[CHAR] Godhood - A Tale of Deities

[Forsythe]

Name: Hiraga Age: Ancient - The First One Appearance: Hiraga is a shapeshifter, however her representing form is that of a blue tiger.

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Nature: God Personality: The guardian goddess is connected to Ceyr, it’s state directly affecting her mood. In general, she is nonconflicting and among the Gods can be considered neither good nor evil. She has no mercy however, and her judgement is always an eye for an eye. Should a mortal decide to stripmine a mountain range and fall large forests to build machines of war, they will find their shipyards claimed for the seas by a tsunami and their factories swallowed by fissures caused by an earthquake. As such, she is the element of chaos in any god’s plans. Skills and Abilities: Hiraga is the Nature’s guardian: If everything is well in Ceyr, her own powers are weakening, to the point of falling into slumber in what could be called a ‘golden age’. However if the Land suffers, the goddess’ wrath will rain upon those responsible in force unmatched. If the world would be nearing it’s end, she gains the power to to bring judgement day, purge the original world of all life and cause the souls to move either to Aett or Hades. Nobody dares to think what would happen to Ceyr if she was slain, and no one is certain she can be. To her followers, she offers the gift of reincarnation, having the power to anchor their soul in the world in a new body. Those who choose to remain are brought back as Dryads, Treants and similar creatures that aid her watch the land. While she is not omniscient, she has the ability to glimpse the life of any given soul to pass judgement on it. As a spirit, Hiraga can appear in any form. Aside from her representative tiger, she has been seen posing as creatures of myths, from fairies to dragons. Backstory: The first of the Ancient spirits, Hiraga looked upon the planet and her heart was filled with joy at the sight of the beautiful creation. She declared to forever guard it from destruction and her power was made one with the World. When her younger siblings started to war over the world, she struck against any and all who desecrated its beauty. As her anger grown, she struck the world itself and torn the continents apart, hoping the sea separating the warring factions would end the Nature’s torment, and for some time it worked. However the annoying mortals built ships and created traversing magics, making her effort a mere delay and inconvenience. As she tried to repair the damage the war was doing, she, unknown to her, contributed the most to the final cataclysm. As their creator died and two new planes appeared in existence while great damage was brought to Ceyr, so died a part of the Guardian. With the demise of their creator, Hiraga’s powers also decreased. Now unable to affect the world at large, she instead brought to light the druids, who aid the world in small doses, but in large number.

Connections

Ancients When not actively interfering with the World, hiraga occasionally seeks out the company of some of her brothers and sisters. She is only openly hostile to those who would instruct their followers to do something that would hurt Nature. Danives: She rather enjoys having her mind challenged by his riddles and approves of his lack of demands of the mortals, horrible people as they are. However, due to the assassins hardly ever taking more than one life at a time, she doesn’t consider Danives’ followers a real danger to Nature and leaves them be. Perpetiel: As he chooses to observe rather than interfere with the world, she doesn't take much notice of him. Agimar: As a god, Hiraga doesn't interfere with the matters of Hades, but she sees that Agimar uses his power to create and destroy more or less equally, and thus doesn't have too bad of an opinion of him. Voana: As one to promote the lust for war in the hearts of mortals, Hiraga dislikes Voana immensely. the guardian only doesn't take action against the warrior goddess directly because she doesn't actively tell the mortals to make war. Sohena: As the other sister chose Hades for her home, Hiraga doesn't pay her much attention as long as she keeps premonitions of her own actions to herself and doesn't hinder the guardian's actions. Yakushi: One of her oldest sisters, Yakushi is one of the few whose opinion matters to Hiraga and can change her mind. She sees Yakushi as a sort of opposite to herself - where Hiraga is not concerned with the mortals, they matter to Yakushi. Myra and Vyra: Hiraga treats the sisters equally, and that is as sources of problems for her. With their meddling and putting certain Mortals to power, they are likely to create more work for her. Curiously she is more forgiving of the demon, as her following and thus potential threat is far lower than that of her sister. Neveras: As much as she hates to admit it, Hiraga considers Neveras her greatest weapon. Whenever one faction would be at the verge of overpowering another, all she has to do is let her brother loose. As she feels a bit guilty about this,s he takes care to be nice to him when he is out of his seal. Shoshar: A powerful ally, the water dragon is another of those whose advice the guardian goddess will listen to. Irreplaceable to aiding her ward the seas, Hiraga does not interfere with the workings of his usually calm followers. She often seeks his aid when the mortals of coastal cities need a lecture. Upstarts The younger spirits are as unnoticeable to her as the mortals until they harm the world. She is familiar with them, but unlike her ancient siblings, Hiraga doesn’t actively seek their company, although she will not shy from them if they seek her. Gaon Latze: Who? Itone Isolfrodottir: hiraga knows of her, but she is a matchstick to her wife's star as far as being a problem for Hiraga is concerned. Dust: As this one was born of and lives in the areas of the world that she failed to protect, Hiraga feels slightly sorry for the spirit, and yet grateful for warding the areas others gave up on. Varavana: One of the few upstarts she knows by name, Hiraga oftentimes mused whether she should seek the employ of this young one. So far though she has kept her distance, but keeps an eye on the upstart to see whether he would be worthy of more interest.

Religion: Druidism: A mix of religion and magic school, druids - people using the nature commanding magic - are the recipients of her power. As such, she has some followers in the faction of every other God, being her eyes and ears. Nation: No nation is explicitly devoted to Hiraga, however she commands the creatures that bear the souls of reincarnated druids. While scattered all over the world and few in numbers, they are more powerful than the average mortal. The greatest number of druids comes from the ranks of Night Elves, and she has some followers among the orkishs shamans. Other: Hiraga’s symbol is the last letter of any alphabet, a silent reminder that noone should upset her, or the world will be in peril.

[RoflsMazoy]

Name: Gaon Latze, the Dragon Fisher Age: Upstart Appearance: Imagine this but without the moustache. He also has a small deer as a companion that goes wherever he goes. Nature: Minor God of Fishing Personality: Very much laid back, almost to an uncanny degree. Most of the time he sits very still in one spot with his fishing line out in front of him. Not really fishing for anything, but more like he's just letting time pass. This attitude extends to the people he meets, mostly he won't interact unless he's interacted with first. However, he actually has a perfect memory and he can also sense specific people coming as if he's in tune with the world. When he is actually fishing, he suddenly becomes extremely alert, almost nothing will get by him unnoticed; even though he looks as laid back as he usually is. He only ever fishes when he's bored, which isn't all that rare in the end. He also fishes pretty much anywhere, for pretty much anything. He has been seen fishing for birds, giant worms, and even dragons. He is still somewhat childish for a god. He was once a human hero who was turned into a god, and he was extremely young when he died. He often travels all around Ceyr on various creatures he has tamed and stored in his fishing bag. He is often seen fishing for exotic things. His deer follows him wherever he goes and never seems to leave his side. He sees a lot. Skills and Abilities: Being the God of Fishing, Gaon has many fishing related abilities. His main ability concerns his fishing rod. The rod itself is unremarkable, if not somewhat extravagant, but Gaon is able to form a fishing line of pure energy that won't ever break. It can be whatever colour he wants it to be, and it always forms with a hook at the end of it. Its length is controlled by his will, and he can also detach the line from his rod if he so wishes. The line disintegrates a few seconds after it is severed from the rod. Another of his powers concerns his fishing pouch (which isn't in the picture). The small bag he wears at his side is much larger than it would appear and contains an infinite amount of bait, and several creatures he has caught and wishes to keep. The pouch is able to conjure any kind of bait, for any kind of creature. He even has bait for some gods, but gods don't take bait most of the time. His last power is the ability to tame creatures he has caught, but this takes different amounts of effort depending on the creature. Regular fish and small marine life he can tame fairly easily. Creatures of higher intelligences increase the effort required and dragons take a huge amount of effort while anything above that is impossible for him. He can also communicate with creatures telepathically when he touches them, but for creatures capable of speech, this is largely unecessary. He also emanates an aura of calmness. Backstory:

