#hermitcraftdeitys

Our journey into this new world will start with one man, well, one being would be more accurate to say. And for once, our story doesn't start at the beginning of time, oh no, It starts in the time of 1.8, 8 updates since the universe has formed life.

In this update, we find ourselves watching a being who has just appeared for the first time. The universe does not give them much information on who they are, but they do give them some help.

Before entering a world, this being's shapeless body floats in the void, an eldritch-like being before them. They spoke few words;

“You, my little one, are not a normal player, you are much more than that. You are powerful, but your purpose will be your journey to discover. Once you find it, you’ll know…Dont second guess your instincts. As for what you’ll be called…The name the ones who follow you will say…Jiemba… But the name you choose and wear proudly is up to you”

And with that, this newly formed player is left alone as the bigger mysterious entity fades away, and a chat box full of letters, numbers, and symbols pop up in front of the player. And with some time to decide, they choose a name for themselves…

XisumaVoid.

For a while, Xisuma travels the lands on xeir own, making a few friends here and there, still struggling to find xeir defined purpose, but still trying to make the most out of the cards they were given. They learned quickly that xey had to hide their powers from others, learning just how much stronger and godly xey were compared to a normal player.

But, through ups and downs, they stood strong and did eventually find out what xey deem to be xeir purpose. Of course, it could adjust or be added onto later in their life, but they determined that this, this felt right to them…

One frightful night Xisuma sat in a half-assed shack with a buddy, they can't remember their name for the life of them now, but Xisuma has just treated the wounds of the other, wounds caused by the hordes of mobs outside the walls. But Xisuma was more worried about the one in front of him than out there.

“Its-its my fault X! I wanted to come out tonight, but now-now R is nowhere to be seen- you almost got hurt- Look what I've done! Im so st-” Xisuma gently put a hand on their head, silencing the other, taking the hands of the other once they quieted a bit.

“Hey, listen. I know tonight has not been a good night but let's not go throwing around blame like this so quickly. We all agreed in the end, and we didn't have control over this” Xisuma gently squeezed their hands. The other took a moment before puffing out their chest and nodded firmly. Shakily getting to their feet they pulled out an axe.

“Thanks, X, I really needed that, let's go find out friend!” And that they did. At the end of the night, they all did manage to get back to their homes safe and sound. But the week following was not a pleasant one. Everyone seemed to have their moods dampened, and their spirits drained, and X wasn't having it.

So one-day Xisuma called a meeting, hiding out in the backroom as the others got there. And it seemed this bad week had taken its toll, as a fight quickly broke out. X, in a panic and half-finished costume, rushed out to stop the commotion and xey actually did. But not in the way xey expected to.

As X ran out, quickly saying things to try and de-escalate the fight, he failed to realize his voice changer on a higher pitch than normal. That alongside the derpy and childlike costume of a creeper, was enough to startle a laugh out of someone. And after a few more moments, everyone was laughing. But, not at Xisuma. One came up to xem, telling them about the voice changer, and asked him what exactly he was doing. But Xisuma couldn't say anything for a moment, this, this event was like something just unlocked within xem. That piece they've been looking for since they were created.

The laughter, the joy he has caused, it smothered him, smothered and filled the air. It was as if it banished all the negativity that was there beforehand, and… it felt nice. No, this feeling felt intoxicating, it feels like everything Xisuma ever wanted. And they have flashbacks to when they were first made.

‘...your purpose will be your journey to discover. Once you find it, you’ll know…Dont second guess your instincts…’

Once upon a time, Deities ruled separately. Each having their own realm or home to their lonesome or to just them and their worshipers. Back in these days, it was a lonely time to be called a diety.

But in a late Beta build, a Diety has come to be. At first, their purpose was unknown to them, wandering around and making friends with others, heck even joining a realm under a fake persona to try and find their purpose. And was this the best choice they made.

This person? They went by the name Xisuma, their chosen name for non-diety purposes. And in this server, Xisuma found around 5 other deities, all doing a similar thing to him, hiding their identities to find out who they want to be, or be someone different from who they thought they were. This was also the year the Watchers mysteriously appeared, the Listeners not too far being either. These strange beings claim to be alive since the beginning of time but never announced themself till now. And whether you were to believe it or not, their powers rivaled deities. Hell, they even took down a few corrupt deities and harnessed their powers for themselves, or so it seemed.

But looking back at Xisuma and his newfound friends, it seemed their ‘season’ was coming to an end. And not wanting this new wonderful experience to end, and maybe a bit of a deeper feeling in his gut telling him not to let go of this server just yet, he offered to keep the world going. Offered to take responsibility and keep it up to date and watch over it. And after a few meetings and long nights, the decision was made.

The world was reset sometime later. Some left, and a lot more joined. The number of secret deities bumped up to 11. A few had heard about this place on their own, and a few heard it from another deity or friend within the group. 

And seeing this new growth, Xisuma decided to start a secret club of sorts for them all. It was sweet and harmless, mostly. Just, them able to talk and express themselves in godly ways they couldn't ever do before with anyone else. It was really helpful to a lot of them, if not all of them.

Everything went as smoothly as it could go that season, and heck, next season all but 13 in this season were now deities. It was looking up for this little community of deities forming here.

Around a fourth through the season, Xisuma announced an idea to the other deities. They were in the majority here, and they all trusted their fellow members, so why not reveal their secrets? The question had to be sat on for a while for some people.

But, in the end, later into the server, a few non-deity players had already left,  and this group of all-powerful being gathered everyone else. 11 were left to tell their secret too.

And thank the gods, they all took it well. One was a bit, overwhelmed, and had already planned of leaving soon. They promised to keep their secret and keep all of them in a good place in their heart but did leave the server a few days later.

For the rest, they were all rightfully surprised, but what was also shocking was there were a few immortal or semi-immortal beings alongside them as well, three specifically purely immortal.

Next season, it seems a lot more deities were catching onto this new, ‘hangout’ spot that's been created. Heck, a lot of them had smaller meetings with other deities and they just did their jobs together instead of alone. As the season went on, more of the mortal members left. All on good terms, not being pushed out in any way, but they all had their reasons.

By season 5 however, it seemed all mortals had left, and it was time for a new set of rules, a new order. Hermitcraft was now no longer an ordinary server, it has gotten stricter locks and codes, and its vaults and data were harder to breach. This server? Was now a home of deities. Of course, on the outside, no one knew that, they just assume they'd gotten more strict on joining for whatever reason. But on the inside, everyone was immortal in some way, everyone trusted one another, and they were here to help one another. No longer were they alone and fending for themselves, they all now had a place to truly call home.

And whether they decided to stay or go, whether new deities or immortals were added later on, once a hermit, Hermitcraft will always be your home to come back to. Overtime teams are formed to make everyone's lives a bit easier and to bring some “mortal” normal-ness back into hermitcraft.

With 3 teams, Ambassador’s and advertisers, and then teams of just Ambassador’s or just Advertisers; The hermits make a way to connect back with the mortal world besides just doing their jobs. Heck, most if not all hermits even start up some ‘vlogging’ of their builds, life, and shenanigans and start growing a fanbase that way. While not directly leaning into their deities' powers and gifts, for most it feels nice to have a fanbase like that again.

Now, are their darker secrets left unanswered and swept under the rug? Maybe they just haven't been seen yet? Of course there are! But deities can only do so much still, they can't be looking into every odd dark crack all the time. And with a server as protected as theirs, why should they have constant stress and paranoia over it? Everything’s gonna be fine, they travel worlds all the time. Even if there was danger, they can just lose it by going to another world.