A page for the gods, mortals and their lands in Lords Of Creation History Of The Usurpers.
Margareta, The Charcoal Virgin (Mystic 1110)
Fire (Volcanoes), Pacts (Bondage)A potentially psychopathic bondage goddess of volcanoes who is obsessed with her former love, who by the way, was a serpent god of the ocean. She is very wary of fire even though she rules over it.
- Blessed with Suck: She longs for the Ocean since it reminds her of her former love, but as the goddess of fire she is too hot. When she gets near water it boils and vaporizes.
- Children Are Innocent: She believes this enough to spend most of the early game killing abusive parents and pedophiles. Subverted in that she would kill a child if that child hurt another.
- Condescending Compassion: She is like this towards Baelor, who has the flame domain which she considers a lesser aspect of her fire domain.
- Does Not Like Men: Absolutely despises most of them.
- Fate Worse than Death: What she does to those who she "kills." Since death leads to paradise or reincarnation, she eats their souls and they remain alive within her, burning forever.
- God of Evil: Of the twelve original gods, she is one of the four evil ones.
- I Just Want to Be Normal: She hates fire because she got it from the god who killed her lover.
- Kill It with Fire: How her lover was killed, one of the reasons she isn't too fond of fire.
- Playing with Fire: As goddess of volcanoes this is meant to be her thing, she doesn't like fire very much though.
- Virgin Sacrifice: As her name would imply she was one, she was thrown into a volcano while she was still mortal. This is how she got close to a god in the first place.
Yanyeeku, The Benevolent God Of Kings (Qwanch)
Law (Divine Right), Good (Compassion), Sun (Light)A reformed criminal who had to commit a mercy kill on the very god who reformed him. He was converted by mind control to be good and considers his past self to have been despicable, he doesn't begrudge the god he killed for it at all and has named himself in the old gods honor.
- Cool Crown: To go nicely with his robes you understand
- Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: His hair is indeed gold, making this trope quite fitting for him.
- God of Good: Of the four lawful good gods, he is the one who most embodies this trope.
- Heel–Face Turn: He did one of these when he was sent to kill the god, Yan. It was because of mind control but he doesn't mind very much.
- Meaningful Name: He mercy killed the god, Yan, who originally reformed him into a good person. His name literally means 'Son of Yan'
- Mercy Kill: He did this for his patron deity Yan.
- Requisite Royal Regalia: Has this in the form of an illustrious blue robe.
- Stalker with a Crush: Is in love with Syimi, The Passionate, and she wants no part of it.
- The Power of the Sun: He created the sun and the concepts of light and heat. This gave him the Sun domain.
Gharda, The Old (Armin)
Magic (Destructive), Knowledge (Wizards)A former mage whose mentor rose to godhood as the lord of all magic, he was forced to kill his god when a dark force began to march on their lands. He was ordered to do it by the god though so it doesn't make him evil.
- A Wizard Did It: He is the god of wizards and he definitely did quite a few things.
- Background Magic Field: He created the source of all magic in the new universe.
- Follow in My Footsteps: His mentor arose to godhood via being awesome, He ascended by killing his mentor.
- God of Good: There are only four lawful good among the original gods, he is one
- Squishy Wizard: When he was a mortal he was this, as a god he is decidedly harder to squish.
- Wizards and Witches: God of these.
- Wizard Classic: Gharda The Old is the god of wizards, as stated. He was over 1600 years old when he ascended, and he had the appearance of a seventy year old man at that time. His appearance is that of an elderly man in a white robe with a staff. Of course he has a white, long hair, a beard and moustache as well.
Crux, The Broken Storm (Moonwolf 727)
Weather (Storms), Death (Permanent Injuries), Ocean (Aquatic Creatures)A former fisherman who set off on a quest to get a god's blessing, turns out he was tricked and ended up killing it instead. He like many of the others ascended completely by accident and lost his left arm in the process, there was an upside though because now as a god he has the chance to cripple a bunch of other people.
