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Varos has a very symmetrical look, giving her a strange, unearthly beauty. Her favorite form has grey eyes and red hair. She usually seems quite calm, with the shadow of a smile on her lips and a hint of a frown around her eyes.
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Post by Varos Talantos on Feb 16, 2015 22:23:02 GMT -5
An in-depth history of deities shall be listed in this chapter. It shall be broken down into individual posts, as to help keep the chapter structured. Here is a list of the Deities in this chapter. 2.1 Varos Talantos
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Varos has a very symmetrical look, giving her a strange, unearthly beauty. Her favorite form has grey eyes and red hair. She usually seems quite calm, with the shadow of a smile on her lips and a hint of a frown around her eyes.
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Height is 5'5
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Feb 16, 2015 22:23:59 GMT -5
Post by Varos Talantos on Feb 16, 2015 22:23:59 GMT -5
Chapter 2.1-Varos Talantos
Varos Talantos was born from everything, and nothing.
She has always been, such as the concept of balance has always existed. And yet, she did not form until there was a true need for her. This was after the death of most of the Primordials, and only the Primordial being of War remained active. With the Bing Bang, many things were ushered into existence, including Varos, Erlang and Locutus.
And so, Varos watched over Earth and the Khyper-Diorem as it developed. She watched species rise and fall, and would subtly steer the direction things took as to keep the balance. She found that when she showed herself to a being, they would perish. So, she spun herself a new form- a winged humanoid.
As with the other Original Gods, Varos ushered her own beings into existence. She manifested Virtue and Sin, and paid careful attention to let neither gain too much power nor become too weak. When the Primordial being Xiuhcoalt attacked the Earth, the Goddess hid within the Khyper-Diorem. The Primordials were dangerous and unruly, so Varos aided the other Gods in building what would become their home: Shangri-La. She acted as a voyeur, letting Forgery claim the throne for himself.
Despite their dangers, Varos still found the Primordial beings interesting. She could not simply ignore them, or they would throw the world out of balance. And so she greeted the Seamstress, who had awoken from the meteor’s impact. She was suspicious at the sudden ‘betrayal’ of the Seamstress, but could not convince the Primordial to keep friendly alliances to the Gods.
When Ishtara was imprisoned in the Tree of Reclamation, it was Varos who secretly freed the Goddess, as to prevent Lies from becoming too powerful. Since then, she kept careful watch over her ‘king’ Forgery.
Varos turned back to her role as voyeur and balance-keeper, occasionally taking action to steer Earth and the Khyper-Diorem along the right course. The Goddess actually refrained from killing, whenever possible, and preferred to simply deter those whom seek to upset the universal balance. As angels and daemons were brought into existence, their forms were similar to Varos. All angels, daemons and reapers are technically descendants of the Goddess.
Varos was one of the key founders of law, helping species form societies in which they could co-exist peacefully. She taught any who wished to learn, showing them justice.
The developments in humans and their culture fascinated Varos, and so she took to often walking among the people. This is where Varos’ worship actively began. She was known under many different names, and let the people call her whatever they wished.
Varos spent a lot of time in Egypt, becoming known as Ma’at. Mythology often skews the truth, but Ma’at was a fairly close depiction of Varos. She was often a judge, and many would seek the Goddess out for fair trials. Quite active in human affairs, the Goddess often accepted, or sent one of her followers. If her follower was asked to be the judge, she would give them her feather and a set of magical scales. The feather would change weigh depending on who placed it on the scales, and so the accused would have to place the feather. If the scales were even, there was no need for action.
She created eight children during her time in Egypt. These children were conceived to aid in guiding Egypt, but were not given divine powers. Of her children, it was Amon who made the largest impression on the Egyptian people. Despite being human, he was worshipped like a God, and even became mistaken for one. Amon was well known for helping the poor, and upholding justice. Her mortal children eventually married, some even into the royal lineage, and died. Some of her bloodline is still alive today, unknowing humans who are watched over by Varos.
Varos also spent quite a bit of time among the Greeks. Even today, she often wears clothing from the ancient era, and the Greeks were one of Varos’ personal favourites. She travelled among the city-states and was hailed under many different names. Dike, Nemesis and Themis were the most popular. Again, Varos spent her time establishing laws and government, helping guide the people.
Although Dike was believed to be the daughter of Themis, it was simply two adaptions of Varos. Themis was identified as a Titan, and so to keep Varos in their culture, they changed her to a Goddess. It was believed that Varos created Fate and the Seasons. Although Fate is debatable, the Seasons were not a product of Varos’ work, but of Nature’s. Varos was a councillor of the people, and believed to be an Oracle, as she would use her scales to advise the course of action people should take to help keep balance.
