Hierarchy of Gods in Galfin

The Cosmic Breach

  The void of space crashes like a tsunami on any plane that may have lingered from a previous power's work or one which formed accidentally in the primordial universe. In the vast dead ocean where only a few pockets of life remain, the Astral Sea rages.   Only one spot is there calm, a wall of constellations built around what would one day be known as the mortal plane of Galfin. This wall was built by Danara and is all that protects its simple people from the epoch of destruction that was about to light the night sky above them.   Danara had built this wall of constellations to protect a world she thought unique, born from unknown power and one that she felt a power from within. As she calmed the Black Ocean, life could finally prevail within the universe.  

The Eleleth - Beginnings

  As the Black Ocean enveloped all around it, Danara, a being of celestial energy tried to calm this crashing wake.   In this calming embrace, the Voidal parents gave birth to two beings, the first Aeons. This begun the expansion of the universe.   Outside of the mortal plane, these children of Essence and Virtue began creating life without restraint, something that caused issues on its own. Anything in excess can be dangerous and life unchecked was chaotic and wild. It grew too fast and although Danara finally heard the thoughts of these souls, she knew life would continue to expand similar to how the Black Ocean once swept up everything in its grasp.   This is when she sought the embrace of the void again, bearing two more children those that could cause death yet also bring control to the wild universe.  

The Ornir - Endings

  Essence and Virtue caused sentience to spring up and also the enjoyment of living. Things cannot live and expand forever. The chaos of creation needed order to reel it back it. Souls would live forever even when the body was too worn to continue enjoying life. This is where the Aeons of Entropy and Volition were formed.   Similar in make but different nonetheless, the first two beings of chaos and life were known as the Eleleth and these second two beings of order and endings were the Ornir.   The Eleleth and Ornir tired themselves with millennia of conflict, creating worlds, destroying them, raising armies of beings so far gone that no fossil exists.   Astral planes crashed together and planet sized shrapnel destroyed what could escape the unceasing war of the Eleleth and Ornir.   Danara and the Black Ocean created one more child, but this one took much longer to gestate. Danara found a safe space behind the Cosmic Breach that she created.   During this time, the Black Ocean began to feel trapped, tricked into creating these entities of great power when it became clear Danara truly sought to slow him down as she hid this world of Galfin behind her scape wall.    

The Black Tide Rising

    Danara was caught between her children of creation and destruction, of freedom and of choice. In her tired state, the Black Ocean sought to envelope all once again, It did not seek life or death, control or chaos, it simply sought nothing, the end of all things.   These planes of existence that floated through the Black Ocean had a continued nulling effect on the Sea itself. Their gravity and power held the waters around them in a state of viscosity.   the tumultuous Black Ocean took advantage in the war caused by its's children and flowed freely engulfing any stronghold built by the Four Aeons. This was what the void mother sought to end when she first tangled with the Astral Sea.   The void father did not know Danara's intention was to stop him, leaving him stagnated and powerless.  

The Almir - Balance

  As the Black Ocean took all territory outside of Danara's Cosmic Breach. She protected herself in the space above Galfin. In this time, the fifth child of the Voidal parents was born. The first Almir, who took the form of a mechanized Aeon, much more powerful than any of his four siblings.   Siolus, Aeon of Equilibrium needed time to stop his father and his siblings eternal fighting. As the Constellations protected the wall from the surging waters of the Black Ocean, Siolus toiled away as a light begun to shine over the young races of Galfin.   Siol was formed, a engine of such power that the Black Ocean was held at bay by the sheer force this sun created. The four Aeons settled in their own domains deep within the astral sea and the planes they tried to build finally had a chance to flourish. The creation and destruction era came to an end.   As the tides calmed, sentient creatures began to develop, more than just soldiers in an unending battle of order and chaos, these creatures simply lived on the planes built by the Five Aeons. Conscience was born and the gods who created them lost the ability to sway their followers, only through their creations belief in the Aeons did these powerful being maintain any power. One world witnessed the destruction of the gods above them and although they did not understand it, the ancient people of Galfin began seeking meaning out of their lives..   A flow was determined by the laws laid out by Siolus to keep balance. Essence, Virtue, Entropy, Volition.   When a soul is born, it requires essence. Through living, it requires virtue. As it tires, it requires entropy. And once it passes, it has true volition. Some souls return, unkowinging of their passed life into the body of a newborn, some spend their lives at rest in the dreamscape, and other chosen souls are plucked from the cosmos to become something more.    

