Amirani

The Amirami are an extinct lineague of Prometheans active during the 14th century. They represented the element of Fire before the birth of the Frankensteins.

Origins
The Amirami Progenitor is identified with Prometheus himself, though in their version of the story he was not a god but a mortal alchemist. This progenitor died by disembowling, but his wife (also an alchemist) resurrected him, in the process reinforcing his remains with metal in order to repair the damage.

Creation
Amirami were created from corpses of those who died in agony, including executed criminals and tortured heretics. Such bodies were often in poor condition, and thus had be carefully reinforced with metal prosthetics that were grafted onto the flesh. A Prophet was very literally forged into being.

Refinements
Many Amirami followed the Refinement of Pneuma, which combined elements of Aurum with explicit Christian mysticism.

Traits
Prophets were uncompromising crusaders, relentless pursuing a vision of perfection glimpsed through Divine Fire. However, the reality of the world's imperfection (and their own) was enough to drive them into Torment. They were driven to move, change and create, and some saw themselves as misunderstood geniuses attempting to enlighten an ignorant world. However, when their goals were stymied or their message ignored, they usually fell into bitterness and despair.

Their unique Bestowment, Crucible of Anguish, granted them mystic visions if they willingly dealt themselves aggravated damage with fire. These visions could galvanize a Smith with unshakable confidence, or leave them confused and disturbed.

Disfigurements
As their bodies died in agony, many Amirami still bore obvious signs of tramuatic injury such as broken necks, missing limbs or free-bleeding gashes. Even those who did not evince such direct wounds still reeked of brimstone. Additionally, anyone looking in the Prophet's eyes would see a glimpse of its strange visions reflected there.