- A Storm Is Coming: He is constantly backed by a smoky mantle that occasionally turns into a thunder cloud.
- Blue-and-Orange Morality: He speaks in blue and orange to symbolize it.
- Handicapped Badass: Has lost his entire left arm, he still managed to become a god.
- Heroes Gone Fishing: He was a fisherman and is still fond of them to this day.
- Put on a Bus: Bowed out after the first rollover.
- Sea Monster: He created an immortal serpent, Leviathan, to watch over the ocean for him.
- Shock and Awe: As god of storms this is practically his thing.
- The Trickster: He will occasionally do something like this. He dropped Helios through a portal into the arctic, which is where Helios had wanted to go anyway.
- Tranquil Fury: He is no longer capable of expressing anger anymore.
- Under the Sea: Spawned every single creature in the ocean on his own. He designated The Eternal Serpent, Leviathan, as the master of the ocean and guardian of the deep. This is how he gained the Ocean domain.
Helkarava, The Glorious One (Phobia)
Fear (Suffering), Jealousy (Theft)A treacherous noblewoman who poisoned her own sister in an attempt to get closer to the inheritance. She eventually fell ill and her husband decided to have his way with her before she passed on, she flew into a rage and crushed a fly on the table by accident. That fly was actually the god of fear.
- God of Evil: Of the twelve original gods, she is one of the four evil ones.
- Requisite Royal Regalia: Has this in spades and droves, she is absolutely covered in jewels and fancy clothing.
- The Hecate Sisters: A short way into the game she split herself into three different aspects. They are all her but they behave in varying ways.
Syimi, The Passionate, The Lover (Cgrela)
Charm (Love), Lust (Beauty), Moon (Moon)A former prostitute who fell in love and eloped with a prince, unfortunately they lived in a world were the caste barrier was strong and even the gods stepped in to stop their marriage. She eventually killed one of them in a fit of anger after they zombified the prince.
- All-Loving Hero: She loves everyone by definition, and encourages everyone to love each other.
- Hooker With A Heartof Gold: Embodies this trope.
- Beware the Nice Ones: It might happen.
- Foe Romance Subtext: Syimi and Helkarava.
Aeron, The White Queen And Holder Of The Crystal Sword Of Kings (Elemental)
Winter (Desolation), War (Violence)A princess/queen who made a deal with a god that she would give up her father's soul to win a war. They won the war but the god had killed her father early and decided to take her soul as well, Aeron had planned for this.
- Action Duo: She and Kyth'ra are turning into this.
- Absurdly Sharp Blade: The Crystal Sword of Kings is one.
- Ancestral Weapon: The Crystal Sword had been passed down through her family.
- Cool Sword: Almost literally. The Crystal Sword of Kings is capable of cutting through almost anything. Despite appearances, it is not made of ice, just cold from being in Aeron's presence all of the time.
- Ice Queen: Aside from ruling over Winter, she is also a very cold and distant individual.
- Ladyof War: Let no one accuse her of letting battle impact her air of grace and elegance.
- Magically-Binding Contract: She tricks Kyth'ra into one of these. Binding him to serve her until a certain relic is destroyed.
- Manipulative Bastard: Most definitely.
- Raven Hair, Ivory Skin: A more than accurate description of her.
- Stuck In The Middle Of A Frozen Wasteland: She wants to freeze the entire world simply because she believes it would bring peace. She is right, in a way.
- The Stoic: She rarely allows her emotions to show, let alone get the better of her.
- Winter Royal Lady: As a queen and the goddess of winter, she embodies this trope.
Hubris, The Glorious Lord (Hope Hubris)
Glory (Pride), Nobility (Lords)A vain and pompous nobleman who started a war in an attempt to gain the help of a god, fully intending to betray them. When a god did manifest in order to aid him in the holy war, Hubris stabbed the god, but not before the god took his arm off. He has since replaced the arm with a gold replica.
