Fantasy AWF Character Sheets

[Juju]

Blank CS format

(hit the reply button for the spicy code. its just tabs)​

CS rules

1. Original characters only. No characters from anime, books, or real life religion. You can take some inspiration, but not to the point of plagiarising. Same goes for powers.
2. Faceclaims should be art and cannot be popular characters. If they are easily recognizable then they cannot be used. If it's some obscure game that most people don't know, it is fine but rule no. 1 still applies.
3. Banned domains: time, reality, knowledge, and anything that is too all-encompassing. Will add to this list as necessary.
4. The maximum number of domains is 4, with 1 major domain and up to 3 minor domains. Minor domains are meant to contextualise the major domain and give your character a unique flare. They support the main domain and should be as specific and narrow as possible.
5. Try not to take several BIG domains at once. This is highly case-by-case basis, but an example would be “God of Life, death, war and peace”.
6. PLEASE READ TAKEN DOMAINS. Declare yours there and get them accepted before making your CS. It’s a good idea to skim over the CS of other players before making a character.

• Basics
• Persona
• Divinity
• History

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  Name:
  Titles:
  Major domain:
  Minor domain(s): (max is 3)
  Pronouns:
  Mortal alias:
  Mortal appearance:
  
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  Personality:
  Personal strengths:
  Personal weaknesses:
  Likes:
  Dislikes:
  Fears:
  Goals:
  Thoughts on the inquisition and anti-divinity:
  
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  Divine appearance (past and/or present):
  Symbols of worship:
  Status of worshippers:
  General mortal reputation:
  Unique withering effects (such as memory loss, etc):
  Current powers:
  Carried Artifact?: (If applicable)
  
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  Activity in the god war:
  Major creations:
  Relations with other gods:
  Backstory (summary of their history before and after the godly war):
  Home location:
  Additional info:
  Theme(s) (optional)
  

 

[jmann]

Tes-Nenet

• Basics
• Persona
• Divinity
• History

• Name
  Tes-Nenet
  
  Titles
  Watcher of Dreams, Ageless Widow, Earthen Witch, Rainmaker, Flower Matron, Queen of the Morning Dew
  
  Major Domain
  Life
  
  Minor Domain(s)
  Love, Healing, Feritility
  
  Pronouns
  She/They
  
  Mortal Alias
  Nanna Tes
  
  
  
• Personality
  Naive, immature, carefree. The War stole these from her. Tes-Nenet lives as an echo of the goddess she once was. While she encourages the imagination and curiosity of children, Tes-Nenet has been forced to confront the world as it really is. She still feels love for all the world’s creatures, as well as the gods regardless of their allegiances. However, that love has become muted in expression, doing kind acts where she can but keeping herself safe from connecting too closely.
  
  Tes-Nenet has a deep love of children, constantly preparing games and treats for any child lost and afraid in the forest. Tes-Nenet often says that the wonder in children’s eyes is all the worship she needs, and as such is not entirely bothered by losing the majority of her power. But inside, what she doesn’t tell anyone, is that she mourns the love of all living creatures. She does not miss the power but the missing shared love of life makes Tes-Nenet deeply sad.
  
  Tes is very maternal in her treatment of others. She tries her best to care for those around her physically and emotionally. This can sometimes clash with her corruption that has sapped much of her physical energy. Tes-Nenet loves to play but might only be able to play for a few minutes at a time before needing to rest.
  
  Strengths
  - Empathetic
  - Maternal
  - Trusting
  
  Weaknesses
  - Overly Forgiving
  - Pacifist
  - Aloof
  - Weary
  
  Likes
  - Flora
  - Fauna
  - Mortals
  - Immortals
  - Any natural feature
  - Children
  - Pious people
  
  Dislikes
  - Apathy
  - The Inquisition
  - Quarrying
  - Hunting for sport
  
  Fears
  - Corruption
  - Mortal ambition
  - Cyrus
  
  Goals
  To encourage the love and curiosity of children and young people.
  
  Thoughts on the Inquisition
  Tes-Nenet deeply fears the ambition mortals strive for. She does not fear the inquisition itself, but is worried about its affect on innocent worshippers taught to fear and hate what they do not understand.
  
  
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  Divine Appearance (Pre-War) Symbols of worship
  Once, there were dozens of symbols around the world that were used in her worship, though many of those have since been lost to history. Her current symbols are:
  
  1. Maple Leaf
  2. Birch Leaf with a teardrop underneath
  3. Three raindrops surrounding a falcon head
  4. Macaroni art of an old lady surrounded by trees
  
  Status of Worshippers
  Many of Tes-Nenets worshippers are children and leave her worship as they grow up. As such, her worshippers are seen as misguided and only in need of "educating" by any means necessary.
  
  General Mortal Reputation
  Tes-Nenet is commonly known around any settlement that borders the Rosewood Forest. Children are warned of her presence and she is often hunted by the inquisition. Children, however, rarely care what their parents think and sometimes brave the forest to find her or become too lost and she finds them. Any child that finds themselves in her care are entranced by the natural beauty and the wondrous games she plays until it is time for her to guide them home. While many adults grow out of her love, the adoration of children is all Tes-Nenet needs.
  
  Unique Withering Effects
  Physical deterioration, once holy ichor is now black sludge; chronic fatigue.
  
  Current Powers
  
  • Return Life
    
    • Tes-Nenet places her hands over any wound caused by a mortal creature, that wound becomes covered in vines and heals over time depending on the severity of the wound. Cuts and bruises can heal in seconds, life-threatening injuries may take days. Typically, a wound will heal in a matter of hours.
    • Tes-Nenet can also do this if the wound was caused by an immortal creature at the cost of her own vitality, severely draining her energy and worsening her withering effects.
  • Speech of Paw and Leaf
    
    • Tes-Nenet can communicate with animals, though their ability to communicate in return is limited to their intelligence. This does not change the creature's allegiances or goals. A hungry beast is still a hungry beast.
    • Tes-Nenet can convey simple ideas to organic plants and attempt to convince them to act to her will. This is not guaranteed, however.
  • Path of the Old Ways
    
    • Tes-Nenet can manipulate simple materials, such as loose soil, fresh water, or air. This manipulation is not strong enough to cause any significant impact, though it may impress small children.
  
  
  
• Celestial Era
  Tes-Nenet was not the first to walk the planet, but was the one to fill it with brilliant greenery for all to see. The idea for creatures was someone else's, though she forgets whose exactly as without hesitation she expanded the possibility into millions of bugs and birds, fish and mammals.
  
  Millenia passed and the world turned into a cycle, with life and death in harmony. She had disagreed with death at first, unsettled by the sadness that accompanied it and the loss of what she cherished most. It was Udreus, God of the Hunt, that introduced her to hunting. Many animals and the emerging primitive mortals hunted to stay alive, sustaining themselves on those that were deceased. In return, Tes-Nenet introduced Udreus to agriculture and renewable hunting. Together, they strived to show mortals a new way to live.
  Udreus and Tes-Nenet quickly fell in love, hunting together and throwing feasts for mortals and immortals alike. All were invited so long as they complimented the hosts on entry. They seemed to be inseparable, exploring the stars together and making up new games to play together flittered across continents. With more time came Hayati, their child and the new Goddess of Herbalism. She rarely did as she was told, a certain wildness that came from both sides.
  All seemed well in the world.
  
  God War
  The God War was a tragic time for Tes-Nenet. Once, she was blissfully naïve, believing war to be the doings of foolish mortals who had not been taught to communicate. When the war spread between gods and mortals she found it impossible to pick any one side. So Tes-Nenet stood on her own side, healing and rescuing the wounded from danger all the while imploring all sides for peaceful negotiations. She often served side-by-side with Guardian, at that point going by a different name Tes-Nenet no longer uses.
  
  As the Withering reared its ugly head, Udreus was among the first to try and combat it. Without strategy or knowledge of the entity, Udreus was quickly consumed and lost forever. At a similar time, Cyrus had descended into madness and tyranny, attacking any god they saw as a threat. Amidst those gods stood a lonely figure dwarfed by the magnitude of their peers. Cyrus cut them down anyway, easily cleaving Hayati to pieces in the confusion.
  
  Tes-Nenet's world shattered. Partner consumed by darkness, child lost to infighting. For a moment, Tes-Nenet had given up. The world was lost and there was nothing left in it worth saving. Yet something inside her refused to let anybody else die. She worked harder than ever with Utos to try and craft the artefact to clear the Withering. Much of herself was lost in the process, but the deed was done.
  
  In the aftermath of the war, Tes-Nenet found Cyrus bleeding in the rubble and bloodbath. She wanted to hit him. She wanted to scream and cry and hate him with everything she had. But she couldn't. As much as she mourned the friends and loved ones she had lost and all that had been destroyed, some small part of her understood that Cyrus could not have changed it. Hayati's murder was a tragedy she could still barely fathom, but Cyrus was not themselves. They had been corrupted by the Withering and by the desperation of war. Tes-Nenet could not hate the dying Cyrus, but that did not mean she had to love him.
  So she walked away.
  
  Heretical Era
  Tes-Nenet spent a lot of time alone after the war. She made a new home in a forest far from her old home, where the memories would not linger in every crack and crevice. She refused visitors for decades, feeling her power dwindle as her monuments were torn down and her teachings forgotten. That was, until a child in tears walked into her home one afternoon. He had been separated from his friends exploring the forest and it was getting dark. Tes-Nenet fed them the safe mushrooms that grew inside the old tree she resided in. She showed the child some of her dwindling magic, folding small flowers into a crown for himto wear. The look in the boy's eyes was something she had nearly forgotten: Wonder. Joy. Love.
  
  She played with the boy for hours until the sun neared setting and helped walk him home to hisfamily. The boy returned the next day, and the day after that, and every few days for years. She taught him the Old Ways of respecting the world as a brilliant mesh of billions of lives, all worth cherishing and protecting. Time passed and the boy visited less and less, but still came to talk of the important moments. His first love, his first child, his grandchildren. Even when he passed, Tes-Nenet was not sad. A handful of children admired her and her tricks, even if the growing authority of the Inquisition detested it. More than once she was routed from her home by fire and rage. She didn't care how many times she needed to hide from pitchforks if it meant bringing joy to just one more crying child.
  
  As the years passed, "Nanna Tes" was whispered among children as either a scary witch or mythical granter of wishes. Either way, she loved all who who visited her and brought them into her games all the same. Tes-Nenet taught them the Old Ways where she could, as well as all she knew of the gods scattered through the world and their dwindling lives. They promised to pray, and that was all Tes-Nenet needed: a promise.
  
  
  Major Creations
  
  • The Old Ways (pre-war religion, now prohibited)
  • Dinosaurs (extinct)
  • Trees
  • Dryads
  • Ancestor Pillars
  
  
  Relationships
  
  • Udreus: Partner, co-creator of many animals, deceased
  • Hayati: child, deceased
  • Guardian: Closest living friend, occasional picnic partner
  • Bilisis: Friend, rarely contacted
  • Utos: old colleague, rarely contacted
  • Cyrus: never contacted, always worshipped
  • Jericho: close friend, always invited to picnics
  • Aimar: Old bestie before Guardian, unable to contact (hmm i wonder why)
  
  Home Location
  Rosewood Hollow
  
  Theme
  
  
  

 

[ThatWhichShouldBe]

Severed Heaven​

• Basics
• Persona
• Divinity
• History

• 
  
  Name: Severed Heaven
  Titles: The Red God, Pantokrator, The World-Splitting Sword, The Unconquered One, The Enlightened, Wheel-Turning King, The King of Swords
  Major domain: War
  Minor domain(s): Passion, Enlightenment, Ambition
  Pronouns: He/Him
  Mortal alias: Benkei
  
  
• 
  Personality:
  Once upon a time, Severed Heaven was a storm of passion, shaping the world around him to his errant whims. If he wished for a challenge, he would go fight a god. If he wished to be worshipped, he would display his power. His Enlightenment was that of complete connection to his basest self; what he desired, he would take. A truly magnificent idiot, complete in his lack of all and any self-regulation. And raucously joyous for it. He is this being no longer.
  
