Gods (Beachblush Setting)

The Pantheon

Universe Lore and History

In the beginning, there were two beings of equal strength. They were known as Sanity and Madness. The two spirits despised each other, and wanted nothing more than to be rid of each other’s company. The spirits decided to create other lifeforms to live among so that they could have company other than each other. Before they could do that,however, they needed a place to live. They wanted to create a planet to live on, but they needed somewhere to put the planet, so they made Space, and made the God of the Void to watch over it, along with the planet, which they later named Uplar. Once the planet was finished, they needed guardians to watch over the forces of said planet, so they made 4 individuals spirits. They became the gods of Fire, Water, Air, and Earth. Now that the 7 spirits were done with their masterpiece, Sanity and Madness started working on the people of their new planet. Some were simple and straightforward, while others were creative and passionate. Their final act was to forge their bodies and possess them so they could live in their paradise. The 7 spirits picked their bodies to resemble some of the races they were fond of. Now that they settled down and began their new lives, the 4 gods of the planet wanted to experience emotions like the mortals did, so they took the time to wonder Uplar and fall in love. The God of Air found love with a mortal, and gave birth to a new god, known as the God of Lightning. The Goddess of Water did likewise, and birthed the God of Ice. The Goddess of Fire and The God of Earth found love in each other, and gave birth to the God of Magma. When the 4 elemental gods experienced love, The Goddess of Nature was created independently from the overwhelming emotions from the deities.

About The Gods

The new planet thrived for many years. Sanity and Madness were finally happy, as they lived on opposite ends of Illromov and knew they never had to see each other again. Because Sanity was no longer around to keep Madness in line, Madness had began to cause violence and chaos, and seduced the people of his land to war. He started to rally some of the weaker minded races together and started attacking cities and communities just for the fun of it. Sanity gathered her loyal followers and waged a war against Madness. The war lasted for many years, and got to the point where the other gods had to intervene. After many painful years of conflict, The God of the Void got bored of watching the same war, and desired something new. Knowing quite well that the war was Madness’s fault, He ripped Madness from the planet and sealed him in the Void for as long as he continues to exist. The War of Madness had ended, and the world started to rebuild itself. The races that sided with Madness were outcasted and shamed for their actions, while Sanity’s followers were granted large new kingdoms in their honour. The planet was reborn, the people rejoiced, and Sanity hadn’t laid her eyes on Madness ever since that day. Cult followers of Madness say that before he was sealed, he predicted his downfall, and made a device to help free him from the Void and return his power. These people have never been able to explain how, and it has never been proven by a reliable source.

All of the gods live on Uplar, with the exception of the Void. Sanity is nomadic, as she must keep people in line, so she doesn’t have a house or place of her own. The Void lives in a private chamber that floats above the ozone layer, and Madness is sealed away in the far depths of the void. The 8 elemental gods live in hidden sanctuaries spread throughout the continent. The elemental sanctuaries are protected by their loyal followers, which usually consist of a particular race that have strong similarities to the god’s virtues, alongside the specific type of Genasi (if applicable) that align with the god. While it's definitely not unheard of to see other races living in these sanctuaries, there is always one dominant race living among the gods. All of the Gods have a signature color and beast. They can each transform into their beast at will to give them specific abilities and powers, their beast is mono-toned to match the god’s signature color. The Void has no signature color, so his beast, the beholder, is a different colour depending on who views it. Everyone sees a different color, with it usually having to do with that person’s morals or personality.

There are 4 Ranks of gods. High Rank are for the original 2, Sanity and Madness, along with the Void. These 3 have the most power, influence, and responsibility over the planet, and act accordingly. Their beasts range from feared monsters to harmless flocks. Mid rank gods are the 4 original elemental gods, Fire, Water, Air, and Earth. They watch over the forces of the planet, and split their responsibilities among them. Their beasts are mythical creatures. Low Rank gods are the gods that have been made solely from the need for gods to have mortal feelings, those being Lightning, Ice, Magma, and Nature. Lightning and Ice are both half mortal, and represent exaggerations of their god parent’s morals. Magma is an insecure warlord hybrid of fire and earth, and Nature represent the beauty of the planet, so neither of these two have any big responsibilities. All 4 of these Low gods were born in a time after all the responsibility and influence were divided up, so their power is significantly weaker than their higher ups. Their beasts are symbolic animals. Finally, there are the Renegade Gods. In the height of the War, when the people of the planet were more stressed than ever, more hesitant to follow the wills of the gods knowing that they may be throwing their lives away, their fractured emotions gave birth to a new class of God. These new gods had no ties to any of the others, and were representative of the emotional spectrum of the mind, they were (as far as the records can find) Sleep, Joy, Gluttony, Anger, Sadness, and Disgust. The new gods tried to stop the war, they sided with the people, and valued life above all else, but when their efforts proved to be in vain, they left Illromov, the country of endless battle, and raised a new continent, Y'alathar, or as it would eventually come to be known, Beachblush. The once optimistic Renegade Gods had lost a huge deal of faith in humanity when they were unable to cease the fighting between the races of the world, and when Lucio the Tyrant took over their country, any faith that was left was shattered, and the alliance between the Renegade Gods was broken, as some of them continued trying to help people, some turned to their destruction, and others simply wished to be left alone, there are even theories that some became so far removed from people that there are no surviving records about them at all.

Gods and Deities

Most of the gods worshiped in Beachblush are those recognized in Greater Illromov, a few however, are recognized more exclusively in Beachblush.

Illromovan Gods

Title	Color	Virtues	Beast Form	Rank	Alignment
Sanity	White	Mercy, Guidance	White Dove	High	L/G
Madness	Black	Destruction, Pain	Dire Wolf	High	C/E
Void	Null	Emptiness, Despair, Stagnation	Beholder	High	Unaligned
Fire	Orange	Knowledge, Strategy	Dragon	Mid	C/N
Water	Blue	Wisdom, Peace	Kraken	Mid	L/N
Air	Purple	Action, Courage	Griffon	Mid	N/G
Earth	Brown	Strength, Willpower	Minotaur	Mid	N/N
Lightning	Yellow	Chaos, Freedom	Horse/Centaur	Low	C/G
Ice	Turquoise	Order, Loyalty	Owl	Low	L/E
Nature	Green	Beauty, Life	Anaconda	Low	N/G
Magma	Red	War, Force	Lion	Low	N/E

Renegade Gods

Title	Color	Virtues	Beast Form	Rank	Alignment
Sleep	Pink	Dreams, Vulnerability	Bat-Eared Fox	Deserter	Unaligned
Joy	Black	Destruction, Pain	Dire Wolf	High	Unaligned
Gluttony	Null	Emptiness, Despair, Stagnation	Beholder	High	Unaligned
Anger	Orange	Knowledge, Strategy	Dragon	Mid	Unaligned
Sadness	Blue	Wisdom, Peace	Kraken	Mid	Unaligned
Disgust	Orange	Knowledge, Strategy	Dragon	Mid	Unaligned

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