Alfansa

Alfansa Destroyer of Realms or Alfansa, is a Testamentarian Super God, responsible for heavenly balance through destruction of heavenly realms. Alfansa is one of two Super Gods in the Testamentary Religion and is considered more powerful than his counterpart, Thoran. To most Testamentarians, Alfansa is the most powerful being in the universe.

Although Testamentarians rarely worship Super Gods, Alfansa is very popular in Authorania. A festival is conducted every 13th of Redleaf, called Alfansia, which celebrates the banishment of the Nether Gods Cathorin and Tsantiliotacholie by Alfansa, ending the Divine War. This festival is considered an extreme honor for a deity that cannot be worshipped.

Alfansa stands out from the other gods and goddesses for being an alpaca. He is the only animal deity in the Testamentary Religion.

Origin
Alfansa was originally a Morthanian god, named Hel'iir, who possessed the destructive powers he is described with today. According to ancient Morthanian wall carvings, Hel'iir was a highly destructive being who had the ability to destroy the heavenly realm. Although Morthanians worshipped gods and goddesses equally, without regard to their purpose, Hel'iir is rarely present in Morthanian religious scripts, thus it is speculated that Hel'iir was rarely worshipped.

When the First Testament was introduced, Alfansa was briefly mentioned and briefly described. It is believed that this was in order to show Hel'iir's migration to the Testamentary Religion and was not to establish Alfansa as a "major deity". In the Maximus Testament, Alfansa is more thoroughly described and becomes more of an abundant character in religious stories. The Maximus Testament also established the segregation of Super Gods and regular Gods.

Physical description
Alfansa is described as a tall alpaca, with a bushy white coat and skinny legs. He is also described to have a very "personable face", which means he can display more emotion than the typical alpaca.

It is unknown why Alfansa was created as an alpaca. Some Testamentarians believe that The Mothers decided to make him an alpaca in order to separate him from the other gods and physically show that he is different from them. Some speculate that Alfansa was the first alpaca, thus all alpacas in the Mortal World are his offspring. This is widely believed by Alfansa cultists and alpacas are held in a high regard in the Mortal World.

Birth
The story behind the birth of Alfansa was first described in the Maximus Testament and is considered incomplete as very little is written about the event. Testamentarian scholars believe that Alfansa's birth myth is supposed to be part of the birth myth of Hel'iir, thus, many Testamentarians derive Alfansa's birth myth from both sources.

Alfansa is not considered one of the "Four Divines", which are the original four offspring's of The Mothers (Authorena, Henna, Cathorin and Tsantiliotacholie), although he came into being before the Four Divines were conceived. Alfansa came into existence as a result of the creation of the universe. In this period, he was not a physical being but was the act of destruction. The Mothers created destruction in order to bring balance to the universe, however, destruction had no use during the early years of universes existence.

When the Divine War broke out between the Four Divines, it was clear that destruction needed to be used to banish Tsantiliotacholie and Cathorin to the Nether before they destroyed the universe. Thus, destruction was manifested into the form of an alpaca. With his power, Alfansa destroyed the realms of Tsantiliotacholie and Cathorin while Authorena banished them to the Nether.

Divine War myth
In the Maximus Testament, Alfansa was introduced through the telling of the Divine War myth. The Divine War had already been raging for several years, Authorena and her allies were near victory. Authorena decided to banish her foes, Tsantiliotacholie and Cathorin to the Nether. However, due to being heavenly gods, with their own realms, it was impossible for Authorena to ban them on her own. The pleaded with The Mothers to manifest their awesome power of destruction into a heavenly being in order to bring balance to the universe. The Mothers responded with the creation of an alpaca who possessed their power of destruction.

Tsantiliotacholie and Cathorin knew of Alfansa's birth and sought to destroy him before he destroyed them. The two incited another battle, in which Alfansa was present for. They focused their allies on killing Alfansa, then retreating, ending the battle. However, Authorena and her allies quickly realized their scheme and spent the entire battle ferociously defending Alfansa. The battle ended with a stalemate, both sides retreating back to their camps to rest. Tsantiliotacholie and Cathorin retreated to their realms while Authorena stayed in camp with her allies.

Daasentees, messenger of the Gods, told Authorena and Alfansa that Cathorin was staying in Tsantiliotacholie's realm for the night. Alfansa took this opportunity to destroy Cathorin's realm, then sneak into Tsantiliotacholie's realm. Alfansa successfully made it into Tsantiliotacholie's realm, where he confronted the two gods in their bedroom. After much arguing and pleading, Alfansa used his power and destroyed Tsantiliotacholie's realm, sending the two crashing into the Nether.

Power division
After the Divine War ended, Alfansa remained as a god with unfathomable power. Although Alfansa's Divine Duty was to use his power of destruction to bring balance to the universe, it was evident that he was too powerful. Many times, he needed to carry out his duty on a smaller scale, however, he was unable to do this without destroying everything.

A baby Giant was found abandoned in the Mortal World and Alfansa wanted to adopt him. He voluntarily gave some of his power to the baby, whom he named Thoran, and brought him to the heavenly realm. Thoran possessed Alfansa's destructive powers but on a smaller scale. Thoran Destroyer of Worlds, carries out destruction on the Mortal World and also carries out extinctions.

Worshippers
Alfansa belongs to the Super God class, thus, he does not have his own realm and is not officially worshiped by Testamentarians. To Testamentarians, worshipping Alfansa is a fruitless endeavor, since he does not have his own realm, a soul who worshipped Alfansa will be considered a "lost soul". However, this hasn't stopped cults from arising that do worship the Super God.

The Alfansian Cult is the largest organized cult who worships Alfansa. They pray to a large altar, containing a statue of Alfansa surrounded by a fire pit, and often perform rituals. One of these rituals is celebrating Alfansa's power by building a temporary wooden structure then destroying it. The Alfansian Cult is seen as harmless and although not recognized or endorsed by Testamentarian leadership, they don't mind its existence.

The Damemuun Cult is another significant cult who worships Alfansa. This cult is a lot more dangerous and is considered a terrorist cult in many Authoranian city-states. This cult is known for their ritual of celebrating Alfansa's destructive power by vandalizing properties. The Damemuun cultists also worship sheep, believing they are direct decedents of Alfansa. Damemuun cultists believe they must protect all sheep, so they often raid sheep farms and harm individuals who eat lamb. This cult is also known for their wild rituals, which often include drunken orgies. This cult is denounced by the Testamentarian leadership and membership is illegal in Authorania, as well as many other nations. This has significantly decreased the cult's size and terrorist actions from the cult has decreased significantly in recent years.

Although Alfansa is not worshipped, he is regarded as an important symbol for Testamentarians and his contributions to the Divine War are celebrated. Alfansia is a festival that occurs every year on the 13th of Redleaf, to celebrate the banishment of Tsantiliotacholie and Cathorin's banishment at the conclusion of the Divine War.