Flamingo and Ogre by Najeev Raj Nadarajah

The supplement first climbs atop the caldera of the titanic volcano. īefore being accepted and becoming a Firebelly, the aspirant must drink the blood of the Fire Mouth. It is the final task, however, that is deadliest of all. Even as his gut burns, he must then catch one of the carthorse-sized fire beetles that burrow through the lava streams and devour the critter in a single sitting. First, the hopeful Ogre must gobble down an entire cauldron full of flametoad and devilpepper curry a repugnant mixture also useful for ending protracted sieges. Īs will all other religious occasions in the Ogre Kingdoms, this trial by fire begins and end with the act of ingesting something. As magma courses down the sides of the Fire Mouth like drool from a Butcher's gob, the aspirants dare to undergo the gruelling Flame Trial - a mysterious ritual held by the Firebelly tribe as their volcano god rumbles in his sleep. Every year, dozens of Ogre pilgrims flock to the sides of the Fire Mouth and announce their presence to the small but influential tribe that makes its home in caves nestled into the volcano slopes. It is an important figure in Ogre mythology, revered alongside the Great Maw by all Ogres and worshiped fervently by those tribes that have witnessed the violence of its mighty eruptions first hand. The Fire Mouth is the largest and most powerful volcano in the Mountains of Mourn.

Flamingo and Ogre by Najeev Raj Nadarajah