Board Thread:False Info and Speculative Discussion/@comment-5285305-20150719202331/@comment-84.104.68.155-20150721171142

Not much reason he'd be a phoenix, except for the fire there is nothing about him that signifies such. He's shown no real animal qualities, let alone anything avian; and phoenix don't have shape-shifting nor human forms. So for him to be one they'd have to be going far away from the actual legends. If anything he is likely more equivalent to Fae, Deity or an Elemental. With his newly shown dream/connection to the Nematon, he could be the celtic god Bile (Bel / Belanus); who was linked to the sacred tree, as well as fire. And would make more sense over all, especially if he's taking those bodies as a sacrifice to power it.