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[Jerick]

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The first god to act was Lu and he crafted a boomerang and gifted it to the Vri. At first they were suspicious and scared but eventually one picked up his courage enough to grab it only to find it very heavy. That they would try throwing it was an inevitability and when they did they found that as a tool of hunting and weapon it far surpassed anything else they had. It could fly far and hit hard. The Vri discussed fiercely where it had come from and what could have made it. Eventually they settled on the decision that it was obviously a gift from some sort of powerful spirit.
Vri chieftain wields Lu's Boomerang
Unexpected side effect: Vri philosophizing on spirits and the supernatural means they now can understand that something like gods can exist and they won't freak out so much if they encounter one

(1 act performed in the plains)

Deliberate Calamity: Innovative Discovery
The Vri's only tools up to this point had been rocks and fire but with the arrival of Lu's Boomerang there were some in the tribe who wanted to try and replicate it. Without tools to shape wood even copying the mundane aspects of the object looked beyond them. But then something happened, there was ripple in reality and it caused something to change. New and strange ideas slipped into the heads of several Vri. They started spend all their time making tools and other objects. Normally those who didn't hunt were looked down on by the Vri but the things these new made helped the whole tribe. Mundane boomerangs inspired by Lu's Boomerang replaced stones and thrown rocks as their preferred hunting method and dedicated craftsmen were needed to replace the lost or damaged weapons. But when not making weapons for hunting these craftsmen began making all kinds of trinkets that the Vri then started to adorn themselves with.
Vri obtain dedicated craftsmen, improved tools and mundane boomerangs

(2 acts performed in the plains)

The Vri where nomadic and they wandered the plains whenever the grass eaters they hunted started to become scarce. It was during one of their migrations through what should have been terrain they had been familiar with when they stumbled across the river lands. Some of them had seen this place in their dreams. Reed Grass and grass eaters were showing signs of spreading into this new area. But Vri lived in fear of running out of prey and thus food. It had been ingrained in them since birth that the tribe should keep on the move lest they starve. They would not stay by the riverside. But in the dry barren plains the ready supply of clean, fresh water was a gift that could not be ignored. The Vri drink their fill and cleaned themselves in the waters. When time had come again to leave, to hunt grass eaters elsewhere some lingered a moment by the river. The Vri where not fools they knew this river was the work of a spirit of some kind and quietly they thanked it and like that the first act of worship had happened. But the Vri did not stay, however whenever their path took them close to the river they would divert to again drink, clean themselves and offer thanks.
Rivershore area is created. Some Reed Grass and Grass eaters spread onto the rivershore.
There is a small amount of Vri worship from this and Acter receives another act

(1 act performed in the riverside)

The mountains shock as molten rock churned beneath. The mountain Vri watched fearfully as as noxic fumes and lava forced their way out of from the largest mountain. In scared of that powerful mountain they decided to stay away.
Diaq the volcano is created

(1 act performed in Diaq)

A strange being appear before the Vri and it used it strange magics to heal wounds and dispel sickness and it told them it was a god and that it had many gifts for them. At first they were fearful, it was one thing to talk about the powerful spirits that sometimes left them gifts it was another thing entirely to see one such spirit turn it's full attention on them. Some talked about accepting it's offer but the Vri were stubborn and proud. They had survived not on the gifts of gods, but on their own strength and wits. They thanked the spirit for the healing but told it they would not be true Vri if they accepted. A Vri's life was meant to be hard. To them a life lived easily meant a life lived off of some else's effort and it would be a life undeserved. Even if offered it was shameful to them to be carried when they could walk themselves. When the spirit offered a life of enjoyment the Vri offered to teach it to hunt. For to them there was no greater thrill or joy than that of hunting. The spirits offers didn't fall completely on deaf ears. A handful of the younger Vri agreed to go with the god. They left without speaking as the tribe watched them go in silent understanding that they would not be returning and if they did they probably would not be welcome.
Mithra heals the tribe and in doing so convinces them that she is powerful but they are stubborn and prideful so only a small handful agree to follow and worship her.

