Gods and Demigods

Divine Entities
Numerous divine entities take direct action in 011121-Earth. First of all are the demigods who are the basis of many ancient religions. Each demigod represents a pantheon of a particular people. While the demigod is singular they have different aspects that they embody at different times. So the Norse demigod is Loki, Thor, Sif, Hel, and Odin all in one, though on any given day they take on only one of the aforementioned roles. The different aspects often work at cross purposes, with the Indian Demigod taking this to the greatest extreme.

The true gods are much more powerful and removed from human life. To date two true gods are known to exist, Artifice and Gambler. Little is known about these two except that they are the source of some superpowered individuals and seem to care little about conventional morality, i.e. they are as likely to empower villains as heroes.

List of Demigods
Norse

Greek (deceased)

Egyptian (deceased but also reincarnated into Legacites)

Aztec

Chinese (deceased)

Voodoo (driven insane by Harlequin)

Japanese (deceased)

Persian

Familiars and Nephilim
The terms Familiar and Nephilim are used inconsistently. In all cases the terms refer to creatures which are intimately connected to demigods. In some cases the distinction between the two terms is biological, with nephilim used to mean the offspring of a demigod, while familiar refers to a creature that is fatebound to a demigod but not actually related to it genetically. Demigod genetic material is immensely adaptable, and they are capable of reproducing with most vertebrates.

Another usage of the terms depends on morphology, with those creatures that appear substantially human like called nephilim, while the more exotic creatures are called familiars.

Fatebinding
Demigods seem to affect fate or chance in strange ways. The most extreme example of this is fatebinding. A fatebound creature finds that its life revolves around the demigod they are fatebound to. Circumstance leads them time and again to come into the demigod's sphere of influence, no matter how hard the fatebound creature tries to avoid that demigod. It is difficult to objectively measure fatebinding, but the affected creature quickly knows. Fatebound creatures almost always either become the most ardent supporters or most implacable enemies of the demigod they are bound to.