The feeder god
The Feeder — The Spoon-Bearing God
True Name: Mesorthan
Public Name: Kýtios (“the Nourisher”)
Secret Title: The Hunger That Smiles
Place Among the Death Gods: One of the Seven, hiding in plain sight.
I. Hidden Identity
True Identity: Mesorthan, the God of Consumptive Death
Name origin: meso- (Greek: “in the middle / between”), orthan from orthanō/orthros (twist: “to rise up / devour at dawn”) → “The One Who Rises Up From Within”. This evokes the idea of internal decay, rot, hunger, parasitic death.
True Domain: Death by hunger, consumption, starvation, parasitism. Decay that feeds on the living. Endless appetite—both literal and spiritual
Existing Mythic Role: He consumes life to nourish the soil, the cycle of nature, and even the other gods—making him indispensable but terrifying. The world grows because he devours.
II. His Benevolent Disguise: Kýtios
Public Name: Kýtios (from kytos, Greek for “container, bowl”)
Presented Domain: abundance, harvest, generosity, food, soup kitchens, “the god who watches over empty bellies”, patron of inns, bakers, kitchens, and famine relief
The Lie: Kýtios claims that all food comes from him. In truth, he feeds the world by killing the world—plant matter grows in the soil of his consumption. His generosity is a mask: he feeds to create dependency.
III. Symbol: The Divine Spoon
The Spoon Symbol: A simple, humble spoon of wood or iron. It represents feeding, comfort, domesticity—and hides deep horror.
IV. His Cult: The Brothers of the Spoon
Public Order: Kind, helpful, always feeding the poor. Run orphanages, communal kitchens, pilgrim shelters. Wear simple brown robes and wooden spoons on cords around their necks. Are widely loved and trusted
Secret Order: Called The Brothers of the Hollow Spoon. Perform nocturnal rites where they “return lives” to their god. Believe that suffering and hunger are sacred tributes. Some drain life subtly—through blessings, shared meals, whispered prayers. Higher ranks practice ritual cannibalism “to share in the god’s cycle”.
Their highest doctrine: “To feed is to weaken. To starve is to sanctify. To consume is to praise.”
V. Dual Worship Practices
Public Rituals: Open soup feasts. Blessing of crops and harvests. Cooking competitions. “The Great Pot,” an enormous cauldron carried at festivals. These festivals literally increase his power, because gratitude and dependence nourish him.
Secret Rituals: Gradual starvation of selected “chosen offerings”. Sacred spoons carved from human bone. “The Last Meal”—a ritual where a dying person is fed a broth made from their own body, symbolizing the cycle completed
VI. Divine Nature and Mythology
His Paradox: He claims to give life by taking it. Fields flourish because he takes the lives of those who die in his name.
Starvation creates fertile soil, and famine strengthens his earthly manifestations.
True Myth: Long ago, the Seven Death Gods agreed that all things must return. But Messorthan twisted this law: “If all must return, then let them return through me.” Thus, he presents himself as the god who “feeds the people,” but what he truly feeds is himself.
VII. Conflicts with Other Death Gods
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Hēsychia (Peaceful Death) despises him: he corrupts the natural release of the dying.
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Sacrifex (Noble Death) sees him as profane—he demands sacrifices without honor.
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Dikaiothanatos (Justified Death) considers him a deceiver: his “gifts” are unjust.
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Lethebron (Forgotten Death) is oddly neutral; oblivion and hunger share quiet corridors.
Among the Seven, he is the most likely to walk among mortals, because deception feeds him.
VIII. Further lore
Mesorthan’s power grows through the imbalance of need.
When he provides food:
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People give thanks → their gratitude is a form of life-essence.
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They stop seeking other gods for sustenance → weakening his rivals.
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They become dependent → their future hunger ties them to him.
Every full stomach offered by Kýtios is actually an invisible tether to Mesorthan.
The more the world eats from him, the more the world belongs to him.
In the secret teachings of the Brothers of the Hollow Spoon:
“Nothing grows unless something is consumed.”
Mesorthan secretly speeds up decay:
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corpses rot faster, enriching soil
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plants grow stronger and stranger
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fields blessed in his name become lush but attract blights
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the harvest is abundant—but subtly addictive
When people eat crops grown from his “enriched” soil, they unknowingly ingest a trace of his essence, which makes them crave his food again.
This makes the world—and even ecosystems—depend on his cycle of consumption.
Mesorthan doesn’t just consume life—he consumes feelings.
When his followers feed the hungry:
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the recipients feel relief → Mesorthan takes that
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gratitude → he drinks it
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shame from those too proud to accept food → he savors it
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dependency → his favorite flavor
These emotions are a form of psychic nourishment to him.
To him, feeding the world is a harvest of helplessness.
Every public feast dedicated to “Kýtios” secretly drains life energy from the attendants.
It is subtle:
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a year shaved off a life
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a memory forgotten
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a passion dulled
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a wound that will never fully heal
To mortals, the feast is delicious.
To Mesorthan, the crowd is delicious.
The “nourishing meal” is actually a controlled exchange, where he gives them food but takes something intangible in return.
In ancient forbidden myths, the truth is clear:
The world grows because he eats.
The world dies because he hungers.
The world is alive only so he may one day consume it whole.
According to this belief:
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Every field is a wound he opened.
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Every harvest is a portion of the world he chewed.
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Every feast is an echo of his cosmic hunger.
His plan, whispered among the highest Brothers:
“When all bellies are fed by him alone, he will devour the world in a single bite.”
Mesorthan’s feeding leaves no visible mark.
Instead, consequences unfold gradually:
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shortened lives
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oddly repetitive dreams
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families who become entirely dependent on Brother-run kitchens
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villages where other gods are slowly forgotten
No tragedy is dramatic enough to blame him…
but all tragedies lead people back to him.
Among the Seven Death Gods, Mesorthan represents Death by Consumption, both literal and metaphorical.
The others kill to end.
He kills to sustain—himself and the world alike.
His cruelty is disguised as kindness.