Dominion/Initiate: Available for Iniciation

Focus: The Anvil of Hell is located in a darkened Realm where only the lava vents and sulphur flashes light it. As one approaches the Realm, the undercurrent of pain turns most away. The Anvil itself is very large, able to hold several spread bodies upon its surface. Its surface is cool to the touch, despite the underground vents upon which it stands. The table-top-like surface reaches slightly above waist level in height. The underground levels that are the terrain of this realm have never been worked or molded.

Initiation : You first undressed and bathe in the unnaturally cool water found in one of the many natural antechambers near the Anvil. You spread a light sulfuric smelling oil over your body. You moved upwards and onto the Anvils surface. As you lay down in its center The Hammer approaches the Anvil slowly, walking around it and rhythmically striking its surface with a large, two-handed hammer. The vibrations are felt by the One. The One feels with each strike their limbs grow heavier and the feel of the Anvil's once cool surface beginning to heat. Limbs too heavy to raise begin to smolder, and the odor of the burned flesh is inhaled by those in attendance.
    The Hammer strikes each step as he moves slowly up the platform. The One's flesh has burned to the top. Any struggle pulls pieces of skin from its body. The One always struggles... and screams. The pain of the One radiates outward to the others. Each strike rings louder in the One's ears... Each strike resonates across the surface. The Hammer approaches each step, striking the surface, ringing out the pain.
    The hammer arcs above the One, its molten metal surface crushing the One's bones. Each strike continues to ring against the Anvil's surface as the One is crushed. Pain beyond understanding... pain beyond knowing... no relief is given.. None possible... consciousness is always alive and aware as the Hammer strikes. Pushed past insanity to a point where the only choice left for the One is acceptance. Learning that pain is exhilarating and warm, comforting to the touch... pleasurable. The Hammer strikes until the One begs for more...and in that moment the Hammer stills, and the agony of the absence of pain touches the One forever.

Power

Enhanced control of Pain
Storage of Pain
Focus for Sorcery/Conjuration

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