Ansazi: God of Mischief
Ansazi is a capricious God. He is the embodiment of chaos. His symbol is an open flame. His priests are often not welcome and are typically shunned. Despite this there are simple shrines to him almost everywhere. The shrines are small, simple affairs. The offering is set inside a small stone basin and set afire.
Ansazi is typically maligned as an evil Deity, but that is not the case. He is the instrument of change in Cheos, his existence is important as without change, the world stagnates.
Ulforn, God of Death
Ulforn is a grim god and is the shepherd of dead souls. He sorts the evil from the good and is neither good nor evil. He is the ultimate judge of the Gods. As such he is often seen as the God of Justice, also. His symbol is a black balance scale on a field of silver. His priests preside over all funerals.
People fear death and being judged by Ulforn, so the tradition of burying someone with treasure to bribe their way into a better afterlife is common.
Dianala, Goddess of Life
Dianala is the Goddess of all living things. She is also seen as the Goddess of Women. Her priestesses are often used as midwives. Her powers are strongest in the morning and spring. Her symbols is a tree.
Her priestesses are welcome everywhere. She is typically seen as a good Deity.
Kiosora, Goddess of Wisdom
Kiosora is the Goddess of Wisdom. She is typically depicted as an old crone. Her symbol is an eye in and upside down triange.
Manhatou, God of War and Warriors
Manhatou is one of the strongest Gods. His symbol is a sword over a shield. He is not a kind God and is typically viewed as Evil. He is not Evil, though, as some of the aspects of the warrior are good.
The World of Cheos
Long ago I created Cheos, a world for a Dungeons and Dragons game. It's a different take on the typical fantasy world. The mythical cratures are all half animal, half human. The monsters are all genetic nightmares. There is magic and science in this world.
I decided to put it online here for help building it into a real, breathing, dynamic world. I got the idea from the World of Korio blog for my teacher's anthology class.
Here's the deal. It is a shared world. Anybody can create within the guidelines I will post there. But I am the final arbiter of what is "real" on Cheos. Anybody can use the stuff from the world for thier games. I intend to write stories based on Cheos. If you post an idea on the blog, then you are accepting that it is OK for me to use it in a book. So if you are willing to help, let's create a world.
Here is the concept of the World of Cheos.
Millinea ago, there was a great war between wizard kings that destroyed the world. These wizards and thier minions created warriors by blending humans with animals. There were thousands of types of of these "blendings" but only a few have survived. The war devestated humanity, barely 20,000 true humans were left. Some of the blended races survived and eventually thrived. The rest could not sustain thier populations and died off. Thousands of years passed before the world healed itself from the destruction of the war. Now there are new civilizations and new wonders. All D&D realms have humans. In other D&D worlds humans are the most prolific of the races. That is not the case here. Since all the races are descended from humans they breed and die at the same rate (unless war, disease and famine take thier toll). The other races are all specific human-animal hybrids. There are Elves, Dwarves, Trolls, Ogres, Orcs, Goblins, Kobolds, Gnomes, Merfolk and Pixies. I am open to other races, but these are what I started with.
Thursday, March 15, 2007
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