Archons and The First Martyrs - Lessening the Burden

    The Sentients gained wants for certain things and this gave notice to the battle weary Aeons. These peoples' wants and needs fed into the Aeon's domains of the universe. These prayers and wants grew too vast for each of the Aeons to manage. Thus the first Martyrs were chosen. Souls lost in battle or simply through the hardships of life were plucked from the planes and gifted vast amount of power, the original four Aeons of Essence, Virtue, Entropy and Volition chose their successors. These beings were reborn as Archons and were meant to lift the burden from the Aeons who yearned for rest within the cosmos. The two Eleleth and two Ornir chose their successors and became distant galaxies resting in the vast calm Black Ocean.   The Archon of Essence, Eisyn heard the prayers of Gaul and Aelfe alike, wishing for a newborns after years of trying. Nothing is always good, Eisyn also dealt with the negative aspect of people simply living their lives. She became the Martyr of Life. The Archon of Virtue, Kishar heard people seeking bountiful harvests and animals trying to find a safe hunting ground. From a lowly berry harvester to a plague-ridden beetle, Kishar took after all as the Martyr of Nature. The Archon of Entropy, Sophileo was cold and calculating, he has a specific intent for how things should go and for how long things should last. If any mortal tests him and his timeline, he is aggravated. A fellow Almir, Sophileo seeks to keep the law of Siolus in order. The mechanic keeper became the Martyr of Time. The Archon of Volition, when a soul passes, they always have a choice of where to go. The eternal sleep of the dreamweaver spider's web, randomized and fair reincarnation, the resting tomb of the tired souls, or the plane in which their worshipped god resides. After life there is death, but it comes with an option. Su'Cith became the Martyr of Choice.   The original four Aeons rested as their new Archons ruled in their stead, as their lessers gained followers, this power of belief worked its way up the chain to the unnamed Aeons. Siolus is the only one of the 5 Voidal children to still toil away with mortal woes as he must keep his engine running, even if it must cycle from time to time.  

The Current State of the Astral Sea

  The Archons, each with their own chosen domain of which they were the Martyr, began selecting and delegating lesser deitys to other souls who were deemed worthy of the task.   When an Eleleth Martyr wishes to guide the mortal realm, they send envoys known as Seols. Ornirs send the Daemons to do the same. These beings can take the form of anything but usually carry out the wishes of their Martyr. Kishar is known to guide those lost in the forest with her Seol that takes the form of a White Stag. Vlox's control comes from his Harrowed who guard the Pit.   The planes have now been battled over for millennia, with new Martyr's being chosen to fight against the current deity in charge. No plane is specific to any deity and they travel as they wish. Once one becomes a stronghold, the world shapes itself to match its owner. When Naativus was conquered by Sootha in the far past, it became a world of water so now only the Martyrs who thrive in such an environment have a chance to take their godly throne.    

