Invisible Fortress:Maidens of Destiny

The Maidens of Destiny are five of the most powerful gods in Yu-Shan. They are less powerful than the Unconquered Sun or Luna and equal in power to each other, but superior to all other gods.

The five Maidens are:

• Mercury, the Maiden of Journeys: Goddess of travel, roads, and messages
• Venus, the Maiden of Serenity: Goddess of marriage, love, sexuality, joy, and pleasure
• Mars, the Maiden of Battles: Goddess of all aspects of battle, from warfare technology to logistics and strategy to specific conflicts
• Jupiter, the Maiden of Secrets: Goddess of all things secret
• Saturn, the Maiden of Endings: Goddess of change and endings–whether it's the death of a mayfly or the end of an age

"Nighttime" in Yu-Shan means that either Luna or one of the Maidens is currently in the lead playing the Games of Divinity; if the moon is not visible, the celestial body associated with the Maiden currently in the lead will be visible. Champions of the Maidens work as a part of the Celestial Bureaucracy, within the Bureau of Destiny. Humans fated to become infused with the essence of a champion are predicted ahead of time with divination magics, and trained from childhood.

At the end of the First Age, the champions of the Maidens suffered a schism, with prophecy leading to two possible futures. In one, the champions of the Unconquered Sun would destroy the world, while in the other they would save it. The sidereal champions who favored the prophecy where the solar champions were saviors became the Gold Faction, while the sidereal champions who favored the prophecy where the solar champions destroyed the world became the Bronze Faction. The Bronze Faction is actively manipulating the leadership of the Realm in an attempt to steer the world towards what they believe is the only possible positive outcome for the prophecy.