Telos, Goddess of Destruction
And the Demi-Gods of Destruction
Telos
Telos, the goddess of destruction, is said to have been awoken by Archos at the beginning of time when Archos began to crochet the universe into existence. The agonising din of existence is said to have hurt and angered Telos so much that she immediately began ripping it apart as quickly as possible.
She is depicted in many periods of artwork by the three species and is almost always shown as being an impossibly enormous space dragon with its teeth bared and its claws outstretched. Many depictions include tattered ends of yarn protruding from her jaw and tangled about her talons.
Weavers of Telos, the priests and evangelists of the goddess, wear sombre colours, chiefly black and grey, and are taught to be cold with a focus on the brevity and end of life. They are likewise taught a disinterest in law and order, perceiving it as fleeting, and favouring chaos.
Whenever an aging planet or star is drawn into Mavros and torn apart the refrain of the faithful is "Telos Devours!"
The Demi-Gods of Destruction
While Telos does not appear in any physical form, she has four manifestations of herself that move about the Mavros system
- Trogon takes the form of a Pithik
- Xemperdevon takes the form of an Arkon
- Gelion takes the form of an Erpon
- Siopon takes the form of a Space Dragon
These manifestations may be petitioned to and have been known to interact with inhabitants of the system however they are discerning of who they will speak with, generally favouring the Weavers of Telos. They cannot die, though their physical forms can be destroyed. If this happens, the consciousness of the demi-god is released and reforms as a new manifestation on Pithika (Trogon), on Arkona (Xemperdevon), on Erponia (Gelion) or in space (Siopon) a safe distance from their attacker.