This is pretty long >.<

Gaon was once a very young human child. You wouldn't really be able to tell from the way he acts; as compared to gods, humans are seen to be incredibly rushed, with children being even more so than regular adults. However, Gaon is considered patient, even for a god. However, his incredible patience is one of the things that led to him becoming a god in the first place. While he was human, Gaon was very much unremarkable. He wasn't unusual, he was but a normal human child. But the most normal people are the ones who make the greatest heroes, and Gaon was one of the first humans to prove that. He was raised in a coastal village. The village itself was fairly small, the only reason for its existence was its prime position for fishing. The village wasn't very rich, but they got by with what they had. However, one day, disaster struck. For seemingly no reason at all, the fish on the coast slowly seeemed to disappear. Over the course of the year, the amount of fish the fishermen hauled in daily dwindled until one day, they found none at all. Over the course of the next year, their money and food dwindled until all of the village was starving. There was no sign that the fish would return, and the village seemed to be doomed. It was during this time, that Gaon's mother died, but not before leaving him with a parting gift. His mother told him the tale of a great Water Dragon, that was said to hold the secrets of the sea. As she died, Gaon decided that he would find this Dragon, even if it was the last thing he did. Gathering all the supplies he could, he set off from his village to find the Dragon. He set off for the nearest city which he hoped would have enough information to point him towards the whereabouts of the Dragon. It was then that he discovered, that the mysterious disappearance hadn't been limited to his village alone. The coastal city he had arrived in was also falling into poverty, all of the sources for their marine exports having vanished during the previous year. He learned that the situation was so desperate, that the king of the city had ordered his army to find the Dragon, and find if it was responsible for the disappearance. Gaon begged the king to join his army, but he refused him because he was so young. Regardless, Gaon decided to follow the army to find the dragon. Some months later, and they arrived at the Water Dragon’s fabled pool. Only, the sight that greeted them was one that they did not expect. The Dragon was said to reside in a great temple built to honour him, but when they arrive, the temple was in ruins and the Dragon was nowhere to be found. The temple had a large pool of water which was connected to the sea, but the rubble had filled the majority of the pool, leaving little hope of finding the Dragon. Regardless, the knights attempted in vain to call out to the dragon, Gaon even joined them as they tried to coax the dragon out of hiding. Alas, no dragon appeared, and the soldiers lost their will as their commander had no choice but to start the long march home. Gaon however, didn’t give up. He set up camp in the ruins with what little supplies he had gained from the city, and spent many days staring into the pool in the hopes of finding an answer. During those few days, a small deer from the nearby forest kept him company as he stared in vain at the rubble-choked pool. One day, as he stumbled about the ruins of the temple, he found his answer. He found ancient scrolls, detailing the practices of the monks of the temple. He found within those scrolls, that they used to bring a sacrifice to the Water Dragon, more specifically, young deer. Even as he read it, the deer that had become his companion for the past few days butted its head affectionately into his side. He spent the next few days starting into the pool again, mentally preparing himself for what he had to do. The next day, he took a piece of rubble and killed his only companion. The next part wasn’t any easier. The monks used to sacrifice their animals on a submerged altar, but the rubble eliminated any trace of the altar, and the water was extremely deep. If Gaon held the deer in the water, he was likely to lose it to the depths. He had to find something else. Using a large bamboo pole and a coil of rope, he created the very first fishing rod. He tied one end around the neck of the deer, and the other tightly around the bamboo pole. After it was done, he pushed his friend into the water, held the pole in front of him to keep the deer level and waited. He waited for an hour, and another hour. He waited for 3 hours, 4 hours, and then even 6 hours. He waited for the Dragon to come for another 10 hours. He waited an entire day and the Water Dragon didn’t come. But he didn’t falter, he didn’t have anything else to live for. He kept waiting with his line outstretched, for another day, 2 days, 4 days, until finally, he got a bite. Suddenly, something pulled hard, and Gaon almost fell off of his perch. In the water below, he saw a huge shadow of a long serpent like creature. He could feel it pulling on the rope, as if in curiosity. Suddenly, it rose from the water, its leering eyes directly in front of Gaon. ”Why do you seek me, human?” It said. Gaon told him about how the fish had disappeared from all of the coastal cities, and asked if the Water Dragon had a way of bringing them back. ”The fish do not wish to return,” the Dragon said, ”They are tired of you humans constantly taking away their families for your own personal profit. They will never return.” Gaon pleaded with the Dragon, but it was all for naught. ”You cannot persuade me, human.” It said angrily. ”Why do I even waste time with you?” With that, it sunk into the waters. But it didn’t know it still had the rope in its stomach, and Gaon was still holding onto the pole. He held on as the Dragon surged through the seas, he held on as the Dragon swam through storms, whirlpools, and even typhoons until one day, the Dragon had enough. The Dragon burst out of the water, and plucked Gaon off of his back with one of his claws. ”WHY DO YOU PERSIST, HUMAN?!” It shouted angrily. But by now, Gaon was a complete mess. The exhaustion was finally taking its toll, and the pole he held onto was slick with his blood. He could barely think straight, and his previous life in the village seemed so far behind him. But even as he was held aloft by the great Dragon, he still held a shred of consciousness left, and he realized something he’d known for a while now. ”Because I have nothing else to live for.” Gaon said finally. And then he died. And the Water Dragon let his body fall into the sea, the waters washing it clean rod clean. It’s unknown exactly what the Water Dragon did afterwards, but slowly the fish returned to the ports, and life slowly returned to normal for the coastal cities. The body of Gaon was never found, and all that remained was his fishing rod which washed ashore in the village he was born in.

Connections: Hiraga: He hasn't really ever seen her, but he knows that she is the first ancient god. He sometimes runs into her followers while fishing in Ceyr who are always eager to tell him about her. Danives: He saw him one time from afar Voena and Itone: Someone told him about them one time after he caught a giant squid Sohena: He caught an elf accidentally and he told him about her Agimar: He fished one of his followers out of a river once and it thanked him by telling him about Agimar Dust: He heard about him when he asked someone from a nearby town about the Desolace Varavana: Has no idea who he is, but saw him more than a few times Yakushi: Gaon's only heard whispers of her, but she sounds pretty nice all things considered Neveras: No one's ever told him about Neveras and he doesn't talk to other spirits generally so he knows pretty much nothing about him Other: He wasn't there for the War, he's pretty damn young. Also, though he is technically a god of fishing, he's not exactly known as such and the credit for the fishing rod went to the person who invented the fishing reel. He's more of a legend really, seeing as no one was there when he died. He's basically an urban legend at this point because he's only ever been running around fishing weird stuff.

[Vilhelm]

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[EsmetheGreat]

Voana, God of Battle

Name: Voana, God of Battle Age: Ancient Appearance: A woman of immense height, broad in stature and gilded with muscles firm with strength, Voana possess’ the pure stance of a warrior, and moves with a sure and solid confidence. Pale in pallor, her eyes stand a stark contrast as a piercing cobalt blue and easily convey the intensity of her emotions, complementing the slackness and ease of her face in expressing her reactions and feelings. Her hair is a thick, inky black, curled and prone to being clotted with blood, it usually falls in a tail to the mid of her back, when clean and loose however it is noted by many as a beautiful mane. Asides from her eyes and hair Voana is not a great beauty, the most renowned beauty from her appearance being the fine and aged armour that is rarely missing from her body, and her long sword Iron-Spine. Nature: God Personality: Quick to temper and more often than not stiff with the bristles of austerity rather than the shivers of joy, Voana encompasses the attributes most suited to a warrior primed for battle, being serious and unmoving in most matters but passionate and devoted for that which matters to her most. On principle, Voana is largely mistrustful with those she is a stranger to and rarely makes any attempt to be friendly, outside of her immediate kin her disposition isn't any better and she has few allies amongst her fellow Spirits. With those who have won her respect or love however, she is much softer, and more willing to cooperate or even yield, and will pledge her loyalty and skill to those who have won her devotion. Skills and Abilities: As the God of Battle, Voana is the epitome of the perfect warrior, strong agile and possessing a great thirst for victory and the submission of her enemies. She is renowned for her swordplay, endurance and keen concentration during a fight, unmatched by many. Backstory: An Ancient God, Voana is said to have been born when the sharp spears of light from the Golden Orb cut a great Northern rock in half, from the rubble of the left half, Voana emerged, sturdy and solid as the rock she was born from. Born with her Sister, Sohena who emerged from the right half of the rock, Voana grew to have a fierce skill and empathy for battle and, emboldened by the benevolent rays of the Golden Orb, became a great warrior unmatched by any mortal. When the wars began, Voana stood for the Northern territories and relished in the chance to prove her prowess in battle. When the mortal races appeared on Ceyr, Voana was distrustful of near all Elves and Orcs, but found some kindred spirits within the Humans, as they lacked the detachment in battle of the Elves and the mindlessness of the Orcs. One human in particular, the Shield-Maiden Itone, caught Voanas interest and heart, and when the mortal fell in the battles on Ceyr during the War in Heaven, Voanas fury tore apart the flesh and bone of hundreds of mortals. In her grief and desperation Voana lay the body of Itone in the geyser of a golden mist, predetermined by her Sister to provide birth to a new form of spirit. The mists housed in the vessel of Itone successfully, creating her into an Upstart, a lesser spirit but a spirit with a long life nonetheless. Rejoicing at the return of her beloved, Voana took Itone for her Wife, and when Itone refused to leave Ceyr in the aftermath of the death of the Golden Orb, Voana turned away from Aett and refused to join her Sister in Hades, choosing to remain on Ceyr with her Wife. Allowing herself to be revered as a ‘God’, Voanas feats in battle became legendary amongst mortals and she was officially created as the God of Battle. Currently she resides in the old Northern territories on Ceyr, rarely visiting Aett or Hades, and preferring to spend her time with Itone and the Humans, finding conflict with the other Gods who chose to reside on Ceyr, due to their dislike of her Upstart Wife. Connections:

• Wife: Itone Isolfrodotti- Voana regards her Wife with an immeasurable amount of respect and care, having won Itones friendship and admiration in turn before she won her heart. Due to Itones Upstart structure being the sole reason for her being able to live, Voana is little concerned with her Wife's origins. Nonetheless she recognises the stigma attached to being an Upstart, and guards her Wife with a merciless rage should any of her kin dare to intervene in their marriage.

ANCIENTS

• Sister: Sohena- As her Body-Sister, Voana regards Sohena with significantly more affection and patience than she would with any other of their kin, as well as a quiet and practical respect for Sohenas abilities. When they were younger and Sohenas Foresight blossomed, Voana would never hesitate in coming to her Sisters defence in the face of naysayers or those who wished to greedily leech off her gift. When the Golden Orb perished and their kin turned to paint Sohena a villain, Voana again defended her Sister without hesitation, and was offended when Sohena rewarded her efforts by swearing neutrality in the War in Heaven and refusing to fight by Voanas side. Nonetheless when Sohena emerged to guide Voana and the fallen Itone to the golden mists Voana followed her orders without question, and the bond between the Sisters repaired upon Itones resurrection. Since Sohenas flight to Hades the two Sisters have not met nor spoke since, however Voana would still never hesitate in expressing open affection for the one she shared her birth with.

• Danives- Voana, as God of Battle, has little patience for the art of illusions and the tactics of a quiet kill, having in the past even named them as 'cowards methods', believing that true honour can be derived only from open combat. As such, she regards Danives, perhaps the master of such tricks, with some level of dislike, not really contempt but certainly not companionship. For the most part, she tolerates him, as there is little need for his followers in the Northern territories, so long as he doesn't approach her or her Wife, Voana sees no need to engage him.

• Hiraga- Having never felt as in-tune with nature as others of her kin, Voana has little respect for the beauties of nature nor does she actively preserve it beyond what suits her own needs. Having never met the Guardian herself, but having heard rumours of the Guardians own ire against her for her patronage of war and battle, Voana is cautious enough to keep her distance from the small commune of Druids that reside deep in the Free Forests bordering her home.

