Chakravarti

The Matripatrihierarch; Pangendered, Panparenting, Eight-Armed God of Families; the Eight-Armed God.

### Status

Alive

Chakravarti is the god of families on Galbar.

## Domain

The domain of families encompasses the great span of intrafamilial and interfamilial affairs for all ensouled beings, from the lowest stone abducted from its family by stoneworkers in a quarry to the great political wars between the great clans of mortalkind. Chakravarti deals in mediation of familial matters, though mainly as an advocate for stability and closeness between its members: In a world of wolves and sheep, the sheep can only stand against the wolf as a flock, and the wolf can only defeat them with its pack. And for the flock to function, it must be led by a ram, a patriarch to ensure the safety of his clan and hoard the mates for himself to maintain order; the pack, likewise, is led by either a mother or a father, but no matter who leads, they must all share the prey to survive. Chakravarti represents and projects all of these aspects - the family is a tool to maintain order in society and provide a safety net for newcomers into this world. Simultaneously, however, families may grow into factions, and come together as allies or spill each other's blood in crimson feuds that may last generations. These are also part of Chakravarti, and Chakravarti will encourage both feuds and alliances if they benefit the family and the family’s honour. The family, the clan, the house, the dynasty - these are what matters; against them, the individual is nothing beyond a vessel of the clan.

Chakravarti's power specialises in granting wishes to families: fertility to a barren heir, weapons to an ambitious claimant, favours for mighty house heads and lowly untitled alike. Blessings that run in the family also come easy to the god. Lastly, Chakravarti themself does not shy away from starting families of their own, and breeds easily with all ensouled creatures in the world.

## Creations

* Monuments
	+ The Tomb of the First Dynasty
	+ The Pillar of Clans
	+ The Chakravartian Obelisk
* Demigods
	+ Ossurman the First
* Life
* Artifacts
	+ Asayamasa, a compass that guides the way to one’s nearest relative (Free action).

## Dynasty

Being the god of families, Chakravarti must naturally also have a dynasty with relatives both in the mortal and godly worlds. Chakravarti's own house is known as ***vur* Chakravarti**, and all their children, consorts and concubines are part of this house. Any and all cadet houses spawn from this house, and its members all have the choice to receive the title "Descendant of Chakravarti", which makes them highly fertile and healthy so long as they do exert their efforts for the house.

Known dynasties and cadet branches

* House *vur* Chakravarti

## Appearance

Chakravarti takes the form of a pangendered, eight-armed human. Standing three metres tall, they are very much a sight to behold. Their hair flows down over their shoulders like a waterfall of black, spotted with small bronze bells and pieces of jewelry. Atop their head sits a tiara of gold and silver with a spider-eye arrangement of fine stones.

Their body is lean and neither particularly feminine nor masculine, but also incredibly so. For one blink, their body may appear most womanly, with smooth lines, wide hips and evident breasts underneath wraps of bandages and several platinum, gold and silver amulets; the next blink, the chest appears thick and broad with muscle, and the curves flatten into hard, authoritative lines. Blink again, and they might be somewhere in between, shifting with every change of perspective. Their most clothed half, the legs, are dressed in baggy pants of the finest silk, held up by a belt fashioned from gold chains.

Chakravarti is frequently seen bearing one or several artifacts fashioned by themself: **Sirpinghali**, a sword which cannot be used to murder a relative; **Urusimahajir**, a bow which can only fire as many arrows as the archer has children; **Rajmubakadar**, a sacred rope that when tied around the wrists of two newlyweds will cut off their hands should they divorce one another; **Asayamasa**, a compass that guides the way to one’s nearest relative; **Loxmengeraj**, a conch that speaks the name of a forgotten ancestor to its user; **Surumisipir**, a bell which when rung will determine one’s familial belonging; and lastly, **Pirumilajir**, the lotus sprout which can only bloom in the hands of a family heir.

## True Form

Chakravarti’s True Form, as a family god, is to first explode into a cloud of smoke. The smoke blankets the local area like a thunderstorm on ground level, and all mortals in the area find themselves initially confused. Then, footsteps can be heard: Out of the smoke slowly, but surely appear all the past family, clan, house and dynasty heads of the mortals caught within the cloud, as though brought back from the dead. They all act like they did when they were alive and will most likely berate the mortals for bringing the clan into disrepair, despite what the reality is. To some, this form will be utterly horrifying - being shamed by one’s ancestors can be a gruesome experience; a few others, however, might see this as an opportunity to learn from the old to repair the new.