As an alternative to the 'unintended creation of an elder god' idea, perhaps Xau is a god that originates from across the Void and came through the tear in the fabric of reality that broke the elder blade.
Granted, I'll be the first to admit that the aesthetic of the Void Pests doesn't quite match up with what Xau appears to prefer. That being said, who is to say that, much like how our side of the Void has many biomes and planes that lead to a variety of species, the Void Pest's dimension is not inhabited by species other than the Pests (one of which Xau could have originated from).
As it is a different dimension to our own (as opposed to a different plane or a parallel universe), it is entirely possible for it to possess different physical laws to our own, enabling Xau to take our own dimension's laws as something more along the lines of a suggestion. Differing universal laws could also explain Xau having a godhood tier on a completely different scale to the ones used for the gods native to our dimension.
That, or Xau could just be imaginary. An idea that has become widespread and pervasive enough so as to make it seem as if Xau actually exists (like how Azzy convinced himself and the Zarosians under him that Zaros was talking to him when he first made the Communion Portal, just more successful and widespread).
Granted, I'll be the first to admit that the aesthetic of the Void Pests doesn't quite match up with what Xau appears to prefer. That being said, who is to say that, much like how our side of the Void has many biomes and planes that lead to a variety of species, the Void Pest's dimension is not inhabited by species other than the Pests (one of which Xau could have originated from).
As it is a different dimension to our own (as opposed to a different plane or a parallel universe), it is entirely possible for it to possess different physical laws to our own, enabling Xau to take our own dimension's laws as something more along the lines of a suggestion. Differing universal laws could also explain Xau having a godhood tier on a completely different scale to the ones used for the gods native to our dimension.
That, or Xau could just be imaginary. An idea that has become widespread and pervasive enough so as to make it seem as if Xau actually exists (like how Azzy convinced himself and the Zarosians under him that Zaros was talking to him when he first made the Communion Portal, just more successful and widespread).
13-Mar-2017 21:02:50