Uwbris (God)

God of the South
Uwbris is the God of the South. He is the youngest of Azmarinas' six sons, along with Lyctus, Piremis, Serpius, Kumes, and Egtos. He can either take the form of a winged scorpion, or a man with a dark brown mo-hawk. He is the father/creator of Soladeen and Nalios.

The Beginning
Uwbris was one the four gods that Azmarinas created to aid her in her creation of man. After succeeding with that task, he was allotted land on the southern edge of the continent, in present day Vurdaan.

The Birth of the Aricrux
Following the creation of man and the creation of his two children, Uwbris grew bored. He like his brothers Lyctus and Piremis, became jealous that their mother had gifted a new race of elves to their brother Serpius. Because of this, he began work on a race of his own that he intended to be outmatched in terms of both physical and mental capability. He dubbed his new race the Aricruus, large men with 8 legs and other spider like qualities.

However, in competition with Lyctus and Piremis, Uwbris rushed his creation resulting in an unintended abomination. The result was a massive 4 legged spider with a rock hard shell, the Aricrux (Sand Spider). Disgusted by his mistake, he banished the Aricrux to the mountain in central Vurdaan now known as The Nest.

The Birth of the Noi and the Uwbrian War
Following the creation of the Aricrux, Uwbris went back to work on a new race, this one much more man like but with a tail and a reptilian face. Once he succeeded in creating this race, he dubbed them the Noi. Hearing the news of this new race, the Aricrux vowed to destroy the Noi as well as their father who had banished them.

War raged for many years and the Aricrux moved from Noi camp to Noi camp. Due to the Aricrux's sheer size, they easily won nearly every encounter. Eventually, the Aricrux had managed to destroy every Noi, except for a small band of nomads traveling along the river. They planned an ambush at the present day town of Uwbris. On the Night of the Fallen God, the Aricrux pounced, and nearly destroyed every Noi. Uwbris, looking down on his dueling children, decided to intervene once and for all. He arrived at the scene, and fought the Aricrux. Their power proved to great for even him.

Knowing the battle was lost, Uwbris flew to his favored children and spoke with them. He gifted them the ability to breath under water, and replaced their stingers with fins. He instructed them to follow the river south and head towards the eastern seas. Doing as he said, the remaining Noi fled. The race of the Noi then became the race of the Mernoi.

Uwbris held off the Aricrux for as long as he could, however saving the Noi depleted him of most of his power. The Aricrux defeated him, and left his corpse on the riverside where it had fallen. Thus, the physical form of Uwbris had died.

Uwbris Today
Uwbris is still widely worshiped by the Mernoi, and at the Temple of the Winged Scorpion in the town of Uwbris. Uwbris' remains are still there, with the town of Uwbris built around them.