Gods/Demigods

Immortal or long lived beings who have incredible powers or wisdom and their presence can change the course of history.

## APPEARANCE

Gods are individual beings or entities who do not have a set appearance. Most gods recorded tend to be 'humanoid' like in appearance but the scope has changed and expanded with the understanding that the gods take on many types of appearances, animal and otherwise.

Demi-Gods are beings who always share some type of 'half mortal' DNA and are normally born through normal mortal means. Most Demi-gods are seen as half-human but there are other examples of half-mortal like individuals, and therefore like gods, their shape and appearance varies and does not have a single set of definable traits.

## HISTORY

Gods have existed for longer than human history has been recorded.

These beings tend to share a commonality of 'Immortality' or 'Longevity' that outlasts most mortal creature's lifespans. There are a numerous amount of gods, but most tend to be seclusive beings who hardly communicate with those in the mortal plane. Keeping their existence and living their lives away from others who can disturb them.

Gods normally are spoken to, or reached out whenever there are issues of distress within the different planes of existence. Entities who have the power to change the course of history or protect those who call upon their powers. This is not always true, but has been shown in record that this is mostly what they have been known for. Performing miraculous acts using their powers that none are able to stand up to. Controlling the weather, ripping through the fabric of reality into impossible dimensions etc. The list goes on to the range of powers gods can have.

They normally aren't always 'Holy' beings either. Gods can also be beings who reside in the darkest pits of the underworld. An example of a being who is viewed as a god is Hades, who is the god that conjured the underworld to begin with and oversees it's development and the beings that live within it.

Demi-gods are hybrid beings who are born from the union of an actual God and some other creature be it a Human, Cherub etc.

Unlike the Gods who have incredible powers and amazing abilities, Demi-gods tend to lack in this area due to their hybrid nature. At times there are Demi-gods who retain some powers from their God parent but either are not that strong or excel in parts that a God normally would not be able to. They also tend to not inherit the 'Immortality' or 'Longevity' of their God parent. Becoming easily susceptible to attacks that can take their lives and they normally cannot recover from. Granted there are some instances where they live longer than most of their half-species but it isn't that much off from the norm.

With as little as Gods interact with the mortal plane or any plane of existence, there are rare instances where a union is formed from the times that Gods would allow themselves to roam the lands that they watch over and interact with the beings they oversee or create. Thusly resulting in the birth of a Demi-God.

Demi-Gods are rare beings who tend to have a target on their head outside of the city of St. Valens due to their rarity and often times then not, are put on the same status as a Divine being.

## FUN FACTS

-Pan is considered a God due to his Immortality. The reasons as to how he attained immortality are things not even he is aware of, but due to this he is considered a God since no amount of damage or destruction can eradicate his being from the plane of existence.

-Eros is also considered a God but is more known for being a 'God of Chaos' instead of 'God of Love'. The title of 'God of Love' belongs to his mother, Aphrodite. Though he did not inherit her 'Immortality' he did inherit a similar life span of 'Longevity' that lasts longer than most beings.