Up next on the list of concept sketches comes some fairly newer ones: the Glory of the Gods.
The gods of nigh legends are depicted all across the world in various forms. Every culture has their own gods, their own temples, their own rituals and symbols. Some, however, are more universally recognized than others. Old men sometimes say that true symbols bring true sights, but surely we don't know these legends. The gods of old have changed in words, in books, lost in translations of cultures and wars. Some say great people and great legends once made these stories of "gods". Others, however, will swear with their life that many are real.
The god of the lonely desert appears to many a lost traveller, merchant, or poor soul lost in the sands. Hallucinations, mirages, and those crazy spice merchants can all make great stories. But how come so many see the same dark shape off in the distance, leading them to salvation?
The Angel of Blight is such a lost story. Depicted in so many carvings and old books, nobody really knows what it truly is or represents. So many a story have shown him to be a merciless god or servant, destroying civilizations that have come to ruin. Its shape remains a mystery, some citing it as a prism, a sphere, rings of plenty, or a complex geometric shape. But it is truly unknown how old the legend goes, or what it truly even is.
Gauss, also known as the god of the sun, bringer of light, Lady Warmth, or Fortune Favors, brings light and warmth to Jom'Gol every day. Many regions have their own version of the god of the sun, that vary extremely from culture to culture. Often the first "god" described in any given culture, Gauss is always often depicted with radiant lines, strange swirling bands, or rays of light. It is often thought that due to the high magnetic violence of Jom'Gol's sun, these depictions are representations of the sun's quite magnificent corona seen during magnetic storms or eclipses.
Our Lady of Waters is a deity often described through many different cultures all across Jom'Gol. Many names have been given to it, including the god of the dark waters, the guardian of the seas, the Emperor of the Moons, or the keeper of the moonlight. It is strange that many cultures, including ones extremely far from each other that have never had contact with one another, depict this god as a strange arthopod-like creature. Most gods represented throughout culture usually boast a Jomari-like deity, representing the ascendance of a person or an attempt to anthropomorphize the god-- so it is very strange that these old carvings, some even older than the peoples that occupy the territories, depict this god so similar to the Haunari. The odd creatures of the Haunari are not depicted like this in normal folktales or legend, especially not one that has risen out of the waters and ascended to be even higher than the moons. Since Jomari anthropologists do not currently have any evidence of an alleged ancient global Haunari empire-- and to an extent of even ruling the moons-- these legends must simply be a coincidence.... right?