 
  • Voidal Parents
    • Black Ocean
      • Cosmic Storm
        • Aeon
          • Eleleth
            • Aeon of Essence - Resting
              • Archon of Essence - Eisyn
                • Life
                  • Magic
                  • Comedy
                  • Corruption
                  • Mischief
                  • Parenthood
                  • Debauchery
                  • Emotion
                    • Greed
                    • Lust
                    • Fear
                    • Laughter
                    • Emotion
                    • Affection
                  • Ground
                    • Mountains
                  • Creation
                  • Arts
            • Aeon of Virtue - Resting
              • Archon of Virtue - Kishar
                • Nature
                  • Water
                    • Tides
                    • Sea
                    • Rain
                    • Depths
                  • Fire
                  • Healing
                  • Air
                    • Lightning
                    • Storms
                    • Wind
                    • Clouds
                    • Sky
                    • Thunder
                  • Wild
                    • Flora
                    • Growth
                    • Fauna
                    • Harvest
                  • Family
                    • Fertility
                  • Wine
          • Almir
          • Ornir
      • Cosmic Breach
        • Constellations
          • Enfield
          • Peryton
          • Ram
          • Zburator
          • Dragon Eel
          • Grubble
          • Sphinx
          • Otter
          • Bronzetail
          • Gryphon
          • Phoenix
          • Cerberus
        • Star Fields
        • Galfin
          • Dentorus
          • Cresio
        • Dreamscape

 

 
 

