Gods

Within the Codex Illuminum, details the Pantheon within the world of Ethera.

### *All-Mother*

The All-Mother is the omniscient, omnipresent, and omnipotent Supreme Being of the Edeni people. She serves as the primary object of worship among the Edeni, who are notable for being the only race that follow a monotheistic tradition. She is credited by her followers with the creation of Ethera, Lunera, and all life. The Edeni believe the Archons are the All-Mother’s first children, and those that descended from Lunera broke an oath to her. There are eight Vambraces, which are considered to be her holy relics.

### *Hong Gildong*

Hong Gildong is a trickster, and member of the Asadali pantheon of gods. The Foxier venerate him as tradition holds that he stole fire, tools, and speech from the gods and gifted it to them. He also taught them the way of numbers and animal husbandry. He is said to be an unsurpassed marksman, and is often carrying a golden bow. He is a shapeshifter and takes on many forms; it is said that no mortal has seen his true face. He is a chaotic force of nature that finds mortal to be minor amusements.

### *Oversoul*

The Oversoul is the Sylvani conception of a collective consciousness that exists beyond the material plane. The Elves’ animistic traditions are the roots of this belief. Sylvani culture venerates nature spirits and teaches that every object, such as rocks, streams, and individuals, have souls. Cycles of rebirth occurs when spirits exit the objects they inhabit, and rejoin the Oversoul before taking another form. As such, many observers find Sylvani traditions and cultural mores to be staunchly conservative.

### *The Dyad*

The Dyad are the Archonic brothers, Ramiel and Sariel. Following the Temper Wars, most realms purged their Archonic rulers. Many of those then became victims of the Guardian Inquisition, In Zumurrud, however, the Archonic brothers and rules of the desert tribes had come to be revered as living Gods. The Dyad rule over this vast land from a black pyramid that floats ominously above the sands. Zumurrud joined the Guardian Alliance on agreement that their gods would remain free of persecution.

### *The King of Shades*

Septhis, the King of Shades is the founder and current leader of the Order of the Green Flame. He was formerly the longest serving Augur Inquisitor, and possessed a powerful resistance to the Archonic abilities of mind control and persuasion. At some point he became disillusioned with the state of the Alliance and believed that the five realms were falling into a state of decadence. He sought the realms’ return to Archonic hegemony and turned his back on his former companions, and his closest friend, Zaquard.

### *The Seven Colossi*

The Seven Colossi are primordial beings highly attuned to the harmonic resonance of Ethera. Legends says that they were awoken from their ancient slumber by the unnatural events of the Three Disturbances. Upon awakening, the vengeful beasts, tall as mountains, wreaked havoc across the realms in an attempt to purge the Disturbances. The Archons were determined to be the cause of the Disturbances and their capture led the beasts to retreat back into the watery depths from which they arose.

*Sources provided by VanTheMan in their recent playthrough on the Dvora Studio Discord.*