Divine

A **Divine** is typically a large synthetic being with incredible power. Their relationships with other beings range from domination to service to partnership to non-intervention. Divines are often piloted by another being (this role has been filled by humans, synthetics, Apostolosians and other beings in the past), a role which has been given multiple names: Candidate, Excerpt, and Elect.

Divines have been worshiped or at least highly respected and feared by many cultures, including the Divine Principality. The constellations of Asterism, "organizational diagrams and schema that are meant to 'clarify' your position in society", understand Divines, the Elects and the leader of each Stel in a harmonic three-way leadership held above citizens and the Adrift (non-citizens). They are viewed as either true embodiments of their names (Progressive Asterism) or reflections of the traits of the Principality (Received Asterism) -- however, throughout the Divine Cycle it is clear that a Divine does not always actually align with their name.

Due to the internal conflict presumed by the Principality's structure, there are treaties in place which allow the wreckage of Divines or their Elects to be reclaimed. The Principality has the ability to revive destroyed Divines indefinitely, giving them power over their lives and deaths. It is also able to assert control over their behavior to some degree. Some Divines still rebel: the Divine Providence struck back at the Principality the moment it was turned on, but as punishment it was deactivated. Providence was labeled a "heretic Divine", as are any Divines that exist outside the Principality.

## Known Divines

### Associated with Divine Principality

* Aram Nideo/Privign
* Arbitrage
* Asepsis (Stel Columnar, previously; now held by Kal'mera Broun)
* Cadence (Stel Nideo)
* Commitment (Stel Columnar, previously; piloted by Dahlia)
* Courage (Stel Nideo)
* Detachment
* The Divine Principality itself
* Fortune
* Future (Stel Columnar, previously; stolen by Gur Sevraq)
* Imperium/Empyrean (Stel Nideo)
* Integrity (Stel Apostolos)
* Knowledge
* Law
* Motion (Stel Apostolos)
* Order
* Past (Stel Kesh)
* Peace
* Present
* Providence
* Resonance
* Rogalian (Stel Orion)
* Space (Stel Orion)
* Strength
* Truth
* Unity
* Valour (Stel Apostolos)
* Vernacular (Stel Nideo)

### Other Divines

* Perennial
* Persevering (Divine Collaborate)
* Beneficial (Orion Combine)
* Courageous (Orion Combine)
* Harmonious (Orion Combine)
* Belgard (Twilight Mirage)
* Gumption (Twilight Mirage)

## Notes

1. ↑ Used in *COUNTER/Weight*, and to refer to people from that culture.
2. ↑ Used in *Twilight Mirage*; being an Excerpt was a largely positive role, unlike in other cases.
3. ↑ Named after, but distinct from the Divine called Privign during *Twilight Mirage*.

## References

1. ↑ Road to PARTIZAN: Armour Astir (Pt. 1), 00:09:08 - 00:09:34
2. ↑ Part of a hierarchical structure like The Great Chain Of Being in medieval Christianity; Road to PARTIZAN: Microscope (Pt. 1), 01:13:40 - 01:14:16
3. ↑ PARTIZAN 03: SHORESIDE RECOVERY - DINNERDATE, dossier
4. ↑ The Road to PARTIZAN 09: Microscope Pt. 1
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 PARTIZAN 36: The Witch in the Glass Pt. 2
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 The Road to PARTIZAN 07: Beam Saber Pt. 2
7. ↑ PARTIZAN 27: Millennium Break: She said, "To Win We Must Play!", dossier
8. ↑ The Road to PARTIZAN 01: Dialect Pt. 1
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 The Road to PARTIZAN 08: For the Queen
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 The Road to PARTIZAN: Beam Saber Pt. 1
11. ↑ The Road to PARTIZAN 05: Ech0 & Dusk to Midnight