Aru

Aside from a few scattered pagans, the humans of the world are basically monotheistic. Religious strife still exists, however, driven by rifts and sects in the church structures of the world. The god worshipped by most is commonly known as Aru, meaning “the One.” Aru has many aspects, which his adherents focus on according to their needs. For instance, an Exonian sailor might worship Aru as Aru Ajurian, “the One Who Makes Storms,” while a Calerian farmer might pray to Aru Danath Sirilot, “the One Who Delivers Newborn Children Safely.”

Background

Aru isn't exactly a god. When the Fallen Kingdom of Urcia created the Weird Made Flesh at the end of the God War, an inverse effect also occurred in which the abstract concept of magic gained a sort of personhood. This included the ability to rest and heal and grow. Since the fall, therefore, magic has been resting and regaining its strength. The Nameless Prophet was the first person to reconnect with magic, and thought it was divine. (So magic returning "caused" Aru, not the other way around.) Since then, magic has been regrowing and gaining strength, though it's nowhere near what it was during the Fallen Kingdom. Magic wants to grow, spread, be used, make friends.

Divine Classification

God

Religions

• The Universal Church