The Gods

[almostinsane]

(NO LONGER ACCEPTING NEW CHARACTERS)

Welcome to the OOC thread for: "The Gods"

For as long as sentient races have walked upon the world, there have been gods. Powerful beings ruling over the essence of the land itself, over the land itself, over elements such as water, earth, fire, and the air above or even of the vices or virtues of the human heart. No one knows how they came to be or if they weren't always there as some deities claim. From the beginning, civilizations have chosen a particular god to worship, to adopt their virtues and precepts as their own and these gods have rewarded them, making their civilizations powerful or prosperous. Like any other being, these gods can be benevolent or diabolical and, often, two or more gods would have opposing ideologies that are embodied by the civilizations of their followers. Whether in peace or war, the gods are present in everyday life of the citizens of Ashariel, though few see them or recognize them if they do. For the gods do not walk among mortals.

It is early in the history of your people. The peoples upon the Isle of Ashariel have built great civilizations and prosper. As your people's god and Avatar leader, the future looks bright. But there are other peoples, other gods, other Avatars, some with different ideologies than yours. Do you seek peace and prosperity as you merely defend your people or glory and conquest as you create the greatest civilization on earth and become the most powerful of all the gods?

I am currently debating on creating an IC-thread on the forums or roleplaying on the Tab. Your input would be appreciated, though the final decision will rest with myself. Thanks for taking a look at my roleplay.


Gods

Ulmo, god of the Sea/Waters by almostinsane

god of Music by SolrSurfr3

Mask, god of Corruption/Crime by Saxious

Urgael, god of Orcs by Saxious

Nemea, goddess of Skilled Craft, the Hearth, and Gossip by Oran Tarlin

Grungi, god of the Dwarves, Crafting, and Mining by Blazin Beard

Asyrr'ya, Elven goddess of Forests and Magic by Designation Kik

Riso and Raven, god of Happiness and Dawn, and goddess of Sorrow and Dusk by LuckyNumber24

Aleron, god of Lighting, thunder, storms, and wind by zane saphire

Mori, god of death and mortality by Sciamancer

Genocide, god of war by Wake

Kildarien, god of justice by Blazin Beard

Jiraba, god of terror and darkness by Derotzka

Kéndi and Zari, goddess of the full moon, hunt, children, and wild animals, and goddess of the new moon, witchcraft, cross-roads, and doorways by leopardspotz17

Draig, The Dragon-Lord of Fire and the Mountain Airs. The Flame-singer and the Wyrmkin. The Maw of Fire, Mountain-scales, and Lord of the Ancient hunters by Talisman

Artanis, goddess of the sixth sense by mistsong99

Ke'yei, god of Lifeblood, Passion, and Rage by NewKidOnTheBlock

Aisha, goddess of Love and beauty, Motherhood and fertility, and sexuality by gaiadarkstar

Shaddam, god of Swamps, Healing, and Mists by Khorudan

Mastalki, god of Prosperity, Master of Invention and Architecture, Protector of Farmers, Keeper of the Moonshield Isle by NarrowEye

Icarvi, god of weak, oppresed, and slightly dead

Azrael, god of Deserts

Ryaloth, Goddess of the Underdark, Dread Queen of the Dark Elves

Asiysia, The Bearer and Origin of Light and Life

Grumpsh, god of secrets, silence, and lost things by Oran Tarlin

Eon, god of????

Clarifications
Avatar: This is your immortal/mortal leader of your people. what I mean by 'immortal/mortal', I mean that your avatar can't die from age, but he/she/it can still be killed by other mortal matters, such as poison and murder (of course, this is up to you to decide if it will happen). There can only be one avatar at the time guys, so no 'Avatar Army' okay? He or she is connected to his or her god and can be summoned by them or communicate telepathically.

Secondary Characters: Other characters you may create amongst your people, like generals, special servants, high priests, etc. These people are pure mortals, but they are better than the average people and perhaps close to the avatar himself/herself! There is no limit for how many you can have of these people, and like the avatar, you decide when they die.

Wounds: Just in general, I would encourage everyone to give some bruisers and cuts to your 'good guys'. This is optional, so no pressure here, just a suggestion/tip.

New Races: Well, the world will already have orc, ogres, dwarfs and elves (supposing the other players will join), but please inform everyone about the creation of a new race, and include, in a post, about their creation.

Technology: To narrow it all down, we are going to be in a fantasy ancient/medieval times. That means that, yes, there can be firearms, but they would be crude, so that means early muskets and cannons.

