Genesis

Immortals were born of need. The Originals designed them to divvy up the tasks which the Originals now saw as too much for them, an idea and process conceived by Delana. Each Immortal was originally designed to be a copy of the Original that made it, but more limited. For whatever reason, it didn’t happen that way; each Immortal was created their own individual.

They became less the proxies their creators tasked them to be and more children, the creation having far more scope and self determination than the Originals had ever thought or intended. Each Immortal was born from creation with a specific set of Domains to oversee, their own set of relationships, opinions, and ideas…enough so that it became hard to tell which Original each had sprung from.

Appearance

It should be noted that all Immortals are capable of taking on a variety of appearances. Some take full advantage of this, others less so. Please see individual Immortal pages for appearance.

The Shattering

The Shattering ended the Originals unexpectedly, they were destroyed one by one within moments of each other, leaving the Immortals to care for Idalos. Soon after the Shattering, some of the Immortals pushed their limits and discovered that they were not anywhere near the equals of the Originals in power. No Immortal could create another Immortal, and the act of creating a new mortal races brought Fracturing, the lattice of glowing white scars racing along the Immortal’s form. Although they could hide it from each other and mortals with effort, it was a reminder of their own limitations. They do not know how close they have come to sharing the fate of their predecessors; a fate which even the Immortals still do not fully understand.

Currently

The Immortals persist in the present day and age, plotting against each other and ruling the Domain(s) they were granted from the beginning. Some see this as responsibility, others as a blessing, still others a curse. Each Immortal has cultivated an identity built on centuries of time and interaction with each other. While they take the form of mortals, their minds and souls are beyond a mortal’s complete understanding. Each Immortal is still coming to understand themselves and their roles in Idalos. Most cannot maintain the distant god-like structure of their parents and struggle with how divided they should be from the society that defines them, and provides them with the worship and devotion they need to increase in power.

Physiology

The truth of Immortals is that they are capable of being myriad in one. Like the Originals, their powers are vast and, largely, immeasurable. When an Immortal walks on Idalos in a mortal form, they might be walking in their true form, or using a body which is simply an avatar of their true self, or even mortal bodies constructed to place some of their essence into. However, it must never be forgotten - the Immortals are gods and, as such, their power is immense. Their power is so much greater, mortals on Idalos are unable to tell what the nature of the form in front of them is when faced with an Immortal. Even if it is merely an avatar, the power differential is so huge as to be overwhelming.

Practicalities

An Immortal is always much faster, stronger, and hardier than any of the mortal races ~ apparently impossibly so. The bare minimum for an Immortal is beyond the upper limits of mortality, and then some.

They have the choice to appear however they wish, including growing, shrinking, or altering themselves as necessary, with some choosing, at times, to take massive shapes, others to appear like the races who worship them. Even the most peaceful of Immortals has combat experience and abilities well surpassing the limits and skills of mortal practitioners. Those that excel in combat are more terrifying still, their abilities like none ever seen before. Even the greatest mortal warrior, mage, medic or smith is as an untrained novice when faced with an Immortal, especially one whose Domains those skills fall under. No mortal disease, infection or illness will harm an Immortal

Vulnerabilities

There are a number theories which are prevalent regarding the vulnerabilities of the Immortals. The form they are walking Idalos in confuses this issue even further, as it seems that there are different rules depending on whether they are wholly walking the earth or presenting as an avatar. It is believed that one must kill the whole of the Immortal, if the death is to hold.

Should the Immortal be walking Idalos in an avatar form and the avatar dies, a Major Fracture is created at the physical location where it happened. Depending on how much of the Immortal was in the avatar might well impact what happens to the rest of them. Some suggest that this might explain the permanent state of Treid, but that is ~ as all of this is at this point ~ conjecture.

It is theorised, following reports of Cassion’s Gambit that an Immortal can inhabit their Champion. If that body is killed then the Immortal simply withdraws and the Champion dies. This leads to the question of - what happens to the Champion if the Immortal is killed while a portion of them is inhabiting the Champion’s body? The current theory is that the Champion's mind and memories, [i]as they were at the moment of becoming the Immortal[/i] snap back into the physical form.