- God of Evil: Of the twelve original gods, he is one of the four evil ones.
Oxonj, The Synthesized Mind (Agent Indy)
Mockery (Life), War (Production)A machine god which stemmed from a technically minded soldier in an Alternate Universe where humans were in a losing war against abominations made from humanity's fallen.
- Deus est Machina
- Ridiculously Human Robot:His robot body is overlayed with human skin, giving him an Uncanny Valley appearance.
- The Engineer
Rassin Thul, The Thought-Giver (Tegu 8788)
Mind (Telepathy), Creation (Invention)A former genius who had such abstract thinking patterns that he required a separate person just to organize them, this thoughts were too much even for a god to comprehend.
- God of Good: There are only four lawful good among the original gods, he is one
- Put on a Bus: Bowed out of the game three (Real time) days in.
Kyth'ra, King of Kings, Protector of the Weak (Mynxae)
Death (Sacrifice), Knowledge (Life)A king who gathered all the men in the land in order to stop an approaching army led by an evil god, he was sold out by one of the baron's but still managed to kill the god anyway even though he lost the war. He killed his god in the cheesiest way possible while saying "Not so fast".
- Action Duo: Is probably going to become this with Aeron.
- Cool Horse: A warhorse that has been his constant companion.
- God of Good: There are only four lawful good among the original gods, he is one.
- Honor Before Reason: Became the willing servant of another in exchange for protecting his people.
- Knightin Shining Armor: He embodies chivalry.
Baelor, The Iron Tyrant (Iron Victory)
War (Conquest), Flame (Industry)A master blacksmith who caught the eye of an evil god, he was taken and chained to an enchanted forge at a young age and was forced to make armor for years until he produced a satisfactory suit. He finished the armor and left a tiny hole in the breastplate, the god commanded a weapon and thus it was that Baelor didn't finish his toiling for another decade. When the weapon was finally finished he plunged it through the hole in the gods armor and killed it.
- Cool Sword: Which he forged himself and used to kill his predecessor.
- Dark Is Evil: While not strictly true, his armor would certainly make you think so.
- Evil Is Burning Hot: In this case it is.
- Evil Overlord: Most definitely one of these, he wishes to crush everyone who stands against him.
- Forced into Evil: He was forced to make armor and weapons for an evil god, now he is an evil god.
- God of Evil: Of the Twelve original gods, he is one of four gods of evil.
- Industrialized Evil: He is god of industry and he fits this trope to a T.
- Nigh-Invulnerability: His armor is impossible to pierce except for one spot and he did that on purpose.
- Obviously Evil: Just look at him.
- Spikes of Villainy: Has these on the armor that he wears in his godly incarnation.
- The Blacksmith: He was a mortal smith before his ascension.
- Being Tortured Makes You Evil: After twenty years of enslavement, the simple blacksmith emerged a dark god.
- 24-Hour Armor: Full-plate is the only thing in his wardrobe.
- Scary Impractical Armor: Occasionally his armour can invoke this.
- Tin Tyrant: They don't call him "The Iron Tyrant" for nothing.
Faelan, The Verdant Lord (Fremen)
Nature (Beasts), Magic (Druids)A centaur who was a paladin during life. He was caught in a war between a the good god Ghitu and the dark god Tharn. Eventually managed to kill Tharn and died in the process. When he died he chose to become a god in the new world rather than pass on to the afterlife.
- Put on a Bus: Unfortunately bowed out of the game two/three days (Real time) after it started.
Chemosh (Hamste)
Death (Undeath), People (Children)A god who take the form of a five year old in full plate armor. He was originally a child who was thought by his entire village to be cursed and a bad omen. He was tricked by an evil goddess into killing the god of children with a wooden dagger.
- Goo-Goo-Godlike: Underneath his armor is a five/six year old on stilts. He only gets away with making people think he is older because the helmet distorts his voice.
