The Gods

The dominant religion of Aether is a complex religion, so are the Viothists. Viothism is the main belief system shared through the entire land and the humanoids, even the Draconem are known to acknowledge it and many other cultures have their own versions of some of the gods, but their premise stays much the same.

These gods can be evoked by all character within rp if they follow the evoking guide with each god, these evoking will garner them special boons and blessings from the gods. All are different and unique.

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**Handle**

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This means you can ooc pick one of the following, but only one. All ooc dice roles for the method are required regardless of irp method used unless stated otherwise.

~ Evocations

You can only evoke one god and gain the result once a week, even if you fail, unless specified otherwise.

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# Introduction To The Other Realms And Afterlife

Vesix, Silia and Aether are the same land but each in their own dimension, governed by completely different laws of logic in space and time but having the same geography of the 3 scales, the only commonality being that of Aramoor being in the same place in each realm.

To get from one to the other is deemed impossible, yet one mortal being has been known to break the barrier: Circe. It is believed she created a temple called the Triune Temple which could grant entry to one of the other lands yet it has been lost…

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Below is image links to all the Gods and their information, please note that these gallery and image links do not work on mobile, as such text links will be supplied beneath the gallery.

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Purgatory, Limbo and JudgementSiliaVesix
* Purgatory, Limbo and Judgement
* Silia
* Vesix

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# Introduction To The Primordials, Titans And Gods

Aether is a world composed of three scales from the Primordial Dragon of Order HuangLong. During the time before Aether, these scales were owned by The Trickster, the Primordial being of Chaos. HuangLong, angered by The Trickster, sealed his essence to the scales and cast them into Aetherian space.

The universe was always trying to balance the two forces of chaos and order and now this was happening on the scales. The combination of The Tricksters chaotic energy and the order energy of HuangLong sparked into existence life on the scales.

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First, Titans representing the four main elements: Fire, Water, Air and Earth rose from the scales. Created by the HuangLong’s energy on the Scales, the titans are simple beings composed entirely of HuangLong’s order energy. These beings set about creating the environments and ecosystems on the scales. Over time The Trickster’s energy sealed within the scales started to seep out and merge with HuangLong’s order.

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Once the environments and ecosystems were complete the Titans did one last thing before they entered their eternal slumber. They created intelligent life and a race to guide them. The intelligent life took the form of Humanoids - Humans, Ancient Elves, Dwarves - and Draconem. These beings were made from the Titans and the Scales themselves harmonising the Order energy of HuangLong and the Chaotic energy of The Trickster.

The guides are what we now call The Gods, immortal beings created purely from the Titans, their job was to guide the early Humanoids and Draconem to ensure order on Aether. Over time the Chaotic energy present on Aether started to corrupt the Gods.

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This affected the Gods in two ways, the Gods became split into two ‘factions’: The Divine gods became more humanoid emotionally, starting to become jealous and getting angry with their otherkin. The Blighted gods experienced similar changes to their emotions however their corruption ran deeper. The chaos energy warped what they stood for to its absolute extreme. I.E. The God of Celebration becoming the Blight God of Excess.

The gods of Aether sustain their existence through worship unless stated otherwise. Meaning the gods need the mortals of Aether to worship them to maintain their god status. If worship for a particular god was to peter out that god would ultimately lose their powers and become mortal. This has resulted in a constant game amongst the gods, trying to win favour with the people whilst denying it for their otherkin. This also means the gods can’t simply destroy Aether or it’s people as they would cease to exist.

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## The Gods

Gods are made from the Titans to guide Humans, as is stated above. All are corrupted, some more than others.

Below is image links to all the Gods and their information, please note that these gallery and image links do not work on mobile, as such text links will be supplied beneath the gallery.

