Oath of Metal (4.0)

ORMAGÖDEN AND THE UNLOVABLE THINGS- In the beginning all was darkness, that was how the first ones preferred it. For they were so hideous that even they could not bare to look upon themselves. Then came the fire beast, a giant monster of flaming molten iron, who roared across the sky like an angry comet. His metal body burned so brightly it illuminated the world and all its hateful creatures. He was Ormagöden: Cremater of the sky and the first ones loathed him, because his light forced them see themselves as they were. So they hid underground and dreamed of the day they could murder the fire beast and rid the world of his light forever... 

 

ROOTS OF SONG- The first ones spent their days feeding from Madrenall, the Teated tree of drinking. They suckled from her bark a thick nectar that flowed up from her roots, which penetrated so deeply that they even reached into the untouched place. There a beautiful being named Atülia sang to the roots of Madrenall and the tree turned her song into nourishment for the ungrateful creatures above. One day, the greediest of them snuck into her sanctuary and trapped Atülia in a cage and forced to sing only for him, that is how he gained unlimited power over all creatures and became their first and most terrible king...

 

FALL OF THE FIRE BEAST- The king used the song of Atülia to lure the fire beast, Ormagöden, to the ground where the first ones trapped him and tried to douse his flaming body with mud. Rather than be extinguished, the fire beast let out and earth shattering scream and exploded like a sun. A million pieces of his steel flesh shot into the ground, veining it with ore. His fire flew up into the sky and became the sun. There was so much blood that it flooded the world, drowning all the first ones as it formed the oceans. His death cry was so loud that it echoes throughout the world to this day. Low creatures felled the god, Ormagöden, but his death gave the world the elements from which a new era would rise: BLOOD, FIRE, NOISE and METAL...

 

THE AGE OF TITANS- From the oceans of Ormagöden's blood came new life, the worst of which was the demons. With the twisted forms of the first ones, but the angry power of Ormagöden they were hated, feared and almost exterminated. Instead they were saved by a majestic race of titans, who inherited the strength and size of the fire beast and the purity and beauty of Atülia. They took pity on the small creatures and adopted them as pets. They hid thier deformities with severe, restrictive garments and the demons endured the pain, because more than anything else they wanted to look exactly like their beloved, merciful masters...

 

THE SPEED OF METAL- The titans mined Ormagöden's steel flesh from the ground and found it retained the beasts desire for speed. They forged swords that flew through the air so fast they could not be seen and armor so light it made their warriors run faster. They made chariots so quick it was hard to find beasts fast enough to pull them and so they abandoned the beasts and made giant vehicles that moved with their own power. These colossal hot rods were a rolling temple to Ormagöden, forged from his gleaming flesh. They had a fiery engine for a heart that roared with the mighty gods death cry, scattering the Titans enemies as they carried their civilization across the globe...

 

SEA OF BLACK TEARS- After she was used to lure Ormagöden to his death, Atülia was left to cry alone in the darkness for an eternity. She wept for so long her tears turned into an ocean of pure sorrow and she turned to dust. Whomever drinks from this sea of black tears is granted some of Atülias power, but also cursed with her all consuming grief. Most tear drinkers go mad and destroy themselves and everything around them in a murderous rage. The Titans dropped a mountain on top of the sea to keep themselves safe from its allure, but it is said that through the cracks in the mountain you can still hear Atülia singing. Inviting passers-by to come lose themselves in her sad waters...

 

SONG OF THE TITANS- Titan civilization exploded with new art and technology, their cities flourished with culture and echoed with the sound of pounding metal as gleaming skyscrapers were hammered out of Ormagöden's flesh and vaulted against the sky. From this collision of artistic passion, invention and SONIC OVERLOAD a new kind of music was born. It was as hard and heavy as the fire beasts metallic flesh, it had the power of his BLOOD, the heat of his FIRE, the speed of his FLIGHT and the mighty roar of his DEATH CRY. But it also had the angelic beauty of Atülias song and a touch of her mournful wail. Its words told the story of a fierce and noble age. It was an anthem of the people and they called it HEAVY METAL!!!

 

METAL GODS- After growing and advancing for millennia, the Titans were giant all-knowing entities of spiritual perfection who could longer be confined by this mortal plane. In the final stage of their evolution, they ascended into the heavens to become METAL GODS. Before they left they took time to weave instructions into the natural world. They taught spider how to spin guitar strings for webs and the trees how to grow exhaust pipes for branches. They etched hieroglyphics that showed how to put these elements together. "TOGETHER WE GIVE OUR SECRETS TO THE FUTURE GENERATIONS" they inscribed in glowing letters, "SO THAT THEY MAY KNOW THE GLORY OF METAL"...

