Monstrous - Celestial

The third post from Monstrous, Celestials.

As per last time I am going to use one of the guilds of Ravnica for inspiration, the text in italics is from the book and text in bold is my own writing. 

By William Blake

Celestial - Simic - Firstborn

Awesome Presence

Mortal minds struggle to perceive the beautiful and terrible form of the Firstborn. It appears as a multitude of primordial beasts and serpents bound within the frame of ever churning earth and sea.

Common folk who behold the Firstborn for the first time must choose 1 of the following actions before addressing it further

• Make a sacrifice of flesh or gold
• Accept a physical mark of the Firstborn, such as scales, a new mouth on their palm, or brackish water instead of mud
• Have serpents burst forth from their mouth

 

Prophet

The Firstborn's appearance in the world is preceded by the pronouncements of a mortal prophet clad in shed snake skin.

Before they witnessed the Firstborn's divine judgement firsthand, the prophet was a wet nurse for a powerful and deranged wizard.

When the prophet speaks at length about the Firstborn's coming judgement before a rapt crowd, they condemn a specific mortal or group of mortals for their sins and call down a plague of venomous and rabid animals. 

 

Purview

The Firstborn judges and punishes sins of unnaturally changing or creating life.

For those who will listen, the Firstborn warns that their final divine judgement will be executed when the alchemist Robin De Villepin's homunculus speaks its first word.

The Firstborn further instructs that their judgement can only be avoided by burning Robin's manse and making sure none of his books or creations survive, a cruelly difficult task.

Divine Judgement

The punishments dealt by the Firstborn are severe to the point of excess, mirroring the sin with a cruel irony by transforming living beings into chaotic and primordial versions of themselves. The Firstborn begins by judging individual creatures and objects, but its final judgement can affect entire settlements, civilizations, or worlds.

Whatever the Firstborn's verdict, they will choose a new prophet, either a survivor of the cataclysm or a convert who has witnessed the mercy of the gods. The Firstborn will prefer to select a hero, and should they accept, they will receive the gift of prophecy as well as the ability to call down minor plagues. But they may be summoned at any time to herald the next divine judgement.

 

 

Unknown Author

 

Unlike the last two I don't really have much to add to this beast. God/Gods made it as the first living being which is why it is unformed and ever changing and they send it to decimate anyone who tries to copy them.