• Agimar- Having fought on the side of the Golden Orb during the War in Heaven, Voana sought to know of as many of the enemy as was able, when information was fetched for the Ancient Agimar, her soldiers and the Spymasters were able to provide little beyond his grotesque and beastly appearance on the battlefield. Following the war, having surmised that his powers lay in trickery and shady tactics, Voana regards Agimar with the same distrust she does Danives, having a keen dislike for 'cowards methods' in combat.

• Yakushi- Not possessing the clear and patient mind of her Sister, Voana doesn't really understand or respect the arts of finer knowledge, and can easily become frustrated with those who might flaunt their knowledge over her. Following the War in Heaven, Voana has heard of Yakushi's presence on Ceyr, but chooses not to dwell over it.

• Neveras- Having at first merely thought of him as a pest during their young days when he trailed after her Sister, Voana grew to regard Neveras as more of a threat, not trusting those who could limit her strength and though she never participated in securing Neveras' banishment, neither did Voana dispute it. Following the War in Heaven and Neveras' return, the meetings between the two Ancients have been far and few between, Neveras seemingly placated by seeing how much Voana has 'settled down' with her Wife.

UPSTARTS

• Varavana- Being the patron of battle itself, Voana easily finds conflict with the idea of a tiny being putting a stop to what, in her younger and wilder days, she referred to as 'the most fun you could have outside of sipping from a tankard or a fair maiden'. Despite this seeming dislike, the two have never met and the only knowledge Voana has on the being is tripe she largely puts down to rumours.

• Dust- As Voana resides in the Northern territories, a land that is strong and largely self-sufficient, she has never met the God of the Desolace nor has she ever heard his stirrings on the wind.

• Gaon Latze- Voana regards most Upstarts aside from her Wife with a large air of disinterest,as singularly focused she is on the rule that, so long as it doesn't intrude on her home she doesn't think much of it. Now and then when she visits various markets she hears the Fisher-wives gossip of tales of a 'small fisherman who catches all sorts' but again, it's not really enough to hold her interest for too long.

Religion: Voanas blessing is called upon by near all soldiers of the Human and Elven races, and is recognised for her might in battle by many Orcs as well. There is no strict religious following of Voana however, though she has disciples in the form of pupils who ask to be trained by her. Offerings are made to her in the form of a battle-worn sword coated in the blood of a war-horse. Nation: As Voana is the patron of battle, an act that has no one home on Ceyr, Voana does not command a nation. However, her influence is most present in the Northern territories where she resides with her Wife. Other: Voana spends her days hunting in the Free Forests surrounding her home, training pupils or patrolling the towns within distance of the cottage she shares with Itone. Her nose is always peaked to the winds for the scent of battle, and her and her Wife regularly ride out to resolve any skirmish within a wide radius of their land. Because of this, Voana and Itone are regarded as the unofficial Chiefs and ultimate authorities in their immediate territory and are received positively in any towns therein. Due to this, Voana can on occasion be found in the local tavern, downing many a pint, winning many an arm wrestle and perhaps starting a fight or two.

Sohena, God of Premonitions and Oracles

Name: Sohena, God of Premonitions and Oracles Age: Ancient Appearance: Matching the height of her Sister, Sohena is slender in build and possessing an almost bewitching elegance, a gliding grace always evident in her movements. Dark-skinned, dark-eyed and wearing a face of great beauty, Sohenas face bares contrast to her Sisters in terms of ease of expression. Where Voanas emotions are always plain to see on her face, Sohenas face is always the picture of calm, unmoving and to many, unnerving in its statuesque impassiveness. Her hair is thick, wiry and dark, and is generally gathered atop her head, bordered by a crown-plait. Her forehead is decorated with a crown of beads and ornaments that only serve to compliment her beauty. Sohena dresses herself simply, wearing gowns of simple material in dark colours, her feet are always bare save for a lone silver band wrapped around the ankle of her right foot. Nature: Demon Personality: Sohena is similar to her Sister Voana in that she is also largely deemed unapproachable by many, although in contrast to Voana, who is unapproachable due to her unfriendliness, Sohena wards off close contact due to her air of placidness and serenity that inspires both awe and an unsettling feeling in all who look upon her. In fact, Sohena stands as a direct contrast to her Sister in many aspects of her personality, where Voana is loud Sohena is quiet, and where Voana is quick to temper Sohena is cool and calm in the face of adversity. Perhaps the only aspect of personality they share is their unwillingness to reach out to others, Sohena is no more willing than her Sister to be friendly to others, preferring her privacy and isolation. Skills and Abilities: Sohenas abilities also stand at a direct contrast to Voanas, Sohena having no real skill for combat or talents of the body. The reasoning for this is said to originate from their birth when the rock the Sisters were born from was cut in half. Whilst Voanas half of the rock fell with its face to the earth, representing the Body and all things solid, Sohenas half of the rock instead fell with its face looking up at the sky, gifting Sohena with the magnificence of the Golden Orb, and therefore, the abilities of the Mind and all things immaterial. Sohena is gifted with the ability of Foresight, allowing her to see visions of what is to come, a much coveted ability amongst the spirits. Whether because of the jealousy of her kin or because Sohena herself believes her power to be too dangerous, Sohena largely keeps her visions to herself, rarely revealing what she knows of the future to anyone. Whenever she does reveal a premonition, it always passes to be true, such as when she guided Voana to the golden mists, having seen that these miraculous occurrences would bring Itone back. Because of this, despite her flight to Hades and isolation from Ceyr, Sohenas abilities hold much weight and respect amongst the Priestesses of all races. Backstory: Born alongside her Sister Voana, Sohena was gifted with the power of Foresight, and grew up knowing too much too soon, becoming a quiet and withdrawn woman because of this. Not as prone to fighting as Voana, Sohena preferred the comfort that came with hiding herself away with her books and thoughts, perhaps made too sombre by knowledge of her kin and their ultimate fates, or perhaps too silently overwhelmed by visions of terrible events to come to convey her deepest and darkest fears. When the Golden Orb perished, Sohena became largely ostracised by her kin, many of whom believed that she had foreseen the events and chosen not to warn anyone, whether or not this is true, no one, not even her Sister, knows. During the War in Heaven, Sohena hid herself away from the fighting; only appearing to wade through the bloody aftermath of her Sisters rage, following the Shield-Maiden Itones death, to guide Voana to the golden mists. Following the aftermath of the war and the birth of Aett and Hades, Sohena wandered alone amongst the ruins of Ceyr for a century before quietly escaping to the deep darks of Hades, provoking the sworn ire of the Angels of Aett who felt that her gift was safest with them. Her flight to Hades prompted a mass immigration of spirits to the realm of fire and ash due to the rumour that Sohena had chosen to live there because she had foreseen the triumph of the Demons of Hades. As it stands, no one knows Sohenas reasons for descending to Hades, as she guards herself and her words in Hades as closely as she did on Ceyr. Connections:

• Oracles-Priestesses amongst the races of Elves and Humans who are gifted with a lesser ability of Foresight. Though she doesn't visit them in body on Ceyr, Sohena is believed to have the ability to communicate with them spiritually. Though she detests leaving her isolation, Sohena appreciates the prayers and offerings made to her by the Religion of Oracles, each word and bundle of incense received like a ray of sunlight from the world above she has departed from.

ANCIENTS

• Sister: Voana- Despite the fairly opposing personalities of the two, Sohena easily recognises her Body-Sister as the one closest to her, and is perhaps the only one of her kin that she would openly show affection. Being the clearer-minded and more even-tempered of the two Sohena has, in the past, felt the need to guide her Sister but has also willingly accepted Voanas protection. Having departed from Ceyr and not spoken to Voana since, Sohena still regards her fondly and would not hesitate to count Voana as one of her allies.

• Danives- Not as sworn to honour or combat as her Sister, Sohena recognises the Gods talents, as well as their shared neutrality during the War in Heaven. Beyond this, Sohena doesn't regard Danives with neither disdain nor affection, and having surmised that he might one day seek her services, she prefers to keep her distance.

• Hiraga- Having a clearer head for the workings of Ceyr, Sohena harbours something akin to respect for the once mighty Guardian of Nature. Sohena has, several times in the past, received premonitions which involved Hiraga significantly but Sohena is tight-lipped about them, as she is with near all of her visions. Having fled to Hades, Sohena doubts that she'll really come into contact with the Guardian.

• Agimar- Possessing the gift of Foresight and residing in the same realm as the Ancient, Sohena is well aware of Agimars monstrous creations, and regards him and his projects with a great deal of caution. Knowing of his quiet ambition and talents for manipulation, and relating them to visions she has received in the past, Sohena prefers to keep her distance.

• Yakushi- Having a great respect for talents of the mind, Sohena, in her younger days, harboured wishes that she might one day meet Yakushi. As she grew older and her gift of Foresight proved a burden, Sohena found herself in her weaker moments wishing for the Ancients presence, imagining that the Harvester of Knowledge would know and understand, and be able to comfort her. As the years passed, Sohena let go of such fantasies, and chose against seeking out the being when it came to light that she now walked freely among them. Nonetheless, she still harbours a deep respect for Yakushi.

• Neveras- Having been visited by visions of the Ancient long before they even met, Sohena received the being with patience and a silent understanding upon their first meeting. Knowing of Neveras' affection for her, Sohena felt no small measure of guilt when she foresaw his banishment and, fearing the consequences of going against fate, chose to keep her silence.

UPSTARTS

• Gaon Latze- Knows of the fisherman, and regards his skill with some level of respect, placated for now that such a talent seems to rest in the hands of a good heart.

• Dust- Knows enough of the Upstart to not recognise him as a threat, rather she feels sympathy for him and empathizes with his preference for solitude.

• Varavana- Foresaw the Upstarts birth and keeps the nature of Varavanas birth as as secret to herself, somewhat out of respect to the being himself and what he represents.

