If you don't read this chapter you will be very confused on the power system as it won't be explained until much later.
3 True Gods
-Insan, Father of Humanity- Second Born
Flame: White with gold flecks
-Zharr, Father of Demons- Third Born
Flame: Bright red with black flecks
-Eda, Mother of Creation- First Born and Leader of the Pantheon
Flame: Green with silver flecks
12 Lower Gods
-Pati, Daughter of Death
Flame: Black
-Lei, Son of Law
Flame: Bright blue
-Nati, Daughter of Nature
Flame: Bright green
-Drite, Son of Light
Flame: Gold
-Drem, Daughter of Peace- The Eternally Lonely
Flame: Pink
-*Joor, Son of War- The Fallen Betrayer*
Flame: Dark red with silver flecks
-Moana, The Daughter of the Sea
Flame: Jade (Bluish green)
-*Hemel, The Son of the Skies*
Flame: Blue with silver flecks
-Veti, The Daughter of Virtue- The Woeful
Flame: Orange
-Hood, The Son of Sin- The First Sinner
Flame: Black with purple flecks
-Alov, Daughter of the First Flame
Flame: Scarlet
-Madow, Son of the Dark
Flame: Black
All other flame colors are from other gods (variants) that are not of this world.
Cultivation/Power Rankings
Each rank has 3 sub-levels Low,Mid,Peak
-Mortal
-Spark/ First Circle
-Kindled/ Second Circle
-Flame/ Third Circle
-Blaze/ Forth Circle
-Conflagration/ Fifth Circle
-Inferno/Sixth Circle
-Waning/ Seventh Circle
-Extinguished/ Eighth Circle
-Hallow/ Ninth Circle
-Immortal
-Psudo-God
-Godhood
The Flame awakening ceremony that happens at adulthood simply ignites on your flame allowing you to tread the path of immortality. The gods wholly decide who will awaken as a form of control over the mortals. Being a heretic simply means you are declining the six paths that the gods have ordained. This blocks you from ever being allowed to absorb qi or mana from heaven or earth so you must obtain it using other means.
Awakening means that a God has chosen to give you access to their flame so that you can create your own. This is ultimately a path that leads to Godhood if you are able to merge with your flame and take it as your own authority.
All paths are set in stone and cannot be changed. Boons are giving at the discretion of each God and can be gained through a trade or by the benevolence of a God. Although rare even God's not of 'The' pantheon can give boons.
-The Six Paths-
Knight: Use Qi to create weapons and armor to fight using special abilities through their creations.
Cabalist: Use Mana channeled through their God similar to a mage
Priest: Use mana channeled through their God than through their body
Mage: Use mana channeled through a rune as a conduit
Sorcerer: Use mana channeled through their body placing the rune inside their heart
Pugilist: Use Qi to enhance their body and create attacks through their body.
-The Seventh Path-
Heretic: The path of not following any other, Heretics are able to use mana and qi freely as well as abilities from all paths; however they are unable to gain power from heaven and earth as well as any being from this realm.
Although the Heretic path is frowned upon by some Gods most do not mind it as the paths were created by Eda long ago. They are viewed by most of the Gods as outdated and the Heretic path is usually seen as an objectively weak path. It is rare for Gods to bestow boons to Heretics but it does happen and Joor was a Heretic himself and often gives boons to Heretics.