Scars of the God War

During the God War, most fights were restricted to be between followers and clergies of the opposing deities. The reason for this was the world-shattering implications of two deities engaging in battle. The gods knew that they held great power, and if they were to directly oppose one another, this could easily result in the total destruction of the planes of existence as they are known today. So, they held their war by proxy, through those who worshipped them and were willing to fight and die for them.
However, there were a few notable exceptions to this, when the rule was broken. There are three major events in which two or more deities engaged in combat with one another, all of which had disastrous consequences on the Material Plane. These three incidents were the fight between Ashla and Kaurenis, the deaths of the Triumvirate, and the incident in which Sesais was killed by Zaldir.

Kaurenis

Near the beginning of the God War, the ocean god Kaurenis made it clear that he and his followers would not be taking part in the war. He created the continent of Kaurenis, which was a safe haven for his worshippers as well as any refugees who wanted to be removed from the fighting. However, his neutrality was seen as unstable and a threat to both sides: his control over his domain, the waters, had the potential to turn the tides in favour of whichever side he may decide to choose. So, both the gods and the devils wanted him to join them.
This all came to a head when Kaurenis’ old friend, the goddess Ashla, was sent to try to change his mind - or neutralise the threat. Ashla had ascended to godhood at the same time as Kaurenis, and they had been friends in their lifetimes, so he was more inclined to speak with her. Though it broke her heart, Ashla thought that Kaurenis was either with the gods, and against them. And she could not allow him to be against them. She spoke to Kaurenis for the last time, and he remained firm on his stance. She then attacked him, and though he did his best to fight back, Ashla was simply better than him at combat and able to overpower him.

The Aftermath

The death of Kaurenis caused the oceans to become violent and untamed, too dangerous to cross. It caused the permanent separation of the two halves of the planet, as they were now too far apart to maintain a connection with one another. Even to the modern day, the oceans remain impossible to cross without inevitable disaster. In addition, Kaurenis’ death would cause the slow decay of the magic he had used to raise the continent of Kaurenis out of the waters. Over the course of thousands of years, the continent would begin to sink, becoming flooded in its lower places and turning into a collection of islands. The resources on Kaurenis continue to run out, causing many crises in multiple nations.

Triumvirate

One of the largest threats to the gods were the Triumvirate, trifold deity of knowledge, persistence, and ambition: Ikthos, Egester, and Olbris. Individually, each was no more powerful than some of the stronger-than-average deities, but together their power was greater than all but Sesais. They would use this power to prevent their followers from dying - only a blow so extreme as to destroy their entire body would kill any of their worshippers. A major turning point of the war was when they were confronted by Xiarae, an ally of the devils who saw what they were doing and took issue with it. She challenged them, and with the assistance of Ashla and Sirsu, defeated them in battle. Immediately afterwards, she turned against the devils shortly before the end of the war.

The Aftermath

Xiarae and the Triumvirate’s battle caused one of the most memorable scars of the God War: The Great Scar on Vehasi. The killing blow from Xiarae against the final standing member of the Triumvirate, Olbris, cleaved into the material plane and tore the continent of Vehasi in half. To this day, the Great Scar hinders the trade and travel between nations on both sides of the continent.

Sesais

On the final day of the God War, Zaldir’s plan had nearly come to fruition. The final piece that allowed his plan to succeed were the actions of mortals, who had managed to gain the attention of Sesais herself, unintentionally distracting her so that Zaldir could approach. He struck Sesais with his soul-forged blade, killing her and sparking the rest of the gods to band together to banish all of the devils into the Abyss.
Immediately after her death, the sky on the Material Plane turned a deep blood red, and remained that way for over a year. Her absence would also weaken the restraints on the Devourer, who ate holes in the Astral Plane - leading to a loss of planar magic around the continent of Kaurenis.

Type

Metaphysical, Divine