Actions leave their wake, ripples build up ready to become something else.
(3 acts performed in the plains Lesser Calamity)

Mithra and her new worshipers traveled far until Mithra planted her seed and her new worshipers watched in awe as the land was changed. Her worshiper's nomad ways didn't fade and they took to roaming the heartland. Reed Grass invaded the fertile soil competing with a new plant, Mithra grain. Both plants were spreading fast until the exploding population of grass eaters started to become a problem. Grass eaters had always lived in an environment where food was scarce so when presented with a place where food was plentiful they started increasing exponentially in number. Even the Mithra's Vri realized the potential that the grass eaters could grow to a number where they could strip the vegetation of the heartlands bare and then in turn starve. This kind of thing was in part what had keep the tribe moving, they how dangerous this could be. They try valiantly to quell the numbers, their boomerangs help them to kill a great many grass eaters but it isn't anything close to enough.
Mithra makes the Mithra heartland.
Mithra makes Mithra grain.
Mithra gains worshipers and gains an act
Grass eaters start completely overrunning the heartland due to an overabundance of food and too few checks on their population

(2 acts performed in the Heartland)

Strange mushrooms are seen appearing in the plains. The Vri are naturally wary of these large mushrooms again they recognize it as the act of some kind of spirit. While all these spirits that called themselves gods had seemed to friendly, the Vri did not assume that all of them were nor did they assume that mysterious giant mushrooms where safe to eat. They simple avoided them and continued to live as they had before the mushrooms had appeared. It would take many years before anyone became addicted, regardless of the traditions of the Vri there was always some willing to do something foolish. Perhaps it was as a dare, perhaps another reason but whatever the cause was the result was a couple of Vri getting addicted. As those few Vri grew more dependent they pulled less of their weight when it came to the tribe and spent more time seeking mushrooms. If the Vri had been wary of the mushrooms before the effects it had on their tribe brothers had them quickly agreeing that it was evil. The way they had become obsessed with the mushrooms unsettled everyone in the tribe so they took their fire and burned down the mushrooms wherever they found them. As for the addicts; the Vri do not carry you if they think you can walk. The addicts were left behind and the tribe simply moved on. Another Vri began acting strangely soon after, he became less organised, frequently confused, his speech became harder to understand and he claimed to see things that the tribe knew wasn't there. It was with sadness and regret that the tribe left behind yet another member. With members lost to the machinations of a healing spirit that promises easier life, others to the mushroom addiction and one more to madness, the tribe was beginning to thin. But they pressed on anyway, they would endure, they always had. So it was a surprise when the maddened Vri showed up a few weeks later apparently perfectly fine. Though he carried himself differently, far more confidently and he spoke of secrets revealed to him by a Vri named Lisr. It isn't long before he is named the wiseman of the tribe.
Captivations are created in the plains (and have begun to spread into the swamp) but most Vri avoid them.
Some Vri become addicted, one Vri is changed and inflicted with madness however a few weeks later he shows up and appears to be fine

(5 acts performed in the plains The calamity is building)

On the mountains the mushrooms were spread and for a few days they were common having been spread by the force of an act. But the freezing cold, wind battered, rock slopes had been free of plants for a reason. In the few places where there was anything you could generously call soil it was barely a centimeter deep. The wind ripped plants from the mountainside and the relentless cold killed off anything exposed to it for too long. The mushrooms were no exception. They were not capable of surviving the extreme envirionment.
The mushrooms spread to the mountains cannot survive the harsh conditions and die

(1 act performed in the mountains)

There was another plant that began to spread through the mountains but this one was having much more success. By staying beneath thick and heavy rocks the mountain potato didn’t need to rely on the the limited, poor, thin soil of the mountain, it was safe from the wind and insulated from the cold by the heavy rocks they were growing under. It took some time for the mountain Vri to even notice they were there. But when they did they began combing under every rock they could. It had been a bad few years, the plains folk had started using boomerangs which had far better range and more predictable arcs then the rocks they had used to throw at each other. They’d been beaten back every time they had tried to raid them recently. The mountain potatoes were a lifeline. An odd superstition meant that the mountain Vri would sometimes break up a mountain potato and leave the different bits under different rocks. They believed that doing this would bring them luck in the future.
Mountain potatoes are spread through the mountains. Due to a cultural quirk the mountain Vri spread the mountain potato everywhere they spend any real length of time

(2 act performed in the mountains)

Between the peaks of two mountains a valley is carved and strange new plants appear. These new plants carried a strong smell and a strong taste. Following this salt deposits formed in this odd valley. Elsewhere two different Vri awoke with different but confusing dreams they had no idea how to interpret.
Ignus Valley is created
Spices are created
Salt deposits are created

(3 acts performed in Ignus Lesser Calamity triggered!)
Mutation
Spices mutate into Fire Spices.
Fire Spices are a potent form of the spice plant that makes the mouth feel like it is intensely  and powerfully burning.

