The One Eyed Prophet

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"Allowing the world to be consumed by chaos as we sit idly by will lead to its demise. Break the rules, save these mortals, I will not allow their fates to be cut so short."

— The One Eyed Prophet, First Meeting of the Mortal Gods

 

Preamble

The One Eyed Prophet is the deity seeing over the dominions of Wisdom, Fate, Oceans and the Unknown, who focuses on the secrets of the world and sees it as her duty to guide The Prime Materia on the more favourable future she sees. Long ago she traded one of her eyes to Dirgodog in exchange for Fate-related powers. The One Eyed Prophet rarely gets involved in the affairs of mortals, instead of acting through certain followers who have proven their devotion to the deity known as Seers. Seeing over the sphere of Unknown the One Eyed Prophet favors Truth Seekers, scribes or sailors. She is a pacifist until given a reason to act, willing to harm or kill if needed. She sees the ability to choose the greater path as a true test of character. Knowing this it is no surprise that her followers are often called on unsure times to try and see what the future may hold. She has a strong distaste for the foolish and short-tempered. She dislikes The Dark One and The Tyrant. She finds The Allfather and The Muse annoying as both are unpredictable at times. She usually finds herself aligned with The Pure Soul and The Divine Son.

Sphere Of Influence

Influence

Those who are favored by the One Eyed Prophet are those who are knowledgeable, Truth Seekers, and sailors. She cherishes secrets and Truths and those who strive to uncover both will always catch her attention. She commands her followers to prize knowledge above all else and to uncover secrets. In times of war, they are usually off the battlefield or acting as advisors. Yet, her followers can be found in combat as harming or killing another person may sometimes be required. Many of her followers swear to find and present her with secrets and heed visions she may grant them. In times of peace, they can often be found doing the same or spending time in libraries.

Dominion

The One Eyed Prophet is not opposed to lending a hand to those who seek to serve her, preferring to instead act through those she has gifted instead of interfering in the matters directly. While she does want her followers to make their own way and not rely on her, the end goal will always be the acquisition of information and so she graciously lends a helping hand when it is needed. Failure is not usually met with punishment or rage and she rewards those who succeed in trials she sets. Those who show particular devotion are bestowed with the above mentioned gifts, using them to aid them in their search of knowledge or Truths.

Artifacts

Few artifacts of Ciallmhar exist on Gaia, though legends tell of lost tomes of immense power, and mirrors or spy glasses which act as windows into the past and future.   Vykovat's artifacts are always curious objects, extremely specific sorts of things to solve a specific problem, and usually not in the way that the person receiving it would expect. Sometimes, it is an item which appears completely useless until the exact situation arises in which it is a perfectly suited magical implement. He usually collects these items after they've been used, and after someone has learned a valuable lesson.

Mortal Facets

Ciallmhar

Ciallmhar is a powerful keeper of knowledge, worshiped by those who seek untold truths and mysterious forces. Ciallmhar's mind and library contain an incredibly vast wealth of secrets, and her favor is envied by many. Ciallmhar is often depicted as a slim woman with corvine hair, with moonlight always shining upon her. She is often accompanied by a sense of coldness.
Artwork by Irenhorror
Domain(s): Wisdom / Decay / Illusions
Symbols: Moon / Tomes / Three Dots symbol
Followers: Scribes / Sages / Truth Seekers
Other Names: The Moon Mother / The Mighty Seer

Influence

Ciallmhar influences the flow of information in the world, pulling the strings behind what is remembered and what is forgotten. Her underlings sneak to and fro across the material plane, stealing new tomes and secrets for their master's library.

Powers

Ciallmhar pushes the use of the Truths of magic to their limit. She knows tricks and wisdom beyond that of other deities, and can place and pluck thoughts directly from the minds of mortals if her attention can be turned from divining long enough to do so.

Vykovat

Vykovat is generally regarded well by all of dwarf kind, though he does not act in the way that the rest of the dwarven gods do. Vykovat does not grant his followers anything, nor does he seek to gain followers at all. Nonetheless, all Karmeny (and many Gorney) pay homage to him with the gold pipes they carry, the Gorney honor him with the good friends and family they create, and the Glubokiy follow in his footsteps by uncovering Truths. Vykovat himself is an extremely old being, who has seen almost all of the world, and yet always wants to see more, and always wants to discover more and varied forms of construction. Though he normally wanders from place to place getting in adventures and seeing new things, he hasn't been seen for about thirty ages...
Artwork by Unknown
Domain(s): Drachev
Symbols: The Forging Hammer, a Golden Pipe.
Followers: All Drachev
Other Names: The Old One, Otets Drachev, The Wanderer

Influence

Vykovat has influence over everything his three children, Karmeny, Glubokiy and Gorney do.

