The Demonic Paradise Wiki
Advertisement
Sinbad The Book of Peace

The Codex Divinus as seen by a mortal or demigod.

The Divine Code is the law. Failure to comply and live by these laws is punishable by the stripping of a god's divinity. Or death should the actions result in more devastating consequences. Harsh as they may seem, they have been placed there for a good reason and it is the only reason as to why we have survived for so long.
~ Hades

The Codex Divinus, commonly referred to as the Code of the Gods, Divine Code, or Code of the Divine Council, is a large book containing the entire code of conduct agreed upon by the gods. These revered collection of rules were chronicled in the hallowed Codex, which was kept within the Hall of the Gods.

Overview[]

Made up of the great gods and goddesses, the Council of Godheads was a governing court with the power to change or add to the Code. The original Divine Code was set down at the second meeting of the Council, which happened right after the War of the Gods, seeing as such an event was so catastrophic, a set of rules must be established in order for such a calamity to never occur again in the future.

However, despite the importance many gods placed on the Code, some saw it as a set of "guidelines" rather than actual rules. Nevertheless, it has created peace between the realms of the gods for thousands of years.

History[]

Background[]

The Code, as stated before, was only placed after the War of the Gods and during the second meeting of the Council. Many of the gods from different pantheons would display arrogance and hubris to the point where animosity and resentment was sprung from within the Halls of the Gods. As a result, war was imminent, and it passed, which forced all the gods to unify and create the Codex Divinus. The rules of the Code would be made by the ruling body of all pantheons such as Zeus, Odin, or Ra and would require council from a wise and more reasonable member in their respective pantheons; Themis, Forseti, and Maat.

When all was said and done, all the gods would sign their names within the codex and to forever swear an oath to the rules that they established inside the codex itself. Whenever a new god was born into any pantheon, they too would have to sign their names into the codex and must abide by the rules of the Divine Code. Demigods are exempt from the code as they are not fully divine, however, should they reach full divinity after gaining favor from their parents, they too must then sign the code and abide by it.

Description[]

The rules within the Codex were written by a specific ruling god, and while they all have written a rule that universally applies to all gods, they have also set boundaries and rules which only applies to their own pantheons as well. Example is that the rules that Zeus has set for the Greek gods is not the concern of the Norse gods as it is their business and theirs alone.

The book itself is said to be "unreadable" by a mortal, even by those who are not human such as monsters, demons, and ghosts. Even demigods have a difficult time trying to process the contents of the book, but they are able to make out the properties of the codex a little more easily than full mortals. Angels, however, are among the divine that can fully read the book without ill-effect. It is also revealed that members of the Old Ones can also read the contents of the codex, despite the fact that they are not exactly divine but are still classified as gods in their own right.

Despite the rules being strict and to the point, trickster gods are able to exploit loopholes within the Codex, especially those who are malevolent in nature such as Loki. As a result, they are able to create mischief and mayhem without having to fear judgement by the gods under the laws of the codex. As a result, the gods begrudgingly took more appropriate measures to ensure that this does not happen again.

Advertisement