The lesser gods
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Аѕтłі (Astri) /astɹi/ - Astri
The First Conscious Natural Being. As The Machine's explosion painted Nothing, one patch got more of The Helper's soul. At this place Astri, the first of the lesser gods, came into being. Her radiant glow ignited other patches of The Helper's soul, giving birth to the first stars, the first light to exist in the universe. However having gotten the more mischievous bits of The Helper's soul, she often gives other living beings who comes under her influence, the unpleasant gift of sickness.
Темато (Temato) /tematu:/ - Temato
A child of Astri. Her radiant glow igniting patches of The Helper's soul, also gave birth to Temato, the most well-known star to the Illomi, the closest of Astri's children.
Although the worship of Temato ended long ago, even before the Aznowa fled to Illte lead by Qakhomatze, the remembrance of how The Aznowa Mountains would spit Her above Ere each morning, for Her journey southwards and eastwards, as She kissed the ocean each night, still lives in the souls of the Illomi.
Тељер (Tellex) /teɭex/ - Teller
A child of Temato. The first lesser god revealed to the Illomi. As Temato's fire was ignited by Astri, smaller patches of The Helper's soul coalesced, and was given the seed of soul by Dogma. One of these smaller patches was Teller, the living world on which the Homi eventually blossomed
Ƕҩнтє і Гҩłδҩн (Haunteu i Gaurdaun) /hɔntø i gɔɹdɔn/ - Hauntou and Gordon
As the many grandchildren of Astri brought forth their own life, eventually there arose natural creatures which provided fertile ground for Dogma's gift of consciousness. But having received a mind of their own, each of these creatures, hunters all, rose in spirit titling themselves Masters of the Universe, to rule in their Gods' place, over each other and all other creatures, each according to their own mind, each claiming it was their God-given right. And as they did as they pleased, their spirits rose even up into Nothing, where the Gods heard them, and was dismayed.
And Awe told Dogma to take their spirit and rip it in two, for the spirit showed both a liking for pride, and for taking pride in its fall. And Dogma did as She was told. She ripped their spirit, separating the part that boasted and declaimed, and titled itself Master of the Universe, from the part that felt power and enjoyment in seeing the other part fail, and she sowed the seed of consciousness in each part, naming the former Gordon, cause pride was His domain, and naming the latter Hauntou, cause shame She caused whenever She laughed in schadenfreude.
And Dogma told the twins to run, from embrace to embrace, among all the grandchildren of Astri, to teach the creatures with a mind of their own, that no matter how long Gordon runs, He will get tired, and then Hauntou will trip Him, as pride goeth before the fall. And for that reason does the Goddess of Shame forever hunt the God of Pride, until even the life of the immortal Gods expire.
Гегоне (Gegone) /gegu:ne/ - Geguné
As Dogma told the twins to run, Awe noticed that the creatures with a mind of their own, still enjoyed the hunt so much that their spirit still overwhelmed Nothing. While Welauneqi found the twins' hunt enjoyable, every other god was dismayed by what they saw. Something had to be done.
To distract the creatures with a mind of their own, Awe created another god from Nothing, and told Dogma to build a soul for the new god. And Dogma did as Awe bid Her, and She built a soul of searching. Then She named Him Geguné, for His search was for facts, the knowledge that comes from facts, and the wisdom knowledge instill.
And as with the twins, She told Him to travel from embrace to embrace among the grandchildren of Astri, in order to give all creatures with a mind of their own, a new interest.
