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Meet Abli
Same character as Bli, translated into a fantasy setting as a god/demon/source of magical power/legend/meme.
Note that Eris is not the greek goddess of Chaos, but more tied to the root of that divine name -- Erishkigal, the lonely queen of the dead.
Anyone who has ever met a masked man or lantern bearer in one of my fantasy games -- you were meeting an acolyte of Abli.
Water is a theme throughout my writing.
Abli--
Other Names: Waterbringer, Tongue Twister, Young Long Hands,
Everdying, Screamer, Ocean-Tear, Journeyman,
the Unmasked God, Seeker of Truth, Seeker of Lies,
Bli, Barius, Babel, Thaed, Samson, Alba, Albarain,
Wearylegs, Lantern Watcher, Stranger, Dust Walker,
Brown Cloak, Wayside, Hitcher, Baronius
Grants: Great Illusions, Great Divinations, Travel, Minor Necromancy
Investments: Sacrifice of masks or other artwork, confining
one's face in a mask, cuts along the face, water
sacrifice, going without water for long periods of
time, going with only water for long periods of
time, eating only ashes and dust, an oath to never
lie, an oath to never tell the truth, an oath to
never speak, speaking only in nonsense,
speaking only in one language
Description: Abli is a God of both truth and lies who
(apparently still) travels the world attempting to
keep people from troubling the Gods (specifically
Eris) and discover some sort of ultimate truth or
lie. It is said that he is responsible for the
confounding of human language, apparently to stop
humanity from discovering the secret of
immortality. It is said that his tears were the
first water in the land of the dead, and that they
were shed when Eris refused him as a husband.
Note that Eris is not the greek goddess of Chaos, but more tied to the root of that divine name -- Erishkigal, the lonely queen of the dead.
Anyone who has ever met a masked man or lantern bearer in one of my fantasy games -- you were meeting an acolyte of Abli.
Water is a theme throughout my writing.
Abli--
Other Names: Waterbringer, Tongue Twister, Young Long Hands,
Everdying, Screamer, Ocean-Tear, Journeyman,
the Unmasked God, Seeker of Truth, Seeker of Lies,
Bli, Barius, Babel, Thaed, Samson, Alba, Albarain,
Wearylegs, Lantern Watcher, Stranger, Dust Walker,
Brown Cloak, Wayside, Hitcher, Baronius
Grants: Great Illusions, Great Divinations, Travel, Minor Necromancy
Investments: Sacrifice of masks or other artwork, confining
one's face in a mask, cuts along the face, water
sacrifice, going without water for long periods of
time, going with only water for long periods of
time, eating only ashes and dust, an oath to never
lie, an oath to never tell the truth, an oath to
never speak, speaking only in nonsense,
speaking only in one language
Description: Abli is a God of both truth and lies who
(apparently still) travels the world attempting to
keep people from troubling the Gods (specifically
Eris) and discover some sort of ultimate truth or
lie. It is said that he is responsible for the
confounding of human language, apparently to stop
humanity from discovering the secret of
immortality. It is said that his tears were the
first water in the land of the dead, and that they
were shed when Eris refused him as a husband.