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|A violent [[warrior]] who striver for righteousness but will often strike first when he feels that proactive justice can prevent greater loss. | |A violent [[warrior]] who striver for righteousness but will often strike first when he feels that proactive justice can prevent greater loss. | ||
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== Avatar Deities == | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
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!Deity | |||
!Icons | |||
!Symbolism | |||
!Personality, Beliefs, and Tenets | |||
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|'''Door''' | |||
|''Fate, Freedom, Knowledge'' | |||
|Door | |||
|An impersonal, single center point that connects all worlds. Represents all beginnings and endings. | |||
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|'''Dream''' | |||
|''Austerity, Darkness, Serenity'' | |||
|Sleeping face | |||
|A consciousness of what might lie beyond reality, what may or may not come to pass, and endless possibilities. The Dream is the bridge between the physical and spiritual. | |||
|- | |||
|'''Guide''' | |||
|''Cultivation, Knowledge, Redemption'' | |||
|Lighthouse | |||
|Taking many forms, a Guide is born when the cycle stalls and their only drive is to put the cycle back into motion. | |||
|- | |||
|'''Interloper''' | |||
|''Ambition, Hedonsim, Revenge'' | |||
|Smirking face | |||
|The interloper exists as a necessary antagonist and contingency to the cycle. Their goal is to break the wheel and end the cycle. The interloper constantly sturdies the wheel by attacking it. | |||
|- | |||
|'''Messenger''' | |||
|''Knowledge, Light, Wisdom'' | |||
|Folded letter | |||
|Connects worlds and realities. Roams the dream and seeks truth. Brings sacred knowledge, invention, and enlightenment to mortal life across the universe. | |||
|- | |||
|'''Mother''' | |||
|''Cultivation, Love, Wisdom'' | |||
|Face with a head scarf | |||
|The first avatar. The Mother begins a cycle. Cultivates life and love. | |||
|- | |||
|'''Orphan''' | |||
|''Ambition, Austerity, Fate'' | |||
|Cradle | |||
|One who embodies trial, hardship, endurance, and survival. The orphan heralds the end of the cycle. | |||
|- | |||
|'''Prophets''' | |||
|''Bravery, Honor, Redemption'' | |||
|Face looking upward | |||
|The brothers are the antithesis of Mother's children. They contend with each other to sway The Orphan, one to destruction and one to enlightenment. | |||
|- | |||
|'''Superstar''' | |||
|''Ambition, Fate, Hedonism'' | |||
|Star | |||
|The moral uniter, the speaker of a collective dream, representing fame, riches, glory, and unity. | |||
|- | |||
|'''Surrender''' | |||
|''Death, Decay, Entropy'' | |||
|Downcast face | |||
|A dark force that can break most, but pushes heroes to action. Surrender is sometimes aware of its existence as a necessary evil and will martyr itself as a culling force. | |||
|- | |||
|'''Veil''' | |||
|''Fate, Darkness, Serenity'' | |||
|Curtain | |||
|The obscuring force that preserves the mystery of the future. An enigmatic agent of chaos. Everything undiscovered and uncreated. | |||
|- | |||
|'''Violence''' | |||
|''Death, Revenge, Wrath'' | |||
|Yelling face | |||
|The second avatar. An eventuality that cannot be avoided, brother against brother. Those seeking the Orphan must find the Mother and Violence to start their path. | |||
|} | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|+The Six Creators | |||
!Deity | |||
!Icons | |||
!Symbolism | |||
!Personality, Beliefs, and Tenets | |||
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|'''Change''' | |||
|''Ambition, Freedom, Nature'' | |||
|Butterfly | |||
|The incarnation of change. One small action can have endlessly cascading ripples. The chaos comes all beauty. | |||
|- | |||
|'''Time''' | |||
|''Decay, Cultivation, Fate'' | |||
|Cat | |||
|The incarnation of time. Controls the rate and flow of the multiverse's forward progression. Protects the cycle. | |||
|- | |||
|'''Death''' | |||
|''Decay, Death, Nature'' | |||
|Crow | |||
|The incarnation of death. Determines how the afterlife works and controls what happens to Essence after its [[vessel]] is gone. | |||
|- | |||
|'''Life''' | |||
|''Ambition, Hedonism, Salvation'' | |||
|Fish | |||
|The incarnation of life. Capable of creating mythic artifacts, living worlds, and other deities. | |||
|- | |||
|'''Destruction''' | |||
|''Decay, Order, wrath'' | |||
|Serpent | |||
|The incarnation of destruction. Breaks down vessels, nations, plants, and realities so that new ones might be created. | |||
|- | |||
|'''Creation''' | |||
|''Cultivation, Order, Wisdom'' | |||
|Turtle | |||
|The incarnation of creation. Gives form to previously formless matter and energy, creating galaxies and realities. | |||
|} | |||
== Celestial Deities == | |||