Asecas

Asecas is the Sorrilian God of Planes and Planar Travel. His cataclysm is centered in heart of the northeastern Anitric Plains. Asecas is the brother of Dotiel and inherited his empire after Dotiel's ascension. It is rumored that Asecas' mother and father died in Dotiel. He was the Emperor of the Empire of Asecas [aka The Empire of the God-Emperor]. Previous to his ascension, he was seen as the rising God of Prophecy. When his domains became apparent after his ascension, however, it was clear this was not the case.

As he taught in life, Asecas teaches that there is a very clear path to good and a very clear path to evil. All people will be rewarded or punished according to this very strict code. Those who follow it will be blessed with long life and health. Those who disregard it, however, will be cursed with disease and a shortened lifespan.

Good, Asecas teaches, are things that promote life. Healing, the destruction of the undead, and conception of new life (either by farming or breeding) are all things that do this quite directly. Indirectly, one can promote life and health by protecting living creatures (both physically and their well being), being hygenic, inspiring hope, and (to a lesser extent) allowing for political and economic freedom. As a result of this, the Asecan Empire had massive government owned projects to allow for universal housing, basic necessities, hygiene, and free healing. Additionally, the average Asecan family had nearly six children!

Evil, on the other hand, were things that promote death and restricted life. Murder, wounding another living creature, creation of the undead, and promotion of famine are examples mentioned direction in Asecan teachings. Similarly, there were many things mentioned that one could do to indirectly promote death. One was the unsustainable destruction of ecosystems, such as over logging. Others included oppression and fear-mongering. Despite being surrounded on three sides by large forests, the Empire of Asecas often imported lumber as a result of these teachings. Many scholars have argued that this merely avoids the point and the imported lumber may not be harvested in a sustainable fashion.

Asecas' cataclysm has already demonstrated some odd features unlike any other cataclysm. From the outside observer, cataclysms are static - that is, they do not undergo large changes over time. Asecas' cataclysm started as a massive lake speckled with a few choice islands inhabited by elementals. Within a year, it had turned into a broiling lake of lava. Then, accompanied by earthquakes, it became a gargantuan crater cut by massive crevasses. In the center of this crater, floating off the crater's floor, was a bright point of light - as bright as the sun. Those who stayed in the direct light of this mysterious light suffered sunburns on exposed skin.