Aher, God of Magic, Cycles, and Change
Aher (a.k.a. God of Change, Magic, and Cycles; the Favored One; the First Primordial)
Divine Domains
Divine Symbols & Sigils
Tenets of Faith
- Do not seek to reverse Death, as Death is the natural cycle of Life. To do so is the gravest sin.
- Seek out the secret knowledge of the world. Do not hoard it, but share it, as I have given it to others as much as you.
- Do not seek to stop Change, for I have made Change a part of Life, and so it is Mine.
Holidays
Mental characteristics
Gender Identity
Relationships
Aher, God of Magic, Cycles, and Change
Child (Vital)Towards Edite, Goddess of the Sun and Fire
Frank
Edite, Goddess of the Sun and Fire
Mother (Important)Towards Aher, God of Magic, Cycles, and Change
Dishonest
History
After Aher was born, Edite became jealous of their talents and pressed them to succeed and more and more difficult tasks, particularly after the creation of Caulla and Ramos. Their relationship soured further after Rhulbhus's seduction of both Sodnos and Inteus, and Edite realized Aher was slipping out of her control and into independence. Working with the other Elemental Godx (Ramos, Dydall, Caulla), Edite wanted to seal Aher away "someplace safe" where they couldn't make trouble. Aher found out, and thwarted the attempt, accidentally creating the Divine Plane in the process. Angered, Edite started the Divine War when she killed Caulla in a rage. Upset, angry, scared, and confused, Aher fought back, and their war divided the pantheon and eventually resulted in all of their deaths with the exception of Sodnos, Quteus, Aher, and Edite. Sodnos created the blade that Quteus used to strike Aher down, testing it on Sodnos, killing her. After Aher was weakened after killing Edite and sealing away the elemental planes, Quteus struck Aher with Sodnos's Blade, creating a magical explosion that not only killed Quteus, but scattered Aher's existence all over Niria. Aher has spent the past 3,000 years gathering their fragmented self, and only needs a few more pieces before they're whole again, manipulating events behind the scenes.
Aher, God of Magic, Cycles, and Change
Sibling (Important)Towards Caulla, Goddess of the Earth
Frank
Caulla, Goddess of the Earth
Sister (Important)Towards Aher, God of Magic, Cycles, and Change
Subversive
History
Pressured to perform by their mother, Aher created Caulla out of clay and light from Edite. The two of them were inseparable, and after Ramos was created, the three of them formed the Primordial Godx. Edite's jealousy and control eventually seeped into Caulla, and the two of them drifted apart under Edite's influence. After Edite manipulated the Elemental Godx into attempting to seal Aher away, Caulla realized her mistake and warned Aher, allowing them to stop Edite's plans and accidentally create the Divine Plane. Angered, Edite burned Caulla, sending her consciousness to the Divine Plane and unleashing elemental hell on Niria.
Aher, God of Magic, Cycles, and Change
Sibling-in-Law (Trivial)Towards Dydall, God of Wind and Storms
Frank
Dydall, God of Wind and Storms
Sibling-in-Law (Trivial)Towards Aher, God of Magic, Cycles, and Change
Subversive
History
Aher and Dydall had always been distant. Dydall went along with Edite's plan because Ramos did, and Dydall would do anything Ramos said -- in fact Ramos was the only person who could get Dydall to do anything. Dydall was killed in the Divine War, striking a mutual death blow on Midur. Aher doesn't blame Dydall for their role in the Divine War.
History
After Edite crafted the sentient races, and from those sentient races came Inteus and Sodnos, she left them behind as "lesser deities." Aher took both under his wing, though Sodnos later came to take Edite's side in the Divine War. Inteus grew to adore Aher, trying to emulate them, although Aher encouraged them to find their own path in life. Inteus was a sad casualty in the Divine War, killed in the aftermath of Caulla's demise, and their combined deaths lead to Aher looking for vengeance against their mother.
