Ebel (GoE)

Ebel is the 1st Lord of Creation. She died after giving birth to her five children.
==Appearance==
Though Ebel lived for only a short time, her physical appearance changed much during her life. She birthed her children by ripping parts off her body. In turn, when those children accepted their role in the world (even if they didn't accept their mother), phantasmal versions of those body parts appeared. She is missing both arms, the right of which has been replaced by a hand of air and the left by one of stone. Her right eye glows with icy light. The left side of her face was marred by Isura when she was born; in time that side of Ebel's face has crumbled away. However, when the goddess of fire began to bring about change to the stale world, a fiery orb manifested where Ebel's left eye-socket would have been. When she gave birth to her last child, the god of water, she ripped her heart from her chest; a gaping wound remained out of which poured ichor.
==Origins==
The Gates of Eternity spawned her at the dawn of time.
==History==
Having been created by the Gates, Ebel first filled the void with the five elements and attempted to separate them. Realizing that her task required more minds, she created Dajjal from her right hand and Velt from her left. Though the world was stabilized, it also stagnated. She in turn created Od'Vidr from her right eye with the help of Dajjal and Isura from her left with the aid of Velt. Though most her children accepted themselves, Isura was seemingly born with a grudge against her mother and attacked her with little cause. The fire goddess' anger grew and in time she shut Ebel out of her mind.
Nearing the end of her life, Ebel created the Garden of the Gods underneath the Gates of Eternity. She then went to birth her last child, Tsiyoti from her heart, an act that left her dying. The last ounces of her power went into the Heartstone and the formation of the Depths. With that done, her spirit wandered the world attempting to return to the gates that had birthed her.
==Religion==
Ebel was specific in the body parts she chose for each child. With one hand she gives, with another she takes. With one eye she looks outward, with another she looks inward. With her heart she understands. In time these came to be called the Five Virtues of Ebel (generosity, discipline, knowledge, insight, and understanding). They are accompanied by the Five Faults of Ebel: weak-willedness, gluttony, inaction, blinding pride, and lack of comprehension.
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