tellings of the Kesh

The Children of Delu

The gods of the people of the Kesh were the children of Delu. To be a god meant to be able to perceive the very thoughts of your children but like all children, you could not control them. They had minds of their own.

Amongst each other the children of Delu could, if they chose, perceive each other's thoughts or not as was their wont so the needed no language with each other. Most chose not to open their minds ears without being close to each other else it was easy to be tricked by counterfeit thoughts.

Delu himself could take many forms but most often was a set of green eyes floating in the dark. Sometimes when he chose to seem as his grandchildren he would appear cloaked as a man or woman. When he created his children though he gave each forms of his choosing and Delu's mind wandered far and wide over the ages.

In time many of his children learned the craft of creating children of their own. These would be lesser than those of Delu and could not live in the Kala-Hal the place between so they would dwell in the Kesh itself. Upon doing so they too would always hear the thoughts of their people. Some toyed with their children. Some fell in love and others did not. As the children of Delu strove against each other, so too would their children.

The ones who fell in love did what they could to help their people grow and prosper. While their children had minds of their own they had powers over the Kesh itself, powers of enchantment, disaster and miracle. Seldom did they appear in the Kesh itself because to do so was akin to being too close to the sun while their voices would ring like thunder.

Oarth loved his children. He was short, stocky and brown. Bald and extremely strong. When Delu conceived him he chose to make a mind that was steadfast, creative and disciplined. Delu chose to make him a builder and set him to tasks in the Kala-Hal and so the pillars and throne of Delu the first were carved by his hands, hammer and chisel.

It's said he created his children from the desire to know what else could be built. Even the gods don't know everything. To create that which could conceive of and build itself seemed wonderful and wise so he consulted with his friend Than whose children were great crafters in the Kesh and set to work.

He fell in love with his children and to the first of them gave as much knowledge as he could. They learned to work wood, stone and metal. He taught them the deepest peace of a clear mind and admonished them to be disciplined for nothing ambitious came without sacrifice. In time he chose the ones who heard him best and listened most often to be his priests. Of those children he expected the most.