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God of the Sky

Name: Aether

Title(s): God of the Sky, Vaultkeeper, High Sovereign of the Sky

Gender: Male

Race/Being Type: Prime Deity

Role: Overseer of the Celestial Domain

Affiliation: Divine Pantheon

Family:

Wife: Nyx (Goddess of Night)

Child: Lyra (Goddess of the Moon)

Domain(s):

Sky

Wind

Personality:

Stern, formal, and lawful

Deeply values order, rules, and tradition

Rarely emotional calm but firm

Scolds his daughter Lyra frequently for breaking divine protocol (such as reincarnating mortals without permission)

Takes his role seriously even if the God of Creation doesn't react to Lyra's disobedience

Views divine hierarchy as sacred and inviolable

Appearance:

Body Type: Towering and well-built; possesses a divine physique lean yet muscular, sculpted like a celestial warrior

Skin: Luminous and smooth, with a faint iridescent sheen glows subtly like cloudlight touched by the sun

Hair: Long, flowing, radiant cyan with streaks of shimmering white and soft gold resembles the first light of dawn across the heavens

Eyes: Vast and emotionless, like open skies glowing with subtle divine light and omniscience

Wings: Ethereal and immense shaped from vapor, refracted sunlight, and drifting wind; stretch far enough to blot out the sun

Clothing: Wears flowing robes made of mist, sunlight, and sky-thread always in motion, catching every breeze like banners of law

Aura: Emits soft radiance like morning light; calms weather around him, carries the scent of storm-cleansed air

Movement: Each step bends the wind air stills or stirs in response to his divine presence

Voice:

Deep and echoing, like thunder wrapped in wind

When he speaks, all lesser wind stills and listens

Behavior Toward Lyra:

Frequently reprimands Lyra for reckless divine interference

Does not hate her, he's a strict father who wants discipline and respect

Believes actions like reincarnation without divine approval threaten balance

Relationship(s):

Nyx: Mutual respect, though he differ philosophically Nyx embraces freedom and shadow while Aether upholds order and light

Lyra: Formal, disappointed, protective in a distant way scolds her often but still calls her "my daughter" with quiet pride

Symbols:

Spear of the Vault: A slender divine spear made of crystallized sky and wind, said to pierce through falsehood and disorder. It glows softly with a pale blue hue and shimmers when justice is spoken. This spear is both his weapon and symbol of his role as the enforcer of divine law.

Ring of Clouds: A halo-like ring that encircles the spear in his divine crest — represents the vault of the sky and the sacred cycle of celestial order. The clouds in the ring are always in motion, symbolizing the ever-turning wheel of time and balance.

Azure Feather: A massive feather that floats behind his form during divine appearances, trailing threads of light and wind. It symbolizes purity of command and untouchable height.

Soaring Hawk in Mid-Sky: Represents his all-seeing vigilance, judgment from above, and his watch over the mortal and divine worlds alike. It often appears in murals or temples as flying above the world with glowing eyes.

Sky Sigil: A circular glyph written in glowing sky-script only readable by deities and skyborn beings. Found etched into his temples and invoked in rituals of judgment and oaths.

Temple(s):

Built on mountaintops with no roofs — open to the sky

Structures made of sky-glass, marble, and wind-chimes

Constant airflow through the halls, creating singing winds in his name

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