Religion: Tales of Sohenas great gift for Foresight were passed from her kin to the mortals of Ceyr, becoming renowned especially within the Elven race. There are several untraceable stories across Ceyr of occurrences where Sohena is said to have spoken with Priestesses, both physically and mentally, because of this she became beheld by Priestesses everywhere as a patron of their spiritual Religion of the Oracles. Ultimately, Sohena became decorated as the God of Premonitions and Oracles, and offerings are made to her whenever Priestesses convene for worship or when they are commissioned to tell the future. Offerings are made to Sohena in the form of crushed lavender and sage burned as an incense. Nation: As the Religion of the Oracles is fairly widespread and Priestesses honoured as high members of society, Sohena does not dominate any single nation. However, her influence is most widespread in Elven nations, where the gift of Foresight amongst mortals is most common, and where several have claimed to have been visited by her. Other: Sohena currently resides in Hades, and similarly to how she acted on Ceyr, she largely keeps to herself and refuses to reveal anything she sees in her visions.

Itone, Minor Patron of Shield-Maidens

Name: Itone Isolfrodottir, Minor Patron of Shield-Maidens Age: Upstart Appearance: Short enough that it’s a fairly comical sight when stood next to her giant of a Wife; Itone is stocky in build and soft in face, having a comely beauty despite the faded scar that runs from beneath her left eye to the crook of her oval jaw. Her skin is a light-copper that sets off her hazel eyes attractively, and complements her dark-blonde hair that falls long and straight to her hips, usually arranged either tightly atop her head or in a complicated array of braids. For attire Itone favours simple cloth shifts and woollen tunics, past the prime of her Shield-Maiden days. When she does ride out, shield and sword in hand, Itone adorns herself with light mail and leather armour. Nature: Independent Personality: Raised in the ways of the Shield-Maiden Itone was expected to not only develop the skills of her Teachers but also adopt the attributes of them. As such, Itone is hardy in nature, serious in matters of home and social injustices and passionate in battle. When surrounded by friends she becomes softer, and around her Wife, Itone can be playful and even tender. However, in public she prefers to keep a solid and cool stance, especially in the face of Voanas kin who despise her kind. Nonetheless she’s a fairly friendly woman, especially to children, and is popular in the villages surrounding the cottage she shares with Voana. Skills and Abilities: As a mortal Shield-Maiden, Itone was strong in battle, and known for her fierce determination and sound strategy and logic on the battlefield. Following her rebirth as an Upstart, Itone has become more prone to exhaustion and exhibits signs of sickness now and then, possibly as an adverse effect to her strange circumstances. Due to this, officially Itone has hung up her shield and instead uses her logic to build community with the villagers near her home, as well as run a tight household for her and her Wife, weaving for income. However, as her and Voana are regarded as authority figures within their land, Itone is regularly called upon to address and settle disputes, proving her skill at diplomacy and council. In the event that bandits threaten the villages or a large fight breaks out Itone is quick to remind people of her Shield-Maiden days by taking her shield off the wall. Backstory: Born in the Northern territories to a Human family, Itone was the eldest of four daughters in a family of twelve, and thus learned to undertake a great deal of responsibility early on in her life. Following in her Mother and Grandmothers steed, Itone educated in the ways of the Shield-Maiden, training under the brunt of unrelenting and punishing Teachers, and growing into a strong, sturdy woman as well as a dependable leader. Belonging to a village commonly targeted by bandits, Itone was regularly defending her village, earning her scar during one skirmish and the appreciation of her village. Frustrated by the constant attacks, Itone lead a small force of Shield-Maidens and rode out to track down the bandits camp to destroy the nest. Clashing with the bandits at the camp, Itone and her forces were suddenly joined by Voana, a warrior of great skill who had roamed their land for close on four months by then. With the addition of Voana, the bandits were easily defeated and their bodies strung up by their ankles at the borders of the land by the advice of Voana and agreement of Itone, as a warning to other criminals. Voana returned with the Shield-Maidens to the village, expressing admiration for Itones skill in battle, Itone, flattered and impressed in kind, allowing the stranger to sup in the villages Halls that night, and many a night after in Itones own home. Many moons crested and soon the two women grew fond of each other to such an extent that Itone allowed Voana to carve her name into her shield. The women’s shared admiration of each other and comfort of each other’s company gave way to feelings of love and Voana, unused to such emotions and frightened by them, swiftly departed to re-join her kin, summoned back by news of the death of the Golden Orb. When the War in Heaven brought chaos to Ceyr and the Orcs to their borders, Itone fought to defend her village, falling in battle when a war-axe pierced through her shield, carving it in half and embedding itself into her neck. Resurrected by Voana and the golden mists, Itone was reborn as an Upstart, and has faced adversity from her Wife's kin as well as from her own grief, saddened as she was to see the years pass and her friends and family die. Connections: Wife-Voana, God of Battle Other: Itone resented Voana a great deal following her rebirth as an Upstart, and reused to speak to her for many years following. As her family began to get older and Itone stayed the same, Itone accepted the comfort of Voanas arms, understanding her greatest fear of watching Itone as a mortal die before her eyes. The twos love eventually repaired and grew stronger, Itone marrying Voana and, upon the death of Itones Mother, the two women set out from her home village, building a cottage for themselves on the borders of the Free Forests in the North. Though Itone herself is against the idea of being decorated as a God of anything, she's recognised in the Northern territories as a Minor Patron of Shield-Maidens largely due to her high standing as one in her mortal past. She doesn't receive any offerings, but young Shield-Maidens hold her with great respect and sometimes shout her name before charging into battle.

[Wordweaver]

Name: Agimar Age: Ancient Appearance: Agimar generally prefers the “disembodied voice approach”, but if he does need to show himself with a bit of spectacle for one reason or another, he likes taking the appearance of a towering, metallic humanoid with the head and tail of a snake, scythe-like claws, and the wings of a bat. His eyes appear to be a dull red, and they somehow give the impression of a void sucking in light. On the other hand, if he simply needs a way to interact with the mortal world, without any real need to put on a show, he can and will take the appearance of a normal human. Nature: Demon Personality: Agimar, at first glance, doesn’t seem like the demonic type. He’s not quite sadistic, and he doesn’t even like Hades all that much. (It’s much too hot.) He is ruthless, of course, but that’s really just based in logic. You really can’t starve that hydra you worked so hard to make, and those mortals have such short lives anyway…. After you get to know him, however, it’s pretty obvious that he has a power complex. While Agimar isn’t exactly evil, he’s not really what you would call moral, either. He is driven primarily by a lust for power, and secondly by logic. He thinks of mortals and other spirits as pieces on a board, and while he would prefer to leave the board intact, he has no qualms about sacrificing a few pawns to achieve his own ends. Skills and Abilities: Agimar fancies himself to be a creator. While he can’t make something living, he will channel the prayers and emotions of his worshipers to forge fearsome monsters in the fires of Hades. While these creations are powerful and destructive, there always seems to be something missing inside their metallic bodies, and he obsessively seeks a way to make them truly live. Backstory: Agimar sided against the golden orb in the war, though he generally just hid on the sidelines and let everyone else do the work. He’s never really been in the spotlight, but he has patiently waited for opportunities to make his move. Connections: Danives: Agimar and Danives don't get along amazingly well. While nothing between them has been violent, Agimar considers Danives' followers to be a perpetual nuisance, due to their tendency to kill off his own contacts. Agimar is openly hostile, and it probably wouldn't take all that much of a disturbance for a fight between the two to break out. Hiraga: Agimar sees the use of Hiraga's role, but he isn't exactly enthusiastic about her policing. While they aren't the best of friends by any means, he would probably side with her in the event of a common threat. His attitude towards her is generally a kind of grudging respect, and he takes care to stay on her good side. Dust: Dust is, in most cases, largely beneath Agimar's notice. He has some sympathy for the upstart, but sees him as having no bearing on his plans one way or another. Agimar does take a slight interest in the Desolace, however, and would be interested in learning about what happened to it so long ago. Voana: Agimar and Voana aren't exactly enemies, but nobody could say they mix. Agimar prefers to keep his distance, mostly due to her temper and preference for open combat. He knows that she would consider his scheming to be cowardly, and it isn't usually the best idea to get in a fight with a war god. Sohena: Agimar is rather paranoid with regards to Sohena. While he knows that she doesn't usually interfere with the world at large, it still worries him to have the details of his plots known to anyone, no matter how isolated. Knowing that she could bring an end to his machinations, and maybe even his life, he takes great pains to avoid antagonizing her. Yakushi: Agimar is intrigued by her knowledge of magic and medicine, and while he knows they aren't on very good terms, he still harbors a secret hope that she might have an answer to his obsession. He carefully manages his relations with her, hoping that she might one day tell him some secret of life. Varavana: Religion: Agimar’s following is relatively small, but it could easily be called a cult. He is worshipped as a kind of supreme source of power and authority, which pleases him to no end. He demands prayer, offerings, and sacrifices from his worshippers, all of which give him the power he needs to forge his creations. In return, he gives the most devoted of his followers control of monsters, armies, and the occasional artifact. Nation: While Agimar doesn’t have a full nation of worshippers, his devotees are often found in high places due to his gifts. As a result, he can often manage to manipulate smaller nations from behind the scenes in order to achieve his ends.

