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But then something marvelous happened: a fourth god arrived. Her name was [[J'ODD]] /dʒe'ad'tɛ/ | But then something marvelous happened: a fourth god arrived. Her name was [[J'ODD]] /dʒe'ad'tɛ/, god of the natural world. Her beauty was beyond compare, and X'ODD fell madly in love with her. | ||
===Courtship of the Fourth=== | |||
X'ODD and J'ODD fell in love, much to the chagrin of the other gods. K'ODD and T'ODD could only watch as J'ODD basked in the warmth of X'ODD's doting gaze. Over millennia, their envy grew until X'ODD broke their trust and wed J'ODD. On the planet Eldane, X'ODD became flesh with J'ODD, and they gave way to the Children of 'ODD. K'ODD and T'ODD's envy boiled over into rage. | |||
===Discord of the Three and the War of Five=== | |||
Harnessing the rage of jealousy, T'ODD hurled asteroids into Eldane, and K'ODD used the planets and their resources to fashion a fifth god: [[M'ODD]] /mɛ'ad'tɛ/ - god of the MACHINE. With M'ODD, K'ODD and T'ODD waged war on X'ODD, J'ODD, and their children. | |||
But the love of X'ODD and J'ODD outlasted their | |||
Revision as of 01:42, 1 July 2025
The Children of 'ODD /i'ad'tɛ/ is the religion solely held and observed by the Orcari and is the pre-FTL name of their people.
Mythological History
The Three
In the beginning, there were gods: K'ODD, T'ODD, and X'ODD.
K'ODD /ki'ad'tɛ/ - god of the planets - maintained the order of the planets in the Orcari solar system, with Eldane as its chief responsibility.
T'ODD /ti'ad'tɛ/ - god of the in-between - oversaw the space between the planets and the sun.
X'ODD /tʃi'ad'tɛ/ - god of the stars - not only held dominion over Eldane's star, but counted and catalogued the stars of the night sky.
The Fourth
But then something marvelous happened: a fourth god arrived. Her name was J'ODD /dʒe'ad'tɛ/, god of the natural world. Her beauty was beyond compare, and X'ODD fell madly in love with her.
Courtship of the Fourth
X'ODD and J'ODD fell in love, much to the chagrin of the other gods. K'ODD and T'ODD could only watch as J'ODD basked in the warmth of X'ODD's doting gaze. Over millennia, their envy grew until X'ODD broke their trust and wed J'ODD. On the planet Eldane, X'ODD became flesh with J'ODD, and they gave way to the Children of 'ODD. K'ODD and T'ODD's envy boiled over into rage.
Discord of the Three and the War of Five
Harnessing the rage of jealousy, T'ODD hurled asteroids into Eldane, and K'ODD used the planets and their resources to fashion a fifth god: M'ODD /mɛ'ad'tɛ/ - god of the MACHINE. With M'ODD, K'ODD and T'ODD waged war on X'ODD, J'ODD, and their children. But the love of X'ODD and J'ODD outlasted their