Strange beings approached the camp of the Vri tribe. They were created out of the earth, their faces seemed to be covered by obsidian masks. The spoke of a place to settle and a god that would watch over them. In response the Vri whispered that it was strange that all the gods spoke of staying in one place, didn’t they know that was death? However this pair were far more persuasive than any that had come before and they were in no hurry. They took their time to build up a rapport with the Vri and in the end had most of them convinced. But the tribe’s wiseman spoke against leaving and was skilled in discussion as well as having the trust of most of the tribe. Eventually the tribe was split, half remaining behind with the wiseman and the other half coming with one of the caretakers. The saw the monolith first but as they approached they could see the bay in detail. The coast that had formed before the monolith was beautiful and idyllic. The bay was the first large body of water in this world. The caretaker set about teaching the Vri how to fish. Or rather it tried to it. For some reason it seemed incapable of demonstrating it. But it slowly realized the problem there were no fish in this bay. They hadn’t been created yet.
The bay is created
The caretakers and Silver Knight are created
Oba gets a number of worshipers and receives 2 acts
Oba’s worshipers have no food

(3 acts performed in Ignus Lesser Calamity triggered!)
Everyone could feel that something was off, like something was going to happen. Like reality was beginning to creak at the seams. It all reached a peak and then…nothing.
Nothing happened

On the plains Lu was constructing a servant. He was pouring everything he had into the creature, all the power he could spare and more. When he was finished it was vast, it was powerful and he was drained utterly. If he didn’t gain some power he would fade away. But once he manifested this new servant it would all be worth it. Manifesting Art proved to be more effort than Lu had left however. He was just too powerful for the natural level of magic to sustain him and Lu couldn’t sustain him either.
Art is created but Lu is unable to summon him (he would require upkeep)
Lu is out of acts and needs to get another act in three turns or he dies

(8 acts performed in the plains Calamity Triggered)
The Greatest Servant
A vortex of magic almost like two great magical stormfronts had met forms nearby. It is untapped magic, Invisible and unnoticed by the Vri and it is a stroke of incredible luck. Lu is able to use it to power Art in his stead in order to allow Art to be manifested. The vortex is unstable however and if there is another Calamity triggered anywhere else it will collapse and Art will be unsummoned.

Exkit finds Lu with his newest servant when comes to deliver the artifact he created for him.
Obsidian Gauntlets: Passive “+4 on combat contests” Active “Lose this artifact to prevent any damage from affecting the wielder this turn”

(2 acts performed in Diaq)

The mountain Vri watched from as in the distance the Lunar Priory formed atop one of the highest mountain spires. It was so high even the greatest of their climbers would struggle to get close to it. The cave dwellers pondered the structure from a distance but in truth they were more focused on finding their next meal than uncovering its mysteries. Sinensis, a new type of tea was planted within the Priory. It is the first truly magically plant created by the gods and as such it was effected by the tides of magic. It would grow bountiful and rich, it’s properties enhanced should the tides of magic rise. But any Sinensis grown when the tides of magic where low would be sparse and low quality and the plant would wither and die entirely if it was hit with a Great magical Drought although it’s seeds would be fine and could grow once more if the drought ended. Attempting to spread the seeds using minor acts didn’t work very well, in most places the few, small, isolated clumps of Sinensis would get strangled out by the hardy Reed Grass. In other places the environment played a factor, Sinensis couldn’t get a hold on the slopes of the mountains or the warmer yet more hazardous slopes of Diaq. Only in the valley of Ingus where Reed Grass had yet to grow did the seeds find any purchase. But even then it was just a handful of Sinensis plants, it would take time for the plants to spread through the valley assuming nothing changed to make that more difficult. Teaching people how to make tea went even worse. While working with a minor act at best it was only possible to teach one person how to make tea and the majority of the plains dwelling Vri had begun to grow mistrustful of strangers. The people and gods coming to talk their people into leaving had whittled down their numbers considerably which was lowering their chance of long term survival. A larger tribe would be fine if their important hunters were wounded. But in a smaller tribe the fate of the whole tribe rested on an ever small circle of people and if anything happened to them the tribe might collapse. The mountain Vri didn’t know her and chased her off fearing she was there to sneak away with some of their limited stocks of food. She did eventually find someone who was willing to learn how to make tea. He was a particularly old Vri but he traveled alone and he moved with a sense of confidence and he didn’t seem too surprised by Astarth at all. She tried to explain how to make tea to him but it was then that Astarth started realizing that asking a people who had yet to discover much more than fire and stone chucking to boil and make tea was perhaps a few steps beyond what their tools were capable of. She received a number of blank stares and confused looks in exchange for her efforts. Eventually however he seemed to grasp it and they bid their farewells.
The lunar Priory is made
Sinensis is created and grown in the priory (it is magical and will be affected by magical affecting calamities)
A very small amount of Sinensis is spread to Ignus Valley
Astarth teaches Lisr First of the Vri how to make tea

