"There may be many other beings of great powers and many other gods, but there is only one supreme being and only one Zodo, who is the supreme being."

- Incantations of Faith, Incantation 1, The Divine Incantations

Basic Information

Zodo is the god of power and magic. He is the forge of creation and is regarded as the creator even though there was another god who was part of the creation.

Characteristics

"Zodo desired worship, and thus he brought about life. From Zodo came the elements of earth, air, fire, and water. From these elements all things came to be."

- Incantations of Genesis, Incantation 2, The Divine Incantations

The other god was El Anon, who Zodo regarded as the father as he was the forge of El Anon. However the power of the forge, the power that dwelled within Zodo is said to have corrupted El Anon. El Anon began to see himself as the only real god and tried to break the Forge. He was unsuccessful and as such was shattered into many parts himself.

"And thus the forge master was corrupted beyond all repair. El Anon sought to overthrow Zodo as not only the wielder of the Power but also the source of the Power. But the seraphim of Zodo gathered against El Anon and as El Anon moved to break the Forge, he instead was broken into parts of many. "

- Incantations of Genesis, Incantation 4, the Divine Incantations

Zodo is a god of many factors. Within Zodo dwell the 6 aspects. These aspects can be seen as different versions of Zodo, but they are all within one whole. This whole, known as the Holy Body, is the Zodo that is worshipped. The Holy Body of Zodo can take on one aspect or all aspects at the same time, giving this god many faces.

"Within the Holy Body all are gathered; Life which sustains us, Spirit which motivates us, Will which governs us, Power which shapes our world, Mind which speaks to us, and Soul which judges our souls."

 - Incantations of Faith, Incantation 5, the Divine Incantations

As there are many sides to Zodo, he is both Lawful Good, Lawful Neutral, and Lawful Evil. Zodo does indeed take care of those who give him worship, no matter their alignment or their view point of him. The one thing to understand though is that Zodo will not allow himself to be used in a way that goes against his own designs.

Personification

Zodo is described to have been flawless in every imaginable way. It is believed that the xodian race all share in his likeness.

"For who truly can be like Zodo, who is the very definition of grace, beauty, and charm?"

 - Incantations of Faith, Incantation 6, The Divine Incantations

Powers

Man kind has the power within themselves to be something great. Each were created to be gods of their own domain, and should they realize this and awaken their inner power this they may become. United together those with this knowledge can become greater than anything of the cosmos, save Zodo who has given them this power.

- Incantation of Truths, The Divine Incantations, Zodo

Zodo is the most powerful of the gods. Zodo's power however is in change and destruction as well as in creation. The power of magic originally comes from him as it is the residual power left behind during the creation of the universe.

Through the Mind of Zodo, Zodo is able to commune with his followers via telepathy and dreams and his followers are able to call upon a small portion of his power.

Religion

Followers

“Any who faithfully and wholely call upon my name and promise to give me praise, for them I will give all."

 - Incantation of Faith, The Divine Incantations, Zodo

Zodo's followers are strangely perhaps the most devout of any of the gods. While many of his followers are attracted to his power, others are attracted to the message and do do good things. 

They profess that Zodo is the one true god of all things and he gives way for all beings to become god-like themselves. They don't believe in good versus evil, or at least they don't publicly profess to believe  in such. Instead they believe in just positive or negative morals of conduct and that the 'good' or the 'bad' of one's conduct is never simply black or white and depends upon the circumstances behind the conduct. They believe that all spirits are connected and it is the spirit that holds the ultimate power, given to them by Zodo. They believe that after death their spirit wanders the world, blind and forgotten of its past living life. Their spirit then connects with the spirits of all living things until part of it is needed to create life again in newborns. They believe that they can break the cycle of death and achieve not only immortality but also divinity.

Religious Holidays

• 31st of Marpenoth - Day of Holy Proclamation - the day they say that Ormus found the Divine Incantations
• 21st through 30th of Chyr - Week of Holies - the week the church formally baptises in blood new members, following the tradition set by Ormus and the First Church
• 8th of every month - day of spiritual fasting and prayer
• 40th of Elynt - Advent of Ablution 
• 10th of Varassis - Day of Moral Repentance - remembering the Martyrs of the faith

The Divine Incantations

The Divine Incantations is the holy book of anyone who worships Zodo. While this here wouldn't be the whole book this page will contain parts of the book. 

This is provided to those who are curious as to the beliefs of the followers that honors such a dark god, including those who might want to play as people who worship Zodo. The Church of the Holy Body is unique in that there isn't really a real world equivalent that you could look at so hopefully having this page here will be helpful to those who are interested in the Holy Body. 

It should be noted that this is written from the point of view of the Holy Body. Many things in this book would not be agreed upon by those of the Church of Sol Anon, and other beliefs. I decided to write this after being asked for some Incantations or sayings from the Divine Incantations for a zodoist character to use, so here it is.

The Incantations of Genesis

- The Holy Body's Beliefs of the creation of all things

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Incantation 1: "In the beginning there was Zodo and Zodo was the beginning."
 
Incantation 2: "Zodo desired worship, and thus he brought about life. From Zodo came the elements of earth, air, fire, water, life, death, time and space, and from these elements all things came to be."
 
Incantation 3: "At first all of life and creation was together with Zodo and shared in his great brilliance. Other beings came from his power that grew jealous of Zodo, El Anon being one."
 
Incantation 4: "And thus the forge master was corrupted beyond all repair. El Anon sought to overthrow Zodo as not only the wielder of the Power but also the source of the Power. But the seraphim of Zodo gathered against El Anon and as El Anon moved to break the Forge, he instead was broken into parts of many. "

The Incantations of Faith

- What the members of the Holy Body must believe in in order to truly be one of the Church.

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Incantation 1: “Any who faithfully and wholly call upon my name and promise to give me praise, for them I will give all.” 
 
Incantation 2: "There may be many other beings of great powers and many other gods, but there is only one supreme being and only one Zodo, who is the supreme being."
 
Incantation 3: "The Mind of Zodo is ever with us. Through the Mind, Zodo listens to our prayers and knows our thoughts. Nothing can be hid from Zodo, no good goes unnoticed and no sin goes unpunished."
 
Incantation 4: "One should not shy away from troubles and tribulations for these are the times we can truly show our faith. Instead of hiding from hardships, embrace them in Zodo's name and any hardship shall be overcome."

Incantation 5: "Within the Holy Body all are gathered; Life which sustains us, Spirit which motivates us, Will which governs us, Power which shapes our world, Mind which speaks to us, and Soul which judges our souls."

Incantation 6: "For who truly can be like Zodo, who is the very definition of grace, beauty, and charm?"

The Incantations of Truths

- What the Holy Body teaches as the absolutes that justify their faith. 

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Incantation 1: “Man kind has the power within themselves to be something great. Each were created to be gods of their own domain, and should they realize this and awaken their inner power this they may become. United together those with this knowledge can become greater than anything of the cosmos, save Zodo who has given them this power.”

The Aspects of  Zodo