Inanian Gods

## Introduction & ***General*** Background

Long before the time of Dragon Ball Ikigai's story, a species known as the *Inanians* existed. Forerunners to the current races of Morus VI — the Virtues, the Monoians, and the *Polydrin* — the Inanians were powerful inventors who wielded technology and magic in unison, using this fanatical combination to create any wonder of marvels their hearts and minds demanded.

The Inanians did, however, find a road-block in their shortly recorded history. Some time into the world of *Inanis*' lifespan, a viral pandemic known as "*The Great Scourge*" rampaged the forest world. An odd virus which only targeted the Females of the populace, leaving them ill-bitten and totally sterile, this infection led to a massive drop in births across the globe and thus, a rapid loss of life in the people of Inanis as, with the years passing, no new youth were born... but many were still dying.

Not wanting to disappear from the solar system they made refuge within, the Inanians went to Creation. Wanting to give rise to a being who could continue their legacy and, with all hope, create a new race to succeed their own, the Inanians pushed all of their past and current inventors to their absolute limits. This led to the deaths of many, however — not wanting to sacrifice the now precious resource of Life and Mana, the Inanians recycled their dead brethren's corpses for fuel and compost for their machines. This led to an abnormal effect to take place in the creature they cultivated as, with all of the energy it absorbed, it began to accumulate power.

The result ended up being the closest Man could ever reach to *Creating a God*. Giving rise to their first and last living being, *Eochair* was born from the Inanians' inventive hands. Not long after the creation of Eochair, however, the Inanian people reached Functional Extinction as, in their efforts to create such a power, many of their already miniscule citizens died.

## The respective deities

### Eochair

The first God to rise from the Inanians' work. An artificial creation whom used implanted God Ki siphoned off thousands of the dead workers, Eochair possessed immense power and control over its surroundings — utterly unrivalled. This level of divinity permitted Eochair to warp and morph the world of Inanis to his whim. This power and control, this warping that followed, led to the formation of the desert Morus and frozen Caelum.

Eochair, though powerful and manipulative, lacked creativity. He was blunt-minded and only worked off primitive instincts that burdened him. This made it so he was unable to do anything substantial without immense effort and pre-thought. To resolve this, Eochair spent decades to hone his craftsmanship. He did it to create one, just like himself, though with the talents he lacked. He created a wife.

### Solas

Solas was the first creation of Eochair, and the means to which the many others would be born of. A powerful woman and the coming matriarch of Eochair's divine court over Morus, Solas was incredibly manipulative but made up for it through smarts. Those same smarts were exactly what Eochair wanted. By mating with the artificial God, Solas would give birth to five children — three sons and two daughters.

Using her creativity, Solas led to the invention of many concepts and ideals on Morus and Caelum alike. Her control and manipulation of Eochair, along with her lustful actions with him, led to her also being titled as 'Succubus'. This same term would later be heralded as the epithet of the Monoian royals — mostly females — and more specifically, their most dominant matriarch. An example is Meitokondri.

### Dorcha

The youngest child of Eochair and Solas, and a tainted one. Born influenced by an unknown darkness, Dorcha resented her father and his actions. This distrust led to spite, and spite led to dishonesty... and dishonesty led to violence which Dorcha brought in spades. A brutal and destructive woman who truly embodied her nature as an all-devouring singularity.

Dorcha's escapades spanned the world of Inanis for years, only stopped in time as Ridire faced her in armed combat. Quickly beating down her brother, Dorcha went for a killing blow but would find herself at the end of Aimsir's own blade. This led to a second bout in which she grievously wounded Aimsir, only for the Blood God to counter with his own devastating attack. This attack left Dorcha impaired and unable to keep functioning without healing, and so she retreated as Aimsir died in Ridire's arms.

Now burying herself underground in a cocoon, Dorcha rested for centuries in silence. Not flinching for so long, Dorcha's rest would only snap once Meitokondri and Seraphim clashed directly above her, leaving her to free herself. This freedom was abrupt for the Goddess however, and so to this day Dorcha remains impaired by Aimsir's brutal offence... though, lessened of course.

### Aimsir, Ridire and Ceird of Morus

#### Aimsir

First child of Eochair and Solas, the well-cherished God of Blood. At first seemingly a brutal man, Aimsir was in truth one of the most honest and caring of his siblings. Using his power and control over Fire and Blood, Aimsir crafted and culled all he could to benefit his family — soon to be an entire species. With these in consideration, Aimsir was by far the most productive of Morus' Gods.

