Quasi-deity

A quasi-deity, also called a hero deity, was a term to describe the lowest rank of the deities.

Description
A quasi-deity was immortal and superior to any mortal creature.

A quasi-deity's mundane movement speed was superior to that of a mortal creature.

A quasi-deity could not grant spells. True dragons who mastered the art of a dragon ascendant represented an exception for they could grant spells to those who dedicated themselves to them.

A quasi-deity was completely immune to every attempt to tamper with its mind, sap its vitality, or force it into a different form. It had a strong defense against magic but only a limited defense against heat. Weapons not enchanted with magic of an epic scope could not hurt a quasi-deity without problems.

Society
Quasi-deities were subdivided in three categories:


 * Demigods : Creatures born of the union between a deity and a mortal. This was the weakest form of quasi-deity.


 * Titans : These creatures were created by deities. Titans could come to being deliberately, such as being forged or willed into existance by a deity or as the offspring of two deities; or unwittingly, such as the blood spilled by a deity.


 * Vestiges : Deities who had lost their followers and became nearly powerless. They were regarded as "dead" by mortals.

True dragons could attain quasi-godhood by mastering the art of a dragon ascendant.

If a quasi-deity amassed a sufficiently high number of followers, it could then ascend to true godhood.

Notable Quasi-Deities

 * Tchazzar was a fully developed dragon ascendant who granted spells to his own church.