The Phoenix

The Vermilion Bird of the South, also known as the Phoenix, is a Cardinal Deity and one of the sixty four gods of the Nikara Pantheon.

The God
The Phoenix embodies fire, and his only wish is to burn and purge. His shamans feed his bloodlust with anger or desire for revenge, and by calling him they invoque divine fire into the material world. This ability was so fearsome that a shaman was able to destroy the entire longbow island with it.

As the Pantheon is made of opposite fundamental forces, he seems to naturally oppose the Dragon of Arlong, who reffers to him as a "persistent little bird".

Followers
Even thought he belongs to the Nikara pantheon, his main followers were the people of Speer. In fact, all his known shamans were Speerly; this may be related to the fact that the isle of Speer contains a temple where the divine is closer to the material plane, and the god manifested more easily there than anywhere else.

His most known shamans include:
 * Queen Mai'rinnen Tearza
 * Altan Trengsin
 * Fang Runin

Trivia

 * The Phoenix of The Poppy War seemingly combines the Chinese myth of the Fenghuang (a phoenix) and the Vermillion Bird (a peafowl).