Ritarin

**The God of Law and Order** also known as **Ritarin** is a member of the ancient race known as the Protas, a race that comprises the god-like entities of the Omniverse that from time to time descended to the lower realms to serve as its gods in truly ancient times.

## Biography

### Ritarin and his mate Xaknera are born (939,836,280 BR)

The Prime Protas '**The Source**' and **Asherah** produce their (technically) second child: **Xaknera**, who later becomes **the Goddess of Duty, Promises and Oaths**. Producing from her soul, a mate for her **Ritarin**, who later would become the **God of Law and Order**.

### The Battle for the Sun (656,085,139 BR)

Metatron alongside his brother **Ritarin** finds and battles the Great Old One D'Hargah, It That Usurped the Sun who is killed. **Metatron** did not want to waste resources and **Ritarin** wanting to ensure the Cosmic Horror's death ironically used its body as fuel for the stars of worlds without life.

### The Events Following the Protas-Cosmic Horror War

Metatron together with Ritarin become the creators and Sources for a new type of 'magic' called Order which can directly oppose the Cosmic Horror echoed Chaos, they only share this power however with the Akeros and Ritarin's Paladins.

## Relationships

### Relatives

**Parents**
Ritarin's father. and king. The Source was a doting father to all of his children, Ritarin included.
Ritarin's mother and queen.

#### Further Family

##### Fanbris

The God of Games. Ritarin's nephew from union of **Idos** with **Orlena**.

##### Gridona

Patron Goddess of the Forge and Craftsmen. Ritarin's adopted niece from **Wijun** and **Dumera**.

### Lovers

##### Xaknera

The Goddess of Duty and the sister & wife of Ritarin.

## Abilities

### Racial Abilities

* **Protas Physiology**: As an Protas, **Ritarin** has the abilities of a Protas.
	+ **Divine Aura**: **Ritarin** has the ability to surround himself in divine energy.
		- **Divine Presence**: **Ritarin** has the power to emit a transcendent presence that can cause supernatural effects.
		- **Flight**: **Ritarin** can fly by lifting himself in his surrounding divine energy.
	+ **Immortality**: As an Protas, **Ritarin** possesses immortality: an endless lifespan, as they can never die, never age, never get sick, are completely self-sustaining, free from all bodily necessities, and can shrug off virtually any kind of physical damage.
	+ **Spirit Divinity**: **Ritarin** receives power from a divine spiritual source, 'The Source'.
		- **Patron God**: **Ritarin** is a patron god who personally protects, assists, and/or looks after those people who believe, have faith, pray to and worship him. The **God of Law and Order** can choose who to reward between those in need and their devotees with blessings, favors, and gifts, like granting people supernatural items or divine powers, or even granting them aid from other supernatural entities.
	+ **Spirit Physiology**: **Ritarin** is a Spirit: a supernatural and conscious (although may not be necessarily sentient) being that in its normal state is incorporeal, invisible, and immaterial. Many spirits are able to materialize either by shifting into a more solid form or by taking a vessel to give them physical shape, which can be done either by possessing an already existing form (either a living being or an object) or by animating and wrapping part of the environment "around" them. As a spirit, **Ritarin** has the abilities of spirits.
		- **Empathy**: **Ritarin** can fully interpret the emotions, moods, and temperaments of others without reading apparent symptoms, allowing them to understand introverts or discover one emotion is actually hiding another. They can attack someone in a personal and emotional way since they know exactly what emotion is flowing through them and can use this knowledge to play against them.
		- **Inaudibility**: **Ritarin** has the ability to become inaudible by anybody or anything at will.
		- **Inodorosity**: **Ritarin's** body possesses no discernable scent.
		- **Intangibility**: **Ritarin** has the ability to phase through physical matter at will (similar to a Spectre).
		- **Invisibility**: **Ritarin** has the ability to render himself unable to be seen.
		- **Possession**: **Ritarin** possesses the power to inhabit the bodies of other beings/entities.
		- **Redundant Physiology**: Because of his physiology, **Ritarin** lacks any physical weaknesses.
			* **Contaminant Immunity**: Because of his physiology, **Ritarin** is immune to poisons, bacteria, and diseases.
				+ **Disease Immunity**: Because of his physiology, **Ritarin** is immune to all diseases.
			* **Digestive Expulsion Negation**: Because of his physiology, **Ritarin** lacks the need for defecation or urination.
			* **Energy Independence**: Because of his physiology, **Ritarin** has independence from energy, having no need to eat, drink, sleep, ATP, or Mitochondrion (and by extension the lack of need for calories or other units of energy). **Ritarin** does not fatigue or get tired. **Metatron** can use his powers continuously/repeatedly without a need to recharge or refill their energy.
			* **Injury Immunity**: Because of his physiology, **Ritarin** has the ability to not be affected by harm.
				+ **Discomfort Immunity**: Because of his physiology, **Ritarin** lacks any uncomfortable sensations in his body.
				+ **Organ Independence**: Because of his physiology, **Ritarin** has the power to lack or live without any internal organs given that his being is energy-based and for the most part not organic in nature.
				+ **Oxygen Independence**: Because of his physiology, **Ritarin** has the power to survive without access to oxygen.
				+ **Pain Suppression**: Because of his physiology, **Ritarin** has the power to neutralize his sensitivity to physical pain.
				+ **Pressure Resistance**: Because of his physiology, **Ritarin** has the power to be resistant to high amounts of pressure and gravity.
				+ **Protected Senses**: Because of his physiology, **Ritarin** is immune to or can nullify any effect that damages or influences the senses, they are unaffected by blinding lights, deafening explosions, and extreme flavors/smells.
				+ **Temperature Immunity**: Because of his physiology, **Ritarin** has the power to be completely unharmed by any/all temperatures.
		- **Shapeshifting**: **Ritarin** possesses the power to alter his form and appearance.
		- **Telekinesis**: **Ritarin** possesses the power to move, manipulate or otherwise interact with objects/matter without using physical means.