 

DEMON REMAINS- The demons never comprehended the Titans instructions, they were to consumed with their feeling of abandonment and betrayal. How could their masters leave them alone? Where had they gone? They searched the entire world, but all they found of the Titans they ever found was a single shred of a single nail from a single toe of their old masters. They worshipped the masters nail and tried to reanimate it with dark and bloody rituals, but all they could create were small replicas of the titans. Creatures no bigger than themselves who's very size mocked the demons failure. And that is how the demons came to create and immediately despise the race of man...

 

BLACK TEAR REBELLION- Humanity was enslaved by the demons and suffered for ages until a leader emerged and led the humans in rebellion. He made them into an army, taught them to make weapons, cars and clothing from the natural world. The man they called Riggnarok was so effective, the desperate demons broke the seal on the Sea of Black Tears. Knowing the allure and danged it had for humans, those who drank first,intoxicated with power, renamed their uprising the Black Tear Rebellion. But madness eventually turned human against human and tore the rebellion apart. Riggnarok never gave in to the sorrow and he alone survived. His rebellion crushed, he set of on one final mission: to assassinate the demon emperor. He was never seen again...

 

ABOMINATION OVERDRIVE- To ensure their dominance over the world forever, the demons decided to hunt down the so called "future generations"  and take back the wealth of knowledge so unfairly bequeathed to them by the Titans. They performed a ten-year ceremony of orgy and sacrifice that culminated with a gross perversion of time that sent their emperor, and most bloodthirsty warrior, forward to the age of modern man. Along with the emperor they sent a mall idol of Ormagöden, which would return the traveler if a blood offering were made into its mouth. They also sent a small cadre of the emperor's slaves, not knowing that among them hid a murderous stowaway...

 

MAGGOTS DEVOUR THE CORPSE OF HOPE- When the emperor, Succorea, arrived in the modern age she made a horrible discovery. The future belonged to humans, not demons. They were the inheritors of the Titans legacy and their civilized world drained her of her spirit, her bloodlust and her will to live. She could not return a failure, so she released her slaves and retired in defeat to a hidden cave. The stowaway, Riggnarok, stayed with her to complete his mission. But he could not bring himself to kill the pitiful once great warrior, instead he took care of her and became companions. Far away from their old world and its ancient battles and taboos, an intimacy developed and the then a coupling and then, miraculously, a child. Its birth left Succorea lifeless and Riggnarok took the child out of the cave and raised him in the age of modern man. Never telling him of his forbidden ancestry...

 

THE ROADIE- Riggnarok lived out the rest of his days in peace and when he passed his son, Edward, found the idol of Ormagöden in his attic, mistaking it for a belt buckle. He wore it to remember his father, but when an accident let his blood fall into the beasts mouth. The spirit of Ormagöden was summoned and the fire beast took Edward back in time to the age of METAL. There he found that his combination of roadie skills and demon blood allowed him and him alone to complete his father's mission. To slay the new demon emperor, push back the flood of black tears and fight for the freedom of his people and the GLORY OF THEIR METAL.

Tennets of Metal

I wanna rock- Let the death cry of Ormagöden flow through you, be a vessel to carry the glory of metal

Rock you like a hurricane- let your metal be an angel singing to the innocent... And a devil screaming to the guilty.

Rock of ages- NEVER let the power of metal be oppressed, or anyone for that matter

Die for metal- defy the enemies of rock and metal with every breath, even your dying one.

1. Channel divinity lvl 3

Kickstart my Heart- choose 3 creatures within 30ft. You cast the spell "cure wounds" without expending a spell slot and you heal for the maximun amount of hp. All creatures regain an extra 10hp at level 7, 20hp at level 15 and 30hp at level 20

2. Channel divinity lvl 3

Swords! And Tequila!- your metal turns into a battle march, filling your allies with courage. Until your next turn all allies within 30ft have advantage on all attacks and saving throws.

Shout at the Devil

as a bonus action you can end a frightened or charmed condition.

For Whom the Bell Tolls

a sourceless bell booms, pick 3 enemies within 30ft are subjected to the "slow" spell for the next minute.

Metal warrior

for one minute you 

- gain a fly speed of 60ft

- your oath of metal spells can be cast as a bonus action

- enemies who end their turn within 10ft of you take 5d10 lightning damage

* must finish a long rest before you van use this feature again.