Writing Worlds with Words

Gods of Ithia: Aifu

Aifu. Nature Spirit of the Northern Winds, Meditation, Spiritual Pursuits, Monks, Priests, and Temples. 

Known as Aifu, The Spirit, The Breeze and Gale, The Pursuer of Mind and Spirit, The Worshipper, and The Word of the Gods. 

Aifu’s main body is the winds that come from the North. Aifu’s spirit form is some great humanoid visage of clouds, sky, and swirling wind. Barely visible, he appears as a monk in robes of sunlit orange, a tengai basket hat, and playing a shakuhachi to summon the winds to Dodicerous. He sometimes walks windswept mountain roads and along breezy coastlines. 

Aifu is an empty thing seeking to fill himself with pursuits of learning, spiritual ascendance, and the stories of pilgrims.  He is the dedication to ideals, the pursuit of knowledge in scholars, the whispers of a divine mandate in the wind, and the voice of the Vigint gods. He is community, keeper of temples, monks, and priests.  

Gods of Ithia: Bokoku

Bokoku. Nature Spirit of the Ashike Archipelago, Homeland of the True Vigint, and The Imperial Authority.  Known as Bokoku, The Authority, The Motherland, The Spirit of Many Faces, Crown Spirit, and The Heart of the Vigint.  Bokoku’s main body is the entire archipelago of northern Dodicerous, Home of the Ashike people. Bokoku’s spirit form is a great serpentine dragon with a face for each island in the archipelago,…

Gods of Ithia: Hagane no Chi.

Hagane no Chi. Nature Spirit of the River, Iron Sand, Makers of Things, Swords, and Bloodshed.  Known as Hagane no Chi, The Iron River, The Master of Swords, The Spirit Smith, The Steel Blooded, The Gifter of Steel.  Hagane’s main body is the large river that deposits iron sand down its bank from the iron-rich mountains in Northern Dodicerous. It is a place of beauty, with trees lining its…

Gods of Ithia: Was.

Was. Nature Spirit of the Heart Tree, Wild Lands of Dodicerous, Calm, and Meditation.  Known as Was, The Heart Tree, The Mind Opener, The Wild Heart, and The Life Sap.  Was’s main body is the great Heart Tree on the mainland of Dodicerous. The massive Fairy Tree that stands as tall as a mountain and spreads fertility and life across the northern half of Dodicerous. Its spirit…

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