#cotl (lore)

[soooonotsketchy]

what would be lamb’s reaction be if nari said “ you know how some of the followers call me devil ? I guess that would make you my paradise in this hell “

idk I felt like making something cheesy

— scorpion

I like how you think >:]

[booogiewomancotl]

He's just a Kitty 😼🌟

Él es solo un gatito 😼🌟

[alanarts16]

The Types of Gods

I wanted to talk about this for some people who confuse bishops with other gods.

The First Gods

They are the Gods who created the Lands of the Old Faith. Their divinity seems to be innate; they are a complete mystery, but they seem to be able to create life and shape its nature. The Last of the First Gods was the one who created the 3 Feathered Beasts. Likewise, the corpse of another of these First Gods is found in Spore Grotto, and due to its properties, the Mushrooms were born from there.

Gods of Gold

They are a race of gods who appear to have angelic appearances, one of their members being the Chosen Child. They appear to be gods with many offspring, as one of these descendants was the original wielder of the Legendary Sword. They seem to be born divine, and with a superior mindset. Their origin and where they come from are unknown, only that they seem to reside in a more "elevated" place.

The Chosen Gods

These types of Gods are those that were chosen by the hand of Chemach, according to the criteria left by the First Gods. The nature of these Gods is, in a way, artificial, achieved solely through the possession of a divine artifact, the Crowns. The known nature of these Gods (with the exception of The Fanatic, being the only one who breaks this rule, they did protect their followers, but their actions towards those who went against the First Gods were extremist.) was kind, and they prioritized their concepts and followers above all else. The only confirmed Gods in this category are: The Fanatic, Haro, and Yngya

The Gods Without Divine Right

These Gods emerged after Chemach descended into madness. The crowns were lost, and whoever found them could become a god. These Gods are also artificial in nature because they need The Crowns. Their ways were more bloody and ruthless, capable of breaking the natural cycle in exchange for power, and of sacrificing followers or innocents without hesitation. They were responsible for destroying the Chosen Gods, and also for leaving so many corpses and ruins across the land.

The Bishops of the Old Faith

They are a small category of these gods, a group of gods who shared the same doctrine, although each had an independent cult; they were the last gods to rule. Until one of them betrayed the rest, who was locked up and seeking freedom again, he would send several vessels to finish off the rest, with The Lamb being the only one that succeeded. Although he was also betrayed by his vessel, and thus lost his Divinity. Thus, The Lamb would become the new God of Death. (And likewise, they is also considered a non-Chosen God)

I hope this explains a little about the differences between Gods and Bishops. Bishops are all Gods, but not all Gods are Bishops. Likewise, Marchosias is not a Bishop, nor a God; he is a scientist who hates Gods.

[shrimpsketchy]

Lore dump below art!

SOME LOREEEE (okay maybe a lot)

So Silkéro is known as Lamb’s first love spouse and whatever. But he has made a big impact on Lamb and this follows to why Lamb stalled on freeing Narinder.

So Lamb’s first marriage failed and ended BADLY. (More for that spouse cause Lamb sacrificed them) ANYWAYS Silkéro was in love with Lamb during that time and confessed while asking if they could marry as well, while considering Lamb already has a spouse . No one knew yet the old spouse was sacrificed and Lamb was low on faith but rejecting Silkéro would make it worse so Lamb had to agree.

Lamb did not expect how considerate or how caring Silkéro was because Lamb was used to more selfish individuals. This was all new for them, and a different feeling. Lamb did fell in love with their god and was supposed to just marry followers for more help of the cult but this spider comes in and alters it. Silkéro basically opened up Lamb to live more and enjoy life instead of focusing to be a vessel who frees The One Who Waits.

Lamb’s ended ignoring their god and their vessel duties. Lamb did struggle with combat and preferred rituals so that took time. Narinder was getting impatient so Lamb killed Leshy and slowly worked on Anchor deep and Anura.

Silkéro knew Lamb struggled maintaining the cult as it grew so he encouraged Lamb to marry other followers. Lamb didn’t like it but ended up doing it thus creating a trend when a follower proposes they will accept. But it was never deeper than just convience and Lamb never showed much affection towards but Silkéro and it was obvious. (Silkero later is covered in sm gold because it’s a custom with those in status showers the one they love on wealth)

Also Lamb had a big fear of death and things ending, Lamb has gone through big breakdowns and spirals because of it. So Silkéro helped Lamb by having them do the funeral trait ritual to help Lamb cope with it.

This did work for a long time but unfortunately when Silkéro died and it hit Lamb horribly. Worse that they had the chance to pick the raise the dead trait. Lamb forgot they were the only immortal and Silkéro only had a longer life span.

[arinfunky]

I’m trying to learn how to use procreate

So Uhhh background, narinder lied to Aym and Baal telling them that their mother gave them up willingly and didn't care for them at all, and that she's also probs dead so now they’ve been revived after the fight with the lamb and they don’t really fw Narinder (their uncle) anymore

[featherrarts]

I don't know if I've ever shared little Cessair here, but CESSAIR BOMB!! This is a mix of old and new sketches ✨️

Cessair comes from a village that technically worships the Lamb, but in typical religious fashion, their version of the story is mistranslated, believing TOWW to be dead and forever branded as a traitor.

Their elders, in order to "speak" to the gods and receive their wisdom, get high off their ass and are delivered a vague vision from "The Dreamer" of a small black cat with red eyes and the looming figure of TOWW looming over behind them, the one's who will bring about their destruction.

Because of this terrifying vision, they begin to sacrifice black cats that at all resemble Narinder in their vision, no matter their age. Cessair happens to be a victim of this. Handed over to the elders by their own parents, they barely managed to flee. They fall into Narinder and Lambda's hands while they're out exploring old temples, saving the little kit from heretics.

Cessair ends up following them home, and they allow them to temporarily stay with them until they can find someone to house them. Cessair makes their way into the hearts of Lambda and Narinder, leading to their adoption into the god's family.

Cessair REALLY takes to Narinder, idolizing him and copying everything he does. They LOVE learning from Lambda, though, always interested in what they're doing and poking their nose in and eager to help.

(Maybe one of these days, I'll dig into chatting about The Dreamer and all of what they do, but I feel this post is already long winded enough, VSOQNDPQBDOD)

[rainy-intel]

GUYS, LOOK;

The seasons DO NOT CHANGE in COTL. There is NO Spring, Summer, Autumn, or Winter. It DOES NOT get colder or warmer over time. So much has been LOST with the purging of the pantheon and I haven't seen ANYONE talking about it. Think of how many cultures and species were eradicated along with the deaths and/or disappearances of their patron deities! This is prime writing material, come on!!!

[k1rian]

The lore post is gonna be divided in parts since I want to define everything, so!

1. The lamb

Before the hunt they were known as a kind soul, trusting everyone and trying their best.

-Achron- the last child in their family, the last one to grow out their horns and the last lamb to be sacrificed -

"Good karma will come!"

... But karma took to long

And well ...

Better make your own ...

The story of their godhood will be know

So it will not be the last you hear about them...