Hor-Rekesa, Aspect of Conquest

And from the chaos of creation another spark was born. This spark shined brightly with the heat of tempered steel and hungry ovens, sharp as a knife and strong as a shield. It felt the passion and desire to overcome challenges, emotions flooding its young mind from a place hidden deep inside the Veil. And as it watched the fires of ambition dance and burn, it wished to spur them on even further; with this wish, it crashed into the Veil and tore it apart, carving a new reality for itself. The spark ignited the Boundary of the plane and created a world out of the heat; and from the impact, the newborn Aspect stood up: their blood, melted iron; their eyes, strong enough to pierce the skies.

— The Creation of Aclara

Hor-Rekasa is one of the Divine Aspects of Aclara, born at the beginning of the universe itself from the clash between the celestial beings Nothing and Matter. They rule over the concept of Conquest, which is described as "the Self acting upon the World"; that is to say, they have divine authority over anything sentient beings do to the objects around them, to their world or to others. This can include anything from forging tools out of metals to fighting in wars for the sake of one's country; as long as a sentient being needs to change anything around them in order to proceed towards their goal, Hor-Rekasa will be present (even in a very small amount).

As all other Divine Aspects, people do not worship Hor-Rekesa directly (almost nobody even knows about the existence of the Aspects instead, the gods they believe in that align with its authority will become avatars of Hor-Rekesa. They are able to talk to their believers through these avatars, to guide them and to help them; however, as it is the case for their siblings, Hor-Rekesa cannot act out of character when they embody an avatar: if the avatar is a warmonger, they cannot appear as a pacifist to their cult.

Among the other members of their family, Hor-Rekesa is very close to Xur-Hikasa, Aspect of Knowledge. While their alliance began out of necessity, their bond grew over the years, becoming siblings in the truest form. Hor-Rekesa prefers the company of Xur-Hikasa, even when they are not in Heaven; they usually follow the Aspect of Knowledge around, something that can be noticed in many mortal cultures across Aclara: oftentimes, the gods of crafting and war are close to the gods of learning, medicine and knowledge (their closeness ranges from husband and wife to blood brothers).

The Realm of Conquerors

The plane created by Hor-Rekesa is called Kahrishi, and its inhabitants, the scaly reptile-people named "Shikasha". Kahrishi is a realm of mastery, be it in crafting, art, or fighting - as long as you put your soul into it, the people of this plane will encourage you and celebrate your achievements. However, living there is not the easiest, nor is it always pleasant; the many tribes that inhabit Kahrishi wage fights and even wars for the resources of the plane and the talented people of the other tribes.