Gnar

Gnar, God of Fire, was one of the four divines born from Areluma's creating light. Rising from the what is only described as the "Fiery Mount" Gnar is not mentioned in order with the other 3 divines, he is set apart probably because he was seen as an outcast by the other gods and by the ancients who steered clear of his deadly home.

²⁰ [Magos] sought out Gnar on his fiery mount. Gnar taught Magos that these animals could give life just as the plants gave them. ²¹ There Gnar broke its flesh and shed its blood in the fire. ²²Magos took some to eat and found it to be good. ²³ Gnar and Magos made beasts for death. Creatures that would feed on the death of the living. ²⁴ And they ate and balance was made as death was brought to life. (Account of Creation, First Age of Creation)

Aside from his affiliation with death, the formal title of "God of Death" is never specifically mentioned within the text. The closest thing to this attribution is "⁷Khuda of reaping death was gifted to Gnar The sword which held the power of death, capable of purging the Dragon of its corporeal form" (Account of Creation, Second Age of Creation). It is from this verse and the affiliation of Gnar with the Sword or Khuda of Death that has labeled him the God of death. Similarly, his killing of Areluma, the mother of the gods, may also have contributed to this label.

Many historians and theologians theorize that the sword depicted in the account of creation has a line of succession where it continues the job of reaping the souls of earth just as the original sword reaped the soul of Areluma. This is supplied by evidence of material known as Stygian Iron, which is supposedly only found in the center of Gnar's ancient home and has only ever been forged into one weapon: The Khuda of Reaping Death.

Gnar's most notable creation was the war-loving Orcs whom in the Account of Creation are said to have been "^28b [taught] to kill and take lives so that they might know what it is to feast on life" (Account of Creation, Third Age of Creation). From these scriptures the nature of the orcs is reveled to have stemmed from Gnar's own lust for death and power. From this lust he is said to have murdered Areluma in an attempt to claim the throne of heaven. For this reason he was cast into the abyss where he was bound by four chains: "four chains bound him and the four chains were mounted to the land so that Gnar would be bound. ³⁶ If ever the 4 chains should lose his bonds surely Gnar would return from his prison and bring about an apocalypse which would end the world" (Account of Creation, Third Age of Creation).

Historical evidence has been provided over the centuries that the 4 continents of the world each harbor one of the celestial chains of Gnar's binding. In the year 682 after the War of the Demons the continent of Mosian broke apart and fell into the sea. It is believed that the leader of the Demon army, Loke, destroyed one of the chains which caused the cataclysm of Mosian. From this, many scholars have speculated that the land masses of Illumire are simply mounts for the chains and once the chain is broken are no longer stable. Others have speculated that by loosing a chain of Gnar the death which surrounds him causes great catastrophes in the material realm. Whatever the reason for the destruction, the majority of scholars agree that keeping the celestial chains, whatever their origin may be, intact and binding is vital to humanities survival.