God · from book 3
Taranis
God of thunder and regent to the Celestial Throne; the eldest of three brothers, father of Grull by Apito. In bubble 543 he is the larger, yellow sun that strolls the sky for twenty-two hours, chased by his red brother Hellik, whom he dismisses with the sandstorm before he rests. Emberus, his youngest brother, thinks himself the better candidate for the throne.
First appears: B3 ch. 33
Family and enemies
| Relation | With | Source |
|---|---|---|
| child-of (reversed) | Grull | B3 ch. 33 |
| sibling-of (reversed) | Hellik | B4 ch. 3 |
| sibling-of (reversed) | Emberus | B4 ch. 31 |
| enemy-of (reversed) | Hellik | B4 ch. 31 |
| consort-of (reversed) | Apito | B5 ch. 65 |
| child-of (reversed) | Yarilo | B5 ch. 65 |
| kin-of (reversed) | Ysalte | B6 ch. 66 |
By book
Book 3 — The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook
Named once, on Grull's level-250 card: Grull is the child of Taranis and Apito, and Taranis worries his son is not the best choice to rule the heavens (B3 ch. 33).
Book 4 — The Gate of the Feral Gods
The larger, yellow sun of bubble 543, explained by a dromedarian: Taranis strolls for twenty-two hours, is caught by Hellik four hours before dark, and at the Red Equinox is caught for good and shows for four hours a day (B4 ch. 3). Emberus's card calls him big brother; Emberus's quest calls him 'Taranis God of Thunder and regent to the Celestial Throne' (B4 ch. 31, B4 ch. 32).
Book 5 — The Butcher's Masquerade
Named twice, both in Imogen's telling of the first masquerade: Apito's husband and co-host, who raged at his wife for exiling 'his child' Yarilo, after which the fighting spread until every mortal and demigod present was killed (B5 ch. 65). Nothing about him in the present tense.
Book 6 — The Eye of the Bedlam Bride
Ysalte's card: 'She is half-sister and niece to her former lover, Taranis' (B6 ch. 66).
Mentions
| Book | Chapters | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 3 — The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook | 1/35 | B3 ch. 33 |
| 4 — The Gate of the Feral Gods | 3/35 | B4 ch. 3, B4 ch. 31, B4 ch. 32 |
| 5 — The Butcher's Masquerade | 1/78 | B5 ch. 65 |
| 6 — The Eye of the Bedlam Bride | 2/74 | B6 ch. 18, B6 ch. 66 |
Part of the pantheon.