World of Vala Divinity
Religion is an essential aspect within the World of Vala. In a world where Gods and other divinities freely interact with the mortal realm, it becomes difficult to be ambivalent about the deities and ignore their existence. Gods are broken into both a Divine Rank and a Divine Status.
Gods & Pantheons
Gods that are unaffiliated are often too powerful to be restricted to any single pantheon. Deities are individually broken into 4 different tiers.
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Beings who are not deities yet have a divine spark, you must be born a Godseed.
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Deities that were generally servants of stronger deities. Independent ones were generally outcasts. They were the object of worship of oppressed social groups or niche groups.
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Deities who have a physical form located on some plane can be slain. These deities are often worshipped by the general population and are respected by the other divines.
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Beings beyond mortal understanding. They may manifest an avatar, but destroying it does not harm the deity.
Divine Status
Divinity in the World of Vala is often separated into two types of statuses: Old Gods and New Gods.
Old Gods: Old Gods have been in existence since Year 0. These Gods have made unchangeable marks within history, and their influence and actions continue to reverberate to this day. They are often characterized by an inability to change their nature.
New Gods: New Gods are gods that have been operating for the past 100 years. These Gods signified the rise of divine involvement within the mortal realm. They are often characterized by their recklessness and their need to mold the world in their image. They are often looked at with disdain by the Old Gods and seen as destructive upstarts by their elders.
Unaffiliated Gods
Gods that are unaffiliated are often too powerful to be restricted to any single pantheon.
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Originally the God of Trickery, Angelo Barberi has ascended to God-King of the World of Vala as he lays down divine law on the other divines of the World of Vala. He believes that chaos is the only true constant in the world and it is the jobs of the divine to keep mortals safe as they go through the tides of chaos.
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Originally born of the union between a divine and a mortal. Ivan stumbled into becoming the Vaconic God of Change. A well-meaning divine, but due to his carelessness with his power, he has endangered the balance of the world more than once and has even led the world into a new Wrath Epoch. His power is seemingly uncontrollable due to his innate vaconic nature. He makes a valiant effort to overcome his shotages through change yet often makes the situation worse. He continues to try to do good despite all of that. Only Vaconics may follow the Vaconic God of Change.
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Seneca the Elder is the God of Rhetoric. A being in a constant state of questioning the world around him. The followers of Seneca generally become traveling hermits searching for ancient wisdom to help guide the future. Her teachings say that one cannot move forward without looking back. These hermits do not.
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The original Vala was created as the cosmic antithesis to Vala. This Neo-Vala attempts to fulfill that cosmic promise but with less power. Neo-Vala is characterized by its soft curiosity about Mortals and often spends its time ensuring mortals are safe.
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Created as the cosmic antithesis to Vala. Vano has an insatiable appetite for destruction, and its magic itself attempts to consume all in front of it. Constantly scheming to enter the mortal world, Vano remains a continued threat.
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A magical homuncli of a number of diffrent entties Vanya’s journey into the God of Temperance was wrought with challenge and angst. Yet, they rose above it and became a popular new god of temperance and self restraint.
Astral Gods
The Astral Gods are a group of gods from another realm of existence, where they ruled with an iron fist. Within the World of Vala, they masqueraded as the sole creators of the world. Once the secret was out, they lived in a state of distrust among many of the mortals of the World of Vala. Despite that, old habits die hard, and many of the races of the World of Vala worship the God that created them.
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Adex is a judgmental God that has taken a vested interest in mortals and their function. They are the only ones of the Astral Gods that made their race with a spark of divinity.
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Azel is a cruel god who is known to experiment on mortals harshly. They are invested in discovering how mortality functions and aim to find out by any means necessary.
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Melissa Barberi only became a God due to the plan set forth by her husband, Angelo Barberi. Melissa often struggles with imposter syndrome because she has trouble rectifying the terrible things she has done in her mortal life. She often overextends as a God to ensure that everyone that follows her is taken care of and to make up for her evil deeds.
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Mira is a pretentious God that sees themselves above all others. Quick to anger tries her best to keep her calm, but her rage is legendary when angry. When angered, she will send severe thunderstorms and hurricanes to earth.
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Vepar is the god of water, first and foremost. However, more than just that, they are also the God of Sirens. They represent change, but more than that, they are fickle and changeable. People only know for sure that Vepar strives to be with Zebar as much as possible.
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The angry Zebar rules with an iron fist, seemingly raging against everything other than the Moggie Race (the race they created) and Vepar (Zebar’s Lover).
The Monolith’s of the Void
A pantheon that follows the God of Death, Rokander. Most of these Gods were brought back to life by Rokander himself and served him as his generals. Rokander’s pantheon is unable to act directly against him due to many of them being undead thralls to Rokander.
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Ace Wynne, a new god, built a rather strong following in the Land of Rokander. The core belief is that all things should have boundaries and borders. The passing between these borders represents a drastic and divine shift in self. One can cross a border but must obey different rules on the other side. This is a god that can be worshiped by both good and evil alike, sometimes as reflections of the same person. Ace prefers everything to have order and will send paladins to chaotic or unmapped places to create and enforce new borders. They are married to Genevieve, the God of War.
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Baldur’s main goal is to reunite and safeguard Soul, his original charge centuries ago. Baldur shows little emotion or personality. He is consumed by his duties and functions as the main bodyguard to Rokander.
