#minecraft deities

N'xtun is considered to be a creator of mortal lives, the birthplace of souls, and their final resting place. She can create new souls, and then she leads them to the dimensions of the living. From there, they pass into a dimension under the guidance of their guardian [Exdea or De'ex]. When their soul is old, or their body has passed, N'xtun returns for them and brings them back to where they came from.

Some cultures believe N'xtun to be two or even three separate deities, separating life and death into two domains. In many cultures, she is more often associated with death than she is with life. Even if those cultures accurately attribute their creation to her, many still refer to her as Lady Death.

While N'xtun has reign over the whole domain of death and the act of dying, in more recent teachings by larger and more modern groups, she is closer associated with gentle deaths and painless passings rather than death as a whole. Some have forgotten that Death is as kind as she is brutal.

In her domain of life, while she has the ability to do much, she does not, instead allowing others the chance to do so. She has been limited in the type of creation she is allowed to do to avoid pushing into Prie'amas domain. She creates new souls and allows others a second, third, fourth chance. Instead of creating new things, she simply allows what was once dead to return, forgotten and uprooted trees resprouting, long dead plants renewing despite frozen ground, little miracles of life returning from death.

Many pray to Lady Death to ask for a painless death for themselves or a loved one, or for themselves or a loved one to be spared. N'xtun may also be prayed to or worshipped to request safe passage through to the final resting place.

N'xtun is associated with crows, the wither, and wither flowers. Alliums are also associated with her in some cultures. In the End, she is associated with dragons and purple flames.

In the End, she is revered as Queen above all dieties. There, they call her ⟒⋏☌ (Déwh), or ⟒⋏☌-☌⍀⋔ (Déwh-Hegem), meaning Everything. In many End myths and stories, she is considered the mother of all life, the one who brought life to the world, and the one who will one day return all to where they belong. She is often depicted in the End alongside the dragons of old, occasionally even as a dragon herself.

In the Nether, among the piglins, she is called ⊖☗⊖❂⊚⊕ꕤ (Onodraighs), meaning The One Who Waits. She is seen as an inevitable end, who bestows great honor on teachers and warriors alike. In the Nether, Onodraighs is more often considered to be beneath or lower than ❂⎔⍝ (Drraud), the diety of Blood. The Ostraspen are considered a tragic curse from Drraud on any piglin, an endless path as a shade in the realm of the living, forever cut off from the Great Halls of Drraguhk, and Onodraighs collection. They are left behind as a husk unable to live yet unable to die.

N'xtun does not create the nether-folk. They are not passed on from her, though she does collect them. She considers them a gift and an apology, received from Kinïstra, and she cherishes them deeply.

Prie'ama was not the original creator, though there are little to no records or religions/cultures that remember this.

N'xtun

N'xtun is the deity of life and death. She is believed to be the one to create souls, and then return to bring souls from their living hosts to the lands of death. She is also the guardian of the "limbo" space, a place between dimensions, most often used to house partial souls [souls of those with unfinished business, half of themselves left behind, clinging to their old life. These souls are volatile and considered dangerous, even if they don't intend to be] and be the creation space for new souls.

N'xtun is the second eldest deity. She is older than Prie'ama, though many modern cultures believe her to have come after their supposed creator.

Exdea and De'ex

Exdea and De'ex are twin deities who both reign over the domains of sleep and dreams. They are considered to be guardians and guides through the lives of living creatures between N'xtun's embraces. De'ex has closer relation to "good" or "strange" dreams, and they are often associated with pleasant premonitions and silly mishaps within dreams. Exdea is the opposite, typically related to nightmares and ominous or foreboding premonitions.

Exdea and De'ex were given the role of guardians over the End and the Overworld, respectively. They help the elder deities in their roles and are able to interact and interfere more than their elders.

