༉˚*ೃ 𝐅𝐀𝐈𝐓𝐇 ; 𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐀𝐄𝐋𝐀 𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐆𝐀𝐑𝐘𝐄𝐍
ᵇⁱʳᵈ ʷⁱᵗʰ ᶠˡᵃᵐᵉ, ᵗᵃᵏᵉ ʷⁱⁿᵍ! ˢᵉⁿᵈ ʸᵒᵘʳ ˢᵗʳᵉⁿᵍᵗʰ ᵘᵖᵒⁿ ᵐᵉ.
𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐀𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍 ;
nesaela was raised to follow the faith of the seven, as the royals of southern descent did: worshipping the father, the mother, the maiden, the crone, the warrior, the smith, and the stranger. though she never had much belief in them, nessie often prayed to the new gods when she was in times of trouble or crisis. she learned the holy texts, the gods' hymns and prayers, and often sang "The Mother's Hymn," which rhaella used to sing to her as a child. she began to reject the faith more and more upon realising the faith condemned same-sex love.
the deities:
𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐀𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑-represents divine justice.
the father judges the souls of the dead.
depicted as a bearded man with a stern,
strong face, holding a set of scales.
❝ ᵐᵃʸ ᵗʰᵉ ᶠᵃᵗʰᵉʳ ʲᵘᵈᵍᵉ ʸᵒᵘ ʲᵘˢᵗˡʸ. ❞
𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑-represents peace, mercy,
childbirth and fertility. she is referred to
as "the strength of women", or the "mother
above". depicted as a woman smiling
with love and compassion, embodying
mercy.
❝ ᵍᵉⁿᵗˡᵉ ᵐᵒᵗʰᵉʳ, ᶠʳᵒⁿᵗ ᵒᶠ ᵐᵉʳᶜʸ,
ˢᵃᵛᵉ ᵒᵘʳ ˢᵒⁿˢ ᶠʳᵒᵐ ʷᵃʳ, ʷᵉ ᵖʳᵃʸ. ❞
𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐀𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐍-represents purity,
love, chastity and beauty. she is
prayed to to protect a maiden's
virtue and keep young girls safe.
depicted as a beautiful, innocent-
looking young woman.
❝ ᵗʰᵉ ᵐᵃⁱᵈᵉⁿ ʷⁱˡˡ ᵏᵉᵉᵖ ʰᵉʳ ˢᵃᶠᵉ. ❞
𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐑𝐎𝐍𝐄-represents foresight,
guidance and wisdom. depicted as
an old lady lifting a lantern
❝ ˢʰᵒʷ ᵐᵉ ᵗʰᵉ ᵖᵃᵗʰ ⁱ ᵐᵘˢᵗ ʷᵃˡᵏ,
ᵃⁿᵈ ᵈᵒ ⁿᵒᵗ ˡᵉᵗ ᵐᵉ ˢᵗᵘᵐᵇˡᵉ ⁱⁿ ᵗʰᵉ
ᵈᵃʳᵏ ᵖˡᵃᶜᵉˢ ᵗʰᵃᵗ ˡⁱᵉ ᵃʰᵉᵃᵈ. ❞
𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐈𝐎𝐑-represents strength
and courage in battle. he gives peace
to the souls of the slain, and brings
comfort to the living left behind.
most men make an offering to the
warrior before battle. depicted as
a knight holding a sword.
❝ ᵐᵃʸ ᵗʰᵉ ʷᵃʳʳⁱᵒʳ ᵍⁱᵛᵉ ˢᵗʳᵉⁿᵍᵗʰ ᵗᵒ
ʸᵒᵘʳ ˢʷᵒʳᵈ ᵃʳᵐ.❞
𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐌𝐈𝐓𝐇-represents creation
and craftmanship. he is the mender
of broken things. depicted as always
holding a hammer.
❝ ʷʰᵃᵗ ʰᵉ ʷᵒʳᵏˢ ᵃᵗ ᵐᵃᵏᵉˢ ⁿᵒ ᵐᵃᵗᵗᵉʳ .
ʷʰᵃᵗ ᵐᵃᵗᵗᵉʳˢ ⁱˢ, ʰᵉ ʷᵒʳᵏˢ .❞
𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐑-represents death
and the unknown. is rarely prayed
to, takes the deceased to the afterlife.
is neither male or female, or both. often
depicted as a skeleton or a non-human
creature in a flowing, cowled robe. they
are the outcast, the wanderer and the
unknown.