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Genevieve gradually rose in power as a force of good within the Land of Rokander, despite her, at times, chaotic nature. This chaotic nature is due to being an undead servant of The God of Death. The God of Death forces Genevieve deliberate on his own brand of justice rather than the righteous one she held as a mortal. Despite their intentions to do good, she can be rather spiteful and unyielding at times. However, this beast king is not all noble intentions and goodwill to all. Genevieve does not seek the most pious or most virtuous for her followers but will gladly accept those who are. She seeks a heart that knows right from wrong and, although flawed, is striving to do better, to become better.
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The oldest son of Rokander. Raised for battle and lusts for the ultimate battle that would claim his life. He personally trains his angels to ensure they are ready to eventually face him.
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The third child of Rokander. Indigo travels between all levels of darkness within the World of Vala. Constantly watching. Constantly judging. Ensuring the domain of darkness for all of its denizens.
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The second child of Rokander. Malachi considers themselves an observer for the history of the World of Vala. But focuses on being a wealth of knowledge for the history of the World of Vala.
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The God of Death of the World of Vala. Due to his power, he is perhaps one of the single strongest beings within the World of Vala. Rokander is Near-Omnipresent, yet usually not in physical form. Thanks to the Void, they can theoretically go anywhere and is present at the end and beginnings of all beings, barring those claimed by another god.
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A living representation of dreams. Xavier Rodrigo has jumped fully into their divine duties. As the God of Dreams, Xavier uses this knowledge to appear in the dreams of mortals to guide them. Xavier carries a tome of knowledge that is the entirety of mortal dreams recorded in it. She can often be insensitive and self-obsessed, which may explain why she has often had many failed romantic ventures. The only person that Xavier has been able to focus on is her son Orion. In recent times she has given up her physical form to power both MagiTech and the fruit of the gods known as, Ambrosia.
Ezra and the Boyz
More so a collection of drinking buddies than a structured collection of Gods. Ezra and the Boyz are led by their enigmatic, battle-crazed leader, Ezra Calligo. This pantheon meets to party and take part in acts of debauchery.
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Drakon Samoon-Atlas, once a great king of a powerful nation, now sits as the only God of Love. Together with their true love, Drakon carries messages of love on the winds to their intended receiver no matter where they are in the world.
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Ezra was an assassin in their mortal life, a conniving God who ensures their own dreams are brought to life. Playing the part of a brainless fighter, Ezra does an excellent job hiding their cunning. They have produced many powerful fighters, all following the example of the God of Oaths.
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A God of Memory that is cursed with the knowledge that they may never be able to remember their own history. Ignis is a melancholic God that has spent their long mortal life under the rule of another and now spends his eternity weighed down by the countless memories of the world.
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A mortal hero and formal vessel and muse of Adex the God of Wind, Kaz Amory was one of the pillars of humanity. As a God, Kaz traveled the land to blaze the path for heroes: those who stand up against injustices. But, due to his selfishness during the Day of WRath he has embraced his role as a Villain putting his family above anyone else. His angels becoming sidekicks for Villains.
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Lance is a New God that has built its name on debauchery and having a good time. Whenever a party is out of booze or has slowed down, Lance often shows up to lighten it up as a party master.
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Meldor is the god of the forge. He is often involved in sending inspiration to deserving mortals. Meldor also acts as the smith for many of the gods. Meldor takes after his mother, a now-dead Old God, and is fairly reclusive. Still, he is known for rewarding ingenuity in mortals often. Whenever a mortal has a good idea or contests an outdated method, Meldor is known to strike them with inspiration and help guide them on their way. He often takes the form of a giant war hammer that is wielded by Ezra, the God of Oaths.
Lords of Corruption
The Gods of Corruption is a pantheon created by Soul Samoon-Atlas. The goal of this pantheon is cloaked in shadows as the members have all disappeared.
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Alvar is a God of Fear that serves Soul, the God of Cruelty. Infamous for its ability to rob human beings of their identity and using their soulless bodies as a puppet to spread its vile gospel, Alvar manifestation in this world resembles countless long tendrils interwoven into a colossal and profane monstrosity. Each tendril has a single long row of smaller retractable tendrils running along its underside.
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Raised by Santana Samoon-Atlas as a princess, Soul lived in complete luxury. Very little information is known about this god’s history. Soul is often portrayed as a harbinger of destruction but, in actuality, dispises all things evil yet cannot escape her nature.
Celestial’s Grove
The newest divine pantheon was started by the God of Heroes, Sethara Barberi. Wanting to create a pantheon that protected mortals from the machinations of other Divines, he works alongside his protege Eve Heart, the God of Rage, to build a better future for the world.
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The black sheep of the Heart family. Eve wasn’t expected to be successful in life. Because of growing up in such a hostile environment, she bottled up her rage and tried to live a peaceful life. It wasn’t until Sethara Barberi gave her the opportunity to give in to her rage in a constructive way that she had a future for herself. Now, as the God of Rage, she only aims that rage at those who deserve it.
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The scion of two divines, Angelo Barberi and Melissa Barberi, Sethara was destined for divine greatness. Yet, he was raised with the morals of his mother, as well as the heroes that created the Arcanum. Sethara is a divine whose belief is that every God must use their power to safeguard mortals. To do this, he fights against the influence that other divines would have on mortals, using both his heroes and his angels to help serve them.
