Gods and Beings of the Sacrasancty

## Ancient Gods

The **Elder Ones**. They are the truest forms of existence before time itself. From them was born all things; by them all things shall die.

### Nihil

> *"Darkness was the beginning of all things. Nihil was his name." - Tenebris 1:1*
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Before earth and time, Nihil only existed. Known as the **Fatherless**, and the **Infinite Dark** that encompasses all, Nihil is that which is beyond the veil of life and understanding.

### Amika

> *"Nihil hungered for a companion. And from the darkness, he cut out Amika." - Tenebris 1:3*
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The second, and other, that defines the self. Amika, the **Mother of All**, the **Warm One**, was born out of the darkness (or, Nihil) in what is known as the **First Divergence**.

## Gods

### Caelius

> *"Out of the Sky, they plucked Caelius, the second son of bright virtue and strength. Upon his wings reigned the mark of kings, able to see all from up high." - Tenebris 1:9*
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**God of the Sky**, **God of Gods** and **Lord of Spheres**. Keeper of the **Gods Sphere**.

### Saedatur

> *"From the Earth, they drew their eldest child, Saedetur. On his first steps, there grew grass betwixt his feet. On his first words, there cried the first creatures to crawl the Earth. On his first task, he built his home, the granite mountains of Undart." - Tenebris 1:6-8*
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**God of the Earth**. Keeper of the **Mid Sphere**.

### Igneris

**Goddess of War**. Keeper of the **Daemon Sphere**.

### Menkara

**Goddess of Thought**. All of sentience speaks through her. She gives the physical sound to speak and understand. She is mother of all **Menses** and the spark of all understanding. Known as **The Kindhearted**, **The Mother** (wife of Caelius, and second ruler of the realms), Menkara drives all good nature to being.

## Minor Gods

### Lisiia

The **Lady of Flowers**, Lisiia is the **Godess of Fertility and Motherhood**.

### Clarea

**Clarea of Light**, the brightest, the **Protector of the Innocent**. She guides the sun through the day and lights the stars in the night sky. When Caelius saw her glowing face, he showered her with unending boons and named the great city of the Gods after her - Clarest.

### Aquilo

Known as the **Dark One**, the **God of Night**. Born from a white feather from his father's wings, Aquilo sprung from the fetid ground of Hell. While his father is the god of the Blue Sky, he is god of the **Night Sky**, looking over the realm while his father slumbers.

### Semaphor

**God of Messages and Travel**. Semaphor is often the one who delivers messages between spheres and protects those who pray for safe passage. In death, Sacrasanctians are laid to rest with a coin in their mouth. This was the payment given to Semaphor to show safe passage into the other spheres. Semaphor is the son of Menkara and a farmer turned soldier named Amon. It is said that Amon carried a message across Aventia that aided in the victory against the Ice Titans.

### Eight Menses

The children of Menkara. Each was born in their own unique way. They are the gods and goddesses of the thoughtful arts. It is said that they provide inspiration to artists, scholars, and politicians who pledge fealty to their crafts, or show great intuition.

#### Serene

**Goddess of Music**. She is the inventor of the flute and the lyre.

### Portan

God of doors. A beloved god for witches and warlocks who create portals between worlds, portan is beloved by both the magical and ordinary men. He is the crafter of doors who whispers the bonds of protection against intruders. Often, doors can be found with his name inscribed on the lock side of doors.

### Helena

Goddess of tactics. She carries a sword (Haephus) and a shield (Validum).

### Meris

The trickster god(dess) of deception and guile.

### Stater

**God of Justice**, the **Great Arbiter**.

### Three Fates

None know the origin of the **Fates**, not even the gods themselves. For the Fates existed before the gods and had drawn the

#### Praeta

The **Child** of the Cerae, Praeta spins the thread of fate upon her spindle with great care and grace. Each thread, a life destined to walk the Mid Sphere.

#### Senti

**Senti the Mother** measures the thread of her sister, watching the road that unfolds for each being drawn out and extended.

#### Turae

The eldest, the **Hag**, who cuts the threads of fate when the time comes.

## Demi-Gods

### Ginfandel

A master hunter whose origins are shrouded in mystery. It is said when he bested all the gods and creatures in the **Magna Venari** (**Great Hunt**), all the gods claimed the honors of siring such a hero. Yet, none could give evidence of the deed and Ginfandel would not divulge his past. All that is known is he came from the west, from the Endless Sea.

He aided many heroes in their trials and adventures, yet never once acted to favor any of the Sacred Five or the other gods. **Tristram** was one of his closest companions, and it is known that he was one of the 6 pallbearers of **King Gandrel the Wise**.

He carries a lance named **Fortinbren**, shies away from vices, and speaks only when it is needed.

## Creatures

### Dregs

The unworthy. Those marked by the Gods for eternal punishment for their treachery. Examples to forever suffer and be reminders for others who walk the earth. They roam the Mid Sphere, trapped between life and death, between sentience and non-existence.

#### Aarn the Glutton

A horrid creature of stench and girth. In life, Aarn was **King of Anorath**, whose appetites for all that was beautiful and filling were known in all the realms. All that he coveted, he took; whether by wealth or by force. So goes the tale that he wished **Clarea** to be his 20th wife, and so made a deal with **Alexis** to steal her away from Clarest. When the gods discovered the plan, Caelius himself came down to punish the king.

Aarn is forced to walk the Mid Sphere for eternity with the sign of "hunger" upon his brow. No matter how much he eats, he will forever feel the pains of an empty stomach. All good flavors will turn to poison in his mouth, and he shall forever be in want.

#### Nineva the Deceiver

Unable to remember who she was, she is unable to see her form. No one may utter her name in her presence.

#### Colabran the Silent

Forever to skitter the earth with his mouth sewn shut.

## Spirits

### Sospiri

> *“They lumber through the fields where their honor was taken. Their faces deformed, so none may name them.” - Prior Varin*
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Spirits of soldiers who fell in battle with cowardice in their hearts. These spirits often appear in stories as deformed apparitions, often showing missing limbs or great cuts from the mortal wounds that laid them to rest. They walk their burial site, looking for someone to kill in order to be redeemed. It is said, burning the bodies of the fallen will ensure they will be at peace from here to eternity.

#### The Nameless King

> *"He was the first to forsaken his kingdom. The first to betray the oath of kings. As a reward, he was given the Hollowed Crown to reign the Sospiri for eternity." - Prior Varin*
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The Nameless King is a frail, spiked-crowned, spectre of unknown origins as his betrayal was so treacherous that the gods erased him from life and history. Thrown into Mid Sphere, the Nameless King roams the realm, looking for the army he’ll never gain, the nation he’ll never own, and the redemption he will never earn.

### Shadows

Soulless spirits summoned by those of the arts of light to command as their puppets. One must use the skull of a creature or being in order for the summoning to take. Shadows are the children of **Clarea**, as they are born from the light and not darkness.

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