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Atoz - The Creator

AtozConcept.jpg Atoz is the creator of the universe.

The Myth Of Creation

In the beginning, there was but the Creator, who existed before all things. From the depths of the void, the Creator wrought all that is known. In their infinite wisdom, they fashioned the eight sacred domains, commencing with the gift of LIFE. Yet, the Creator beheld naught but emptiness and thus summoned forth the LIGHT to illuminate their creations. Though the Creator dwelt and gazed upon the world, they had no place to call home. Hence, they brought forth NATURE to adorn the world.

The world was serene, yet it failed to satiate the Creator's longing for wonder. Thus, they called forth the TEMPEST, which flooded the land, rendering it both beautiful and grim. The Creator surveyed their work, discerning that all was still and unchanging. Therefore, they bestowed upon their creations the boon of KNOWLEDGE, that they might evolve and grow. With knowledge came desires, and with desires arose the specter of WAR. The Creator observed as the fires of conflict engulfed their domains.

As time passed, the wars grew ever more dreadful, and the Creator's heart was no longer pleased. In response, they conjured TRICKERY, a force to undermine the tyranny of war. Those who mastered the ways of trickery possessed the power to triumph over any army. At last, the Creator found contentment in their creation. Yet, there remained an absence, a void that gnawed at their being.

Eons did the Creator ponder upon this missing element, until at last, they reached the end of their contemplation. Life, light, nature, tempest, knowledge, war, and trickery had all become as nothing to them. The Creator felt the void encroach once more. And so, the Creator did relinquish their own life, and in their passing, they birthed the final domain that had eluded them: DEATH.

Appearance & Depiction

The Creator is usually depicted as a cosmic octopus with eight tentacles.

Ink of Creation

As an octopus, Atoz possessed The Ink of Creation with which he painted everything into existence. The death of The Creator allowed for the birth of other divine beings. From where their eight tentacles fell, eight gods sprouted. These gods were tasked with governing the eight domains of The Creator.

When Atoz perished and their Ink spilled into reality, it did not fade. Instead, it soaked into the world, infusing every corner of existence with potential. This lingering ink is what mortals call magic.

Thus, magic is not “learned” or “borrowed” in the cosmic sense; it is drawn from the remnants of the Creator’s essence, reshaped by the domains and filtered through mortal understanding.

“Every spell is but a stroke of the Creator’s Ink - drawn again by mortal hands.”
- Magillion, Arch God of Knowledge

  • Divine casters (clerics, paladins, warlocks) channel the Ink through the Arch Gods.
  • Arcane casters (wizards, bards, artificers) directly manipulate the raw Ink left in the world.
  • Primal casters (druids, rangers) draw on the Ink as it flows through the living world.
  • Psionics or innate magic (sorcerers, bloodlines) are beings whose souls were born too close to the original Ink, and it bleeds through their essence.