rah THE TRUE
Without the sun, there would be no light, no warmth, no life. Without Ra, there would be no sun. Ra is a guardian, the keeper of Ma’at - order and truth, and master of the sun. The Sun's Avatar was the second born after Kronos. However, once he was born Anu had placed far too much of his own soul and energy within the God. Therefore, his erratic energy proved too much to bear and transduced into sheer will to manipulate the fate of others and see to the ends of time. Anu knew the might of this will, and let it be dormant until the time comes for its activation within his second born. Ra then continued on to receive Elysia as his domain, and fashioned his children, which came to be known as the Ennead. Ra loved his younger brother, Jove, but was seemingly always distant from Kronos. Kronos was always brash and envious. This would lead to the eventual schism known as the Great War between pantheons. Nonetheless, Ra spent most of his time in mediation, to reach the perfect state to unlock his benevolent will. When the time came for the Great War and Kronos was at the doors of Elysium and all the defenders had fallen, Ra rushed to the defense of his realm. Enoch stood there, frozen by the burden of Apotheosis. But Ra came with a sheen of radiance that cast the entire battlefield alight. He had grasped his mighty spear which was an incarnation of his primeval erratic energies and
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struck the Titans down one by one with a thousand thrusts. However, the presence of the Titans would bring about a beast far beyond any the universe had ever seen. Due to the shreds in reality, Apophis, the anti-god had emerged and was attempting to reform himself. Anu was immediately alarmed by the Void Serpent's presence and had decided it was time to awaken Ra's Will. Ra had felt a burning might unlike any he had ever felt before, as if a million volcanoes had burst within him. Energy flowed through him like the ichor in his veins and his eyes flashed with a brilliant light of gold. He had coalesced this newfound might into his spear and with a single strike, he had struck down Apophis with a cataclysm of power that shook the very foundations of reality. The Anti-God had retreated into the fabric of reality once again, and Elysium was liberated. And so, amidst his endless years in meditation, he decided to pass on his brewing will to a series of champions. Ra instructed Thoth to help bring about the start of his favored nation. Before the Act of Silence which Ra knew was to come, he ordered Thoth to teach 5 great scholars to then start this nation. Outside of these scholars, Ra appointed a champion to be his hand after the Act of Silence. This champion of his would serve as king of this nation, the nation which came to be known as Amonkhet. And so Ra watched as his chosen people grew past the bounds of isolation and interacted with other Annunaki kin. He watched as they waged war against the abysmal reclaimers. He learned to watch without meddling within the affairs of life and merely admire its beauty, much like his Father.
ANHUR the mighty
Anhur, the lion-headed God of war, slays his enemies with spear and guile. As a son of Ra, Anhur, and his sister Bastet, rode in the golden barge their father sailed across the sky each day. They protected the ship at dawn and dusk from the world serpent, Apep, who lurked at the horizon. Courageous, formidable, and above all, intelligent, Anhur defended the vessel with his spear and wits, outsmarting and distracting the serpent until feral Bastet delivered a killing blow. With Apep gone, Ra became Pharaoh, Bastet, the Goddess of Cats and Women, and Anhur donned the mantle of the God of War. This is how he became known as the Slayer of Enemies. For Egyptians, warfare is more than bloody battle, it's a means to break the chains of tyranny. Anhur can be found at the head of any charge, crushing corruption and leading the people to freedom. While his spear is deadly, Anhur is cunning and clever, able to outmaneuver opponents in ways they least expect.
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OSIRIS, broken one of the afterlife
Never has there been, nor shall there be a king more perfect than Osiris. Son of the Earth God, Geb, Osiris was divine royalty by birth, and all the land his birthright. Benevolence and prosperity were the hallmarks of his reign. Would that he had been left to shape the world, but the jealousy of his brother, Set, changed the course of fate. Seeking to usurp the throne, Set deceived and murdered his brother, tearing his body to pieces and casting them across the land. Isis, Osiris' wife, secretly fled while Set plunged the kingdom into darkness. For years she toiled to reassemble her husband while his spirit form, his Ba, endured. Yet for all her searching, she could not find every part of him, and Isis was forced to reanimate Osiris without. Though not strong enough to defy Set in this incomplete form, Osiris gave Isis a son that would topple the tyrant Set and restore balance to Egypt. What remains of Osiris is a fragment of what he once was. Robbed of his crown over the earth, he now governs the realm of the dead with the same benevolence he ruled the living. But darkness looms again, and though broken, Osiris refuses to sit idly by. Mustering the last of his strength and spirit, Osiris seeks to change the course of fate, this time for the light over darkness.
