Tethus

Once Efrus was born and given ultimate dominion of all that would come to be, Fenthu made his secondborn Tethus to create a land for his Efrus to rule over.

''"And so I have made you thus, unto you shall I task the honor of creating your brothers dominion, a place to reside and a place to rule, be there glory in both for he is glorious." - Epiticus 63:129; Testamani Prous Amanti (The Book of the Children)''

Tethus was tasked in creating the heavens where Efrus would reside, but also the lands and the seas, the birds and the beasts and finally the men; all of which Efrus would command over. The intricacies and details of Tethus creation, the scale of each fish, the patter of each butterfly, these were the bountiful gifts that were given to Tethus brother.

Personifcation
There are various depictions of Tethus but never any representation as to whether or not the diety was male or female, and so Tethus is often depicted as either or in some cases both at the same time. Creating the hard lands, vicious beasts and men of the land as well as believed to have created the Great Wall, many see this is as Tethus in his male incarnation, but the delicate flowers, the flowing seas and beauty of the Kingdom are seen as a particular feminine trait and so there is much duality with the diety.

Tethus is as much shown to be a muscular man with a hammer as he/she is as a woman with a child (in these depictions the child is always surrounded by a glowing light, often Ata is shown with children, but he children are always without a light).

Birthright
As the secondborn Tethus was the Creator, and so by tradition the secondborn of a family will often be put to some trade or creative pursuit. Depending on the status of the family it may mean a son becoming an apprentice to a more practical skill such as a carpenter, smith or animal breeder, or if the family allows it (and has the money to support lack of a direct contribution to the families finances) a more creative endeavour such as an artist, sculptor or even a minstrel if they are particularly good with words.

Prayers, Blessings and Traditions
Often a crafter will ask for blessing before starting a particularly important piece of work, or when a mare is foaling the breeder may ask for Tethus's blessing.

Common traditions are for crafters to mark a piece of their work with the mark of Tethus, as thanks for letting the piece turn out well, or mark their own tools (such a forge) with it. Also where a trade may use a particular tool many will use a bone as part of the tool, as taken from the creatures that Tethus created, such as bone handled paintbrush or the grip of a forge hammer.