EXTRA ORIGINAL MESSAGES

  So to become a Martyr, you need to be someone relevant before and have fought for something, in our real world at least. So making legendary heroes the ones that have the reverence to become Martyrs after death would make sense. So really any revered warrior, poet, politician, mage, King, etc could have the chance of being chosen as a Martyr. The idea of Martyrdom is kinda similar to valhalla just not as centered on glory in battle. With that though I think I'll look into some viking myths to find a word for heroes that were so revered they were treated as gods. There has to be a real world myth with that somewhere in the world. Some are chosen after death, thousands of years after their death while on a godly plane because their name has gained reverence in their passing, some people inspire so many upon their death that they are chosen right there (Dhara on the field of battle) or someone who can live a long time becomes revered and gets to make a choice, these are your "saints" aka Adonis. They gain power similar to the passed on but where one helps then in the planes of gods, a living revered can choose to leave the Breach or die a mortal, otherwise their leaves them for another revered   Tbh, Revered kinda sounds cool instead of Saint anyways, could just call them that, or another language version of that word Rheal Yeah finding another language to name the revered is cool Rheal Rheal Doyle I like the idea of a Revered still having the chance to respect their Volition You sent And the sun could literally be an engine to open the Breach to allow a mortal Revered in sparingly. And after X amount of cycles, the engine needs to recharge, hence why the Seventh Sun is supposed to cause a kind of ice age when it sets You sent Because the engine is warming You sent Oh wait Rheal Rheal Doyle Yeah that’s sick You sent That means the prophecy is lining up You sent With Iona dying and the Breach opening You sent .... You sent Is she a revered? Rheal Does that mean there are going to be ages of time in Galfin where heroes aren’t a thing Rheal Like shit gets bad and chaotic for a while or it’s normal but magic isn’t as strong Rheal Iona could be a revered yeah, I dunno what for Rheal She certainly is fighting for a cause in her own way Rheal Rheal Doyle Obviously don’t know what you have planned You sent The time before when the Onyx elves enslaved everyone didn't really see heroes until Dhara inspired the 6, so it's not unprecedented to have long periods of terrible times You sent The prophecies stuff I will have to go over my notes, but it's interesting, it could also be her death leads to someone else's, which is meant to be the revered so the Breach opens and the sun resets You sent Many options still You sent She was also seeking to kill adonis and take his power Rheal Rheal Doyle Yeah that tracks You sent And THAT could be the Breach opening lol Rheal Rheal Doyle Hahaha You sent I'm just gonna type up a quick blurb on the stuff we talked about so i can put it in WA later. Siolus opens the Breach to allow equal amount of revered mortals into the godly plane, half given a title by the eleleth and half by the ornir. This is to keep balance when martys die on their plane, are forgotten by mortal or when an archon deems another lesser God is needed to manage a domain. Siolus uses the power of their engine to open the Breach and give a powered up revered the choice to join the gods and gain a seat on a plane or deny them, which will lead to them slowly losing their power to another revered but allows them to live out their mortal life. Once a revered has hit this state of flux between God and mortal, only they can traverse the opening in the asteroid field of the breach and take their spot among the gods. Once you make your choice, you can never cross the Breach again except through a Seol or a prayer. You sent Veneraris is Latin, Venerated and Revered are for sure the vibe I think makes sense for these mortals.       Between Brad and Rheal   I kinda thinking Danara & Void Daddy are the Kronos' of the Galfin pantheon But a patron of water could rule over the god of the depths and god of the tides Creator / god / patron / saint / demigod I have 3 races affiliated with the gods. Celestials, Infernals, Archangels (warriors of Nimbreach who are humanoids with black eyes and no mouths and various types of wings depending on their god And have the family tree be like Greek referenced main pantheon be a thing and then the other countries / epoples use the same gods w different names like greece n rome And who people’s top god is could depend on when they came into being So oldest races might know of danara But humans who settled later might think her children are the creation myth Like Zeus to the Greeks but before them maybe worshipped Kronos The children of danara almost feel like they wouldn’t have that many churches in their name, they gain that belief power from their children Being the father who is literally absent Is perfect for the emptiness i think the idea of merkaynes planet being like a demon realm is sick so like one of the children of creation is a corrupted person I feel like gods born from hate, so maybe a few children of danara when mommy and daddy were together Then before he left They had one last son Who is the father of all demon like infernals i like that the eddy of the gods Still need some vague astral concepts for the children of creation What are the building blocks of life and worship Could do the aspects of essence So magic, time life and death Death being the leader of demons i like that a lot more than elements tbh like magic time and life death should just be time dunno if you agree or we do like like its one entiyt? entity magic entropy (time) life and something esle maybe idk and that god uses his power to have a god of death specifically etc yea like thats the top guy, you think the time crime mech timekeeper guy should be top tier? yeeeeeee intended to outlive his bretheren before they tapped in to the essence stream and mechanized himself maybe Interesting He went full essence filled construct to live forever And is god of time and death because he cannot die Hence why the gods stop time criminals ye Because that’s for the gods i almost feel like there should be 5 kids 5 works for me Rezial is a big one He is like hades So he might be a son of that god Rezial also could be the demon god. The 5th, the eddy   Also I went deeper into the 5 last night. After you said entropy last night I ran with that thinking it was cool. Following my laws of essence, which kinda lined up with the laws of thermodynamics which entropy is one of them I came up with. 1. Essence (beginning, first, Energy, magic, celestials, immortality) 2. Virtue (life, conservation, nature, cathedral ents, purpose) 3.Equilibrium (balance, limbo, not dead or alive, spirits, curiosity) 4.Entropy (time, death must come to all, timekeepers, mortality) 5. Null (the end, nothing, demons, death)   Then the first two were born from love, the middle is balanced so it was born of a splitting relationship of love and hate, the last two born of more and more hate. Hence constructs are emotionless and demons are built from hatred. 