Svarog

"'Spread 'em.' ""-Svarog"Svarog is the Slavic God of War, Fire, Smithing, and Craftsmanship. He is the eldest son of Tartarus, crafted by his father as a monument to his own ego. He was once the leader of the Slavic Pantheon, the Beznadi, reigning for countless brutal centuries before being deposed by his son Perun.

Early Life
Svarog was brought into being as the result of Tartarus, in his vanity, desiring to craft offspring solely by himself. Svarog was the eldest and most powerful of his seven siblings, and as such, he viewed it as his personal responsibility to shelter them. Svarog did this by keeping their father's attention, and thereby receiving the brunt of Tartarus's violent rages. In addition to supplying himself as a punching bag, Svarog also kept his siblings safe by bullying them himself, ensuring that Tartarus would view them as weaklings unworthy of his attention, which for the most part worked. However, the twisted mentality of his formative years would go on to affect Svarog deeply, and forge him into the brutal, violent, and somewhat insane being he would be known as during his later years.

Independence
When he and his siblings were around a millennium in age, Svarog was banished from the realms of the Abyss, in order to secure holdings of their own. He lead his siblings across the realms, eventually settling on one that they named Zemja Bogov. Svarog ordered his siblings to reshape the realm into one suited to the magnificence that they were owed, before setting out to crush the bordering realms and bring them into their domain. Upon Svarog's return, he found that his sisters had been hard at work fulfilling his orders, whilst his brothers had practically ignored them. The twins, Belobog and Chernobog, had been squabbling with one another, and their battles had slowed the work of the others. Vodan, on the other hand, had done nothing but create a single lake for himself to laze around in. His youngest brother had roused his ire the most, but Svarog gave him one final chance to make amends, ordering him to complete his task. Vodan stubbornly refused, stating that he had no need to follow the orders from a blustering idiot like Svarog. This enraged the Firstborn of Tartarus, and who dealt his brother one of the most violent beatings ever unleashed, only relenting when his sister Kupala interceded on Vodan's behalf. Still, the thrashing was so severe that Vodan's very personality was altered, turning him into a calm and placid individual from then on.

War Against Olympus
Around 5,000 BC, Svarog, in his infinite bloodlust, would launch a campaign to conquer the other “lesser” pantheons. Foolishly, he chose first to attempt an attack on the Olympians, one of the mightiest pantheons in all of Creation, who were possessed of more powerful and more numerous warriors then themselves, against the advice of his son Perun. During his preliminary attack, Svarog commanded Chernobog and the hordes of his personal realm to assault Stygia, the Olympian Underworld, whilst Vodan launched an attack on Poseidon in Atlantis. Meanwhile, Svarog, Belobog, and Perun struck at Olympus, the heart of Olympian power. Taken by surprise, the Olympians found their gates breached. Before their council even had time to convene, the hot blooded Ares descended upon them and challenged Svarog to a duel, which Svarog won due to his superior power, and imprisoned Ares in a massive jar, proclaiming that he would make all the goddesses of Olympus his concubines. Infuriated, Zeus sent forth the armies of Olympus and all his divine children, who took on Svarog’s army whilst Zeus battled Svarog, savagely defeating him, and unleashing a blast from his Master Bolt which knocked Svarog from the realm, forcing the Beznadi to retreat. Svarog, enraged at his defeat, prepared to assault Olympus once more after regrouping in Zemja Bogov, when word reached him that Vodan had been imprisoned by Poseidon, and Hades sent him the still living head of Chernobog, who had been decapitated for proclaiming that he would rape Hades’s wife, Persephone. Despite the tremendous defeats his armies had suffered, Svarog still planned to continue with the conflict. In this, he went too far, and his son Perun, fearing his father’s bloodlust would lead their family to ruin, declared his father an unfit ruler, and challenged Svarog to a duel for leadership. The infuriated Svarog accepted, and commenced the fight right then and there, only to be defeated by his son. The outcome of the duel left Svarog stunned, and Perun negotiated a peace with the Olympians, securing the return of Vodan and the rest of Chernobog’s body.

