Divine
Index
Ariga: (“The
Earth Mother”, “The Broken Hearted”): One of the Firstborn of Chaos. Her appearance changes with the seasons, though she always
looks like a human female in a perfect, 'goddess' form.
In spring she is a young girl. In summer she takes the form of a
beautiful maiden. In fall she is a new mother, and in winter she is a
crone. Apart from these guidelines, her actual physical appearance varies
with the year she appears in. She created the humans and put them on
the islands to the south, shaping them in her own and Mar's image. She
was the betrothed of Mar, but he fell in love with Ishari, and broke
her heart. She gave new life to the Wild Ones from the pieces of
Derrick. During the Fall of the Empire it was her blessing (in the
form of her everchanging hair) that created and imbued the Voice of
the Changeling with power. This led to her and Bjord Halffoot
becoming romantically entangled after his Transcention.
Badblood: (“The
Transcended One”): Goddess of Magic and Self Sacrifice: First of the
Five Glorious Transcendants. She was the only one of the Five to
self-transcend. She bore the Orb of the Forbidden, a nexus of bizarre
powers given form by Nhoj. Her mixed orcish/elven heritage drove her
towards her destructive destiny. She died siphoning off enough power
to level the Sentinel City of the Empire. The power she gathered made
her subject to the power of the Seal and ejected her from the mortal
plane. Each of the five became representative of one of the
Firstborn; Badblood is connected to Nhoj.
Bahu: (“Greatest
of the Dragons”, “Father God of Dragonkind”, “Life Breather”
“Mountain Maker”): God of the Mountains, Chief God of the Dwarves,
Husband of Tiamet. He created the mountains by sowing the earth with
his scales so that his children would have homes. The dwarves he
created by breathing life into dolls fashioned by Tiamet. He is the
sire of all dragons and the father of Ishari, Tlal, and Daikado. He
rules the universe in the role of steward because his father (Nhoj)
never wanted the job.
Bjord Half-Foot:
God of Music and Altruism: One of the Five Glorious Transcendants.
His task in the final battle was to inspire those around him and to
distract the golem army that protected the elven capitol. His song
made the stones of the city wall weep. Once the Golems stood before
him during the siege of Salastria, such was the power of his music
that it freed them from the control of Arcadia. This magic allowed
for the creation of the Unbroken. In the days after the fall he was
instrumental in the creation of both the city of Hub and the
surrounding proto-nation of E'artlan. Bjord is connected to Ariga; through this connection, they fell in love.
Chaos: The
formless void of infinite potential that the Firstborn spawned from.
Ssita and Nhoj are the only of the Firstborn who still have any
direct contact. All others both mortal and god are protected by the
Chaosgate that the two lovers maintain. Ssita draws substance from it
to sustain creation, while Nhoj draws the excess order and returns it
to Grandmother Chaos. In the mad ramblings of the Prophet, it is said
that the love of King and Queen shall falter and all shall return to the
Grandmother's terrible embrace.
Daikado: (“King
of the Burning Mountain”, “The Hell Toad”): God of Earthquakes
and Volcanoes. The twin brother of Tlal. He hates his brother with
the deep burning rage only found in the molten heart of the planet.
Their constant war with each other forced Ssita and Nhoj to lay down
the limitations on god mortal interaction, and create the Seal. As
punishment, he and Tlal (as well as Mar’ies) were used as the three
points affixing the Seal to the mortal plane. His followers speak of
a time when the egg of the world will crack and loose the Hell Toad
to devour his enemies.
