Garyx

Garyx is the chaotic evil dragon god of fire, destruction, and renewal. He symbolizes the sheer power and destructive force of dragonkind, as well as the destructive and cleansing influence of fire. Some believe Garyx is insane as a result of his long residence in the plane of Pandemonium.

Description

Garyx usually manifested as a huge fire dragon, sometimes red, sometimes gold.

Divine Realm

Garyx is reputed to have a lair in the Abyss, and another in Pandemonium.

Worshippers

Garyx was worshiped by red dragons and by few rogue gold dragons. Red dragons revered him in his aspect of the All-Destroyer, while gold dragons revered his aspect of the Cleanser of Worlds, as those dragons believed that only by sterilizing the world with fire they could destroy evil. However, Garyx paid little or no attention to his worshipers.

Some druids revered the renewal aspect of Garyx, knowing that devastation was necessary for rejuvenation.

Dogma

Garyx taught by example, traveling to the Material Plane to wreak unholy swaths of destruction across the landscape. Those who revered him followed his example, using their power to wreak havoc and devastation.

Clergy

Garyx didn't care about his clergy, but neither did his devotees worry about that fact. They believed he granted them the power to perform acts of destruction, and that was enough for them.

Temples

Garyx had so few temples, that people knew only a handful of them. His worshipers usually revered him by carving his symbol near their handiwork.

Rituals

Garyx's clerics conducted two important rites. At winter solstice, they celebrated the All-Consuming Night, when they keep large bonfires lit and destroyed flammable objects. At spring equinox, they held the Sanctification of Renewal, in which they examined the ashes of the All-Consuming Night bonfires for any useful remains they could reuse to made new objects.

Relationships

Garyx had no interest in alliances with other gods.

History

In −26,000 DR, Garyx led red dragons, and then all dragonkind, in a war against the giant empire of Ostoria that lasted one thousand years. Giant traditions had that the god of giantkind, Annam All-Father, made a truce with Garyx by agreeing with him to settle the war with a game of wah-ree. So skilled were the two opponents, that game ended in a stalemate, and the war came to an end.

Garyx

Lesser deity

Basic Information

Titles

All-Destroyer
Cleanser of Worlds
Firelord

Pantheons

Draconic

Attributes

Alignment

Chaotic Evil

Symbol

A reptilian eye superimposed over a red flame

Realm

Windswept Depths of Pandemonium

Portfolio

Fire, Destruction, Renewal

Favored Weapon

Claw (Sickle)

Following

Worshippers

Dragons
Sorcerers
Warlords
Some druids

Alignments

CG, CN, NE, CE

Domains

Destruction (Catastrophe)
Fire (Arson, Ash)
Healing (Restoration)