Character from Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman
The thunder god and eldest divine sibling — father of war gods, husband to Apito, and host of the first Butcher's Masquerade, where gods settle disputes through spectacle.
Taranis is the patriarch of the dungeon's most dysfunctional divine family. Older brother to Emberus and twin to Hellik, husband to Apito, father to war god Grull and lust god Yarilo among others — his family tree reads like a warning about what happens when gods breed. He and Apito held the first Butcher's Masquerade in the Halls of Ascendency, establishing the tradition of gods resolving disputes through organized combat spectacle. He's less directly involved with the crawlers than his brother Emberus, but his influence shapes the divine politics that trickle down to affect everyone in the dungeon. His relationship with Emberus is complicated by the sibling dynamics that only gods can maintain — centuries of rivalry, obligation, and the kind of family grievances that level cities when they surface.
No detailed physical description available — divine presence implied through thunder domain and the authority of being the eldest sibling among the dungeon's major gods. His scale and power are established through his children and the events he orchestrates rather than visual details.
Also known as: Taranis, the Thunder God