Sevdural

The God Who Laughs

Sevdural, known colloquially as "the God Who Laughs" and "the Mad God," is a God born as a natural reaction in the Lifeblood opposing the order that the Primordial Gods have attempted to create from the void. Sevdural is known amongst the gods as an instigator of instability, he is also known for his infectious and uncomfortable laugh that accompanies him wherever he travels.

## Domains and Portfolios

### Chaos

Chaos. Disorder. Nothing is perfect, nor will anything ever be. Impurities are what makes existence interesting, and dare I say even fun. Sevdural thrives with chaos. Every anarchic revolution, every unprecedented disaster, every shred of doubt on the status quo of the stability of life either has its roots stemming from Sevdural or contributes to his power. Entropy is at the heart of this disorder, further and further toppling order until nothing is left but a sea of unequal randomness. The Universe was never meant to be ordered; Sevdural’s eternal reign of chaos will come inevitably.

#### Madness

Madness. Men may put on the facades that their lives are logical, that they are well kept and organized, but this is simply not true. Deep inside of everyone lies the true knowledge that trying to make sense of this crazy, impossible, and stupid notion of “consciousness” or “existence” is futile and, well, laughable really. Sevdural seems to be the only one who accepts this, as he is the root of all Madness and he himself, is quite mad. Why won’t everyone just acknowledge how silly all of this is? Sevdural doesn't know. All he knows is that while everyone pretends to rule and order this universe, he will be ever present, lurking in the minds and tearing them apart.

## Realm

### Limbo

Sevdural resides in Limbo, his personal dimension. He often attempts to lure mortals into Limbo for them to just become entrapped within the realm, doomed to go mad for eternity. Other Gods tend to avoid Limbo unless they need to speak with Sevdural (with exceptions), as it is a very uncomfortable place to spend any amount of time.

## Persona

Sevdural sees himself as Chaotic Neutral, however most others probably view him as Chaotic Evil. He is, at his core, nihilistic. So much so that he most often tries to force others to succumb to nihilism too, and the more painful of a realization this is to them the funnier, and therefore more successful, it is to Sevdural. It is possible to have actual conversations with Sevdural (If you are a God), however given his nature the chance he is genuinely serious during these conversations seems very low. Nothing really matters to Sevdural, but he does enjoy and can receive real pleasure from watching the destruction of others’ mind or the descent of anything orderly into chaos; this is the only reason he is active at all. If it brought him no joy, and he did not actually care enough to appreciate feeling joy, then he would sit in a void for all eternity. Because he actually does appreciate feeling joy, that does mean he is not truly 100% nihilistic and that there are real things that he cares about, it's just that those things are extremely few and far between, and most often relate to causing as much chaos as possible.

## Forms

### Base Form

Sevdural’s base form is an inky, ethereal, nearly formless crazed mouth in space, which will often curl into a smile and laugh. Sometimes this form can be accompanied by more rough facial features, and rarely also with vague full silhouette.

### Domain Form

Within Limbo, Sevdural appears as everyone and everything. Anything that anyone has ever thought of personified makes an appearance, inhabited by Sevdural. He can speak through these images (and, more importantly, laugh). These are stolen appearances, used by Sevdural to induce madness.

## Avatar

### Rulik

Sevdural's embodiment on Galbar is Rulik, a spirit he uses to induce madness within mortals. A side effect of Rulik's activity is that when he latches on to a mortal's mind, it eventually also destroys it, disassociating mind and body. At this point RUlik must move on to a new host.

## Musical Theme

> The lunatic is on the grass.
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> The lunatic is on the grass.
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> Remembering games and daisy chains and laughs.
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> Got to keep the loonies on the path.
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> The lunatic is in the hall.
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> The lunatics are in my hall.
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> The paper holds their folded faces to the floor
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> And every day the paper boy brings more.
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> And if the dam breaks open many years too soon,
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> And if there is no room upon the hill,
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> And if your head explodes with dark forebodings too,
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> I'll see you on the dark side of the moon.
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> The lunatic is in my head.
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> The lunatic is in my head.
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> You raise the blade, you make the change,
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> You rearrange me 'till I'm sane.
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> You lock the door
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> And throw away the key,
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> There's someone in my head but it's not me.
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> And if the cloud bursts thunder in your ear,
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> You shout and no one seems to hear,
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> And if the band you're in starts playing different tunes,
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> I'll see you on the dark side of the moon.
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> "I can't think of anything to say, except...
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> I think it's marvelous."
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> All that you touch
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> And all that you see
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> All that you taste, all you feel
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> And all that you love
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> And all that you hate
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> All you distrust, all you save
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> And all that you give
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> And all that you deal
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> And all that you buy, beg, borrow or steal
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> And all you create
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> And all you destroy
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> And all that you do
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> And all that you say
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> And all that you eat
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> And everyone you meet
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> And all that you slight
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> And everyone you fight
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> And all that is now
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> And all that is gone
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> And all that's to come
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> And everything under the sun is in tune,
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> But the sun is eclipsed by the moon...
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> "There is no dark side in the moon really. Matter of fact, it's all dark."
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