Ferventi, God of Wolves
Savior of Wolves, Father of Werewolves, Guardian of Soldiers and Men of War, Ferventi the Father
The lone wolf is without family, and the lone deer without protection. Tell me, which are you?"
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Aspects of Ferventi
Like many gods that have existed for millennia, Ferventi is often associated with many different ways of life, and worshipped in different ways depending on these aspects ascribed to him. Different offerings are often used, and these aspects often have different attributes and iconography that differ heavily from his actual appearance. Although used very rarely and almost entirely in ancient times, there have been cases of all of Ferventi's aspects being depicted together, being known as the 'Vengences of Ferventi'. In almost all cases of his aspects being depicted together, they are almost always used in rebellions and times of strife, often being used as a threat against others, depicting the target of the rebellion being torn to pieces by each aspect.Ferventi of War
His war aspect is depicted as a pure white wolf, often with black or pure gold eyes. Although quite similar to Ferventi the Soldier, another of his aspects, he represents the act and power of war itself, as well as ferocity. Often images of this aspect are used to adorn declarations of war, rebellion, battle flags, and weaponry.Ferventi the Soldier
Ferventi the Soldier is depicted as a gray wolf, representing the cooperation, loyalty, and coordination of soldiers as a 'pack'. Often this is seen adorning armor, and has become a symbol of many armed forces globally, oftentimes being used as shorthand for cooperation as a group.Ferventi the Father
Ferventi the Father is depicted as a black wolf, often carrying an infant gently in his teeth or being ridden by a small child. In modern iconography of him, this child is often one of his most well known sons, Odii, in his youth. Ferventi the Father is a well known symbol of Father's Day and the Festival of Life, used for symbols of fertility and patriarchs of families.Ferventi the Hunter
Ferventi the Hunter is depicted as a brown wolf and often used to ornament blessed or ritual use hunting equipment such as bows, rifles, spears, and arrows. Iconography of him as Ferventi the Hunter is also often used in tandem with many feast days and holidays, even ones with very little connection to Ferventi himself, as it has become as symbol of a provider and plenty in many regions, particularly in northern Asia, Europe, and North America.Holidays
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Little is known about their relationship, only that it was brief and roughly 28 to 30 years ago. Hira has multiple children by Ferventi, Ryoten being one of them. It's assumed by many that it was just a brief summer romance.
History
Towards Ferventi, neutral. She views the god as arrogant and too likely to be focused on a hunt and distrusts the god’s penchant for violence. She also views him as likely to do something emotional and do something uncontrollable. The Battle of the Moon’s Rage felt more like a vindication than a tragedy to her, though she won’t speak of it. She is, however, open with her praise of him stepping down to recover. She has no personal grudges against Ferventi and will not go out of her way to hurt him, and their paths rarely ever cross.
Relationship Reasoning
Like Olrath to Ferventi, Sobki is also an ally of the wolf due to their aspects surrounding parenthood and as protectors of children. Unlike Olrath, however, the pair are much more distant and have a great many of differing ideals, and as such, do not coordinate together very often.
History
Kizu adopted Ferventi when he was young, taking him under her wing out of respect for his parents, whom she was a close ally of. It is their relationship that is the reason Ferventi has remained close to all fox gods since. He speaks highly of her, even now that she has returned, but makes it clear she has always been and always will be full of tricks and motives shrouded in mystery.
Relationship Reasoning
His combat prowess and status as the most powerful of the minor gods along with his storied history has led to Robeulalie seeing him as one of the most metal of all the minor gods, along with Ludovic, Robert, and John.
History
Akinra was, until recently, one of the eldest still living children of Ferventi on account of her potentially being one of his heirs, and was granted semi-immortality. Akinra though incredibly highly of her father, and he in turn greatly respected her, granting her incredible responsibility over his cult, war parties, and the safety of his other children, many of which, were her full siblings. For many years, she led his cult as the high priest, only retiring from the position to focus on her own family. Many of her siblings were raised among her own children.
Shared Secrets
Ferventi, following her death, has revealed that he and Akinra had actually spoken about the prospects of her being his heir, sharing that she was the only one he believed would not start a bloody conflict with his other children if she was not chosen.