[Dud]

Name: Dust, Minor God of the Desolace Age: Upstart Appearance: He takes the form of a goblin. He is thin to the point of malnourishment, tiny by human standards, with unkempt black hair and a large nose and slightly perky pointed ears. He has large, watery, dark brown eyes. He's probably green-skinned beneath the dust and grime. He wears a very worn, dull brown hooded robe that is several sizes too large and held by a simple hemp cord at the waist. He would be easily mistaken for a mound of rags if it weren't for the small wooden sword at his hip. The sword itself is simple, a training device or possibly a child's toy, but burned to the point of charcoal, with cracks along its surface that glow amber when he summons his power. Nature: Independent Personality: He has spent countless ages alone and normally does not seek out humanity. When he speaks, it's with a small, raspy, nasally voice that seems to apologize for intruding upon the world. He has knowledge of life beyond the nothing of his land, and of the war that raged between the gods long ago, but no desire to become explicitly involved in either. Skills and Abilities: As a minor deity born of barren wastes and long-dead ancient ruins, he has some control over fire and ash. His wooden sword can spout light and flames at will, and he can summon (or even transform into) whirling clouds of ash and dust to shield himself and confound opponents. He can't be harmed by fire, whether natural or magical, and will simply burn to ash and reform himself. Backstory: Black winds howled and ashes roared throughout the desolate land. A war, or possibly a blistering drought, or maybe unfathomable and unholy magics, had torn all life from it countless ages ago. The intelligent races avoided it believing it cursed with the hungry souls of the dead, and all other life refused to enter its borders. In the very center of the wasteland, witnessed by no mortal or immortal spirit, a golden light flickered briefly through the ebon storm. The everlasting clouds parted, a single ray of sunlight breaking through for the first time in thousands of years. Dust breathed in, the cinders filling his lungs and opening his eyes. He looked up just as the light faded and the clouds churned across the sky once more. He looked before him, mountains barely visible at the limit of his vision. He walked. Connections: Danives - In Dust's wanderings, he is occasionally visited by the shadowed god of assassins. As they wander open wastes and lifeless ruins together, Dust never responds to the cackling stories of death and bloodshed, but he never pushes the god away either. He likely feels comfort in their similar abilities, and Danives would almost resemble a "friend," if Dust would ever consider anyone as such. Hiraga - Though in many ways the opposite of Dust and his realm, he accepts Hiraga as a far more extraordinary and powerful guardian than him. Dust has felt her gaze on him as ages pass, and he respects her domains and never forces his lands into hers. Anything that becomes waste does so without his command. Agimar - Dust knows of him, and of his lust for creating life, and senses a wrongness in the dark god's nature. Dust is one with the lifelessness of desolation and he believes the idea of forcing life into something unalive is objectionable. Religion: He was likely born from mortals' idle thoughts of a lonely god haunting the desolace, but has no followers of his own. He leaves the higher gods to their petty disputes and wanders the land alone. Nation: His land has been dead and its history lost for centuries, and has no name beyond "the desolace" or "the wastelands."

[EsmetheGreat]

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[Pie Flavor]

Name: Yakushi Age: Ancient Nature: Independant Harvester of Knowledge, Weaver of Intellect

Backstory

As one of the first several spirits on Ceyr when it was created, Yakushi has always been separated from her kind and always been indulging in what the mortals have done, when not under the control of the spirits of course. She was sure to never be caught showing too much interest in the other race, by keeping to herself and practicing her own thing so when questioned she could easily counter them. Showing them her impressive skill of using the magical arts. But now after the death of the Golden Orb and in the current age, people know Yakushi as person, or whatever she is whether Mortal, Upstart or Ancient everyone knows that she is a powerful person in many ways. She is often known for her mass collection of knowledge in the world and knows about almost anything, whether its just from rumors or ancient texts she usually finds a way to verify facts from lies. She is generally told to be a helpful person to those who are able to find her but there have only been scattered reports about it in Ceyr, and is easily found by the mystical beast that follows her around which stands out like a sore thumb. It is easy to win her favor with the gifts of knowledge of any kind whether musical, artistic or anything else. Knowledge is the best way to win her over, but there are other more tricky ways to earn her favor, one which is to present rare items to her while another would be to give her animals of the same quality as the items. However, presenting fake items would indeed no doubt incite anger upon those who indeed try to trick her, causing her to simply at best give them a simple curse that would last for their life and leave. It is said that she has no permanent place in which she stays however often finds herself in forbidden, restricted and many other places that are often guarded and closed to the public. However if there is one thing that Yakushi is known for, it is her interest with the mortals that makes her an well known person.

Personality

Although not shy, Yakushi is generally perceived as so, as many people do not see her talk a lot or even at all. Its not that she is shy or reclusive, she is just more interested and watching how life goes it's natural flow while doing her own thing hoping people dont mind. It isn't often that you find her talking to people, and that is only when she finds the interesting. However she has a natural curiosity for things and easily is distracted by new things that peak her interest.

Skills and Abilities

Her interest with the mortals has taught her many skills that she has honed to a satisfactory level for Yakushi's standards in which she is happy with. Scientifically, her skills in medicine are advance as it is one of the areas of interest that she likes to indulge in due to the expansiveness that area has and all the possibilities there is to simply solve a problem. Herbology is also included with her knowledge of medicine as she has found out that sometimes these natural remedies are matter in fact better than the artificial things that medicine can produce sometimes. If we were to list all the skills that Yakushi knows it would take days, but we can simply assume that she is a very educated person both in skill and knowledge to be a doctor with the combined knowledge of an library. Outside her interest in the mortal world, her own personal skill that she proudly admits is that she has an impressive encyclopedic knowledge on about almost anything in general. More specific things will need more research and dedication to verify whether they are actual facts or simply nothing at all. Her interest in meddling around with the world has actually effect nations before when she given them tips to their enemies or a piece of knowledge that helped them advance, however she is only done this thrice which was when it was necessary. With her impressive amount of knowledge anything she generally likes to read and can remember anything with an acute accuracy, making her a very talented historian if it ever becomes needed. With her impressive mental forte she excels in the magical arts of many the many branches, however its obvious that she doesn't know all of them which have been kept hidden so well...

Connections

Yakushi is honored and even at the worst acknowledged by mages, liches and necromancers to be the embodiment of knowledge and look up to her in times of trouble when stuck during a rut. She even has a small connection to all which magic runs through, no matter how tiny the connection she has to them. Most of the relationships she has with other Ancients and Upstarts are mostly one-sided due to Yasuki's own curiosity, so she knows at least a little bit of information on all the ancients in Ceyr. However even then some of these facts about them are obvious or vague about them. With her own resources she often can dig deeper into the identities of other ancients with some difficulty depending of their power and threat that they present. Ancients Danives: One of the gods that she is interested in, Yakushi is mostly intrigued by the fact that she often loses him due to his main power being able to turn invisible. Anything involved with him is interesting as it is enticing to see what incident will bring with him involved. The assassins that are the followers of Danives are no worries to her as she can overwhelm them with magic both by brute force and strategically as well. However its never bad to be cautious around him, so she usually remains discreet about her works about him. Agimar: An ancient that she knows, who she knows that holds some power in the nations that his followers are in, most of them are people who are in high positions that allow him to manipulate a nation to some degree. While his powers not interesting in any way particular, she notes that his offensive abilities are something to watch out in a fight. Besides that he is not that interesting in many ways, however when she encounters one of his followers she does interfere whenever they are doing their little schemes. Outside messing with his followers she doesn't interact much with Agimar. Hiraga: Hiraga someone she notes to be a person of interest, Yakushi has known her for a long time and it isn't hard to know at least a little bit of the first spirit to live on Ceyr. She knows that Hiraga grants her followers the gift of reincarnation, however into different bodies which may be a good as well as bad thing depending on the scenario. Some of those forms that Yakushi knows her followers reincarnate into are Dryads, Treants and similar creatures which helps aid Hiraga with the land. However outside generally knowledge about her, its best to not get in the way of her as she is an intimidating opponent if she ever becomes one. Rumors circulate about Hiraga's powers but she usually brushes them away til the proof shows up for her to verify them. On public terms she views Hiraga as a good friend and doesn't mind her company at all, Yakushi honestly wishes to spend more time on her but time simply doesn't permits. Voana: Voana... an impressive warrior and would even be greater if she had a level headed mind from Yakushi view point, as all she sees in Voana is brute strength. Besides her combat prowess, she acknowledges that she is like her opposite, being the opposite of focusing the mental arts and focusing on the body. She respects Voana for her strength in battle, and doesn't mess with much relating to the warrior unless she has a good reason to do so. Besides her impressive strength and being a intimidating opponent up in front, Yakushi has no worries for now about Voana. Sohena: An interesting Ancient that Yakushi is interesting in studying more about, mainly what she has learned through her precognition ability. So holds respect for Sohena as she could give Yakushi a run of her money if she tried hard enough, as she is a unique person with a talent she is interested in. Although she doesn't have many sources which can keep an eye on Sohena, she occasionally gets the word of her doing well if anything else. She is the most likely of Ancients besides Hiraga to have Yakushi befriend. Upstarts Dust: ...Dust is an interesting individual that Yakushi is currently looking into, however she is definetely interested in him. A creature born from the death and destruction of a now barren land. A creature made from such a violent past is sure to be interesting and not to mention the inherited abilities that Dust earned from his creation. It is more or less a one sided interest from her and she silently watches him with tabs used to keep track of him.

Other

The animal that follows her around, she calls it Caliburn a magical creature that she personally had created by questionable means. By being the one of its kind, Caliburn is a thing that people often do not see, as it is Yakushi's familiar as she is able to communicate to it and command it to do certain task. The creature has its white coat with its noticeable ruby colored gem that it has on its forehead. Its two tails follow behind it as Caliburn is capable of using magic, of most of commonly used branches of magic, however only to the most basic degree. The only exception is that Caliburn is skilled with the use of light magic, both normal and holy as it is able to fend off the undead with some difficulty and can give minor blessings to people. These blessings are a form of holy magic that can also be put into the healing branch as they aften heal or improve the condition of people. With this in mind, if one who knew the creature and it's abilities one could say it could be distantly related to the unicorn or some other pure magical beast.

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[Art of Fun]

Name: Varavana, the Creature of Peace Age: Upstart Nature: Independent, Hero to Mortals

Personality

Personality: Varavana brims with wisdom and compassion which belays his years as a child of the Golden One. He is greatly concerned with the fates of 'mortals', and in turn is incredibly eager when it comes to engaging with them - he has a problem turning down the opportunity to help someone in need, and may find himself being taken advantage of due to his naivete when it comes to mortal individuals and societies. He knows little, and cares little, for the affairs of gods but will not turn down the opportunity to talk with one of his siblings. This, however, may end up grating for the other individual, as he is rather...idealistic, to say the least.