  The war changed him. At first, it was the greatest fun he'd had since Creation. He gorged on the prayers of warriors, the conflict itself fueling him to become one of the mightiest living gods. Then as more and more gods fell to hideous acts, he began to hate it. And by proxy, himself. In some ways, the Withering saved him, giving him a direction to fight in. He was one of the few gods who managed to resist the corruption even while being in prolonged exposure to it, as Severed Heaven wielded his domains in new ways than ever before. Enlightenment to clear his mind and empty his heart of the hatred Corruption brought. War to push back the Corruption, stemming and slowing the tide as the Artifact was created.
  
  And in the process, Severed Heaven changed himself, as one reforges a sword. Gone was the boisterous, joyous god of yesteryear. He stripped himself of that joy, as much as he took from himself hate and fear and arrogance and pride. He cast aside the pain of watching others fall, in this world that sees so much fade. Now he wanders the world in search of his own truth, occasionally intervening in small tragedies that he sees as he goes, and instructing those who would idolize him. But he knows he is fading, and he accepts that. Everything ends. Perhaps it will be his turn soon, to meet the fate he brought so many. Perhaps not.
  
  He lives as he will, either way.
  
  Personal strengths:
  - Self-Assured.
  - Insightful.
  - Level-Headed.
  
  Personal weaknesses:
  - Detached.
  - Callous.
  - Carefree.
  
  Likes:
  - Passionately following your own path in life.
  - Meditating.
  - Combat as an artform.
  - Driven people.
  - Self-awareness.
  - Caring about others
  
  Dislikes:
  - Blind emotion, whether hatred or otherwise.
  - Intentional ignorance.
  - Apathetic people.
  - Being bound to one place.
  - Boredom.
  
  Fears: Nothing. Truly, nothing. He has entered the void, and severed all attachment that might make him fear. Come the apocalypse or death, he will face it with a quiet smile. He has lived his life to the fullest. What else can he ask for?
  
  Goals: Understand the meaning of mortality and divinity. Live what's left of his life to to the fullest.
  
  Thoughts on the inquisition and anti-divinity:
  Distaste but ultimately serene acceptance. The hate behind the Inquisiton is something that disgusts him now, and the loss of so much to mindless animus is a waste, but ultimately, mortals no longer need the gods. Divinity is not a fundamental necessity for mortalkind. Even after the Gods and their legacies pass from the world, the wheel of ages will turn, and the empire that was so eager to blot out the Gods become dust and ash. And new empires will rise from the ruins, and so the cycle will turn. And perhaps one day, new gods will arise.
  
• 
  
  Symbols of worship: A sword, a red palm, a wheel. These are the Icons of Severed Heaven.
  
  Status of worshippers: Secret traditions devoted to the art of the sword, and Severed Heaven's worship, still exist. Old masters preserving ancient techniques and hiding shrines in hidden panels. Soldiers whispering prayers before training, half-remembered rituals being passed on from veterans to raw recruits. They are few and far in-between, but persistent.
  
  General mortal reputation: Severed Heaven is a forbidden source of understanding and martial power. Those whose minds are clouded, who thirst for strength, those who wish for an unquantifiable truth... all these have been known to 'fall' to his worship. A dark and forbidden creature, a bloody god whose disciples often exhibit inexplicable abilities through their worship. That is what he is said to be publically, at least. Those who still worship him, however, know him as a source of martial understanding and a teacher of wisdom.
  
  Unique withering effects (such as memory loss, etc): Magical; he has lost all of his powers save for the might of his sword-arts. Physically, however, he is covered in burn-scars from battling the Corruption, and when he exerts himself, these wounds begin to burn again, giving the air an aroma of smoke and blood.
  
  Current powers: Sword God. While he may have lost many of his other abilities, he still retains an incredible mastery of the arts of war, and the body to match, able to perform nigh-impossible feats of athletics and martial skill.
  Artifact: Sleeping Dragon
  A sword forged by Bari for Severed Heaven, the God of War, during the Godswar. It passes through all materials as if they were water. However, to actually cut, it requires absolute conviction and self-understanding while swinging the blade, otherwise it will simply pass harmlessly through whatever you're attempting to cut. These days, however, it is simply a very strong and very sharp sword.
  
  
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  Major creations:
  - Many, many different forms of supernatural martial arts. They fade in power now, no longer conferring the same strength they once did.
  
  Relations with other gods: WIP
  
  CELESTIAL ERA:
  During the Celestial Era, Severed Heaven was known as the "Thunder Riot". A wandering god that roved across the land, taking and doing whatever he wanted. Wooing the most beautiful goddesses, plundering divine treasures, he was a sublime idiot of a god. Much of this was facilitated by his supreme strength, unquestionably powerful even by the standards of the highest divinities. Divine artifacts shattered against his skin, and his ten-thousand swords could bat aside minor gods in their dozens. His wisdom of was that of a singular bent, whose answers to philosophical questions were shaped as a spear is shaped. Simple, and with a sharp point. His worshippers found in him strength they aspired to, and for a long time it was enough. But Severed Heaven would come to ignite something new, a new age... a Darker age.
  
  GOD WAR:
  Severed Heaven was among the mightiest of the Gods, and accordingly, he had mighty rivals. As the sparks of the Godswar flew, Severed Heaven was part of those first few clashes, though even He knows not who struck the first blow. He battled Yr-Sannem, the Lord of Tyranny, all across the continents. They rallied lesser gods to their banners, and clashed. The earth was rent and riven by their power, flame and blade and sorcery scarring the land. And as the Godswar grew, so too did Severed Heaven. For war was his life-blood, his being, and as conflict in the world rose it only fueled his strength. Yr-Sannam forged dark pacts with more and more Great Gods, but Severed Heaven matched them blow for blow. And it wasn't only Yr-Sannam and his allies, but many others, many fronts in an ever-shifting conflict, whose flames only grew higher. He slaughtered may gods during those early days. Among them were Auriora and her massive legions, who challenged Severed Heaven due to him accidentally destroying a few cities while slaying a Leviathan. In the ensuing battle, the war god would lay waste to Auriora's legions and annihilate the unfortunate goddess, before moving on to his next opponent.
  
  It was after Severed Heaven finally slew Yr-Sannam, that he bothered to listen to the emissaries sent by some of the other Gods. Warning of Corruption, some strange and terrible new calamity. He strode forth in prideful arrogance, eager to slay it as he had his rivals, only to find it was a foe he could not kill. He could slaughter the corrupted, God and Mortal alike. He could force it to a halt, his power burning against its spread. But he could not stop it. And he watched in horror as more was tainted and lost, and the world faded, and everything crumbled. Severed Heavens banded together with others against the Corruption, a desperate alliance against a tide of darkness. At last, at long last, his strength was not enough. And so when the Gods' Council was formed, he agreed to bind his divinity. To finally find a victory in a hollow, rotting war. And so the Artifact was forged and an oath struck. And another age passed.
  
  HERETICAL ERA:
  Severed Heaven wandered the world in mortal guise, for a time. No longer the Thunder Riot. He reshaped himself, dampened the flame of passion that had set the world alight. Turned it to ash, and then set that ash upon the wind, and finally... Void. Emptiness. Severed Heaven struck from his heart those things that had brought the world low and found peace in the midst of War. HIs worshippers dwindled. The World turned. The Heavens stood still. On and on, the lights dimmed, and a night set in. And still he wandered and pondered the self, the universe, the void. Then Yolans burned. Severed Heavens had been traveling in the area, and for the first time in an age he roused his war-form, wielding his thousand sword-arts against Shiie alongside the other first responders. Severed Heavens had dwindeled, but not enough that he could not contain and corral her, taking her vengeful blows upon himself. For they were weakening, until they were shades compared to what she once was. It was a strange feeling, truly, watching her fade in front of him. The other Gods would soon arrive after him, but it was no longer necessary.
  
  Shiie was already dying.
  
  Many years would pass. An empire would rise to cull the gods and their worshippers. But his journeys would continue still. But now... now he is called.
  
  Who can say to what end this will be?
  
  
  Home location: None.
  
  Themes:
  
  

 

[Solirus]

Guardian

• Basics
• Persona
• Divinity
• History

• 
  Name
  Guardian, ????????
  
  Titles
  Guardian Spirit, Protector of Hope, The Wrathful Warden, The Unyielding Sentinel, Father of Dragons
  
  Major domain
  Skies
  
  Minor domain(s)
  Protection, Hope, Rage
  
  Pronouns
  He/They
  
  Mortal alias
  N/A
  
  Mortal appearance
  
  
  
• 
  Personality
  Guardian is a husk, a shadow of his former self, a relic of the past used and discarded. Guardian's thoughts are muddy and disorganized only ever focusing on protecting the town. He no longer finds joy in spending time with others when the town could be in danger at any time, he rarely feels anything other than discomfort and pain whenever he raises his sword at the threats before him. Yet even when degraded to such an extent, even when he is as valuable as scrap and dust he remains weirdly optimistic...
  
  Personal strengths
  - Optimistic
  - Resilient and Unyielding
  ....
  ....
  
  Personal weaknesses
  - Stubborn
  - Shortsighted
  ....
  ....
  
  Likes
  - Protecting
  - Spending time with friends?
  - Spending time with his creations
  - Mortals living their life
  - The hope of redemption
  ....
  ....
  
  Dislikes
  - His Rage
  - True Maliciousness or Evil
  - The endangerment of the Innocent
  - The endangerment of Life in general
  - Bandits
  ....
  ....
  
  Fears
  - Not being alive to protect
  
  Goals
  Protect the town and his existence
  
  Thoughts on the inquisition and anti-divinity
  Troublesome...
  
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  Symbols of worship
  Guardian never explicitly wanted any symbol of worship, yet few under his protection spent the time to make medallions, jewelry, and statues with the key features being a sword and a shield, protection being the most dominant interpretation of Guardian.
  
  Status of worshippers
  Guardian no longer has worshippers, those he once protected have either died or abandoned him and the dragons have lost hope in themselves and their creator only sustaining themselves by the tireless effort of the more energetic younger generation. Guardian however still clings to life thanks to the seeming coincidence that the town he protects considers him a Guardian spirit of sorts which the children sometimes offers bread to.
  
  General mortal reputation
  The concept of Guardian has been forgotten, scrubbed off from the traces of history as the sky islands crated into the lands below. The only thing that remains is what little the inquisition knows, even if it may appear contradicting at times.
  
  Unique withering effects
  When all of Guardians life has been dedicated to protecting whilst the rest of his identity and divinity was rejected and suppressed due to his own worries about them, the withering has taken form in a manner which amplifies this. Guardian has lost most of his self, slowly becoming a creature of sole protection for the sake of it, his rage extinguished, his dominion over the skies clipped, and his hope dimmed. His memory fades too even to the point of having forgotten his own true name, for it did not serve a purpose in the past when the entirety of his believed existence was to be a Guardian.
  
  Guardian also seems to gain visions, haunting and taunting him as to the failure to protect and save, leading mortals to their ends as Guardian sought to accomplish the impossible, dooming them from the start.
  
  Current powers
  Being so near the verge of withering, Guardian possesses only the simplest of his abilities. When protecting someone, Guardian's skills improve to an exceptional level and when blocking or defending from incoming attacks, he becomes more resilient.
  
  Artifacts
  N/A
  
  Current Divine Appearance
  N/A
  
  Former Divine Appearance
  
  
• 
  Celestial Era
  Guardian was never sure when he came to be, whether early or late, it did not matter. His very birth brought forth the skies of the world, protecting the land from the dangerous elements that rested in the void. His early years were of confusion and observation, he did not act and remained a spectator. He would observe the first lives being brought and the first lives being extinguished, his very being felt upset when the living ceased abruptly and it felt well when they continued. Perhaps he could prevent this... Thus one day did Guardian descend from on high and strike down a creature threatening to kill a vulnerable one. Guardian had protected a creature, it felt good, but the saved one quickly scampered away terrified at the sight. He no longer felt good, realizing he himself had brought upon the abrupt end of a creature. With his very existence he ended another one. Guardian was confused and sad, a storm of emotions swelled up within him until one began to dominate the rest. Thus did Guardian release his first and only outburst of Rage, shaking the very foundations of the world and causing violent winds to finally be brought into the world.
  