Daras: (“The
Gentle End”, “Queen of the Last Breath”): She is one of the
Firstborn of Chaos and bound in marriage to the Oldest. As the
Goddess of Death, she brings souls from the world. She is pictured as
a skeletal dragon with huge white wings and one black claw and one
red claw dripping with gore. She uses this form to carry the souls
away from large battles. For more personal deaths she takes the form
of a pale maiden with black hair in a white cloak. One hand is black,
the other red and dripping. In either form her black hand is used to
sever the soul from the flesh (a painless and rather soothing process
to the recently slain), and her red hand severs the flesh from the
soul. This red hand is reserved for those that try to impede her in
her work. The spirits severed with the red hand remain on the mortal
plane until the madness brought by the pain of the severing is gone.
For some this is a few years, while others have still yet to fade. The manifestations of Daras (of which she can have as
many as needed) are drawn to dying things. Violence, decay, disease,
and famine are signals that will summon her manifestations. Daras is
one of few gods that mortals can actually see (with the exception of
occasionally the Wild Ones, and the three that are trapped on the
plane for punishment). Those that are close to death will be able to
see the manifestations of Daras. The closer they are to death, the
more clearly they will be able to see the goddess. Only those
that are truly dead have ever seen her eyes.
Derrick: The god
that burst from the Nameless One’s genitals. He was a short-lived
changeling god. He/She/It was pestering Nhoj and in a fit of annoyed
rage, Nhoj tore Derrick into three pieces. These pieces were later picked up by Ariga and transformed into the Wild Ones.
Ishari: (“Marsh
Maker”, “Great Protector”, “Sal Iba”[Eye Mother],
“Beautiful Mother of Mar’ies”): The Goddess of Truth and Running
Waters. Daughter of Bahu and Tiala. Mother of Mar'ies and the
Nameless One. She married Mar, but after the Fall of her Unnamed son
she left the god of Law. The grisly death of the Nameless One was
defended by her husband and so soured her love for him. She hasn't
spoken to either Mar or Mar'ies since then. She created the lizardwomen and
the great Geato marsh by mixing her tears with the blood of her
murdered child, the Nameless One. She created the krishtog when her
joyful sigh mixed with her tears. Each of those races worship her
almost exclusively.
Mar’ies: (“Beloved
Father of Elf Kind”, “King of the Infinite North”): God of Ice.
He is the arrogant and beautiful ancestor of the elves. He threw his
nameless brother to earth because he thought that his beautiful
mother shouldn't be near something so ugly. He was cast down to the mortal
plane for this action. He created the Northlands by freezing the sea
water around the place he landed. He shaped this mass of ice into a
beautiful and dangerous realm. When the Seal was put into place he
was used as one of its affixing points, and as such cannot physically
use his powers to influence mortals. He is allowed the use of his
voice, however, and so dictates his will to those that remain in the
Northland. However, he has no true power to enforce his edicts.
Mar: (“The
Father of Mar’ies”, “The Shining Protector”, “The Beautiful
Tyrant”): The god of Law and Son of Daras and The Oldest. His
appearance is that of the perfect human male. He fought with Nhoj for
the hand of Ssita to become king of the universe. His loss in the
First War is perhaps one of the most defining moments in this
universe. Briefly betrothed to Ariga until Ishari was born wherein he
married the wildly beautiful River Goddess. He loved his first son
more than his wife. He is the model for the human physical appearance
because of Ariga’s loneliness and betrayal by him.
The Nameless One: (“Lord Tomorrow”, “The Deformed King”, “The Burning
Gatekeeper”, “The Smoldering Judge”): The God of Fire. He is the
son of Ishari and Mar, and the younger brother of Mar'ies. He gave
life with his death. The Kindred were created from his teeth and
brains and the Geato Abira from the mix of his blood and his mother's
tears. His loins were what made the Fertile Lands fertile and his
genitals became the changeling god Derrick. He is worshipped as the
god of the afterlife amongst the Kindred. He judges each soul before
they are sent to their afterlife. He grades each Kinfolk as one of
his teeth, those that are worthy are placed back in his mouth. Those
that aren't are sent back to the world. Those that have some great
sin on their souls are eaten and sent back once they have been
purified within him. He is also used as a boogieman by the elves.
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