Ytar

A carefree fool and merrymaking trickster, Ytar is the other twin God of Reality. When Ytar was born from the Void, they stretched out their limbs wide, unfolding all of space so the World could take form. Their most common manifestation is a human-shaped silhouette cut out from a great darkness, filled with spinning galaxies and gleaming stars. Ytar holds no formal position among the Teros, abhorring responsibilities, but is venerated by God and mortal alike for sharing the wondrous technology of Atlantis.

As the God of Space, Ytar answers the prayers of cartographers, navigators, architects, physicists, and those seeking lost things. They spend much of their time devising sophisticated tricks to play on both their fellow Teros and Atlantis’ mortal rulers, teaching them lessons Ytar believes they’d benefit from learning. They can take this jovial, lackadaisical manner to excess, shunning Godly duties even in times of crisis; their twin Aeva forces them to live up to their responsibilities. Ytar takes on Incarnations as a way to enjoy the variety of mortal life, taking on roles that leave them well-placed to work mischief on the powerful and haughty: a multibillionaire C.E.O.’s secretary, a president’s chief of staff, a news anchor’s makeup artist, and so on. Ytar doesn’t limit their Incarnations to staying within Atlantis, enjoying the World’s diversity, though they’re careful to keep their true identity secret.

Some of Ytar’s Scions are Created in their divine workshop from dark matter, crystalline nanomachines, or stranger things; others are Chosen from the ranks of mortals whose mischief impresses Ytar; and a few are Born through liaisons with mortals. These Scions tend toward a combination of creative genius and eccentricity that gives them a unique perspective on the World: hedonistic Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, absurdist writers, problem solvers tackling challenges the rest of humanity hasn’t even noticed yet, eccentric nuclear physicists, and politicians or media moguls who use humor and spectacle to draw attention to pressing issues.