Deposition - Present (Being Updated)
Thousands of years later, Svarog would spend many years attempting to garner mortal worshippers in order to gain dominance over his son once more, but found that his violent temperament was not as attractive to as many mortals as his son was. When Perun was negotiating a treaty with Heaven to prevent a war between the angels and the forces of the Abyss and Beznadi, Svarog attempted to rally the other gods in overthrowing his “feeble, soft-hearted son”, but this move was seen as a sign that Svarog was truly unworthy to lead, due to him not being willing to challenge Perun himself. In order to calm him, his brother Belobog crafted him a magical bear named Medvedi, stroking his brother’s ego by saying it was “a tribute to his greatness”. Svarog was delighted with the creature, who he would feed random mortals to for his own amusement, taking immense joy in the pain and terror the bear would inflict upon those who displeased him. Eventually, Svarog came to care for -in his own way- the gift that Belobog had given him above even his own children, since Medvedi “was not so monstrous as to question his greatness and right to power”.

Avatars

 * Grigori Beznadi Vladovitch is one of Svarog's Temporal Avatars. In this state, Svarog resembles a huge, muscular man in his forties, covered in scars and tattoos. His head is mostly bald, covered in some grey hairs, whilst his face is covered in a black beard. There is a scar over his right eye, which is missing and covered in an eyepatch.

Personality
Svarog is a highly egotistical individual, believing, despite a large amount of contradictory evidence, that he is the most powerful warrior in the cosmos, barring primordial beings like his father. He attributes any of his defeats to trickery or “shock factor” (such as that against his son Perun) or to his enemies possessing superior weaponry to his own (such as Zeus being in possession of “that stupid lightning bolt”). Svarog is also incredibly violent, and thoroughly enjoys the thrill of combat and the joy of his enemies being wounded or cowering before him, taking any excuse to engage in battle and demonstrate his overwhelming might. His most defining trait is without a doubt, his desire for domination, which he loves to display either through skill in combat or through rape.

Powers
Svarog, as a god, is able to access a number of powers based on his Avatar. In addition to those, he also has several traits and abilities which he is always able to use in some capacity.

Emotional Manipulation: Due to his status as God of War, as well as his own violent tendencies, Svarog has the power to induce bloodlust and madness in his allies and instill mindless terror in his enemies. Depending on his Avatar, the potency of this ability fluctuates, from being able to send foes fleeing in terror through nothing but proximity, to requiring a prolonged period of shouting.

Pyrokinesis: Due to his status as a God of Fire, Svarog possesses powerful pyrokinetic abilities. He is able to produce, manipulate, and absorb various forms of fire and heat, though the scale and intensity of the power varies based on what type of Avatar he is using.

Supernatural Strength: Compared to other gods, Svarog is gifted with titanic physical might. Within his own pantheon, the Beznadi, there is absolutely no one who can stand up to his strength, with the sole exception being his son Perun, who exceeds him.

Skills
Intimidation: Svarog is an immensely terrifying individual, feared for both his prowess as a fighter, violent temper, inclination towards brutality, and his fondness for dominating his enemies through rape.

Expert Warrior: Svarog is well renowned for his skills as a warrior, being feared for his immense resistance to pain, and his sheer ferocity and utter disregard for his own safety, which allows him to overwhelm most of his opponents.

Magical Blacksmithing: As a God of Craftsmen and Smiths, Svarog is also an immensely talented blacksmith, having forged powerful weapons such as Belobog’s spear, Chernobog’s hammer, Perun’s axe, and his own weapons.

Traits
Power Level: 12

Strength: 12

Dexterity: 7

Endurance: 10

Intelligence: 6

Charisma: 10

Perception: 5

Skills
Melee: 8