Ahura is a member of a council of archons (people who represent deities and sometimes fully embody them) which rule over the second largest empire of this world. Though he is more respected than the rest of the council by many as he is the eldest he has equal political power to all archons of the council. He permanently resides in the capital of Ahu which is in mourning when the players arrive where they will be greated by Ahura. The city is in mourning because the siege at a major trading/port city which guarded a straight finally broke at the hands of a superweapon created by the rival empire. The players arrive with a group of refugees from the peninsula which is being burned as the army approaches.

The players are all capable warriors and Ahura would have heard of their feats by now and desire their assistance.

Ahura is effectively the wise elder trope but he is also (though the players do not know this) a cynic and crude politician. He became an Archon through his ability to rise through the religious/state bureaucracy because of these traits. He genuinely cares for the people of his empire, even the conquered peoples who have been absorbed into it, but they are ultimately all the tools needed to achieve something I am not fully decided upon (lol).

The swirls of gold are really up to interpretation, i didn’t have a solid vision in my head when I wrote that bit but I knew it would be interesting in the imaginations of my players. I’m sort of curious how you would picture them based off how I have described him