Sohep-ateph (efreeti)

Ishke Sohep-ateph, a deified efreeti more commonly known as simply Sohep-ateph, was the first ateph of Pashtep and (according to oral tradition) a direct and literal son of Sohep, the god of fire. In his now-deified form, Sohep-ateph resides in (and acts as the planar avatar of) the Grand Hearth, acting as the right hand to Sohep himself.

Although Sohep-ateph fathered no legitimate sons, his throne was succeeded by his nephew, [name].

Celestial Age
In the nomadic days of the efreet, Ishke Sohep-ateph (known then as simply Ishke) acted as the leader of a small tribe in the Kashet. As the Ashen Desert is remarkably inhospitable even for the Plane of Fire, the Ishke tribe was often described by outsiders as a doomed band of fools.

Even in those days, Ishke claimed to be a son of Sohep, using his name as a means of claiming divine right to power. As legend has it, Ishke was given a vision by Sohep directing him to descend into the Kashet in search of “a grand river of creation”, from which he would forge an empire.

Whether by luck or by divine right, the Ishke tribe discovered [river], a river of molten bronze flowing through a highly defensible valley by the Abathid Sea.

Most literally forging his domain from the river, Ishke set his tribe to work on the foundation of Ja ba-Ithset, the now-capital of Pasha ba-Heshta. Ishke took a new name for himself, Ishtep Sohep-ateph, and crowned himself as the ruler of the City of Brass.

Reign as Ateph
As Ja ba-Ithset grew in size and in political power, Ishtep declared the nation an empire, naming it Pasha ba-Heshta, the Empire of Ash. Declaring himself emperor, Ishtep took a new title: Sohep-ateph Ishtep il-Amun Ja-ateph ba-Ithset, which, in Ignan, literally means “Royal Ishke, Son of Sohep, Representative of the Gods, Herald of the City of Brass”. This title would, in some form or another, be passed to all successive rulers of Pashtep.

In his honor, all rulers of Pashtep are known as “Sons of Sohep”, or Sohep-ateph. This is often shortened to simply Ateph by non-Ignan speakers.

Deification
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Death and Rebirth
Despite his deification, the extinguishing of the Grand Hearth (an event known as the Cataclysm) claimed the life of Sohep-ateph. Remaining deceased for the entirety of the Dark Epoch, Sohep-ateph was eventually restored to life with the rekindling of the hearth.