History
After the twins, Ysthos and Midur, were born, Ramos kept the two away from Aher, already falling under Edite's influence and jealous of their talents. During the Divine War, Ramos insisted his two sons stay away from the conflict, but Midur -- noting his grandmother's jealous, controlling personality and hearing of Caulla's death -- went to Aher's side. Midur was slain after striking a mutual death blow against his parent, Dydall.
Nicknames & Petnames
Zizi, cousin
Aher, God of Magic, Cycles, and Change
Nemesis, Pibling (Vital)Towards Quteus, God of Justice
Frank
Quteus, God of Justice
Nemesis, Nephew (Vital)Towards Aher, God of Magic, Cycles, and Change
Dishonest
History
Quteus, despite being the god of Justice, was a dishonest scoundrel, which Aher recognized soon after Quteus imprisoned Rhulbhus in the Nine Hells. These feelings of dislike were exacerbated after Quteus killed Sodnos, his mother, with the blade she had crafted to kill Aher. Aher, having heard, flew into a rage -- he had taken Sodnos under his wing as a young goddess, and though she'd turned to Edite's side, he never wanted to see her dead -- and the war had taken many of his loved ones at this point. After Aher sealed Edite's consciousness behind the Divine Plane and also sealed away the elemental planes, Quteus came from the shadows to strike Aher down. The resulting explosion killed Quteus outright, instead of sending him to the Divine Plane, and Aher's existence was scattered across Niria. In essence, Quteus was the deciding factor in the Divine War, and the reason for Aher's manipulations.
Aher, God of Magic, Cycles, and Change
Sibling (Important)Towards Ramos, God of the Moon and Water
Frank
Ramos, God of the Moon and Water
Brother (Important)Towards Aher, God of Magic, Cycles, and Change
Subversive
History
Ramos was created by Edite in an attempt to copy Aher's creation of Caulla, and was her second favorite of the Primordials. The three of them grew as best friends, although Ramos always felt more like a third wheel to Caulla and Aher. Ramos began to drift away, closer to Edite, as the three of them grew with Edite's jealousy. After the Elementals plans were thwarted by Aher, Ramos -- in a rage -- conspired with his son Ysthos to create a month of terrible luck for all mortals, whom Aher had a special fondness for. Ramos was killed personally by Aher, and his consciousness was sealed behind the Divine Plane.
Aher, God of Magic, Cycles, and Change
Sibling (Important)Towards Sodnos, Goddess of Blacksmithing
Honest
Sodnos, Goddess of Blacksmithing
Sister (Trivial)Towards Aher, God of Magic, Cycles, and Change
Frank
History
After Edite accidentally created Sodnos and Inteus along with the mortal races, she left both behind to fend for themselves as "lesser deities." Aher took both under their wing, and as Sodnos grew she felt increasingly disillusioned with both Edite and Aher. Since Edite is technically the more powerful of the two beings, she took her side not out of spite, but because she felt it was the easiest way to stay alive after the conflict. Sodnos was seduced by Rhulbhus, bearing him a child named Khetarr, but was then abandoned and then out of spite worked with her sibling, Inteus, to create Quteus -- the most beautiful and just of the gods, supposedly. In reality, Quteus was a conniving, dishonest, backstabbing character who did whatever it took to accomplish his version of Justice. Quteus killed his mother, Sodnos, with the same blade that was supposed to deal the final blow to Aher. Her death was the final straw. Aher doesn't blame Sodnos for turning sides in the conflict.
Ysthos, God of Luck
Nephew (Trivial)Towards Aher, God of Magic, Cycles, and Change
Subversive
History
After Ramos's twins, Ysthos and Midur, were born, Ramos insisted both be kept far from the family infighting that was plaguing the universe, although he couldn't stop Midur from turning to Aher's side. After being thwarted by Aher, the death of Caulla, and his other son Midur, Ramos conspired with Ysthos to create a month of terrible luck for all mortals. Ysthos happily complied, having lost his brother and best friend in the fighting. Ysthos was killed in a skirmish between Edite and Aher, which drove Ramos to grief and near-insanity.
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