I am writing a fictional world and needs some help.?

Question

I am currently writing a fictional world but I need help when it comes to Divine beings. I am kinda confused wether to create Divine Beings that are real (I mean as in they were seen in physical forms) or divine beings that are just like myths and no real proof is present (Like every sect has their own beliefs). So what do you think?
Should I create divine beings that really exists or these beings differ in each sect and none has any proof that their belief is true.

(Okay first of all I am not implying anything here that corresponds to real life religion okay? I need opinions not real world religious beliefs okay?) (No offense)

Thanks in advance..

About how much interaction statement.

I was planning that they have interfered with the flow of destiny and sent some of their kind to the world to help them so if they are mythical (Gods), how will this happen? Also another one is that Divine magic would also become very very fake and similar to normal magic if the Gods are suppose to be different in each race.

On the other hand: It would be very nice if the religion is quite massive and numerous because it seems more realistic but then some of the history and the interferance of these "mythical Gods" will never happen in history but only in myth or a legend or just a belief.

Well it is part suspense but more like an epic so I have a history of it laid out and I have a part where this so called beings interfered with mortal affairs so I think they kinda need to be real so the sudden arrival of a new race would make more sense.

Answer 1

Here's a couple of ideas for you to bat around:

Idea 1)
Divine Beings that can only be seen in their physical form by people who are "genuine in their belief of faith." In other words, they must be genuine in their beliefs to truly understand what it is to have faith. Any form of deceit would make it impossible to see the Divine Beings, or their place in reality. This could account for people having experiences that are considered more likely to be myths, legends, rumors, lies, mental illness, etc... (i.e.: ghosts, ESP, alien encounters, UFOs, parallel universes, Bermuda Triangle, The Garden of Eden.)

Idea 2)
Divine Beings could be an entirely different species, or maybe they can shape-shift into something other than human. For instance, birds could be described as "angels" who "guard" over us from the "heaven's above."


Good luck!

Answer 2

I don't know if you're going for suspense, but the story might be more suspenseful if the Gods are myths and no proof is present because they're sort of outsiders that are never seen but control everything, like some unidentified power that plays a huge role.

Good Luck.

Answer 3

If you mean" Divine Beings that really existed" as gods or beings that were actually worshiped..then you need to do your homework. Make sure you know the myths that surround them very well. Pagans tend to be very pickey when it comes to mythic details and they will blast nine ways till sunday if you get it wrong.

Answer 4

Make some of each! Let the characters of this fictional world figure out which is which, as part of your storyline. The only comparisons I can thin of would be like the X-men or like the show "Heroes" where many of the characters would hide their powers/true selfs & as the story went along, the Heroes were discovered.

Answer 5

Maybe you could create a rumor that they exist although the people in this world will not be sure about it. Some would say they have encountered real Divine Beings but nobody would be sure. In that way it could be a mystery above their existence...

Answer 6

I think you should create divine beings that really exist. Take dinosaurs for example, until this day, millions of years later, knowing these amazing huge things were real is overwhelming, as oppose to just thinking something is real and trying to prove its existence is tiring.

Answer 7

First of all creating a divine fictional being on one that actually exist. Are you using this person. I mean if in real life if i am to use a person just his or her words i have to have permission either to have anonymous or quote that person's name. It's the right ethics in writ ting especially with the copyright's legal matters going on right. If you use the person writ ting or point of view proper acknowledgment must be used etc etc. And this done even if we dont know these people personally even more if we know them personally (treating divine people as humans as this is what they are born initially to be isn't it)

Second place yourself in the person shoes divine or not you have human rights, how would you like someone to portray you especially when you have done a lot of sufferings for good ( maybe mother Theresa or Gandhi for example for the sake of explaining only )

Third if using a real person (divine or not) i do have to have a legal consent from this person right even if i use them in a fictional writting unless i indicate that the book is with no relation to any real life people.

The answer is as a writer there are codes of ethical behavior to writting especially when it comes to using real life people divine or not. You are a writter yourself and are educated enough to know what is right whatever your decision is in using any character real or not. Divine or not..........

So with no religion attached you know what is right and what is wrong especially when it come to writting and if you really want to be acknowledge ONLY on and by your writtings

Answer 8

You could create divine beings who can take physical form (Avtaar). The divine being's physical avtaar can be anything from human, animal etc. Divine beings who take a form suitable to that time period and situtation to do whatever it is that you want them to and then dissappear leaving everyone with an unexplainable mystery.

Answer 9

It depends on what role you want the beings to have,How much interaction you want them to have with the mortals of your world,what effect are they going to have in the story etc

Answer 10

Try demons, warlocks, witches and Angels. They can be in any shape or form. Some are more powerful than others. Give them oddball names and make them guardians of some part of the world. That's the beauty of fiction... you can make it into whatever seems cool to you.