While under the name Dike, Varos created a single daughter, Hesychia. She wished for her daughter to help lead Greece, but allowed her to choose. The shy Hesychia, whom was known as Hesychia the Quiet, did not wish to dedicate herself to the busy Greeks, and ended up becoming a follower of Somnus. There is little left on Hesychia, who like her namesake lead a quiet life, but it is believed she guarded Somnus. Statius, Thebaid 10. 90 ff (trans. Mozley) (Roman epic C1st A.D.) : "[In] the hollow recesses of a deep and rocky cave . . . [are] set the halls of lazy Somnus [Hypnos, Sleep] and his untroubled dwelling. The threshold is guarded by shady Quies [Hesykhia, Quiet] and dull Oblivio [Lethe, Forgetfulness] and torpid Ignavia (Sloth) with ever drowsy countenance. Otia (Ease) and Silentia [Hesykhia, Silence] with folded wings sit mute in the forecourt sand drive the blustering winds from the roof-top, and forbid the branches to sway, and take away their warblings from the birds. No roar of the sea is here, though all the shores be sounding, nor yet of the sky; the very torrent that runs down the deep valley nigh the cave is silent among the rocks and boulders."
If this is true is unknown.
Varos, however, was best known to the Greeks under the name Nemesis. She was seen as vengeance and divine retribution, distributor of happiness and unhappiness. She punished those whom deserved it, but also made sure that happiness was not excessive.
However, Aine was sometimes mistaken as Varos. Aine ended up being behind some of Nemesis’ most popular myths, as it was she who was the avenging deity of love. It was Aine who mothered the famous Helen of Troy, not Varos. Varos did mother a few non-human children, whom came to be known as the Telchines. Many of their myths were again skewed or lost, and only a few of the Telchine bloodline remain.
The Romans adopted Varos as Justicia, whom became what is today known as Lady Justice. The Christians also adapted their God to be similar to Varos, and even included tasks she performed within the Bible under the name of God or an angel. There are too many stories, filled with too many fabrications, to list all of Varos’ tales as biblical inspiration.
Varos’ next major intervention occurred during the sudden appearance of dragons in the world. This lead to the very misinterpreted events of Ragnarok. Instead of it being the name of a series of future events, Ragnarok was a large and powerful dragon, who saw all other species as lesser beings. Having crashed down to Earth from the Khyper-Diorem, he attracted the attention of several species. The dragon gained multiple followers, such as the Werewolf Fenrir, and declared war on those whom did not follow him. The Norse had never seen such a powerful being, and Ragnarok threatened to become the immortal ruler of the world. Varos could not let such a thing happen, and appeared. The Goddess bonded Ragnarok to a good and kind man who opposed the dragon, linking their thoughts and emotions. She decided that all dragons required a counterpart, and decided that humans- the weakest of the species- would be ideal. And so, Varos chooses a fated human for each dragon. Due to the fact dragons are immortal, they can have several humans, named Draconians, throughout the years. This lead to the belief that humans would survive the Ragnarok, as the Goddess had given them it’s great power.
Varos then proceeded to be less active in the world. For a good period of time, the Gods were completely absent. Varos still watched by the Pool of Visions, weighing her scales, but never directly intervening. She watched as the humans dominated the world, and as the supernaturals retreated into myth like the Gods had. The world established a new balance for itself, and Varos was content to not meddle just as the other Gods didn’t.
Until Ishtara returned and sparked the Salem Witch Trials. Varos had been furious with the Goddess’ actions, and was not surprised when the Antitheists staged a revolt against them. She had to kill to defend her own life, and help drive the rebellion out of Shangri-La. To the many slain Gods, Varos adopted their domains and kept safe watch over them. Varos’ fury lead to her return to Earth, deciding that if she left it to its own care, another God would upset the balance. It was then that Varos founded the Council, as to help preserve the balance in the world without giving full power to the Gods.
Varos has since remained an active influence on Earth, often choosing followers to help keep the balance. However, as she grew more and more annoyed with the self-proclaimed king, Forgery, the Goddess eventually set up his murder. She shared the power with Anpu, the personification of Death, finally giving him power equal to the other Gods (despite the fact he had been present throughout history). She then took his domain of Lies into her control. Varos is the Keeper of all domains that are not currently regulated by a God, and shares them as she sees fit.
Due to her hand in the murder of the ‘king’, the other Gods have come to see Varos as the Queen of the Gods. She did not deny the position, believing that balance should be the guiding force in the world, as the only true neutral domain.
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