The Godly Clans

## Bellus and Magus

All gods (except pacifist gods and primordial gods) belong to a clan. These two clans were formed by two children of Odanis and Mymus, being "Romulus and Remus." They are recognized as the founders of Rome, but this myth is incorrect. These two gods fought very commonly, with Romulus being the god of Kingdoms and Empires, while Remus was the god of Wolves and Rivers. Remus practiced water magic and was able to summon wolves, while Romulus was great in battle, could summon undead soldiers, and could command anybody he so wished. Remus grew jealous of Romulus very slowly, and plotted to kill his brother in the midst of the night.

The day before the plotted death of Romulus, two clans were formed by the brothers. These clans were so that any gods lower than them could fight with them. Gods who practiced magic and tended to be more nature, magic, peace, and intelligence aligned joined Remus. On the other side, gods of war, battle, kings, etc. wanted to join Romulus. Romulus named his clan "Bellus" (Latin for Battle) and Remus named his clan "Magus" (Latin for Mage) the language these two words originated from was *Latin,* the one thing that Romulus and Remus had worked on together. At midnight, Remus walked into the quarters of Romulus. Romulus was awakened, unbeknownst to Remus, as he had been working on creating a crown for his brother now that he was finally a king of a great Empire. Remus entered his room, and struck down Romulus. Romulus instinctively grabbed his lamp and parried the strike from Remus' blade due to his great abilities. Because Remus was hooded, it was not obvious who he was. Romulus killed the assassin, only to realize it was his brother. He mourned this loss for many days and many nights until Luciferrus offered to bring him back. Desperate, Romulus was willing to do anything. The terms Luciferrus settled on was that Luciferrus could let his demons wreck any kingdom they wished. After a vote, the demons decided on Rome, the empire named after Romulus. Romulus visited Nero, the current emperor, and said that he must not intervene and that he must ignore it. Romulus promised he would be "infamis" a word he had just created from the Latin language. Nero inquired on what the word meant, and Romulus deceived him by saying the definition of famous, not infamous. Luciferrus brought Remus back to life, but Remus sold his soul to Luciferrus. While Remus is still alive, Luciferrus uses him as a puppet to influence the Magus clan.

## The Bellus Clan

Based on battle, war, kingdoms, and victories, it's most notable members are Asus, Seis, Agrius, Entus, Eventaus, etc. It is led by Romulus and it is said that Odanis is the "mother" of the Bellus clan. Children of Bellus clan gods tend to be more warlike, strategic, and make better leaders.

## The Magus Clan

Based on magic, nature, spells, and magic. Some of it's more renowned members are Merus, Solis, Melodus, and Anastius. They are said to focus more on mortals, the earth, and the magic of the world rather than conflict and war. Their members also tend to be more peace-aligned and calm, rather than the Bellus Clan members.

## Other Details

- Primordials do not join clans, as it could cause more tension and primordials take an oath to never fight one another if possible.