"Umbra", God of Giant Squid
Enemy / Rival (Important)Towards Ferventi, God of Wolves
Subversive
Relationship Reasoning
Umbra still holds a grudge against Fervanti for stopping its plans of bringing the world into eternal night. Fervanti is also one of the few minor gods that can hold their own against an Umbra that is at the zenith of its strength despite lacking an association or divine domain having to do with light(but Fervanti is notably proficient with fire mana). Fervanti can also beat Umbra quite easily in a direct fight if it is not at full strength. Members of the Pack of Fervanti must remain extra vigilant at night when in certain areas, especially during the long nights of winter, lest the more violent/aggressive followers or creatures of Umbra rear their ugly heads. However, these forces may overlook them if they pay proper respect. The cults of these two gods frequently come to blows. Umbra usually avoids fighting Fervanti directly unless it is at peak strength. However, even then Fervanti can usually just drag the fight out until he can win the fight. Fervanti is also extremely proficient with fire mana, so he can usually drive Umbra off. Some see the two gods as some sort of counterpart. With one being a hunter of the lands and the other being a hunter of the seas.
Relationship Reasoning
The spider gods actually get along with Fervanti quite well, much to the surprise of some. While Ana and Nancy may sometimes see the wolf god as barbaric he has some level of respect for them as the gods are proficient at weaving and sewing as well as just being generally adept with their hands. It should also be known that spiders are just as much of a hunter as wolves are and they are both long lived gods with a stable and large following(but Fervanti is ever so slightly older due to being a generation removed). This gives them both an incredible sense of wisdom and patience and they will sometimes best their foes or get what they want by simply waiting for the right time to strike. Like other gods, Fervanti holds little to no bias towards Ana and her sister even when he gets caught up in their schemes for better or worse. While a mortal first gazing upon Fervanti may see him as opposites or conflicting entities with Ana and Nancy’s robotic and calculating nature along with their emotional detachment and Fervanti’s more emotional, aggressive, and wild behavior they actually hold more similarities than differences. Their respective cults tend to be on amicable terms because of this and often engage in trade.
Relationship Reasoning
Oddly, John seems to be one of her few genuine friends. However, many suspect the validity of their relationship as JL is a notorious trickster god while Ana and Nancy are infamous manipulators, leading some to conclude that the spiders have managed to trick John or John is trying to trick the spider. Some even think they are both trying to trick each other. JL claims he can tell whenever the spider gods tell a lie but there is no concrete information proving this is true or false. Others think that at some point JL simply saw what the spider gods saw within the branching roots of fate or that they wanted to take advantage of his large cult and influence and the fact that fireflies have a more favorable reputation than spiders. Either way, Ana and Nancy helped him in the past when he was mortal and he seems to trust them to some degree, it is at the very least in their best interest to keep him alive and popular for now. Joining the Cult of Spiders also comes with the benefit of the gods promising that they can change your fate or rewrite one’s destiny as needed instead of just being a slave to it like others outside their cult.
Relationship Reasoning
She has a great respect for his wisdom and fighting prowess. While she finds the fact that he is technically her grandfather weird to think about she rarely ponders that fact. Many members of the Cult of Dogs may also pray to Fervanti due to his domains of war and combat.
John de Luminarie, Goddess of Fireflies
Friendly Rival / Ally (Important)Towards Ferventi, God of Wolves
Honest
Ferventi, God of Wolves
Friendly Rival / Ally (Important)Towards John de Luminarie, Goddess of Fireflies
Honest
Relationship Reasoning
Both gods have a notorious love of challenges and rarely shy away from them, if ever(be they physical or mental), and they often test their limits. John at one point managed to gain the favor of the wolf god when he was a mortal after challenging the wolf god and subsequently impressing him even though Jl ended up losing. JL would later attempt to challenge him after ascending to godhood only to lose again, but still impressing Fervanti yet again.
Relationship Reasoning
Ferventi and Ryoma are as different as they come, but have a relatively neutral relationship to one another personally. Their ideologies do not align often and they often disagree, but the majority of the time are able to come to an understanding of the other's point of view. As a god of peace, Ryoma could not perform his duties to mortals without the god of war, as much as he despises the act, and even as one of the most powerful minor gods, Ferventi is known to utilize his skills to end wars he is involved with to rest.
Commonalities & Shared Interests
Ryoma and Ferventi are both quite well known for their capabilities with mortal weapons, a trait they both share and known to be one of the few points of commonality between them.
Shared Secrets
Between both gods, they hold their respective duties in high regard, despite their ideological differences. Without war, there cannot be peace, and without peace, there cannot be times of war.
