Umdu (god)

Umdu is the deity associated with the smallest moon of Impendia, though second largest due to its proximity to Impendia, and it actually orbits the moon Umud instead of Impendia itself. As such, the Impendians imbue the god with the qualities of a hyperactive child and see Umdu as a god of energetic activity, an attribute at one extreme of one of the six sacred ‘scales.’ As a hyperactive sibling might run around their older sibling and annoy them, they believe the god to be a source of constant annoyance to Umud.

Umdu is a patron god of sport and of athletes, and of festivity, and so is paid homage at sporting events and festivals throughout the Impendian year or ‘cycle.’ The image of the deity is of an albino Xol Impendian child (mimicking the very bright albedo of the moon) with a ‘blitbole,’ a ball used in Impendia’s most popular sport. Of interest to note is that children born albino are often trained young and thought to possess superior athleticism, which may have some basis in the genetics of the Impendian species.