Zernagek
The god of death according to Maurayan mythology.
Eons ago, Zernagek had a battle with Landraz, the god of life. While neither god won because the battle was cut short by Trdrae.|
The result was that life still exists, but all life eventually dies.
When one dies, their soul will be brought to Zernagek. He manages the afterlife of everyone in the world. As they were created by Landraz, that god is seen sometimes during one's afterlife. Now, from the Hyperion Federation point of view, Zernagek does not really exist. The HF has a significantly higher technological base than the Maurayans. The afterlife is not a place of punishment or eternal life but one that is of only slightly better conditions than that of the real world, according to beliefs. Conflict still ensues between its people, but people are immortal. Though this is coincidentally remniscient of the void, the Maurayan cultures have not been influenced by the void at all. Zernagek also watches over them and guides them through the complex afterlife and allow each person to 'fit in', into various states and nations. Though wars are non-lethal in the afterlife, they become more reliant on magic to restrain enemies and/or prevent them from advancing forward. As such, conflicts tend to resolve in stalemates much more often and the afterlife is in seemingly endless battle.
Zernagek is portrayed as evil, but in mythology they are usually a friendly god, though partly jealous of Landraz's people and has thus wanted to take many of them. In Maurayan mythology, Zernagek has about as many souls under their juristriction as Landraz despite the notion that more souls have died than are alive currently. This is due to the lack of understanding of the Mauray people due to a weak technological base.
The result was that life still exists, but all life eventually dies.
When one dies, their soul will be brought to Zernagek. He manages the afterlife of everyone in the world. As they were created by Landraz, that god is seen sometimes during one's afterlife. Now, from the Hyperion Federation point of view, Zernagek does not really exist. The HF has a significantly higher technological base than the Maurayans. The afterlife is not a place of punishment or eternal life but one that is of only slightly better conditions than that of the real world, according to beliefs. Conflict still ensues between its people, but people are immortal. Though this is coincidentally remniscient of the void, the Maurayan cultures have not been influenced by the void at all. Zernagek also watches over them and guides them through the complex afterlife and allow each person to 'fit in', into various states and nations. Though wars are non-lethal in the afterlife, they become more reliant on magic to restrain enemies and/or prevent them from advancing forward. As such, conflicts tend to resolve in stalemates much more often and the afterlife is in seemingly endless battle.
Zernagek is portrayed as evil, but in mythology they are usually a friendly god, though partly jealous of Landraz's people and has thus wanted to take many of them. In Maurayan mythology, Zernagek has about as many souls under their juristriction as Landraz despite the notion that more souls have died than are alive currently. This is due to the lack of understanding of the Mauray people due to a weak technological base.
Variations & Mutation
Some cultures say the afterlife is handled by various other gods. Some say Landraz won the fight (as life still exists), and others Zernagek won (as they see all life die eventually). Some say Zernagek takes updiferent genders and some might even say the god is genderless. Others say the god is present somewhere on the world, but no one knows where.
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