Kinïstra

Kinïstra is the deity of the nether, having created both the hellish landscape and all of its residents. While the other dimensions have little to no records of her, the netherborn cherish her as their "mother," despite her lack of interaction with the netherfolk. Kinïstra, unlike the other deities, can't traverse dimensions, having been exiled to the dimension of her own creation eons prior.

It is unknown how old Kinïstra is due to the lack of record within overworld scripts and carvings. She is as old as the nether, perhaps even more ancient. She was once called Parima.

Cruor

One of N'xtuns minor deities, created to aid both N'xtun and Parima Prie'ama with the creation and destruction of their living creations. Cruor is often titled "The Blood God." Most cultures associate them with violence, bloodshed, and war. Cruor, like Exdea and De'ex, has more freedom than the elder deities to interact and interfere with mortals. Unlike the twins, however, Cruor instead picks a host, a "vassal," to bless. Their vassal carries out the more dramatic work for them, laying waste to villages and cities who dare defy them or turning the tides of battle in either sides favor single-handedly.

Cruor is a more tabboo deity in many cultures due to their association with war and bloodshed. Some cultures, such as the Piglins of the nether and the Illagers of the overworld, remember that Cruor is also the giver of life, as they control the lifeblood that flows through people and animals alike.

Heka

The deity of magic, they go by many names across cultures, but their most notable name is Heka, the deity most witches worship. In most stories, Heka is regarded as a Prometheus-type role, granting the use of magic and enchantments to mortals despite the orders of the other deities, and in turn facing a terrible punishment. Many overworld cultures portray Heka as blind, with poison, or acid, being dripped onto her forehead and rolling down her face as her eternal punishment.

Shaeol

A minor deity of Prie'ama, associated with all forms of water, from riverbeds to vast oceans. The ocean monuments are a testament of her once great influence in the overworld and the attempt at life she once created against the wishes and guidance of the elder deities. Shaeol did not have the power to sustain life for extended periods, and eventually, her people devolved beyond her control, ultimately becoming known as The Drowned.

Shaeol is known to be shapeshifter, as fluid and changing as the sea. Many stories involve Shaeol coming ashore and falling in love with mortals, their villages and people, and ways of life, only to return one day and find the place she held dear gone, either by herself or by time.

Aeshed

A minor deity of Prie'ama, associated with the earth itself, and the biomes within it. Aeshed was once known to walk the earth, going from forest to forest, biome to biome, with a gentle smile and a trail of blossoms behind him. Aeshed has not been seen wandering the earth for many generations now.

It is widely believed that Aeshed has fallen asleep in the heart of the earth or some variation. Some stories say Aeshed is merely resting from their many years of wandering, and will one day return, while others say Aeshed was cursed by a jealous Shaeol or De'ex to sleep for a thousand lifetimes, and yet others believe Aeshed has simply abandoned the overworld altogether.

Wiethesh

A minor deity of Prie'ama, associated with the wind and storms. Many stories associate Wiethesh with the Wither, either as the creator of the Wither or as the Wither itself. Most mythos believe Wiethesh has been sealed away by the other deities because they caused too much destruction upon the earth, only able to be called forth through the souls of those long past and the skulls of their infected hosts.

It is often told that stormy nights and windy gales are Wiethesh' attempt at breaking free from their imprisonment to wreak havoc once more.

Ignishro

A minor deity of Prie'ama, often associated with fire and the hearth. Ignishro has many appearances across cultures, some with disaster, some with the warmth of a hearth or the fire of a furnace, but many keep Ignishro fairly neutral, balanced both in blazing, destructive fury, and gentle comforting warmth.

Ca'alohn

The deity of chaos. Often portrayed with horns or antlers and associated with the wild. Ca'alohn is typically considered to be wild and free spirited, oft portrayed with a voice like thunder, so that no mere mortal can hear them.

It's rumored that Ca'alohn has abandoned the peoples of the overworld in favor of roaming across the known dimensions as he sees fit. While most disasters and chaos are blamed on Ca'alohn's interference in some way, shape, or form, Ca'alohn himself has not been seen in hundreds of years.

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