So, I've felt like doing this for a nice bit of time. So, why not?
Standard rules of suggestion games, give suggestions, hope other like them, if nobody can agree the ideas shall be fused into a thing of horror/humor/utter boring. Let's hope it's one of the first two. So, without further ado, the beginning!
Time: Fantasy Medieval era
Exact date: Unknown
The world was quite basic, nothing truly spectacular other than dragons, magic, and wars. Mostly it was as peaceful as you'd expect a world to be. over time though, one human sought power that could not be contained by a mere mortal. His name was Azon. He studied for years, seeking to end all war with the power he could attain. Noble intentions, sure. he sought the power of the immortals, the gods of the world. The weakest power any god had was more than tenfold of the strongest magic a mortal could even fathom. Azon planned to gain it from the most accessible god, the god of life and death, known simply as "The Reaper" Never revealing his true name to any race of the world. In short, Azon, unfortunately, was successful. He was overtaken by the power, And corrupted by it. The gods did not like that a mortal had obtained such power, and more so that he was confused into believing the only way to end war was to either rule the people, or kill those that didn't agree. Most kingdoms and gods did not comply with the demands of the living god, and the death began to surge within the world. Only was this rampage stopped by a lone hero and his band of unlikely allies, known as Thole. Defeating Azon against the odds, he was banished to the eternal prison of the gods, where he resides to this day.
Major God list (there are other lesser gods)
Ellor- god of the forge -depicted as a dwarf always carrying an iron hammer with a large crack running down the center. He is the father of the twin gods and husband of Anid. He forges blades gifted to only the strong, being the patron deity of the strong. Rival of Hothol.
Meedi - goddess of nature -half elf god, she always wears a wooden mask that shows no facial features other than two holes for her eyes along with a golden cloak.
Voron- god of light -elf, he always carries a bronze tower shield to symbolize his protection of the beings of the world
Jetton-god of jewels - human, he wears a monocle and feathered hat, as well as two steel daggers. Patron deity of thieves.
Anid- goddess of fire -dwarf, she is the wife of Ellor, mother of the twin gods. She always has a copper sword that is constantly aflame.
Rolon- god of magic -an ancient elf, he always holds a willow bo-staff, being extremely agile with a white beard almost half of his height.
Nia- twin goddess of darkness - one of the twin gods, she often is shown as a dwarf in dark black robes, being hidden away from others most of the time.
Nio- twin god of water - one of the twin gods, he is often shown as a dwarf in deep blue robes, heavily drinking and strongly outgoing.
Hothol- god of the weak and constructs, his human body is half replaced by metal and stone runes one eye is pure light blue and glowing, the other is regular with a dark green shade, he is often prayed to when a sickly child is born, and praised when the become stronger than those born 'normal.' rival to Ellor
"The Reaper" - God of life and death - Appears to be a muscular being inside of a black robe, covering all facial features. He carries a large golden sword with him at all times, as well as a silver hammer.
You suddenly have the feeling of waking up. Except... It feels off. It might be the feeling that you have been asleep for an incredibly short time. Or the fact that you can't actually feel anything. Most importantly though, would be the swirling vortex of purple forming swirls of light and darkness all around you. Before you can react, you notice that the vortex does not effect you. As well as this, there is a desk in front of you, and you are sitting on a comfortable wooden chair. As you settle in, you hear a voice, and notice a muscular hooded figure on the opposite side of the desk in front of you.
"I suppose you're wondering what's going on. I'll start by telling you that you're dead." you jolt a little bit at that thought.
"Sorry, that's my fault." he says, as he begins to settle in since you noticed him.
"You see, I have a bit of a problem. Of course, for you and your race, its a bit more of a problem. You see, Azon just maybe escaped a little bit. He still is hidden inside our plane, but we don't have much time before he starts killing people again. Ellor and Voron don't seem to like it. I find it kind of funny, but when they're angry, nobody is happy. The biggest problem is that Azon can harm us. So we can't stand for that." He pauses for a moment.
"You may have some questions, such as 'why am I involved in this?' and 'wait, why don't I remember me dying?' and don't worry, I'll answer those right now. You see, though it was lost in history, you are the closest descendant of Thole. You don't remember you dying, it was quite funny. Now, another question, 'why did you kill me!? wouldn't I help better if I was alive!?' and the answer to that was simple, If I can kill you, I can bring you back. And it isn't exactly easy to send messages to the mortal plane. They tend to get lost. So, any more questions?"