Ugnash

Overview

Ugnash, God of Earth, is one of the six Primordials. He has existed since the dawn of creation and—together with his brothers and sisters—shaped the planes of existence. It was Ugnash who brought elemental earth to the realms, and he remains its primary source within the planes.

Ugnash is also the God of Fellowship, Bounty, and Agriculture.

Influence

As the God of Earth, Ugnash holds dominion over soil, stone, sand, and the deep roots that bind the realms together. He is associated with the natural rhythms of growth and decay, and his influence is strongest where seeds are sown and harvests are reaped. Farmers and builders alike offer prayers to Ugnash, who is seen as the foundation of all that is stable and enduring. He blesses those who labor in the fields and those who strive in unity, and he is invoked at births, feasts, and in oaths of loyalty and brotherhood.

Ugnash teaches that abundance is found not in greed but in togetherness, and that the fruits of the earth are meant to be shared. His creations—Zotash and Lygash—embody this creed, each representing a different strength of the natural world, but always acting in concord with one another.

He created the Plane of Earth, and it is here that his influence is strongest. By contrast, his presence is weakest in the Plane of Fire, forged by his sister Mitreyya, Goddess of Might and Flame. Her burning dominion consumes what he grows, and the two are often seen as oppositional forces within the elemental balance.

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Ugnash holds dominion over stone, soil, clay, and the deep roots that bind the realms. His is the slow strength beneath the surface, the force that breaks mountains not with fury, but with time. Farmers bless their tools in his name. Builders whisper his prayers beneath cornerstones. He is called upon where hands join in labor and where kin gather to reap the fruits of patient toil.

He teaches that abundance is not hoarded, but shared—that nothing thrives alone. Zotash, the strength of stone, and Lygash, the vigor of root and branch, serve as his enduring arms. Through them, the land remains stable and alive.

Even the lesser deities of his line carry his creed. Serathara, wild and reborn, and Thedan, shaper of flame and form, extend his reach into forest and forge. All bear his mark. All follow his rhythm.

Though he does not rule with fire or flood, Ugnash is no lesser god. His power lies in permanence. His patience outlasts fury.

Personification in the Splinterlands

The Brotherhood are a collective of gods: a fey goblin, hobgoblin, and orc. Depending on the region or faith, the goblin may be depicted as ash, smoldering, ironwood, fey, or crystal—and some say he shifts between them. The three are shown wearing simple leather or cloth and bearing wooden or stone tools. While goblinoid bloodlines have long histories of rivalry and discord, the Brotherhood represents their shared potential when bound by purpose: that one is always stronger when standing together.

The symbol of the Brotherhood is a chain held aloft by three hands.

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Ugnash appears as a massive orc-shaped colossus carved from stone, wrapped in moss and bound with creeping roots. His eyes glow faintly with the color of fertile earth. Lichen clings to his arms. Flowers bloom along his back. In some depictions, he bears deep cracks along his chest—the scars left from tearing out Zotash and Lygash at the beginning of time.

He wears no crown, only a mantle of loam and vines. His step is tectonic. His silence, absolute.

His symbol is a chain held aloft by three hands: one of stone, one of wood, and one of flesh—united in strength.

Mythology

At the dawn of creation, Ugnash and his siblings shaped the inner planes into being. Though they labored in unity, tensions rose as each sought to impress their identity upon the outer planes. Mitreyya brought fire. Xelia brought water. But it was Ugnash who formed the Plane of Earth—steady, enduring, and rich with potential. He shaped it not as a weapon, but as a cradle for life, believing strength lay not in conquest, but in solidarity.

When his sisters turned inward with ambition, fire scorched his forests and water eroded his mountains. Ugnash did not answer with vengeance. Instead, he created. From his bones he formed Zotash, God of Stone. From his breath and skin, Lygash, God of Wood. Together, they became a trinity of unity and interdependence. Where Ugnash represents the bounty of the land, Zotash embodies its unyielding strength, and Lygash its vibrant growth.

Their brotherhood became the first sacred model of fellowship: three born of one, each distinct, yet inseparable in purpose. Ugnash taught that true power arises from the collective—that even the mightiest will fall when alone, but thrive when supported by kin.

Though he seeks harmony, Ugnash's realm has always been tested. Mitreyya’s fire threatens to scorch the soil. Xelia’s floods, to wear it away. In answer, Ugnash reshaped the Plane of Earth to hold dominion over Water, resisting its advance. In the elemental balance of dominance and submission, he chose not to conquer, but to endure—quiet, rooted, and immovable.

He does not crave worship. His presence is felt wherever stone bears weight, roots hold fast, and communities gather to build something greater than themselves. His whisper echoes in the turning of seasons, in the planting of seeds, and in the clasped hands of allies.

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When the world was still a hollow sphere and the inner planes unshaped, Ugnash descended into the core. He did not shout. He did not strike. He simply knelt, and with hands of silence, pressed the first stone into being.

His siblings hurled their elements outward—Mitreyya with her fire, Xelia with her floods—but Ugnash built inward. Yet even gods have limits. As the labor grew heavy and the world cracked beneath its own forming, Ugnash gave of himself. He split open his side and from his bone shaped Zotash, god of endurance and stone. He peeled back his flesh and from it shaped Lygash, god of growth and living wood.

They were his firstborn. And with them, the Plane of Earth stood firm.

In time, he grew more ambitious. From the first thaw, he brought forth Serathara, spirit of the wild, breath of rebirth. From the molten caverns, he shaped Thedan, artisan of flame and metal. His children spread, each shaping the world in their own way, but always in harmony with his purpose: not to dominate, but to sustain.

As fire scorched the fields and water threatened to erode the mountains, Ugnash did not retaliate. He deepened his roots. He thickened his stone. He taught his children to weather, not to war.

It is said that in the silence after battle, when smoke has cleared and ashes fall, Ugnash is already at work—lifting new stone, sprouting new green. His miracles are slow and often missed, but they are lasting. Where others rage and fade, he remains.

To worship Ugnash is not to shout his name. It is to work. To build. To plant. To endure.