Atum
The Sole Lord Atum | |
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| Supreme System Lord | |
| Assumed office 49th Akhet before the first year of his rule | |
| Preceded by | Ra |
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| Born | Approximately 23,000 b.c.e. Nun |
| Died | 38 years ago (revived) Athis Khemat |
| Domestic partner | None Known |
| Children | Shu, Tefnut, Hu, Sia, Heka |
Hailed as a god and divine ruler of The Hundred Worlds of Lord Atum which bears his name, Atum is perhaps one of the most powerful tyrants in the galaxy.
Birth and Early Life
Underlord of Ra
Rise to Power
Death
Ascension
The Flowering
Technological Creations
Possessed of the advanced knowledge shared among a group of ascended beings, Atum is capable of great works of technological prowess, little of this is personal creativeness, but rather the access to vistas of thought and experience of millions of beings, as well as the ability to travel and learn almost at will. Atum's knowledge is vast, from the creation of Kull Warriors and the construction of new stargates, to the assembly of the World-Maker and the production of Ushabti-hosts for the goa'uld, much of Atum's time is spent in seclusion committing the knowledge he possesses to works of science, and much of his inner circle is made up of scientists and technicians who implement his designs.
Physical Form
An ascended being, Atum lacks a truly fixed physicality, instead existing as a form of energy imprinted on a region of space-time, able to travel at enormous speed and operate in ways that encompass what is usually described as magic by beings with lesser understanding. The powers of an ascended being are generally unknown, but are certainly vast. Few among their kind are known, and entire civilizations such as Malgrave are structured around the goal of attaining this state of release from mortal concerns. Many describe these beings as appearing akin to a glowing light or tentacled form, while others maintain that this is merely an energy-interface and such beings do not physically exist in space-time perceptible to humans.
While these beings are known to be able to assume the hallucinatory appearance of humaans, in order to exist within human society for any length of time Atum has used several means, one of which is the creation of a vessel using advanced technology to bind part of his essence into a physical shape, another, more recent innovation is the ability to use spiritually-blank non-sapient facsimilies of human beings as vessels. Those personally used by Atum are known as an advanced form of these 'shabti' - named for clay funerary statues intended to perform work in place of the deceased - with sophisticated and powerful abilities.
Notably in this human form, Atum appears to personify the mythology he has assumed by using both genders of host roughly equally, and although this article uses the male pronoun, Atum as frequently appears female as male.