Abilities

• An Immortal is always able to sense when an individual is marked by another Immortal.
• An Immortal does not age.
• While they cannot necessarily innately sense Mortalborn that are not their own children, if a Mortalborn uses their power while marked or in the presence of the Immortal they will be aware.
• An Immortal is theoretically capable of removing a Blessing or Curse from an individual even if they are not of their Domain but it is a difficult process, and the individual Immortal psychology must be taken into account.
• Both giving and removing marks causes a small amount of damage to the Immortal, but the amount is dependent on the level of the mark ~ creating a Champion is a lot more draining on an Immortal than inferring a favoured blessing, which is negligible.
• Immortals are able to travel, via Emea, to anywhere on Idalos simultaneously.
• Each Immortal has a realm in Emea that they completely control. It is a place for the souls of their adored, exalted, and champions to find respite and for them to heal or work on individual projects.
• Immortals have complete control over their own Domains. Any power or ability that can be imagined in their purview is an ability the Immortal can likely use. While their power is not infinite, they do surpass the limits of any mage by leaps and bounds. This is true on Idalos, and in Emea.
• It is known that they have the power to grant life. Most Immortals who have created their own race show the price they had to pay to do so. Fracturing, the incandescent scars across an Immortal’s body so reminiscent of their parents.
• Immortals have the power to be aware of anyone who mentions them or devotes an action to them. Any prayer, any act, any temple dedicated will come to the attention of the Immortal immediately.
• While an Immortal cannot usually be in two places at once, they can easily observe their marked and those who willingly devote a prayer or action in their names.
• In addition, any mortal marked by an Immortal can always be found by that Immortal.
• An Immortal can create artifacts or grant objects of power.
• An Immortal can sense panic, desperation, and fear like a spider senses vibration on a web. Any mortal who is ever desperate, lonely, or possessed of strong emotion can theoretically be found by an Immortal through their connection to Emea.
• A mortal in a situation most related to an Immortal's domain or that has met an Immortal before will resonate more clearly to that Immortal.
• An Immortal will always be aware of their progeny, no matter what form they take. This is if the Immortal is watching, or wants to notice.
• When in the presence of their Mortalborn, an Immortal can forcibly access their domains as if they were the Immortal’s own, making their progeny useful no matter how defiant.
• An Immortal can create a Mortalborn by taking a mortal partner. This is not always a choice, but if an Immortal chooses, it always happens. Accidental Mortalborns are often the product of an unconscious choice on behalf of the Immortal, the need to cement a bond or link to someone the Immortal is emotional invested in. An Immortal’s relationship must include a mortal for the union and child to be born.

Limitations

An Immortal does not have the same choice as a mortal might. Raskalarn can never free herself of being a conqueror (nor would she even consider it), and Kata can never be restored to sanity. The Immortals are tied irrevocably to their domains, forced to be the people the Originals made them as. While many Immortals recognize this contradiction to their power, the lack of freedom to change, they have no way to move past it.

Immortals are not capable of killing each other. If they were, not as many would have survived to the current arc. Frustratingly, Immortals are actually built to support each other. When even one additional Immortal is present, the regenerative powers of each Immortal are magnified immensely. It is literally impossible for an Immortal to slay another when in each other’s presence, without some intervening means. This does not, however, stop them from being able to inflict grievous harm, capture, paralyze, or otherwise incapacitate their brethren if needed.

Mortal Intent: Devotion & Death

Devotion gives an Immortal strength, be that direct religious devotion or more obscure forms of such.While an Immortal does not need Devotion to exist, it does give their own powers a significant boost and allows them to mark more souls as their own, and under their purview. That same reliance is a weakness. Intent, so necessary for an Immortal to draw additional power, can be turned against them and twisted into a weapon.

