Virdrak

The Verdant Flame, The Earthshaper,

The Verdant Flame, The Earthshaper, Grand High Priest Kroak (true identity)

In divine visions, Virdrak appears as a towering figure cloaked in vines and foliage, with a form reminiscent of nature’s raw power. His presence is both beautiful and imposing, with glowing green embers symbolizing his connection to the earth. In mortal guise, he is Grand High Priest Kroak, draped in nature-inspired robes adorned with symbols of growth and renewal.

The Ruby Rod, an artifact modified to resemble a stem wrapped with vines and leaves; a stylized tree with roots intertwined in a circle, and blooming flora to represent rebirth.

Green, brown, and earthy tones dominate Virdrak’s imagery, representing growth and balance, with hints of ember red to reflect Kroak’s hidden ambitions.

Poison
• Public View: Followers see Virdrak’s power as a natural resilience, with plants that can heal or strengthen, symbolizing protection.
• Hidden Truth: This resilience masks Poison—Virdrak’s nature carries hidden toxicity, subtly weakening or controlling those who rely on it.
2. Decay
• Public View: Revered as the cycle of life, representing renewal and transformation, where death brings new growth.
• Hidden Truth: Beneath the surface, Decay is Virdrak’s true domain, leading to ruin and corruption rather than pure renewal.
3. Blight
• Public View: Followers interpret his influence as the spread of nature’s beauty, bringing life even to barren places.
• Hidden Truth: Blight is the hidden intent, where his influence consumes and overgrows, leaving twisted remnants instead of life.

Kroak seeks to harness the people’s devotion to Virdrak, a fabricated deity of nature, to fuel his own godly ambitions . By promoting ideals of natural renewal and returning to nature, he channels followers’ reverence into his secret path toward divinity.

Major Myths: Stories of Virdrak tell of a benevolent deity who brought life back to barren lands and taught people the ways of natural harmony. Kroak meticulously crafts these myths to support his vision, promoting reverence for Virdrak as the protector of nature’s balance while disguising his own self-serving motives.
• Origins of the Ruby Rod: Known to followers as a sacred relic of Virdrak, the Ruby Rod’s true infernal origin is hidden. Only Kroak and his warden are aware that this rod, linked to Asmodeus, is crucial to Kroak’s hidden goal of becoming the true Virdrak.

Virdrak is publicly worshipped as a deity of nature and renewal, with the Ruby Rod as his sacred idol. Followers believe they are honoring a god of rebirth and the natural world.