Ascendancy

Ascendancy is a very vague concept. There are many, many paths to ascendancy. Ascending is essentially becoming "more" than what you were. The effects of ascendancy are equally vague, though it seems to at least give a certain amount of strength and toughness. Some ascendants are not much more than human, some are godlike.

Ascendants are not necessarily gods. Primarily, ascendants must be worshiped, and in turn, accept this worship, in order to achieve godhood. Such godhood grants the ascendant more power, but they are in certain aspects controlled by their faithful, especially as more and more time passes. Several ascendants have been acquired cults but rejected their worshipers, so they did not become gods. It is not clear if one can achieve godhood without worshipers.