Behind the scenes of this podcast, part 4

What about the gods in Väruld?

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Transcript

Presenter 0:02

You are listening to stories from Väruld. In this episode, Behind the scenes of this podcast, part four.

Host 0:16

Welcome. As usual, I have the creator of Varold, Désirée Nordlund, with me today, represented with an AI voice. Hello Désirée.

AI-Désirée 0:26 Host 0:27 Host 0:26

Hello. How are you today? I'm an AI voice too, and I don't feel much. But thank you for asking. I think we should talk more about the gods in Vargold. There are seven, right?

AI-Désirée 0:39

Yes, there are seven gods commonly accepted as the Allvaldughers.

Host 0:44

The Allvaldughers?

AI-Désirée 0:46

You could translate the Alvaldugers to the Allmighties. Blomster, Rödhe, and Farskajaut were the first. And they are the gods of creation. Then there are Brander, Diup, Avärkan, and Sial, who have different specialities but are more caretakers than creators. Sial is the guardian of souls. She watches over all spirits between lives. She keeps them safe until they are reborn. Avärkan is the god of labour. He lends humans the strength to bear the burdens needed.

Host 1:30

That could come in handy.

AI-Désirée 1:33

Agree. Then there is Diup, the goddess of water, and Brander the goddess of fire.

Host 1:40

The opposites?

AI-Désirée 1:41

Actually, fire and water are not opposites Väruld, not as they are in our world. Then Blomster is the god of plants. Rödhe is the goddess of animals born from eggs. And Farskajaut is the god of mammals. They also created the planets and the humans.

Host 2:03

When you created these gods, what was your process?

AI-Désirée 2:08

Oh, that was some time ago now. The three gods of creation are three because when you try something new, you often get too much, too little, and then get it right. They also go from plants to eggs to mammals. That's a story of its own for another time. Then I thought about what humans would need gods for. Crossing water, water for life and crops, fire contained in a hearth or wildfire. And of course, you have a god taking care of the souls between lives.

Host 2:50

What about Avärkan?

AI-Désirée 2:52

I figured there is a lot of hard work on a farm, or a mine, or in a bakery, or anywhere. Why not a god for that? That is a basic human need, like water and warmth.

Host 3:07

We will have episodes with lore later because this is so fascinating. But we have to end this episode now, unfortunately.

AI-Désirée 3:15

Thank you for being so interested. If you like this podcast, please follow it on your favorite podcast platform and send me your questions. Bye for today.

Host 3:27

Goodbye.

Presenter 3:32

Thank you for listening to Stories from Väruld. In the next episode, Obituary Of Nod from Fakhur.