Entropy

The ties that bind

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Overview

As if the Gods didn’t have enough to worry about after the disappearance of the Motherlight and the Eldest, Entropy’s sudden arrival signaled a devastating turning point in the Universe. The Gods don't ever remember such a creature in their midst until after the Call, but for all intents and purposes, Entropy appears to be an Eldest as well, or at least has the overwhelming power of one. When it first arrived, several of the more powerful Gods went to investigate, hoping that it would be the answer to their dilemma, but found very quickly that it would become their biggest adversary.

Upon arrival, Entropy was nothing but madness jealously guarding its Name. The Gods coaxed it from the Eldest, but when it also made it painfully clear that it hated the Motherlight and would do just about anything to destroy her, there began to bloom an inkling of apprehension about this new entity. It was driven even more wild when the Gods told the creature that she was gone. With an ominous warning that she couldn't hide forever, Entropy vanished. Not long after, at the edge of the Universe, teetering on the edge of existence, the Deepdark was created, and Entropy promptly began punching holes in the fabric of reality and swallowing huge swathes of magic at an alarming rate to spread it. The Gods realized something had to be done. Immediately.

It's mine! I found it all by myself, and you won't have it!

--Entropy

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Much of its "history" takes place before the development of the Timeline, so it's not known when it came to be, but once the Gods bound it with the Light Lock and brought the Deepdark under sway of the Timeline, things become a little clearer. It developed the first true Nameless as its own Gods to carry out its bidding in its stead, creatures tied to Entropy for the rest of time and beyond it, doomed to never find Names of their own. This dark and cruel fate is only applicable to the Nameless that Entropy directly made, however; Nameless made secondhand by the true Nameless, other secondhand Nameless eating them, or being overwhelmed by corruption have a chance to follow the example of their Eldest and find Names of their own. Entropy doesn't much care about or for these unintentional Soulbound due to its inability to order them around, but most end up doing more or less what it wants anyway in an effort to assuage the eternal hunger.

It yearns to find the Motherlight and destroy her and everything she is. No one knows what led to such a burning, inconsolable hatred.

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Biology
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A vast, endless puzzle of anatomy consisting of all the things its Nameless have eaten, though it makes the effort to display the pieces of the Gods that have been consumed most prominently as sick trophies to taunt surviving siblings. Its favorite feature to flaunt is Time's brilliant blue eyes, which Death still can't look upon without having a total meltdown.

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Though Entropy appears to be an Eldest and often refers to the Motherlight as simply "the Mother," the Gods suspect that it's something else entirely.

Skills
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It can control the Nameless with a thought, look through their eyes to keep tabs on the rest of the Universe, and could also consume the Universe at an alarming rate before being bound by the Light Lock.

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Achievements include the creation of the Deepdark, the introduction of star death, corruption, and the concept of consumption, though these aren't necessarily seen as "achievements" by its mortal enemies.

Trivia
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It speaks the language of the Gods, for all the good it does, which is very little. Still, it makes it harder for the Gods to actively plot against it without Entropy knowing about it, so it takes its minor wins where it can.

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It abhors anything other than the Name it worked so hard to find and is quick to bring the full weight of the Deepdark down on any God who tries to give it an alternate name or title.

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