The Lord Phoenix
The 13th Lord Phoenix, living god of the Holy Nation is both theocratic ruler and divine prophet to his people. Ruling from his capital city of Blister Hill the Lord Phoenix is an imposing figure with a commanding presence often carrying an aura of divinity or dread.
The Rise of the 13th
Phoenix XIII, blessed be his name, is of an ancient lineage of reincarnated Lawgivers. The Lawgiver is said to be the messenger of Okran, the chosen saviour who once unshackled men from a savage life to a holy purpose under the law of Okran. On Phoenix I’s deathbed he announced that he would be reborn again into the body of the next first born male, and his descendants have directly enforced ‘Okran’s will’ ever since.
The rise of the 13th was a bloody one, leading his Holy Army against King Shager of the Shek Kingdom at just 12 years old. At the age of 16, he sentenced his own family to be purged in the Divine Flame, continuing to cast the unrelenting judgment of Okran ever since.
Notable Deeds
The 13th Lord Phoenix is the longest lived Lawgiver and the Holy Nation has thrived under his strict rule. Often called the "Lord of Grain" by his people, The Lord Phoenix brought life to the lands surrounding the Capital city of Blister Hill, rebranding this region Okran's Pride. He believes that every human soul deserves a chance at Rebirth, hunger itself being a curse of Narko to drive the land into endless death and darkness. The idea of hunger being within his Lordship is unthinkable to the Lord Phoenix. To prevent this evil many Holy Nation towns hand out food daily, grown in the holy light of Okran.
The early years of the 13ths reign was one of constant war with both the Shek Kingdom to the south, and the Painted Tribes to the North. This constant state of war gave The Lord Phoenix a reputation as a ruthless commander and legendary warrior. During the extent of his reign the Shek Kingdom was pushed far into the Stenn Desert only ending with the death of King Shager and the negotiations of the horned devils new Queen, Esata the "Stone Golem".
"I am the Phoenix, the flame that will bring forth the dawn. To those who kneel, you shall bask in Okran’s warmth. To those who resist, you shall see holy flame."
Burning of Bast
In the year 227 A.E. The Lord Phoenix led an invasion into the agricultural center of Bast, razing the cities of Endin, Drin and Bast to the ground cutting off the United Cities primary food source. This attack caught Emperor Tengu by surprise as Okranites see farmland as sacred soil he believed Bast off limits. There is now an all out war being fought in this region between the Holy Nation and United Cities, with no clear side taking the lead.
"The Shek may have their mountains,
The Hivers their swamps,
The Skeletons their soulless husks,
None of them have the light of Okran.
We, and we alone, are his chosen,
And to us belongs this world."
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