Aimsir would perish in time. During Dorcha's fabled battle against her family, Aimsir fought in defiance. Not accepting the terror his sister would bring, Aimsir drew his greatblade and faced the woman head-on, suffering immense injury from the battle. Despite his wounds, Aimsir continued on, eventually dealing a near-killing blow unto Dorcha through a vacuum. This vacuum came at the cost of his life, as he forced all his lifeforce into his weapon to perform the attack. Aimsir's death was later covered up by the remainder of the Gods, and he was buried likewise to Dorcha herself.

Aimsir, now in his tomb known as the **Propugnaculum**, remains deceased — however, his sword still stands dormant and ready for activity in battle once more.

#### Ridire

The second to be born from Eochair and Solas' relationship. A powerful brother to Aimsir who wielded a greatsword of his own, Ridire was the Knight God of Chivalry and Battle. Using his mighty blade in protection of the Inanian people, Ridire earnt a status likened to legends of King Arthur and the sort. His power was nothing to scoff at, though fell behind his brother and Dorcha especially.

When Dorcha's attack came, Ridire acted first and attempted to halt his sibling though was injured severely. Before his death could come, Ridire was saved by Aimsir however. This act of kindness and protection led to the death of Aimsir though the likewise end of Dorcha, both being buried by Ridire and his siblings. Ridire then went on to mate with an Inanian that Aimsir had before, this being the now-promoted Goddess Ceird. This process created the remainder of the Monoian tribes, Ridire-Spawn and Ceird-Spawn.

#### Ceird

Ceird was the unique one of the bunch, not born of Eochair and Solas' love. Rather, Ceird was promoted to godhood as Aimsir passed away, having been the bride to the God of Blood for some time prior. This promotion led to her taking up several duties that Aimsir once held, and soon after she mated with Ridire as well to create numerous ancient Monoians to come. This mainly included the likes of the Ceird-Spawn and Ridire-Spawn tribes.

Ceird was not involved in the battle with Dorcha, though watched from afar and grieved at the death of her mate. Such an impact to her life stuck for the next aeons that Ceird was alive, even with her marriage to Ridire as a now Goddess. Alas: She would die in time, as her immortality was subdued due to promotion being her method of godhood. Not natural causes.

### Providence and Fortune of Caelum

#### Providence

The Goddess of Heraldry and first natural-born daughter of Eochair and Solas. A powerful and highly worshipped God along with her brother in Fortune, Providence held many titles and deeds done in her name. One example would be a frequented ritual which involved the 'Anthem of the Herald' — a chant that celebrated her many achievements throughout the ages prior.

Little information is shed on what Providence did, though her death did come in time and, uniquely, she would be taken away in the afterlife by Seinaru, Angel of the true Gods. An unspoken bond formed between Seinaru and Providence, and this in time led to the forming of **Excalibur**.

#### Fortune

God of Respite and youngest child other than Dorcha. Worshipped likewise to his sister Providence, Fortune and the latter-mentioned sibling moved to Caelum soon after birth to take on godship of their own. This disconnection from the order of Morus led to a disparity — though, not one which jarred any of the siblings, as contact was maintained. Fortune is likewise one of the few Gods to have relatives in the modern day, the other being Aimsir. Fortune's current descendant and heir is Seraphim, who is suspiciously similar in looks.

Fortune held his own ritual, like Providence. This ritual, unlike the former which involved a chant and dance, was centred around the 'Gehenna'. The Gehenna is a book which read and held all sins of Virtuekind with horrifying specification and accuracy, and its place in the ritual makes sense for its purpose. Sins that held minor importance were ridden of the book, whilst those who committed atrocities would face equally atrocious punishment... if they were to survive long enough to face the ritual's consequences.

## Trivia

* The Inanian Gods each have a Celestial Body relative to them.
	+ **Eochair**: Stellar Nebulae/Supernova
	+ **Solas**: Stellar Nebulae/Supernova
	+ **Ridire**: Average Stars
	+ **Ceird**: White Dwarfs
	+ **Aimsir**: Red Giants
	+ **Providence**: Red Supergiants
	+ **Fortune**: Massive Stars
	+ **Dorcha**: Black Holes
* Dorcha's symbolising of a Black Hole and her destructive habits are faint references to "The Wolf" of S.F Said's novel Phoenix.
* Eochair's sun-like appearance and glowing form are a faint reference to The Radiance of Hollow Knight fame.
	+ This extends off how the Monoians, at large, are a reference to said game.