Spoiler: summary (click to show/hide)

Vri chieftain wields Lu's Boomerang
Unexpected side effect: Vri philosophizing on spirits and the supernatural means they now can understand that something like gods can exist and they won't freak out so much if they encounter one
Vri obtain dedicated craftsmen, improved tools and mundane boomerangs
Rivershore area is created. Some Reed Grass and Grass eaters spread onto the rivershore.
There is a small amount of Vri worship from this and Acter receives another act
Diaq the volcano is created
Mithra heals the tribe and in doing so convinces them that she is powerful but they are stubborn and prideful so only a small handful agree to follow and worship her.
Mithra makes the Mithra heartland.
Mithra makes Mithra grain.
Mithra gains worshipers and gains an act
Grass eaters start completely overrunning the heartland due to an overabundance of food and too few checks on their population
Captivations are created in the plains (and have begun to spread into the swamp) but most Vri avoid them.
Some Vri become addicted, one Vri is changed and afflicted with madness however a few weeks later he shows up and appears to be fine
The mushrooms spread to the mountains cannot survive the harsh conditions and die
Mountain potatoes are spread through the mountains. Due to a cultural quirk the mountain Vri spread the mountain potato everywhere they spend any real length of time
Ignus Valley is created
Spices are created
Salt deposits are created

(3 acts performed in Ignus Lesser Calamity triggered!)
Mutation
Spices mutate into Fire Spices.
Fire Spices are a potent form of the spice plant that makes the mouth feel like it is intensely  and powerfully burning.
The bay is created
The caretakers and Silver Knight are created
Oba gets a number of worshipers and receives 2 acts
Oba’s worshipers have no food

(3 acts performed in Ignus Lesser Calamity triggered!)
Everyone could feel that something was off, like something was going to happen. Like reality was beginning to creak at the seams. It all reached a peak and then…nothing.
Nothing happened
Art is created but Lu is unable to summon him (he would require upkeep)
Lu is out of acts and needs to get another act in three turns or he dies

(8 acts performed in the plains Calamity Triggered)
The Greatest Servant
A vortex of magic almost like two great magical stormfronts had met forms nearby. It is untapped magic, Invisible and unnoticed by the Vri and it is a stroke of incredible luck. Lu is able to use it to power Art in his stead in order to allow Art to be manifested. The vortex is unstable however and if there is another Calamity triggered anywhere else it will collapse and Art will be unsummoned.

Exkit finds Lu with his newest servant when comes to deliver the artifact he created for him.
Obsidian Gauntlets: Passive “+4 on combat contests” Active “Lose this artifact to prevent any damage from affecting the wielder this turn”
The lunar Priory is made
Sinensis is created and grown in the priory (it is magical and will be affected by magical affecting calamities)
A very small amount of Sinensis is spread to Ignus Valley
Astarth teaches Lisr First of the Vri how to make tea

Spoiler: areas (click to show/hide)

The plains
Endless, flat and featureless.

Mortals
Vri-stone age mortals(boomerangs, tools, dedicated craftsmen)
Addict Vri

Animals
Grass eaters- ponderous four legged grazing animals

Plants
Reed Grass, Captivations

Gods here
Lu

Servants
Caretaker (Oba, preacher 5)
Art (Lu, 10 combat, 6 magic, 6 preacher, 4 wisdom/knowledge.)
The Swamp
Deep pools of stagnant water and mud that is easy to get stuck in

Mortals
None

Animals
None- the grass eaters cannot navigate the swamp well

Plants
Reed Grass,  Captivations (beginning to spread here from the plains)

Gods here
None

The Mountains
The tall mountains are rocky and snow covered.

Mortals
Vri raiders (they raid the plains Vri when they can)

Animals


Plants
Mountain potato

Gods here
X'ariliyg, Hope's End

The Rivershore
A clean river, with fertile banks

Mortals
(Vri tribesmen visit)

Animals
Grass Eater (beginning to spread to here from the plains)

Plants
Reed Grass (Growing rapidly)

Gods here
Acter

The Diaq
A tall volcano that spits out ash and lava.

