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<blockquote data-quote="Levistus's_Leviathan" data-source="post: 9528188" data-attributes="member: 7023887">Yeah, Zamatra is probably the most interesting deity in the pantheon. She was a mix of inspirations, mostly from Dreaded Persephone, Gaia, Artimpassa, and a bit of the setting's Gnostic theme. The Xrytosians being aerial just made having an evil Mother Earth fit really well. Hmm. The vegetation, fertility, and wealth aspects of Artimpasa are Zamatra's domain, while sovereignty is of Aluhpet. I did consider making Tapati the War Goddess. Maybe I could reconsider this and make &quot;Sword-Ares&quot; a representation of her power/her chosen weapon? I'll mull this over. I would like to implement the &quot;We are descended from Demigods&quot; aspect of Scythian mythology into Xrytosian religion, but I haven't decided how to do so. Aasimar are relatively new to this setting (appearing ~500 years ago), so tracing their lineage back to a mythological hero-god might be a bit difficult. Maybe Yuan-Ti could have a version of this myth instead of the Aasimar? Or the Xrytosian Kings fabricated this story as a means of legitimizing themselves. It wouldn't be the first time something like that would happen.Maybe. I'm currently more likely to take the &quot;Magic&quot; aspect of Aluhpet and merge it with a Knowledge/Wisdom deity. Something like Hermes Trismegistus. And then Beauty/Love/Art can be its own god. Thanks for this. You've given me a lot to think about.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Levistus's_Leviathan, post: 9528188, member: 7023887"] Yeah, Zamatra is probably the most interesting deity in the pantheon. She was a mix of inspirations, mostly from Dreaded Persephone, Gaia, Artimpassa, and a bit of the setting's Gnostic theme. The Xrytosians being aerial just made having an evil Mother Earth fit really well. Hmm. The vegetation, fertility, and wealth aspects of Artimpasa are Zamatra's domain, while sovereignty is of Aluhpet. I did consider making Tapati the War Goddess. Maybe I could reconsider this and make "Sword-Ares" a representation of her power/her chosen weapon? I'll mull this over. I would like to implement the "We are descended from Demigods" aspect of Scythian mythology into Xrytosian religion, but I haven't decided how to do so. Aasimar are relatively new to this setting (appearing ~500 years ago), so tracing their lineage back to a mythological hero-god might be a bit difficult. Maybe Yuan-Ti could have a version of this myth instead of the Aasimar? Or the Xrytosian Kings fabricated this story as a means of legitimizing themselves. It wouldn't be the first time something like that would happen. Maybe. I'm currently more likely to take the "Magic" aspect of Aluhpet and merge it with a Knowledge/Wisdom deity. Something like Hermes Trismegistus. And then Beauty/Love/Art can be its own god. Thanks for this. You've given me a lot to think about. [/QUOTE]

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