Powers

Vykovat, though extremely personally powerful, does not share any of this power with followers. He has power in the same ways as all of his children, though he is slightly less skilled at any individual of the powers that his children have.

Kaimana

Kaimana is the Summer Elven goddess of the sea. She rules over the storms and waves, as well as the colorful denizens below the water's surface. She serves as a conduit between the Primordial Dream and the creative minds of the Ae Il'ha. She accepts tributes in the form of works of art dedicated to her name, and any bounty of the land that is cast into the sea. She considers the lost treasures of shipwrecks to be an offering, and may strike out against those who attempt to raid prizes from those watery tombs.
Artwork by Will Murai
Domain(s): Lakes, Oceans, and Seas, Inspiration
Symbols: The Rainbow Whale, The Waves
Followers: Summer Elves, Sailors, Fishermen
Other Names: The Depth Singer, The Brilliant Queen

Influence

Kaimana influences inspiration and creation, as well as ocean storms and the success of fishermen. Prayers may be offered to her for favorable winds when sailing, or for inspiration in artistic endeavors.

Powers

Kaimana has control over ocean currents, great tsunamis and typhoons and inspiration. She can also influence the creatures of the water to serve her will. Her favor brings bountiful fishing and kind winds, while her wrath may bring rough waters to crush ships and sharks and whales to devour the lost sailors.

The Future Seers

It was when the first Gaians sought to accumulate knowledge upon Gaia that the One Eyed Prophet sought to grant those of similar minds with her blessings, revealing her single eye and blessing countless souls occupying the mortal realm.   Certain followers of the goddess can be blessed with the ability to see hidden things and harm others. Though these Seers, as they came to be known, were not to be veteran fighters or warriors - instead bound by their divine oath to value wisdom overall. These Seers were sought by many for their vast libraries of knowledge.

History

Ciallmhar

To Their Followers:
The Maker watched upon the creation of the first Elves by the hands of his brothers and sisters. Pawns created for the sake of their own interests. Creatures filled with will to protect only their own domains. A whiff of inspiration filled the old god as he pulled the essence of both Gaia and the spring court together, mixing them with expertise and determination. Out of this brew, three first elves were created, equal and balanced between themselves. Two sisters to run the natural cycle, a brother to keep it balanced. Silent and watchful, Ciallmhar was created. Counterpart of Freamh, the moon mother started laying her sight upon the Gaian lands. Decay started spreading, like it was always meant to be. She was the ending of the natural Cycle and oddly, its beginning. But her interests were more complex than just watching the world decay around her. Curiously, she was able to see through the secrets and lies. This power mixed with her innate curiosity drove her around the dimensions, eager to learn more about the powers and worlds around her. A mysterious goddess revered for her knowledge and the secrets about this world. Like an invisible help, she has always supported the Ue Il’ha through visions and manifestations.

Vykovat

To Their Followers:
There are thousands of stories of Vykovat, wandering around, having adventures, showing up at odd points in history. He very frequently shows up in disguise, though he physically walks the face of Gaia rather than teleporting, meaning that historians have been able to trace where he logically would have been, and string together stories. Some people decry this as being a terrible method, but it is as good as anything, and he shows up out of disguise just frequently enough to lend the theory a solid air of plausibility. Another through-line is that he teaches lessons to people when he shows up through his actions, and "Vykovat's Fables" is a genre of stories meant to teach lessons based on the historical fact of Vykovat wandering around and doing this.

Kaimana

To Their Followers:
At the dawn of creation, when the Maker extended his influence along the limbs of Etes H'evelm, worlds were mere conjoined masses of minerals melted by the rhythm of Sheyr, ever changing and unpredictable. In this context of constant creation and destruction, Kaimana was brought into existence, and with her came the moving ocean currents. In her birth water flooded the world and in its darkest depths she made her home. There, Kaimana crafted art and seized all that made its way into her sea. As the worlds were further developed by the Maker's chosen, Kaimana was shown the Primordial Dream by Nerisys, and began to act as a conduit between the creative minds of her followers and the metaphysical realm. Kaimana spends alot her time in sleep within the Valley of Creation within the Primordial Dream, woken by her connection tot he ocean and fervent prayers of her followers.