Gods in the T&M Universe
Jun. 5th, 2007 08:47 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jeriendhalWell, since I made the mistake of mentioning another diety besides Death/Thanatos in the Tez & Maria (and occasionally Andrea) Universe, it probably behooves me to try and figure out a proper pantheon for their home. Please keep in mind this goes against my instincts for lazy worldbuilding, which generally can be summed up as Rule 1) Use someone else's universe, Rule 2) If you absolutely must try to be original, do the minimum needed to keep the story moving. It's worked for me so far (aisde from the whole "Never been published for money aside from Pyramid" thing.)
So anyway, here's some Collected Thoughts on the Gods
Ground Rules
1. While there are several species in the T&M-verse, Humans, Elves, Ogres, plus at least three (currently unidentified) others and their half-bred ken, there are no "species specific" gods. Everybody worships the same gods. They may emphasize the power of one over the other, they almost always use different names, but they're basically worshiping the same dieties.
2. There are no Evil Gods (tm). Much like the Greek/Roman pantheons, there are gods you probably want to avoid (say, any of them, if you catch 'em in the wrong mood) none of them are outright malicious. Even Thanatos is basically viewed as a neutral force (despite the tendency of some of his worshippers to go for the whole blood red wall hangings and skulls motifs)
2a. As a corallary, there are no outright evil species in this universe either. Elves are generally regarded as a bunch of pricks by everyone else, and Ogres are seen as dim and easily provoked, but there aren't anything like the stereotypical D&D Orcs.
Known Gods
The Lifebringer: God of renewal, birth, springtime, warm & fuzzy kittens, ect. Generally viewed positively by everybody.
And yes, I deliberately used a name similar to "Lightbringer" just to confuse things with Lucifer. :)
Death/Thanatos: God of Death & Entropy, winter, ect. Regarded as neutral in general. Occasionally seen as evil by a signifigant percentage of the world.
Possible Gods
The Trickster: Because there's one in every pantheon. :)
The Bastard: No, not that one, I'm just using the name as a placeholder because the idea is similar to what LMB presents in her Five Gods world. Generally the god who takes up the leftovers no one wants.
There may be more than this, but I'm hoping to keep the pantheon small. I'm trying to avoid having a new god crop up around every corner like you'd find in Ankh-Morpock (or your copy of Dieties & Demigods)
So anyway, here's some Collected Thoughts on the Gods
Ground Rules
1. While there are several species in the T&M-verse, Humans, Elves, Ogres, plus at least three (currently unidentified) others and their half-bred ken, there are no "species specific" gods. Everybody worships the same gods. They may emphasize the power of one over the other, they almost always use different names, but they're basically worshiping the same dieties.
2. There are no Evil Gods (tm). Much like the Greek/Roman pantheons, there are gods you probably want to avoid (say, any of them, if you catch 'em in the wrong mood) none of them are outright malicious. Even Thanatos is basically viewed as a neutral force (despite the tendency of some of his worshippers to go for the whole blood red wall hangings and skulls motifs)
2a. As a corallary, there are no outright evil species in this universe either. Elves are generally regarded as a bunch of pricks by everyone else, and Ogres are seen as dim and easily provoked, but there aren't anything like the stereotypical D&D Orcs.
Known Gods
The Lifebringer: God of renewal, birth, springtime, warm & fuzzy kittens, ect. Generally viewed positively by everybody.
And yes, I deliberately used a name similar to "Lightbringer" just to confuse things with Lucifer. :)
Death/Thanatos: God of Death & Entropy, winter, ect. Regarded as neutral in general. Occasionally seen as evil by a signifigant percentage of the world.
Possible Gods
The Trickster: Because there's one in every pantheon. :)
The Bastard: No, not that one, I'm just using the name as a placeholder because the idea is similar to what LMB presents in her Five Gods world. Generally the god who takes up the leftovers no one wants.
There may be more than this, but I'm hoping to keep the pantheon small. I'm trying to avoid having a new god crop up around every corner like you'd find in Ankh-Morpock (or your copy of Dieties & Demigods)
