Skatal, Bringer of Famine, Lord of Plague
He remained silent. Silent through the other’s endless bickering, their conversation a constant tug of war. So he was silent. But the voice above all, Ao, called upon him. Yes, him, above the others, that much he believed. Called upon Skatal to create, to form, to shape the nothingness into... Well, that much, he was not certain. He shuddered from the voice of Ao, whose words were absolute. No, he could not be punished, no, no, no. Not now. Not when so much laid ahead of him. That was his absolute.
And so, Skatal scurried in the nothingness, in the space that the Gods were and were not. He looked upon their creations as he thought. The World-Sphere, flat and white, given form with water and earth. One moon rose, and soon later, three followed in its wake. And in his thought, another absolute was made. “Yes-yes! They can shape the world, yet I shall shape a rule! Me, above all, me, I who brings what is not there, will bring it into creation.” Without further thought, the Rat-God opened its jaw and bit into one of the continents of the World-Sphere. Skatal’s teeth clamped down into the grass and deeper into the earth. The ground around him would shake, yet ended when red-capped mushrooms sprouted around him. The mushrooms would continue to grow and spread, although at a slower rate than when Skatal bit into the ground. From their caps, a cloud of spores, purple to the common eye, resonated. As they spread, the grass would break down, wilt, and die, yet return into the soil. ”My rule, my rule! All must return to the earth. All will feed!”
After the initial bite, he continued, burrowing through the earth. The seas would not be his domain. No, it would be underground. Deep beneath the surface, yet far from the core, he reached the Underway. The burrow he had made collapsed through, a large hole within the continent. Mushrooms quickly sprouted along the walls due to his burrowing, and Skatal chittered. The Gods would make their realm? Then so would he. It was ideal, the other Gods were fools. For why deal with the future of mortals when they are so far away? Fools with powers. Skatal wretched at the thought but soon waved them away. Back to the task on hand! Now, now, what should he name his domain? The Great Burrow. For the Great one, he himself, rested in it.
For now, Skatal curled up in his small form, resting.
[Major Act] – The Carriers: The first mushrooms are made, releasing a large amount of spores that are distinctly purple. There is such a large amount released that the spores are visible, as a purple cloud. These mushrooms grow in clusters, and can even take over environments. They do not spread quickly however, and are fairly weak and easy to remove. They have no effect on immortals and mortals and never will, for it is Skatal’s first attempt at life. However, plants (trees, grass, shrubbery, etc.) as well as dead organisms are affected, and are slowly broken down into nutrients by the fungi. ((Slowly spreads, destroys pre-existing plants/flora and dead organisms unless counterracted, but if removed leaves behind large deposits of nutrients))
[Minor Act] – The Great Burrow: A gaping hole in one of the unnamed continents where Skatal resides, both giant in length and width. The Carriers grow on the walls, and reach all the way down to the Underpath. Serves as the shallowest entrance to the Underpath, yet is incredibly treacherous for creatures larger than an ((IRL house cat)). Not much too it, just a really big hole planned for later use.