Surtur, the Demon of Chaos

By Athyra Di Giovanni (demonsreiche@yahoo.com)

Totem of War and Destruction

Background Cost

10

Note from the Author

This character was taken directly from the Marvel Comics Group serial comic book: "The Might Thor". Using this character does not in any way represent a challenge to the copyright by the Marvel Comics Group on this or any other characters created by them. As well, I am not sure if this demon even existed in the original Norse legends, so this shall not be stated as a true character from said mythology.

Restrictions

Surtur only takes the most violent and destructive bastards under his wing. All of Surtur's "flames" suffer from the following flaws: Compulsion - Destruction, Short Fuse, Hatred - Order, and Driving Goal - destroy the agents of Gaia. All of the "flames" of Surtur are suicidal, suffering from the Harano, and possessing the flaw Dark Fate: destroyed by the heroes of Gaia. Unsurprisingly, neither Surtur nor his "flames" care, for they rest assured that their goal of utter chaos and anihilation shall be achieved....

Description

Surtur is a demon created from the essence of chaos itself. His only goal is to destroy the universe. His battles with the gods of Asgard are legendary, and his power is equally staggering. Surtur's fury will only be quenched when either he is destroyed, or he succeed in his diabolical goal of extinguishing the world.

First thought to be only a neat idea by a writer, Surtur gained form and power from the ambient rage and horror that spread across the world. Those who believed in the power of chaos and total eradication gave Surtur the focus he needed to come into being. The Black Spiral Dancers caught his eye when a few of them were hunting down Banes in the Umbra. Quickly devouring the Banes before the Black Spirals were able to catch them, he commanded the pack of Bastards to spread his existence throughout the world. The Black Spirals were completely enthralled with the concept of absolute chaos personified that they immediately adopted Surtur as their totem. As from that pact and that pack, the scourge known as Surtur spread his fires of anihilation....

Traits

Surtur, being a siege engine of devastation, makes his chosen Bastards into weapons of death. All of his Bastards gain +2 Glory every time they gain Glory. The "flames" of Surtur gain no bonuses outside of combat or destruction. The demon encourages his Bastards to stay bloody as often as possible. The "flames" of Surtur, once inside of battle, show their true allegiances. All attacks by the "flames" of Surtur do an extra separate 2 dice of fire damage (aggravated). While in a combat situation, the Bastards also gain the merits of Huge Size, Mixed Morph, and Ambidextrous. They also receive access to the following gifts while fighting: Coup De Grace and Halt the Coward's Flight (Rokea gifts), Song of Rage, Resist Pain, Preternatural Awareness, and the Scarlet Ribbon (these are all at the appropriate Rank).

Bans

All of the "flames" of Surtur are Cursed in some way, shape or form from the moment Surtur chooses them (standard Curses are inability to find important papers, offensive to animals, unfriendly spirits hound the person, eternally confused, and difficulty changing forms). The followers of Surtur prefer to destroy their Asgardian foes before anyone else. If there is anyone fighting the "flames" of Surtur, the children of Asgard will be attacked first; instinctively. The "flames" of Surtur shall be at a +4 difficulty to attack anything else. As the Bastards chosen by Surtur are closely linked to demons, True Faith may be used to repulse them. The chosen of Surtur may never have the following merits: Code of Honour, any merits concerning Mental Attributes, True Faith, or any merits dealing with Social Attributes. All of the "flames" of Surtur undergo physical changes, including red eyes, sharpened fangs, and runes appearing on their limbs. In effect, they become more frightening versions of their original selves. (Flaw: Ill at Ease/ Disconcerting) All the "flames" of Surtur also lost one point of Wisdom every time they earn Wisdom.