Gods

### Distinction

The creators of the world and guardians of the afterlife. They built humanity in their image, but made it so humans lacked their powers.

Gods and goddesses are powerful beings who are also the very reason humanity exists. Had they not created Humans, nothing would exist. However, before the creation of Humans, gods had their own cities, towns, and villages. Gods are all related by blood, though a select few are completely unrelated to their original bloodline. Though shortly after creating humanity and seeing the greed of Humans, all gods decided to not interfere with any Human business, though Humans started to build shrines to worship gods, which did cause some to start paying attention to Humans again.

## Lifestyle

Due to Humans being created in the gods image, they do not act very differently from Humans. Gods still have their own cities just like Humans, though the only difference is these special cities are far above or below where Humans can go. Some gods also watch over the afterlife, whether it be the Underworld, the Overworld, or the Land in Between where a soul is not fit for either. Like Humans, gods eat and drink, though they do not need it as often as Humans.

## The Underworld

The land where souls go to had they lived a cruel existence. Here, they will be punished for their misdeeds until they either atone for their deeds, to which they may be granted access to the Overworld, or they don't atone, to which they are condemned to all eternity in punishment with no chance of leaving. Trips to the Underworld by Humans are impossible if the Human is alive, but gods are free to come and go. Demigods, because of their divine blood, are also allowed to come and go at will. Former gods though, or gods who have fallen from grace, are not allowed to enter the Underworld.

## The Overworld

The land where the good and innocent go. Here, they will be able to "live" however they wish, as this land is a reward for a life lived well (Or a life short lived). However, should a soul start to fall from favor, they can and will be banished to the Underworld, where they will have to atone once again. Should they do this more than once, they will no longer be granted access to the Overworld and forced down to the Underworld for all eternity. Trips to the Overworld by Humans are impossible if the Human is alive, but gods are free to come and go. Demigods, because of their divine blood, are also allowed to come and go at will. Former gods though, or gods who have fallen from grace, are not allowed to enter the Overworld.

## The Land in Between

The land where neither the good nor the bad go. While it may sound like they keep living, the Land in Between is truly just a purgatory will souls go when they are not good for the Overworld but not bad enough for the Underworld. Trips to the Land in Between are actually possible by Humans if they are living, but only if they are granted permission by a god, and it will only be for a limited time. Should a Human get stuck there, they will be a living soul in a dead land, and the only way to leave is for a god to help them. Gods are free to come and go, as well are Demigods, but former gods, or gods who have fallen from grace, are not allowed to enter the Land in Between.

## Demigods

While it is rare, if a god were to sleep with a mortal woman, said woman can become pregnant with a half-human, half-god child, a demigod, Alternatively, if a goddess were to sleep with a mortal man, said goddess can become pregnant with a half-human, half-god child. Demigods are very similar to normal gods in the way that they inherited most of the abilities of a god, except they remain mortal. But even though they are mortal, they live much longer than Humans and when they die, they are usually granted access to the Overworld right away. Demigods also keep the ability to have children as well, though the chances of having another demigod is even more rare.

## Former Gods

Should a god or goddess fall from grace, or simply, having their birthright powers stripped from them, they will lose all their powers. For a god to fall from grace/have their powers stripped is to either kill one of their siblings, aka, another god, or to break every single rule they have. They will become very similar to Humans, but the one power former gods retain is their immortality, meaning they will never have peace in the Overworld, unlike demigods. However, due to their prior status as a god, they still have the chance of passing that on to their children, thus creating a demigod.

## Rules of a God

Gods do live by their own set or rules. Rules they have in place to ensure a balance is kept. However, while these rules may be enforced, there is no true punishment for breaking one of them, only for breaking all of them, a feat that is really hard to do.

* **Do not interact with Humans:** The most commonly broken rule, gods are not supposed to interact with Humans at all. The reason behind this though is not known.
* **Do not reveal the existence of gods to Humans:** The second most commonly broken rule, despite all the religions and shrines decidated to them, gods are not supposed to share the knowledge of the divine to Humans.
* **Do not kill Humans:** This rule seems to have more loopholes to it than any other rule, as direct killings of Humans are forbidden, but indirect, such as creating a storm, is not.
* **Do not grant Humans power:** The most strongly enforced rule, due to Human's greed, gods do not wish to give Humans any power. However, like the others, there is no punishment if this is broken.
* **Do not resurrect Humans:** The only rule that is followed, gods are to not bring Humans back from the dead under any circumstances. The afterlife exists for one sole purpose, to house dead souls.
* **Do not disrupt balance:** A break off of the previous rules, gods believe there is a balance, and Humans being beneath them is one of them. Resurrecting or granting Humans powers gives the impression that Humans have more power over gods.
* **Do not disrupt nature:** With nature, or really, whatever gods deem is nature, all things must die. Resurrecting or immortality ruins that, so Humans should not have that.
* **Do not steal power:** Stealing power from other gods is heavily frowned upon, and doing so with usually only result in siblings squabbles, which in turn, creates natural disasters for Humans.

