cause they're self-sufficient, they create their own magic energy.

The other are Nymphs, who can amplify magic energy to use it. They're like: give them one grain of sand, they'll return it as a comlete beach.

But since they are a embodyment of nature, they can only use specific powers, depending on their subrace. So, they're a bit more like the elemental benders from Avatar.

In that world, magic is kind of a finite resource, kinda like trees. It will regenerate, but only slowly.

There are magic users of other races, but only few have the predisposition, and even fewer have the talent and are brave enough.

Most "magic" comes from Alchemy, which in that world is a generic term for what is natural sciences for us, and a bit more.

Either that or items that contain a Dragoneye, the petrified (or crystallised?) eyes of a dead Dragon, which are gems infused with the elemental power of that Dragon.

Such Dragoneyes can be used for example to fulfill tasks that we have science for, like night vision devices, or to craft stuff like flaming swords.

Those items are really expensive though, and kind of rare. Also, such items aren's just tools, they're works of art, and partially more like computers (think Tonys "Suitcase Armor" in Iron Man 2, with safety protocols and such)


Sorry for my babbeling. I got carried away by my own thoughts.

So yeah, the Shadowbeast is almost God-like in that World.

Other than the Shadowbeast, I can only think of one other Creature that would probably be CR 30 at the moment.

An ancient (and that still kinda feels young for this Entity) Lightdragon, but he is on the good spectrum of Entities.

In a way, he is similar to Aslan from the Chronicles of Narnia. Kinda? He is probably best described as a kind of Guardian for that world, that is only to intervene when worse comes to worst. (I'm still working on that)

You could compare the two of them with Bahamut and Tiamat (although neither the Dragon nor the Shadowbeast are Gods, and not that kind of Rivals? The Dragon tries to keep the World alive, and the Shadowbeast just does whatever it wants.)


Otherwise, some ancient Class 3 Dragons could come near CR 30.

In that world, Dragons are loosely categorized in three classes, mostly on size:

Class 1, "Pet Class": Dragons of the size of a big Dog or small Pony, and smaller.

Class 2, "Burden Class": Dragons that are big enough to ride them, sizes of a horse or an elephant and bigger. Most classic Dragons and Wyverns fall in this category.

Class 3, this varies, "Colossus Class", "Continental Class" or "Leviathan Class": Dragons big enough, one could mistake their open mouths (maws?) for a decently sized cave, which can transport a small, armed and manned Fortress or Fort on their Back, or, in case of a Dragonturtle, carry a whole Island on their Back, or rather, being big enough to be mistaken for an Island when drifting at the Surface.

That Lightdragon would probably cause a 4th Class to be added, with him as the only representative of that class.

Now that I think about it, he and the Shadowbeast would probably be a bit higher than CR 30. Not at CR 40, but maybe at about CR 35?

I'd probably still create them as CR 30 Creatures, since that'd be hard enough to create for me.


Sorry, I started blabbering again.

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StarGamerWorld In reply to ThorinWolfson [2020-03-06 20:40:57 +0000 UTC]

No worries. I think that all is really interesting. The Lightdragon sounds like a powerful being, even if it's relatively young. Is it considered younger than the Cursebearers?

And actually, what CR do you consider Firebringer to be, if you can imagine it?

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ThorinWolfson In reply to StarGamerWorld [2020-03-06 21:02:37 +0000 UTC]

Phew, I think, the Cursebringers would be at least CR 20.

Maybe CR 23, like an Empyrean, when they're in their true form.


That Lightdragon is actually pretty old. He is so old that the word "ancient" kinda feels like making him younger.

Sorry if that doesn't make any sense. It's kinda hard to find the right words in english to explain what I mean to say.

But yeah, he really is powerful. He's kind of a Demi-God-like Being, with the task to protect that world from threats to big for mortals, or if all else fails.

He is a bit like Gandalf. In most instances he's not allowed to intervene directly (as in storm in, kill the Bad Guys, and disappear) or to actively fight, but to take a more inactive Role, to advice and observe.

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StarGamerWorld In reply to ThorinWolfson [2020-03-07 14:54:43 +0000 UTC]

Oh wow, both of those are really interesting. Sounds like the Lightdragon has been watching the world for a long time then.

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ThorinWolfson In reply to StarGamerWorld [2020-03-07 17:15:46 +0000 UTC]

Yup, he is pretty old.

And I think, he even possibly is the cause for the relative peace in that world.

Beings like your typical D&D Devils and Demons are pretty much unheard of in that world, partly probably due to the low magic energy in that World, so they'd loose some of their power or even would be unable to keep their form/body together, and partly due to him protecting the World.

