[OOC] Ascension of Gods (High Casual) (Still Accepting)

[Hamstrong]

Will post by today. I'm a bit occupied at the moment. @.@

[The Grey Dust]

Here's the application, wrote it on the plane trip back. I noticed we lack a truly "mystic" god, hence I made Thoth to be said role. Any thoughts on.. Thoth?

Thoth

Full Name: Thoth (Dhwty)
Nickname: The Scribe, He Who Balances, The King of Games, Lord of Khemennu, Wordborn One, Voice of Ra, The Lunar Eye, He who bears two faces, The Thrice Triumphant.
Age: N/a
Gender: Male
Race: God
Pantheon: Egyptian

Artifacts(s):

Thoth's Was: A staff-like scepter, a tool created by Thoth for the purpose of amplifying his already substantial powers. Other gods may use it as well, and Thoth often lends it to a god who needs it to restore the balance of all things. He may recall it at anytime, usually at the most crucial moment. Mortals may also use this weapon, elevating them to divine-like status, although without the essence of divinity already within them, it cannot be used to fullest extent.

The Feather of Ma'at: A feather of his female counterpart, useful in writing and recording things. It also never lies, meaning that whatever it writes becomes truth. Usually used in the weighing ceremony to write the true names of those judged into the book of the dead and the rulings thereof, while its twin is used to weigh the heart itself.

The Books of Thoth: A vault of information written on enormous stone blocks, written upon by the God himself, and then shrunk down into the size of a grain of sand by his magics. Simply beholding the single grain itself is to unveil a small truth of the universe or learning of one of the secrets Thoth preserves. Yet such terrible insight often comes at a cost, as those who seek to glean the knowledge of these blocks are slowly driven mad to hunger for more knowledge, until the craving never stops.

Powers:
Magic, Words, Knowledge, Celestial influences, Godly Powers.

Appearance:

Representational Form, Wearing the Ibis mask and shroud

True Form, holding Was

Likes: Writing, Bookkeeping, Mysticism.
Dislikes: Imbalance, Ignorance, Illiteracy.

Strengths:

Nigh Omniscient: As the Scribe of the Gods, Thoth is able to know every thought, Godly or Mortal, and record them either into memory or in physical media. No secrets are held from his knowing save for the glimpses of the future which he seeks to manipulate.

Not Bound by Fate: He himself is not chained to follow the decrees and rulings of fate, able to act independently of such a force. He can also alter the course of destiny, using his powers to influence and sometimes greatly changing the outcomes of things to ensure there is no progression towards an end game.

Superior Phenomenal Cosmic Powers: Magical Powers which supersede many of the gods of his own Pantheon, and Easily rivaling that of gods in their own domain such as Ra in the sky or even Osiris in the Underworld.

Weaknesses

Pacifist: Does not have a hand in war or conflict. Merely acting to support one side over the other by restoring damages and loss, as opposed to being directly involved. Also makes him quite apathetic to the plight of humans or other gods.

Bound by Equilibrium: Cannot use his powers to achieve a definite end, that is, he cannot completely take the entirety of the moon's light during his gamble, but certainly make take a portion of it to create five more days in a given year which repeats itself cyclically. There is a limitation to what he will, or perhaps can do, in the pursuit of Balancing the universe.

True Name: He can be bound by knowing his true name and reciting it in his presence.

Quirks: "Fate prefers the end of a game, but Equilibrium prefer the game itself."

Fears: That the "game" will end, and all existence as we know it becomes naught.
Ambition: To extend the "game" as long as possible, thus avoiding the ultimate destruction of the universe.

Personality: A rather powerful figure amongst its own Pantheon, and quite known outside of it. Thoth is a God of Knowledge within his pantheon who is often sought for council. Wise in all affairs, but strangely vague in demeanor, both trusted and suspicious at the same time. His advice is always good, for it is said his voice embodies the will of the universe, that he himself is a partial conscious representation of it. But with all the mysticism and cryptic utterances, Thoth is still a God who plays the cosmic game to keep the forces in alignment. After all it is said to be he who directs the very moments of the celestial skies. Most importantly is his neutrality in all affairs, which has earned him both the respect and ire of many gods who have come to him seeking assistance or support, after all, Thoth does more than just merely records the names of those judged at the scales... When Thoth speaks, the universe listens.

Father: ?
Mother: ?
Siblings: ?
Pets: None.

History:

It is suggested that in the time before the gods and creation, there are, were, and would be, six transcendent forces in the universe which predate all others. The first is Nothing, the void, emptiness, the force of destruction, death, entropy, and the end of all things. The second is Everything, the infinite, eternity, the force of creation, life, time, and the beginning of all things. The third is Order, the pattern, law, the force of homogeneity, morality, conformity, and the Standard of all things. The Fourth is Chaos, the outlier, randomness, the force of heterogeneity, freedom, individuality, and the Will of all things. The Fifth is Fate, the story, change, the force of destiny, fortune, progress, and the Meaning of all things. The Sixth is Equilibrium, the scale, arbitration, the force of balance, justice, stasis, and the Preservation of all things. The triple axes from which the universe began, shaped, and took hold with Nothing and Everything, Order and Chaos, Fate and Equilibrium pulling the threads of the cosmic loom. From this, Thoth and his counterpart Ma'at may be said to be children of these forces, or perhaps even embodiments of these forces, fractions projected into the form of a god.