  Guardian retreated back into his home in the skies and reflected. It is unclear for how long he remained atop those clouds, but when he returned to the land he was different, adorning an armor that reflected his new goal. He would protect those that would willingly seek it. In these years mortals would travel to him for sanctuary, only ever worshipping him as what the people thought was a requirement which Guardian never truly agreed nor denied. Guardian would create his Sky isles, littering the skies above with homes to keep his followers safe. Few dared to attack the lands which Guardian protected, yet those that did would be expelled one way or another, with death being the greatest extreme Guardian was willing to go to.
  
  
  God War
  The God war was a very busy time for Guardian, hoards of refugees would travel to Guardian to preserve their own lives and Guardian would unquestionably take them into his islands. Yet as more went to him, the harder it became to protect, even with the help of several volunteers and the Protectors, Guardian's reach was diminishing and thus Guardian began to use his sword more often to compensate. The death of soldiers although necessary in the eyes of Guardian brought him great pain which made him hesitate and question everything, but those thoughts would only slow him down, thus Guardian rejected the emotions swelling within him for the sake of the weak and innocent.
  
  When Cyrus fell to madness and cleaved several gods in a cruel fashion, Guardian's very core wished to explode in rage, to annihilate this malignant entity that had once paraded as their fellow equal. But he couldn't, he would not explode in rage as before, not while he had so many to protect, the weight of their lives were too heavy and he could not succumb to such raw emotions now.
  
  The Downfall
  Although seen and referred to as the heretical era by several of the Gods, Guardian did not view it as such, instead seeing it as a downfall of the gods by merit of their own actions, including his own...
  
  When the war had finally ended, Guardian maintained his duty as defender, yet even as he did, his followers and those that protected him began to leave. No longer did it seem that they were being protected by a benevolent God, with the seeming benevolence gone and Guardian's mind only focused on protection, the mortals beneath saw him as nothing more than a tool, an inanimate object. Such inanimate object to the mortals had also not kept its promise, for many people under Guardian had died, lured in by the promise of safety and prosperity, thus like a dull blade, many of his followers abandoned Guardian with the rest dying as the islands crumbled and crashed into the land from the corruption. Walking without purpose and bound to the ground, Guardian spent decades wandering slowly withering along the way. Eventually Guardian would encounter a small town that was being attacked by bandits. Without putting much thought into it, Guardian took the life of a bandit with his own hands and stealing the blade of the bandit he used it to slay the rest of them, saving the townsfolk whose town had almost been turned to ash. Looking down at the blood in his blade Guardian realized what he had done, yet instead of terror from the townsfolk Guardian was only received with gratitude for their lives having been saved.
  
  They had never asked to be protected yet when he arrived and did so they were grateful, Guardian was not sure what to do of this and this he planned to leave, yet at the outskirts a young boy approached him stating that the town had brought him a small basket of bread and wine, stating that he would be welcome back anytime for his heroic deed. As Guardian took the basket and saw the kid run back to the town, Guardian pondered and thought. Perhaps he could remain here for a while. Thus in the later decades did the town of Wolf water thrive and develop a holiday of honoring the guardian spirit of the town for good fortune and safety by having a child deliver a basket into the forest where the spirit resided in.
  
  Although Guardian may be on the verge of withering, he maintains his post as the towns protector, whether many believe it or not.
  
  Major creations
  Guardian was never much of a creator, always focusing on protection, thus most of his creations focused on protection. Skye Isles were created for the sole purpose to more easily protect those that wished to live upon them. Protectors although powered by the light of hope were created to assist Guardian in his task to protect life, however when the protectors began to develop their own personality Guardian also began protecting as many protectors as possible, even recovering what remained of them when many of them died in he war. Lord of the Sky was purely created to contain anything Guardian considered dangerous, this mostly manifested in him locking away anything created by his rage, usually artifacts crude in nature built by his rage. The Dragons were born from Guardians first outburst of rage which shook the world, he feels ashamed for having brought forth the species into the world unwillingly and having them be fueled by rage, however he does no wish to strike them down and simply hopes that by ignoring them they shall live their own lives. This has failed and the Dragons have simply seen Guardian as the God of Rage, a title he himself does not approve of.
  
  Relations with other gods
  Guardian can hardly remember any of the gods or even their existence, only somewhat recognizing them through sounds more the sight. Guardian does not remember the past deeds of the Gods but he always gets either a positive or negative gut feeling when in their presence.
  
  Home location
  Guardian lives in the outskirts of Wolf Water, a small town inhabited by Halflings with it's most notable feature being the successful vineyard they run due to the unique and rich fauna in the area. Guardian lives in the wilderness surrounding the town, protecting the town from packs of wolves and the occasional bandit whether it be through physical means or sheer intimidation the latter of which is more effective on the wolves than on the bandits.
  
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  - Guardian's blood is as golden as sunrise sky.
  
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[Sunsmiter]

The Reaper​

• Basics
• Persona
• Divinity
• History
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  Name: Grimm
  Titles: Master Grimm, Charon, the Reaper, Death, the Candlemaker, the Carrion Lord, the Lantern Bearer, Lord of the Last House, King of the Dead, the Exiled King, The Undertaker, The Lord Of All That Ends, the Thrice-Crowned King, the Seventh Veil, the Harvest of Bones, the Lady of Light(only by death cults)
  Major domain: Death
  Minor domain(s): Loss, Endings, Peace
  Pronouns: unknown(commonly depicted as male but also sometimes depicted as female in some forms of worship)
  Mortal alias: Grimal Bones, Dr. Mortifer Graves(occasionally)
  Mortal appearance:
  
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  Personality: They had thought that Reaper was cruel. Merciless and ruthless and most of all, inevitable. A chilling end, the hunter hunting you down to the edge of death. A Death that hates the healers, the doctors, a Death that had to be beaten back by bandages and needles, a heartless god that duelled healers day and night, wielding their scythe against their scalpel.
  They had thought wrong.
  The Reaper is not a combatant. He is no warrior, instead a gatherer, a deliverer of rest. All things end with due time, all life will one day reside within the halls of their palace, why not enjoy life before he gathers you home? The Reaper does not hate those who fight against him, nor does he hate those who preserve life. The Reaper is Death that loves healers and reveres priests, and praises those who struggle and fight against the inevitable, a Reaper who loves those who try with desperation to escape his grasp.
  
  He loves and treasures those who fight him claw and nail. Go on. Let them give everything they have to chase him away, to snatch lives from his grasp. He adores every drop of strength they pour into preserving their little existences, all that will and determination and brilliant desperation that eluded him for so long, how desperately mortals climb and struggle against the inevitable. And when they are finally done, when their strength fails and their machines rust, when all that brilliance has burnt out and the spark is ready to rest, he catches them within his cloak and gathers them home. He is the Reaper that waits patiently, without hurry, without trouble for the end to come, for the spark that had fought against him for so long to burn out, and to finally whisk them all away in his cloak when the tired souls are ready to die, to rest till the echoes of eternity.
  
  His worshippers completely unironically consist of healers and nurses, who pray for their deity to spare their charges, or to at least grant them a swift and painless death if they cannot. He is the Reaper who loves the nurses, the healers, the priests that heal and preserve life.
  
  But he does not seek to hasten the inevitable. While he may cherish and love those who have endured, to the Reaper the greatest blasphemy is theft. The theft of a life, a cherished life stolen and snuffed out, an unwanted gift delivered to the Reaper. It is a death he cannot respect, cannot accept. To tear a life away is the highest blasphemy against the Reaper, the righteous end of things. Death does not welcome the murderers, for his agents are merciful bringers of an end, a righteous deliverance. They do not kill with wanton desire, as so many death cults have done in the false belief it pleases the Reaper. Who are they to take it upon themselves to cull the grains of his garden, who are they intrude upon his domain? Who are they to question his judgement, his righteous justice for when the inevitable must come? And who are they to deny him his rightful time, who are they to prune the delicate flowers of life he adores so much, and to assume it is within his righteous will?
  
  And most of all, who are they to dare demand his obeisance, to rob him of his right to bring a righteous end?
  
  It is thought that the only thing he directly hates and loathes with a burning passion would be true undead, or those who tear others away from the peace of the grave. But that is…not entirely correct. Sometimes such a thing earns his ire, such as those who desecrate the holy cycle of life and death and blaspheme against the sacred bones, those who tear unwilling souls from their graves to turn into thralls. For instance, a lich that devours souls to sustain itself, a cruel vampire lord that treats living beings like cattle. To struggle against death was one thing. To wade through the blood of thousands to cling onto your own foul existence is another. Such creatures earn the ire of a rarely angered Reaper. But the clerics, the holy who raise the dead, those who bring back lovers from the grave, those who have braved the Reaper’s trials and charged through his tribulations to snatch their loved ones from his grasp, these souls have bled and clawed their way to life once more, these souls earn the highest rewards the Reaper may bestow upon them.
  
  Personal strengths: calm, compassionate(sorta), patient and perceptive.
  Personal weaknesses: can be seen as cold, apathetic, and nihilistic
  Likes: Those who fight despite all odds, sleeping, rest, history, those who preserve life, all life, peace, playing chess, challengers
  Dislikes: Murderers, wanton death and slaugther, cruelty(especially when dying)
  Fears: Turning into the actual monster the death cults worship him as.
  Goals: Stopping the purge of worshippers.(short term) To bring eternal rest to all living things(long term)
  Thoughts on the inquisition and anti-divinity: He is extremely disappointed in them. The Reaper would like to apologize to everyone that has died from the Inquisition.
  
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  Symbols of worship: Death comes differently for all. And as such, the worship of the Reaper varied greatly. Symbols included skulls, hourglass, black cats, a skeleton playing chess, bones, scythes, funeral bells.
  
  Status of worshippers: Where there is death, there is worship of the Reaper. The more priests slaughtered by the Inquisition, the more that "fall" into worship of the Reaper. The shrines built to the Reaper was not to ask for his attention, but rather his mercy, and to ward him off. Even traditional funerals bear a trace of the Reaper, a prayer for his mercy, a whisper of encouragement for Death as he carries them away to peace and rest. Half-remembered rituals for peace carried out at funerals, passed on from mortician to mortician. They are not many who openly worship the Reaper, for most are not public, but they are there.
  
  While the Inquisition has ruthlessly hunted down the death cults and the more "public" worshippers of the Reaper, the very nature of the death cults who slaughter wantonly has proven difficult to eradicate. The fact that many of the Reaper's worshippers are found in healers and doctors have significantly delayed their removal, and halted their decline.
  
  One of the most prominent death cults is the Church of Candlelight, who fanatically worships the Reaper as the Lady of Light, a vengeful goddess who brings salvation through the endless peace of death.
  
  General mortal reputation: Once upon a time, the Reaper was seen as a benevolent god. A peaceful, patient mentor who loves those that fight ardently against him, who cherishes those who snatch life from the hands of death. For all things will end, and he will bring them home within his arms, why not let them rejoice before bedtime comes and the night reclaims them too? But it is inevitable that the persona of the Reaper has been twisted, warped and misguided. Death cults have grown who worship the Reaper slaughter wantonly out of the false belief it pleases the Reaper. It does not. In fact, there is in fact nothing more the Reaper despises than the theft of life. Seen as the fallen, the corrupted and the death cultists, many worshippers of the death god are seen as assassins and murderers, dangers to be exterminated on sight. Ironically, even the Reaper's own worshippers hate such fanatics, devoting their own inquisitions to execute such serial killers whenever they are found.
  