Every now and then you can find one of these beings or a higher Fey stranded there, causing trouble, but that's something rare.


Also, just to clearify what I meant, the Cursebringers have an ability somewhat similar to some Ancient Dragons.

They are able to take on a Mortal Guise, so they are able to walk among the mortals (or at least that's what some Legends say ^^).

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StarGamerWorld In reply to ThorinWolfson [2020-03-07 17:41:29 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for clarifying. Neat that they can take on a mortal guise. Do the Cursebringers often take a mortal guise, theoretically? Or is that not common?

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ThorinWolfson In reply to StarGamerWorld [2020-03-07 19:47:53 +0000 UTC]

Every now and then.

It's not too common. Or at least not known how often they use it.

Well, they are still kinda subordinates to the God of Death.

It is believed that sometimes, what is rare, he calls on them to harvest a live in place of the Grim Reaper.

Probably as last punishment before Death for people that were especially wicked in live, as all are equal in Death and all Sins count as paid.

In such instances, they take on their Mortal Guise, and begin the Hunt.

They take pride in only taking the targets life, so they make sure no other is harmed in that instance. They take some time to observe and study their prey.

Most targets get really uncomfortable and often paranoid in their last days, as they feel they're hunted, but dont know why  they feel this or by whom.

When they finally confront them, they are Jury, Judge and Witness, reveal themselves, tell them their verdict and sentence them to Death.

In those rare cases, their role has similarities to the Nazghul or the Ghostrider.


Wow, written down this sounds way more dark than in my head.

So yeah, that's the most common believe about this.

But who knows, maybe they enjoy being under mortals and just drink and talk from time to time.

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StarGamerWorld In reply to ThorinWolfson [2020-03-07 19:53:27 +0000 UTC]

Oh that all is very true. I like both possible interpretations, that they may hide to be watchers and then executioners, and also possibly to just be among mortals for a time. Do the Cursebearers still have all their power in their mortal guise?

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ThorinWolfson In reply to StarGamerWorld [2020-03-07 21:27:05 +0000 UTC]

Yes, but they suppress them.

The Firebringer, for example, only radiates some warmth in his Guise, instead of almost unbearable heat.

Or the Icebringer feels a bit chilly to the touch, instead of burning coldness.

The Cursebringer (the one-handed Cartdriver, yes he's simply called that) would have it the easiest to fit in, as he even in his true form looks mostly Human, with one Hand missing or being completelly skelettal, although people near him would have some kind of vague feeling of dread.

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StarGamerWorld In reply to ThorinWolfson [2020-03-07 21:34:28 +0000 UTC]

Oh interesting! Really like that the Cursebringer is a one-handed cartdriver. Is he often found in his mortal guise, traveling in a cart? That sounds like it'd make for some interesting meetings

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ThorinWolfson In reply to StarGamerWorld [2020-03-07 21:58:03 +0000 UTC]

Not really.

He is one of the Cursebringers, but the only one simply refered to as the Cursebringer (or very rarely as Deathbringer)

He is seen as a bad omen.

Even in his true Form, he appears to be a middle aged Human Male with weathered skin and a dark coat, driving a Cart or wagon, or a small ferryboat in Regions with many boats and ships.

He will most likely not speak to you, only looking and maybe waving at you while driving by.

If he waves at you with his normal Hand, you're safe.

But if he waves at you with his arm stump or his skelettal hand (also depending on the region and the personal expectation), this means misfortune, and maybe even Death, will befall you.

He is also used as a kind of Bogeyman by many Parents: "Be well-behaved, and don't go to far from the village, or the Cursebringer will wave at you/come to take you away" etc.

That will for the most part work better than telling them to stay close by to not get attacked by very real threats like monsters, wildlife or bands of Thieves.

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StarGamerWorld In reply to ThorinWolfson [2020-03-07 22:15:27 +0000 UTC]

Ah, interesting! Being a sort of bogeyman is an interesting trait for him to have. Who is the 4th Cursebringer, if there is him, the Fire Bringer, and the Ice Bringer?

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ThorinWolfson In reply to StarGamerWorld [2020-03-07 22:41:16 +0000 UTC]

I'm still kinda sorting out how many of them there are, so I can't answer this definitelly.

There's at least one more, the Stormbringer, maybe one for Floods...

So, I don't know yet.

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StarGamerWorld In reply to ThorinWolfson [2020-03-07 22:41:59 +0000 UTC]

No worries. All these Cursebringers are really interesting. Hope you may do more with them and your setting

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ThorinWolfson In reply to StarGamerWorld [2020-03-07 22:46:34 +0000 UTC]

Thanks ^^

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