Kami

Kami is the term used for the beings which hold divine power beyond that of what any mortal could ever wish to achieve, they are beyond the world of Chikyu but still hold it within their very palm with influence spread over all the continents and even within the depths of the sea.

## Types of Kami

There are 4 types of kami: Greater, lesser, demi, and hero. The most powerful kami are the greater kami which hold sway over a number of individuals cresting over 1 million followers more often than not, lesser kami are a step below with between 200,000-600,000 followers and lessened power, demi-kami are those which can walk amongst the mortals on chikyu; as they themself are mortal and typically will have 500 or less followers depending on location, hero-kami will maybe have a handful of followers between 20-50 as they are the least powerful and much lesser in divine abilities.

## Creation

It is widely believed, and confirmed true by the kami themselves, that the kami existed since the beginning before time itself was even in concept in their minds. Due to this being the case, there are many theories and myths on how the kami came to be in the first place, before they crafted chikyu and the other planes, before the races were made and the moons set in the sky; a number of these myths are held closely to various cultures around chikyu with those outside that culture not knowing of it (besides the odd scholar). There are also a number of myths and theories about how the universe itself came to be, if the kami created it then how and if it was created by another force the how the kami played into that.

## Pantheons

Pantheons are typically used to categorize kami and are a way for kami to show unity. There are 2 main pantheons: the Creator Pantheon and the Starforged Alliance which are extremely different but not entirely dissimilar with the two pantheons fighting for several centuries in the divine war that would lead to the Creator kami being unable to physically visit Chikyu.

### Creator Kami

The Creator kami are those which reign supreme over the lands of Chikyu and created the majority of the races within it, they are divine beings typically holding justice and good intent close to their hearts though they are seen by some as pretentious and unworthy of worship (these people are usually frown upon and as such keep heretical things to themselves).

### Starforged Alliance

The Alliance is helmed by an individual that goes by the name of Asimengdisi, He has allied a number of creatures demonic and fiendish in origin in order to conqueror the whole of the planes, with those of "mortal" races being sprinkled among his ranks. It is a lofty goal, but he has a number of loyal beings and a way with words that make creatures of the other realms bend to his will and dedicate themselves to his cause.

## Kami and Alignment

Alignment is a term which is often use to describe the nature of a person, though it does not always ring true and there are those which lay outside of alignment categorization. In general alignment has 9 different forms labeled in a circle which an individual might place anywhere on, these 9 forms separated further into 3 types: Lawful, Chaotic, and Neutral. All forms consist of lawful good, lawful neutral, lawful evil, true neutral, neutral good, neutral evil, chaotic good, chaotic neutral, and neutral evil. Lawful beings typically follow the laws of their society or clan with those that follow their own principles, Chaotic beings do that they wish following the tide of chaos and whatever thought may enrapture them at the time, Neutral beings aim to stand outside of typically societal categorization acting as mediators between lawful and chaotic individuals.

Being above anthro's in all things from mind to body, it can difficult for kami to follow the alignment which anthro's understand; because of this kami are typically assigned a general alignment which they follow for the most part but their understanding and knowledge of what is morally "good" or morally "evil" is vastly different and much more complex than what the average anthro would be able to understand.