Kuros

Kuros, born with disabled legs, is the wisest of the Teros and the most beautiful of Amnis and Badarus’ progeny. His keen mind drew Ytar’s favor, and they taught Kuros many secrets of God-technology that even his parents could not master, including the invention of the winged obsidian throne on which he rides, which can take him anywhere in the World with but a thought. When Demosia, the Deros of the Moon, exacted vengeance on Atlantis by withholding the night and plunging the World into endless day, the Teros appeased her by marrying Kuros to her, bringing her into the pantheon’s fold.

Kuros is the Atlantean messenger God, bringing Amnis’ correspondences to far-flung Badarus, delivering prayers from mortals to the Teros’ flying sky-citadel, and bringing his own love letters to Demosia each night. His role makes him the divine patron of all manner of communications technology, but he also oversees space-folding and reality-bending machinery, which are among the most sophisticated of Atlantis’ God-technology. All Atlanteans who seek knowledge worship him, from the student on his first day in the shrine-laboratory to the venerable professor compiling his lecture notes. His marriage to Demosia also makes him an object of veneration for cross-culture diplomats and those wishing to find love. In person, he’s quiet and contemplative, but good-humored. His Incarnations rarely draw attention to themselves, though the wise may spot them, as they always share his disabled legs.

Kuros Chooses most of his Scions from those of keen intellect or sagacious wisdom; he only sires children with Demosia. His Scions aren’t just intellectual but tenacious and self-sacrificing: The pioneering researcher willing to brave unknown perils to break ground in a new field of study, the tutor who goes above and beyond to help troubled students succeed, and the criminal defense attorney taking death row appeals pro bono are all among them. Many are involved at least tangentially in the communications field, such as investigative journalists, programmers working on (or against) social media platforms, or best-of-the-best bicycle couriers.