Cam nodded. "Yeah, best not to call the gods unless you really need them. I mean, I got cursed just for going to a shrine when I wasn't sure what I wanted, so ... it's something to be careful with."
At Lilliane's question, Cam smiled. They'd be happy to talk about the gods, though ... they would have been happier to do so if most of those gods had not wanted them dead. That did taint somewhat the pleasure that Cam usually felt when discussing myths, legends, and history. "Well, there are the New Gods and the Old Gods. The New Gods are the Voice and the Core. I don't think anyone knows much about the Core, just that it exists somewhere, but the Voice is the goddess who created the Ascended. She's ... " Cam paused, trying to organize their thoughts on the Voice -- the gratitude they felt for their Ascension, the horror brought on by the knowledge that she had created the LongNight monsters. "She likes to invent, to innovate, to make things better -- things and people. And some of her 'innovations' haven't gone well. They've, she's hurt people. But she's also helped people like me. And she doesn't change people against their will.
"Then there are the Old Gods. Vi is the god of life, Mort is the god of death, and Rae is ... change? Nature? Something like that. Vi's herald is Safrin, the goddess of starlight, which sounds very pretty, but apparently she can be really unpleasant if you cross her. Mort's herald is Ludo ... It like games, as I understand it, which is something I can relate to; sometimes I think I'd pray to it if I weren't Ascended. And then Rae has Frey -- there's two of them, one for nature and one for sexuality.
"Basically the deal with the Old Gods is that nobody actually gets to talk to Vi, Mort, and Rae. They're more distant, off doing god stuff. Oh, and there's the creator-god Caido, who really doesn't talk to anyone. We don't even know what they're like at all. But people talk to the Voice and the heralds a lot."
Looking up at the path before them, Cam grinned. "Yep, this is Sanctuary. It's where I live, and we can probably find somewhere here for you to stay while you get your bearings. Actually, I've been thinking of leaving the family who took me in, since I don't actually need to sleep or eat anymore -- they might be willing to offer you a room, or they might know someone who will."
At Lilliane's question, Cam smiled. They'd be happy to talk about the gods, though ... they would have been happier to do so if most of those gods had not wanted them dead. That did taint somewhat the pleasure that Cam usually felt when discussing myths, legends, and history. "Well, there are the New Gods and the Old Gods. The New Gods are the Voice and the Core. I don't think anyone knows much about the Core, just that it exists somewhere, but the Voice is the goddess who created the Ascended. She's ... " Cam paused, trying to organize their thoughts on the Voice -- the gratitude they felt for their Ascension, the horror brought on by the knowledge that she had created the LongNight monsters. "She likes to invent, to innovate, to make things better -- things and people. And some of her 'innovations' haven't gone well. They've, she's hurt people. But she's also helped people like me. And she doesn't change people against their will.
"Then there are the Old Gods. Vi is the god of life, Mort is the god of death, and Rae is ... change? Nature? Something like that. Vi's herald is Safrin, the goddess of starlight, which sounds very pretty, but apparently she can be really unpleasant if you cross her. Mort's herald is Ludo ... It like games, as I understand it, which is something I can relate to; sometimes I think I'd pray to it if I weren't Ascended. And then Rae has Frey -- there's two of them, one for nature and one for sexuality.
"Basically the deal with the Old Gods is that nobody actually gets to talk to Vi, Mort, and Rae. They're more distant, off doing god stuff. Oh, and there's the creator-god Caido, who really doesn't talk to anyone. We don't even know what they're like at all. But people talk to the Voice and the heralds a lot."
Looking up at the path before them, Cam grinned. "Yep, this is Sanctuary. It's where I live, and we can probably find somewhere here for you to stay while you get your bearings. Actually, I've been thinking of leaving the family who took me in, since I don't actually need to sleep or eat anymore -- they might be willing to offer you a room, or they might know someone who will."
cameron ?
"Cameras" by Ennev is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