Skills and Abilities

Skills and Abilities: The physical being of Varavana is nothing more than an amorphous mass at the end of the day, 'preprogrammed' to replicate the shape and body non-spirit entities to a T. Oddly enough, Varavana may not 'copy' the appearance of any individual, appearing rather distinct no matter what creature he chooses to replicate. The current limitations on this ability lays in the size of the creature Varavana is attempting to shapeshift into, unable to become something like a fully sized dragon but easily capable of changing into a yeti or an ogre. For the most part, Varavana utilises this ability by mixing and matching, generally taking the appearance of a humanoid chimera of some description. His default 'mode' is something between a human and other mortal races with various other variables thrown in. Varavana is highly empathic towards mortal races and creatures, radiating an unnatural charisma which, while not driving them to follow him on instinct, certainly makes it easier for him to talk with them. Non-sapient creatures rarely take issue with Varavana. Beyond his abilities as an Upstart, Varavana is exceptionally talented in agricultural matters, and knows how to get the most out of the land in any environment.

Backstory

Backstory: Varavana is an entity born from the mud of the most fertile land on the three worlds, so the rather recent gossip goes. Another rumour claims that the young god is all that remains of a now dead, most-ancient solar deity, a perfect yet changing mass hatched from the old spirits corpse. Whatever the truth may be, Varavana could not say, for his memories are even younger than he is. His first memories are vague and feral, but over time become more clear - what he does know is that he spent his first years with no mortal interaction, only surrounded by animals, before he was come upon by a farmers son. Upon instinct he took the shape of the mortal boy, a human, and gained the mind of mortals. In the instant, he knew his name - Varavana - but that was all. He was taken in by the boys family, raised as one of their own. It did not take too long for the parents to notice that while their birth son grew, Varavana remained the same. He too noticed this, coming to realise that his calling was elsewhere. He has since started travelling the world of Ceyr, and word has spread of him over the past twenty years, of the seemingly eternal youth who aids villages and towns in their time of need. He does not do this by direct intervention most of the time, but by helping the people help themselves, teaching ways to better live off the land and how to engage in healthy exchanges with local wildlife. It is safe to say that where Varavana, the need for deities is reduced - if only somewhat -, something which few may not approve of...

Connections

Connections: Ancients In Varavana's humble opinion, they are too steeped in their own antiquity. They are growing to be largely unnecessary, clinging to a past which they themselves lost. Not that he would ever let this view translate over to his interactions with them, that would be just rude. Hiraga: She-Most-Ancient whom Varavana has an unending amount of respect for, despite their lack of interaction. Varavana's approach is similar to Hiraga's, but he has mortals as the primary focus, as well as being more concerned with individuals. Danives: Varavana feels he should be opposed to the shadowy ancient, but cannot bring himself to be anything other than neutral towards him. His actions are never grevious, always slight - and his followers are too few in number to really call him a negative impact on Ceyr. As such, Varavana can only really offer a shrug. Voana: Varavana has little to no knowledge of Voana, rarely interacting with warriors beyond stopping battles. From what he does know, it sounds like they would not get along. Agimar: Varavana feels a slight hint of pity for the creator, but he cannot agree with what he would unleash upon the worlds, should he find a way to make his contraptions live. Were this to happen, Varavana would surely oppose Agimar's creations. Upstarts The true brothers and sisters of Varavana, the 'new gods' as it were. He finds himself to be far more agreeable with them than any of the Ancients (minus maybe Yakushi). Dust: Varavana likes the odd isolated spirit. Although he may not appreciate Varavana's optimism and conversational manner, the young upstart none the less appreciates any help he can get from Dust when traversing the wastes. Itone: He views Voana's wife much in the same light. Gaon Latze: What can Varavana say? Guy likes to fish. That's fine by him.

Religion: None. Has a small 'following' in the scholarly sense, keeping track of his movements. It is very likely that Varavana could find himself with a religion in a few years time. Nation: N/A Other: Among the youngest, yet one of the more well known, Upstarts. His habits of travelling and aiding others have launched him into popularity.

[King Solterra]

Name: Neveras (The Angelic Demon, --The Arch Angel, Warrior of Man) Age: Ancient Appearance: (His angelic form. He has a Demon form and a True form, the only differences are that he has evil-ish looking wings, angelic wings, or one of each) Nature: Independant Personality: Neveras is a quirky kind of Angel, or Demon. Yes, he believes he is both, but he calls himself Neveras the Angelic Demon. He can be a smartass, a jokester, he is very unpredictable... and even when faced with the impossible, he still thinks he can do the impossible. He can be silly, perverted, macho, and even greedy, but Neveras is only expressing the many traits of the Mortals. For he was created in their realm, on Ceyr, and believes that he is the one to take the Mortals side in discussions, out casting the Creator, even though the Creator created him. Neveras seeks to save the Mortals and bring them back to a flourishing time. However, with the obtaining of all the Mortals feelings, emotions, and personalities, it may have become a backfire, as when he escaped the forbidden sanctuary (Which he calls the Pit), he may have either came out enraged... or uncaring. He may have became greedy with the want for power, or came out just to be out, and no longer cares for his purpose. Skills and Abilities: Neveras can not be killed by any Upstart, and can only be killed by Mortals. By Ancients (Who remember the cursed seal enchantment), he can only be sealed back inside of his banished realm, which is just a spiritual sanctuary where he is bound eternally until released. -Neveras has an ancient weapon, which is only a spiritual weapon that he can form into any style he wishes (May it be a sword, a knife, a spear, etc) which he chooses to be a sword. This sword can kill any Angel or Demon, but not those of pure heart. It is also the weapon that Mortals can wield and kill Neveras with it, but in a Mortals hands it can do nothing else. If Neveras dies, the sword dissipates. -Without Neveras' sacred weapon, he can create a spiritual weapon that has only the power to resist an Angel or Demons attacks, but the spiritual weapon does not give him strength or invincibility or anything, as it only acts as a shield or another sword to clash with another sword. With both weapons, Neveras can take on multiple opponents. However, he is still not all powerful, both weapons only give him the ability to fight multiple Spirits, as with just one or the other weapon, Neveras is weak against multiple opponents. -Neveras has the ability to heal Mortals from grievous or light wounds, but can not bring them back from the dead. -Neveras has a created inability, where if he escapes from his Forbidden Sanctuary, without being released, he is still bound in his chains. From this, he is slower, weaker, and does not have his outward abilities such as he is able to pull his Sacred Sword to his hand, locate his sword wherever it may be, and heal Mortals. When he is still bound in spiritual chains, an Upstart can banish him back to his Forbidden Sanctuary, if they know the enchantment. -His ability to kill other Spirits is defined by how much power he has, which is from how many followers he has. With little to no followers, he can strike any Upstart as long as he has his weapon. The more power he gains, the more likely he can take on even the most powerful Ancients/Gods. Backstory: The reason for his creation was because Neveras was supposed to create balance between the other Spirits, making sure neither became more powerful than another. Neveras was supposed to be powerful enough to take out those who seek to be One God, or be the complete powerful rulers on Ceyr, this made sure any Mortal and any Spirit may choose the way the life they wish without forcing all Mortals or Spirits to live One Life. If Neveras ever turned towards his darker side, becoming too greedy and wanting to be the very thing he was created to take down, then it was for the Mortals, the Mediums to be granted the ability to outright strike Neveras, for he has no power against them. However, during the battle of Heaven, it was made as the decision to banish Neveras for all eternity. Long before the decision was made, there was always an argument over Neveras' true purpose, for he was unlike the others. Many thought of him as a bad batch, maybe a Spirit who would find a way to kill them all, gain more power. Maybe it was their greed, or their fright, but along with the creation of Neveras... all of the Ancient Spirits were given the knowledge of the seal enchantment, and the enchantment to release him... which Mortals can use, but that meant Neveras also had that knowledge. Unfortunately, any Mortal he gave that knowledge to is surely gone due to the events that occurred while he was sealed away, which is why he never escaped, until now. The only reason, in fact, that Neveras escaped his eternal containment was because an Ancient (Ancient Angels Neveras sees as ArchAngels) Spirit must be made to stand guard over the spiritual realm of his banishment, giving it power to hold him and keep him weak. But who ever was made to keep the seal strong, was lost, went away, or died. Neveras never got the name of his guard, but over the time he gained more power, and the seal became weaker. Until he escaped, but because of his escape, the seal had burst, which alerted all the Spirits. Telling them Neveras has escaped, and he could gain the power to kill them. Especially in a time like this, where the Spirits are divided, Neveras sees he has been gone for far too long, and everything is unbalanced by a severe degree. However, even aside from the chains, Neveras has not regained his full power. And he won't. Because Neveras was made for the Mortals, he must have followers to regain his true power. He must have many Mortals to use the enchantment to break his chains, and only then, can he find his sacred sword. The sacred spiritual weapon that was also locked away, like him, but no Ancient is left that even knows where it is. Connections: Hiraga - They have somewhat similar beliefs, where as even if related... if other spirits desecrate something they call sacred, they will fight back. But, not exactly. Neveras still had the views that Mortals can do as they wish as long as they don't hurt each other. While not an enemy, he still acts friendly. (Knows the Seal) Danives - Neveras and Danives seemed never really seemed to be at each others throats. Even though Neveras fought in the war and Danives tried avoiding it, they never seemed to cross each others paths as enemies in any way shape or form. They considered each other Friends in the past. (Knows the Seal) Voana - Sees her as a rival and fears there will always be a battle when their eyes meet. Always thought that Voana thought like the others that banished him, one that will become greedy and try to kill all the others. (Does not know Seal) Sohena - Neveras always had a bit of a crush on her. Before the banishment and War of Heaven, he'd often visit her and bug her; not in a heartless way. She, out of everyone else, knew Neveras wasn't evil or able to become greedy. He was just a smart dumbass looking for fun. ...While he had a crush, she knew, but he never pushed too far. Neveras still has a gentlemanly side to him. (Knows the Seal) Agimar - Neveras doesn't like him. He doesn't hate him, and he's not first on the list to die, per se... but Neveras just saw him as the asshole that thought with "It's just business." (Knows the Seal) Yakushi - One of the girls Neveras liked to poke and prod, and by poke and prod, he would always pop in to be silly and make games out of who knows more. Neveras doesn't see her as an enemy, and hopes that they can become friends in this new time. (Does not know Seal) (Upstarts not listed due to not knowing of each others existences, but Upstarts still get an overwhelming feeling of Neveras escaping his Pit, and are given the knowledge of him and what he can do) Religion: Neveras once had a scripture on his religion, but if it still exists... it would be a miracle through all of the death and chaos. It told the Mortals of Neveras, that he was a great Warrior who fought for the sanctity and life of all mortal men, who would not allow Fate to determine their lives, but that they would live the way they wished, but they could not harm one another or create any force against another. The scripture still remains, and few Mortals know of it, but they don't know what they should believe.