## Powers

Gods and demigods possess the same level of power, though demigods lack the immortality and anything related to blessing, cursing, and power granting/removing. Demigods also lack invulnerability, but it is replaced with a high durability and high healing factor. The element they control is dictated on what element their parent could wield as well. Former gods lack all the powers except for the immortality.

* **Nigh-Omnipotent:** Gods possess a near unlimited amount of powers, being able to preform incredible feats. Though different gods have varying degrees of power.
	+ **Super Strength:** Gods possess strength far above anything else on Earth. Their strength is almost limitless since the true extent is never shown. Gods also have the strength to wipe out entire parts of the world and reform them.
	+ **Super Speed:** Gods possess speed faster than any vehicle Humans have created. They can move across continents at speeds faster than sound itself. With their speed, they are also able to move out of the way of anything, though their reaction time seems to rely on actually focusing, so they can't think at super speed.
	+ **Invulnerability:** Gods are completely invulnerable to any form of attack, given it isn't caused by another god. Should a Human or man made object hit them, it with only damage the Human or object.
	+ **Immortality:** Gods are completely immortal, being able to live forever. The only thing that can take this away is losing a battle with a fellow god.
	+ **Flight:** Gods can fly without anything helping them. When in the air, they appear to be completely weightless and untethered.
	+ **Teleportation:** Gods can teleport to any place they wish to if they don't want to actually move to that area. Unlike their speed, teleporting brings them someplace instantly.
	+ **Weather Manipulation:** Gods have complete control over the weather, as well as it being tied to their emotions. Storms are usually the result of gods being angry and natural disasters are the fault of gods fighting with one another.
	+ **Resurrection:** Gods are capable of bring the deceased back to life, giving them, if they so chose, an indefinite amount of chances at life.

* **Elemental Control:** Gods are able to control the elements around them. However, unlike the abilities above, the elements a god can control are tied to where the rule.
	+ **Lightning Generation:** Whether it is during a storm or just from no where, gods can produce lightning at or near their location. They are also able to manipulate natural lightning and redirect it where they wish. However, only gods who rule the skies control this.
	+ **Pyrokinesis:** Whether it is preexisting fire or just from no where, gods can produce fire at or near their location. They are also able to manipulate fire that is already set. Only gods who rule the Underworld control this.
	+ **Hydrokinesis:** Gods can control any source of water, whether it is still, flowing, or falling. They can also freeze, unfreeze, boil, or evaporate bodies of water as well. Only gods who rule the seas control this.
	+ **Aerokinesis:** Gods can control the air around them, turning it into fog, wind, or tornadoes. They can also use the air to drop the temperature around them or cool areas. Only gods who rule the Overworld control this.
	+ **Geokinesis:** Gods can control the very Earth itself, creating large mountains or giant sinkholes. They can also control refined forms of Earth, such as metal or steel. Only gods who rule the Land in Between control this.

* **Blessing:** Gods, should they decide to, and grant blessing for Humans, bestowing them what they wished for, within reason.
* **Power Granting:** Gods, even though they are forbidden from doing so, can give Humans powers, including the powers of a god.
* **Power Removing:** Though at the same time, they can take away that power. Gods can even take the power away from natural existing gods as well, though they will have to fight for it.
* **Cursing:** Gods can also curse Humans, with the main one being sending their soul to the Land in Between, denying them the peace of the Overworld. They can even curse other gods and demigods, though the former is a lot harder than the latter.

* **Nigh-Omniscient:** Gods, being the creator of the world, have a nearly unlimited knowledge about it.
	+ **Inteligence:** Being the master of everything, gods are far more intelligent than any human can be.

## Weakness

* **Other Gods:** Only other gods are able to hurt and potentially kill each other. Despite being invulnerable, being hurt by a god will make them bleed.
* **Divine Weapons:** Any weapons made from gods and crafted from divine materials, it can cut through and puncture a gods invulnerable skin.
* **Fall From Grace:** When a god falls from grace or loses their powers, they become vulnerable, though still immortal.

* **Arrogance:** While not being the case for every god, many believe themselves to be untouchable, even when dealing with each other.

* **Mortality:** Only affecting demigods, they still age and can get hurt like any human, though they still need a considerable amount of force to kill them.