Mortals
None

Animals
None

Plants
Mountain Potato (beginning to spread to here from the mountains

Gods here
Exkit

Ignus Valley
A valley in the mountains with large salt deposits

Mortals
None

Animals
None

Plants
Spices, Fire Spices, Sinensis

Gods here
Gnyr

The Bay
A beautiful bay

Mortals
Vri worshipers of Oba (numerous)

Animals
none

Plants
none

Gods here
Oba

Servants
Caretaker (Oba, preacher 5)
Silver Knight (Oba, combat 5)

Spoiler: gods (click to show/hide)

Name	acts	great acts	worshipers
Astarth	3	0	0
Acter	4	0	(currently gaining passive worship from unaligned Plains Vri)
Exkit	3	0	0
Gnyr	2	0	0
Lu	0	0	0
X'ariliyg, Hope's End	2	0	0
Oba	4	0	A moderate group of Vri
Mithra	3	0	A small handful of Vri

[Glass]

I can appreciate a strong-willed people; they wish to improve themselves, and though it is not necessarily for the best that they refuse help, their success so far is certainly admirable.
However, it would not do to allow any to starve...

Act 1: create fish in the Bay, making sure they can and will spread to the Rivershore
Act 2: cause another Innovative Discovery amongst the Vri of the Plains
Minor Act: send a dream to some of the Bay Vri showing them of the creatures now swimming in the water and river
Minor Act: bless the Vri craftsmen with good dreams, and show my approval (you said sending dreams is a minor act)

[Roboson]

For now Lu simply bides his time, his power spent. He watches and waits for Atu to gather followers as he roams across the plains. He spends his time sending dreams to mortals showing them that Lu gave them the boomerang.

Send dreams to the Vri Chieftain and a few other Vri still in the plains showing them how Lu gifted the Vri The First Boomerang.

Spoiler: Atu's Info From Last Update (click to show/hide)

The great beast Atu. It appears as a great beast, black as night, immensely large, incredibly strong, and and utterly terrifying. It's incredibly large, capable of devouring several Vri in one bite. Yet it's strength and size are not it's only powers. Atu has a strong grasp of magic, and knowledge of a great many things. It travels the world spreading the word of Lu and gathering followers. Atu travels and visits a great many mortals, spreading word of Lu and his doctrine of strength. Those that can prove their strength and accept Lu as their god are granted Atu's blessing. Those that cannot are given a choice: accompany Atu on it's journey until they can prove their strength, or be devoured. Those that prove their strength and do not follow Lu are cursed so that their strength quickly fades from them, while those that do follow Lu are blessed with increased strength and vitality.

While these are the most common uses of Atu's magic, these are not the limit, and those who can prove their strength in magic can beseech Atu for his guidance. Others seeking knowledge or strength may seek out Atu in the hopes that the great beast will aid them in some way. Even those who Atu has cursed can return for repentance. Those seeking strength, knowledge, magic, or even a cure for addiction can all beseech Atu, he is not picky about requests for aid. While a small number of these mortals may be devoured by Atu for being weak, those who can prove themselves and worship Lu may receive the guidance they so desire.

[Shadowclaw777]

"Terrification is only a apart of the consciousness, consciousness is a limiter to the great. Many must learn, must grow, must sacrifice.

Minor Act (Move to the Plains)
Create a species of the first bird of existence, the Veld Vultures, scavenger were lacking in the current ecosystems. These abnormally sized bird were of the size of large dogs, reaching about in 4 ft of toe to neck in their prime. They eat anything that hasn't been digested, the reed weeds to human/grass eater corpses. Their main purpose was to eat all the dead things, to let the new new things anew . These things are highly feral and guarded of their food, but they have the intelligence of a raven. They could use simple tools and mimic the voices of other sentients with their languages, with a weird crow-bark from their mouths.
First Act: Create the Veld Vultures in the Plains, a intelligence and feral-bird that flies and eats anything that isn't already taken. They devour Vri and Grass Eater Corpses as they fly across the tribes waiting for them to drop dead, or they eat the Reed Grasses if they appetite isn't sated enough. Also quite protective of their food that they are digesting. They have the intelligence to fly in packs and hunt grass-grazers, but it isn't a common method for these birds.

