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@Tangletail A desert God could literally incorporate anything inspired form... a desert. There are no "right" or "wrong" themes.

I like the idea of drawing Egyptian influence, majorly because it's unique from drawing influence from the same-ol' Greek and Roman. Though the Ancient Egyptians didn't have it too rough out there. They were right by the Nile.

Good luck with your God, NBP!

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@NachoBachoPacho Hey, either way, I'm sure you'd be able to differentiate between your character and mine. It'd feel weird for it to be up to me, another player, to disapprove of another character anyhow.

Glad you liked my idea! Here's another I thought of why developed Nnmerra's powers: One of her abilities includes being able to enhance the quality of soil and indirectly provide nutrients and life to plant matter by doing so. What if your desert-based God could do the opposite and instead sucked nutrients from the landscape?

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@NachoBachoPacho Desert sounds rad. I'm actually ironically embracing the stones and soil for Nnmerra now and making her a full Earth Goddess. She's all about agriculture and fertility though so the barrenness of a desert landscape really isn't up her alley.

When I think "deserts", I get images of wanderers trekking over endless arid landscape. Maybe your God could be a protector of nomads, similar to how Hermes from Greek legend was a protector of thieves?

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@dragonmancer Sounds cool! I'll wait to do anything concerning something of that sort until then.

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Do we have any prominent capitals, kingdoms, cities, etc. established yet? Something in the same vein as a Rome or a pre- or mid-Renaissance England, depending on how far back our equivalent timeline goes. Just a place with influence.

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Just for clarification, we post character apps in the 'Characters' tab, whether unfinished and/or finished?

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@Lexicon lol I was going to respond regardless. It's not an issue having to make changes, seeing that it she isn't set in stone yet, as long as I don't have to scrap or incorporate something that complicates my vision.

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@Lexicon Of course it's always easy for someone to ask another person to drop ideas for a character they aren't creating, but of course I understand your standpoint, since I felt more or less the same way about my own Goddess being "diminished" while reviewing Kalla's application.

If it makes you feel more confident, I'll reiterate again that I'll be taking Nnmerra in that domestic direction. Agriculture, creativity, etc. is all very much defined by societal structure. Nnmerra's powers will be more focused around and possibly even limited by the people she hales over, if that makes sense.

Honestly, the "earthiness" is becoming less and less of a defining element the more I brainstorm and more of a "theme". Her powers are very much life-based but more based around cultivation, fertilization and likely even emotional stimulation.

If you do feel the final result is a little too similar somehow to Kalla, we can always compromise. What I predict at the moment is Kalla is the goddess of nature while Nnmerra dominates human's grasp of it through the likes of farming. I will definitely consider combining law & order elements into her and have her be this big "Goddess of the people" or what have you.

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@ShyDot Nahassssssh shouldn't be easy to remember!

In Nnememerra-related news, she's likely going to double as a "mortality" goddess as well as a goddess of human empathy and creativity, similarly to how the Alusi Ala is a deity of the earth, fertility, morality and creativity.

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@dragonmancer Dunno. We'll have to see.

And I'll "call" the balance & order goddess though Nnemerra is first priority.