Gods

**Gods** are a race of humanoids that reside in Heaven. Gods highly value rationality and efficiency, and discourage actions and behavior based on emotions. These values have allowed them to develop a utopian society that unifies individual knowledge, abilities and responsibilities.

## Appearance

Gods are average-sized humanoids with a wide range of hair color. They are considered incredibly beautiful by Earthlings. However, gods are in fact sexless and have indeterminate appearances when born. Only when arriving on Earth will a god permanently acquire a biological sex and fixed appearance, with gods receiving the male sex when arriving during the day and the female sex at night.

## Overview

Gods are collectively ruled by the primordial god Yuan. They are further divided into five systems, each system specializing in a certain field of scientific study and directed by a prime god (主神, *Zhǔ Shén*). Each system is named after the first prime god that oversaw it. Within each system, gods are further divided into the **Sun** (日 *Rì*), **Moon** (月 *Yuè*) and **Star** (星 *Xīng*) ranks depending on their prowess within their field of study, with Sun-ranked gods being the most proficient and Star-ranked gods being the least. For example, the current prime god of the Flame System Yan Shuo is a Sun-ranked war god, while the rank of his deputy war god is Moon.

When referred to individually, sexless or male gods are referred to as "gods" (天神 *Tiān Shén*), while female gods can be referred as "gods" (天神 *Tiān Shén*) or "goddesses" (女神 *Nǚ Shén*).

### Mirror System

The **Mirror System** (镜系, *Jìng Xì*), also known as the Metal System (金系, *Jīn Xì*) is one of the five systems. Gods of the Mirror System specialize in Kuiba-related studies and scientific invention.

* Jing
* Jing Xin
* Zhe Yi

### Bark System

The **Bark System** (朴系, *Pǔ Xì*), also known as the Wood System (木系, *Mù Xì*) is one of the five systems.

* Pu
* Pu Xin
* Pu Ye

### Vast System

The **Vast System** (泱系, *Yāng Xì*), also known as the Water System (水系, *Shuǐ Xì*) is one of the five systems.

* Yang
* Yang Zhi
* Yang Qin
* Yang Che

### Flame System

The **Flame System** (焰系, *Yàn Xì*), also known as the Fire System (火系, *Huǒ Xì*) is one of the five systems. Gods of the Flame System specialize in Pulsecraft, battle-related studies and weapon invention.

* Yan
* Yan Shu
* Yan Shuo
* Yan Qing
* Yan Chi

### Dust System

The **Dust System** (尘系, *Chén Xì*), also known as the Earth System (土系, *Tǔ Xì*) is one of the five systems.

* Chen
* Luo Chen

## Biology

Gods are born from the Radix Point in Heaven, specifically from the Gate of Maternity (牝母之门 *Pìn Mǔ Zhī Mén*). Upon being shined on by the light in Heaven, the newborn god has their ability to move and think activated.

Gods born from the Radix Point are genderless, have no fixed appearance, and do not require the ingestion of food to survive. In fact, gods receive their energy from the light of the Radix Point.

However, once a god arrives on Earth, their biology is irreversibly changed. Gods who arrive on Earth in the day become male, while gods that visit Earth at night become female. In addition to their sex, a god also gains an appearance that will change depending on their age, similar to Earthlings. Gods that acquire sexes can then procreate with other gods and even Earthlings of the opposite sex.

Due to the difference in pulse frequency of matter between Heaven and Earth, gods age slower than creatures on Earth while residing in Heaven. A one-year old god is approximately 100 years old. However, gods that travel to Earth and reside there will age at a similar rate to Earthlings, allowing them to rapidly age into a youthful or adult appearance. Despite their longevity, gods can still die of old age as shown with the passing of Yang, a god who frequently visited Earth.

## References

1. ↑ Book of Kuiba Volume 1, 爪云
2. ↑ Book of Kuiba Volume 2, 天神朴烨
3. ↑ Book of Kuiba Volume 1, 爪云