Rodlicus, The Idealistic (Rodman)
Reality (Improbability), Mind (Incompetence)A former servant of the far-seeing god, Dorsug, who foresaw the approach of an apocalyptic deity named F'ltyg. Eventually Dorsug was the only god left, having been the only one to take F'ltyg seriously. Rodlicus, despite being the worst possible choice for the job, eventually gathered all of the artifacts required to destroy F'ltyg once and for all, succeeding at his task. Unfortunately, his timing resulted in Dorsug getting shot in the back.
- Tantrum Throwing: Upon being 'tricked' by a merchant, he does this, complete with his helmet being thrown to the ground.
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Chaotic Good: Type 1, even if he's not too good at it. - Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: In order to fix the Gemstone Spider infestation in the crystal gardens of Xeloth, he exalted ten percent of the plant population in the gardens to become its protectors. The problem? The gardens weren't threatened in the first place. Now said gardens have been turned into warzones as the good guys attempt to eliminate the highly-aggressive guardian plants.
- Shout-Out: He himself is not a shout out but he makes plenty of them.
Quaestus, The Broker Supremus, The Exalted trader (Tzer)
Commerce (Trade), War (Neutrality)Unlike many of the other deities who were once mortal, Quaestus was birthed into the new world. He is a trader god and tries to stay out of conflict whenever he can, he aims to create a plane upon which anyone can negotiate a fair deal
Toraminus, The Disowned, The Spurned (Darklady 2831)
Destruction (Obliteration), Strength (Domination)Originally the bastard son of a dark god, Toraminus was unloved by his father and his constant attempts to vie for his attention where ignored. Eventually found a magical circlet and conquered a realm of magic with it. Once empowered Toraminus took the guise of a member of adventurers known as 'the shining three' when they arrived to kill his father, Toraminus revealed himself and slew the deity.
Rodan "Roddy"
Blessed by Rodlicus' snot bubble as a child, he will soon grow up and inherit his place as a great leader.Ismail
Leader of the Cerebran Caliphate, elected democratically.The Fey
Created by Hubris, The Glorious Lord, as a method of building his powerbase in a new universe.Humans
I'm pretty sure you know what these are. Also spawned by Hubris, The Glorious Lord.Architects
Creations of Oxonj, the Synthetic Mind. Factory Citadels controlled by massive artificial consciousnesses, they are extensions of Oxonj's will. Curently named Architects are Premier and Metrople.- Genius Loci:They are less 'individual beings', as they are more 'mobile sentient places'
- Ominous Floating Castle: In appearance, but not in principle.
Trolls
Created by Baelor, The Iron Tyrant, to be his servants and warriors. They craft weapons and fight wars in the name of their dark overlord.Vanguards
Machine creations of Oxonj, The Synthesized Mind, they are fabled life and extremely powerful, able to function in any environment even the vacuum of space. They have mounted Tesla coils and are around seven feet tall. Currently, the only named Vanguards Pioneer and Volt.- Amateur Sleuth: Volt has taken it upon himself to research the death of a police officer.
- Ambadassador: Pioneer has led Vanguard campaigns, and is the envoy of the Architects.
- Sherlock Scan: Volt deduces the size of a killer just by the angle, depth, and size of a knife wound.
- Shock and Awe: The Tesla Coils generate electricity to be used as a weapon
- Vertical Mecha Fins: The Tesla Coils form these on their shoulders.
Mermaids
Monstrous creations of Helkarava, The Glorious one, and fabled life. they live in the ocean and are a complete nuisance.Quetzalcoatls
Fabled life and creations of the lawful good god Rassin Thul, The Thought Giver, they are winged serpents and live in the skies around Fearghas.Photons
Crystalline people created by Yenyeeku, The Benevolent God Of Kings, to dwell on Xethos. They are made of the same buoyant and hardy materials that Xethos is made of and subsist on the crystal flowers there that they were given by Crux, The Broken Storm. They have a fatal weakness that they must stay in direct sunlight or die.- Cheerful Child: All of the photons are like this, especially Helios.
