# General Name: Kharzul Status: Alive Race/Species: Abstainer Gender: Male Age: Ageless --- ![[z_Publish/_assets/Kharzul.png|600]] **Abstainer** · Dominion, tyranny, chains · *Symbol: an iron collar with a broken link* Kharzul is the god of dominion and of chains. He refused to help make the world because the Founders would not agree that he should rule it. Instead he waits in his realm, the Iron Bastion, for mortals to hand it to him one kingdom at a time. His faith is **[[2-World/Groups/The Iron Mandate.md|the Iron Mandate]]**. It is openly followed by warlords, conquerors and a few ruling houses, who see him as the god of strength and order. In some lands the Mandate is an outlawed faith. In others it sits on the throne. ## Appearance - **Apparent age:** Ageless and ancient - **Body type:** Colossal, horned and hulking, twice the height of a man - **Hair:** A ridge of black spikes instead of hair - **Skin:** Cracked obsidian, with molten red light glowing through the cracks - **Clothing:** Spiked black iron armour fused into his flesh, wrapped in chains - **Colour palette:** Black, molten red, rust - **Mood:** Cruel, dominating, contemptuous - **How divine they look:** A true demon: terrifying and inhuman - **Signature feature:** Great curling horns, burning eyes, and chains running from his body into the dark, each one leading to a soul he owns - **Associated setting:** A burning iron fortress in an abyss of chains # Statblock *No avatar statblock yet. Add one here if this god ever takes physical form at the table.* # Inventory The following items belong to Kharzul. # Connections Is the person linked to any groups or quests? Quests: Groups: # Relationships List important relationships here. ```mermaid flowchart LR N2[Enemies] N1 --> N2 N3[Vesharra] N2 --> N3 class N3 internal-link; N4[Amarae] N2 --> N4 class N4 internal-link; N5[Allies] N1 --> N5 N6[Lethiel] N5 --> N6 class N6 internal-link; N1[Kharzul] ``` > [!NOTE]- Relationship Config - Enter name of People Notes > Nodes will link to notes of the same name. > > | Parents | Partner | Children | > | --- | --- | --- | > | | | | > > | Siblings | Enemies | Allies | > | --- | --- | --- | > | | | |