Old God
Old God
The Old God, sometimes called Jerry, is the being associated with the creation or installation of The System.
His true nature, purpose, and current state are unknown.
The Old God is one of the highest mysteries in Duela's cosmology.
Role in creation
The Old God entered the Bubble and created The System.
Afterward, he left behind an imprint upon The Essence.
That imprint shaped the emergence of the Original Gods and much of the world's foundational structure.
Mystery
The Old God is not meant to have a simple explanation.
His purpose is unknown. Whether he still watches Duela is unknown. Whether he can return is unknown.
This uncertainty is intentional.
Meta-cosmological interpretation
The Old God can be understood as a being from outside Duela's Bubble whose imagination, expectations, and archetypes imprinted themselves into reality.
This helps explain why some parts of Duela resemble familiar fantasy ideas, such as elves, classes, gods, monsters, and heroic archetypes.
The Old God is not above The Essence. He is immersed in it and shaped by it, like all consciousness.
Writing use
The Old God should be used sparingly.
He is useful for foundational mysteries, strange relics, unexplained cosmic structures, and things that predate ordinary mortal history.
He should not be used as a casual explanation for every strange event.
