<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=332455.msg15859981#msg15859981">Quote from: Zaer Darkwail on 20-05-2021, 01:21:36</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote"><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">I like without shame steal some of the sayings from Aiels from Wheel of Time; <br/><br/>"May you find shade this day." (overall polite greeting)<br/>"May you always find water and shade." (when saying farewell)<br/>"Your honor is mine." (a sign of great respect)<br/>"Grounding the spears." (overall indicate cease hostility/make for peace after conflict/war)<br/>"Killing is as easy as dying, any fool can do both." (overall saying)<br/><br/>And some my own;<br/><br/>"Spit thunder/thunder viper." (indicate ill tongue/ill temper)<br/>"Calling in the storm." (indicating someone bringing trouble)<br/>"Zetreyan's blink." (indicates both flashes of lightning but also indicates something so fast it's fast as thunder goddess blinking)<br/><br/>Regards to other gods in Arghiana she was not only one but was the chief goddess. I imagine there is a sun god who is the god of knowledge, magic, and healing. Also, there is the god of shadow/night and murder (assassin/thieves god) and then lastly god of death which takes the form of mummy holding a staff with hourglass which spills sand and according myth said hourglass spills out time of the world and once hourglass is empty world dies/ends (or time itself ends more specific wording but most take it to world-ending). Either way clergy of the god of death do use 'guardian undead' but aren't defilers of the dead but guarding sacred nature of the tombs.<br/><br/>Also there is goddess of life/birth who is offspring of Zetreya and sun god; water goddess or rather goddess or oasis, rivers and harvests.</div></div></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>Good choice for sayings. I love WoT.<br/><br/>So for gods we have Arghiana: Head goddess of storms and battle? Or is she just war in general?<br/><br/>A sun god that is : Magic, Healing, Knowledge. Maybe it could be a he and then be Arghian's consort? Perhaps he is also the god of civilization and laws as that falls under knowledge. He could also be a right bastard and be a tyrant. That would have a double meaning with the role the sun plays to a desert civilization.<br/><br/>The god of shadow/night and murder (assassin/thieves god): I could see this being Arghiana's rival. Maybe another goddess? Maybe she corrupted the sun god? That could add jealousy and corruption to her portfolio. I get LLoth vibes from that, so maybe she is also the goddess of scorpions and poisonous things? Another double meaning with assassin's and murder's role with her.<br/><br/>The god of death and time: Male or female? Maybe both? Either a dual role shapeshifter or hermaphrodite?  They could still be a mummy either way. And a staff with hourglass which spills sand. Maybe they are also the progenitor of the gods and the desert? The beginning and the end.<br/><br/>A goddess of life/birth who is offspring of Zetreya and sun god: A water goddess or rather goddess or oasis, rivers and harvests. Fertility has to be in there as well. Maybe romantic love too. But she needs a rival.<br/><br/>How about a goddess of pleasure and lust? The half sister to our water goddess who is the offspring of her father and the goddess of shadows? She does not have to be evil per se. Maybe self destructive? And lust comes in many forms so maybe she is also the goddess of wealth?<br/><br/>I am just spit balling here, so feel free to add ideas or reject mine.