[Pirouette]

Name: Myra: Goddess of Love, Beauty, Attraction, Light, and Fertility Vrya: Goddess of Lust, Adultery, Prostitution, Dark, and Schemes Age: Ancient Nature: Myra-God, Vyra-Demon Personality: Myra and Vyra cannot be any more different. Myra is a trusting, smart, and kind. She loves to teach lessons and morals by disguising herself as a stranger, usually a mortal elder of some kind. But more than that, she absolutely loves attention and worship from her mortal subjects. Getting on her good side is easy, getting on her bad side can be just as easy. Mocking and extreme cases mortals gaining too much attention for their beauty. One thing she hates more than that is anyone who chooses her twin sister over herself. Myra is naïve and easy to trick, especially by her sister, which is her greatest weakness. Despite not being much of a schemer, she will actively pursue or assist plots to get at her sister. Vyra is cunning, manipulative, and ambitious. She loves to plan schemes and assist mortals with various plots of intrigue by disguising herself also. She loves attention and worship as well and just like her sister, she hates being mocked and will go to great lengths for revenge. She hates her sister and anyone who chooses her twin over herself. Vyra's following is considerably smaller so her magical strength is limited as oppose to her sister. She, too, will actively pursue or assist plots to get at her sister. Skills and Abilities: Both sisters have the ability disguise themselves in any form they desire. Animal, fawn, human, whatever. They use this ability to primarily walk amongst the mortals to manipulate things here and there. Outside of that, the twins have their own, but similar power to manipulate something. Myra can manipulate light and can offer healing magic to cure aliments, both for Gods and mortals. She can also manipulate mortals, and possibly upstarts, to encourage love, attraction, and good feelings. Vyra can manipulate darkness and can curse, Gods or mortals, with disease and pestilence. Vyra can also manipulate mortals, and possibly upstarts, to encourage hate, jealousy, and anger. It should be noted that Vyra's magical strength is hampered by the difference of followers between herself and her sister. Backstory: A product of the next generation of Ancients, Myra and Vyra were born from the relationship between Sol, God of Light, and Luna, Goddess of Darkness. The twins inherited their parent's power and developed their own. Myra was the firstborn and was given all the praise of a firstborn child after a successful, clean birth. Vyra wasn't born until a full day of labor after her sister, and caused great harm to Luna during birth. Vyra did not receive the same praise her sister had received and has spitted her "perfect" sister ever since. As the twins aged, Sol found it easy to favor Myra as a child. She was showed compassion and warmth towards others, just like her father. While Sol still did love her other daughter, she was often ignored by the God of Light. Luna did not favorite any of her children but she did find herself in Vyra, as she was mostly quiet, kept to herself, and showed great feats of intelligence early on in her life. While Vyra always appreciated the love her mother had for her, she hated Sol for favoring her sister. The twins found competition between each other to be very common. Almost everything would turn into a competition as each competed for the attention and praise the winner would receive. Music, hunts, great feats... It didn't matter what it was, the sisters turned everything into a competition. Eventually this drove Vyra to try and take the life of her sister. It nearly worked had it not been for the intervention of some other Ancient God (I leave this open for whoever). The aftermath of this all tore the family of four apart as they argued over Vyra's plot. With Sol wanting blood and Luna defending Vyra with her life, their marriage broke apart and soon after, their relationships with their children deteriorated as well. Sol hated Vyra and Luna was ready to defend Vyra. Vyra, in turn, hated Sol for demanding her life and possibly that of her mother's. Myra hated Luna for defending Vyra and Vyra for obvious reasons. Even Sol and Myra had a bit of a falling out as they would argue over how far should Sol punish Luna. Myra hated her mother, but she was still her mother. So the family separated and they all sought their own independent lives, with the exception of the twins as the death of the Golden One offered new opportunities in the mortal world. Myra sought to bring all mortals together, under her name and worship. She offered love and gratitude to those who looked to her. Vyra sought to undo her sister's work and make her own following. In both cases, mortals could provide the twins with strength and power that they did not have otherwise. Ever since the fall of the Golden One, they have only grown in strength, not weakened. Connections: This is where you put your relationships with other player-controlled characters, including friendships and rivalries. It is encouraged that your character is acquaintances with at least one other. Religion: --Light's Warmth: Is a special sect of religion and mythology devoted entirely to the Goddess of Beauty, Myra. Devotion to the Light's Warmthsect does not restrict the mortal to worship only that sect but rather, regular clergy are allowed to pursue other devotions to other gods or goddesses if they desire. Just note that you may not be Myra's favorite. Priests of Myra, devout their entire lives to Myra and no other god or goddess can be recognized by the faithful. As a testament to their devotion, they give up their previous lives and previous loves to Myra. Myra grants her priests great happiness in their act and bestows upon them the gift of healing. --Night's Solace: Is best described as a cult rather than a religion. Membership is considered a scared secret but the work that they do is not supposed to be. Once you devout yourself to Vyra's cult, there is no going back and you may only recognize her as your goddess (special exceptions made to Danives). A member worships Vyra by conducting plots of intrigue such as: assassinations, political coups, war, and many other dark deeds. As a result, the Night's Solace actually gains considerable "donations" for their acts of intrigue to help put people into power or remove other people from this mortal plane. Vyra is said to assist her followers in their acts of intrigue and does favor them greatly. Nation: If applicable. Other:

[Muttonhawk]

Name: Shoshar, the Water Dragon Age: Ancient Appearance:

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Shoshar's body is that of a finned serpent, always wet with a layer of water. He changes his size if he needs to fit into a compact space, but prefers the spectacle of a monstrous size to crush ships and intimidate mortals.

Nature: God

Personality

Ever since he was created, Shoshar's heart has been encrusted with a painful frost. He is proud, petty, bitter, jealous, quick to anger, and holds eon-spanning grudges. Unfortunately for him, his pride makes him vulnerable to flattery and temptation as much as insult, leaving him manipulable, even for an ancient being. Despite his emotional and reactive nature, Shoshar is also committed to what he sets his mind to, no matter how angry it makes him. This can make Shoshar's retribution slow in some cases, but no less devastating. Where Shoshar's personality is redeeming is his commitment to his sphere of influence; water. He is dutiful in nurturing the kingdoms of the deep and tossing vapour into the air to feed the rivers and wetlands of the world as if bound by an ultimate contract. Even the gravest of insults cannot stray him from such tasks.

Skills and Abilities

As his name suggests, Shoshar holds a degree of power over all water, whether it be in the ground or the air, but is fearful to separate from it at all due to the heat of Aun thawing and killing him. In this, he can control the way water flows to affect tides, current, as well as temperature and physical state. In the local sense, he can control water to the point of making liquid water flow in flying eddies and streams through the air and to use it as a means of transport. If he is out of the water, he is fond of getting around by flying through the air encased in a layer of water to keep his icy body cool. It is said that the clouds in the sky are created in the wake of Shoshar meandering through the skies either as part of his duties to toss water over Ceyr. His scope of power makes him a force to be reckoned with if one is near the ocean, a large lake or a river, though his emotional nature limits his potential for conquest. The only territory he claims fully is that of the seas. Even though he commands rainfall, he cannot preside over the sky or the land.

Backstory

It is said that Shoshar was born of the coldest parts of Ceyr's oceans. His body was initially wrought of ice, but changed to flesh as he consumed the creatures of the seas and rivers. The ice lives on as part of his being, however, keeping him from leaving the water for fear of melting. The Golden One gave him company in the form of more sea creatures, complimented by a reclusive underwater sentient race of cephalopods, the Reods. Most of these creatures are scarcely seen by other races unless they are fished. With the power bestowed upon him, Shoshar nurtured all of these creatures as his only friends. Few if any other spirits would suffer the cold, crushing depths that made up his home, so a loneliness hangs about him, perpetuated by his insufferable personality. When the Golden One suddenly cut itself off from all the spirits, Shoshar feared that he could not protect his realm of the sea any longer. He was thrown into a fit of paranoia and took to the War in Heaven as a wildcard, viciously defending his holdings. His madness grew to the point where destruction would be wrought upon the lands in the form of floods, massive tides, cyclones, and tsunamis. This was partly out of fear for the safety of his own domain and partly out of jealousy for those who could walk freely upon land without the gaze of Aun threatening their existence. He fought for both sides at different times, a victim of trickery and manipulation. However, his ideals remained with protecting his realm, not to allegiance to the Golden One or ambition to harvest what was left of its power. All that is known of what became of Shoshar after the Golden One's death is that the seas suddenly calmed. There were no more storms, no rain, even. A worldwide drought stood for a full year. Shoshar had frozen himself to the bottom of the ocean, having expended his rage and shut down. He took the time to ponder, he perhaps spoke to spirits who sought him out. Whatever conclusions he came to while slumbering for a year have been kept a closely guarded secret, one of many that he keeps. As he returned gradually, his madness had been levelled. He was balanced in his approach to those on land, no longer terrorising them out of his own fear. The ice around Shoshar's heart has mostly remained intact up until this point, retaining his personality and perpetuating loneliness. He has connections to other spirits, but right now he is mostly concerned with his duties and has little patience for anyone. News of the Golden One returning is something that he has deemed as being in his interests to hear about, but he is wary of trickery after being manipulated in the war for so long. Not that there is much he has done about his flaws that allowed such manipulations.

