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The ten deities within Ashes of Creation formed a pantheon of gods that existed in a realm outside of the material plane.[3][4] There was a celestial struggle among the gods that fractured them into good and evil.[3][2] Some gods influence the corrupt side of beings that exist in the Universe.[5][3] It is possible through questing and player decision to join or worship those gods.[6][7]
- The gods are an active part of the story; and each of the cultures have their own interpretation of the whims and desires and focuses of the Gods.[8] – Steven Sharif
- The Others are three of the ten gods who embraced teaching all facets of The Essence (both good and evil) to The Ancients, and elevating them to the plane of the gods.[3]
- The Seven gods' opposition to the Others resulted in a great celestial battle. The Seven were able to defeat the Others, banishing them and the Ancients to The Void. They went on to create four divine races and split their qualities between them.[3][2]
The Gods are beings of The Essence, which is a metaphysical energy or life-force of sorts that can be manipulated to create what could be viewed as magic.[3]
- The Gods are capable of reaching into the material plane through the souls of their divine beings. In the case of The Seven these are the four great races and their descendants.[9]
There were these pantheon of gods that existed in a realm outside of the material plane that Verra exists in and they were really beings of what's called The essence. The essence is essentially this almost metaphysical energy or life-force that can be manipulated to create magic and/or what we would we would view as magic; and different planes have different degrees of strength when it comes to their proximity to the essence. The material plane is not the highest on that on that scale of being close to to the essence; and the gods exist on a plane that is the most connected to the essence.[3] – Steven Sharif
The Gods in Ashes of Creation represent different aspects of the Universe, and feelings as well.[10]
- Goddess of Love.[10]
- Goddess of Creation.[11][10][12]
- The Phoenix is the celestial avatar of the Goddess of Creation.[13]
- Goddess of Fate (Norlan).[12][14]
- God of Hope (Resna).[15]
- God of Truth (Shol).[16]
- The sphere of influence of the three "Other" gods has not yet been revealed.[6]
Each god... has a specific realm that they relate to in the world and its creation.[2] – Steven Sharif
We have a very rich lore on the pantheon of gods, but it's something that I want to make sure players discover in-game, not told about.[10] – Steven Sharif
- ↑ May newsletter.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Élő adás, 2017-05-26 (15:37).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Élő adás, 2020-11-08 (0:00:00).
- ↑ Élő adás, 2017-05-26 (10:58).
- ↑ Élő adás, 2020-11-08 (11:48).
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Podcast, 2020-11-15 (20:04).
- ↑ Élő adás, 2018-04-8 (AM) (16:50).
- ↑ Élő adás, 2022-12-02 (1:18:26).
- ↑ Élő adás, 2020-11-08 (00:49).
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 Élő adás, 2018-04-8 (AM) (10:02).
- ↑ Interjú, 2020-07-20 (13:33).
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Interjú, 2018-10-31 (6:00).
- ↑
- ↑ Élő adás, 2018-11-03 (0:01:18).
- ↑ Élő adás, 2018-11-03 (0:00:20).
- ↑ Élő adás, 2018-11-03 (0:06:56).