Bane, The Strife Emperor

Overview

Bane, the Strife Emperor is the evil deity of war and conquest. His followers accept his call to conflict, seeking lesser people to break and subjugate. Warmongering nations and many goblinoid tribes worship him as they conquer the world. The Strife Emperor twists all living things to his iron will, even forcing nature itself to bow to his whims. Bane is also known as the creator of the Curse of Strife.

Appearance and symbols

A dark reflection of the honourable warrior, the Strife Emperor is often depicted as a brutish Ogre-like man clad in jagged black armour. Heads dangle from his belt and unblinking, piercing yellow eyes peer through the shadow that obscures his helmeted face. His followers usually depict him as belonging to their own race, out of a sense of superiority.

Symbol: Flail of chains, each ending in shackles

Personality

Bane, The Strife Emperor, embodies chaos and destruction wrapped in an aura of calculated precision. He is unwaveringly focused on his goals—domination through warfare and conquest—and views conflict as the crucible that refines societies and individuals alike. His approach to life is pragmatic; he sees strength and power as ultimate virtues.

While often perceived as ruthless, Bane possesses a certain dark charisma. He inspires fear in those who stand against him but commands respect from his followers for his undeniable prowess on the battlefield. Despite his brutal methods, there's an underlying belief that through strife comes progress—a twisted form of order he enforces with iron-fisted law.

His demeanour is stoic and unforgiving; pity has no place in his philosophy. He values loyalty above all else but expects total obedience from those who would serve him. For Bane, the concept of betrayal is both a tool to instil discipline and an act to be ruthlessly punished—often by making examples out of traitors.

Despite his dark nature, he possesses a twisted sense of honour towards worthy adversaries—a respect for strength that echoes his own principles. Yet this acknowledgment does not soften him; it merely sharpens the edge with which he seeks to bring others low or raise them up as pawns in his grand scheme of global dominance.

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