So basically, in my story, the lore starts with 5 deities, who split the dimension equally after an agreement (this was after a very long war where each deity wanted to take full control of the universe).
But I’ve ran into a problem, and the solution for that problem leads into ANOTHER problem, as all plans do:
1) I’ve ran out of deity archetypes. I refuse to make flat characters who are very similar to other characters. Here’s what I’ve got so far:
(MORE CONTEXT: The deities live in a court called The Court of Creators)
Deity 1: Myth
Their body is the essence of elements, and they have a wild thirst for knowledge. And when a certain plot twist happens late story that they hadn’t even considered a possibility, it goes against Myth’s identity as an omniscient being, and they have doubts and cracks in their identity and internal conflict.
Deity 2: Illuno
They are the ’Life of the Court’, so they control the court’s appearance, weather, time of day, ect.
Hence the name, Illuno’s speciality is illusions. So much so that they befriend the protagonist, the antagonist, and the deities, while staying ’good’ on all sides, covering things up with lies. In the final book people realise how much Illuno has lied and everybody comes for them as their lies fall down.
Deity 3: Deos
I haven’t thought of anything for Deos so I need some help on that haha
Deity 4: Fractum
Fractum is the force of judfement in the court. Their goal is to keep peace throughout everything and to prevent big conflicts, staying neutral to all sides.
But when they find out something about Flauna (another deity), the rules technically say that Flauna should be banished from the court, but Fractum’s morals say otherwise. Suddenly someone whose entire life was based on laws is being split between what is lawful and what ia right: rules or morals?
Deity 5: Phantos
They’re the deity of the underworld, but here’s my problem: I don’t know what characyer to make them, so I’ve got an idea:
In the lore of the story, to somehow kill Phantos, to turn the peaceful afterlife into the hellish underworld, but I’m not sure how to kill Phantos in a way that doesn’t look predictable or more than a coincidence.
Can anyone help 😭
