Born when Braelith's wildfire consumed a rival arcanist's stronghold during the Ashen Dawn. The concentrated energies of defeat and ambition fused within the scorched foundation stones. Now it manifests wherever power vacuums form after catastrophic burns.

Composed of shifting obsidian shards bound by molten energy cores. Constantly emits heat distortion waves that destabilize nearby structures. Absorbs residual magic from defeated entities. Vulnerable only during brief cooldown cycles between territorial seizures.

Materializes in newly destabilized rift zones to claim territories weakened by wildfires. Forces rapid shifts in power dynamics by eliminating vulnerable leaders and installing Dominion loyalists before resistance can form.