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Throughout the history of the Minecraft servers, there have been a handful of religious deities given presence in texts and monuments in their image. This page aims to summarize all of them in one place. | Throughout the history of the Minecraft servers, there have been a handful of religious deities given presence in texts and monuments in their image. This page aims to summarize all of them in one place. | ||
Latest revision as of 03:31, 3 May 2024
Throughout the history of the Minecraft servers, there have been a handful of religious deities given presence in texts and monuments in their image. This page aims to summarize all of them in one place.
Console
The oldest common belief system of the servers was that of the divine power of Consolism, or the Console deity. Consolism was widely followed in the oldest servers, with it less popular in more contemporary servers. Consolism is derived from the powers of the server console, as it was believed small boons and rewards could be attained by expressing piety in text chat, such as praying for rain.
Puscina Diva
Puscina Diva (Divine Pushkina) was the national personification of the city of Pushkino. She ruled over Law and War, and a temple in the Roman District was dedicated to her.
Mund
Personification of the current server, whatever that server may be. He is associated with blood, ruins, and objective truth. The tenets of Mundism are intended to prevent the death of the server due to inactivity, and to give meaning and history to things within the world. Mund hates inactive players and factions especially, and dutiful followers should endeavor to remove such nuisances from his sight.
Mund is pleased when players interact. Mund is pleased when a specific item gains symbolic value to multiple players. Mund is ecstatic when insignificant places gain meaning, such as when a secluded base is subjected to vigorous assault.
Mund is displeased when players isolate themselves. Mund is displeased when unsubstantiated claims are given credence. Mund is displeased when excessive misery is inflicted. Mund despises when inactive players claim ownership of anything, as if they still have a stake in the world.
Greasoids
Across the servers since the debut of Gresus Goldtooth, plenty of similar beings have been depicted, known commonly as greasoids since the creation of the Radiant Greasoid. The correlation between them is uncertain beyond appearance and always being designed by Kjolt947, and their symbolism is often just as vague. Similarly designed items known as critters appear in the mod Bathroom Blocks from the same creator, though they are currently useless.
Gresus Goldtooth
Gresus Goldtooth is a god of war and the lord and saviour of Cranopolis on Fvonny's 4. His monument, located outside of the KJ Biggin, was comprised notably of amethyst, gold, and ever-burning netherrack inside his hollow chest. He appears as a somewhat humanoid warrior carrying a golden club, with two golden beady eyes. Originally, this depiction was of Jesus Christ until lord flufyking descended from above and changed the monument's label to "gresus goldtooth our lord and saviour".
Radiant Greasoid
This figure appears atop a fountain from Slimlind, originally as the centerpiece in a small temple before it was outshined and destroyed. It looks strikingly similar to Gresus Goldtooth, albeit smaller and made of sandstone, hence originating the term "greasoid" to refer to these sorts of entities.
Bigga Sprucehead
Yet another among plenty of obscure deities portrayed by Kjolt947, this time on PrikPack v16. Bigga Sprucehead appears as a relatively simplistic and flat greasoid made from cobblestone, with buggy eyes formed by spruce logs. It wears shoulder pads and gloves made from spruce slabs as well as holding a single torch inside its torso. Its statue was built in Tianchao and its symbolism is unknown.
Megamaggotron
Akin to past statue depictions by Kjolt947, Megamaggotron is a tall eldritch figure made of dripstone with prominent features such as spikes, a jack o' lantern at the core of its body, and a copper block embedded in its forehead. Between its legs lies a single oak door, but it is unknown if this was intentional or vandalism. It appeared on the short-lived Fvonny's 6.
Melondia
Melondia is a goddess of Melondeau, Kjolt947's homeland from Minecraft Attack. She possesses four legs, two arms, a torso with several holes and a horned skull with three eyes. Her monument is also comprised entirely of melon (save for one shroomlight in her center eye). Outside of her temple of worship, two signs describe her as "Great Melondia, goddess of Melondeau's splendor" reflecting Melondeau's integrity to L'Empire de la Citroye's agriculture.
An item called a Splendor Critter appears in the mod Bathroom Blocks, bearing an undeniable resemblance to Melondia. Its advancement title furthers the connection between the two.
Melonfreund
Melonfreund is a deity depicted in statue form in Kjahog Gruppel, Kjolt947's settlement from Overlords 2. Similar to Melondia, this entity's statue is made from melons and features solid luminous blocks. It has multiple legs (3 as opposed to Melondia's 4), is trimmed with warped planks and sports a crown made from polished rock salt which glows at night (due to a redstone lamp powered by a daylight sensor). It is unknown what symbolism Melonfreund serves, but their name is an amalgamation of "Melondia" and "Freund". IN GERMAN, the latter means "friend".