Path To Godhood Session 3: The Starlit Desert

Characters:
Ajax Karo   -   Gregarious Hunter and Aspiring Kostis, God of Death and Plagues
Suraki Karo   -   Stinking Wagon Driver and Aspiring Neilos, God of The Sun and Plants
Steidis   -   Aspiring God of Fire and Smiths
Ursula Bearclaw   -   Klutzy Woodswoman and Aspiring Chelak, God of Bears and Independence

The Sealed Door

The gods continued to investigate the black door for clues as best they could, given it was night; Ajax looked for a "secret lever" but didn't find anything, then debated with the others whether the canyon they were standing in was the Starlit Desert, because it was physically below the door.  Considering that the door referred to numbers growing in darkness, Ursula looked around the ruins to see if anything had changed, but didn't notice anything.  Figuring this was a dead end for now, Suraki brought up one of his prophecies, which he thought would take place in Mantea proper:

In the Divided City He Shone Brighter than ever to banish the darknesss, but found Himself Consumed on His own pyre.

He was interpreting it as mostly literal, and so would need to go find flammable materials (trivial to acquire with Control Plants), then light himself on fire and use his Wild Talent to shine like the sun.  Having reminded himself that he could Control Plants, Suraki took a moment to see if he would be able to animate vines to pry open the door, but it was sitting perfectly flush so there were no openings.  Steidis went back to Mantea and used his fame from fixing the elevator to get some torches from patrolling guards, then came back to investigate the ruins with more light but still didn't find anything, so they broke for the night.

Ajax and Ursula made camp at the ruins in case something happened, and overnight Ajax had a vivid dream of a white orb moving through a black sky.  The next morning, the gods all reconvened at the ruins, and waited around until Atlas and the other scholars showed up.  Now looking more closely at random strangers, Suraki noticed that Atlas wore a pendant depicting an owl, and that a woman in white, possibly not affiliated with the scholars, was off on her own.  Ajax walked over and told Atlas their translation of the script on the door, and he muttered "that makes sense" before offering to aid the gods with his skills.

Path To Godhood Session 2: The Emperor

Characters:

Ajax Karo   -   Gregarious Hunter and Aspiring Kostis, God of Death and Plagues

Suraki Karo   -   Stinking Wagon Driver and Aspiring Neilos, God of The Sun and Plants

Steidis   -   Aspiring God of Fire and Smiths

Ursula Bearclaw   -   Klutzy Woodswoman and Aspiring Chelak, God of Bears and Independence

In His Light, They Were Fed

Looking to win the hunter-gatherers over to agriculture, Suraki focused on the foreign memories of how to use his latent godly powers.  Golden light emanated out from him, and a few moments later a stretch of open land outside the village was suddenly flattened, plowed, and bearing a bountiful harvest.  The villagers were awed, but confused.  Euandros asked why Suraki wanted them to worship this god "Neilos", when clearly Suraki had been the one to carry out this blessing.  After an explanation that he was going to be Neilos, but was travelling covertly because nobody would believe him, they settled into the village for the night.

The next morning, Suraki had regained some more godly memories, and remembered that he could now control plants, an ability which he used to aid the villagers in their first harvest.  During the work, a chat with Kassandra about who the rest of them were took an odd turn whe Suraki introduced Ajax as his friend, and not his brother.  Apparently, all Suraki's memories of his family members being actual family were gone, and when questioned about who he had been born to claimed to have emerged from the earth fully formed.  Somewhat concerned, the party started the day-long walk back to Susae to look for "The Thunderclap", who Ursula believed had to shock her with lightning twice, and talk to Koios before heading elsewhere.

Destroyed By Facts and Logic

The party didn't make it back until after dark, and as they walked back to Koios' school, heard no thunder.  While the rest of the city's denizens were crowding the taverns and pubs, the gods found Koios still in his "house of wisdom", alone; he disliked "pointless" socializing, and his only vice was knowledge.  Ursula engaged him in debate about what it meant for her to be struck twice by lightning, where Koios was even more hostile than usual, demeaning her for foolishly thinking that a it meant being literally struck by lightning, when it was clearly a metaphor (Ursula: "Met-uh-for?  Metal Foe?").