Gods

Gods are mortals who possess God Energy as well as the primary rulers of Crunkiverse 00A. While they are all also tasked with ruling other crunkiverses, the Crunch has made it so that all gods are needed to help maintain stability. In the past, Gods were those who were able to triumph over other Gods and steal their energy, but presently the supply of God Energy is far more restricted thanks to Crunktropolis Craig.

## Origin

The first beings to have access to God Energy were the Rat Gods, a race of beings that was created during the end of the beginning times. The Rat Primordial was cunning, and during it's destruction at the hands of the Omnigods it split itself into 1000 shards, each becoming a Rat Entity. These beings were the first to receive God Energy from the Omnigods, and all ascended to what would presently be considered a minor god. The Rat Gods ruled during the time known as the Rat God Era, a time known for a universal increase in life, technology, and intellect. The Rat Gods soon met their end at the hands of the Artificer, debatably the most genius mind of all time. Using his greatest creation, the World Engine, the vast majority of the Rat Gods were obliterated. God Energy is not easily destroyed, however, and the vast amount of energy released into the crunkiverse.

Soon after, the era known as the War of Gods commenced, where powerful emperors and warriors fought for control over fractions of the large supply of God Energy. During this time, many Gods would rise to power, and many more would fall in battle. During the beginning of the war, dozens of Gods would appear across the Crunkiverse, but through more warlords gaining a greater portion of the God Energy supply, by the end of the war only 23 Gods remained and encompassed the entirety of all known God Energy in Crunkiverse 00A.

The end of the war was signified by the creation of Crunktropolis Craig, a being that was made by the Omnigods to manage the flow of God Energy and ensure that it was not used to destroy and conquer on a universal scale. Since then, the process known as the God Exam has made it so that there can be no more than 24 Gods at any time. It also split up the supply of God Energy fairly equally among all Gods, although some special cases exist such as Fromitas the Eternal and the Elder Gods.

The Crunch had a significant effect on the status of Gods in the Crunkiverse, primarily stemming from the disappearance of Crunktropolis Craig. Furthermore, the Crunch itself caused the deaths of many Gods, leaving an unknown number of Gods left. One of them, the New God, is a being that appeared during the Crunch and was able to gain a 51% majority of all God Energy and gain dominance over the God Exam and the Drawing of the Craig. Since then, less restrictions on God Energy and little enforcement of the old rules has brought back the practice of stealing God Energy. While still uncommon due to the sheer strength of Gods, the powerful mortal Aramethes is among those who have killed a God since the Crunch.

## Elder Gods

Elder Gods are those who ascended as a direct result of the World Engine and the Rat God genocide, and are still alive to this day. The only known Elder Gods are Grenaldy and Crustacean God, but due to an amount of God energy that remains unaccounted for since the start of the War of Gods, it is thought that more Elder Gods may exist.

## Powers and Abilities

Gods are the strongest beings native to the mortal realm. This is primarily because a God themselves must have passed the God Exam as a mortal, a feat of immense mental fortitude and physical strength. Adding in their ability to wield God Energy, they are only outclassed by Omnigods and a few Primordials.

Gods have varied in strength throughout history, depending on the circumstances of their ascension. The first generation Gods, or those who ascended during the War of Gods, are thought to be the strongest Gods in history, especially during the end of the war when the energy was far more consolidated among a few powerful warlords. During that time, becoming a God was far more dependent on ones ability to defeat a strong opponent, so over time only the strongest in the Crunkiverse could become a God.

Presently, due to the structure of the God Exam falling apart, Gods are becoming more varied in powers and abilities. For example, King Mastadonius is thought to not only be the strongest God presently, but the strongest God to ever exist.

All Gods have the ability to perform some amount of Space Sacred Arts, a perk included in the God benefits package. This ability was given to the Gods during the creation of God Exam to allow Gods to travel the Crunkiverse at incredible speeds. Their Space Sacred Arts also allows them to perform a special teleportation ability that can instantly bring a God to Crunktropolis Craig. This ability has not worked since the Crunch.

All Gods have the ability to answer the prayers of mortals, if desired. Even across vast distances, a God can use a portion of their power to manifest the desires of a prayer. This doesn't happen often.

## Current Gods

* King Mastadonius
* Grenaldy - Elder God
* Agamemnon
* Fromitas the Eternal
* Aramethes
* Crustacean God - Elder God
* Unknown number of Rat Gods, at most 110.
* The New God
* Quasarius
* Rabbi Hermes