[SolrSurfr3]

Would it be possible for me to reserve the god of music?

[zane saphire]

Is the avatar the form of your god in human form, or is it a separate person, also there is a infinite possibilities of god's a person can choose.

[almostinsane]

Already reserving, solrsurfr3.

As for the avatar, zane, he or she is a separate person with a connection to his or her god. I shall have to post that and some other information. And, yes, there are an infinite number of gods someone can choose to create.

Edit: I have some clarificatins up on the Tab. If you have anymore questions, feel free to PM me or post them here.

[Blazin Beard]

Nooo!! someone claimed god of orcs and that wasnt put up till after I posted my god of orcs -_- SOB!... aww whatever I guess ill just have to figure something else out.

EDIT: Well.... crap. OK, before I make yet another god (I cringe to think of how much effort I shall have to put in once again) I would like to claim god of the dwarves, crafting, and mining since they go together.

[almostinsane]

Alright. Reserving. You can message Saxious if you' want the god of orcs badly enough. He's a reasonable person, I've found.

Reserving your god, Blazin.

[Blazin Beard]

No its fine, I am content with my dwarf.

[almostinsane]

I am very happy with your dwarf too. I love it! I especially love your decision to leave your Avatar and gods as enigmatic figures! And your civilizations is wonderfully complex. I'm glad to accept him first. :)

[Designation Kik]

Wow, I love the idea. Can I reserve a goddess of magick, the land and forrests?

[LuckyNumber24]

Would it be possible for me to have two gods, if they are constantly together.
Like a Goddess of Morning and God of Celebration? Or like a Goddess of Night and a God of Day?
Of course each of them individually wouldn't be as strong as a independent god.
Just a question.

[zane saphire]

After some thought I decided that I'll make a god, I'll reseve the god of Lighting, thunder, storms, and wind base stuff.

[almostinsane]

Yes, that's permitted, lucky number, and I'll put the reserves up as soon as possible. Right now, I have to go. I'm happy to see the interest in this roleplay.

[LuckyNumber24]

Ok.
Then I'll make a God of Happiness and Dawn and a Goddess of Sorrow and Dusk. :)

[mistsong99]

I would be interested in joining this rp, if there is room for me that is, I was thinking that I would make a Goddess of "the sixth sense" i.e. empathy/telepathy/telekinetic/communing with ghosts (medium) or general extrasensory perception? etc... would that work? Let me know, this rp looks really cool.
~mist

[Sciamancer]

I've just submitted the deity of mortality and death, woo. I've made him a bit... different. If you don't like it, that's fine, I've got some other ideas for gods in mind.

Oh, and hi, almostinsane! Remember me from Insurrection? Didn't realize it was your RP until I was halfway through writing the profile xD Don't let it influence your decision on accepting my profile, though. Really.

This character might not fit your specs; if not, tell me if I can fix it. If not, like I said, I can make a completely different one.

[almostinsane]

Noting the reserves.

And, hi, Sciamancer. Your character is strange, but seems well-written. I can accept him if you'd like, but your people won't really be as strong or prosperous as, say, the dwarves or the Avuvians. You're free to make multiple gods/civilizations, of course while still playing Mori.

[Sciamancer]

Awesome, thanks. I wrote it (Mori... need a better genderless pronoun) to be like that, sort of. People may find it strange, but I like playing characters at a disadvantage. You know my characters from Insurrection. I once roleplayed a blind werewolf in a vampire/werewolf RP. It's weird. I guess it helps me make sure I'm not godmoding? Anyway, I might make another, I'm not really sure. I kind of want to see how the RP will go, as I'm not entirely sure how RPing an entire civilization will work, to be honest. New experience for me. xD

I based the Mora very loosely on the Romani (or "Gypsies") in a few aspects. No doubt saying that will get someone pissed off at me...

EDIT: So yeah, approve it if you're okay with it, I'm alright with playing at a disadvantage.

[Wake]

If you don't mind me having two, I've got an idea for a god of death and a god of war.

[almostinsane]

You're free to make a god of war, Wake, but Sciamancer has a god of death and mortality already.

[Blazin Beard]

@ Almostinsane Thank you. I am rather proud of my dwarves. They are based off warhammer dwarves, who I think display the best dwarves: Stubborn, vengeful, and superstitious with just the right amount of love of beer and magnificent beards thrown into the mix.

@ Sciamancer Oh a god of war. I respect you already just for doing that. I did a rp kind of like this where I to played a god of war. Its harder but really fun and rewarding.