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Nyame

The Sky God Who Withdrew

African Sky, creation, ultimate authority, all existence Before creation; eternal; the Akan cosmos begins and ends with Nyame Ghana (Ashanti, Fante, Akuapem peoples); diaspora communities where Akan culture is practiced
Portrait of Nyame
Portrait of Nyame
Rank Supreme God; Creator of the Universe
Domain Sky, creation, ultimate authority, all existence
Period Before creation; eternal; the Akan cosmos begins and ends with Nyame
Alignment Akan Sacred
Power MYTHIC 98

Attributes

ATK
95
DEF
100
SPR
100
SPD
90
INT
98
CHA
99
WIS
99
END
99

Combat Profile

ATK DEF SPR SPD INT CHA WIS END
Special Move

Akoma Kod

Nyame rewrites the fundamental laws of existence itself, reshaping reality according to divine will.

Passive

Supreme Creator

All lesser beings exist only by Nyame's continued consent; their very essence is tied to cosmic order.

Weakness

Pride in his own power; disrespect. Nyame withdrew from the world because he was struck by a pestle during a woman's work. The cosmic consequence of insult is distance

“Nyame is high, high, high. You cannot reach him. He hears all prayers only through the abosom.” — Akan prayer


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Nemesis / Counter

Humility; respectful acknowledgment. Nyame cannot be forced, only invited back through proper relationship

Primary Source

R.S. Rattray, *Religion and Art in Ashanti* (1927); Peggy Appiah, oral tradition documentation

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