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Kodi’ken

You want to know about the Kodi’ken? You should already know what they are, as you’ve been taught: fragments of gods, tools of power, simple things to be--

Ah... I see. You’re a smart one. You are right indeed, youngling, that the Kodi’ken are much more than the frivolous tales that are passed from generation to generation in this age. Let me sate your curiosity, then.

To be certain, no one truly knows quite what they are. Perhaps they are pieces of existence itself, representing the very things that make up our world. Maybe they are borne of pooling magic, creating something powerful, something wise. Perhaps they are as many think them to be: fragments of true gods, the Holders of Fifth.

Whatever they are, it is certainly greater than the tools that the Legions has reduced them to. These organizations once held these beings in high regard, working with the nobility to maintain temples, to honour what they are and what they have given, thanking them for the ability to maintain balance and destroy the vafii plague.

Now those temples are empty, dilapidated, forgotten. Believing us to have turned our backs on them, the oldest of the Kodi’ken have turned their backs on us. Those that remain are as naive and foolish as we are, failing to realize their origins, believing themselves the tools that we tell them they are.

This disregard, this dismissal, will be the Legions’ undoing. A loss of faith has led to a loss of power; the Legions are not as they once were in their prime, dwindling by the day. Remember this should you ever be blessed in the presence of one of these creatures, young one: they are something to be revered. Be in awe, show them respect, and in return they will grant you the power that you need.

#gods of war #other plane #the kodi'ken #fataldrabbles #had the idea to write down some lore and legends from the Other Plane #using Seiken my dear kitsune bard as a narrator #this might not make sense but if you're curious ask about something and i'll #do another one of these to answer your question

Okay so I’ve been thinking about demons/jinigii and there are three types:

Classed Jinigii are demons that were merely created. Basically they popped up out of the blue in the Other Plane (which is the sister plane to the Material Plane) and where never born or anything. All demons that come into existence like this can be classified using a mortal-founded system based on their innate abilities and the nature of the place they were “born” in.

For example, Livids are types of demons who have fire based innate abilities. Livids would be born in places in the Other Plane that are connected to areas in the Material Plane where massive fires have just occurred, or where you can find volcanoes or other heat-related areas such as stars and planet cores.

Ghouls are mortals who have died, but instead of the soul dissipating or being reborn it gains a shell and becomes a ghost. If that ghost somehow makes it into the Other Plane (and they aren’t too messed up from dying/being a raw soul for an amount of time) then they are considered ghouls and can basically do anything that your average jinigii can.

Born Jinigii are jinigii who are created from the union of two (or more (and not necessarily through sex either)) jinigii. They are unique because they inherit innate abilities from both parents and cannot be classified using the traditional system.

#Gods of War #i'm changing the tag to that #demons #other plane

All the demons from the Olympian Pantheon had/have fairly weirdo, frightening humanoid forms as demons but due to their power were able to take on physical human forms whenever they stepped into the Material Plane. Hades made the mistake of visiting the Material Plane without taking his physical form and being seen by a mortal who had the ability to see their spirit forms, hence why he got stuck with the underworld. Hephaestus was the same shit different pile; he was seen in his spirit form and deemed ugly because of it, even though he can take a human form that is quite handsome if he so chooses.

#other plane #worldbuilding #Olympian Pantheon #alphaverse

I haven’t talked about the demons in a while so...let’s do that.

Demon “biology” physically varies from demon to demon, who each have their own unique forms save for a few exceptions (Mimics and related demons), but magically or spiritually, it’s all pretty much the same shit. Unlike mortals, they rely on magic or lifeforce to keep themselves alive, which is fuelled by food or builds up naturally (albeit extremely slowly) with rest.

In your average demon (or jinigii, as they call themselves), you’ll have one main pool that is usually located in the head, granted they have one, and then branches extending to other parts of the body. The surest way to kill a jinigii is to behead them, or otherwise separate the pool from the rest of the body (in which the pool drains out from the main artery). The more powerful the jinigii, though, the harder this is to perform. Trying to behead an extremely powerful jinigii (lets say a legionnaire) who is healthy and batte-ready will usually just end with your blade lodging an inch or so into their neck. That’s why you gotta beat the bitches down and force them to use their magic to support the body and deplete itself in the process. Then you can try a beheading.

But this is also why demon stamina is ridiculous compared to mortal stamina. A human at the peak of fitness can actively fight for about seven minutes (please don’t cite me on that tho) give or take. Demons of a sufficient power level can fight for seven hours give or take, and DO fight for that long. It’s the only way to finish the other off. Hacking off limbs is a great way to take out chunks of their life force (although the more limbs there are, the less damage you’re actually dealing (unless they’re wings as wings as energy consuming as fuck))

Legionnaires are a bit of a different story though. They have two pools because of their merging with a Kodi’ken, the second one generally forming in the centre or the meat of the body. Separating the two pools, albeit extremely hard, will kill them. Alternatively, obliterating one pool will do the same thing, meaning that they have two weak spots. It’s kind of the trade off for being that much powerful than a jinigii without a Kodi’ken.

A final note: injuring a jinigii severely while their pool is low is the only way to leave scars, as the pool can’t immediately stabilize them. This is also the only time to ensure that limbs won’t grow back.