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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Levistus's_Leviathan" data-source="post: 9513803" data-attributes="member: 7023887"><h3>Tapati the Flaming Lioness</h3>A golden lioness runs across the sky, endlessly hunting the moon. Her violent anger radiates from her yellow pelt, shedding sunshine on the world below. Though the inhabitants of Tibil depend upon her light for sustenance, she cares not. All that matters to the lioness is her eternal hunt. Tapati is the goddess of fire, the sun, hunting, chaos, fury, the forge, gold, and cats. She is the mother of Aluhpet and Zamatra, the primordial chaos that birthed the universe. Though she is the oldest deity in the divine pantheon, she is considered less important than her children Aluhpet and Zamatra due to her callous nature. Tapati cares not about the matters of mortals. Whether her solar rays give life or take it away is of no concern to her. All that matters is the Celestial Hunt, and taking revenge on her grandson Mahaxsaya, the Moon.Tapati’s role in Xrytosian myths largely revolves around her Celestial Hunt and her hand in the creation of Tibil and the other gods of the pantheon. Stories speculate about the origins of her divine hunt, but there is not unified canonical answer in Xrytosian myths for why the Sun Goddess spends her days chasing the moon. Some say that Mahaxsaya stole something from Tapati, or that Tapati wishes to mate with him, or that Tapati wishes to consume the moon and other celestial bodies to reclaim the glorious power she had when the universe began.Xrytosians make burnt offerings and sacrifices to Tapati in hope of avoiding her wrath. Whether or not this is effective is a matter of debate. But Xrytosians hold that it is better to be safe than sorry on matters of celestial wrath.Domains: Life, Light, ForgeSacred Animals: Lions and other cats, canaries, griffins, firefliesSymbol: a fireplace<h3>Mahaxsaya the Silver Serpent</h3>A silver snake slithers through the sky, hiding from the Sun in the shadow of his mother, Zamatra. Though the fiery Tapati often comes close to catching him, the slippery snake always evades her grasp. The son of Aluhpet and Zamatra, Mahaxsaya is the Xrytosian lunar deity. King of both the moon and the oceans, Mahaxsaya is a powerful god that owns the oceans and the night. Long ago Mahaxsaya offended his grandmother, Tapati, and now has to hide in his mother’s shadow for safety. Always on the run, Mahaxsaya rarely cares for the affairs of mortals. But on the rare occasion that he can rest, the tricksy moon god loves nothing more than a good prank.Due to his close relationship with Zamatra, the Xrytosians don’t consider Mahaxsaya to be a benevolent god. Legends about him typically revolve around his nature as an eternal fugitive and the dangers of the ocean. Xrytosians are not an aquatic culture, so they have very little use of honoring the King of the Seas. Xrytosians manage to survive off of the waters Aluhpet gifts them through his rains. Mahaxsaya is one of the few gods in the Xrytosian pantheon that doesn’t receive sacrifices or offerings.Domains: Peace, Twilight, TrickerySacred Animals: Serpents, sea creatures,Symbol: A silver ouroboros wrapped around the moon[HR][/HR]Okay, that’s four gods down, three to go. All of the elemental gods are done, now I need to figure out what to add next. One of them will be a War god based on the Scythian “Ares.” He might just be a Hexblade patron instead of a true god, though. Maybe a god of wisdom/knowledge? Or a love/art deity?</blockquote>

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