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so we need a god of death?

I`d volunteer.. hehe.

How does creating works anyway? For example if Karne creates constellations that grant power to beings is this power created out of nowhere? Or will those constellations constantly suck power away from him?

Just link it, if you don`t mind. I`d like to have a look at different sources. 

Quote from: Lordinquisitor on April 28, 2010, 12:44:16 pm

I`m prepared! Their lives can`t be worse, anyway. 

That's what you think~♪

I'll probably wait for a couple more actions before I jump in.

Let`s say not much worse. Their whole planet is trying to kill them.

When you wake up in the morning half your tribe was most likely killed by a tsunami/storm/hurrican/avalanche/volcano/blizzard/magma geysir/meteor/sinkhole in the night and the surroundings have changed drastically. One part of the survivors will be eaten by some dinosaurs till lunch and ere you can bury them some asshole spirits reanimate their bodies. Thinking it can`t get worse the surviving ones decide to move again, just to be eaten by some Trees. Oh, and because you flinched during one of those events you are now hunted by some demon.

Great life.

I`m prepared! Their lives can`t be worse, anyway. 

Though, i won`t search for other gods now but i`ll remain in my hall instead.

Gheranaton was sitting in his mighty hall, listening to the sound of yet another volcano erupting. He liked the sound, and he was unimaginable proud. Yet, he felt lonely.

"I created a world to test the skills of the bravest of creatures.. Yet here`s no one to brave those dangers." And he pondered for a long time and finally he created many creatures to populate his world.

I will now describe how the ecosystem looks like. And what happens to the dead.

I create many creatures, including:

A race of humanoid, immortal beings, who just look like me. But they only have two arms and wings and are much smaller. They live in the great stone hall, which i name "Refugium" henceforth. They are acting as my servants and are sustained by the violent nature of the world itself. I just call them "firstborn". They also see to the needs of my chosen ones and recite their heroic deeds in never ending ballads.

Then i create several dinosaur like creatures, both great and small in various shapes. Some of them are herbivores and eat the sparse vegetation on Incendium, but most of them are carnivores which eat flesh. Imagine them as standard dinosaur like creatures, really.
Some of them can also fly. They drink water.

The magma seas i fill with fish, giant snakes, giant tortoises (The shells of them might be used to build boats that are able to cross the lava seas.) and kraken who are able to survive in the lava. They eat each other but are also partly sustained by the lava. The krakens and the sea snakes also have a habit to attack land dwellers, if they come within reach.

The pools and rivers filled with ordinary water are inhabited only be harmless fish.

Then i create several strange elemental creatures. They aren`t born like natural creatures but take spontaneously form. Notable kinds of elementals include:

-Thunder Birds; Which are consisting of smoke and lightning. They feed on thunderclouds.

-Stone Giants; Which are giants in various forms (Some of them look human, some of them mimic the other wildlife.) They are very aggressive and as their name implies made of rocks.

-Fire Spirits; Sometimes a fire on Incendium becomes "Sentient". Those Spirits then take simple humanoid forms and attack anything in sight. Usually they live only a few minutes.

-Withered trees; Some of the (usually dead and burned) trees of incendium are sentient and lust for blood. They grab creatures with their branches, crush them and then drink their blood with their roots.

-The Ceased; They are "spirits" which reanimate dead bones.. They are also bloodthirsty and hunt the living. Once their stolen body is destroyed they seek a new one.

-Magma men; They live in the volcanoes. Whenever a volcano erupts they follow the magma flow and slaugther every living creature they encounter. Once a eruption is over they return to their volcano and wait for the next.

-Avengers; They are the most strange of elementals. They look somewhat human, but with twisted, demonic, features. Whenever someone on incendium shows cowardice one might appear to fight that wretched creature. If a coward summons up enough bravery to fight the avenger honorable he is absolved of all his sins. Though, most of the time he also dies at the hand of the avenger. Those who don`t fight the avenger honorable are confined to a dark place deep within Incendium where they have to face their greatest fears. For all eternity.

I also create some non elemental, non dinosaur like creatures, like:

-Great Worms; Which are really, really, big worms that burrow through the hard soil and even through solid stone. They gorge the countless minerals that are buried within the earth. They occasionally burrow to the surface, where they often fight other creatures. They can`t survive in magma and are anxious to evade it.

-Giants; Which are giant humanoids. They have a primitive, nomadic culture centered around honorable combat. If they die the brave and honorable ones are reborn. When they are reborn they remember nothing, but the foes they have slain in their previous lives.

-The Ferals; Those are normal sized humanoids. Their skin is dark and like the giants they live in nomadic tribes (Most of the time. There are some settlements, usually located in somewhat sheltered places.) Some brave ones even sail the magma seas with boats made of giant turtle shells. They are intelligent, but they rather think of survival than of science. They hunt dinosaurs to feed themselves and need to drink water.

If one of the ferals dies in a heroic manner he is taken to the refugium and revived. From now on he is immortal and whenever he dies he is reborn the day after. They practice their fighting skills the whole day and feast every night. Most of them also wander Incendium from time to time in search for creatures they can fight.

-Dragons; (Do i really have to describe them?) They are intelligent, giant lizards with wings. They can spew fire. They are the most feared predators on incendium and they eat every other, living, creature. They drink lava and are immortal; Though they can be killed in combat. If a Dragon dies he is taken to the refugium where they live on as honored mounts for my chosen.

All other creatures simply perish when they die.



If i still have enough power to do something (Well, i just created a complex ecosystem..) I`d like to search for other gods in the void with similiar interests.

You forgot Gheranton.