Fiction:Draethos

Draethos is the New Colossus of Darkness. Resembling a monstrous hydra, with each of his seven heads representing one of mortalkind's greatest vices, he attempted to force the world under his rule, with the belief that a world drowned in darkness was preferable to one fallen to the corruption of the Simulacra. His physical form would be shattered during a cataclysmic battle with fellow Colossus, though his spirit lingers on and his heads would each assume a corporeal form of their own, independent from one another and with various degrees of awareness over their relation to their Colossal origin.

History
Draethos is believed to have formed in the dark reaches of the Highmoors around the year 4,444 BNA, with some claiming he came to be from lingering energies seeping from ancient fossils of the primeval darkness. First worshipped by the local tribes of crocodillian beastmen and tribes of Rhaz'Gan trolls, he would take them through the sea and reach the Western Forests and begin a path of conquest, corrupting numerous elves, beastmen and other creatures under his sway; after seriously studying the world's history and contemplating on the threats posed by the malevolent Simulacra, Draethos came to the conclusion he needed to herd mortalkind to its salvation by assuming complete control over it.

Over the years, the Dark Colossus amassed an army of men, elves, beasts, monsters and undead, who would commit terrible acts of sin in the name of their god, which further empowered each of his seven heads. Draethos gave little choice to those he encountered; he would protect them whether they wanted it or not, and only through great effort did the manage to repel the attacks of his servants as they moved south, eventually marching through the Tropical Lands. It was then that Draethos clashed with the, who proved more resilient than most other nations he had encountered at that point.

Draethos' actions shook the balance of the Source itself, and from the skies, the s attacked his servants, led by the dragon matriarch, though even the united dwarven and draconic armies were able to match the power of a god.

Personality
Draethos was a being of complex morality; as a divinity of darkness, he was heavily associated with negative emotions, and it is said each of his seven heads represented one of mortalkind's greatest vices. However, he held true affection for mortalkind and for his fellow Colossi, and genuinely believed in protecting them from the threats of the realms beyond Koldenwelt. Unfortunately, his methods were extreme and each of his heads encouraged his servants to partake in sins in order to empower them, which ultimately led him to be seen as an enemy by the rest of the world.

Allies
"Your future is assured under my seven gazes."


 * N/A

Enemeies
"If only you understood the greater picture."


 * - I can save dwarvenkind. And you.
 * - You are a fool. You should be aiding me.

Quotes
"Bloody idiot lizard! Any who'd threaten me children with tyranny and darkness faces the wrath of the thunderstorms, be they mortals or gods!"