### Personal Powers

* **Justice Deity**: As a deity of law or justice, **Ritarin** possesses the powers of one.
	+ **Law Mastery**: **Ritarin** innately is a Master of Legal Systems and how laws work. He can intuitively understand the mechanics behind any law, legal systems and legal doctrine, and understand how to manipulate it.  Using this ability, **Ritarin** can easily perform feats such as always making the right choice when it comes to making the law work in his favor, creating laws, making correct judgment, advancing his legal objectives, and potentially making himself legally untouchable, etc.
	+ **Lie Detection**: **Ritarin** can sense when he is lied to by various means. Unlike regular humans who can also discern when they are lied to with limited accuracy and consistency, **Ritarin** can detect any and all lies being told at any moment, even if the one spewing lies is doing so through supernatural or abnormal means.
* **Order Deity**: As a deity of order, **Ritarin** possesses the powers of one.
	+ **Subordinate Empowerment**:
		- **Paladin Power Bestowal**: As the God of Law and Order, **Ritarin** was also the Patron God of the Paladin Orders being the source of their divine powers, through the swearing of his oath.
			* **Power Bestowal**: **Ritatrin** as the patron god of the Paladins has the ability to bestow the powers of a Paladin upon other beings.
				+ **Divine Power Bestowal**: **Ritarin** as the patron god of the Paladins has the power to grant divine powers on other beings without turning them into deities.
	+ **Worship Empowerment**: **Ritarin** has the power to be empowered by being worshipped by other beings, specifically his paladins who he lends his powers to in return for their service.
		- **Prayer Empowerment**: **Ritarin** has the ability to be empowered by the prayers of others, specifically his paladins who he lends his powers to in return for their service.

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## Gallery

One of Ritarin's humanoid formsOne of Ritarin's Primal forms
## Notes

* **Ritarin** is a pure fanon creation as such there is no official proof of his existence in the Witcher works outside the fanon community.