Written by Kona
Within the Higher Beings’ Plane, there exists a dimension where silence reigns called the Divinae. Contained in the Divinae, something unique existed: an ancient energy scattered throughout. As beings began to appear in the universe, they started believing that higher powers influenced the world around them, each “God” controlling different aspects of life. Starting with mere whispers and secret wishes, they would pray to these gods, their devotion ever-growing. Eventually, they dedicated temples to these deities, each one a herald of different aspects, such as rain, war, or love.
When enough people began to believe in a god, the scattered force inside the Divinae was stirred into life by the spiritual energy mortals directed toward these deities. A portion of this force manifested into a singular being. The First God, Valgar, God of Wisdom, shaped by people’s unrelenting desire for knowledge. Soon, other divines followed: gods of love, war, and fire, all created by mortal belief.
Once these new gods manifested, they left the Divinae and traveled into a wide and vast dimension, easily moldable by the new deities. In this plane, the gods resided, deciding whether to grant the pleas of their followers or not. Some gods gladly aided their followers, using their powers over their respective forces to bless and protect them. Other gods, however, were less generous, granting favors only to those who dedicated their entire lives to them, sometimes even demanding sacrifices in exchange for aid.
Occasionally, the humblest among the gods would enter the realm of mortals and perform miracles and great deeds. These gods, who interacted directly with mortals, would commonly come at odds with the other gods. The rift between the divinities who sought to aid, and those who saw such miracles as direct challenges to their power, grew larger and larger, leading to infighting. For this reason, most gods avoided descending into the mortal plane, hoping to avoid conflict with their divine counterparts.
Sometimes, the followers of different gods clashed, attempting to convert others to believe in their deity instead. These conflicts ranged from simple disagreements to full-scale wars. If most, or even all, of a god's believers were killed or converted, the god would lose the ability to maintain their physical form, returning to the Divinae as scattered energy, waiting to regain enough power to manifest once again.
One such case was Talia, Goddess of Earth. Born from the prayers of farmers, she embodied abundance and fertility, her form shaped by pleas for bountiful crops and golden fields. Villages and towns flourished under her blessings, and grand festivals were held in her honor. Temples rose, and Talia’s name echoed across the land, spoken in every field and homestead.
Time passed, and despite the prosperity of the followers of Talia, the world changed. Kingdoms grew, cities rose, and the people's faith shifted. They no longer relied on the harvest alone. New gods emerged—deities of wealth, commerce, and war—commanding the devotion that had once sustained her. Slowly, her temples crumbled, and Talia’s name was forgotten by all but the oldest mortals.
Without belief to sustain her, Talia’s power waned. The once-vibrant fields grew lesser, her essence faded, and the gifts she had once bestowed became distant memories. She wandered the edges of her realm in the Higher Beings’ Plane, her presence no longer felt by those she had once protected.
In the end, there were no more offerings. No more prayers in her favor. Talia, unable to maintain her form, drifted back into the Divinae, her spirit dissolving into the primordial force from which she had come. Lost, yet waiting, like all gods before her, for the day the world might remember her name.