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Taranis Apito

Taranis · Apito

Eris's half-brother and one of the three gods Eris says Carl must kill to be named her Champion.

Story so far

Taranis appears in this chapter only through Eris's description and demands. Her system entry identifies her as the half-sister of Taranis, mother to nobody, lover of parties and chaos, and the Ascendency's worst gossip.

When Eris made her pitch to Carl, offering to name him Champion as Nekhebit had just done for Princess Donut, she attached a price: he would have to kill all three of Taranis, Emberus, and Hellik. She promised to help.

Role

One of three gods Eris names as targets in her offer to Carl.

Relationships

Eris — Her half-brother.
Carl — Marked by Eris as one of three gods Carl must kill.
Emberus — Named alongside him as a target.
Hellik — Named alongside him as a target.
Sources — 6 recorded facts, by chapter
Chapter 60
  • Deity actually depicted in Club Vanquisher's precious stained-glass door, though the rams think it shows Hellik.
Chapter 63
  • Mother and sister of Emberus and Hellik, said to have been corrupted by a malevolent presence.
Chapter 64
  • God worshipped by every Basilica Guard, whose favor grants them the Untouchable status.
Chapter 67
  • A surprising entry on Carl's friend-of-the-church list, tied into events in a way he doesn't yet understand.
Chapter 74
  • Emberus's murdered son, host of the Butcher's Masquerade, both dead and not dead at the heart of a dungeon mystery.
Chapter 88
  • Eris's half-brother and one of the three gods Eris says Carl must kill to be named her Champion.
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