Igneus, the Furnace

Igneus received knowledge on the legendary furnace, that which could burn and destroy anything. Scorning at the world, he utilized his inheritance on the creation of worlds, and ripped a portal into what is now known as the Nether. He devised the elements it consisted of, the netherrack and soul sand, and of the disfigured creatures, the magma cube, ghasts, zombie pigmen, and so on. His descendents live in the Nether, masters at destruction and warping between worlds.