Morden

Morden the lover, the god of love and lust. The result of an affair where Keiku tricked Raten into sleeping with her by disguising herself as her sister in hopes of being accepted into the underworld. However, when she presented their child to Raten, Keiku found no such mercy at his feet, and he cast her out once more. Morden, however, turned out to be so lovable by both Raten and Acra that he was allowed to stay and grow up with his Half-siblings, Brigg and Anubey.

As he grew older, Morden lived an easy life, charming everyone who met him, much to the jealousy of Brigg. He had no troubles finding lovers and getting his way,  and he wasn't particularly picky when it came to paramours. His lust was unquenchable and when he grew tired of a lover he quickly found a new one. Morden had a lover amongst almost every race or creature on the mortal plane. Several of the creatures that walk the earth today are direct descendants of his many affairs. However, one creature stood above the others as his favourite. Just like his mother he had dreamt of flight, and wanted nothing more than to soar through the skies, up to the other gods, yet he was never able to. That was until he met the dragon Coitess, the first dragon. This proud creature had been born from the burning embers of Steynarrs forge and had fled into the western mountainrange, known as the Spine, where she had made her home. Coitess was a beautiful shapeshifter whom Morden became infatuated with. He made her his permanent companion and fathered several children on her, the dragons. Born in a myriad of colors, their spawn took upon the features of the land from whence they were born. Together Morden and Coitess flew through all parts of the mortal realm, their family steadily growing in numbers and variety.

Eventually Raten learned of what his son was up to and flew into a rage. He forced Morden back to the underworld, and Coitess and her children, whom Raten meant was an abomination, were not allowed to see him again. This broke Coitess heart and she spent the rest of her life waiting in vain outside the gates of Penance. When her cries went unanswered she eventually passed away from grief. As her children learnt of this they came rushing towards the underworld, only to find themselves stopped by the same gates that had hindered their mother. This did nothing to calm the dragons anger, who instead released their vengance upon the land above. They burned the land to the unrecognizable before spreading themselves on the wind, and ever since it has been known as the Ashlands.

Inconsolable by grief Morden went to Acra and pleaded with her to heal his beloved. This she was not able to do, but together with Anubey they managed to retrieve her soul from purgatory and resurrect her in the form of a dragon. Overjoyed by their reunion, they soon had more children, the Astomi. Making amends with his father, Morden married Coitess and left the underworld once more to spread love and lust to the mortals. The Astomi came to settle in the Ashlands, keeping close to their ancestors first home and battlefield.