Sirius

Sirius is the first being to have ever been conscious, the Weeping God and the Father to the world. He is the eldest among the Old Ones, and the most powerful. He is also the only Old One to feel the vast spectrum of mortal emotions, which makes him inherently flawed and paradoxical, similar to his creation.

He is both worshipped as a savior and an empathetic figure, a being of light and love akin to his creation, but remains a very controversial figure due to the many degrading myths that surround him: he is indeed responsible for the disturbance of time which affects every single soul on Chanteval and makes it such a chaotic place. The myths surrounding him have been depicted countless times throughout history by every civilization to have ever existed.

1. Origins
Sirius was the first being to be animated with consciousness, soon followed by his mate Soraya and the other Old Ones: Kamara, Nagai and Hora. His attempts to create life along with Soraya is what awakened the four others : together they decided they should create a world for their life to blossom in.

2. Creation of the World
Sirius created the world when Soraya died out of the single tear he shed - giving the world what it lacked until then, love. Soraya, as she died, gave him her powers, making him into the most powerful god, being both the beginning and the end, day and light, life and death, love and pain. Through this sacrifice, she also made him the only god with feelings and turned him into an inherently flawed being. This episode is known as the Binary Stars myth.

The new world they created successfully existed in the continuum of Hora's time for a few thousand years and witnessed the rise of the first, and only at the time, civilization: Ur, which is still considered to this day as the cultural peak ever reached by any civilization.

3. Disturbance of Time
As time went on, the idea of death became more and more unbearable to Sirius. Plagued by the grief only him is able to feel among the Old Ones, Sirius decided to go back in time in order to prevent Soraya's death - and stole Hora's powers to do so. As he traveled through the fabric of time, Sirius tore it on multiple places, creating the first time rifts. He met Soraya in the past - bright and breathing as she once was.

She collapsed into sand the second he touched her. So did the entire world around him - Hora was waiting for him, and was very displeased.

4. The Godly War
Sirius' actions almost led to the destruction of the world, and left permanent scars on it in the form of Time Rifts. Hora found an ally in Nagai, and declared war on Sirius in an attempt to stop him from pursuing irrational decisions. Kamara sided with Sirius - the four gods were then involved in a war against one another.

Mortals sided with the Gods - with Nagai and Hora, for the most part. Sirius had grown incredibly unpopular due to his dreadful mistake and the war he started, which actively wrecked around the world, certainly not sparing the mortals. The oldest civilization, Ur, was flooded and detroyed - leaving only a plethora of barely educated societies to rule over the world.

Sirius found an ally among the mortals, however, a mysterious, ancient dragon with an army loyally marching behind him. This incredibly powerful dragon was rumored to be a survivor from the disaster of Ur and be such a skilled engineer that his creations defied the celestial envoys themselves. He led an army of rebels who fled their origin factions and fought in the name of Sirius.

Hora and Nagai were eventually overcome and their armies seized, putting an end to the war. Sirius gave his dragon friend an island to rule over - making him into the Clockwork King of the new kingdom of Chanteval. Hora and Nagai were sealed in places that remain secret to this day, but their envoys are still fully functional, filling in, to the best of their ability, where their gods are needed. His daughters, Lucie and Astrielle, oversaw the post-war rebuilding of civilization and eventually founded the kingdoms of Liande and Avalon as they united the clans of their respective lands under their name. Because of their influence, the worship of Sirius was reintroduced - Sirius was rehabilitated in mortal hearts.

Sirius seems to have vanished from the face of the earth since the war, only appearing in visions and voices to mortals who pray to him. It is rumored that he delegated most of his powers to the Angels and now roams the land in mortal form.

Worship
Sirius, being the eldest of all the gods, has been the object of various forms of worship. Communities worshipping Sirius have grown quieter as the god himself seems to be hiding - some civilizations are more inclined to worship him than others. He is still the most actively worshipped god in the land, especially in Avalon as Astrielle is not only queen but also the head of his Ekklesia. Sirius alone was worshipped in Chanteval.

1. With other Gods
Sirius shares a complex relationship with his peers. Out of the four Old Ones, Kamara is the only one to have remained by his side. His relationship with Hora and Nagai is, understandably, very strained. He is plagued with guilt in that regard, resigned to the current state of things, knowing he will never be forgiven and cannot save either of them anymore. He still deeply loves them, however, and aches over his mistakes constantly.

2. With the Angels
The Angels are a grand total of 12 and were each picked personally by Sirius to ascend. They are the closest to him and part of the rare beings to be able to see him and know both of his identities. He considers them his children and they refer to him as "Father". He does not have the best relationship with each of them, but does share a personal, intimate connection with all of them. Some would call him cruel for what he puts the Angels through - he believes his emissaries are to be in his likeliness and experience the same pains he did in order to serve in his name. He takes pride in those who are brave enough to face eternity with the purest of hearts.

3. With mortals
Numerous are the mortals who met Sirius under his mortal disguise without even knowing who he was. He is benevolent towards every single being he meets, offering guidance or help any chance he gets. Sirius shared a piece of road with many, but will never stay by anyone's side. He is also infamous for the affairs he's had with mortals, scattering several demigods around the world. Oh well.

Needless to say, most of his children are not exactly excited about his parenting skills.