  Most of the Reaper's worshippers consist of nurses and doctors and healers, those who preserve life at any means necessary, perhaps even necromancers that walked the cathedrals and delivered life upon the dead. They fought their dead lord tooth and nail, healers who wished for nothing more than to preserve life. While the Inquisition has done their best to portray the Reaper as a cruel god, an inevitable end, those who worship and remember the death god know of his patience, and know of how little he truly wishes to hasten an inevitable end. All things end. Why not enjoy them while they last?
  
  The Reaper will let you rejoice. Let you live. Let you fight and claw and snatch others from his grip, and he will love you all the more for it. There is no one he loves more than those who dare tear souls away from his grip, those who struggle against the inevitable. When your brilliance and your fight drains out, and when you are truly ready to rest, he will gather you home into a restful end, to wait to be reborn anew.
  
  Unique withering effects (such as memory loss, etc): Loss of self. The propaganda of the Inquisition has taken its toll. The formerly compassionate death god is prone to truly losing himself and becoming the monster the Inquisition sees him as. Slowly, he's losing more and more of his former self, the Reaper truly turning into the wrathful deity the death cults he had once hated and loathed see him as. Perhaps one day he will truly forget what he had once been, forget the mercy and peace his priests preach so vehemently, and perhaps one day the Reaper will truly become the death that wishes to devour, to snuff out all life as is his sky-given right.
  Current powers:
  Wither and Rot: The Reaper's very touch is bile. His own presence is bitter. To be within physical contact of him, to be touched by him or to touch him is to court death. Once upon a time, his very touch was instant death to a mortal. The Reaper's touch was known to drain vitality and seep health, making the affected creatures weak and ill, soon to lead to paralysis and death. Immortal creatures are not entirely immune to his touch, instead feeling a piercingly cold presence that can paralyze. The health drain is slower, but noticeable. However, given his weakened state, while his touch is no longer a sentence of execution, it can quickly lead to first paralysis, then illness and then finally death when exposed for prolonged times with a mortal creature.
  
  All Things End: To be slain by the Reaper's blade is a permanent death. While he no longer has Harpe, the scythe that can kill immortals, to be slain by him is no pleasant thing. A mortal soul that is destroyed by the Reaper or his touch cannot be resurrected or reborn by any means. Their soul is either destroyed instantly or sent directly to the realm of the dead. All wounds caused by the Reaper do not heal without magical or divine assistance, and any immortal creature that dies from the Reaper has their resurrection delayed or weakened in some way.
  
  To Bear the Dead: The Reaper was not a hunter, but rather a gatherer. He collects the souls who depart from this plane and bring them home where they may reincarnate, or stay awhile if they wish. He does not mind company among the dead. Now, while the Reaper can still gather the souls, he can no longer send them to a waiting place if they do not wish to reincarnate.
  
  Necromancy: The Reaper could have once brought a soul back to life, or so it was rumored. In truth, the Reaper can but would have never done such a thing. For his priests to fight vehemently against him was once thing, to willingly rob a soul he had brought to rest was another. Now, the extent of his necormancy is only control over the dead, such as moving bones or corpses, and communing with spirits that have passed.
  
  To Walk Among the Dead: The Reaper was there at every death, every departure, guiding souls to their eternal rest. While now he can no longer bring them home, the cling of the beyond has yet to leave Grimm. He can no longer completely appear human, always at least in part incorporeal. Sometimes hovering, sometimes flat-out passing through walls and objects as if they simply were not there. This effect worsens the more the withering advances, and the more he loses his sense of self. Even in mortal form, he is....not entirely alive. Perhaps the Reaper resembles more of an undead creature than an actual living mortal, but the resemblance is close enough to pass...(even with the lack of a noticeable pulse or need for nutrition or any other function most living beings require....)
  
  Eyes of the Grave: The Reaper, quite literally being death, can sense when death is around. While he can no longer guess when or how one may die, undead cannot hide nor disguise their presence from him. Grimm can tell if someone is a murderer, as well as if someone has already died within the vicinity.
  
  Carried Artifact?: (If applicable) He no longer has his scythe Harpe, for it was lost during the end of the Godwar, but if asked Grimm will admit he believes it had survived the corruption. As a fragment of himself, connected yet separated, it is possible that its power still yet lingers. It is possible that his scythe still holds yet the power to slay gods and immortals. Perhaps it was found and seized by the Inquisition, and are now currently studying its powers in hopes of harnessing it against the gods. Or perhaps it was found and entombed by the death cults, worshipped as a lost fragment of their Lady of LIght. Or perhaps it is buried under a thousand tons of rubble within the Garden of Bones, hidden away among the dead and kept safe under their eternal vigil. Or perhaps it is simply gone forever, the bones of a god lost in time and space. As distressing as the loss of a limb, the Reaper no longer knows.
  
  Divine appearance (past and/or present):
  
  
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  Activity in the god war: Stayed out of it and tried to keep the Underworld running.
  Major creations:
  
  • The Garden of Bones, a massive catacombs rumored to span an entire continent, the final sanctuary where worshippers dwell without fear of persecution
  • All undead
  Relations with other gods: The Reaper gets along surprisingly well with the deities, especially given the fact he's the god of death.
  
  Misericordia: Sometimes spoken as part of the Reaper, deceased. While alive they had had a strained relationship given Misericordia's encouragement of murder and backstabbing, having brought many a soul to the Underworld.
  Guardian: Seen as a friend, occasionally contacted. The protection deity's loss of self has proven to be a tad concerning, but the Reaper does appreciate Guardian's efforts to keep him away.
  Severed Heaven: Completely unironically a close acquaintance of death. Someone had to clean away the debris after his rampages y'know!
  Cyrus: Strained relationship, although Grimm makes some effort to contact. Never speaks directly.
  Altaqula: Occasionally they meet and discuss how mortals died in the ocean.
  Gulofest: Surprisingly, the Reaper's worshippers sure do know how to party. Life is short, and death will get you in the end, so why not enjoy it while it lasts?
  Tes-Nenet: Life and death get along well, a pleasant surprise! The more that live, the more that will eventually die, so it is in his best interests to keep the garden of life flourishing. The harvest of the dead depends upon the grains of the living.
  Shiie: Had a decent relationship, which was rather unpleasantly shattered during the Burning of Yolan.
  Aisyr: You can't have adventures without a slice of death, y'know! Sometimes they hang out just to gush over their favorite mortals and how they died.
  Yr-Sannem: Gods like him are what remind the Reaper that not everyone deserves life. Some deserve to have a nice long hug with the Reaper.
  Haggard: Hey look, a fellow grumpy grandpa to grump around with. Sometimes he hangs out just to discuss burial rites.
  Pauper: The Reaper has seen defeatism similar to hers far too many times. The exhaustion, the hopelessness, the attitude of "death will get us all in the end, so why bother?". It irritates him to no end. Yes, he will one day collect and bring you home, but why not enjoy it while it lasts? Why throw yourself into his arms just because there's no delaying the inevitable? Despite their fundamental differences, Grimm at least has a working relationship with Pauper, having seen many a soul brought to his realm from poverty. Poverty has brought in almost as many souls Greed.
  Belgrin: Given how many people Belgrin got killed, he is far from being invited to Grimm's tea parties.
  Ectu: Grimm, as the deity of death, understands Ectu's nature, but that doesn't mean he hasn't had a few grumbles over how many damn souls wander into the Afterlife after being shredded by a monster.
  
  Backstory:
  Celestial Era:
  Where there was life, there was death. Among the oldest of the deities, the Reaper has seen the rise and fall of empires, and has conforted many a lesser god during their demises. He was created when the first beings were born, and it was from their decay did he live. Before, when there was nothing but endings, it was where the Reaper had began. At first, when it was a time before he wielded his scythe not with wrath but with compassion, he had sowed death as wantonly as his most insane worshippers now do. When the times were young and the realm was as chaotic as unformed clay, the Reaper carved his name through death. He hastened the inevitable, and brought great worlds to ruins, and his worshippers did the same in his name.
  
  But it was not long before he was tired. He was tired and sick of death before it had even begun, tired of all the broken mortal shells he would harvest and bring home from the infighting of the gods. The Reaper gazed upon his domain of wrath and ruin and was tired of all the destruction he had seen, all the pointless tragedies that could have been avoided.
  
  He was tired of it all. The Reaper changed slowly, and faded away from the wrathful killer his creation had made him, and stayed clear away out of any petty squabbles the other deities may have had. He culled the messes they had made, and bore the broken dead home gently, and with compassion. Death was tired of hastening the inevitable, so he chose to delay it instead. He stayed his scythe, and mercy made itself known. No more was he the terrifying visage even gods feared, but the kind gatherer who does not seek souls out, but only visits when they call, when they were ready to rest, to sleep within his care and compassion. Among the oldest of gods, he was there when the first life was stolen, robbed from living skin and soul. Grimm was there when a new goddess rose from the blood and betrayal, a new goddess that called herself Misericordia, the mother of misery and the patron saint of traitors. For the Reaper, there was no sin greater than the theft of life. For Misericordia, there was no joy greater than the swing of the executioner’s axe or the heartbroken howls of a betrayed lover.
  
  God War:
  The Reaper's realm grew exponentially during the war as mortals and divine fell like flies. His worshippers, his priests and healers, they fought at the frontlines with scalpels and bandages, yet they saw the skeletal visage of their lord far more times than mercy would have liked. They glimpsed his dark robes as he carried away their patients, as the Reaper stepped away under the hastily-erected hospital tents with blood on his robes and new souls in his arms. While the Reaper's servants are often blessed with the mercy of their lord, and an impossible endurance to match, many perished within the war on the frontlines as they desperately tried to preserve life.
  
  The Reaper personally stayed out of the war. He had no physical domains to protect and no reason to fight. Yet when the living beings started dying from the Withering, and his domain swelled from the souls of the lost, the Reaper took note of the corruption that laid askew the scales of life and death. Much to his dismay, death cults spray up, some worshipping him under the guise of the Lady of Light, believing final illumination would only appear to those who died, for death was the true state of being, the inevitable truth. They became the Blade and the Candle, the Church of Candlelight that worshipped loss and the end, the cults that believed he, the god of death was behind the corruption.
  
  Back then, the Reaper had been dismayed upon the sight of his new worshippers, even when now he begrudgingly accepts them given their resistance against the Inquisition, even if their favorite past time involves assassinating targets in the name of the Reaper and worshipping the bones of their victims. He would not deny nor speak of it, but if pressed the Reaper may admit that the death cults had played a part in ending the God War with their lethal network. At least it had gotten their attention to do something, even when the Reaper had stayed apathetic and unwilling. When Cyrus went mad, and even when the Reaper attended the deathbeds of the fallen divine, the Reaper remained apathetic, unwilling to intervene. He was a harvester, not a warrior.
  
  While the Reaper has no claims to personally ending a god, the Church of the Candlelight propagates rumors, whispers that he was the one that had taken advantage of the war to finally execute a loathed enemy, a vengeful scion. He was among the oldest of deities, and none held more sway over the kiss of death than Death himself. They whisper and claim that the Reaper was not merely there to guide Misericordia as she laid broken and bloodied from her own servant’s treachery, he was not there to merely comfort a goddess after a botched assassination, but he was there to deliver to her the righteous death she had defied for so long, the righteous death she so justly deserved. He had stood by her as the goddess had wallowed in her own ichor, broken beyond repair by the treachery of her worshippers, her divine flesh carved to the bone. The Reaper had knelt by the dying goddess and waited by her as she died. As one final act of pity, he had lit seven candles so that she would not have to die alone in the dark, and as thus the legend of the Lady of Light was born. The heretical assassins claim the Reaper had ended the First Murderer as she lay broken and dying, to have delivered the betrayed goddess into the eternal rest. And thus the domain of murder was his by right as well, and his will is the divine right of executioners, the joy of taking life.
  
  Whatever the answer may be, regardless of the true identity of the Lady of Light, the Reaper, in all his compassion for mortal life, when the God War was nearing its end and the Corruption too was nearing its climax, he chose to join the council. And thus the Artifact was made, and as thus the divine faded from mortal life.
  