❝ᵗʰᵉ ˢᵗʳᵃⁿᵍᵉʳ ʷᵃⁱᵗˢ ᵒᵘᵗˢⁱᵈᵉ ᵐʸ ᵈᵒᵒʳ
ᵃⁿᵈ ʷⁱˡˡ ⁿᵒᵗ ᵇᵉ ᵈᵉⁿⁱᵉᵈ. ❞
𝐆𝐎𝐃𝐋𝐄𝐒𝐒 ;
after escaping from westeros, nesaela rejected the faith of the seven and decided there were no gods at all, as they had shown her family no mercy. however, she still mentions on occasion thinking about some gods out there, and how they must want her dead, because she believes no god would want her alive.
𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐇𝐈𝐆𝐇 𝐆𝐎𝐃𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐔𝐋𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐒 ;
when first introduced to the high gods of ulthos, nesaela was a non-believer, having only been let down by gods in the past. it's only when their stories begin to make sense to her: the creations of kerakasha (dragons), and the gods' magic which is eerily similar to her own, does she start to become more intrigued. then their evil, godly children prove the ancient gods' existences, and when those the dead gods of ulthos try to kill her, nessie has no choice but to believe.
the main deities:
𝐊𝐉𝐄𝐋𝐀-goddess of storms and
space. the first god. she created
the world, by stubbornly raging
against fire with her stormy being.
❝ ᵗʰᵉ ᵘⁿᶜᵒᵐᵖʳᵒᵐⁱˢⁱⁿᵍ ᶜʳᵉᵃᵗᵒʳ ᵇᵃᵗᵗˡᵉᵈ
ᶠⁱʳᵉ ⁱⁿ ˢᵗᵘᵇᵇᵒʳⁿ ʷⁱˡˡ, ʳᵉᶠᵘˢⁱⁿᵍ ᵗᵒ ᵇᵃᶜᵏ
ᵈᵒʷⁿ ᶠʳᵒᵐ ⁱᵗˢ ᵐⁱᵍʰᵗ. ❞
𝐈𝐘𝐀𝐀𝐍𝐀-goddess of the moon.
the tide mover. after the world
was created she wrapped her-
self up in the moon. the most
ancient god. depicted with silver
skin, flowing moonlit hair, and
eyes filled with constellations.
❝ ᵖᵃˡᵉ ᵃˢ ˢʰᵉ ʷᵃˢ, ʷᵃˡᵏⁱⁿᵍ ᵒⁿ
ˢᵖᵃᶜᵉ⁻ᵈᵘˢᵗ, ᵃˡⁱᵉⁿ ᵇᵘᵗ ᶜᵃˡᵐ,
ʷⁱᵗʰ ᶠᵉʳᵒᶜⁱᵒᵘˢ ʷᵃᵛᵉˢ ᵃᵗ ʰᵉʳ
ᶠⁱⁿᵍᵉʳᵗⁱᵖˢ. ❞
𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐀-goddess of oblivion.
one half of the lovers. created
human-kind and humanoid
creatures to inhabit the empty
world. knocked iith into oblivion,
and in grief, threw herself into the
black sea to drown.
❝ ᵈᵒ ʸᵒᵘ ʰᵉᵃʳ ʰᵉʳ ᶜʳⁱᵉˢ ᵒᶠ ᵖᵃⁱⁿ? ˡᵒᶜᵏ
ᵗʰᵉ ᵈᵒᵒʳˢ ᵗᵒⁿⁱᵍʰᵗ, ᵐʸ ˡᵒᵛᵉ, ᵃⁿᵈ ᵃᵛᵒⁱᵈ
ᵗʰᵉ ʷᵃᵛᵉˢ ᵃⁿᵈ ʳᵃⁱⁿ. ❞
𝐈𝐈𝐓𝐇-goddess of the stars.
one half of the lovers. despised
leta's imperfect creation and
threatened to destroy them.
she was betrayed by leta, and
her blood bloomed into the
godfallen, her corrupt, chaos-
driven children. is said to be buried
deep within the land foundations
of ulthos.
❝ ˢʰᵉ ᶠᵉˡˡ ᶠʳᵒᵐ ᵗʰᵉ ˢᵏʸ ˡⁱᵏᵉ ᵈⁱᵃᵐᵒⁿᵈˢ
ᵃⁿᵈ ᵇᵒʳᵉ ᵒᵘʳ ʰⁱᵈᵉᵒᵘˢ ᵏⁱⁿᵍˢ ᵃⁿᵈ
qᵘᵉᵉⁿˢ. ❞
[ the faith of the seven is the creation & property of george r r martin and the song of ice and fire series, not my own creation ]
[ the gods of ulthos are my own creation ]