Pantheon/Asha'ac

Asha'ac is one of the twelve deities of the Arthurian pantheon, and is the devil of war crimes and betrayal. He is seen as perpetually hateful, easy to anger, and brutally unforgiving towards anyone that stands against Him. His god counterpart is Dinastis.

Avatars
Asha'ac is most commonly portrayed as a massive, brutish humanoid covered in dark gray and red matte plate armor with a tattered crimson cape. In this form, His face is completely obscured by a helm with three crimson horns; however, His left eye is missing, while His right eye emits a red glow. His arms and legs are covered in black scales. While His hands are humanoid, His feet are digitigrade with three clawed toes, two on the front and one on the back, not unlike those of the dragons He is associated with. In this form, He is typically portrayed wielding a massive battle axe with a dragon motif.

Other common depictions of Asha'ac include a three-horned dragon, a muscular Shadowknight, and an entity made partially or entirely of fire. The moon is considered to be His one eye, either symbolically or literally. Asha'ac's symbol consists of two black crescents behind a large, dark red circle.

Aspects
Asha'ac represents hate and dishonorable combat, including total war and war crimes, as well as betrayal in all its forms. Those that follow the Destroyer relish in combat; however, they do not believe in fighting fair, instead convinced that true strength lies in victory by any means necessary. They dismiss the ideas of honor and chivalry as propaganda distributed by the squeamish, weak, and cowardly. Followers of Asha'ac believe that an ideal civilization is a ruthlessly militant one, and that even a brief moment of peace or cease-fire is stagnation. Consequently, when not fighting in their devil's name, the Destroyer's own will use whatever resources they can to instigate or perpetuate warfare. His soldiers do not honor their dead or crippled veterans like those of the Bladebearer, only giving respect to those that are immediately useful to their military. Regarding occupation, it goes without saying that a majority of Asha'ac's followers are Shadowknights.

Dinastis
Asha'ac and Dinastis are perpetually at odds with one another due to Their conflicting views on the purpose of combat. Due to the two deities being inherently violent, They--and, by extension, Their followers--are in a constant state of war.

Known Followers

 * Mordred Thorne (Champion, deceased)

Trivia

 * Among all the gods and devils, Asha'ac has gone through the most drastic changes, partly due to changes in how the pantheon is structured.