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The Pantheon of First Age
Deities play a crucial role in the life and activities of the mortals. Should you be so fortunate to have a deity in your presence, you may find yourself wondering whether they have ulterior motives and a not so favourable agenda. What makes the pantheon of First Age unique is that Olympus is comprised of conflicting, contradictory and sometimes explosive deities, each an embodiment, in some way or another, of their realm. Be warned: crossing the path of a deity is not always a good omen.
| Genesis, the god of time |
He is the oldest of deities and the Creator of Avalon. Genesis, holding the land in his palm, frequently assumes an aloof, impartial view of his creation. He judges fairly, though not always in a fashion which is expected.
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| Solontus, god of the stars |
One of the original Omnipotent divinities, Solontus is the only remaining of his breed who graces mortalkind with his constant presence. No action of his can mortalkind predict; he lives for his own purposes. He enchants the realm of men with his eloquence and rattles it with his spontaneous, extreme actions. He is without doubt the most contested of the pantheon, either followed or hated. Where he walks, the world shakes.
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| Orthwein, the god of fate |
One of the original Omnipotent divinities, Orthwein has evaded the attention of most mortals, careful to lurk just beyond the rim of noticability. Implacably he controls the fate of men, toying with their lives and desires as though puppet-master of their hearts.
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| Osiris, the god of death |
One of the original Omnipotent divinities, the god of death is an intractable, mysterious figure of the past and present, only revealing himself intermittently. When he does appear to mortalkind, a tidal wave of fears breaks against the land and in the distance, the hounds of the Underworld can be heard in the air.
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| Lycoris, the god of light |
Appointed on the 8th of Skylong, 843 years after the Divine War. Lycoris from the very beginning has been a stalwart defender of the morality and faith of the forces of light, encouraging their perpetual evolution. Reasonable and strong-willed, he is a deity the darkness must always reckon with.
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| Diomedes, the god of war |
Appointed on the 20th of Ilmarael, 894 years after the Divine War. Something is rotten in the state of Avalon. The embodiment of steel and pitch is a deity of fiery personality, without preconception or bias. Fairness is not an issue in battle, since the blade is a just leveller of every opinion.
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| Thanatos, the god of darkness |
Appointed on the 1st of Midwinter, 896 years after the Divine War. From the depths of the Underworld came he, holding as though on leash the greater demons for pets. Yet from the darkness, there is also the always-burning majesty of excellence. He prowls in search of the flame in men and quenches his thirst on the blood of light-worshippers.
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| Brahadair, god of the sea |
Appointed on the 23rd of Cloudburst, 897 years after the Divine War. Peaceful and munificent, Brahadair is wonderment divine. The heart-strings of Avalon pull in his presence as he brings the majesty of the rolling waves to his heel. Judgment and inspiration are his virtues.
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| Karasi, the goddess of life |
Appointed on the 13th of Paglost, 898 years after the Divine War. The woodlands, creatures and inhabitants of Avalon enjoy the bright warmth which Karasi exudes in the land. She offers the hands of aid to any who need it, unbegrudging and sympathetic.
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| Circe, the goddess of chaos |
Appointed on the 7th of Midsummer, 899 years after the Divine War. She has been an unpredictable element in the land from her inception, lately making unexpected appearances, perhaps just to startle all of mortalkind or to fulfill some reasoning all her own.
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| Archimedes, the god of wisdom |
Ordained on the 15th of Springflower, 907 years after the Divine War, he is the first (and, at present, the only) ordained deity in Avalon. Archimedes was born of the mortal Rumas, who divested himself of mortality by winning the Divine Amethyst. Ever-watchful, he makes his wisdom known to those studious enough to receive it. |
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