Minor Act (Reveal my Existence upon the Vri Wisemen)
Secondly, create the first servant of X'arilyg, a preacher. X'arilyg dawned upon the wise-man who survived his experience with schizophrenia. X'arilyg was impressed and instead of slaughtering the insect, X'arilyg persuaded and altered the physiology of the Vri wisemen. He became much slightly more muscular than of other his kind, an innate hidden ability of magic, and a great presence within him. X'arilyg proclaimed that as a wise-man it is his duty to serve the God of the True Mind. That he must enthrall more followers into serving the God of the True Mind.
Second Act: Make the Vri Wiseman into my Servant, alter his physiology so that he has 5 Preaching,  and 1 Fighting. Induce into the mind of the Wiseman that it is to serve the God of the True Mind is its will, and it must convert followers of his tribe and others of his kind to worship me. Or if the True Mind succumb from existence, that life would lose its individualism, and that it's collectivism nature will create a sterile world that will lack progress of the mind. Secondly, make another Vri of the tribe from the Wiseman, into a 1 Healing that will help advise the Wiseman. (-2 from # of Servants, -7 from Traits)

[Criptfeind]

Mithra saw its children spread across the its heartland, and was brought joy from this. However it still saw that they lived hardscrabble lives with no change to build anything lasting as they traveled, following the grass eaters. Mithra cried a tear as it watched their struggle and hardship. This divine tear fell into the heartland and where it struck the ground it's divine essence and feelings for the Vri was soaked into the local flora. Within a few days the plants it had landed on changed, growing into crude Vri-like shape made of dirt bound with Mithra wheat. The first servants of Mithra were born.

The first shape to claw it's way out of the ground was born of Mithras love for the Vri. The Healer. It was a pure expression of Mithras powers to heal, and had the ability to heal afflictions mundane and magical with a single touch.

The second shape to claw it's way out of the ground was born of Mithras despair at the hard life the Vri lived and it's desire to improve their lot. The Teacher. It had access to a portion of Mithras knowledge of the world, and it's purpose was to teach those that would listen of how to improve themselves.

The third shape to claw it's way out of the ground was born of Mithras desires for all it's children to know of itself and it's promise of a better life. The Preacher. It had the touch of Mithras divine charisma, and it's purpose was to travel the world and spread the knowledge of Mithra and the heartland.

This divine act of creation drained Mithra, and it's tear shed, it slept. But now it's new servants were free to act, and act they did.

The Healer would travel the Heartlands, healing those it can find, never staying with one group or people for too long, as it spread the gift of Mithra to those it could find.

The Teacher would seek out groups of Vri that worshiped Mithra in the heart lands, there it would teach them how to grind Mithras grain into a nourishing substance, and further how to plant it to grow in field, to keep those fields free of pests and other plants, to transition from their lives of subsistence hunting and gathering to farming. The first step to Mithras civilization would be the creation of surplus food for her worshipers.

The Preacher would at first travel the heartlands, talking to the worshipers of Mithra and learning from them, but once farming had started in the lands it would seek out far afield, taking the word of Mithra and it's blessings to others. Telling them of the blessings of Mithra. Of the abundance of food and health in the heartlands for those that wished to go and join the communities of worshipers there.

Spoiler: The First Birth of Mithras Servants and their Acts (click to show/hide)

Two acts were spent to create the servants, the Healer has five ranks in magical healing. The Teacher has five ranks in teaching. And the Preacher has five ranks in preaching.
The Healer travels the Heartlands, giving the gift of healing to those that need it.
The Teacher travels the Heartlands, teaching farming to the worshipers of Mithra
The Preacher travels outside the Heartlands, bringing Mithras word to those who do not yet know of Mithra, telling them of a land almost over run with grass eaters, and techniques that mean a new more secure way of life, for those that wish to learn. It is especially interested in gaining followers from those Vri that know the use of tools, as they would be most helpful in the further development of farming.

[Roboson]

Lu seemed fairly displeased with his neighbor. While the other gods fled the plains to create areas of their own, only Lu and X'arilyg remained. Of the two gods, it appeared that they were the least kind and the least gentle. And yet, Lu was still perturbed by the actions of the other god. I warn you Twister of Words, God of Lies, I will not take kindly to your brainwashing of these people. They are the strong and the hearty, and that makes them mine. I encourage you to abandon your foolhardy corruption of the wiseman and subsequent perversion of the strongest plainsmen. It shant end well for you. However, perhaps some agreement could be made...

[NUKE9.13]

Exkit smouldered. Not that there was anything unusual about that. But he could feel the fire building within. Not today, not tomorrow, but eventually, it would be unleashed. Before that time came, he would have to ensure things would survive the outburst.
Himself, for one. His fiery spirit required sustenance, in the form of worship. The Vri would suffice, but they would need to be informed.

