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Burning Obsidian stands as tall as a volcano.

Overview

Burning Obsidian (Commontongue), also Kavashatum (Furytongue \kʌˈʋɑʃʊtuːm\ for ruling flames), also known as the Gatekeeper and The Obsidian Titan, is the most powerful known Titan in the universe. It's name comes from some of its dominant qualities, fire and glass. Lore about the Obsidian Titan is rare and incomplete. The only direct knowledge of it belongs to other titans, all of whom would consider it an enemy. Some dragons and immortals know of it mostly by legend and reputation.

History

The Lost Age

During the Lost Age, Burning Obisidian was a monster among the titans, having absorbed the power of many others through dominion.

The First Age

Burning Obsidian was the first of the titans to fall to the Founders during the Foundation War. Its defeat not only diminished the combined might of the titans considerably, but also created a power vacuum that heightened their in-fighting for the Contest Eternal.

Like most other Titans, Burning Obsidian was captured by the Founders and imprisoned in the Astral Stars.

Description

Realm Form: An endless field of cracked stone with features based on core aspects:
- Volcanic crags jut from the stone and erupt with lava
- Clouds of black smoke stretch through the sky
- Rivers of quicksilver run between the volcanos
- Forests of charred thorny brambles and burned doors that connect to distant realms
Avatar Form: A massive stone-scaled monitor-lizard like creature with six legs. It glows at the seams of its scales from an inner fire and black smoke pours from its nostrils.

Personality

The Obsidian Titan's personality is said to be regal, brutal, proud, and cunning. Pride is no rare trait among the titans, but few earn their pride more than the most powerful titan to ever exist. Burning Obsidian has retained its identity through countless dominions of other titans, which has given it a godlike sense of indomitability. However, it is not reckless. It is famous for its cunning and patience, evoking the long periods of wait before a volcano erupts. But when it does erupt, the wrath of the Obsidian Titan is unlike anything the universe has seen.

Aspects

Realm: Volcanos
Core Aspects: Fire
Bone: Glass
Breath: Smoke
Blood: Quicksilver
Symbol: Door
Flora: Brambles
Fauna: Lizards

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 =Overview=
-Everburning Obsidian ([[Enchiridian]], [[Furytongue]]: ''Kavashatum'' \kʌˈʋɑʃʊtuːm\, meaning ''ruling flames''), also known as the Obsidian Titan, is the most powerful known [[titan]] in the universe. It's name comes from some of its dominant qualities, fire and glass.
+Burning Obsidian ([[Commontongue]]), also ''Kavashatum'' {{lang|Furytongue|kʌˈʋɑʃʊtuːm|\kʌˈʋɑʃʊtuːm\|ruling flames}}, also known as ''the Gatekeeper'' and ''The Obsidian Titan'', is the most powerful known [[Titan]] in the universe. It's name comes from some of its dominant qualities, fire and glass. Lore about the Obsidian Titan is rare and incomplete. The only direct knowledge of it belongs to other titans, all of whom would consider it an enemy. Some dragons and immortals know of it mostly by legend and reputation.
-Lore about the Obsidian Titan is rare and incomplete. The only direct knowledge of it belongs to other titans, all of whom would consider it an enemy. Some dragons and immortals know of it mostly by legend and reputation.
 =History=
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 ==The Lost Age==
-During the [[Lost Age]], Everburning Obisidian was a monster among the titans, having absorbed the power of many others through dominion.
+During the [[Lost Age]], Burning Obisidian was a monster among the titans, having absorbed the power of many others through dominion.
 ==The First Age==
-Everburning Obsidian was the first of the titans to fall to the [[Founders]] during the [[Foundation War]]. Its defeat not only diminished the combined might of the titans considerably, but also created a power vacuum that heightened their in-fighting for the [[Contest Eternal]].
+Burning Obsidian was the first of the titans to fall to the [[Founders]] during the [[Foundation War]]. Its defeat not only diminished the combined might of the titans considerably, but also created a power vacuum that heightened their in-fighting for the [[Contest Eternal]].
-Like a few of the most powerful titans, the Obsidian Titan could not be imprisoned in its whole form. The Founders used a weapon that could break the titan into smaller pieces, called [[rending]]. Those smaller pieces could be bound. The more powerful the titan, the more pieces it required to be broken into. It is said that Everburning Obsidian had to be split into more than 30 parts.
-It is in this fractured, bound form that Everburning Obsidian has remained since the end of the Foundation War.
+Like most other Titans, Burning Obsidian was captured by the Founders and imprisoned in the [[Astral Stars]].
 =Description=
-Before [[rending]] and binding, Everburning Obsidian had a massive and varied form. It's terrain was jagged hills of sharp stone, flame erupting from fissures. Fierce winds carried sulfur and flecks of iron in terrible storms. Rivers of quicksilver poured from springs, with riverbeds of sharp, black glass. Forests of charred and ashen trees dropped fruits as coal. Boiling swamps, glowed with magma deep beneath the mud.
+* Realm Form: An endless field of cracked stone with features based on core aspects:
+** Volcanic crags jut from the stone and erupt with lava
-The Obsidian Titan's avatar was a behemoth of awesome scale, resembling a wingless dragon with six legs. It's eyes were a deep and molten gold that glowed with an inner fire and swirled like liquid metal. It's body was scales were facets of dark quartz, revealing clouds of smoke roiling beneath. It's breath was like that of the volcanic storms of its realm: filled with flecks of metal, smoke, ash, searing gas, and molten spittle. It's voice was deep like the movement of tectonic plates, resonating with the roar of a fire. It had a long tail with spines like jagged volcanic rock. It's six legs ended with claws of obsidian, matching its black and shining teeth.
+** Clouds of black smoke stretch through the sky
+** Rivers of quicksilver run between the volcanos
-In its bound form, Everburning Obsidian appears as nearly three dozen chunks of shiny black metal and glass. It's immense power enables the titan to change the size and shape of its bound form, often using it to entice creatures to use or wield it's imprisoned form. Such wielders of the Obsidian Titan's pieces are granted immense power, but risk succumbing to its indomitable will.
+** Forests of charred thorny brambles and burned doors that connect to distant realms
+* Avatar Form: A massive stone-scaled monitor-lizard like creature with six legs. It glows at the seams of its scales from an inner fire and black smoke pours from its nostrils.
 =Personality=
-The Obsidian Titan's personality is said to be regal, brutal, proud, and cunning. Pride is no rare trait among the titans, but few earn their pride more than the most powerful titan to ever exist. Everburning Obsidian has retained its identity through countless dominions of other titans, which has given it a godlike sense of indomitability. However, it is not reckless. It is famous for its cunning and patience, evoking the long periods of wait before a volcano erupts. But when it does erupt, the wrath of the Obsidian Titan is unlike anything the universe has seen.
+The Obsidian Titan's personality is said to be regal, brutal, proud, and cunning. Pride is no rare trait among the titans, but few earn their pride more than the most powerful titan to ever exist. Burning Obsidian has retained its identity through countless dominions of other titans, which has given it a godlike sense of indomitability. However, it is not reckless. It is famous for its cunning and patience, evoking the long periods of wait before a volcano erupts. But when it does erupt, the wrath of the Obsidian Titan is unlike anything the universe has seen.
 =Aspects=
-Realm: Volcanos
+* Realm: Volcanos
-Core Aspects: Fire
+* Core Aspects: Fire
-Bone: Glass
+* Bone: Glass
-Breath: Smoke
+* Breath: Smoke
-Blood: Lava
+* Blood: Quicksilver
-Symbol: Door
+* Symbol: Door
+* Flora: Brambles
+* Fauna: Lizards