  When the God War ended, the Reaper stayed out of the limelight as he had been accustomed to, quietly carrying on his job among the graves and tending the lost souls that awaited their arrival in the Underworld. The death cults would dwindle, but never fade, with the Church of the Candlelight being the most prominent, still speaking their blasphemy of the Lady of Light. He would not speak until Shiie's actions, when his worshippers had raced through the rubble, the first saviors in an vain attempt to save even a single life. The Reaper was there when the city burned, and he was there with souls weighing down his cloak as he carried his grisly charge away and into the afterlife.
  
  And, as rumors would have it, he was also there at her deathbed. It was he who accompanied her in her final dying moments, as was the tradition for every soul, man or god, that had died and will ever die. The Reaper had seen a divine death and tried to comfort what little he could as she passed.
  
  Heretical Era
  The Reaper mourned, as he often would after a divine death. And meanwhile, his worshippers solemnly carried out their duty, paying tribute to the inevitable that would no doubt one day claim them too. He did not concern himself with the affairs of the mortal world, for while medicine improved and ingenuity grew, death did not. Death would always be there, waiting, lurking, and in fact he loved the world more for it. For they fought like never before, and his own worshippers lived their lives with brazen survival, and he comforted the souls that had fallen into his grasp like he always did.
  
  It was the sudden influx of death that awoke him from the Inquisition. What was this? A sacrifice? A sudden plague? The Reaper does not know fear. There is nothing to fear. He knows all things will end with time, all things until he was all alone, and then till he too ended for there was nothing more to die. There should be nothing that can scare a deity of death.
  
  But this was fear.
  
  This was grief for the souls slaughtered, lives snuffed out before their own time. Upon the whispers of the dead he spoke to the sins of the living, he whispered lullabies to the dead and listened to their woes. The Reaper mourned for them, and it was with numb despair did he watch the death cults awaken anew, the mad priests rambling for a "Reckoning", an avengeance by a vengeful god of death fit to shake the world, and bring the apocalypse anew. Now, the Cult of Our Lady of Light, the Church of the Candlelight, with its blades and candles, worshippers of the monster the Reaper was once, they are begrudgingly accepted as his worshippers, a collection of assassins with a strained relationship with the god they worship.
  
  As the Reaper travels the world the divine holds no sway over anymore, the stark truth is hardly hidden, nor is it veiled.
  
  The gods are dying. There is no one that knows this better than the deity of death himself. Soon, perhaps, he will be among them too.
  
  Home location: Unknown, presumably the Garden of Bones
  Additional info: Is followed around by black cats. He likes cats. If you can beat him at chess, he'll let you go.
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  Fun facts:
  
  • An avid player of chess. If you can beat him at chess, he'll let you go.
  • Cannot become intoxicated.
  Quotes
  "It is time."
  "Memento mori."
  "The tower of bones looms ever closer, and crimson death smothers the greenest of fields. I walk amongst you, withering death, given form."
  "Death smothers even the greenest of fields."
  "The harvest of the dead depends upon the grains of the living."
  "In death, all are equal."
  "Sh....can you hear the funeral bells?"
  "You can't outrun death."
  "Priestess Uriah. It's been a while."
  "Don't ever laugh as a hearse goes by. You might be the next to die."
  "You swear on your life, eh? May I suggest you...rephrase that a bit?"
  
  About the Inquisition: "What a disgrace..."
  When speaking to a mortal he likes: "I will greet you with open arms."
  When speaking to a mortal he dislikes: "I will greet you with open arms."
  When speaking to a living soul within his realm: "You shouldn't be here."
  When speaking to a dead soul outside of his realm: "You shouldn't be here."
  When addressed as the Lady of Light: "I am not- *sighs* okay I suppose I actually am..."
  When speaking to a tyrant: "You call yourself a king, yet your bones are indistinguishable from those of the slaves."
  When challenged to chess: "A vain struggle. But perhaps you might actually win."
  When he wins at chess: "Well played."
  When he loses at chess against a mortal he likes: "Well played!"
  When he loses at chess against a mortal he dislikes: "Enjoy it while it lasts. All of you are mine in the end."
  Something he likes: "Chess. Life. Bones. There are many things to love when you are the end of all adoration."
  Something he hates: "A life, wasted. A life, stolen."
  About Tes-Nenet: "Purpose is found within balance. Hers is to grant life, and mine is to grant death. All is light and shadow. Rejoice within its embrace."
  About being called a coat rack(admit it, in his divine form without a skeleton he's a bloody cloak and nothing else): "Did you know that my worshippers used to put a small shrine next to the coat racks as a little practical joke? And the Horsemen used to wonder why we got so many offerings of hats!"
  About Harpe: "*sighs* I really do miss it, you know... the other scythes don't feel the same. The Grim Reaper without a scythe, ha! Can you imagine that?"
  
  

 

[Arai]

Altaqula

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  Altaqula
  
  Titles
  The Stormlady, Queen of the Merfolk, Thunder's Guide, Queen of the Ocean.
  
  Major Domain
  Water/The Sea
  
  Minor Domain(s)
  Sea Storms, Oceanic Travel, Fish
  
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  Quinel Alteal
  
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  Personality
  Grief is complex. It is not simply resolved with a defined strategy, it is up to an indivudal to decide how to mourn what is lost and move on from it. For Altaqula, that meant finding new purpose and forging forward after the loss of her divine power, not wallowing in it's loss. It is the nature of her to be ever changing, never settling into comfort. While she grieves her divinity, it did not define her, and she recognised the need and desire to become something else. As such, she has little time for regrets and pining for what she can not possess anymore, and has fully embraced the life among mortals who might once have left her offerings in exchange for safe travel.
  
  Altaqula buried herself in her new station, and still stays in ports and bays and works on ships, staying close to the things that were once hers. Being so close to the ocean and it's might means that Altaqula is better ajusted than many others to mortality. She sings and fights and loves like the mortals around her, until such a time that she must move on to the next town. She does however miss the deep oceans, those places that only those with the ability to truly live among the waters can reach. Aboard a ship she is quick to dictate commands, possessing a mastery of sailing that seems unusual for one her age. But ships she sails on always seem to find fair winds and calm waters.
  
  Surrounded by her element constantly and emobldened by her new life gives Altaqula an optimisim and drive that others find difficult to match. Her powers may wane but her home is everlasting. The ocean always wins in the end.
  
  

  STRENGTHS

  
  - Driven
  - Disiplined
  - Spontaneous
  

  
  

  WEAKNESSES

  
  - Impulsive
  - Vengeful
  - Uncomprimising
  

  LIKES

  
  - Sailing
  - Drinking
  - Fishing
  - Swimming
  - Rain
  

  
  

  DISLIKES

  
  - Piracy
  - Fire
  - Divine Worship
  

  FEARS

  
  - Drowning
  

  
  

  GOALS

  
  To sail the oceans for as long as time allows her to.
  

  
  
  Thoughts on the Inquisition
  The time of the Divines are over, and that was a choice that the Gods made. The inquisition is simply a new current, and it will eventually wither out and another will take it's place. She has no hatred for them, they are simply doing as the currents require.
  

  
  
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  Symbols of worship
  Altaqula's symbols are all oceanic in origin. Some are carried, some are carved.
  
  1. Anchors
  2. Seawater contained in a rounded vial.
  3. Crabs with 1 claw
  
  Status of Worshippers
  Atalqula by nature never had a central area of worship outside of a few port lighthouses and temples. Most worshippers now are superstitous old sailors afraid that sailing without the Lady's blessing is bad luck. Most nowadays mock the old superstitions, and aren't taken seriously. More focused worshippers are dealt with as appropriate.
  
  General Mortal Reputation
  There was a time when no captain would sail without giving offering to Altaqula. Sailors would leave part of their cargo or coin at a temple or lighthouse or even, if they forgot, would throw something to the sea itself. Though she couldn't protect every ship, Altaqula would do what she could for those who offerred worthy penance. Nowadays, she joins the younger sailors in good naturedly jeering the older veterans who still make quite offerrings, throwing a few dried grapes or tack overboard. But she still makes sure to sail on the ships that carry out these practices as much as she can.
  
  Unique Withering Effects
  Little control over Storms anymore, Physically weak when too far from sea. Can't breathe underwater anymore, and is capable of drowning.
  
  Current Powers
  Altaqula still retains some control over water, and is able to guide it to flow in certain ways, calming seas or roughing them in a close area. She cannot make a storm but she can certainly jostle the water. She can also propel herself quickly through water, though cannot breathe in it. Altaqula can also still guide lightning within her body, channeling the static of a storm into her strikes when it's raining, making her faster and stronger.
  
  
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  Celestial Era
  Altaqula has changed many times over her divine life, so much so that the other eldest among her kin would not recognise the Goddess that originally bore the name. As one of the eldest Gods, Altaqula wielded her original domain as a wrathful resources to be picked away at by the other Gods to sustain their own creations, she responded in kind by picking at the Earth, crumbling it into the ocean's embrace and wildly crashing against itself as the skies above crack with Thunder.
  
  As years passed, Altaqula's wild wrath settled into purpose, and she went through what she would later describe as her first change. The next time the Gods met, the Altaqula they knew, the wild and vengeful watery being was gone, replaced by a calmer and more benevelont spirit. Willing to give her fellows her waters and inviting others to add creatures to her vast open domain. With Guardian's blessing, she tamed the wild skies and storms above to calm the waters and currents, making her a more beneveolent entity.
  
  As time continued to turn and the mortals began to venture across her realm, Altaqula changed again. She became less of a resource and more a force to be respected, without said respect there would be consequences. Her worship began as requests for safe travel, but slowly grew into a general respect of mortals for the ocean in general. Those who died on ships were considered her responsibility to put to rest, at Death or in her own realm, and those who braved her waters were under her protection.
  
  Despite these changes, at her core Altaqula is as the sea itself, ever changing, ever powerful and ever dangerous if not payed due course.
  
  God War
  Altaqula has some lingering shame from her role in the war. It was easy to blame divines whose domains more closely held to that of battle and warfare, but it had been the wild early days of the ocean and lingering grudges for the harm she had caused that had rose to increase the tension between her family. A part of Altaqula would always be that wild, untameable force, and it was in the sea's nature to destroy. As other Gods made their own protections for their followers in her realm, her disdain only increased. Her domain was great, so she could not protect it all, so it was not respected by her kin.
  
  With a great area to protect, Altaqula was one of the first to recognise the danger of the Withering and the curses that threatened her borders. But the sea is over adapting, and it takes on anything that falls within it, and so these curses became a part of her, twisting her wrath only further. Other Gods lost worshippers on her waters, and she reverted back to that ancient, wild and wrathful being, who could not be sated by any who tried to cross her waters. By her hand, the sea was made impassable, unconquerable, as some part of her relished in the tyranny and strength that the curse provided.
  
  Though she would never admit it to another, Altaqula is proud that she was a great factor in ending the God War. She'd like to beleive that if it weren't for her great and mighty strength of her oceans, the Gods would never have united against the corruption that plauged her and so many others. Whether or not that was the case she will not debate. With the rest of the divines agreeing to limit their influence, Altaqula would retreat to the depths of her oceans, reflecting and contemplating on her actions. She would not speak to her kin until after Shiie's actions.
  
  Heretical Era
  Her time in contemplation was great, great enough that her divine form changed again, becoming some deep and terryfying in the dark of the abyss, silent to the parayers and worship of her followers. Altaqula would spend years in contemplation, stretching her feelings out to the edges of her home for so many years. And eventually, it was an offering that spurred her out of it.
  
