Kritü

Kritü, the Iron Shard of Ardothun is the divine progenitor and leader of the Iron Dragonflight. He is associated with protection and warcraft, and is in addition a popular deity in Nethron.

Appearance

Kritü takes the form of an exceptionally large and bulky iron dragon. He is badly affected by the Rust Plague, and as such, he is coated with a thick layer of rust that has rendered him physically immobile, although still capable of exerting his divine power to commune with his followers.

History

Kritü, like all the other Shards, came to be as the manifest form of a portion of Ardothun's shattered divine essence.

The Rust Plague

During a period of associating with Morik, Kritü was persuaded to seek a way to cover his flights' elemental weakness to Water Aura, and to that end, he orchestrated a raid on a Blue Dragonflight hatchery and had a number of eggs stolen to experiment on. Sera Dagon and Randegosa responded by placing the curse of the Rust Plauge on his flight, causing any iron dragon that would come into contact with seawater to start developing a layer of rust on their scales, thus warding the Dominion from further retaliation from the Iron Dragonflight. In addition, they ran a counterattack op where Kritü's lair was flooded with seawater, causing him and several powerful iron dragons in his service to get trapped inside and fall victim to the curse's effect.