Idraenyan Mythology

The Alchemist Who Outwitted the Gods
Once, the land that would become Idraenya was home to a prosperous city that acted as an epicenter of learning. Some scholars, however, began to question the authority of the gods, and, due to the city's immense influence, the 13 main gods took notice and decided to condemn the city.

While they were trying to decide on a punishment, a man approached 7 of the Arterna separately and made bets with each of them on the condition that if he won, they'd each owe him a favor.

He bet he could kill an elusive beast faster than Azerus could in his human form. While Azerus searched for the beast, the man built an instrument to mimic the beast's call and used it to lure it in before killing it.

He bet that he could find a champion more beautiful than any mortal champion Ilonis could select. To do this, he stole a strand of hair from Ilonis's mortal form, and used it to grow a homunculus in her image.

He bet both Nefaren and Omarnis that he could pull off a heist more effectively than either of them. The two gods pulled off elaborate heists, but the man disguised himself as the judge of the competition and stole each of their bounties.

He bet Melzina that he could walk from the sun to saturn before she could cross the sky. To do this, he walked between a piece of gold (the alchemical sun) and a piece of lead (the alchemical saturn.)

He bet Ikall that he could defeat an entire army by himself, and, instead of facing a humanoid army, he poisoned a colony of army ants.

Finally, he bet Belana that he could give her a problem that even she could not solve and asked her a question relating to a mathematical paradox.

Then, he appeared before the gods and asked them to spare the city. They put the decision to a vote, expecting for a unanimous decision against the man's wishes, but he called in his favors from the 7 gods he had out-smarted, asking them to vote in his favor, and the city was spared.