Yzerq

"Aq Yzerq!"—A traditional dragonborn toast, thanking the Jaws of Corruption for allowing the drinkers to enjoy their drinks, which he considers his property and would spoil if he wished to take the beverage for himself.

Overview
One of the primal dragon gods, Yzerq personifies the draconic tendency to hoard and demand everything, even that which doesn't already belong to them. An immense glutton, he is the god of consumption and all things that eaten and drunk such livestock, plants, medicine, poisons, and potions; he is also the the god of obsession and addiction. The patron of farmers, fishers, hunters, apothecaries, brewers, and all those that produce edibles, he demands tribute or prayers in exchange for not blighting crops, neutering tonics, and nullifying the effects of alcohol—all of which he claims as his own.

A powerful poisoner and toxin-maker in life, he and his soldiers do battle with vile clouds of gas, tasteless poisons, and the psychological weapons of greed and addiction.

Appearance
Corpulent for a dragon, Yzerq exists to consume and it shows in the toll it has taken on his body. While his divine power maintains superficial aspects of his appearance—his scales hold their exquisite shades of green and the membrane of his wings remains thick and healthy—his bulk cannot be contained by any amount of divine magic. Face twisted into an eternal smirk, he idles on vast piles of treasure issuing commands to his few followers.

Divine Mission
Yzerq claims ownership over anything consumed. He devotes the entirety of his vast power and cunning to feeding, and gathering more food to feed or hoard. His physical hunger and emotional greed, deeply intertwined, can never be truly satisfied.

Food and drink which is rotted, spoiled, abandoned, or otherwise goes uneaten is said to find its way into his domain, where it joins his vast pantries as fresh as the moment it was finished. Yzerq and a few lucky followers consume this material eternally, sampling the greatest delights and varieties the material plain has to offer.

Yzerq's greed leads him to train immortal followers to steal from the other gods' planes to gather rare materials and resources he can't gather on his own; the eternal wars between gods, fiends, and each other limits his ability to directly influence the Plane of Flesh. What he's unable to steal, he trades for; still a masterful poisoner and brewer, his concoctions fetch enormous prices from other gods. Such payment often takes the form of materials impossible to consider in the Plane of Flesh, and typically improve his cutlery or enhance Rakkl. Yzerq takes perverse pleasure in lowering divine silver to cutlery and takes enormous satisfaction in the fact that his wealth allows him such exquisite luxuries for dining.

Notable Followers
Nilassath Khirfkara FeHyrictath/"DharSii" of clan Inktreader—a black dragonborn journeyman apothecary visited by Yzerq in a dream, where the dragon demanded his service on no uncertain terms. Yzerq ordered him to travel to Gentaria and join the Ember Sentinels, where the young dragonborn could bring glory to his name and expand the personal wealth of his master through his service.

Typical Followers
Few dragonborn devote themselves to Yzerq entirely; following a greedy and undeniably ruthless god has its severe disadvantages. Most venerate him in some form, and he elects to endow a chosen few with power or wisdom with the caveat to use their gifts primarily for his benefit and spreading his name among mortals. By gathering followers he gathers power, and more power enables him to expand his ever-growing hoard of foodstuffs.

Green dragonborn, unless claimed by another god first, default to Yzerq's domain upon death, but those too ambitious or greedy for his preferences—a majority of green dragonborn—find themselves shunned as potential rivals.

Afterlife
Yzerq rules Rakkl, a palace built amidst a vast deciduous forest. There, he controls an immense hoard of food, drink, potions, and drugs both magical and mundane. Such materials are recreated from their spoiled essences on the Plane of Flesh or taken from other upper planes, but together they create a feast envied across the universe. Every piece of cutlery, furniture, shelving, even the building itself contain nothing but the finest materials—fire plane brass for the cauldrons; deva feathers stuff the cushions, etc. Those who've curried enough of Yzerq's favor are allowed to join him for the feast, while the rest of his servants man his castle and run his affairs.

Religion
Dragonborn believe that Yzerq owns anything that can be consumed, and a mortal ingesting it instead shows signs of his tenuous goodwill. A meal never passes without thanks to Yzerq, and producers of food, drink, potions, and poisons all pray to him for success in their work. Many offer significant portions of their successful harvest to Yzerq as thanks for his continued regard and goodwill in not ruining their product before their consumers may enjoy it.

Magic Properties
Magic cast by clerics and paladins of Yzerq shares the brilliant green sheen of his scales, but takes the form of opaque, billowing chemical clouds flecked with particles of darker material. This magic seeps into wounds to seal them, dissipates in liquid to purify or corrupt it, and otherwise permeates the targets of its users' spells.