PROMETHEISM
The Prometheism religion was born in the continent of Sephron; a polytheistic religion that honours the teachings of the twelve Gods.
Originally living in the heavenly realm, they descended to Terra when the planet was young, guiding the species and imparting the Sephronian language.
The religion began life as separate cults, worshipping the Gods in the regions where they were the most prominent.
The League of Shaman were the first to unite the teachings of the Gods; they travelled to learn from them, and used those teachings to guide what would become the basis of Prometheism.
GODS
Mercury
Element - Void
Season - 2nd of Autumn
Animal - Black Dragon
Symbol - Silver Ring
Instrument - Trumpet
Blesses - The traveller
Number - 2
Cult born in - Phenix
The God of Void and travellers, Mercury is connected to messengers and dark spirits.
Commonly depicted as a trickster, a lot of his stories involve tricking and manipulating the other Gods; as such he has a lot of troublemaking traits and is considered an agent of chaos. His element, Void was gifted to the king of Phenix after he tricked the black dragon into giving him his tooth. Mercury was so impressed, that he taught him the ability to open the void. However the ability drove the king mad; in a way, Mercury’s greatest practical joke.
Venus
Element - Hope
Season - 2nd of Spring
Animal - White Dragon
Symbol - Choker
Instrument - Violin
Blesses - The lovers
Number - 5
Cult born in - Drago
The God of Love and hope, Venus is associated with both marriage and fornication (a lot of her shrines are protected by monks unenthused with young couples using the sacred site as a meeting place to…you know).
Venus is often depicted as fickle and temperamental; both an enthused matchmaker, while other stories involve her over taken by lust.
Her greatest myth involves a contest between the three dragon kings seeking to become her lover. The Queen of Drago won out over her male counterparts, and was gifted the power of Venus’ light, which remains in the royal family today. Because of this legend, Venus is often a symbol of feminist movements.
Terra
Element - Terra
Season - 1st of Spring
Animal - Ape
Symbol - Tree
Instrument - Bass
Blesses - The farmer
Number - 9
Cult born in - Affe
The God of the planet and plants. Terra is often called, “Mother Terra”, and is widely revered by the practitioners of terraforming, as well as representing Spring and forests.
Said to live within the planet itself, with everything that grows out of the ground being apart of her body.
Mars
Element - Fire
Season - 1st of Summer
Animal - T-Rex
Symbol - Sword
Instrument - None
Blesses - The Warrior
Number - 7
Cult born in - Sparta
The God of War and combat. A revered warrior, master of every weapon and marital art ever developed, as well as representing the element of Fire.
Lives atop a mountain, waiting for challengers who have won the Tournament of Mars.
Jupiter
Element - Thunder
Season - 3rd of Spring
Animal - Dog
Symbol - Drums
Instrument - Drum
Blesses - Festivals
Number - 12
Cult born in - Tenshi
God of Thunder and parties.
Jupiter is often depicted as a womaniser, with many stories about him in the Angel country of Tenshi being used as morality tales about the evils of men.
His greatest contribution was giving the gift of Raiden to mortals; after being tricked into a flask by a mountain ape, Jupiter was eventually freed by the first Shaman. He took them as disciples, and helped usher in the first mercenaries.
Saturn
Element - Time and Space
Season - 3rd of Winter
Animal - None
Symbol - Sundial
Instrument - Harp
Blesses - The New Year
Number - 1
Cult born in - Affe
God of Time and Space, Saturn is associated with calendars and the new year.
Said to have died when the world was created. Her memory lived on through oral traditions, and while having little to no cults worshipping her, is commonly depicted and revered during the new year. It’s rumoured that she rose again the next day, and with each passing year dies and is reborn, symbolising the beginning of the new year.
Neptune
Element - Water
Season - 1st of Winter
Animal - Shark/Horse
Symbol - Trident
Instrument - Accordion
Blesses - The fisherman
Number - 3
Cult born in - Atlantis
God of Sea’s, rivers, Earthquakes and water, as well as with Winter.
Neptune is revered by fishermen, and is depicted as feisty and ill tempered if displeased.
She is associated with the legend of the Spartoi exile; the war between Angel and Spartoi prevented her from sleeping, so she split the two apart and sent the Spartoi cities drifted in the Eastern ocean. After she calmed down, and with pleading from the Angels who regretted their actions during the war, she asked Vulcan to create wings for the Angels, to allow them to migrate to Spartoi and allow their species to continue to grow.
The Winter festival is meant to apease her, as the large amount of snowfall was believed to be the embodiment of her wrath.
Uranus
Element - Wind
Season - 2nd of Winter
Animal - Tiger
Symbol - Cloud
Instrument - Piano
Blesses - The scholar
Number - 10
Cult born in - Shenlong
God of Wind and Sky.
Uranus was the king of the old god city, being the first born by the celestial dragon. He ruled over the other eleven deities, who in turn ruled over the mortals.
Said to live in the clouds, and is only accessible from the highest peaks in the continent.
Pluto
Element - Spirit
Season - 2nd of Summer
Animal - Bat
Symbol - Lantern
Instrument - Flute
Blesses - The dead
Number - 11
Cult born in - Esquillo
God of death and spirits, as well as funerals.
She was tasked by Uranus with guiding the spirits of the dead to the sky, where they would become new stars.
Plagued by the voices of the dead, which numbered in the billions, she locked herself away in a cave and only emerges to play her melody.
Luna
Element - Moon
Season - 1st of Autumn
Animal - Wolf/Rabbit
Symbol - Bow
Instrument - Guitar
Blesses - The hunter
Number - 4
Cult born in - Lobo
God of the Moon, hunting and harvest.
Luna is credited with creating the moons, which gives power to the Lycan people who hold her in the highest regard.
She was also associated with banishing the pack of the wolf Familia when he tricked her into creating the second moon, which she gifted to the rabbit, Mansa.
Vulcan
Element - Nova
Season - 3rd of Summer
Animal - Gold Dragon
Symbol - Hammer
Instrument - Gong
Blesses - The craftsmen and artists
Number - 8
Cult born in - Tyranno
God forgery, art and craftsmanship. Also associated with an element called Nova; a flame more controlled and powerful than fire that Vulcan uses in his forge. It was gifted to the king of Shenlong, when he chose it as his reward for returning his lost leg.
He is revered by smiths and credited with the creation of nearly every legendary weapon in Sephronian mythology.
Nemesis
Element - Blood
Season - 3rd of Autumn
Animal - None
Symbol - Wheel
Instrument - None
Blesses - The Avenger
Number - 6
God justice, law and judgement. Also associated with the blood element.
Often invoked by law enforcement as a symbol of retribution over evil actions. Depicted with black wings and bandaged eyes, Nemesis is a reminder that all will be judged eventually…
