Deity

A Deity is a being venerated, worshiped, or feared as a divine power across the Continuum Universes. Unlike Divines, who are the true architects and creators of universes, deities are more varied in their origins, natures, and limitations. What defines a deity changes dramatically from one universe to another—sometimes faith-born, sometimes elemental, sometimes primordial.

General Distinction

• Divines are the primal creators and architects of existence itself.
• Deities are beings elevated, empowered, or manifested within universes; their power may stem from faith, elements, void, or innate might.
• Deities may be eternal, undying, or merely long-lived, depending on their nature.

Interpretations by Universe

Galaxa

In Galaxa, deities are Immortals empowered by the faith of mortals and other sentients. Their divinity is entirely dependent on continued worship.

• If belief wanes, their divine stature fades.
• Lesser Deity (Galaxa) are mortals elevated through collective faith, often serving as saints or champions.

Lethurèa

In Lethurèa, deities are defined through the Elements of It'slâmwâ.

• Lesser Deity (Lethurèa) – mortals who possess one or several elements, gaining partial divine powers.
• Deity (Lethurèa) – those rare beings who embody all the Elements of It'slâmwâ. They are undying but not immortal, for they can still be slain by the Blade (a symbolic but very real counterforce).

Aerenda and Kaos

In Aerenda and Kaos, deities are primordial beings drawn from the void or created by those who were. They are manifestations of primeval chaos, more akin to cosmic archetypes than mortals elevated by faith or elements.

• These deities are ancient and often incomprehensible, summoned or shaped by primordials themselves.

Midheim

In Midheim, deities are a race of immensely powerful beings, resembling the Aesir of myth.

• Deity (Midheim) are not immortal, nor primordial.
• They are mortal in the sense of eventual death, but their lifespans and power far outstrip common races.
• They dwell in divine halls, wage wars, and shape mortal destiny through sheer might rather than worship.

Multiversal Patterns

Archivists of the Grand Archive note several repeating motifs:

• Faith-born Deity – beings empowered by collective belief (Galaxa).
• Elemental Deity – beings tied to primal forces of existence (Lethurèa).
• Primordial Deity – void-born or summoned archetypes (Aerenda, Kaos).
• Exalted Race Deity – entire races of godlike power (Midheim).

Trivia

• Deities may exist in one universe as faith-bound figures, while in another as elemental forces or races, showing no universal rule of divinity.
• In some universes, loss of faith or elements causes instant collapse of deityhood.
• Divines are always distinct: they do not require faith, elements, or races—they simply are.