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SERQET, traitor of secrets
It is with fear and trepidation that man walks carefully near the serpent and scorpion. Not that these creatures could overpower him with strength or guile, but the fierce venom they carry is deadlier than any blade or arrow. Yet, for all the dread they induce, they never strike randomly or in anger. Poison of any kind is controlled and administered only to those deserving of such punishment. Serqet sees to this. Though crushing strangulation and pain await those touched by her sting, Serqet is not a deity of retribution but guardianship. The wakeless dead are embalmed and preserved for all time in fluids taken from Serqets beasts. Of the four sacred Canopic Jars which hold the internal organs of the mummified, Serqet is the watcher of one. And, though her strikes mean certain death, Serqet can cleanse poison as easily as apply it. A battlefield is a strange place to find this Goddess. Normally, Serqet is an invisible presence. She watches. She waits. She learns before she strikes and ensures that those she kills deserve such an end. It must be that the vanity of the Gods has pushed Serqet too far. Now all will meet death with venom in their veins.
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ANUbIS, the miasma
Jackal-headed Anubis holds the ultimate judgment over the dead, measuring every heart against the weight of Truth. Nephthys, wife of Set - the God of Darkness, desired a child, yet her husband was infertile, so Nephthys disguised herself as Isis, the wife of Set's brother Osiris, and seduced him. From that union, Anubis was born. Osiris cared for Anubis as his own, but when Osiris was murdered by his evil brother, Set, Anubis embalmed his adopted father and mummified the corpse so he would not rot. This preservation passed down to the Faithful, for if it was good enough for the Gods, it was good enough for man. None enter the abyss of the Underworld without first being tested by Anubis. When corpses are preserved, he is the embalmer. When time for judgment comes, he is the final arbiter. In his realm, he keeps legendary weighing scales. On one side, the massive weight of Ma'at – truth and order. On the other side, he places the heart of the deceased. Should the weight of Ma'at prove infinitely heavier than that of the heart, Anubis casts the soul deep into the darkness of the Underworld, where it is forgotten, never to be reborn.
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thoth of the scribe
It is often pondered from where a concept such as knowledge had emerged; where the roots of wisdom were placed. But the answer to this question along with all questions lie in a book formed by the scribe. The legendary tome of magic, wisdom, secrets, future, past, and all the in between was formed by the megamind Thoth, Guardian of Wisdom and Secrets. He is the mastermind that formed Hedrons, that instructed the construction of the legendary Tesseracts, figured out how to defeat the Emanations and their true nature, and immediately saw the power of the Archaic Lunastra. Thoth is the seer of all thoughts and the like, but his downfall is emotion. Like all beings, despite his impossible bounds of knowledge, Thoth feels. And so it is every now and then he casts aside logic and strategy for the sake of others, for those he loves most. With such, Thoth spends his entire existence in attempt to find the perfect mix of emotion and logic. He sought to perfect his existence and serve the universe in the most efficient way possible. And so he fashioned the language of the Gods, Hieroglyphs. When Ra instructed him to do so, Thoth worked with the might of Neith to make this language one of command, able to alter reality and fate. Almost instantly he had mastered it, and utilizes it to help maintain Universal Order. He had passed down this
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language to the 5 great scholars that founded Amonkhet, and taught the Champions of Ra personally. After the Act of Silence, Thoth continued to masterfully influence the universe with these glyphs, and devised systems to further perfect existence of itself. Thoth is the guardian of thinkers and philosophers, and the advocate of natural talent.