Emberus
Names: EmberusEmberus the Fire GodSun and Ash God EmberusEmberus, God of Sun and AshHis Glory
First appears in Book 4: The Gate of the Feral Gods, chapter 28 (28)
Appearances
What you know
Book 4: The Gate of the Feral Gods
- Ch 28Emberus is a blind fire god who plucked out his own eyes when his favourite son died; he is rampaging, shouting for Orthrus.
- Ch 30Emberus wrongly believes Orthrus is inside bubble 18, where every crawler has survived despite the world turning to lava.
- Ch 31Emberus is a level-250 sun and ash god, youngest brother of Taranis, twin of Hellik, and seeks the Celestial Throne.
- Ch 32Emberus's faith demands a daily blood offering, a 5% gold tithe, no Hellik-blessed gear, and completion of all church quests.
- Ch 32Worshipping Emberus gives Carl Burn immunity, a chance to inflict Burn, bonus experience against Hellik worshippers, and free access to Club Vanquisher.
Book 5: The Butcher’s Masquerade
- Ch 10Carl is notified that his god Emberus briefly appeared in the realm, then returned to the Halls of the Ascendency.
- Ch 24Carl's first boon from the fire god Emberus is a useless +50% fire spell damage for 30 hours.
- Ch 60Killing an Emberus worshipper put Carl in Penitence, cancelling his boon and threatening a smite for further kills.
Book 6: The Eye of the Bedlam Bride
- Ch 20Emberus says Katia's crossbow and Donut's oak bracelet hold clues to Geyrun's murder, reachable only with the memorial crystal.
- Ch 40Emberus says Nekhebit holds an ancient grudge against his family, especially Apito, and asks Carl to question her priestess.
- Ch 49Emberus raises Carl to Devotee, upgrading his Burn immunity, granting Self-Immolation and raising his tithe to 10%.
Book 7: This Inevitable Ruin
- Ch 5Emberus tasks Carl to go to the Temple of Issitoq and gain the High Cleric of the Watch's permission to break the god-demon truce.
- Ch 5Emberus wants to learn who killed his son, which Amayon offered to reveal in exchange for killing his three brothers.
- Ch 59Emberus gives Carl a quest to kill Mork, a worshiper of Hellik who insulted him.
- Ch 67Emberus gave Carl a quest to kill 100 worshipers of Hellik before the 11th floor collapses, for a Celestial boon.
- Ch 67Emberus warned Carl that if he survives killing Hellik, Emberus may turn his rage and grief on Carl.
- Ch 96Emberus enters the realm to interrogate Samantha over the murder of his son Geyrun and will burn the 9th floor in 66 minutes.
Book 8: A Parade of Horribles
- Ch 98Carl lures Emberus by claiming he knows who killed Emberus's son, and asks to meet in Club Scolopendra.
- Ch 100Emberus, god of sun and ash, is killed in the arena; the system announces a deity has fallen.
Connections
- related toOrthrusEmberus's dog
- family ofPsamathegreat uncle and possibly cousin
- family ofGeyrunEmberus's dead son
- family ofTaranisyoungest brother
- family ofHelliktwin brother; Hellik wants him dead
- related toCarlworships himCarl's god
- enemy ofHellik
- friend ofEileithyia
- related toPater Coalhigh cleric
- family ofApitomother
- enemy ofNekhebit
- enemy ofAmayon
- family ofYarilo
- enemy ofPsamathe
- related toQuemadaworshipper
- enemy ofEris
- enemy ofCarl
- enemy ofTaranis
- family ofErissiblings
Key moments
- Book 4 · Ch 28Emberus rampages
The blind fire god Emberus smashes through popped bubbles searching for his dog Orthrus, burning worlds and besieging Tserendolgor's group.
- Book 4 · Ch 28Samantha explains Orthrus
Mordecai brings out Samantha, who reveals the released creature is Emberus's dog Orthrus from the Nothing, confirming Carl's group caused the crisis.
- Book 4 · Ch 30Bounty on the puppy
The AI escalates with a new group quest and a world quest offering huge rewards to any crawler who kills Orthrus.
- Book 4 · Ch 31Carl summons Emberus
Carl worships Emberus and throws the celestial grenade at Quan, summoning the god; the plane crashes into him and he reclaims Orthrus.
- Book 4 · Ch 32Carl joins the church of Emberus
Carl reads his new faith's rules and benefits, gains sun tattoos and a boon, and receives quests to find Geyrun's killer and kill Hellik.
- Book 6 · Ch 20Foot-washing sacrament
In the secret Temple of the Ending Sun, Pater Coal washes Carl's feet, briefs him on Geyrun's murder, and points to Katia's crossbow and Donut's oak bracelet as clues.
- Book 6 · Ch 49Carl becomes a Devotee of Emberus
Carl's suffering in the fire earns him the Devotee rank from Emberus, with better heat immunity and the Self-Immolation spell.
- Book 6 · Ch 71Carl delivers Emberus's question
Carl asks Amayon about Geyrun's fate; Amayon trades the answer for help killing his brothers, then drops Carl toward the fire.
- Book 7 · Ch 5Emberus's quest update
Emberus orders Carl to the Temple of Issitoq to seek permission to break the truce so he can learn who killed his son.
- Book 7 · Ch 67Carl reviews his Club Vanquisher rewards
Carl reviews achievements from the Club Vanquisher raid: a temple ban, an unwanted Lucky Shot patch, a celestial box, and a new Emberus quest to kill 100 Hellik worshipers, plus a menacing message from Emberus.
- Book 7 · Ch 95Emberus enters the realm
Right after Samantha admits a possible hand in Geyrun's death, the system announces that Emberus has entered the realm.
- Book 7 · Ch 96Emberus threatens the 9th floor
After Samantha's slip, Emberus arrives and the system gives the Posse 66 minutes to win Faction Wars and escape before he burns the floor.
- Book 7 · Ch 98Samantha is thrown to Emberus
With Prepotente spotting, Carl launches Samantha to Emberus at the volcano to stall him while crawlers flee down to the 10th floor.
- Book 7 · Ch 99Justice Light breaks the Nothing
Justice Light drops a bijou fairy trap and a demon trap into his portal to the Nothing, breaking it and flooding the Ascendency, Sheol and Scolopendra's Lair before he dies.
- Book 8 · Ch 37Quemada's holy mission
Quemada tells Carl that Emberus sent her to help him kill Hellik, forcing Carl to confront his no-win quest.
- Book 8 · Ch 44Quemada's breakdown
Quemada panics, questioning reality and calling on Emberus; Finley renders her unconscious.
- Book 8 · Ch 98Plan C begins
Carl straps the sapient pig Penny to his chest, messages Emberus to meet in Club Scolopendra, and holds a gun to Penny's head to draw out Taranis.
- Book 8 · Ch 99Into Club Scolopendra
As Taranis and Emberus enter the realm, Carl carries Penny into Scolopendra's body and reaches Club Scolopendra, keeping her alive with a magic nipple ring.
- Book 8 · Ch 99Carl provokes Emberus
Carl summons Khepri, renounces Emberus, and claims to have killed Geyrun, triggering a smite.
- Book 8 · Ch 100Trapping Emberus
Donut swaps in for Penny and pins Emberus with Katia's bolt; Emberus's fire is redirected to Penny, and Donut teleports herself and Carl to the arena.
- Book 8 · Ch 100Taranis kills Emberus
Enraged at the attack on Penny, Taranis destroys his brother Emberus; the blast wrecks vehicles across the arena, though the crawlers survive.