  Altaqula had been subtly aware of the decrease in her offerrings. But when she first felt a ship travel without one, it made her curious, if nothing else. She watched this ship, preparing to sink it for it's transgression, and paused. What if she didn't? Couldn't? There was a fear she would revert to that monstrous being, the one who would not share her domain with any. Even if she did, as she surfaced for the first time in a century, she felt her powers waning, that grip on the water loosening. Mortal vessels had improved in the many years she had slumbered, they were sturdier and better built, her worship was not required because newer ships had little danger of capsizing or sinking at sea. Oh the mortals would sink each other true enough, but that wasn't her responsibility. She recognised that with the improvement in mortal ingenuity and the weakening of her powers, she couldn't save or stop a ship if she wanted to.
  
  She felt her worshippers dwindle, reeducated or abandoning her ways for a new world. This was the way of the world however, to change and adapt. Things could not stay the same forever, such is the way of things. This was most apparent to her the first time she drowned. It created a lasting fear she would never escape, and she never settled too deeply in the ocean afterward, mouring the loss of a home she had had for so long. It was only for a moment, but that nervousness of dying in her home made her desire to abandon the deepest reaches of it.
  
  As her form changed again and grew more and more seperate from her waters, Ataqula elected to change as she had countless times before, walking among those who would be brave enough to pass her waters, and sail alongside them on their wooden ships that had so readily conquered her.
  
  Never settling in one port, Quinel Alteal is a fine sailor, having worked every position aboard a ship at this point, from Cook to Captain. Alteal's voyages never go astray and always arrive on time. And when an old sailor dropped a few coins overboard, or bought an ale only to pour it into the waters, Quinel Alteal would know which ship she was sailing next.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Post War Mortal Apperance

  
  
  Major Creations
  

  • Ocean
  • Storms
  • Merfolk
  • Water Nymphs

  
  Relationships
  TBD
  
  Home Location
  Ramonriver Harbor
  

  
  
  

 

[SirDerpingtonIV]

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• 
  
  Name: Bari
  
  Titles: Lord of the Forge, The First Craftsman
  
  Major domain: The Forge
  
  Minor domains: Innovation, Metal, Efficiency
  
  Pronouns: He
  
  Mortal alias: The Blind Smith
  
  
  
  
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  Personality:
  
  Personal strengths:
  
  Personal weaknesses:
  
  Likes:
  
  Dislikes:
  
  Fears:
  
  Goals:
  
  Thoughts on the inquisition and anti-divinity: Betrayal.
  
  
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  Divine appearance (past and/or present):
  
  Symbols of worship:
  
  Status of worshippers:
  
  General mortal reputation:
  
  Unique withering effects: Blindness, and a near complete loss of his powers.
  
  Current powers:
  He is still physically strong and large, but he is unable to see, and thus his ability to make is diminished.
  
  
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  Activity in the god war: Bari's course in the war to defend his followers and shit instead of taking sides, so fighting anyone that messed with him, before he went off to fight the Corruption, but the Corruption was stronger than anticipated.
  
  Major creations:
  
  Relations with other gods: Bari got along well with most other divines, crafting many of their tools, armaments, and great artifacts.
  
  • Severed Heaven: Bari crafted Sleeping Dragon, the renowned blade of War and Enlightenment.
  
  Backstory (summary of their history before and after the godly war):
  
  Home location: Karnr Kabar
  
  Additional info:
  
  Theme(s) (optional)
  
  

 

[Barbas]

WIP


Basics
Name: Belgrin
Titles: The Great Wyrm
Major domain: Dominion
Minor domain(s): Conquest, Prosperity, Wealth
Pronouns: He/Him
Mortal alias: None
Mortal appearance:

Spoiler

Persona

Personality: While not pure evil, Belgrin was always one of the darker gods. He did not hate humans and the other mortal races, but he did view them as being tools necessary for maintaining and growing his power. Because of this, he is more than willing to grant his followers blessings if they follow his commands, but also more than willing to punish them if they ever go against his ideal vision of the world.
Personal strengths:
Personal weaknesses:
Likes: Control
Dislikes: Disorder
Fears: Oblivion, the loss of control
Goals: Regaining his former strength
Thoughts on the inquisition and anti-divinity: Utterly despise them. Belgrin always viewed mortals as being little more than tools, so seeing them actively try to eradicate his religion has made him crave their complete and total destruction.
Divinity

Divine appearance (past and/or present):

Spoiler

Symbols of worship: An image of a snake coiled around the world


Status of worshippers:

The Wyrm Cult: Belgrin lost the vast majority of his followers, yet he managed to retain most of his more fanatical believers. This organization essentially served as the agents of Belgrin, with them being a constant presence in all of the nations that worshiped the snake god. The Cult managed to survive the destruction brought about by the war and eventual purges, and now its members have either gone into hiding or formed secret societies.

Serpent-Men: Originally humans who were transformed into hideous creatures, they have become one of the Belgrin's more abundant followers. Like with the Wyrm Cult, a decent number of them managed to survive the war. The Serpent-Men formed a number of groups scattered around the world, and typically try to avoid human civilization.

General mortal reputation: Formely greatly feared, now more or less forgotten.

Unique withering effects (such as memory loss, etc): The withering has left him greatly reduced. In his prime, Belgrin was a being of great power and destruction, and was even one of the strongest gods. But after the loss of his followers, he has become so weak that he can barely interact with the world. He also requires sacrifices to maintain his current strength.

Current powers: Nowadays, Belgrin is only capable of performing actions like granting his followers minor blessings, and usually only when provided a sacrifice.



History

Activity in the god war: While information about the war is scarce and confusing, it is certainly known that Belgrin was one of the more aggressive gods during the conflict. When the petty disputes broke out into a full-fledged war, he was one of the gods who actively participated in and even seemed to enjoy the conflict. His followers launched grand invasions, slaughtering and enslaving those they deemed to be heretics and destroying their temples. Belgrin himself personally devoured a number of lesser gods, something that would eventually lead to his downfall.
Major creations: The Tower of Tosk, a great tower that served as both a monument of Belgrin's might and a site of unimaginable cruelty. Countless slaves were sent to this massive structure, and there they would suffer a fate far worse than death. These unfortunate slaves were subjected to rituals that transformed them into the hideous Serpent-Men on a massive scale. This greatly bolstered Belgrin's forces, yet it would also cause more of the gods to oppose him.


The great tower was active for most of the war, but it was destroyed after Belgrin's defeat.

Relations with other gods: Very complicated. Even before the Godswar broke out, Belgrin's relationship with most of the other gods was quite tense. The Wyrm was known for being aggressive when dealing with gods that he considered to be his rivals, and that only got worse as he became more powerful.
Backstory:
Ever since mortals came into existence, there has been a feeling each and every single one of them has felt: Fear. Mortals feared many things. They feared the unknown. The hidden terrors lurking within the endless darkness surrounding their meager campfires. The fear of death. How it could easily claim not only their own lives but also the lives of their loved ones. Fear was the one true constant.


One of the factors that allowed fear to thrive was the disorder their lives were subject to. It was a chaotic time of violence and death, and the humans were left without a true solution to this problem. All they had was a single desire: to be able to live their lives without the overwhelming oppression of chaos.


Eventually, this desire would lead to the creation of their salvation. Their desire for stability brought the Great Wyrm, Belgrin, into existence.


After the Wyrm came into existence, he would go on to become one of the most powerful deities. While oppressive, Belgrin's religion was very enticing because of the stability and wealth it brought, and many nations adopted it as their official faith.


But while Belgrin possessed a great deal of power, he was devastated by the Godswar. So much so that he had to go into hiding to survive.

Home location: A massive subterranean lair.
Additional info:
Theme(s

 

[AiDEE-c0]

• Basics
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• Divinity
• History

• Name: Pauper
  Titles: The Mendicant
  Major domain: Poverty
  Minor domain(s): Beggars, Orphans, Abstinence
  Pronouns: Pauper, much like a child, tends to refer to herself as Pauper. This is because she no longer understands the concept of "I" or "myself." Otherwise She/Her.
  Mortal alias: "Pauper is Pauper. This has always been the case."
  Mortal appearance: As Pauper's Domain is a uniquely human condition, she has always maintained the same humanoid form.
• Personality: Pauper is a pitiable creature. Having lost the only source of compassion and companionship in her impoverished life, she has regressed into a barely functioning husk of a God. She watches the world with lifeless eyes, acting detached, lethargic and languid. Seeing as her past held little glory to begin with, she found it rather easy to give up on the pride of divinity. Instead, she spends the days contemplating the issue of mortality, all the while hopelessly chasing the little things which used to make her happy. Before her time comes, she wishes to learn acceptance, both of herself and the world around.
  
  Personal strengths: Understanding, accepting and non-judgemental. Will always share what little she has.
  Personal weaknesses: Defeatist, gloomy, detached from reality. Major inferiority complex.
  Likes: Dandelion Tarts, Warm Blankets, Puppet Theatre.
  Dislikes: Judgemental People, Dry and Salty Foods, Her Powerlessness and Inadequacy.
  Fears: "Pauper wonders if her cherished memories of Sister could slip away... No, that would never happen."
  Goals: Finding acceptance before passing on.
  Thoughts on the inquisition and anti-divinity: "Pauper is sorry that she couldn't be more helpful. She will always remember the kind smiles of those she managed to help, so... It's okay if Pauper is no longer needed."
• Symbols of worship: Flowering Dandelions
  Status of worshippers: The cult of Pauper has always dominated among the poor and downtrodden. Those who have nothing left to lose still cling onto hope, pressing their hands together and praying to the otherwise unwanted God.
  
  General mortal reputation: Unlike most other Gods, the miniscule amount of shrines built for Pauper were dedicated specifically to warding her off. People were afraid she would cause poverty and famine wherever she went, yet the truth is that she was born directly from Humanity. She cared only for those who couldn't afford to pay her homage, and thus she drew the ire of the upper and middle classes. On rare occassions, she would be revered by ascetics and monks, who admired a life lived without material comforts.
  
  Unique withering effects (such as memory loss, etc): Bouts of extreme physical hunger, procedural ego-death.
  Current powers: Alleviation of discomfort stemming from unmet physical needs.
• Activity in the god war: Cowering behind her sister.
  Major creations: None.
  Relations with other gods: -
  Backstory: Poverty and Abundance walk hand in hand; when one grows, so too does the other increase. The development of society gave birth to two Godessess, each bearing one of these two attributes. Though one was gloomy, existing as the inherent price of wealth, the other always smiled and invited her to picnics, sharing all that she could. Over time, Poverty grew to be dependent on Abundance, and would hide behind her like a shadow in the presence of other Gods. She couldn't see past her dependency, and so she waited with bated breath for Abundance to arrive. Only in the reprieve from her own darkness did she ever find happiness.
  
  At the outbreak of the War, her sister naturally embarked to protect the comfort of mortals. Whenever she departed for battle, Poverty would weep and cower, hoping desperately for her safe return. One day, Abundance left as always to the slaughterfield, and Poverty begged her to come back as soon as possible. With a haughty grin, her sister offered one final wave, and then never returned.
  
  Ever since her sister's death, Pauper has never once stopped mourning. Though she attempted to find her own worth, and take care of others how her sister took care of her, the effects of losing her divinity have further exacerbated her despair. "Who am I? Is my existence mistaken? If I die, will the world be a better place? Does that mean lives like mine hold no meaning?" Such questions have driven her to a languid stupor, where she to this day remains.
  
  Home location: None.