Reaching again into the lava, he drew out pure obsidian, which he molded into the shape of a large, imposing Vri. Once cooled, he set to work creating the finer details- carefully carving patterns into its surface, until one could almost mistake the statue for a living Vri, so lifelike was its appearance. It would, of course, have to be a Vri whose every feature was black as night.
Leaving the figure for now, he returned to the molten rock, and repeated the process, creating a slightly smaller Vri (compared to the first). When the two were finished, he stood them side by side, then let the fire flow from his body into the motionless beings. The fire filled them up, until their eyes glowed, and flames could be glimpsed within their open mouths. As it did so, they came to life- slowly at first, with shaky, unnatural movements, but becoming smoother and more natural as their transformation progressed.
Exkit looked upon his work, and was satisfied. He named the first Stob, who would be a preacher, and the second Mosk, who would be a craftsman. Neither could be considered mighty titans, yet their powers would outstrip most mortals.
He bid Stob travel the mountains, to bring the mortals knowledge of Exkit, who gave them fire, and to tell them of the gifts they might receive by visiting Diaq, encouraging them to place the volcano on their migratory paths.
Mosk he placed lower on the slopes, to await the first pilgrims, whom he would provide with obsidian crafts- axes and spears, mostly- and attempt to teach the secret of their creation.

Act: Create Servant(s): Stob (Lvl 4 Preacher) & Mosk (Lvl 3 Crafter)
Send Stob to preach in the mountains, sending the Vri on pilgrimages to Diaq. Mosk will provide the Vri with tools and weapons.

Now that he was expecting guests, it behoved him to make his realm more hospitable.
Volcanic ash was one of Exkit's favourite things. Born from fire, it gave rise to life like no other- an aspirational substance. Tweaking the properties of Diaq, he made it so the mountain would regularly (every decade or so) spew out clouds of ash, that would rain down upon the slopes and valleys surrounding it, making the land fertile, encouraging plant growth.

Act: Fertilise Diaq with volcanic ash.

Yet what would grow and live in his newly fertile garden? Mountain potatoes alone would make a monotonous fare. Exkit had a knowledge of the other gods, and knew of one who could help him. He left Diaq, heading through the mountains to the great valley of Ignus. There, he knelt before Gnyr, and spoke:

"GNYR. I seek your aid.", he said, clenching his fists.
"Two things I would ask of you.", he continued, tone furious.
"One: That I may take seedlings of fire-spice back to Diaq, for it has my aspect, and should grow well on Diaq's heated flanks."
"Two: That you should create for me a beast capable of surviving in the mountains, that will eat of the potato and spice, and be most edible to others in turn."
"In exchange, I will craft for you an artifact, as soon as the prayers of the mortals invigorate my spirit!", concluded the blazing deity, all but shouting the final words.

[micelus]

The nerve of some people. Tea was amazing, teas was great. Primitive as they were, surely they saw how wonderful it was. She sighed however and supposed that she would have to convince them in time. First she would need to win their trust and see how they lived before making any more 'rash' actions.

1 Minor Act: Move to the Plains
1 Minor Act: Attempt to join a tribe and try to convince them that I'll do what is expected of a tribe member as well as help with my 'spirit' powers. Make it clear that I will never ask them to leave the tribe and that I simply wish to learn more about their people.
?? Minor Acts: Help around my adopted tribe.

[Criptfeind]

As Mithra woke from its slumber it saw the world again. In so many places the world seemed to thrive, even the volcano that fiery god created had life growing on it. The one blotch on the world seemed to be a monster who roamed the central plains. A creature that should not be, pet to one of the other gods. It was horrible to behold, a horrid beast that moved among the mortals. A greater threat to Mithras children did not exist in this world, and Mithra knew it needed to act.

Mithas essence approached the master of that beast. The terrifying god Lu. Appearing to it Mithra gleamed with glorious divine light as it spoke. "I see you have created a monster of strength and magic, and now you send it among the Vri to terrify and harm them. This can not be allowed to pass. Their health and well being is of my utmost concern, I can not allow you to let such a dangerous creature to roam freely. Reign in it, and cause it to do no harm, or I must take action against it."

