Mortals
Mortals are creatures cursed with lifespans—doomed to an expiration date they can only ever hope to delay. Yet, in return for this curse, they were gifted the promise of life after death. This bargain gives mortals a unique boldness; a drive to explore, create, and defy limits. For though their time is finite, they live with the quiet certainty that their story does not truly end.
Immortals
Immortals are beings gifted with eternal life. They do not age, and in many cases, only grow stronger over time. Moreover, they cannot truly die outside their home plane—if slain beyond it, they will simply reappear within it. Yet for all their ageless power, death holds a true finality for them. There is no afterlife waiting, no second chapter beyond the veil. Strangely, though their lives stretch on endlessly compared to mortals, it is the certainty of an absolute end that makes many Immortals callous, calculating, and fiercely cautious.
Gods
Gods are the highest of beings who feed solely on the worship of Mortals, ever growing stronger because of it. The highest among them carry themselves with a confidence born only from the knowledge that, aside from their own kind, there are none that pose them true danger.
Material Gods
The lowest of the Gods, with only a handful of worshipers, Material Gods are often found as protectors of small villages or on the higher end as the patron symbols of towns or cities. Though they stand far above the average Mortal or Immortal, they would stand little chance against the strongest members of either group.
Conceptual Gods
Having reached the level typically associated with godhood, Conceptual Gods are interplanar beings who travel between planes to aid and protect their many followers. They are often fiercely protective, as each follower represents a cherished fragment of their divine essence.
Higher Gods
The difference between Higher Gods and Conceptual Gods is akin to the difference between Mortals and Immortals. Due to this power, Higher Gods are bound by the restrictive rules of the Divine Parley, enforced by the strongest Gods. Coupled with the vast number of followers and churches under their domain, this often means they can only afford to directly care for their most important devotees.
Titled Gods
The highest of Gods, Titled Gods are distinguished by their possession of a Title—which binds the worship of a concept to them. They are venerated not only by their own followers but often, to some degree, by the followers of other deities as well. As a result, their reach is vast, and they possess such an overwhelming number of worshippers that they rarely have the capacity to tend to any one individual above the rest.
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