It is believed that one of the only ways to kill an Immortal is to have a mortal do it, should they have a pure enough will to do so. Immortals are strengthened by the actions, intentions and devotions of mortals. The more they have directed to them, or falling into their Domains, the more powerful they become ~ so it makes sense that as they can not strengthen each other, so they can not harm each other. Yet, mortals can do both.

The Devotion to kill makes mortals dangerous and powerful, but not so much so that it outweighs the power they can add to an Immortal’s strength. Immortals must walk the line between seeming enough of a god to discourage attacks and accessible enough to engender worship.

Ascension

Immortals can perish, but their Domains remain. Even those marked by an Immortal will keep the mark upon their soul, even if there is no Immortal to advance it. Although it is not known whether this has ever happened, it is believed there is a way for a marked of exalted or higher to ascend to the position of the previous Immortal, giving themselves completely over to the power and ‘becoming’ the new Immortal. The identity of the Immortal would meld with that of the chosen. If Famula was killed, an exalted of hers or champion could take her place, and become a new Famula. It would be Famula, no longer the mortal follower but a composite identity. The follower is absorbed into the Immortal. The Immortal will keep their new face and body in their physical avatar, thus changing their outward appearance to mortals, but would become a composite of both the identity of the Immortal and the former follower. Note on playing Immortals for prophets: Immortals are more akin to gods than mortals. They are distant, sometimes alien, and struggle for their sense of identity amidst the short-lived mortals they stand over. Their motivations are not always clear and their emotions do not always escalate or deescalate in a way that a mortal might expect. When playing the Immortals remember that they are apart and above the mortals, not at all mortals themselves. Much as they try, an Immortal can never understand and can only act as though they belonged among the normal populace

Approval Process for Immortal Social Role Play

With the increase in mortalborns and high ranking marked members of the player population a system has been crafted that will allow players to have the chance to do non impact social threads with these Immortals with out direct Prophet moderation. Here are the requirements and parameters under which this system can be used:

Parameters

• These are non impact social threads only. Examples: The Immortal comes to the pc birthtrial dinner, a mortalborn has their parent Immortal over to just spend time with a parent while they talk and play a card game. You may not use to have a Immortal drop in as you find yourself in the middle of a battle. (Though a Prophet may mod bomb if they feel it is justified.)
• Marks, abilities, dirri, familiars, powerful items and secret knowledge cannot be granted.
• The same rule about personal NPC not giving the PC anything they can’t already get with their wealth level applies.
• Must stick within the pre-RPed personality, though a personal connection (depending on Immortal) is allowed.
• The approval is for one specific Immortal only. If you wish to have permission for different Immortals each must be approved separately.
• Once approved threads with Immortals used this way have to be reviewed by a Prophet or a Senior Peer Reviewer
• This doesn’t grant unlimited access to the Immortal. They are busy, so any prophet who needs the Immortal on a specific date gets them.
• If you need them for more then 2 to 3 solos you should be requesting a mod and plot tracker at that time.
• Solos are the general rule. If two PC who both meet the requirements for the same Immortal wish to run a thread together with the Immortal they can.
• One may use this method to refer a PC to an Immortal for a mark or a curse. The referred PC may use that reference as a starting point to get a mark/curse, but actual approval must be handled through the PSF/modded thread as usual.

Requirements

• Must have a IC reason. These reasons are: Mortalborn child of Requested Immortal. PC who is Marked by the Requested Immortal and is Exalted of Higher in that Mark. Also a alternate connection to a specific Immortal backed by an approved PC History, or IC threads.
• Must have played for 6 months.
• Must submit via PSF a story showing a social scene between the PC and the Requested Immortal. This is to prove that the player understand the personality of the Immortal in question. 500 Word minimal requirement.

The Advice we give is before you approach this request please make sure you have an understanding of the Immortal in questions, and would recommend reading previous threads involving the Immortal in questions. We are doing this because some Immortals would very much be involved in there children’s life (for good or bad) and in the lives of those they marked, but others wouldn’t so please keep that in mind.

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