History
Ryoten is supposedly one of Ferventi's many children from one of his many affairs. Though Ryoten did not grow up among Ferventi's pack nor with any of Ferventi's more well known children for most of his life, Ryoten sought him out anyway, later becoming a fully fledged member of the pack and integrated himself into their lifestyle. Ryoten's insistence at seeking out his father himself by tracking him and the pack's movements deeply impressed the wolf god, and as such, named him one of his true children despite a lack of solid proof that biologically, he actually is. Ferventi assisted in Ryoten adopting his son, Orion, and is thought to have played a huge role in assisting Ryoten through his few stints with the law. Most notably, when Ryoten was falsely charged with kidnapping and neglect when he rescued Orion from Dreamer's Disease, Ryoten had the help of one of the Coyote God's lawyers- thought by many to have been a direct move by Ferventi. On all of Ferventi's holidays, Ryoten is known to travel to the main sect of the pack to spend time with his father and update him on his family, even asking for the wolf god to give his partner a blessing when they were pregnant with his daughter, Myrena. After Myrena was born, Ferventi visited Ryoten and his partner personally, to congratulate them and also give a blessing to the newborn.
Nicknames & Petnames
Ryoten almost exclusively calls Ferventi 'dad' or 'pops' quite casually, much to Ferventi's amusement. In turn, Ferventi has adopted many of Ryoten's siblings' nicknames for him, such as 'Little hound', 'Black hound', and runt.
Shared Secrets
Ferventi has done many favors for Ryoten, and secretly harbors him as one of his most favored children, due to that Ryoten embodies most of the god's aspects aside from associations with war and violence. This fact is not known to Ryoten himself, and Ferventi has told a scant few, the secret mainly being known to other gods. Shia and Mora themselves are aware of this, and have suggested that Ferventi make the demigod his heir, though Ferventi has refused, citing that Ryoten appears to enjoy a more humble life.
History
It may seem odd for such a relatively unknown god as Ludovic to claim a rivalry with one of the most powerful in the pantheon, but the two's dislike for one another is rather clear from the start. Ludovic holds little respect for Ferventi, claiming his long reign has made him soft and to 'work for nothing', while Ferventi considers the polecat god to be nothing but a young upstart testing his limits, who will eventually grow bored.
Nicknames & Petnames
Ferventi often calls Ludovic a godling, child, and a 'long rat'. Ludovic's common name is also a result of Ferventi having great difficulty, or at least, pretending to, in properly pronouncing his true name, Maol-Domhnuich. Ludovic in turn often refers to Ferventi as an old man, a hound, gramps, and other assorted jabs about his age or jokes about dogs.
Commonalities & Shared Interests
Perhaps their immense dislike of one another is a result of the two being so similar. Both share aspects of being gods of carnivores and are particularly powerful in the north, with both also having religious ties to Shia and Mora. Both gods also have very strong bonds with rabbit gods- Ferventi's most loved mate, Cryce, having been one, and rabbits being an important prey species to polecats. They also both have steady relationships with Mą’ii, The Coyote God, both being their lovers and having children with them, although the coyote seems to favor Ludovic in a more romantic aspect.
History
Ferventi is among Ma'ii's numerous lovers, and the same for Ma'ii to Ferventi as well. They are neither the most important to one another, but also have a shared understanding that neither is also easily forgotten. Ma'ii has borne a child by Ferventi as well, their daughter Haskala.
History
As on of Ferventi's sons, the wolf god cares deeply for Odii, however he is not Ferventi's heir. Despite this, the two have a good relationship, and Odii often acts as one of the leaders of the Pack of Ferventi.
History
Hikaru and Ferventi are friends and allies to one another, often working in tandem with one another's cults. They have a shared infatuation with one another that has been many years in the making, and are known to have a sexual relationship.
Relationship Reasoning
As Ferventi was raised by a past fox god, the two have a shared reverence for one another.
Shared Secrets
Ferventi is the father of Hikaru's heir, Aurora Vulapin.
History
As Ferventi's mate, Chezra is the mother to many of Ferventi's children and heirs. Although not his only partner, she is considered the most important of them.
History
Much like the god of life, Ferventi also seeks to hunt and kill Shia, the god of death to prove himself the best of all gods of hunting.
History
Ferventi has long since been hunting the god of life, seeing Mora as an elusive prize and the ultimate kill to prove his boasts and pride.
History
Ferventi and Olrath are both ancient gods, of similar age. They are perhaps the last of their generation of gods still alive today. Both have a high degree of respect for one another and are known to frequently crack jokes about each other's age and vast amount of children, both by blood and not. Although allies, neither god has ever had reason to call upon each other for aid up until the War of the Moon, both being comfortable in their status as powerful gods. Their allegiance stems from many shared ideals between the two gods and their respective cults, and both share many holidays and aspects, such as holidays surrounding parenthood and family.
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...Fear not, my children. If we lose, we have only lost to death itself. If we win, then we will have killed all that we fear.
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