The Lionsmith

"The Nature of the Lionsmith is to be stronger; to be seamless; to make monsters. It has been suggested that his flesh became dust in the Tombs of the Shadowless Kings."

The Lionsmith, also called The Golden General, is one of the Hours, associated with hour VIII, or 8:00am. His Aspects are, , and. The Lionsmith is one of the Gods-from-Flesh, and he makes monsters such as, and cats. According to The Tantra of Worms, the Lionsmith is capable of crushing Worms, a feat that would be impossible for normal mortals.

The Lionsmith has a legendary rivalry with The Colonel. Supposedly, in the First History, the Lionsmith was a mortal from the Shadowless Empire who traveled to the kingdom of the Perseids to learn from The Colonel, swearing loyalty to him. When he returned to the Shadowless Empire, he led their armies as The Golden General until the empire was attacked by forces led by The Colonel. According to The Book of Thrones, he was unwilling to take arms against The Colonel until the King of Kings of the Shadowless Empire told him "a great secret of betrayal". The secret is unknown, but Captain Welland tells it to the player when he is defeated. This led him to turn against The Colonel (perhaps at the Battle of Issus, as hinted by the painting Colonel and Lionsmith). When he did so, he shattered his sword, thereby enacting a potent mystery of The Forge of Days and ascending to Hour-hood. The still exist.