Chronos, the Father of Time

Chronos, known as The Father of Time, The Eternal Watcher, and The First Motion, is the eldest and most enigmatic of the Faelorian gods. He is not merely a deity of time — he is time itself. From his being, all cycles were born: life and death, creation and decay, the endless turning of moments that shape existence.

Though distant and rarely worshipped directly, Chronos is the silent architect behind all divine order. Every heartbeat, every sunrise, every age that passes is said to be a fragment of his will.

Domain

God of Time and Eternity
Keeper of the Cosmic Cycle
Arbiter of Fate and Continuity
Patron of Memory, Reflection, and Destiny

Symbol

An ouroboros — a serpent of gold and silver devouring its own tail — encircling an hourglass whose sands flow upward and downward at once.

Appearance

Chronos is often depicted as an ageless figure cloaked in flowing robes that shimmer with constellations. His face is obscured beneath a hood of shadow and starlight, and his eyes — when seen — reflect infinite time: one eye glowing with the dawn of creation, the other dim with the dusk of all things.

Some myths describe him as a being of pure energy and light, his form shifting with the ticking of unseen clocks. Others claim he manifests as an ancient traveler, carrying a staff wound with silver chains that represent the binding of moments.

Personality

Chronos is the embodiment of inevitability. Detached yet endlessly patient, he views all things as part of the grand design. He does not act out of emotion but of purpose. Even the gods themselves bow to his timing, for he alone determines when eras begin and end.

Despite his distance, Chronos is not without empathy — he grants mortals and deities alike the time they need to grow, falter, and rise again. He values understanding over interference, believing that each being must move through their destined span.

Origins

Chronos emerged from the void before Faeloria existed. His awakening marked the birth of motion — the first beat of time’s heart. In that moment, the void began to change, to shift, to become.

From his contemplation of the eternal, two forces were born:

Ariana, the pulse of creation and life.
Cryos, the stillness of death and rest.

Their siblinghood became the foundation of all existence — the endless dance of beginnings and endings. Chronos, content with the balance they created, withdrew from the mortal and divine realms, choosing to observe rather than rule.

Relationships with Other Deities

Ariana – His daughter, born from the light of his first thought. Chronos loves her deeply, but knows even her creations will one day return to stillness.
Cryos – His son, the mirror of his silence. Cryos inherited his father’s patience and wisdom but not his warmth.
Eriana – His granddaughter, whom he blesses with the rhythms of the seasons — time’s own reflection in nature.
Lucien – His grandson, whose defiance of order amuses him. Chronos tolerates Lucien’s games as reminders that even time itself must laugh.
Alcor – Once a guardian shaped by Ariana and Cryos, Alcor was blessed by Chronos with awareness of time — a gift that became his burden when he fell.

Followers and Worship

Few mortals worship Chronos directly. He is beyond devotion, beyond the comprehension of most beings. However, scholars, monks, and seers revere him through study and meditation.

Temples of Chronos are circular and built of white stone, often without doors or roofs, representing time’s boundless flow. Hourglasses and pendulums hang from their ceilings, each swinging to an unseen rhythm.

His most devoted followers are known as the Keepers of the Hour. They preserve historical records, maintain calendars, and guard ancient relics said to mark the passage of divine eras.

Teachings

Chronos teaches patience, perspective, and the inevitability of change.

All things move within the river of time — fight it not, but learn its flow.
Every end is merely another beginning unseen.
Time does not heal all wounds, but it reveals all truths.
Even the gods are bound by the turning of the clock.

Festivals and Observances

The Turning of Ages – Celebrated once every century in Avaria, marking the official transition between Faelorian eras. Priests of Ariana and Cryos both preside, symbolizing the unity of beginnings and ends under their father’s gaze.
The Still Hour – Observed by scholars and mages during the winter solstice, where no speech or movement is allowed for a full hour. It is said that, during this moment, Chronos listens — and may grant visions of what is yet to come.

Myths and Legends

The Chains of Eternity – When the gods first quarreled over creation, Chronos forged silver chains of time itself to bind their chaos. He did not restrain them by force, but by memory — reminding them of their origins and purpose.
The Clockwork Star – An ancient legend speaks of a celestial mechanism created by Chronos to measure the passage of divine epochs. When it stops ticking, it is said the current age of Faeloria will end.
The Hourglass of Souls – Deep within the Astral Plane flows an hourglass said to contain every mortal’s lifespan. When the last grain of sand falls, time will rest, and Faeloria will be remade.

Influence in the Mortal World

Chronos’s influence is subtle but omnipresent. Every cycle of day and night, every birth and death, every heartbeat and falling leaf — all are echoes of his design.

In Avarian academia, he is revered as the father of order and celestial mathematics. In Dalr, he is feared as the silent end that even the mountains cannot defy. In Kokoro, he is honored through art and poetry, where his name is whispered as the measure of beauty and impermanence.

Quotes and Sayings

“Even eternity must take its turn.”
“I do not command time — I am its witness.”
“Patience is not waiting. It is understanding.”
“In the silence between seconds, all truths are written.”