Ma'rook looks down upon the world. It was coming together nicely. A flaming heart hummed in indistinguishable beats in the sky above, a great meteor had struck the earth, spit rained from above, and mountains erupted from the earth. Truly it was a beautiful and chaotic time to be alive. Ma'rooks leftmost eye twitched for a second, and his wide hungry mouth stiffened to a frown. It was indeed a time to be alive. The world needed life. He needed life. He
needed there to be life and life
needed to exist and observe and feel and fear and become awestruck at the work of his fellow gods. Ma'rook reached out with the utmost delicacy, and action which seemed both surprising and natural for the brutish deity. His thousands of hands reached out and pulled strands of light radiating out from the sun, collecting them and spinning them into tangibility. The world grew cold and dark as Ma'rook caught every strand of light and carefully set it aside. When he had sufficient quantity he allowed the light to stream forth once more, and descended upon the world. Coiling around himself in a quiet location between Brumous Lake and the Dread Mountains, he set his unending multitudes of hands to work. Thousands of fingers danced between eachother in a captivating and nauseating motion, each one moving independently and chaotically, but also in perfect harmony with each other. Ma'rook wove the strands together, layering and interweaving them over and over again until finally his work was complete. What remained, was a race of mothlike humanoids. Their bodies were strong, yet lean and light. Their wings were the purest white and the darkest black. To signify they were Ma'rooks children, he gave them four arms and three eyes, so that they would be close in form to that of their divine creator. Yet inside their light little bodies, there was a deep and unsatisfying void. There was no light inside these poor vacant dolls. They could not see, they could not feel, they could not need. Ma'rook decided to uplift them and bring them to be the first observer's of the works of the higher powers. Ma'rook took each one and laid one of his multitude of hungry hands upon their heads and exhaled a sweet sickly breath which smelled lightly of blood, flowers, and desire. As if commanded by an internal desire, a primal need, each of the mortals breathed in this breath of life and opened their eyes wide to the world and their beautiful god. The Maoths became the first mortals of this world. They are about ten feet tall, have four arms, three eyes, wings, and are mothlike humanoids. They are drawn towards light and are partially photosynthetic, though not enough to survive on. They can glow at will and often do so reflexively when feeling intense emotions, desires, or needs.
Ma'rook then created a guide and protector for the Maoths using the last of his power. Amoak was a giant white worm and servant of Ma'rook. It's massive body was a danger to all those who would threaten the Maoths, but it was it's powerful mind that truly deterred danger. Amoak was gifted with the power of telepathy, which he oven used to guide and nurture his charge with his quiet wisdom. However, for those who would seek to interfere with them, he would flood their mind with intense light and sound which caused their blood to rush and their brain to scream. It is said that Amoak is just a caterpillar, a larva which will one day grow into a great and beautiful thing. Yet until the day comes for it to enter it's cocoon, it fulfill's its sacred duty of guiding the Maoths, protecting them, and carrying out the will of Ma'rook.
Ma'rook then creates a type of giant flower which resembles a giant white single stalk rose and spreads them around the area. The nectar and pollen from these giant flowers will serve as food for the Maoths and the whole flowers will feed Amoak.
Ma'rook creates and uplifts the Maoths as well as creates a servant to protect them and serve as a lieutenant to Ma'rook. He also makes giant roses for them to eat. He is patron to both Amoak and the Moaths. Name: Amoak
Description: A giant wormlike creature. It has a vertical mouth and a wide cobralike hood with horns jutting out of it. It serves Ma'rook by protecting and guiding the Maoths to Ma'rook's will.
Class: Servant.
Powers: Large body and physical strength, telepathy, psychic attacks
Name: Maoths
Description: Four armed, three eyed, ten foot tall mothlike mortals.
Traits: Flight, love/need of light, ability to glow at will
Species Name: Rose Tree
Description: A tall woody stalk the thickness of a tree truck that supports a single skyward facing giant white rose.
Traits: Fragrant, produces lots of nectar and pollen, thorns
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Topic: Ema: a Story of Gods (Read 40589 times)