Kassa

Overview
The mirror image of Myrdith, his twin and other half. Once united as a single being, Kassa represents the dragonborn's warrior nature. Drive without passion, endless preparation, and victory at all costs, Kassa derives pleasure from the rush of battle and nothing else. Constantly seeking conflict with other planar beings, he personifies bloodlust, fury, and the more dangerous aspects of passion.

Appearance
Left unwhole after separating from his brother, Kassa cannot heal. While immortal, the wounds and scars of millenia of battle coat his body, all while smoke streams from his jaws, ready to rain fire down upon his enemies at any moment. The membranes of his wins and the frill of his neck are perforated and nigh-destroyed, his scales are worn and jagged and his eyes are scarred over so completely that a mortal dragon would be blind. He exudes incredible power wherever he goes, drawing attention with a terrifying aura of animal magnetism.

Divine Mission
The shell of a proud dragon that personified victory through strength and the joy of earning a life lived to the fullest, the thrill of victory is the only thing that truly makes Kassa feel alive after separating wholly from his brother. Adhering to honor and fairness to a fault in all things, Kassa nevertheless feels no pride or satisfaction in anything less than a total victory. Only the most brutal and total destruction makes him feel alive, and that drive for utter conquest leads him to do battle with the other planar beings of the Expanse and march against the denizens of the Abyss. Seeking this joy has led to loss and gain again of territory over the years as Kassa lives to fight, not conquer, accomplish, or question why he battles. The fight and little else matters to him.

Unlike most dragons, Kassa cares little if at all for wealth. He uses any loot gathered in battle to purchase new arms and armor for his troops, but refuses to hoard treasure for treasures' sake; he considers such aesthetic pleasures his brother's domain, and Kassa despises Myrdith.

Notable Followers
While most warrior-dragonborn follow Myrdith in rapturous and bloody joy, a few become eerily silent and death-focused on the battlefield. These Kassaroth—"hatchlings of Kassa"—are analogous to human berserkers, ignoring pain and terrible injuries to focus entirely upon the next kill. Such creatures are terrifying to see, and can rarely be stopped.

Typical Followers
Kassa will accept most dragonborn, believing that war is their natural state. He accepts all comers to his army, save those undisciplined or weak. When nothing else is left to a dragonborn, Kasa is their final call, their purpose when no one will give them any other, their rage, hope and will to struggle and survive all wound tightly together, bound to each other. While not a favorable or pleasant god, he is no less vital than his brother and it is in times of trouble that the dragonborn call to Kassa for aid.

Kassa is the most likely to grant a dragonborn divine powers. Any of them willing and able to fight tooth and nail for survival might find themselves blessed with an aura of flames and blood-red claws. His clerics follow no formal rituals, instead initiated by fire, fury, and blood. Even in those unable to channel magic, his influence can be seen in the grit, determination, and savage skill of dragonborn warriors.

Afterlife
The territory in the Expanse that forms Zakxrem conquers and abandons territory rapidly as Kassa leads his warriors from one conquest to the next but fails to guard the territory already gained. The great volcano for which the region is named remains in the center of his lands no matter where he moves, floating on a river of magma gouged from the rock when Kassa and Myrdith split into two. Within the fires of the mountain his warriors train and rest, keeping a grim vigil before they travel out to another battlefield in their endless, immortal war.

Religion
Grimly admired by professional warriors and prayed to in dire times, Kassa provides a form of discipline and professionalism to the scattered dragonborn. With no formal priests, any warrior who takes their duty seriously enough might find themselves experiencing dreams and visions of Kassa's. Most often these priests are heavily-scarred warriors, disdainful of magical healing or support until the fighting is done—surviving a battle on their own merits is enormously important.

Magic Properties
The few dragonborn able to wield magic and possessing the harsh discipline necessary to attract Kassa's attention burn with crimson fire while channeling his magic. The flames are eerily silent, and go about their business with grim efficiency, just as their caster and the cleric's master.