Deities

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Deities
Biological Classification
Common Name	Archons Gods Deities Divinities
Scientific Name	Pistiphages Pluripotent Entities
Type	Metaphysical
Subspecies	Various
Physical Characteristics
Average Height	Varies
Average Length	Varies
Respiratory Gas	None
Locomotive Method	Varies
Distinctions	Divine Properties Some are Omnipotent Some are Omniscient Some are Omnipresent Some are everything in between. Their forms and abilities depend on what their worshippers believe they look like / can do, as well as the number of worshippers they have across the cosmos.
Average Lifespan	Generally immortal, although many can still die, or otherwise be rendered inert or dormant.
Abilities	The abilities that deities possess vary greatly, though the major possible abilities they may have include: Cosmic powers Dimensional travel Space travel Immortality Reality warping Time warping Possession
Demographics
Endemic to	Unknown
Inhabits	Can be found anywhere, but most commonly can be found on "Spiritual Planets" such as: Skantos Doria
Population	Unknown
Sociocultural Characteristics
Intelligence	Varies

Deities are a wide grouping of divine entities capable of commanding aspects of reality within the realm of their worshippers, varying significantly in form and capabilities dependent on their location and followers, as rather than being wholly 'physical' entities the presence of Deities within the material world requires continuous worship from other lifeforms in order to be sustained, while entities with similar (albeit weaker) powers are known as 'False Deities' or 'Demigods'. Functionally, Deities can be thought of as 'Thoughtforms' of the Noosphere given a physical form shaped by the will of their worshippers.

The powers that Deities possess comes to them from worship, as the very act of belief that something exists is capable of, if intense enough, make said belief 'real' in some form. If a large enough group of people are devoted to and worship the idea of a deity, their collective will may eventually bring their idol to life by fuelling it with Divine Energy, a 'field' or 'radiation' generated by worship which sustains the existence of such entities within corporeal reality. If a religious group believes a deity is capable of something, then it is within the space their Divine Energy occupies, as such a planet-wide religion would be able to generate a deity capable of exerting itself across an entire planet while a local cult's deity would only be able to exert itself onto them. Although how well it can accomplish this also depends on how many worshippers it has, or how powerful its worshippers are.

Because of this, every religion is 'correct' about their god existing, in some way or another, although stories within scripture or belief may still be false. If gods are no longer worshipped, they will cease to be. They may simply be rendered inert as they withdraw from the physical world, or in some state of slumber, or they may truly die (though some gods may still be able to die without their worship ceasing). Upon death, Deities are separated in half as their Mental half is taken into an Afterlife (either retaining their powers or losing them) while their physical half ascends to the Spectrosphere where they become either a Lesser Spirit or an Angel, though their 'remains' continue to exist in the physical world. Corpses of gods killed from such circumstances often leave remains of their power in the form of artifacts or influence, although desecrating these sites can also grant dark curses.

Deities may either be found alone as the sole entity worshipped by a society, or within a pantheon containing numerous other entities of either varying or similar power level such as the Chiaroscuros Duality, Hyacinthan Pantheon, Paradimensionals* , Theian Pantheon, and the Yatan Pantheon.

Types of Deities

• True Deities refer the to the most common and powerful form of deity fueled by Divine Energy generated by continued worship giving them power over the domain of their worshippers.
• False Deities are entities which often possess some powers resembling those of True Deities and present themselves as Deities, but do not require Divine Energy to exist (though it may still strengthen them), though they regardless tend to originate from non-standard planes of reality such as the Primordial Void and Voidspace.
• Demi Deities are entities which encompass some divine traits, but lack others.

Demigods are beings who may possess the powers which can resemble that of a god, without being one. They are generally weaker than "true" deities, and don't always require worship to exist.