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Avanna, Goddess of the UnderworldSyher, God of the OceansOris, God of ProtectionKheldir, God of WarBephine, Goddess of LoveHrana, God of ExcessLunar, Goddess of the Night and WisdomSolaris, Goddess of the Day and YouthInir, God of Thunder and SkiesTubiae, God of the ArtsThemega, Goddess of JusticeAngra, Lord of LoathingPhosphephos, God of Blacksmithing and CraftsFāngxiàng, God of Prophecy and ClarityElissar, God of Nature and Earth

* Avanna, Goddess of the Underworld
* Syher, God of the Oceans
* Oris, God of Protection
* Kheldir, God of War
* Bephine, Goddess of Love
* Hrana, God of Excess
* Lunar, Goddess of the Night and Wisdom
* Solaris, Goddess of the Day and Youth
* Inir, God of Thunder and Skies
* Tubiae, God of the Arts
* Themega, Goddess of Justice
* Angra, Lord of Loathing
* Phosphephos, God of Blacksmithing and Crafts
* Fāngxiàng, God of Prophecy and Clarity
* Elissar, God of Nature and Earth

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## Demi-Gods

Demi-Gods are created by the Gods in one way or another, all having mortal blood in their veins compared to Gods whom are immortal. In this, they are similar to Patrons but unlike Patrons they are gifted with godly powers, ascended by the Gods, and will be a perfect blend between mortal and godhood.

Below is image links to all the Demi-Gods and their information, please note that these gallery and image links do not work on mobile, as such text links will be supplied beneath the gallery.

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The CrusixThe Vindicta
* The Crusix
* The Vindicta

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## Patrons

Patrons are mortals that have ascended to godhood by their own miraculous feats, they have no godblood and are totally mortal.

Below is image links to all the Patrons and their information, please note that these gallery and image links do not work on mobile, as such text links will be supplied beneath the gallery.

Circe, Patron of Magic
* Circe, Patron of Magic

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# God Prophecies / Stories

The most notable events that rock the land from the Gods.

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## Silverhelm and Vogrirn Prophecy

Once every 100 years, a season of strife and chaos spreads across the land of Aether in unison, lasting mere weeks as Oris gets close to catching up with Kheldir.

Both Daruta and Dovar, the moons of Aether, are at their closest to the scales, being so large in the sky many will be able to see movements on the planets surfaces with sharp and keen eyes.

The entire realm is dipped in a silver hue and glow during freezing cold nights of -20 Celsius, regardless of season. Day times are bright and scorching, reaching 40 Celsius, the land being torn between drought and bitter cold from each time of day.

Rainfall is rarer, most Flora and fauna going into deep hibernation in the highest peaks to avoid the roaring seas that cascade inland further than ever before, turning desert to marsh and rivers to dry stone.

Even the people and creatures will find their moods shifting to their own extremes, aggression and violence is a daily occurance and collapses of the mind are frequent.

Eclipses are commonplace as the world is dipped into extremes and tested to the limits. Death is increased tenfold and with such comes the monsters and plagues and evil roaming spirits.

Many kingdoms and cities spend years building up to this event, to outlast it, offering what help they can to the villages that will undoubtedly struggle, most collapsing under the strain or being forced to bow their allegiance to a nearby kingdom. This in turn can lead to wars over land with the heightened aggressions and tensions.

Steel becomes a more sought after commodity as its used to keep buildings and walls aloft, however, due to the recurrence of Silverhelm, most of Aether is prepared for this tumultuous time.

As if it could not get worse, Vogrirn happens on the last and final day of Silverhelm. The worst day of all.

The land will be rocked with earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, any and all natural disasters occurring in the 24hours time period with no one anywhere being safe.

This day is caused by Kheldir and Oris fighting after Oris finally catches up to his brother, their brutal combat rattling the entire realm every time they meet.

No one is ever truly sure who wins each catastrophic battle, but regardless, they meet on the same fateful day every 100 years, being stuck on a time loop said to be caused by how vicious their fight is.

Other gods will attempt to tame the destruction, their influence being felt strongly even without prayer through the land as they fight to protect the people who believe in them, which in turn keeps the gods alive. One of the most active of these is Solaris who uses her many arms and weapons to contain the Wolf gods fighting in certain areas. Though it is believed she does this more as a naive kindness to others and sustains injuries each Vogrirn.

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*(Ooc note. This event, if we use it in the server, will be optional. No one's character will be destroyed, nor anything they own, without PTH consent. This event can potentially also be stopped…)*

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