[Roboson]

A threat from the god of health in defense of the god of insanity. Does this world know yet any greater farce? I think not. If you would abandon you sphere of power and commit to the ruination of these mortals, what kind of god would you be? The swift death that Atu brings for some is minor when compared to the the vitality and health he grants the majority. He simply slays those who are already weak and unhealthy. A culling of the herd to ensure the wellbeing of future generations. When levied against the impending insanity and pain that the Lying Twister would bring, this is simply a minor sacrifice. Cut away the tumor, do not allow it to grow and fester. Would you not agree king of health?

[Criptfeind]

"The sins of one does not excuse the sins of another. Compete with your strength of mind and tongue against the tentacled one if you wish, for I hold no love for it either and I will prepare myself and my people to heal the afflictions he lays upon the world. But your beast is far greater a threat to my children then its spreading malaise, at least at the moment. I can no condone harm done to the undeserving, no matter your judgement on their strength... If you must reject those that you think weak from your service and assistance, fine, but destroying them is not only an act of harm I simply can not ignore, it destroys any potential for them in the future... Perhaps to put it in terms you might understand, a weak man can still have a strong son. A weak man can still contribute to society and find ways to help the strong. They can think, they can grow, they can learn to either be strong someday. Giving those that wish it a chance to gain strength is something I can approve, as the strong can better stay healthy and build their lives, but forcing them to do it with a giant beast is unconscionable. Give them a choice. Destroying those that do not follow you is worse then the actions of the twisted one."

[Roboson]

A strong son, hmmmm. That is an interesting position to hold. I could see a free Vri having a strong son, and I can see a strong Vri having a strong son, but an insane Vri? His son would too be weak and sickly, coupled with the same insanity that plagued it's father, or perhaps it's forefather. Insanity is a weakness of the mind, one that is not limited to the mind of the one, but may leap to the minds of the many.
An insane man would have an insane son, and both could infect others with madness. Would Atu not be a medicine then? He's sent to ensure that the infection does not spread and that the wounds do not fester.
One must cut away the green flesh to keep the infection from killing the body. Is this not so?
Atu could be convinced to spare those who are weak, but it would be unhealthy to leave those who are most vulnerable to the rot of the mind to be infected. If Atu spares them, and leaves them for X'arilyg they will be most easily infected, and not only will they suffer, but so too will their sons and those who they come across in the future. This could not be healthy.

I could permit Atu to go hungry, however, to leave the vulnerable to be infected would lead to a great weak sickness for them and all those who come after them. If you can ensure they will not be infected and their minds weakened, then I can spare them.

[Criptfeind]

"People are not a disease. No matter what issues they maybe have. Death is not a medicine. The spread of insanity from an insane god is worrisome to me, but your cure is worse then the disease. I have already said that I shall do what I can to prevent the the twisted ones and it's ways from harming the world, but equally I must do what I can to prevent you and your ways from creating harm! To mine eyes you are the same. Your selfish quest for strength that you force upon others is an insanity as bad as what the tentacled one brings, and yet if they resist you, they die. If they reject you they are cursed. Even the twisted god does not go so far. So I say, at the least you must put yourself on the level of the twisted god before you argue against it. Do not kill those that reject you. Do not curse those that turn away from you. I shall cure all I may of any affliction I can, do not force your quest for strength so strongly upon those that do not wish it that it is too an affliction upon the world."

[Roboson]

It seems we have reached a disagreement then. Insanity is a disease, and it is quite preventable if not allowed to take hold. It makes those who are infected weak and a danger to those around them. The propensity their harm is limitless, while the propensity of harm from the dead is nothing.

Though, none of this matters, for it seems we do not disagree on the spirit of the argument. Neither of us wish to see insanity plague our people. So I offer you a compromise. Atu will resist eating the weak to the best of it's capabilities, and will neither curse them nor harm them. However, you must take in the weak instead of letting them fall to X'arilyg. Perhaps under your guidance you can show me this strong son principle.
Furthermore, those plagued with insanity and seek to spread it to the healthy must either be cured, quarantined, or destroyed (in order of preference) to prevent the spread of the disease. Can you agree to these terms and take charge of the weak?

[Criptfeind]

"Insanity...

Lu, I will do what I can to cure those who need it. That is my nature as much as it is your nature to seek out the strong. There is no question of that. I will send a messenger to the area that your Monster roams looking for strength, to spread my word alongside your and against that of the twisted one. But you must not consume those that reject us both. Not even those that accept the words of the twisted one. If they live, there is still hope that I may cure them in the future. If you destroy them, there is no hope for them left at all. Someday, eventually, all will be cured... But if some fall now I can not condone destroying them."