Alright, so, I am constructing a world where the primary driving forces in the world are deities. I have specific rules set up for how the deities work. First, they don't know their own origin, and simply begin to exist already in the world they are gods of. They can have children and those children are also gods. A god has a physical form and if they are somehow killed, they leave a corpse. Killing a god is a tremendous undertaking, however. Meanwhile, a god is immortal and their body is almost impervious to harm while they are alive.
Each god has a domain or multiple domains which primarily shape their personality. For example, a god might have a domain of justice. This technically doesn't affect what they can use their powers towards, but they will instinctively bend their powers towards the concept of justice and correcting wrongs.
On the subject of powers, a god can create and destroy things on a whim. With a swipe of their hand they can level a forest or raise a mountain. However, when it comes to absolutes, things become more difficult. Destroying all forests is an undertaking. Raising the highest mountain is something that strains their limits. On the subject of life: once a lifeform exists, it is easy to create copies, but the first one is a unique thing that takes time and effort. As a rule of thumb, a god will usually wait a century or longer between strenuous acts. After all, they have limits, and if they push themselves too far, they could waste away into nothing. So they need to recharge.
The main character in this story is going to be one of these gods. He will be the youngest god, having come into existence some time after the others. To give you a sense of who he is, one of his main domains will be of the destitute. While he is the youngest god, he will actually take the form of an incredibly old and wrinkled man. The story will follow him primarily.
Now, for my main problem: I have all these rules for gods, what they can do and what they can't do. Yet, I lack any ideas for gods with which to populate this world. What could some ideas be?
I suddenly realize that I left out one of the most important details: Since the main character in the story is going to be a god, his contemporaries are also going to be gods. When I ask for ideas for the gods that I could populate the world with, I'm mostly asking for ideas on major characters to populate the story with. Ideally, I would like ideas for gods which are based around their motivations and personalities. What kind of mixture would make for good dynamics?
Each god has a domain or multiple domains which primarily shape their personality. For example, a god might have a domain of justice. This technically doesn't affect what they can use their powers towards, but they will instinctively bend their powers towards the concept of justice and correcting wrongs.
On the subject of powers, a god can create and destroy things on a whim. With a swipe of their hand they can level a forest or raise a mountain. However, when it comes to absolutes, things become more difficult. Destroying all forests is an undertaking. Raising the highest mountain is something that strains their limits. On the subject of life: once a lifeform exists, it is easy to create copies, but the first one is a unique thing that takes time and effort. As a rule of thumb, a god will usually wait a century or longer between strenuous acts. After all, they have limits, and if they push themselves too far, they could waste away into nothing. So they need to recharge.
The main character in this story is going to be one of these gods. He will be the youngest god, having come into existence some time after the others. To give you a sense of who he is, one of his main domains will be of the destitute. While he is the youngest god, he will actually take the form of an incredibly old and wrinkled man. The story will follow him primarily.
Now, for my main problem: I have all these rules for gods, what they can do and what they can't do. Yet, I lack any ideas for gods with which to populate this world. What could some ideas be?
I suddenly realize that I left out one of the most important details: Since the main character in the story is going to be a god, his contemporaries are also going to be gods. When I ask for ideas for the gods that I could populate the world with, I'm mostly asking for ideas on major characters to populate the story with. Ideally, I would like ideas for gods which are based around their motivations and personalities. What kind of mixture would make for good dynamics?
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