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[b]God Concept:[/b] [i]Discovery and Eminence[/i] - Excelsis is a vainglorious but curious god. He sees sparks of greatness in mortalkind and wishes nothing more than to see those sparks burn bright above the metaphorical muck. Doing so requires catalysts in the form of trials and tribulations. Excelsis is not shy about throwing these challenges at the sparks if he has to. At the same time, he will bless those with a spark to overcome said challenges as well.


Discovery, as he sees it, is the greatest of the paths of glory because he himself is on it. Discovery is venturing forth and pulling the unknown into the known. Of course, for a god like Exclesis, the scale and the stakes of such a discovery must be high. He cares little for petty secrets held by mortals.

[b]Appearance:[/b] Excelsis looks like a big, strong, elder man, half-dressed in a toga with sandals. He has a belt from which hang a multitude of scrolls containing divine discoveries that he has deemed worthy to pen down. His eyes, golden and always glowing, are framed by the golden laurel of victory upon his brow. He holds a staff-like contraption topped by what looks like an orrery and surrounded by an endless number of lenses of a multitude of colors.

[b]Motivation:[/b] The true desire Excelsis has is that he wants to understand the full, fundamental cosmic mechanism of reality. For he would make a poor god of gods with such knowledge. He wants to discover and understand every part of it, but he knows he cannot do it alone. The senses of even a god are limited. So he inspires greatness in others. Those others of eminence, he believes, will reveal an infinitesimal fraction of the inner workings of the universe to him.

Excelsis is a god who will challenge and bless you in the same breath. He will fight you and aid you, just to see you burn as bright as you can. But be careful. He is not a god who cherishes you. He cares not for the happily ever after. In his flames you will burn hard and fast and bright but he will not care for you once you’re turned to ash.

[b]Roleplay Example:[/b]
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The night was warm and pleasant. A soft sea wind blew through the open windows, letting the light curtains dance as shadows. Everything was quiet. There was not even a dog barking outside in the city. Yet the king couldn’t sleep. He was sitting upright. His young, beautiful wife lay asleep beside him. Excelsis could sense that she was pregnant already. It would be a son. He would be strong. A worthy heir. The king didn’t know it yet. His mind was occupied with something else. The god didn’t need to peer into his head to know what it was. All men who thought of maps and pawns had the same restless look in their eyes at night.

“Step forward.”

Excelsis’ voice was barely a whisper but it was enough to convince the king. He stepped out of bed and stepped forward. The next thing he knew he was standing in his war hall. A crudely drawn map of his kingdom’s borders lay before him on a table, filled with pawns. Torches lit the room in a golden hue. The god of eminence stepped from the shadows into the torchlight. He had taken the shape of a human. A forlorn friend who was serving as a warrior now. The real man was asleep in a tent somewhere far. He would die in a week by a spear and he would live in memory for a century. “We must strike soon.” The god said.

“Where?” The king asked, both suspicious at the sudden appearance of an almost forgotten friend and seduced by the promise of glory.

“Here.” Excelsis’ moved a single pawn from one side of the map to the other.

The god saw something flash within the mind of the king. It was the moment when a spark turned into a flame. He smiled for only a moment. For the king something great had happened. Everything fell into place, every doubt and question about the audacious plan faded like morning mist before the sun. The war he wanted, he needed, could be won.

[center]~73 days later~[/center]

An old king knelt before a boy king. A throne room was filled with the roars of victory. As a regal falcon the god looked from a nearby tree. Again, he did not need to peer into the mind of the young king. He saw the gleam in his eyes. One throne, one crown, would not be enough.

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[b]Availability:[/b] Monday and Tuesday I won’t be available for much. Beyond that, I should be able to get a post in once or twice a week.

[b]Experience:[/b] It’s been about a year since I last played play-by-post. Before then I’ve got about 8 years of experience. I’ve also joined, I believe, 4 iterations of Divinus, the God RP, before. 

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