- Weaksauce Weakness: They have to stay in the sunlight or they die.
The Eternal Serpent, Leviathan
Created by Crux, The Broken Storm, to serve as lord and custodian of the deep and prevent over-fishing. It rules the ocean in it's creator's absence. It is a one of a kind creature and is immortal.- Buffy Speak: It both speaks and thinks like this in regards to the numerous things it doesn't have names for yet.
- Insane Troll Logic: It does not understand a great many things and makes a lot of assumptions. It thinks every living being has gills for instance.
- One of the Kids: Its speaks and thinks like a child, with surprisingly simple logic and vague assumptions.
Leonyr
A race of bipedal leonine creatures. They were originally dire lions created by Helkarava, The Glorious One, but Faelan, The Verdant Lord, purified them into more agreeable, sentient beings.- Beast Man: They resemble bipedal lions.
Beloved of Chemosh
Undead beings that are created from the bodies of dead children each and every night at midnight. They only resurrect if the original creature died of unnatural causes A.K.A being killed by another living being. Unlike most undead, they are almost entirely harmless.- Improbable Infant Survival: Not so much immortality as it is a second life however they do become much harder to kill on their second go round.
- Not Allowed to Grow Up: Once they are resurrected as the beloved they stop aging completely.
Cerebrans
Nearly indistinguishable from humans, the Cerebrans live on the continent of Ketterick. They were created by Quaestus, and revere him as their God because of it. Shortly after their birth they were uplifted by the Architect Premier, and live in the great city of Ziam.Xethos, The prismatic Kingdom (Created by Yanyeeku, The Benevolent God Of Kings)
A crystalline paradise made of a material as strong as diamond and as buoyant as wood. It floats across the great ocean and is home to a species of peculiar gemstone roses. It is a prismatic continent and at certain times of day it shines with rainbow light.- Floating Continent: It drifts across the ocean.
Smyth, The metal land (Created by Oxonj, The Synthesized Mind)
An entirely metal country inhabited only by various constructs and the titanic architects, it is a place of making and a great many things are produced there.The Slithering Deep (Created by Crux, The Broken Storm)
The ocean in its entirety is what makes up the slithering deep. It is named after The Eternal Serpent, Leviathan, that Crux created to watch over it. It contains a great many fish and is the home to all marine life.The pridelands (Created by Hubris, The Glorious Lord)
A lush forested land, its entire purpose is to serve as Hubris's base of operations and the place were he can build his army. It is home to both the Fey and the Humans. The Fey are considered higher lifeforms here and the humans do all of the work.Ignis Tor, The Branded Land (Created by Baelor, The Iron Tyrant)
A black scorched wasteland inhabited only by Baelor on his ebon throne and the trolls that serve him. He, like Hubris, is also using his land as a base to build a conquering army. It is a place of commerce and trade, mostly in deadly weapons.Fearghas (Created by Rassin Thul, The Thought Giver)
A fertile land home to many species of sentient life. It has large forests and plains and is guarded by the Quetzalcoatls, fabled life and servants of Rassin Thul.Tura-Ashandra (Created by Aeron, The White Queen)
A literal frozen wasteland, it was created when Aeron first descended to the planet inside a frozen comet. At the heart of this land atop a mountain of ice is her citadel, Ashandra-Tor.- Big Fancy Castle: Ashandra-Tor rises straight out of what was once open ocean before it froze. And it is truly enormous, easily the size of a city.
- Big Labyrinthine Building: The lower levels of Ashandra-Tor near the heart of the frozen mountain devolve into this.
- Climbingthe Cliffsof Insanity: The only way to reach Ashandra-Tor is to climb up several hundred metres of ice formed from the eternally frozen wave kicked up by Aeron's arrival.
- Ice Palace: Ashandra-Tor is one.
- Stuck In The Middle Of A Frozen Wasteland: Tura-Ashandra is a glacier that resulted from a very large wave being frozen solid.
