Ultha, God of Language

Ultha is the God of Language. He is the fourth child of Neket.

## Origins and Creations

Towards the end of the First Era, Neket sealed away the Elder Gods of Somara into the Sealed Planes, in order to minimize their influence over the world.

In anticipation of his absence, he created six children to bring order to Somara in his stead; they are Coroc, God of Time; Fune, God of Vengeance; Targus, God of Knowledge; Ultha, God of Language; Chaina, Goddess of Luck; and Mala, Goddess of Peace.

Ultha's domain was language and communication. Most scholars believe that he provided subtle pushes throughout history to groups that ended up creating new languages.

## Appearance

Ultha very rarely appears in person to his followers, and is instead fond of delivering messages to them in writing. This can take the form of physical letters, but he is often fond of more cryptic forms of communication, such as through dreams or by using passages in books to provide information to those who seek to follow him.

Most contemporary depictions of Ultha show him as an Anduvian human with curly black hair, a tall, broad figure, and gray eyes. Ultha is said to have the ability to speak any language, including antiquated and forgotten ones. He typically will speak to his followers in a language that they are most comfortable with. However, he has been known to test his clerics by speaking to them in tongues that they have only passing familiarity with, hoping to build upon their understanding of the language.

## Personality

Ultha is a learned scholar above all else, and pushes others to build upon their understanding and mastery of languages. For example, he has been known to compulsively correct grammar of those in his presence, which has led many to become greatly annoyed with him.

Ultha has a masterful grasp of language, and is quite fond of lacing his speech and messages with puns and double meanings. In fact, most of the messages he will deliver to his followers often have, two, three, or four different meanings, depending on the context in which they're interpreted.

Ultha greatly enjoys literature and is a renown patron of the arts. Many aspiring authors come to him for divine inspiration and advice for their works.

Overall, Ultha is fairly laid back and calm. He does not anger easily, and is usually very supporting and encouraging. He typically eschews violence in favor of conversation, and will take great interest in political games and proceedings as a result, though he rarely injects himself into mortal drama.

## Worship

Ultha does not have a large follower base. Most Writer's Guilds in Somara will honor Ultha in some manner, as will many linguistic scholars, poets, and bards. In fact, the College of Eloquence was initially founded by a group of followers of Ultha.

Ultha will often take on clerics who seek discovery and or mastery of language. Ultha does not often request much in the way of worship from his followers, but expects them to continually seek improvement. He often acts as a benefactor towards them, guiding them towards new knowledge and growth.

Ultha's clerics usually fall under the Knowledge Domain, but can also fit under the Trickery or Arcana Domains.