Connections:

Ancients

ANCIENTS:

Hiraga: Being that nature and water are spheres intertwined and overlapping in many ways, so too are Hiraga and Shoshar. Of all the ancients, Hiraga is perhaps the only one who can placate Shoshar with a stern word. Hiraga holds some kind of control over Shoshar that keeps him from acting against her. The exact nature of this control is yet another secret that Shoshar keeps to himself, but it has halted Shoshar's retribution on many occasions. Shoshar's reaction to Hiraga's presence and influence appears to be begrudging, bound by an agreement signed ages ago. Danives: (If Vilhelm changes his mind) As the depths of the ocean are a realm steeped in shadows, Danives is sometimes seen slinking through in the presence of Shoshar, shaping various creatures without permission. The shadow god's tricks and games rapidly grate on Shoshar's patience, no doubt providing Danives with no end to fun. After at least a century of being the butt of Danives' jokes for the sake of goading a reaction, Shoshar has taken to the habit of merely grumbling and trying to ignore the ancient. Voana: Shoshar and Voana have the same understanding as any general and the sea. Shoshar's realm is often used as a platform to defend and attack, but it is not a territory that can be held. She has not been miserly in her offerings to him for permission for safe passage on ships, and has thus not invoked his wrath. Such is the extent of Shoshar's interests in mortal conflicts. Sohena: Sohena and Shoshar have barely even been introduced. Her presence always garners anxiety in Shoshar, her natural serenity unnerving. No doubt Sohena herself is not the kind to socialise with a wrathful god of water. Agimar: Agimar was responsible for manipulating Shoshar to unwittingly carry out his agenda on a couple of occasions. Shoshar himself is uninterested in his work and tends not to socialise with him. Agimar himself has never directly offended Shoshar, as his scheming was never revealed where Shoshar was involved. Yakushi: If there was ever a more annoying, relentless, and never ending torment for Shoshar's patience, it is the incessant inquiries of Yakushi. Being proud of his realm, Shoshar initially satisfied much of Yakushi's curiosity about the oceans, wary to keep important secrets to himself. Unfortunately, her hunger for knowledge was insatiable and Shoshar began to cast her away in impatience. Yakushi's questions did not stop, however. She kept coming back and attempting to pick Shoshar's brains further. Thankfully her mercurial attention cuts her questions short after a while. Despite the annoyance of her presence, Shoshar secretly regards Yakushi with an odd fondness, perhaps for relieving his loneliness at times. It is probably why he does not feel justified in attacking her for her insolence. Neveras: Shoshar and Neveras are not on good terms. In protection of mortals during various conflicts, Shoshar and Neveras did battle in an attempt to turn Shoshar's wrath aside. Neveras generally won, making their relationship adversarial. Shoshar had a say in detaining Neveras during the War in Heaven, but at a point during the following years, knowledge of the seal enchantment was taken from him by Hiraga under circumstances that Shoshar, again, keeps a secret. Myra: Shoshar is jealous of the joy spread by Myra's open and warm heart. This makes interactions with her curt on Shoshar's part. Shoshar can barely stand her presence. Vyra: While Myra would barely have the opportunity to interact with Shoshar due to his view of her, Vyra, her twin, actively seeks Shoshar out when it suits her to have an the Water Dragon on his side. Shoshar may or may not be aware of how hollow her interactions with him are, but she is deceitful enough to charm the sea serpent until he is wrapped around her little finger like a ring. In that sense, Shoshar is a victim of Vyra's machinations when others are not there to talk some sense into him. Praeth Some spirits may have forgotten Praeth and his machinations amongst mortals, but Shoshar's memory falters not. Back before he was banished, Shoshar regarded Praeth with some disdain for giving up the power bestowed to him, all to live amongst the mortals as if pretending to be one of them. Shoshar is not aware that he had returned, however.

Upstarts

UPSTARTS:

Varavana: Some mortal legend. They have never personally met. Shoshar has little interest in changing that himself. Dust: Dust's influence is barely apparent wherever Shoshar is present. The water dragon is not even aware of his existence. Itone: Shoshar is actually unaware that Voana is even married, much less that this Itone, an upstart, is her partner. Having never known true love or marriage beyond watching mortals making cold plans and arrangements to continue bloodlines, Shoshar is bound to be confused by their unorthodox pairing of sexes. Gaon Latze: Shoshar has never shared his version of the story of Gaon Latze's ascent to power, even to Gaon Latze himself. The encounter with the now upstart obviously had a profound impact on Shoshar's view of mortals, enough to make him spare the child's life. However, after the fact, he has had little interaction with the upstart. The most popular legend for the reason of Shoshar's gift to Gaon Latze is that the fisherman's conviction resonated with Shoshar's own, causing the god's heart to partially thaw for a moment.

Religion

Many seafaring nations have temples to Shoshar in each of their cities. He is seen as the true sovereign of the sea and the storms, and they pay their respects to him. In order to secure a save voyage across a body of water, Shoshar must be appeased by a fruit of the land that he cannot reach himself. This can be an animal or a plant sacrifice. Failure to make a sacrifice puts a ship or a coastal or river city at risk of facing Shoshar's anger.

Nation

Shoshar's influence is widespread enough, but his true nation is made up of hidden kingdoms under the sea that few enough mortals are aware of. A community of intelligent, cephalopod-like humanoids known as the Reods tend to their underwater agriculture in peace and harmony under Shoshar's watchful eye. The only connection, if any, which they have with the land is the occasional Reod druid of Hiraga among them to aid in nurturing nature in seas. They are a reclusive and secretive people, avoiding conflict and contact with surface dwellers, but their generosity and kindness far surpasses their patron's in most cases.

[OldManWong]

Name: Praeth, Aficionado of the Mortal Realm Age: Ancient Appearance: Nature: Independent

Personality

: Somber, imperturbable, and the altruist of soft humor, Praeth has the temperament of an old man, despite maintaining the vigor of an adolescent. Praeth conducts his posture carefully depending on his situation, able to became a feeble coward, a towering commander, or no different from the man beside him, should he desire. Praeth continually searches for new experiences, anywhere from simply working under an old fisherman to creating and empire of wealth to enacting the plotting of a politician to leading a nation of men into greatness, or back into groveling poverty. Praeth has a strong awe for the world, and spends most of his time travelling to experience the world’s beauty, every facet of every corner known to god or man.

Abilities

Having lived a thousand lives wandering amongst mortals, Praeth is beyond charismatic and able to read just about any human, as if looking directly into their mind; allowing him to reach out to anyone and anything fairly easily. Physically, Praeth is considered ridiculously powerful in the mortal realm, but in comparison to many gods, his strength would amount to that of a child. Accordingly, Praeth must rely on skill alone in fighting other gods. Inventing and experimenting with numerous techniques and methods similar to eastern style fighting. Praeth is weak, not quite as weak as an upstart, but comparatively, he is physically incapable of head-on brute force. Rather, Praeth's specialty is in the diversity of his fighting styles, the variety of weapons he can use, and the redirection of one's power. Generally speaking, the more an ancient relies on pure power, the stronger Praeth is. From the beginning, Praeth obsessively collected experience in every action and lifestyle belonging to the material world, he journeyed to the ends of existence and meddled in every aspect of mortal life. In any and all practical skill, Praeth can be considered an artisan, from cooking to medicines, he is skilled and reliable. Praeth has isolated his existence from both mortal and spirit, thus, even his existence among the gods is widely questioned. Praeth has never gone by the same name in the mortal world for any two lives, and though the alias may be famed, he himself, is an unknown entity to the mortal realm. Thus he has no power fluctuation, nothing his strength is bound to. Likewise, he is incredibly weak for a spirit.

Backstory

From the beginning of his existence only shortly after the original ancients, Praeth attempted the existence of a mortal; leading the mortals to discovery of many methods of survival, agriculture, and eventually, advanced civilization. He was the monolith of growth for the mortal races, and at first, Praeth was enthralled with becoming an idol to the mortal realm, his brash arrogance and pride brought other gods to dislike him and his direct meddling with mortals. Eventually, Praeth was banished, disappearing from existence for eras before returning hollowed and haggard. Rejected and forgotten by his brothers and sisters, Praeth remained among the humans, living and dying thousands of lives, wandering the awe-inspiring world. Over time, Praeth came to be content with his existence: having loved hundreds of times, experienced the loss of a thousand lovers, having served thousands, having thousands serve him, having begged for food, having supplied food to beggars, carnal desires, purity, kindness, hate, the aspects of the world went on endlessly. Praeth slowly grew, not only in indifference but passion for the world as it was. Each and every part of the world required his attention, and in the end formed a gorgeous puzzle of intricate beauty and content. For Praeth, the bitter cold was just as attractive as the brisk warmth of spring, he worshipped creation and came to love it. In this sense, Praeth soon came to love mortals as well, each story interesting him, each life a precious gem. With hundreds upon thousands of years amongst the mortals, Praeth was able to ease his way into any one mortals life, his empathy grew as well as his skill in dealing with people. Praeth’s brash, young personality slowly ebbed away, giving way to a more laid back and soft attitude. Like a stone being polished, he slowly became silk-like in nature, his pale eyes lost their piercing vigor and gained a calming feature, his enigmatic smile becoming softer and more kindly. He would not be recognized by the spirits that had banished him and he holds no bitterness towards them. When the golden orb abandoned the spirits, Praeth failed to take up arms, believing himself incapable of aiding such a cause. When the golden orb was destroyed, Praeth mourned as the mortals were massacred, engulfed in sorrow, he aimlessly wandered amongst the surviving mortals. Praeth began to aid in mending Ceyr, giving mortals a nudge in one direction or another to rebuild an even more gorgeous world.

Connections: Praeth was able to discern little, staring at the stars from his mortal standing, and his existence is practically forgotten or of no circumstance to spirits as he mingles purely with mortals Religion: None whatsoever, he is unknown to mortals and most spirits Nation: Any and all nations he has led and served