Bardo God of Survival
Bardo, God of Survival, is one of the newer deities— yet his roots dig deep into the Earth. Unlike his counterpart Chicku, Bardo sees nature not as gentle, but as a crucible. To him, survival is sacred—earned, never given. The world, in his eyes, thrives only when it is wild, thorned, and unforgiving.
He is the Earth’s harsh lesson: that beauty is found in resilience, and only the strong, the cunning, and the enduring deserve to endure. Creatures that cannot live in balance with the natural order, that do not adapt or overcome, are to be reclaimed by the soil.
Bardo is a god of trials. His followers call him the Thorned Judge, for he offers nothing freely. His gifts come only through sweat, pain, and perseverance. He urges mortals to cast off the comforts and cages of society—to live as nature intended, raw and real.
"Why reshape what already endures?" he whispers. "Nature will outlast kingdoms, and the thorns will pierce every crown."
To follow Bardo is to become wild once more—unyielding, resilient, and strong as the vine that cracks stone.
Divine Symbols & Sigils
The Coiled Vine
The storm vine is Bardo's sacred symbol, a winding, thorn-covered vine that curls tightly around itself. This symbol reflects nature's dual truth: all wild things can survive, but everything that survives is dangerous. The thorns are more than just defense; they represent a declaration. To exist in the natural environment means being acute, resilient, and unyielding. The coiled form warns and promises: hit me, and you'll bleed. Bardo is proud and happy about the earth's thorny nature.
The Mace
Bardo's favored weapon is the mace, which is basic, blunt, and brutally efficient. The mace, like the thorns on a rose or the sting of a nettle, represents the elegance of natural aggression. It is raw yet devastating, reminding his followers that in the wild, simplicity can conceal the most frightening truths. The smallest seed can crush stone, and the most inconspicuous weapon can shatter bone.
Tenets of Faith
Bardo requires that his disciples have only the necessities of existence. To follow his way is to live as the beasts do: close to the ground, beneath the sky, and amid the trees. Shelter, food, and strength from the ground are all that is required. Civilization, with its boundaries and excesses, is a deception. True strength is derived from harmony with nature, not dominion over it.
Your body is a gift, designed to endure, hunt, climb, and bleed while still surviving. Understand this. Handle it. Respect it. You must respect the world that gave it to you. Nature provides but also defends. It contains thorns. It contains teeth. And it will not hesitate to apply them.
His troops are more than just stewards of the wild; they are its enforcers. They are tasked with bringing down everything that undermines the natural order. Cities that poison the rivers, machines that scar the countryside, and humans who want to bend nature to their will are all considered abominations by Bardo. Such items must be shattered and thrown down.
To follow Bardo is to cultivate the wild and eliminate the rot. His law is straightforward: live with the soil or be buried beneath it.
Your body is a gift, designed to endure, hunt, climb, and bleed while still surviving. Understand this. Handle it. Respect it. You must respect the world that gave it to you. Nature provides but also defends. It contains thorns. It contains teeth. And it will not hesitate to apply them.
His troops are more than just stewards of the wild; they are its enforcers. They are tasked with bringing down everything that undermines the natural order. Cities that poison the rivers, machines that scar the countryside, and humans who want to bend nature to their will are all considered abominations by Bardo. Such items must be shattered and thrown down.
To follow Bardo is to cultivate the wild and eliminate the rot. His law is straightforward: live with the soil or be buried beneath it.
Divine Goals & Aspirations
Bardo encourages everyone to return to the wild truth of life: simplicity, harmony, and survival. Nature, he believes, is the ideal system—abundant but balanced, generous yet punishing. He teaches that all creatures are part of the cycle, and those who respect it will thrive. His disciples are encouraged to live in harmony with nature, to take only what they need, and to defend the balance with tooth and thorn.
However, those who hoard, damage, or corrupt the land will face nature's fury—Bardo's wrath. His law is the law of the wilderness: only the strong, adaptive, and deserving will survive. Not through greed or science, but by understanding. With respect. Through will.
Bardo promotes people who live with the land, not above it—those who can endure hardship, weather storms, and grow stronger through adversity. These are the ones he wants to see succeed. For him, the true children of nature are those who survive, prosper, and safeguard the wild world that he has so proudly created. everything else is beneath him will be destroyed and reclaimed by nature
However, those who hoard, damage, or corrupt the land will face nature's fury—Bardo's wrath. His law is the law of the wilderness: only the strong, adaptive, and deserving will survive. Not through greed or science, but by understanding. With respect. Through will.
Bardo promotes people who live with the land, not above it—those who can endure hardship, weather storms, and grow stronger through adversity. These are the ones he wants to see succeed. For him, the true children of nature are those who survive, prosper, and safeguard the wild world that he has so proudly created. everything else is beneath him will be destroyed and reclaimed by nature
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