Diplomatic Immunity: Three on the Boat

[Rystil Arden]

[SBLOCK=Tiberius]"Well, there are four ages of gods who held prominence over the Heavens, the Spheres, and all things. The First-Gods existed at the beginning of time, strange inscrutable entities, most of whom mortals cannot comprehend. But from the First-Gods were bred the Elder Gods, among many other strange entities and creatures. The Elder Gods wrested control of the Heavens from the First-God of Wildspace, and their leader tried to ensure that it would never happen again by disposing of all his own children. But he was thwarted by his wife, and the Elder Gods were overthrown by the Old Gods. The leader of the Old Gods used prophecy from various sources to determine threats to his sovereignty, but he was unable to outwit the Elder Goddess of cunning, Metys, who he enveloped within himself to destroy their daughter, Myneria, who the Elder God of Foresight had stated would overthrow her father. But Myneria burst forth from his body, thus reversing the typical male/female roles in reproduction, and heralding in the new age of the Archons. And sure enough, she eventually did overthrow her father, bringing in the age of the New Gods, where she and her allies became prominent in the Heavens."[/SBLOCK]

 

[unleashed]

Tiberius Lucius Magnus, Male Praetor Warmage

Rystil
[SBLOCK]“Interesting, I didn’t know there had been so many struggles between the gods or that there were others apart from the old and the new gods for that matter. So which gods are still around and are followed by our people, just the old and the new gods or are some of the elder’s still lurking in the background so to speak?”[/SBLOCK]

 

[Rystil Arden]

[SBLOCK=Tiberius]"There are indeed some of the Elder Gods still lurking in the background, although their cults are few compared to the Old and New Gods. However, those worshipped are only the Elder Gods who are allowed to walk free--the Old Gods imprisoned many of their enemies among Elder Gods away, deep within the bowels of Tyrtaeus, a world in the Disprian Sphere...Though a cult of the truly insane, rumours say, wish to free the imprisoned Elder Gods, who have gone mad in their imprisonment, to walk among the worlds of mortals...I have even heard that some remote places worship some of the First-Gods, mainly Gy, the mother of the Elder Gods, but that is highly unusual."[/SBLOCK]

 

[unleashed]

Tiberius Lucius Magnus, Male Praetor Warmage

Rystil
[SBLOCK]“Hmm, very interesting indeed. You know the gods seem to be more like mortals the further they are from the First-Gods, with the new gods caring more for their followers than the previous generation. So which of the gods are most prevalent in Praetorian society currently?”[/SBLOCK]

 

[Rystil Arden]

[SBLOCK=Tiberius]"Yes, I think that is so."

"Well, let's see. You know Myneria, of course. She's the Empress of the New Gods. Then there's Vynerys, and a whole bunch of others, Old and New. I mentioned Junia before--she's an Old God. Let's see...New Gods first. Khthonia, the Queen of the Underworld, is prominent, and she actually even has a goodly number of temples compared to her husband Dispas, even back when he was the one in charge. Thetys, goddess of the ocean, is well-respected as well. Martys, Myneria's less sophisticated brother, is still favoured by some warriors who prefer brawn to brains. Aplyon and Agrotera, twins, are also common, as are Mercolus, god of thieves, and Bakysus, god of revelry. Craftsmen and smiths sometimes worship Mulciber, god of smithing and flame. Among the Old Gods, the brothers Jovys, Dispas, and Nypdon are still prevalently mentioned, though Dispas has very few temples. Kyris, goddess of agriculture, is also fairly common."

"There's a lot more, but those are the first ones that came to the top of my head, which I figure is a good measure of which are most common."

(OOC: Hmm...I should put this somewhere I can find it)[/SBLOCK]

 

[unleashed]

Tiberius Lucius Magnus, Male Praetor Warmage

Rystil
[SBLOCK]“A lot more!” Tiberius says, a look of bewilderment on his face, “Well maybe we’ll get to those another time...I think that’s enough to take in for the moment. Hmm, I suppose I should get back to what I was going to say earlier...that I hope you don’t mind that I borrowed some of your massage materials earlier...”

OOC: Is that a hint to put it in the setting doc...it will be done without prompting you know. [/SBLOCK]

 

[Rystil Arden]

[SBLOCK=Tiberius]"Yep, a whole lot more. If you go down even to the minor gods, there are hundreds and hundreds."

"Oh, of course I don't mind. In fact, I am glad that you could find use of them. You can always feel free to borrow anything of mine, except maybe my clothes, since those probably wouldn't suit you too well" she replies wryly, with a wink.[/SBLOCK]

 

[unleashed]

Tiberius Lucius Magnus, Male Praetor Warmage

Rystil
[SBLOCK]“Well I doubt they would fit either,” Tiberius chuckles, “I was going to ask if I might borrow some of your oils an such on a semi-permanent basis, but since you’ve said I can borrow them whenever I’d like that’s already covered...”[/SBLOCK]

 

[Rystil Arden]

[SBLOCK=Tiberius]"Sure, just make sure to leave them with me when you leave the ship, okay? I can tell you some good places to buy, although mine are all-natural and from my home, so you won't be able to get exactly the same ones without either travelling there or finding an import."[/SBLOCK]

 

[unleashed]

Tiberius Lucius Magnus, Male Praetor Warmage

Rystil
[SBLOCK]“Oh I’ll just borrow then as required and return them to your satchel or you after I use them, as I wouldn’t want to lose them...they the best I’ve ever seen to be honest, and now I know why,” Tiberius replies with a grin, “Any advice of where to find a simple set I can carry with me would be appreciated, and before I forget I should offer you my massage services while I remain on the ship, as I have with Calpurnia...”[/SBLOCK]