Adâm, also called Aduama, or Hádum. The first man, in the old Andrish tradition. Said to have been shaped from clay by the hands of the Dragon god Tséomât, the forge master. Glazed and baked with dragonfire, no harm could befall him. The other races of men were crafted in the image of Adâm, but without his invulnerability. Adâm watched them with sadness as they lived wretched lives and perished in the cold. In the beginning, only Dragons, the firstborn of Tséomát, were trusted with fire.
Disgusted with the cruelty of creation, Adâm tipped over his master's forge, spilling fire out over the world, burning half of creation away before the fire was quelled. The men who survived, however, had learned the secrets of fire, and had learned to tame it. As punishment for this affront to heaven, Adâm was cast out from the smithy of Tséomât. Impervious to all harm, he could only be punished by being buried beneath the earth for all eternity.
