Aruzar, Gardner of Life

Nature, Peace, Balance, Wisdom

Aruzar desired to maintain the delicate balance of the East, all the while ensuring that its people do not stray from the path that keeps them connected to nature and away from seeking its destruction.

Caretaker of the East

  In time immemorial, Aruzar was revered as one of the first deities to emerge in the Eastern Lands, born from the living earth itself with the rising of the first tree to ever root in its soil. From the seedbed of silence, where no breath had yet stirred, he arose, not in flame or storm, but in stillness and growth. The bark of the Mother Tree clothed him, and its sap ran through his veins. In his eyes gleamed the green of untouched meadows, and in his voice, the hush of deep forests. Aruzar was a gentle god, a quiet shaper of the wild, loving all the beasts that roamed the valleys and hills, as well as the creatures that glided through his rivers and seas. Unlike the later gods of war and judgment, Aruzar gave freely and asked for nothing. Each motion of his hands brought forth life, lush plants unfurled at his footsteps, birds wove nests in his shoulders, and fruit trees bent to feed those who hungered.   It was through Aruzar’s care that the Eastern Lands became a cradle of bounty for all the peoples that dwelt within them. He sang the rain into falling, whispered warmth into the sun, and cupped the winds in his hands so that they would not shatter the blossoms. He tended the world like a gardener, like a parent, like a dreamer. It was through his love for all that he considered his children, nurturing and watching them grow, that he gifted them the ways to thrive and give back to the world. It was a time of plenty and peace under his watchful gaze, as the balance of nature was maintained through his teachings and guidance to all who needed it the most.  

Father To Many

  Aruzar created many beings that would inhabit the entire east and find their place within it, thereby maintaining harmony with nature. It was said to have made some of the first Beastmen races act as caregivers and protectors of the wild places. Yet out of all of them he found Humans to be the most fascinating for their will to overcome all odds in front of them so much so that he would have many children amongst them, given birth to a long line of demigods that would become heroes, kings, musicians, and more that would shape the world through his guidance. So much so that families would offer their virgin daughters to bear his children, gain favor and glory by being born into their families.   But it would not just be the demigods that would carry on his legacy, for he would have children that would receive godhood as well through various goddesses and the earth itself, such as fertile goddess Alharas, the wild god, Greshna, and the goddess of water Juli, who would take care of the land around them. It is often believed that many people across the east had some strand of his divinity within them, passed down through generations of children he had amongst them. That did not end there, either, as he sought to keep the east protected as much as possible. For when he was unable to help, he created seven creatures of great power to watch over it. These beings were known as the Guardians of Aruzar, who had a role in protecting the Eastern Lands from any threats that came their way. But none of his children or creations would be able to save their father from his demise, for it would be a betrayal by his blood.  

Death By Betrayal

  While many have come to believe that killing a god is impossible to achieve, as they are immortal and cannot be harmed by anything, this is something the ignorant would say. A god can die if the circumstances are met, and that is what would happen to Aruzar in an act of betrayal that he would never have foreseen, for it was committed by none other than two of his children. The act would be committed by two of his demigod children, who sought to ascend to godhood. While the method of how Aruzar was killed has been lost to memory, the outcome would lead to dire consequences. As for his treacherous children, they would forever be remembered as two of the Forsaken Gods, Hu'lun , the god of pestilence, and Lenara, the goddess of famine, who still maintain their dark influence to this day.   As for the paradise he created in the Eastern Lands, it would all fade into nothingness with the blame given mainly to his betrayers, and famine and disease ran rampant. Along with unraveling the foundations that their father built, until nothing was left but a desert in their path of destruction. Aruzar's legacy would be nothing more than a pile of ruin by the time the guardians and his other children stopped them. In time, many would even forget that he had ever existed, as few of his achievements remained, consumed by the sands. Not all would be lost, of course; for now, his only legacy remaining are the children he created, which now exist as gods, races, species, and bloodlines that may never fade, carrying on his memory.