Divinity

**Divinity**  is a term that encompasses a wide variety of beings that can be considered "Gods". The general purpose of all Divinity is to shape and control their domains, as well as watch over mortals. The size of their territory is directly proportional to their power level. Many Deities only look after a singular planet, more powerful Divinity may watch over an entire universe, and even more powerful Divinity may have an entire retinue of universes that watch over. Divine power is not sourced from the True Aspects as it is with Aspects, but is instead a combination of the inherent power of the God and the number of followers they have. This also means the power of Gods is in a slightly more volatile position than the power of Aspects, as the loss of their followers will result in a severe loss of divine power.

## Types of Gods

There are a number of categories of Divinity with unique titles related to their unique circumstances, but the most common are God, Goddess, God-King, God-Queen, and God-Beast. Another common way to categorize divinity is the manner by which they ascend to Godhood. It should be noted that while the following are the most common methods of ascension, the infinite expanse of the multiverse means there will always be exceptions.

### Ascension

The most common path to Godhood. Through tasks a mortal undertakes throughout their lives, they build up a following of devout worshippers. Once a certain number of people worship you, it is possible to perform a ritual to convert that worship into energy to fuel the ascension to Divinity.

### Genesis

A powerful being creates a universe and is in turn worshipped by the inhabitants of that universe. These types of Deities vary wildly, from incredibly powerful creator deities to Archive agents who qualify as Divinity per technicality and are allowed to take a Creator God class.

### Biologically Divine

A number of Deities are born divine. This can range from the offspring of Divinity (Such a being is known as a Godling), to a being literally brought into existence through the worship of mortals (A group of mortals begin worshipping a God that simply does not exist, but through their worship the God manifests into existence). One major difference between these two subsets of biological divinity is that a Godling is able to survive and continue existing following the destruction of their followers or erasure of their religion. A God brought into existence through worship will not, as their existence is intrinsically linked to their worship.

### Challenger

A situation where a mortal defeats a deity in some manner (combat, test of skill, game of chance, etc), and the mortal is offered the Deity's divinity as a reward. This is more common for Divinity with domains revolving around combat, skills, or games. This method of ascension is also very common in divine beings whose essence is tied to a specific location that can be conquered and stolen.

## Domains

Similarly to Aspects, Divinity have access to up to three domains of control. And again, similar to Aspects, these domains are infinite in scope. They are able to be as granular as a God of Lawnmowers, or as broad as a God of Reality. The manner in which a God's domains develop is heavily linked to the method with which they rose to power. A Challenger Deity will simply gain the domains of the position, with no real way to change them. A God brought into existence by or given divine power by worship will have domains directly related to the source of their worship. And a Godling's domains will develop based on the Godling's personality and manner of interacting with the world. However, even still in this situation, their domains can be influenced by worship.

## Boons

Boons are a method through which Divinity gift mortals who do favors or tasks for them with a portion of their divine power. A person marked by a boon may receive a tattoo related to the God, although this is not completely ubiquitous. In general, however, the size of the tattoo directly correlates to the level of the boon. Once a mortal has proven themselves particularly helpful or useful to a Deity, they may give them the coveted position of Avatar.

An Avatar has access to a huge portion of their God's powers, even at the most basic form of the Avatar boon. There are two stages of the Avatar boon, and a mortal must attain both to gain access to their complete Avatar boon. The two stages may be gained in any order. A fully realized Avatar is able to fully merge with their God, giving them complete and total access to their domains and divine power, as well as vice versa. It should be noted that a mortal is only capable of forming this sort of pact with a single Being of Power. This means that a mortal cannot be the Avatar of multiple Gods, and cannot be an Avatar or an Aspect at the same time.

The following are the levels of Boons, as well as the typical rewards they grant. It should be noted that this is the default manner that a gift of divine power manifests itself - meaning that any boons that break this mold in any way tend to be from powerful Deities. Also, most Gods have three major stats related to their domains, regardless of their level of power.

## Marks

Marks are the opposite of boons, typically given to a mortal that offends a given Deity in some way. However, similar to boons, there are levels of marks that increase in severity. While every mark gives the Deity some degree of control of, power over, or awareness of the mortal it is placed on, their actual effects can differ wildly. Some marks may even come with stat bonuses or abilities, perhaps if the God is unable to make the mark without bestowing some level of their power or for whatever reason they may wish to give them power. It is currently unknown what happens at the final stage of a mark. The level of marks are as follows: **Mark**, **Scarred Mark**, **Seared Mark**, **Brand**, **Eternal Brand**

## True Divinity

Very little is currently known about True Divinity at this time, other than the basics of what it is. True Divinity is the ascension of an already extant God to replace a True Aspect that has for whatever reason either vanished or possibly never existed in the first place. Regardless, the exact mechanics of this ascension are currently unknown. As True Divinity are now considered for all intents and purposes, True Aspects, they are subject to the same multiversal laws as them. For example, they are unable to leave the multiversal sector they are True Divinity in.