Demigods

Demigods are a race of deities that stand bellow the the Ten Gods. Each and everyone of them is connected with either an Inner or Elemental Sphere Unlike Ten, they are able to enter Ferdlan, but they have power over very specific aspects of existence.

Divinity

Split power

The power of a demigod is separated in two parts - Authority and Essence. The first one is the power of a rightful sovereign over a part of the world. The divine domain used to answer prayers and stabilize the world. It is however not directly a power of the demigod, and it's uses are mostly limited to these two. Essence is what can be called the private power of god and is typically used to further the demigods goals. It is not a 'fuel' to be used up, but more like a 'power level' and describes the extent of power a demigod can use at once. 

Death

Killing a demigod is in no way easy, but it can be done. They are immune to old age, disease or poison unless it is specificaly designed to target demigods, but can still be killed phisically. In a battle, a demigod uses only their own power, so typically one with higher Essence wins. Then, the winner can absorb the losers power, while the Authority is lost, unless the gathering of the Ten Gods decides otherwise. Judgement is usually made after listening to both or only one side (before or after the battle) and is based on how well the new Authority fits the previous ones, as well as the possible missbehaviour of the god in question. So a demigod of campfires has a far greater chance to steal the Authority of candles then rivers. 

Ascension

Few mortals are capable of defeating a demigod in a group, not to mention alone. However, those cases do happen, and in that case the one who dealt the killing blow can ascend to replace the killed demigod. For it to happen the mortal has to be both willing and strong enough to withstand the ascension. Existance can forbid the ascension, but it rarely ever happens. In the process, divine Essence is absorbed into the soul and the body changes to accomodate the great power.

If one of those conditions are unmeet, the Authority goes back to Existance. Essence however is left in place and without becoming a demigod, no normal mortal is capable of withstanding the Essence. To contaign it and somehow utilise it, merging it with a phisical object that then turns into orichalcum.

Deification

Killing an already existing demigod is not the only way to become one. If one is both strong enough and dedicated enough, with the aproval of Existance one can undergo deification, gaining a new Authority. It cannot be more important in the world then one can handle. All ablities of the person are converted into Essence forming the base for the new demigod. Knowledge and personality are retained with the addition of a set of information inherent to all deities.

Basic Information

Biological Traits

Typically, they retain the form they used prior to deification. That, however, can be refined over time to better suit the god's tastes, or more importantly, their Authority.

Civilization and Culture

Historical Figures

Eden

• Lax - demigod of light.
• Loca - demigoddess of peace.
• Virtar - demigod of heroism.
• Verumia - demigoddess of truth. Imprisoned in Ferdlan by Mendac. She imprisoned him with her and remain hidden in secret deep below the Cold Mountains.
• Aurora - demigoddess of dawn.
• Adulescen - demigod of youth.
• Diea - demigoddess of day.
• Quastem - demigod of gain.
• Pulchritia - demigoddess of beauty.
• Tranquill - demigod of calm.
• Fortuna - demigoddess of luck.
• Patie - demigoddess of suffering.
• Saficia - demigoddess of sacrifice.
• Liberalit - demigod of generosity.
• Donan - demigod of selflessness.
• Gaudia - demigoddess of joy.
• Miseria - demigoddess of mercy.
• Seska - demigoddess of sensual fulfilment.

Paral

• Iustal - demigod of justice.
• Stater - demigod of balance.
• Ord - demigod of order.
• Jurament - demigod of oaths.
• Mutat - demigod of change.
• Stalabis - demigod of stability.
• Pudicia - demigoddess of purity.
• Inven - demigod of the invention.
• Isnipra - demigoddess of inspiration.
• Cres - demigoddess of secrets. Legends say that his domain has always stayed hidden somewhere in Paral as he forced with his power everyone who entered it to keep it secret.
• Fid - demigod of loyalty.
• Officia - demigoddess of duty.
• Drac - demigod of dragons. Coresponsible for the creation of dragonborns with Howith, the god of creation himself.
• Divitia - demigoddess of wealth.
• Praesid - demigod of protection.
• Artena - demigoddess of art.
• Itra - demigoddess of travel.
• Potea - demigoddess of power.
• Donum - demigod of gift.
• Chara - demigoddess of chaos.

Infernol

• Tenebra - demigoddess of darkness.
• Bella - demigoddess of war. She is infamous for constantly trying to claim the powers of other demigods by battling them, without any success so far.
• Timea - demigod of fear.
• Mendac - demigod of lies. Imprisoned in Ferdlan by Verumia. He has imprisoned her as he couldn’t gain power opposite to his but got tricked and Verumia imprisoned him with her, deep beneath the Cold Mountains.
• Vespia - demigoddess of dusk.
• Vet - demigod of old.
• Nos - demigod of night.
• Damn - demigod of loss.
• Defora - demigod of ugliness.
• Infortia - demigoddess of misfortune.
• Torman - demigod of torture. He was once a demigod of suffering, but he was banished by Juon for dealing suffering to others, which was a misunderstanding of nature of giving suffering.
• Agon - demigod of agony.
• Cupidia - demigoddess of greed. She was killed in the 15th century by an adventurers party naming themselves Godslayers and due to their greed for the power they couldn’t decide who gets the power, so the power itself escaped and infused a set of armor, which later has scattered in all Spheres of Matter and became known as Armour of Greedy.
• Ambia - demigoddess of selfishness.
• Trisitia - demigoddess of sadness. Once a demigoddess of joy that has fallen into great sadness, when her Chosen, that she fell in love in, has died in battle.
• Crud - demigod of cruelty.

Air Sphere

• Ai - demigoddess of air. The most powerful being in Air Sphere.
• Atua - demigoddess of autumn.
• Vent - demigod of wind.
• Cael - demigod of the sky.
• Friga - demigoddess of cold.

Water Sphere

• Aq - demigod of water. The most powerful being in Water Sphere.
• Frozen Queen, Glacija - demigoddess of ice. Imprisoned in Eden and weakened by the evil of the Glacier. Sacrificed herself in 1400 PG to resurrect elf sorceress Ambrose Limmanuel as a bearer of her immortal power.
• Hiem - demigod of winter.
• Tempes - demigod of storm.
• Pluvie - demigoddess of rain.
• Mar - demigod of seas.
• Lumf - demigod of rivers.
• Lacia - demigoddess of lakes.

Earth Sphere

• Ter - demigod of earth. Most powerful being in Earth Sphere.
• Minera - demigoddess of minerals.
• Fon - demigod of spring.
• Motusa - demigoddess of earthquakes.
• Campa - demigoddess of grasslands.
• Silvia - demigoddess of forests.
• Monas - demigod of mountains.
• Vacern - demigod of caverns.
• Folsa - demigoddess of flowers.
• Venatia - demigoddess of the hunt.

Fire Sphere

• Iga - demigoddess of fire. Most powerful being in Fire Sphere.
• Aesta - demigoddess of summer.
• Desia - demigoddess of the desert.
• Solia - demigoddess of sun.

Scientific Name

Minor Deus

Lifespan

Eternal