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The Adenei are the gods of fate... The primordial triplets holding the lifestrings of all living things, from those of mere mortal humans to the skarrid, and weaving the 'tapestry' of time. Aio - representing past, Deia - present, and Ineia - future, it is said they embody their respective part of the trinity, forever knitting their endless, numerous snaketails. They represent the passage of time and each choice made therein.
As far as depiction goes, the few rough drawings on ancient decrepid temples point to their form being that of a three-headed, thousand-tailed snake entirely made up of the strings of fate and possessing countless arms with which to manipulate those strings. Their human form on the other hand is believed to be that of conjoined triplets facing in different directions but weaving in tune with each other. The ancient avarri appointed the Adenei responsible for fate itself. According to old worship, each living thing has a lifestring or lifeline - one which is as long, short, worn, pristine, tangled, smooth, interconnected or lonely as one's life is. One which is part of the great big tapestry of fate and history like all people are. And one whose other end is in the many hands of the fates, who knit and tangle is to their liking. Upon birth, one's string manifests, upon death, it snaps. Such is the way of life.
Beyond fate, ancient worshippers connected the Adenei to memory itself - attributed to the gods' influence, amongst many, are deja vu, amnesia and faux memories. Beyond that, photographic memory, tip of the tongue phenomenon and even simple forgetfullness was considered godly interference, if only in good humour.
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Aio is the representation of the past. Patron of memories and nostalgia. His multiple eyes look into the many points in time before the present, changing color constantly as he hops from man to man to relive all that has come to pass. He's the quiet and melancholic one of the three, said to constantly mourn lives lost.
Used to love the Avarris and is rumoured to be the reason Deia stitched the three deities together due to his meddling in the fate of his favourite avarris and skarrid. Now he can only watch as time cruelly moves forward, not stopping or reversing for anyone. Directly blames Deia for all the cruel wars and deaths they could've prevented.
β¦ Before the conjoining he used to be a sweetheart wildchild that chased shooting stars, slept in space clouds amondst the stars and fearlessly played in the dark
β¦ Slow, phlegmatic movements when weaving
β¦ Loves shadows still, or pockets of the realm where he can be alone. He's glad they exist and weave in one of those
β¦ He's in charge of memories and creating the concept of 'memory', it's why he's so sentimental. Is careful about what bonds he creates. Stays away from Arivir and the other gods. Part of it has to do with shame
β¦ While he cant mess with the physical past, once or twice before he's utilized his ability to mess with memories at least. They may be fake memories but the ability has served him well in the past
β¦ Not used to speaking: raspy voice and may have a stutter
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Deia is the manifestation of the present. Patron of focus and presence. Her single set of eyes see all happening across the realm at this very point in time. A rigid, imposing figure stood at the center of the Trinity and weaving the history of the world.
In the beginning there were three fateweavers, Aio, Deia and Ineia. Together they decided the destinies of all Avarris, intwined them and ended them as they wished. But Aio presided over the past and wept about its permanence and Ineia cared little for anything but the future. Angered that her siblings were meddling in that which had been done and finished, and that which had not yet even begun, Deia, the third fate, took up needle and thread and stitched them to her, forcing them to follow her lead in weaving the present. It is said the creation of the Trinity marked the beginning of linear history and myths swirl around, telling of another realm, a realm of gods, untouched by their strings, where the past, the present and the future exist together.
β¦ Never holds an expression or any inflection, rumoured to have traded her emotions for a greater gift with another god. Eerily stiff.
β¦ Rumours say she used to smile before the conjoining, shake her head at her siblings, but secretly distribute good fortune to whoever needed it, freely.
β¦ Hasn't stopped weaving for a second for several milleniums and made it so she practically can't.
β¦ Has a soft spot for Estriis and A'vock. Shocker. She likes those who do their job without letting their feelings get in the way. Deia has no pity for Naenarvas, Aio or Capricorn.
β¦ They say she cannot lie and that means she wont hold back her opinions
β¦ Neutral about Avarris and Arivir in that they are a species, they have lived and they will go extinct and she could not care less about them and their history..
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Ineia is the manifestation of the future. Patron of dreams, ideas and choices. She has no eyes and therefore can only look into the god realm where the strings of the future are laid out before her very sight. Energetic, sharp and enthusiastic, she never stops moving or slows down her weaving. The future waits for no one! She's the outgoing and talkative part of the trinity, friendly and in contact with other gods. Quite a few connections. In fact, some of the skarrid have even seen her.
Her conjoining strings are loosest, it's said. Deia has to keep her on the tightest leash for fear of her meddling with mortal lives. Ineia is the only one who's visited Arrivir before.
β¦ You used to hear her laughter ringing in the skies before the conjoining, she rushed to witness every explosive, birth and death event in the realm - creation of new gods, death of old. Used to claim to feel the world move and change around her
β¦ Speaks quickly, can spin you in circles and occasionally in riddles just to poke fun at her ability to know what lays in your future. Entertains the divinator thing but just to make fun of it
β¦ Misses her days as cupid but still loudly and boisterously roots for Arivir couples from up above
β¦ Known for taming more rowdy, disobedient strings
β¦ Has a lisp on her s's. Like a snake
β¦ Smitten with avarriskind and elated about their every innovation and effort towards betterment. Likely responsible for the myth of an Arivir equivalent of Cupid. misfortune does not bother her, Arivir is like reality tv to her.
