Characters:
Ajax Karo - Gregarious Hunter
Suraki Karo - Stinking Wagon Driver
Hamocrates - Honest Warrior
Ursula - Klutzy Woodswoman
Background
For generations, the world has wallowed in twilight. After the death of the gods, the sun and moon have vanished, the ocean has grown barren, and crop yields have plummetted. The once great cities of man have withered, and vast stretches of them lie ruined and uninhabited as their populations could no longer be supported. Most of the knowledge from this golden age has been lost, as literacy in the old script vanished as the gods did.
Prophecy
The city of Metros was pierced by shouts from the town crier: the scholars at the Great Library had decoded part of the Metros Tablet, and made a great discovery! The planets would soon come into alignment, and the time had come for the gods to be reborn! Before the next day, they would reveal themselves at the amphitheatre, and you shall know them by their signs! He then rambled on down a long list of prophecies for the pantheon of gods, and four people were drawn to some of his words.
Ajax, upon hearing of the death god Kostis, knew that he was his reincarnation, and his brother, Suraki, had the same reaction to hearing of Neilos, god of light and the harvest. Hamocrates realized that he was destined to be Steidis, god of fire and the forge, and Ursula believed herself to be Chelak, the bear god. One problem: Chelak's prophecy referred to a man, when she clearly was a woman, so someone must have made a mistake.
Postings of the signs of the gods had also been placed on a public board, which many people had crowded around, their skin bearing the typical tattoos most adults in Metros received upon entering adulthood. Some were clearly gripped by the fervor of becoming a god, while others were just curious. They each went to get a better look, and Ursula tore down Chelak's in fury.
