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The Chthalium

‘The Profane Children of Heaven’

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“There is no greater torment than restraint. Give into your passion, and you will be free.” - Seiszar, the Child of Forbidden Passions

 

Origins - The Unholy Union

Of our Hallowed Maker we were conceived, His divine Children of the Heavens. The Aengudaemon. From him, we were born into this beautiful creation, & we praised our Glorious Father for his greatness. Though glorification for our Maker was nigh endless, amongst us were the apocryphal. They, who had not yet forsaken praise for our Creator, but wished to envisage their own divinely children - like their Holy Father. The majority of these Apocryphal Children sought out the Mortals of Terra, bearing Mortals gifted with Ichor, better known as the ‘blood of gods’. Yet, there were the few who did not consign themselves to Mortal chains. These Holy Children of our Great Maker became known as the Abominable, for they sired & bore unholy children with only the most foul of emanations. Beings of the Void, & brought forth the Abominations. The Chthalium.

 

Not only did these select few Aengudaemon make a mockery of our Merciful Father, but also betrayed His own Creation. For the children they brought forth were corrupted & malformed, mere shadows compared to the great prowess of the Aengudaemon. When their presence became known by the Heavens, they were slaughtered in droves. Their cries & screams echoed across the cosm, as the immature offspring of the Abominable were felled in droves. Foul blood of murdered half-Voidborne children splattered across realms, split bodies falling onto Aos. It became known as the Massacre of Anathema, forever scaring realms with the torn corpses of these vile children. They fell like gleaming meteorites, their bodies becoming stone as they fell from the Heavens.

 

For a time, the Heavens were quiet. Many of the Abominable Children were cast forth, rejected and shunned by their kin, but this was not the end of the Chthalium. For the Chthalium were the offspring of Aengudaemon and Voidborne, whose powers were near or above those of their Suitors. Thus, the vile children or Deific and Void-nature were capable beings, gifted with powers similar to that of their parents. However, they were not immortal and were bound to material forms, particularly vulnerable to other Aengudaemonic and Voidal beings that detested them. With no realms of their own and powers too weak to fend off foes, many fled to the one place few would dare tread without good reason, Aos.

 

Description - The Estranged Kin

            The Chthalium are strange beings with few similarities between one another. The wide range of variance is a result of the many different partnerships that transpired between the Aengudaemon and the Voidborne. Factors such as deific affiliation, Aengul or Daemon, and the type of Voidborne, having a much wider girth in variety, such as Arch-Horrors, Malignant ot Benevolent Behemoths, and Greater Abominations. Each child was unique in its own right, but their similarities are easily notable.

 

            All of the Chthalium are humanoid, having either distinctly maculine or femenine traits - which descend from the Aengudaemon. They were tall and mighty compared to the majority of mortal beings, but their physical strength and stature did not make them so alien. Many had wings, though none too angelic, and none quite the same as another. Once again, they were all quite different. Thus, it is hard to describe what the Chthalium look like when there are few if any individuals that appear remotely the same. If one attempted, they'd have to summarize a description of these odd kin with the following - some had horns, some didn't; some had fangs, some didn't; some had clothes, some didn't; some had eyes, some didn't; some had skin, some didn't, and some had hair, whilst others did not.

 

            The most peculiar trait of the Chthalium is their state of mind, almost always cautious and skeptical of their surroundings. From the start of their bloody origins, the Chthalium have always been slightly fearful of poor interactions with whomever they may attempt to relate with. More often than not they are more likely to lie or deceive those they choose to interact with, only ever developing trust of other Chthalium or creatures after long bouts of conversation. However, they have a fondness towards the life of Mortals, such as watching Men and Elves go about their daily lives. Such interest has developed some Chthalium to name themselves and pursue traits or concepts as life-long goals.

 

Capabilities - Blood of Ancients

            The Chthalium, unlike their unruly parents, have no realms to reside in to safeguard themselves, nor are they relatively immortal. If anything, the Chthalium are the most Mortal beings of the Heavens, and lack the many capabilities most Aengudaemon do. They’ve no ability to travel from Realm to Realm like the Aengudaemon, with the exception of physically attempting to travel to such. They are frail and weak children of near omnipotent beings. Though, some tend to exhibit slight capabilities in odd, foreign magics, while others have a natural affinity to commonly known magics, such as Transfiguration, Arcanism, Blood Magic, Necromancy, and Mysticism, these are only a few examples. And given their Aengudaemonic heritage, some even have influence over the territories of other Aengudaemon, though not relying on that deities power to fuel their spellcasting.

 

            Sometimes, the Chthalium may even form pacts or bonds with lesser creatures and Descendants, granting them power in exchange for servitude or offerings. Some powers may be temporary, whilst others are permanent effects. Though these powers are not so easily gained, as the act of forming bonds is highly taxing. This is quite rare, as a great amount of dedication is required of the Chthalium and whoever receives the bond.

 

            The physical capabilities of Chthalium can surely be said to be of note, though they are not the most physically strong creature to wander the Mortal Realm, but that does not invalidate their potent potential. Easily able to tear a Man in two with their bare hands, but that may even fluctuate depending on the build of the Chthalium. Their fortitude is also said to be of note, varying depending on their own physical traits, such as either having a strong exoskeleton, scales, or soft tender flesh.

 

 

Purpose

            Aight, so. Chthalium aren't creatures that can normally be played, they're Story creatures which can be used for world building, event writing, or building lore off of them. There a little special, being the offspring of Void and Aengudaemonic beings, but that's mostly as far as it goes.

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My god this is glorious. Decent Demi-god lore. I can see a few particular ET falling in love with this. +1

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What I don’t get is why any of this needs to be canon. Do you get to play as the chthalium? Do they influence your magic in some way? Or could they just exist as a set of character beliefs that is more way more dynamic than canon deity lore?

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5 minutes ago, howard said:

What I don’t get is why any of this needs to be canon. Do you get to play as the chthalium? Do they influence your magic in some way? Or could they just exist as a set of character beliefs that is more way more dynamic than canon deity lore?

no. for the most part they just exist as something ET, LT, or anyone can build off of for whatever they wish to do. want to run an event? go for it. writing up a magic where you worship a small pantheon of void-aengudaemon gods? go for it.

 

edit: ill throw a ‘purpose’ section at the bottom so there is any confusion

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4 hours ago, GavinH said:

- Seiszar, the Child of Forbidden Passions

 

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2 minutes ago, Zarsies said:

🤔

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