Eternals

Divinities
See also: Order & Chaos
Note: "Eternals" is also the name Nicol Bolas gave the elite mechadead soldiers he produced on Amonkhet.

The Eternals are gods or forces described by the Church of the Reverence on Tessera. Each Eternal also has a Shadow. Different religious orders interpret the Eternals and Shadows in different ways, such as multiple faces of God, multiple faces of God and Satan, multiple gods, primal forces, pervasive datawaves, and so on.

((This page is a mix of IC and OOC information. For the OOC information, you may assume and RP that this is a summary of more detailed sources.))

The Six and Six

• Farmer (Ravager)
• Tinker (Maniac)
• Sovereign (Tyrant)
• Partner (Parasite)
• Traveler (Vagabond)
• Unraveler (Devourer)

Overview

The Church of the Reverence on Tessera teaches that there are twelve gods: six Eternals and six Shadows. The gods are locked in an endless, dynamic conflict that creates and sustains the Great Wheel. The Great Wheel is the surface on which all existence rests, as well as the mechanisms and processes that run throughout the multiverse, from physics, chemistry, and biology to thought, emotion, and civilization. The Great Wheel includes the Weave of Magic (PHB 205).

Each of the Eternals has a Shadow, which is the opposite or inversion of the Eternal. Each Eternal constantly competes against the other Eternals and opposes its own Shadow. The energy of these engagements keeps the Great Wheel turning. It keeps the multiverse in motion and suffuses it with the energy of the Weave.

Some religious orders describe the Great Wheel differently. Instead of a conflict, they teach that the Great Wheel is more like a dance, a debate, or a choir. These so-called Unifier orders are a minority.

The gods are seldom described as gendered. For example, a priest might say, "The Unraveler waits for us all. It has infinite patience."

The Church teaches a god can have many aspects or personifications, called Faces. Most Faces are personifications of specific races. For example, Moradin is revered by dwarves as a Face of the Farmer, while Bahamut is revered by dragonkin as a Face of the Sovereign.

While most religious orders on Tessera acknowledge all the Eternals and Shadows, most focus on one or two Faces for one or two gods.

The Great Wheel

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