Godlings
Godlings is the name given to otherworldly parasitic entities whose origin is unknown.
These entities drastically infested the Land for centuries, until the reign of Velexandor the Mad, second ruler to the line of the Manticore dynasty. in the year 509 a.G.A. he ordered The creation of an elite order of knights made specifically to combat the Godling threat, these knights were later known as Godslayers [see article Godslayers]. Thirty years after their creation, the Godslayers, finally managed to get the Godling threat under control. Until in 1130 a.G.A. When a powerful Godling appeared in Snær, a Jötunn clan north of Jotunheimur. The Godling was known as Hel. Hel, with the help of another Godling known as Fenrirsulfr, together started a conflict that lasted nearly sixteen years, and later will be known as the first Reginvojne. Hel was defeated at the foot of mount Glepnir and imprisoned there, guarded by the Godslayers of Mikir, whilst Fenrirsulfr was killed on the battlefield by a Godslayer who was unknown until this very feat.
Classification:
Godlings are divided into three main categories: Lesser Ones, Greater Ones and Higher Godlings. Lesser Ones: This is the classification given to Godlings who are unable to form a Soul Contract. Godlings like these tend to be less unique beings and more like actual species of creatures. for example vampires, wendigos, wraiths and succubi. These creatures are extremely dangerous, hiring a Godslayer may be required to get rid of them. Greater Ones: This class of Godlings is given to the more powerful and rarer of these otherworldly beings, they are able to form a Soul Contract. A few examples of notable Greater Ones are Hel, Frenrirsulfr, Pan and Leviathan. These entities are tremendously powerful, hiring an expert or a master Godslayer may be required, perhaps a party of Godslayers may be recommended if the employer can afford it. Higher Godlings: This classification of Godling are the rarest and most powerful. People who cross paths with these mighty beings are advised to kneel down and pray to their gods, for even a master Godslayer has little to no chance of defeating, if not surviving these fearsome creatures. In the south they are considered by many to be actual gods, which spawns many cults that worship them. This is a concept considered unacceptable to most people living in the north, because of the influence the church of Vea has on them. There have been only two recorded cases of a Higher Godling appearing in history, and that is the appearance of Ymir (1st Q'uintil 7 b.G.A.) and of The Overseer(15th Iprilis 1140 a.G.A.)Weaknesses:
Godlings cannot be killed via conventional means, they can only be banished, trapped or killed with the aid of sorcery; Godslayers use magic runes to hurt and protect themselves from Godlings, such as the Greater Etherial Rune: Usually engraved on their greatswords, this allows Godslayers to deal physical damage to Godlings, by allowing the blade to traverse the celestial plain and thus allowing to harm them on a physical and spiritual level, and actually be able to kill Godlings. A Godslayer's sword is also made out of a special metal that is extremely heavy yet extremely strong, and thanks to the Lesser Etherial Rune the sword feels and actually becomes 100 times lighter for the user, whilst for everyone else the extremely heavy weight remains the same, this allows Godslayers to use powerful swings and deal extremely heavy blows to their target.Soul Contract:
It is unclear if Godlings have an ulterior motive to why they are here or how they arrived to the Land to begin with. From years of perilous study we have determined that they feast through something they call a Soul Contract. A Soul Contract is a pact one makes with a Greater One, granting the person whatever they desire, if the Godling can grant it, in change for their individuality, in other words, after one does a Soul Contract with a Godling, they take the person's soul and feed on it, allowing the Godling to get stronger and live longer. This is why cults are formed worshipping specific Godlings. People in these cults have the powers granted to them by the Godlings they worshipped. Lesser Ones are incapable of creating Soul Contracts, though their feeding habits vary from species to species. For example: vampires feed off of the blood of the living to sustain themselves, wendigos eat the flesh of the species they've possessed and succubi feed and reproduce by draining their victims life-force during sex. Out of these three Godlings the succubus has the more similar feeding habit to a Greater One's Soul Contract. It is unclear if Higher Godlings are capable of forming Soul Contracts. But it is unlikely for they seem to function well without one.Aerter:
After death it's been observed that the bodies of Godlings slowly start to turn into an unknown substance now called aerter, from the Alfes'Utossen word for ether. Aerter is a white gaseous substance, that looks awfully a lot like white smoke. Alchemist have tried time and time again to understand the components of this substance, but the molecular composition of these particles is too complicated for us to understand yet, with the addition of an unknown element alchemists have decided to call aertheos.The only case of a Godling not turning into aerter was when the carcass of the Godling Belphegor, who in all likelihood died by the hands of another Godling, was found in the area, now owned by the Kingdom of Avador. Alchemists still don't have a concrete answer to why Belphegor didn't turn into aerter when he died; some say he wasn't dead, though most alchemists deny it, they still don't have the means to prove that this isn't the case, for a similar case has occurred in the last days of the battle of Glepnir when Fenrirsulfr was killed by the young Godslayer, now known as Fenrir, who wears the hide of this Godlings on his back.
The only ones who can answer this question are the Godslayer Grandmaster, the team of alchemists researching the carcass and emperor Velexandor himself; unfortunately the other two options are long dead by the time this document is being written, and I personally wouldn't count on the Godslayer Grandmaster to leak the secrets that hide in Mikir, Godslayers aren't known for their blabbering.
The only ones who can answer this question are the Godslayer Grandmaster, the team of alchemists researching the carcass and emperor Velexandor himself; unfortunately the other two options are long dead by the time this document is being written, and I personally wouldn't count on the Godslayer Grandmaster to leak the secrets that hide in Mikir, Godslayers aren't known for their blabbering.
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