 

[palmtree219]

Aisyr

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• Basics
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• Divinity
• History

• 
  
  Name: Aisyr
  
  Titles: The Wanderer, The Traveler, The Kindler of Hearts, The Unbound
  
  Major domain: Freedom
  
  Minor domain(s): Will, Compassion, Adventure
  
  Pronouns: She/Her
  
  Mortal alias: Aisling
  
  
  
  
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  Personality: Generally energetic and prone to distraction. She adores all mortals, other than tyrants, slavers, and related types. WIP
  
  Personal strengths:
  -A relatively deep understanding of mortals
  -Unbreakable will
  -Compassionate
  
  Personal weaknesses:
  -Easily distractable and excitable
  -Doesn’t know when to give up or stop
  -Absolutely uncompromising on any matter that pertains to constraining freedoms
  
  Likes:
  -Well delivered motivational speeches
  -Mortals overthrowing tyrants
  -Mortals going on grand adventures and pushing through any obstacle in their way
  -Tea
  -Mortals in general
  -The sensation of flight
  -Appearing in her divine form to her favorite mortals
  
  Dislikes:
  -Bravado and false confidence
  -Narcissism
  -Tyrants
  -Slavery
  -Giving up
  -Settling for less than one’s best
  -Being underground
  
  Fears:
  -The end of Mortal life
  -Being caged, chained, or otherwise contained
  -The idea of Belgrin becoming the next Yr-Sannem
  
  Goals:
  -Ensure the future of Mortal life.
  -Aid those who wish to break free of the chains of fate, whoever they may be.
  
  Thoughts on the inquisition and anti-divinity: Aisyr has a hard time deciding where she stands on things. On one hand, those who still wish to worship gods are being given a great opportunity to fight for their own freedom to do so. On the other, they’re being killed. Which, depending on the manner of their death, isn’t all that bad either, assuming they died while on a quest or while acting of their own free will against the commands of others. There’s also the Inquisition side of things. They’re being oppressive and killing innocents, which is very much a negative, but they’re also trying to free themselves from the Gods and fate, which makes Aisyr somehow feel an uncomfortable, reluctant pride for the path they walk.
  
  
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  Symbols of worship: A walking staff, a broken chain, a compass
  
  Status of worshippers: Her worshippers are spread wide amongst the mortal races, drawing from those who oppose the Inquisition and strive to be free to worship how they wish, those who fancy themselves adventurers, and those who struggle against great odds, relying on their own force of will to succeed. Due to their nature of being in dangerous or difficult situations, her base of worshippers fluctuates as they die off, then increases again as a new person or group finds themselves facing strife or adversity.
  
  General mortal reputation: Aisyr was once loved by the oppressed, the downtrodden, and the countless unbroken souls who continued to struggle for survival even when the world itself was being devoured by the God War, while hated by those who would rule over others. After the end of the God War, she was forgotten by most, and is no longer loved as she once was, though she’s still quite hated by the ruling class. Aisyr has found growing support amongst those who would resist the rising power of the Inquisition in the modern era.
  
  Unique withering effects: WIP
  
  Current powers: WIP
  
  
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  Celestial Era: Aisyr was born in the early days of the creation of the first mortal race. She felt their drive to break free of the chains of fate and live in a world where they are the least of all beings; witnessed their righteous anger as those of their kind with strength subjugated them and declared themselves the tyrant-kings of ancient times; listened as the first mortal adventurers fought the elements, great beasts, and their own wavering hearts. And for each and every one that fell, never to reach their potential, she wept and made a vow to never let the fire that is the mortal soul burn out. For centuries after, Aisyr would wander the world in the guise of a simple traveler, appearing where needed and kindling the hearts of men, elves, and halfolk. For every tyrant that fell, one could find a story telling of a strange wanderer who would give the oppressed just enough of a push to fight and win their freedom. To the greatest amongst the mortal races, those who strove the furthest and fought the hardest against fate, Aisyr would appear in her full divine glory, and grant a single boon to reward their unbreakable will.
  
  God War Era: Throughout most of the war, Aisyr was staunchly neutral, refusing to fight for either side and choosing to instead remain hidden amongst mortals, helping them survive against the calamities wrought by battling gods. When word reached her of the clashes between Yr-Sannem, whom she named her greatest rival and most detested deity, and the God of War, Severed Heaven, Aisyr finally chose to come out of hiding. As the two greater deities fought, she worked to lessen his powers over Tyranny and Chains. When Severed Heaven began beating Yr-Sannem back, sending him running to hide and lick his wounds, it was Aisyr who found him and led the God of War to him.
  
  Heretical Era: After the end of the God War, Aisyr returned to her old ways. Once again, she wandered the world disguised as a traveler, kindling the hearts of mortals. No longer, however, would she appear to them in her divine form or grant boons, weak as she was from the War. After the fall of Shiie and the subsequent formation of the Inquisition, both of which Aisyr learned of after the fact, she dedicated herself to encouraging the faithful innocents of the world to worship in secret and rebel in their own subtle ways against the oppression.
  
  Major creations: WIP
  
  Relations with other gods:
  Grimm – Aisyr has a surprisingly close friendship with Grimm, often spending time gossiping over tea with the older deity. She tends to view him as a crotchety old grampa or an older uncle, depending on Grimm’s mood.
  Guardian – She thinks he’s a swell guy, even if his interests have narrowed a bit too much over the centuries. Still, he does good work, and she can’t fault him for that.
  Tes Nenet – Aisyr thinks Tes is just the best. Kind, motherly, likes mortal kids, really there’s not much about the goddess that Aisyr doesn’t like.
  Severed Heaven – He’s a bit intimidating to Aisyr, but he is in her good books after he slew Yr-Sannem. She’d just rather let Grampa Grimm deal with him.
  Gulofest – While a bit… too much for Aisyr’s tastes, she doesn’t really mind the deity.
  Haggard – Aisyr thinks he seems a bit grumpy. Maybe she might try to cheer him up some time in the future, but otherwise she doesn’t really think much of him.
  Pauper – She gets on Aisyr’s nerves. The defeatism is just too much for her sensibilities, so she tends to avoid interaction with the deity.
  Belgrin – Aisyr does not like Belgrin in the slightest. In fact, she considers him one of her greatest rivals after the horrors he and his worshippers committed in the War.
  Ectu – She is rather leery of Ectu and doesn’t like the potential he has to harm mortal life.
  
  All other gods she tends to have a somewhat positive, if still neutral, opinion of.
  
  Home location: None, Aisyr has spent nearly all of her time since her birth wandering the world amongst mortals. The closest thing she would call a home would be Grimm’s home, having visited a great many times for tea.
  
  Additional info: WIP
  
  

 

[Juju]

Rest, child. Know that any who dare wish harm upon your innocent soul shall die screaming.​

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  Name
  Jericho
  
  Titles
  Moonchild, Queen of the Winter Court, Night Thief, The Moon-beast
  
  Major domain
  Moon
  
  Minor domains
  Metamorphosis, mystery, ice
  
  Pronouns
  she/her
  
  Mortal alias
  Lucine
  
  Mortal appearance
  *as seen above*
  
  Spoiler: larval version

  when in the 'larvae' stage of her metamorphosis, Jericho's mortal form also appears younger. Normally she could choose any form, but with her limited power she struggles to force the process. She absolutely hates it, especially when older gods compare it to her younger years.
  
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  Personality
  Much like the moon, Jericho has many faces. The one her mortals see is a smiling and caring one, full of wisdom and love for their affairs. Unfortunately, this is just a reflection of a long set sun, and try as she might to be an endless source of warmth, Jericho does not have a very long social endurance. Staying in crowds or conversations for too long quickly exhausts her, and she must retreat into the solitude she prefers. Since the war she has grown more reserved than before, and struggles between yearning for close connection and the fear of loss and betrayal.
  
  When she has enough energy for socialization Jericho is friendly, though in a dry and often teasing manner. She holds herself and others by very strict standards and is unafraid to call out others in not so subtle ways. With a sweet, moonlike smile, she can speak bluntly and often harshly without so much as missing a beat. While Jericho looks calm and sweet with all her smiles and friendlessness, she is moody and downright wrathful when it comes to it. Her anger will build up undetected, and when unleashed can often take others by surprise. Though it may take time to truly evoke her wrath, it will seep out as a cool rage. Despite being reserved, Jericho cares greatly for the world and is unafraid of chaos and violence if it is for the sake of the greater good.
  
  Personal strengths
  High pain tolerance, independent, brave, dedicated, deep sense of morality
  
  Personal weaknesses
  Reserved, refuses help, builds up anger, low social stamina, critical of self and others, pessimistic
  
  Likes
  Solitude, fluffy animals, hugs, flowers, raw fish, flying, any source of light, bones, cozy places to hide, music, bugs
  
  Dislikes
  Cooked food, cooking, swimming, rain, heat or arid areas, flying, daytime, the sun
  
  Fears
  Losing herself to fear and hatred like her brother did. Finding out she could have done something different all along.
  
  Goals
  Care for the precious fae she still has and to keep them happy. Her own happiness comes second, but she hopes to find some measure of peace.
  
  Thoughts on the inquisition and anti-divinity
  Jericho doesn't blame mortals for how they reacted and understands their reasoning. Are gods truly needed? She finds herself pondering this question often. Gods have caused even greater damage and pain for lesser reasons than the Inquisition. Perhaps it is for the betterment of creation that their divine powers die. Yet even still, she cannot justify the butchering of innocents, especially her dear fae, whom is all she has left of her brother.
  
  
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  Divine appearance:
  As a god of metamorphosis and moon, Jericho's true form naturally waxes and wanes in a cycle. Her glory might have passed, and yet her cycle continues... albeit in a withered state.
  

  New moon (puparia)	Waxing (Larvae)	Full Moon (full-grown)
  ​ A stage that occurs whenever Jericho dies through mortal means, is greatly wounded, or once every lunar cycle (on a new moon). Her body breaks down and regenerates within a cocoon of ice that is durable, though can still be broken with enough force or heat. The cocoon is about the size of an ostrich egg, and is cold to the touch and glows faintly in the dark. This unique process of revival has given Jericho a resistance to the corruption's effect on her body, but does little for the erosion of time on her mind.	​ When Jericho breaks out of her cocoon she will be in a small and vulnerable form that is about the size of a cat and twice as fluffy. Her mortal disguise will also be affected, looking quite younger than she should be. While weaker than her full form, Jericho is still capable of producing ice and moon magic. Interestingly, Jericho's wings are fully formed in this state, though disappear as she grows back into her full form. Unlike her full form, she can fly but does so only when necessary.	​ Once a towering monster that struck fear in the moonlight, borne on six downy wings that blotted out the stars. As her power wanes, Jericho's form has shrunk with her divinity. Reduced to the size of a wild-cat (tiger or lion), the lunar beast may be smaller yet is no less ferocious. With sharp claws and fangs, and a powerful tail, this form makes up for the vulnerability of her larvae and pupae forms. Her ice/moon magic can also be used in this form, and is empowered in the moonlight. Though armoured, her defenses have withered and her stomach and spaces between her scales are vulnerable to damage. As a reflection of her avoidance of flight, Jericho's once glorious wings have grown vestigial and useless, now only seen as frills along her back.

  
  
  Spoiler: previous divine 'humanoid' forms

  
  Symbols of worship
  ⋇A circle of moon phases, representing the cycle of metamorphosis and rebirth.
  ⋇A blue or clear crystal (any that look like ice) carved into the likeliness of a cocoon, typically with a new-moon engraving. Worn as a trinket or necklace, especially during a transitional period of life.
  ⋇(archaic) A dead moth pinned to a window or doorway. It was a ritual done by the desperate and hopeless, who wished to leave behind their lives and forget. Under the moonlight, the goddess would whisk them away, transforming them into mothborn.
  
  Status of worshippers
  Jericho had always been favored by the desperate, eccentrics and outcasts, and in these uncertain times those worshippers have been easily snuffed by the inquisition. When her power declined, Jericho was unable to answer the prayers and rituals of those desperate for metamorphosis, and has lost their faith. Those who longed for relief would then gaze up at the moon, distant and uncaring, and curse it. There is a folk legend of a ghostly woman guiding lost travelers caught in snowstorms, one that was celebrated in one village on every winter's solstice, but this has since been stomped out for fear of the inquisition. Jericho's only real worshippers are the remaining moonfae and mothborn, both of which are on the verge of extinction.
  