Worshiped or not, Thoth cares little for the respect or fear of mortals, their cries of joy or anguish are nothing to his ears, for he is perhaps amongst the most god-like and mystic of the Egyptian gods. More pleased with writing the secrets of the universe into to the vaults of his knowledge. The neutral man who would both hurt you and heal you as he served as the arbitrator of quarrels amongst the gods to ensure neither side made progress against the other. Yet for all the powers Thoth had across the cosmos, enough to place him at odds with all the gods of his pantheon combined, without his words it is said that the gods themselves would cease to exist, and their function dissolve into nothingness.

Fortunately for the mortals, Thoth seems to be mostly benign. As sorcerers, scribes and all seekers of knowledge would seek his patronage. Though often unrequited, those willing to dedicate themselves to Thoth may find a glimpse into the mysteries of the universe itself, or perhaps the madness of the silence he provides. His cult is filled with moral such at these who pray for a sliver of insight, a peek into his fabled books.

And even as the Roman gods rose to disturb the balance, Thoth sat back and watched the Egyptian Empire crumble, for it was in accordance to the will of Equilibrium. Egypt had her kingdom and her time allotted, it was now her turn to be subjugated. The wheel shall turn again once more however soon enough.

[LadyRunic]

@The Grey Dust Accepted

@Karos I'm sorry! I completely got caught up... Perhaps that would be best. Sorry!

[Zahrale]

Ah well, I was going to offer a suggestion on Thor, along with some info, which I got from doing a lot of research on a few of the Norse gods but the more i read what i was going to say the worse it sounded- not as if it were wrong, but like i was saying it to be a jerk.

This kind of Incident happened once before and I became competitive in a different rp- and ended up speaking FOR the GM, instead of WITH her. Ironically, Runic was the GM in that RP too. She can tell you- I was mean, and wrong.

(that moment you forget to press the Mention button. Derp.)

[LadyRunic]

@Zahrale Thus. I *pat pat* you. Past is in the past and if you do it again, I'll sic my Chibi (Cat) on you!

[Zahrale]

NOT THE CHIB-CHIB!!! ANYTHING BUT THE CHIB-CHIB!!!!

[Zahrale]

@Rune_Alchemist@LadyRunic

Here's an explanation of Sets Latest Response- as to why he didn't cover everything:

1: Qel had Angered Him. He will not be granting her favors for angering him, though he does not consider her to be Wrong in Asking for one, he will likely Still display some of his power at some point to scare the Romans into focusing on Egypt- leaveign a gap for other pantheons to do the same.

2: He has other gods and goddesses to Stir and bring into the fold, he cant afford to waste time with the likes of mortals and demi-gods too long- never mind the fact its suspicious to have a group at a forbidden shrine, even more suspicious when its one male and two women.

3: He lost his patience for remaining in the Presence of a Snake. (just now realized it corrected it wrong.)

[Rune_Alchemist]

@Zahrale

....honestly, I'm tempted to have Qel anger him further.
I really, really, really, am.

Could be useful...hmmm...

[LadyRunic]

@Rune_Alchemist Bes'eshe is actually the best chance of anyone surviving Set's rage...

@Karos You have been run into.

[Rune_Alchemist]

@Rune_Alchemist Bes'eshe is actually the best chance of anyone surviving Set's rage...

@Karos You have been run into.

@LadyRunic

Well.

I was thinking about having her enrage him, and then running to the Romans and telling them who he is and act all innocent and stuff. Try to get on their good side after that.

Possibly even temporarily ally with them.

Hmm...decisions decisions.

Now that Bes'eshe is talking with Decimus though, might be a tad bit difficult...suppose she could always play the traitor card and sell her out, too~

[The Grey Dust]

@Severe Triage

Ossy will have some Company waiting for him if and when he returns to his throne in the Underworld.

Also it seems Thoth is probably the most level-headed of the Egyptian gods so far...

[Severe Triage]

@The Grey Dust

That's some heavy lore you're spitting. I'll get a future post written up for when he is done at that shrine and post afterwards.

[The Grey Dust]

@The Grey Dust

That's some heavy lore you're spitting. I'll get a future post written up for when he is done at that shrine and post afterwards.

@Severe Triage

Most Excellent.

[LadyRunic]

Lore! More Lore! Give me the LORE!

Yeah, I'm a tad sleep deprived...

[Severe Triage]

Just lost two hours typing up something I can't use just yet. 😩 Where did the time go? (Just standing around Didenhill Tavern that's where.)

[Zahrale]

Here's a question for you runic, most gods have a Pet or Myth that they were very relevant in the creation of- For instance, Anubis' guardians, The Anubites, Or Sekhmets Sphinxes, Would a god be able to summon forth or recreate those mythical beings to serve them? then also would it be fair to say some gods can Barrow other god's creatures with permission or through "Superiority", such as is Set were to ask to barrow some Anubites. . .

This TOTALLY has nothing to do with anything Set is planning. Nothing at all <_< @LadyRunic >_>

[Zahrale]

Also.. the time in between posts when you get Bored,
I say you Take board, and Whack a nerd
then you wont be Board. besides.
You didnt eat the board, The nerd did.
You were Bored, so you fed Board to nerd, to keep from being Bored,
Thus the nerd is Bored.

If someone gets all the jokes here, i will love them.

[LadyRunic]

@Zahrale I want proof about these Anubites, I haven't heard of them. And yes, they fall under a created class of demons. So it would be viable and possible and PM me what your planning, dang it! You're killing me here, Souless-Red head! (Yes I can call him that, I've known him for years)

[Zahrale]

Anubites are a reference to the many guardian statues made in Anubis' depiction made to guard tombs of pharaohs, they have a more propper name but i forgot what it was.

[kusanagifire]

Hmm... I shall have a post up soon.