Leliel
2010-10-16, 05:36 PM
Just got the Compass of Celestial Directions on Yu-Shan yesterday, and a thought struck me: How are new gods made, actually?
I mean, I have the Roll of Glorious Divinity, so I know least gods are a jade scrip a dozen on particularly divinity-famished days. On the other hand, we have Ahlat, who for no apparent reason, changed job description from God of Bull Walruses Competing For Mates to God of Cattle and from there gained War in his purview (note that I'm not sure which order the latter two occurred, so don't quote me on that), becoming a rather powerful Celestial in the process.
So, let's say a Thousand Streamer/bored Zenith/mated combo of the two decide some Wyld tribe needs a god to unify around. Since spirits willing to take on the welfare of a single barbarian tribe with no real resources are in short supply, the benefactor(s) decide to paint a rather impressive-looking rock with a face, introduce it in some flashy fashion to the tribe as the physical purview of Patrick Feldsparan, God of Granite, and end up building a good-sized Cult around "him".
Now, this rock has a least god in it. Assuming the Cult grows large enough, does the least god start answering to the name of Patrick Feldsparan and become an actual God of Shiny, Tough Rocks?
I mean, I have the Roll of Glorious Divinity, so I know least gods are a jade scrip a dozen on particularly divinity-famished days. On the other hand, we have Ahlat, who for no apparent reason, changed job description from God of Bull Walruses Competing For Mates to God of Cattle and from there gained War in his purview (note that I'm not sure which order the latter two occurred, so don't quote me on that), becoming a rather powerful Celestial in the process.
So, let's say a Thousand Streamer/bored Zenith/mated combo of the two decide some Wyld tribe needs a god to unify around. Since spirits willing to take on the welfare of a single barbarian tribe with no real resources are in short supply, the benefactor(s) decide to paint a rather impressive-looking rock with a face, introduce it in some flashy fashion to the tribe as the physical purview of Patrick Feldsparan, God of Granite, and end up building a good-sized Cult around "him".
Now, this rock has a least god in it. Assuming the Cult grows large enough, does the least god start answering to the name of Patrick Feldsparan and become an actual God of Shiny, Tough Rocks?