  General mortal reputation
  Long have mortals gazed up at the moon in both reverence and fear. Afterall, to appreciate the beauty of the moon, one must first understand the lurking danger that comes with night. Jericho is regarded very much the same. Misconceptions and confusion during the war gave birth to monstrous tales of a moon-beast murdering beloved gods and dragging away mortal children from their mothers. Very few understand the sacrifices and devotion Jericho undertook to preserve the mortal races of the world, though this cannot be helped. Her role as Cyrus' twin sister has also tarnished her reputation among mortals, who thought her thievery of mortals was a means to terrorize the world in her brother's name.
  
  Unique withering effects
  ⋇Prolonged metamorphosis. Once limited to the night of the new moon, Jericho’s metamorphosis now takes days to complete. Her growth through this stage is slower than ever, leaving her vulnerable and weakened. Even while in her fullest form, she is hardly a shadow of her former self.
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  Current powers:
  ⋇Ice dust: Long ago the moon goddess’ wings could conjure up a blizzard powerful enough to entomb an entire area in ice. These days Jericho can make a small cloud of ice particles that will freeze things upon contact. If the cloud is violently disturbed it will trigger a freezing reaction similar to a tiny explosion. Alternatively, she can touch something to slowly freeze it, allowing her to solidify items and even small areas of water. The dust is produced from her wings, but can be conjured from her hands when appearing as a mortal.
  
  ⋇Moonchild: Just like the moons, Jericho is a source of softly pale light. She can produce a glow to illuminate dark spaces, or conjure up a small orb of light that is brighter depending on the current lunar phase. It can levitate in an area for a few minutes before fading away. She can only create one at a time.
  
  ⋇Moonrite Metamorphosis: Jericho still has access to a shade of her divine form, the moon-beast, albeit in a highly weakened form. Broken up into cocoon, larvae and moonbeast, Jericho’s form follows a pattern every new-moon or death (via mortal means). Due to anti-god measures, its very rare that Jericho is able to use her moon-beast form, and most of the time it is in a weakened state. When she chooses to appear as a mortal during this time, her mortal form will also be weaker.
  
  
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  Celestial Era
  In the dawn of days, Jericho was never far from her twin brother, Cyrus. Shortly after their birth they gazed upon creation and sought to bring light to the endless expanses of cosmos, together creating the suns, moons and stars. To keep a balance between the searing, yet life-sustaining light of the sun and the cold, yet soothing glow of the moon, the twins created the cycle of night and day.
  
  In her youth, Jericho was a mischievous yet loving goddess, prone to trickery just as much as she was generous in her blessings. When mortals were first created she immediately began to make a habit of disguising herself among them to play tricks on the careless and teach the observant about the mystery of the universe and the wisdom that could be learnt therein. The societies they made were too tame for her liking and it became a personal hobby to urge them to run wild and eccentric under the moonlight, a sentiment that many still feel on the eve of a full moon.
  
  Before the drums of war rang out, Jericho and her brother were on good terms with many gods. Cyrus was always the social butterfly, outgoing and generous with his warmth. Jericho was never one to linger in crowds, and yet she always tagged along with her brother to visit the other deities. Among them, she grew close to Tes-nenet and her family. Even Shiie, back then, was considered a dear friend, one whom unlike many others, could sense the unknown truths beyond the reach of even gods.
  
  Perhaps it was an ill omen when Jericho received her weapon, a gift from Cyrus and made by Bari. As a creation of the forge god, it was a glaive of unmatched quality, attuned to her unique domain.. and yet Jericho saw no need for the thing. She was proud of her claws and fangs, assured by the raw might of her divinity. It took exceptional convincing on Cyrus’ part to get her to learn the ways of armed combat, but eventually she gave in. Over time she began to enjoy Cyrus’ sparring lessons and looked forward to improving her skills. It was an innocent hobby, one that Jericho never expected to be poisoned in the future.
  
  God War
  When war sprung up among the gods, Jericho was horrified. Gods, who at one moment were friends, now tore at eachother like wild beasts. Meanwhile, helpless mortals were crushed like maggots underneath them. Most of all, she hated how it saddened her brother, who as god of justice, felt responsible for it. Knowing that this conflict would lead to unmatched destruction, moon and sun decided to stand up to the ravaging gods and protect the wanton slaughter of mortals.
  
  To this day, Jericho could not say just when Cyrus became the warped god mortals know him to be. It haunts her to know that she couldn’t see the sickness of his delusions until it was too late. She might not know when her beloved brother fell from the point of no return, but she will always remember when she realized it.
  
  It was the battle between the earth, sun and moon, one of the bloodiest Jericho could remember. Mortals lay dead and broken in mountains, and the blood of gods ran rivers across the earth. Even the moon itself had been stained red. The cursed zones had already taken hold of the world, and Cyrus had become obsessed with the idea of ‘Corrupted Gods’. It was only until this battle that Jericho realised just what those words truly meant.
  
  Many gods had rallied to Cyrus’ side, and yet that didn’t stop the sun from turning his swift ‘justice’ onto them. Gods and mortals alike, even those who had no part in the fight but to preserve life were cauterized in the final judgement. Jericho protected as many as she could when she realized what was happening, yet even still the damage had been done. Among the fallen lay Hayati, child of Tes’nenet.
  
  Jericho confronted her brother for his crimes, and only then glimpsed just how deep his madness went. Unable to kill him, Jericho threw down her weapon and abandoned her brother’s side. As for his people, the summer fae, Jericho stole them from him and hid them far from his reach.
  
  It was the first time she had been separated from her twin, and the pain of it tore a deep rent in Jericho’s heart. Yet even in the depths of pain, betrayal and rage, Jericho refused to stay idle. The world bled and she could hear the cries of the mortals lost in this hollow war her brother was now fueling. Determined to preserve as many lives as possible, and distrustful of all gods, Jericho turned to a desperate plan.
  
  Just as she had stolen her brother’s people, she would become a thief in the night, whisking away mortals to somewhere they could be safe… even from their own gods. On moonlit nights Jericho would descend upon the cities and towns of mortals, leaving nothing but empty homes. She placed these stolen mortals in cocoons, where they would await in slumber for a time when peace was restored. They were then hidden away within Jericho’s realm, one she defended viciously from any god that would get too close. To ensure the safety of the brood, Jericho kept their existence a secret, even if it meant garnering a monstrous reputation.
  
  Mortals could never understand the truth of Jericho’s actions, and soon she became a symbol of dread, an omen of their patron god’s death or impending doom. Afterall, she most often chose the orphaned worshippers of dead gods or those that were already too far gone in corruption and war. She swiftly became known as a heartless scavenger, gorging herself on the helpless cities of mortals when their gods had either died or had turned their attention away.
  
  Jericho would strike with cunning and swiftness, often during times when a god was busy in war or were otherwise preoccupied. However, a clean escape with her precious cargo was not always possible. There were times when Jericho would be cornered and confronted by the gods she stole from. In these instances she would neither baulk nor explain herself, only challenging the god for the right over their mortals. If they hadn’t the strength to endure her wrath, they had no right as protector of their people. She was bested several times, nearly dying in a few instances, and yet the spoils of her victories outweighed it all. The death of the opposing god was never her idea of a win, and her victories would mostly end with an injured or incapacitated god… yet sometimes she was left with no choice.
  
  Her brood grew by the day, but her tireless protection came under threat with the spread of the corruption. It encroached upon the brood, forcing Jericho to ask for help in another god. Tes-nenet was the only one Jericho trusted enough with her secret. Together, they moved the cocoons far away from the cursed zones. It was thanks to this interaction that Jericho became aware of The Divine Council, and decided to pledge herself to it. The rest is history.
  
  Heretical Era
  When the chaos had passed, Jericho gave the mortal cocoons to Tes-nenet for redistribution and left. There was no desire to take credit for their preservation, nor did she believe it would do good to challenge their misconceptions about her. It was better they believed the life goddess had saved them from a monster than to enlighten them to the truth.
  
  No longer needed in the nursing of cocoons, the summer and winter fae were free to explore the lands again. A new court was established from the fusion of what remained of the Winter and Summer courts, and new mothborn were settled into their forest homes. As always, Jericho answered the rituals of mortals wishing to become mothborn, but was careful not to allow her presence to be known.
  
  Jericho no longer led the fae as she once did, yet due to their tearful begging, she agreed to still stay as a friend to them. She would often sleep in their groves during the day, a habit she developed to avoid the light of the sun. The protection of the mortal cocoons had been her only driving force during the war, and without this purpose Jericho grew restless in the mortal era. Before, she would have enjoyed the opportunity to meld into mortal society and play her usual tricks, yet the lonely dawn of this mortal era left her weary and reclusive. She took to wandering the wilderness at night, and occasionally strolling along the edges and empty streets of civilizations. Though she remained distant, Jericho’s protective nature remained as strong as ever. Under the guise of night, she would attend to lost travellers and the troubled hearts of the sleepless. They were small things, but Jericho did her best to mend their troubles anonymously. Farmers would wake up to find their lost sheep returned, or a maid would find their torn dress miraculously repaired by the morning.
  
  Then Shiie struck. Jericho wouldn’t have believed the news had she not arrived to see the carnage herself. She arrived shortly after Severed Heaven had contained the threat, but she did not wait to hear her old friend’s explanation. Nor did she care to talk to the old war god. She turned her back to both of them, and in silence entered the burning rubble of a city.
  
  Jericho avoided all contact with gods after the Yolan incident and has not been seen by any god since its fall. Not even the fae know where she is. Even as they are hunted down and killed by the inquisition, they prey for the return of their goddess.
  
  Major creations
  ⋇Wolfsong (after the death of the wolf god, Jericho taught the wolves to howl at her moons)
  ⋇The Night Moon; the moon that rises and falls with night.
  ⋇The Winter Moon: the moon that hangs in the sky during winter. It appears in late fall and disappears in the spring.
  ⋇The Little moon: a small blue moon that follows the Night moon.
  
  Home location
  Twilight Grove
  
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  Tes-Nenent: A close friend before the war, yet one that Jericho hid her motives from for the longest time. When she had no one else to turn to, she entrusted the life goddess with her secret and asked for help. Tes-Nenent was entrusted with Jericho's precious cocoons after the war, and since then has had minimal contact. This was cut off entirely after the Yolan incident.
  
  Grimm: Death is an essential part of life, one that Jericho understands. She respects the reaper, whom she is glad has grown away from The Lady of Light.
  
  Pauper: Jericho understands the goddess' pain at the loss of her sister. Her efforts to protect mortals during the war meant Jericho had one less god to steal from.
  
  Aisyr: As a goddess who valued the lives and freedom of mortals, Jericho was thankful for Aisyr's contributions during the god war.
  
  Bari: TBD
  
  Guardian: While an common acquaintance before the war, Jericho's opinion of the sky god soured with the war. She views him as nothing but a god who cowardly hides a violent nature under the excuse of 'protection'. She believes that he only protects for the sake of protecting, and nothing more. A mindless creature that thinks itself righteous.
  
  Altaqua: Jericho had little interactions with the sea goddess before she became corrupted. Her only memories of the goddess were the poisoned waves and wrath, which she and Cyrus had to deal with.
  
  Belgrin: Dangerous and self serving, Jericho knew a few gods that were eaten by the greedy serpent.
  
  Shiie: The goddesses of mystery and secret would gather together often, and became good friends during the ages before war. When the war sprung up, Jericho lost contact with her friend and even had to drive her away from the slumbering brood. After her attack on Yolan, Jericho broke off contact with all the gods and retreated into solitude.
  
  Severed Heaven: despite his best attempts at courtship, Jericho was never interested in the bombastic and often egotistical god. More than a few times, she would tease and trick him for her own amusement. When the war broke out, Severed Heaven was immediately considered an enemy for his bloodthirsty ways. When she and Cyrus joined the war, Jericho faced off against Severed Heaven on the battlefield.
  
  Cyrus: Her twin sibling, and once her closest friend. Jericho fought with him in the beginning of the war, but left his side whenever he began to spiral into madness and brutality. His death struck her deeply. Over the centuries she has struggled through the grief and grown from it, but a part of her will forever feel missing. She hates her brother for what he did, and mourns what he once was, and not what he became. In a way, he died long before is actual death.