7 deadly sins and their good counterparts in the pantheon in general? Som where in there Could be lower, like the demons have the 7 sins, the celestials have the 7 good   1- ?? 2- ?? 3- Synapsid 4- Timekeeper Guys 5- Rezial   So I’m thinking 1.New zeus like god 2.Kishar’s parentage 3.Synapid’s great parentage, because I said he was the son of creseident and I think him being chaos and order, it could be somehow opened up to him if the Creation child of balance was at risk 4.Sophileo 5.Rezial   Yeah I like those Wonder what their parents would be would we make 2 like the nature god then? yea we can workshop them, i think it would represent life, which would include nature i think although nature kinda feels bigger hmm no i guess life would be above anture yeah you right life god for sure do you have anything youre like stoked on for the essence? as a god or just the concept? god i think the concept rules, wasnt sure if you had an idea in mind not really. in the rules for tranferrence in Galfin i had that energy is used for creation. other than that i dont have an idea for that seemingly alpha god since they were born of the most love of the void parents and have the aspect of immortality, it seems like they would potentially produce the most gods (hence why zeus-like in my head) but no, i dont have an idea for them yeah i likeall that stuff would probably be the most celestial of the group, because of that for sure, like even though hase and poseiden are brothers, Zeau sits atop mount olympus he would sit on a throne above other gods or She or neither, who knows hades* zeau* lol Yeah for sure - just gotta think of a cool design and description for em are these top 5 the ones that created / populated Galfin?   i think we would still need to work out how galfin formed, in a creation myth. Since these 5 would have created all other, would their children be the rulers of the planets in the Black Ocean? so would it then be their grandchildren that exapnded out to galfin   hm true depends, do you want demon planet to be Rezials or Merkaynes and like moons to be synaps-dad or cres / dent so for demons ( Demons im bringing up cause its the planet we have most thought out so far )   im thinking Rezial is in charge but wouldnt do much anymore. His children have fought over it and merkayne eventually rose up to be good and built his domain on Baan, the emerald spyre that you can see from the planets silhouette   so the other demon gods who are children of Rezial would be the leaders of Baan i think so they live on their realms and create it but not necessarily actively rule it going forward yeah i think that would work, because they gain worship power from ther ofspirng, as the family grew, the Five themself would have had to do less to spread their own reach technically by this system Merkayne gaining followers actually increases Rezial powers yeah which is an intersting dynamic if a god wante to kill their parent yeah haha like because they would HAVE to team up with another god from another family or sabotage their worship in some way yea leaving the brothers without worship, if the parent is the sum of the children, if merkayne was the last deon demon* their power would be equal yeah thats a sick dynamic and could be built into previous history as well allude to things that could happen again yeah like the players wanna take down a god, they now have an actual influence / avenue to go down for sure so Tier 1 gods are abstracts at this point in history, tier 2 fight over the planet domains fo favour and get stronger on their planet by how well their respective children srpead their own worships on Galfin, they area with mortals that can slowly change the power of the gods chlidren being tier 3 then going lower we could have patrons, saints, demigods all who spread the tier 3 gods worship level yeah i like that and demigods being in is sick like applying status to legends that players have done retroactively is a fun w ay to give them importance without giving godhood out willynilly   Tier 0 - Parent of the Void (The ones before existance) (Danara) Tier 1 - Aeon (5 Children of the Void, reside on a plane but no longer rule) (Rezial) (Sophileo) (Siol? the sun itself could be the Essence one, the largest essence in the sky is the sun) Tier 2 - Interplanar Archon (rule the planet, Are they the planet?, the god of the plane itself?) (Baan) (Lys'Tuunar) Tier 3 - Throne Deity (The Grandchildren of the Five, fight for the planet of which their parent built/is?) (Infernals/Celestials) (Merkayne) (God of the Elements) Tier 4 - Patron Deity/Seraphim (Major gods of Galfin, the first gods on Galfin who were sent by the Thrones to spread their own domains to the mortals who could worship and give them power for their god war in Nimbreach) (God of Water) Tier 5 - Constellation (12 bestial spirits who are very powerful as the patron deities try to gain favour with them to get them on their side) (the 12 constellations of Galfin's sky) Tier 6 - Archangel[ Assimars] (Winged humanoid warriors who are spirits who look different by who they worship are used as the foot soldiers of the god war taking place on the Planets) (Sossari)(Timekeepers)(Cathedral Ents) Tier 7 - Patron (demigod child of human and major god) (???) Tier 8 - Saint Deity/Ophanim (lesser gods who rule under a major deity, usually have a niche/specific domain) (Sootha) Tier 9 - Angel/Cherabim (various shapes of spirits who are hard to convince to fight on a side, true children of limbo) (fae creatures) Tier 10 - Saint (a demigod child of a lesser god and a human) (Eelisma)   2 Aeons born. Eleleth   5 one, equilibrium arrrived once the 4 settled   1st made life and shaped the world   2nd granted happiness. joy, adventure   2 More Aeon born Ornir   3rd made life limited, to preserve essence, sucking the life out of the people of old   4th welcomed the end of life in as they died and entered the essence flow   creation and destruction warrred, creating the breach in their destruction. Seraphim vs Spawn   calmed when 5th Aeon was born, equilibrium with the intent to move forward. (Innovation?)   Aeon of Volition is 5